Where have all the flowers gone?
Many people have noticed a lack of color on the Forest Park campus this year. Gone are the flowers filling planters and window boxes. […]
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Few students are getting U-Passes
The Forest Park U-Pass program allows students to use public transportation for free, but only 16 percent are taking advantage of it. […]
Omaha street named for professor
A one-block section of a street in Omaha, Nebraska, has been named for an adjunct sociology professor at Forest Park. […]
Health care fields hot, report says
St. Louis Community College’s heavy focus on health-care training seems to fall right in line with its 10th annual St. Louis Workforce Report, which was released in August. […]
Campus exhibit honors labor leaders
Many people take workers’ rights for granted, not realizing that activists in the 19th and 20th centuries risked their lives to make things better for future generations. […]
DACA student fights for her rights
Protesting against injustice is a rite of passage for many college students, but Areli Munoz-Reyes is protesting to keep from being deported. The Forest Park student is a Mexican immigrant who was brought to the United States as a child […]
College reverses tuition hike
Forest Park students will find a bit more cash in their pockets this fall, thanks to St. Louis Community College’s decision to reverse a 5 percent tuition increase. The action followed news in late June that the college would be getting more funding than expected from the state of Missouri. “This is all about the students,” said STLCC Chancellor Jeff Pittman. “This plays right into our mission about being accessible, keeping costs down and keeping tuition low.” […]
District workers transitioning to Forest Park
St. Louis Community College has sold and vacated its headquarters in downtown St. Louis, and some district employees have found new homes on the Forest Park campus. […]
Former study hall goes green in C Tower
Many people have no idea that Forest Park has a greenhouse. It’s in Room 410 on the fourth floor of C Tower, between the biology department office and prep room. “The name is just ‘The Greenhouse,’” said Angela NewMyer, associate biology professor, who runs the facility. […]
Plans to demolish A and B towers stir controversy
Kevin Harrington was shocked when he learned that St. Louis Community College was planning to demolish a large section of a Forest Park classroom building. […]