Forest Park’s automotive technology department is maintaining enrollment and expanding activities at a time when the college overall is losing students. The department recently hosted a job fair, participated in a regional contest and completed the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation certificate. […]
The story of “Cassandra C.” hit the national spotlight in January, occupying mainstream news and blowing up social media. Cassandra, a 17-year-old girl with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, was being forced to undergo chemotherapy by the State of Connecticut. Chemo and radiation can give patients like her up to an 85 percent chance of survival. Sounds like good odds to most people. To Cassandra, the idea was dreadful. […]
Have you ever been too meek to tell the barista at Starbucks that you wanted soy milk, not whole milk, in your latte? Perhaps your social awkwardness has stopped you from asking a person you see at the bus stop out for lunch. Or from speaking up and taking control while working on a group project. There are times when we feel our everyday selves are not sufficient for a particular setting or situation. […]
Many Forest Park students are thrilled with President Barack Obama’s proposal to make community college free. “It (would help) those along the way who have a strong desire to learn and educate themselves but don’t necessarily have the means to do so,” said Zenia Robinson, 45, a hospitality major. “This is motivation for everybody, regardless of their age, to educate themselves. No more should’ve, would’ve, could’ve.” […]
Donivan Foster is only 32 years old, but he recently landed one of the most important jobs on the Forest Park campus. He replaced Philishea Ingram as manager of Campus Life, coordinating the activities of clubs and organizations and overseeing many student events. […]
A gutsy thief stole a car from Parking Lot C in the middle of the afternoon on the Wednesday before classes started for spring semester. Thomas Kitchen, 58, told Forest Park police that he was approaching his beige 2001 Buick LeSabre on foot when he heard the engine start and saw a black male with a red skull cap drive it away. “Somebody took it off the lot five minutes ago,” he told Officer Terri Buford about 2 p.m. on Jan. 14. “It’s an old car, too.” […]
Forest Park faculty and staff are studying a book with a provocative title that could help them better understand and assist minority students. Six female employees — all white — showed up for the third meeting of the Center for Teaching and Learning Faculty and Staff Book Club. They’re discussing “Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race” by Debby Irving. […]
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