Investing in the future of St. Louis’ hospitality industry is an important focus for the Convention and Visitors Commission, so the organization chose to offer a scholarship to the students of Clyde C. Miller Career Academy based on its hospitality studies and culinary arts curriculum. Deniece Chatman was the recipient of a $2,500 scholarship. She is a Hospitality Management graduate from the Academy and is attending Southeast Missouri State this fall to study business. “I feel really good about receiving the CVC Scholarship. I interned with the organization for five months and gained solid experience in destination marketing and human resources,” said Chatman. “I am honored to receive this recognition and feel like I’m part of the CVC family.”
Harris-Stowe admits largest-ever freshman class
Harris-Stowe State University has surpassed last year’s numbers of enrollment for freshman and transfer students.
This year’s first-time freshman enrollment of 526 is a 26 percent increase, up from last year’s 418. Transfer student numbers are also up 26 percent. Last year, the university enrolled 300 transfer students; this year, the number is a solid 379.
Overall, Harris-Stowe’s total enrollment is up by 7 percent.
“It has always been apparent that there is a definite need in the metropolitan area for the services offered by Harris-Stowe State University,” said President Dr. Henry Givens Jr.
“The fact that our enrollment continues to increase across the board annually only proves this further. We cater to a unique demographic of students — most of whom are first-generation college students — and it is our pleasure to embrace these students and accept them into the Harris-Stowe family.”
In addition to Harris-Stowe offering the most affordable baccalaureate in the metropolitan area, the university, nearly three years ago, opened the Rev. Dr. William G. Gillespie Residence Hall and Student Center. Harris-Stowe is no longer considered a commuter campus and has enhanced residential and campus life dramatically.
Today, students are coming from far and wide to study at HSSU and take advantage of its growing Anheuser-Busch School of Business Administration. Business is Harris-Stowe’s fastest-growing degree program, with more than 900 students declared as Business Administration majors. Also, the 30:1 student-to-faculty ratio is another factor that tends to attract students to Harris-Stowe’s small, nurturing environment.
“Most of our transfer students are nontraditional and economically wise,” said Executive Director of Enrollment Management LaShanda R. Boone.
“We provide a quality education at an affordable price. In a competing education environment, we meet the needs of our population not only academically, but economically as well, and it shows that we are doing so each year, as we continue to increase our enrollment.”
Harris-Stowe State University, located in midtown St. Louis, is a four-year institution that offers 12 degree programs in the areas of early childhood education, elementary education, middle school/junior high education, secondary education, business administration, information sciences and computer technology, health care management, hospitality and tourism, accounting, criminal justice, professional interdisciplinary studies and urban education.
Ranked by U.S. News as one of America’s Best Colleges in the Midwest, the university, which has been in existence for more than 150 years, offers the most affordable baccalaureate degree in the metropolitan area.
