STLCC student and inventor Marvin Thomas sits on the Forest Park campus. (Photo by Fred Ortlip)

Inventor auditioned for ‘Shark Tank’

April 30, 2021

Forest Park has its own inventor. The world has electric light bulbs because of Thomas Edison, streetlights because of Garrett Morgan and bifocal glasses because of Benjamin Franklin. […]

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Commencement ceremony comes with a twist

April 30, 2021

Forest Park will have a commencement ceremony this spring, but it will be “drive-thru” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students will get their diplomas from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 15, with a stage set up in front of the new Center for Nursing and Health Sciences on campus. […]

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The Scene earns 17 awards in state contest

April 30, 2021

The Scene student newspaper at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park won 17 awards in this year’s Missouri College Media Association contest. Announcements were live-streamed April 9 on Facebook. […]

Dean Brisker of St. Louis grimaces as he gets vaccinated March 25 in the Forest Park gymnasium. (Photo by Fred Ortlip)

Thousands get vaccine at Forest Park

April 2, 2021

When Colleen Doherty showed up on the Forest Park campus to get her COVID-19 vaccine shot on March 25, she was surprised to see hundreds of people standing in line. […]