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STLCC students are exposed to data breach

March 29, 2019

St. Louis Community College mistakenly emailed personal information on nearly 4,000 students to Bayless School District in south St. Louis County. “On March 1, student information was sent to a school district that STLCC partners with,” said Nez Savala, communications manager for STLCC. “Once it was discovered that the information was sent, we followed up right away and contacted the school district.” Bayless quickly deleted the email, Savala said, and the college was able to confirm that the information wasn’t downloaded or shared. […]

Tim Cary updates keycards for Forest Park faculty and staff members in his office at Warehouse Receiving. (Photo by Timothy Bold)

Doors open on new keycard system

March 29, 2019

Forest Park has hundreds of faculty and staff members and all of them need keycards to get into classrooms and offices. Managing the system isn’t an easy job. Each group of employees has a different requirement on how often keycards have to be reactivated. […]

Forest Park police officer Davie Jost patrols an F Tower stairwell on the night shift March 4. He has radio contact with a dispatcher on the Florissant Valley campus. ( Photo by Timothy Bold)

College centralizes police dispatch at Flo Valley

March 8, 2019

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. […]

Forest Park police have hung about 200 posters around campus to advise students, faculty and staff on what to do in case of an active shooter. (Photo by By Rebecca Friedman)

Posters prepare campus for active shooters

March 8, 2019

“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. […]

Power outage shutters campus: Substation fire cancels classes for a week

February 22, 2019

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.” […]

An artist’s rendering of a cross section of the new Nursing and Health Sciences Building’s lobbies. (KAI Design & Build)

New health building to open this fall: A and B towers are slated for demolition

February 22, 2019

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. […]

Photography student Dane McCrary, 30, buys a drink from the vending machine on the fourth floor of F Tower on Dec. 4. (Photo by Daniel Shular)

Vendors work to improve reliability of machines

December 7, 2018

It’s never hard to find a snack at Forest Park, but some students complain about high prices and periodic malfunctions with vending machines. […]

General transfer student Tamria Harris, 18, walks down a wheelchair ramp outside the Student Center. (Photo by Timothy Bold)

Navigating campus isn’t easy for students with disabilities

November 16, 2018

Forest Park was built in 1967, more than 20 years before the American with Disabilities Act began requiring public places to be accessible to people with disabilities. […]

New SGA is small but motivated

November 16, 2018

Members of the new Forest Park Student Government Association want to do what they can to make life easier for students. All of the SGA’s six members have issues that interest or concern them. Newcomer Soroda Nasiri thinks the campus needs a better space for students to “hang out” between classes. “The Highlander Lounge, a lot of times, that room is booked,” she said. […]

Protesters in a Families Belong Together march through Keiner Plaza in downtown St. Louis on June 14. They were demonstrating against the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border. (Photo by Daniel Shular)

Election rhetoric troubles international students, staff

November 2, 2018

President Donald Trump has made immigration a key issue in the campaign leading up to the Nov. 6 midterm elections. His administration also has taken a series of controversial steps […]