An LGBT student group known as Voices is making a comeback at Forest Park. President Willow Rosen, 29, is inviting students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and pansexual to get involved. “Our presence is important,” she said. “We need to start a conversation about social issues in the future.” Rosen, a general transfer student, is queer. […]
A St. Louis Community College public forum on Nov. 14 featured a protest march, metal detectors, strict rules of conduct, a long line of speakers and heavy police presence. […]
St. Louis Community College is considering an 18 percent reduction in the number of full-time faculty to help with its budget problems. That could result in about 70 employees (out of 397) losing their jobs on four campuses. Rob Hertel, president of the STLCC National Education Association, which represents full-time faculty, broke the news at union meetings on Oct. 27 on the Meramec campus and Nov. 1 on the Florissant Valley campus. […]
It’s a situation of he-said, she-said between St. Louis Community College and adjunct professor Steve Taylor. […]
Forest Park’s Student Government Association has all 11 members for the first time in more than a year. […]
The look of the 50-year-old Forest Park campus will change dramatically over the next three years. Plans call for demolition of A and B towers and construction of a new Center for Nursing and Health Sciences […]
Looking to improve your public-speaking skills? Forest Park faculty and staff are trying to start a Toastmasters Club on campus. It would be affiliated with Toastmasters International, a 93-year-old organization with 16,400 clubs in 141 countries. “We provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth,” according to its website. […]
St. Louis Community College must go through an accreditation process with the Higher Learning Commission every 10 years. Commission representatives will visit STLCC campuses next year. Employees spend months preparing. “HLC is one of seven regional accreditors across the United States,” said STLCC team co-chair Joyce Johnson, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs. […]
Forest Park nursing student Jasmine Townsend believes former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley should have been found guilty […]
Adjunct faculty members rallied on the Forest Park campus this month, upset that they still don’t have a union contract […]
© 2022 The Scene