Making a Way Where There is None - University of Missouri-Rolla recruits students from the Minority Engineering program of St. Louis Community College District

Black Issues in Higher Education, August 17, 2000 by Pamela R. Weiger

But Harris isn't finished yet. He is meeting with other potential business sponsors and visiting other community colleges in the hopes of creating more scholarship programs. And he believes his minority engineering program could serve as a model for different areas throughout the country.

"If we can do this in Missouri with the great distances between schools, it should work anywhere that community colleges and industries are interested in getting involved," Harris says.

For additional information about the program, contact Dr. Harris at (573) 341-4212.