Wedding cake final exam
Hospitality Studies instructor Abby Benz talks about the May 10 final exam for a Forest Park class that teaches students how to make wedding cakes. […]
Month: May 2018
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt answers media questions
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, answers media questions while visiting the Forest Park campus to discuss year-round Pell Grants on May 3. […]
Blunt visits campus to promote year-round Pell Grants
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt visited the Forest Park campus on May 3 to talk about Pell Grants, which will be available to summer students for the first time in seven years. […]
New college website adapts to mobile devices
St. Louis Community College has launched a new website. Perhaps most importantly, it adapts to cellphones and other mobile devices. The old one displayed only the desktop version. […]
College approves first adjunct contract
St. Louis Community College Board of Trustees voted to approve the first-ever adjunct union contract on April 26. A 3 percent pay raise will be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2018. The contract will expire on June 30, 2020. Beyond pay, adjuncts will have more job security and access to a 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity. They also will see changes in the course-assignment process and handling of personnel files and student complaints. “Before, we had nothing,” said adjunct art professor Brett Williams. “Now we have a contract.” Williams is a member of the bargaining committee of the Service Employees International Union, which represents adjuncts. […]
Student’s 3D design project is ‘Monopoly with a twist’
Buying property in St. Louis without having to pay real money is now possible, thanks to a giant Monopoly-inspired board game made by a Forest Park student. […]
Former Forest Park student directs documentary
There are few recent graduates of St. Louis Community College who exemplify the value of a degree from STLCC better than Justin Tolliver. Tolliver, a 2014 graduate of the graphic design program, directed the documentary “The St. Louis Browns: The Team that Baseball Forgot,” […]
Waelterman doubled her pleasure in STLCC career
When she graduates this month, engineering student Erica Waelterman will have a rare opportunity to take a break. In her two years at Meramec and Forest Park, she endured a hectic schedule that included playing both basketball and softball while carrying a full credit load. In her spare time, she earned extra income in side jobs, one of which included mowing grass. […]
