St. Louis Community College Chancellor Jeff Pittman is shown in the lower righthand corner of a computer screen during a Zoom meeting for faculty and staff on Friday. (Photo by Fred Ortlip)

Chancellor updates faculty and staff on coronavirus fallout

April 20, 2020

St. Louis Community College Chancellor Jeff Pittman updated about 300 faculty and staff members on Friday with a wide-ranging, nearly 30-minute PowerPoint presentation on how the college is responding to COVID-19, the disease that has wreaked havoc on people and economies around the world. […]

Construction equipment has been moved from the Forest Park campus, where the COVID-19 pandemic is delaying demolition of A and B towers. (Photo by Joshua Phelps)

A and B tower demolition delayed

April 20, 2020

The demolition of A and B towers on the Forest Park campus has been delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Louis Community College initially planned to tear them down in mid-March. […]

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THE PULSE: My personal coronavirus scare

April 13, 2020

When I first heard about coronavirus, I didn’t take it seriously. I traveled to New York City in March, before the respiratory illness was declared a pandemic. There were no travel restrictions or “shelter-in-place” orders at the time. Restaurants, bars and other businesses were operating as usual. […]

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CORONAVIRUS: Message from the chancellor

April 6, 2020

Over the last few weeks, it has been proven to me that uncertainty can spark innovation. When challenged, the human spirit can more than meet the demand. As the world is in the grips of COVID-19, we at St. Louis Community College have had to think differently about how we interact with each other, conduct our business, and most importantly, teach our students. […]

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At least one STLCC student has coronavirus, maybe three

April 6, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to demand a new way of life for St. Louis Community College students, faculty, and staff. Classes moved online last week, and the Forest Park campus is closed, except for a few essential employees. Faculty and staff are allowed to access classrooms and offices only four hours a day, two days a week. […]

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CULTURE GEEK: Is COVID-19 really the end of the world?

April 6, 2020

Unless you’ve been living under a rock the last month, you know about the wave of hysteria that has swept over the world. Coronavirus, which causes the respiratory illness COVID-19, has spread from Wuhan, China, to almost all major countries. More than 1.2 million people have tested positive, and more than 67,000 have died. The United States is the country with the most cases, more than 324,000. […]

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