College centralizes police dispatch at Flo Valley
Students who call the number for Forest Park police may be surprised to learn that its calls are being answered by a dispatcher on the Florissant Valley campus. […]
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Posters prepare campus for active shooters
“Run. Hide. Fight.” Those words top the Active Shooter Preparedness posters that line the halls of the Forest Park campus, Meramec campus and Harrison Education Center, and they will soon be displayed on the Florissant Valley campus. […]
UCENSORED: The nation is traumatized by Trump
On Jan. 25, the federal government ended a 35-day partial shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. All because our beloved president didn’t get funding from Congress for his border wall, which for the record, he had promised Mexico would pay for. Throughout negotiations, Trump threatened to declare a national emergency, which would allow him to take funds allocated to other agencies and programs and use them to build a wall. […]
Power outage shutters campus: Substation fire cancels classes for a week
It wasn’t your typical power outage. Forest Park’s electrical substation caught fire on Monday, Feb. 11, closing campus for a week. “I heard from staff and students that there was a large boom that echoed across campus,” said Interim President Julie Fickas. “I’m grateful everyone’s safe and that Ameren UE, Guarantee, students and faculty showed flexibility dealing with the whole situation.” […]
New health building to open this fall: A and B towers are slated for demolition
Construction is moving along on the new $39 million Center for Nursing and Health Sciences building at Forest Park, and the contractor expects work to be completed in July. That means St. Louis Community College students in health-related fields will be taking classes in the building this fall. […]
