Coronavirus prompts big changes at STLCC
The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on schools, businesses, hospitals, governments and organizations throughout the United States, and St. Louis Community College is no exception. […]
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Towers to be demolished soon
St. Louis Community College officials have been talking about tearing down the A and B towers at Forest Park for more than two years, and now the time has come. Demolition is slated for mid-March, according to Ken Kempfe, STLCC engineer and design manager. […]
STLCC print shops merge
The four print shops of St. Louis Community College have been merged into one main print center on the Meramec campus. That means that Forest Park faculty and staff will no longer be able to make copies, business cards, posters, name badges and fliers on campus. […]
Former newspaper editor dies at 49
Timothy Bold, 49, of St. Louis, died on Feb. 22 from complications of pneumonia. Bold was a St. Louis Community College student working on a mass communications degree. He served as a reporter and photographer for The Scene student newspaper at Forest Park for three years, including one year as editor. Friends and family crowded into Old Community Baptist Church in Webster Groves for a memorial service on Feb. 29. […]
Where have all the trees gone?
Forest Park is losing its forest. The college has cut down more than 30 trees on campus, leaving only stumps. Officials blame beetles called emerald ash borers, which have been slowly killing them. […]
Former college employee gets six years
A former St. Louis Community College employee who admitted to stealing more than $7.5 million from STLCC and the state of Missouri is headed to prison. Don Robison, 57, of Ballwin, has been in U.S. Marshals Service custody since Aug. 14, when he pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. […]
5,000 affected by college data breach
More than 20 employees with St. Louis Community College fell victim to a phishing attack that caused a data breach for an additional 5,000 students, faculty and staff members. “Sensitive” information such as names, phone numbers, email and home addresses, dates of birth and college A numbers were leaked, according to a Feb. 4 email from Keith Hacke, STLCC chief information officer. Social Security numbers were involved in 71 of the cases. […]
Air travelers face 2020 deadline to get Real ID
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is requiring all citizens to get “Real ID” cards in order to board airplanes, beginning Oct. 1, 2020. That includes Forest Park students, faculty and staff. […]
Veteran helps others while fighting own battle
Many military personnel think their battles will be over when they leave the service, but the transition back to civilian life can be challenging. One St. Louis Community College employee, Tracy Carpenter Bond, spends her days helping other veterans return to school and get an education as districtwide coordinator of veterans affairs. […]
Student’s artwork focuses on growing problem of plastic waste
A peculiar figure has taken up residence on a bench on the fourth floor of G Tower. He’s made of clear packing tape and surrounded by milk jugs, egg cartons, water bottles and plastic bags that flow into the hallway. There’s even a pizza box. “The person represents a man looking into the ocean at the trash that pollutes the sea,” said Christy Lin, 39, a fine arts student who created the sculpture. […]