First, a Dream speaks of the University of Missouri--St. Louis through different voices—faculty, staff, students, alumni, administrators, and friends. While many of the founders have passed, some are still here, still contributing. Their voices—contemporary or historical—resonate across the pages as they have across the campus.
Not an attempt to be a chronological history of a growing university’s first half-century, rather First, a Dream is a book of essays. It is a collection of thoughts that put meaning to history, people to accomplishments, and context to the 50-year march forward.