College breaks ground on new health building
The new St. Louis Community College Center for Nursing and Health Sciences got off to a wet start. Officials had to move the groundbreaking ceremony indoors because of rain on March 23. […]
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Biology professor takes a stand by taking a knee
Forest Park students can view an example of peaceful protest almost every day, courtesy of assistant biology professor Tommie Frison. It’s a simple affair. Tablet and speaker in hand, Frison walks from his office in D Tower to the flagpole next to the hairpin. […]
Adjuncts vote ‘yes’ on first union contract
Adjunct faculty at St. Louis Community College voted 222-5 to approve their first employment contract as members of Service Employees International Union. It’s the culmination of a three-year process, starting with a union campaign and adjunct vote to organize in 2015 and continuing with on-and-off contract negotiations, campus rallies and contentious STLCC board meetings. […]
Personal student information is leaked at STLCC
St. Louis Community College announced this month that personal information for 362 students was sent to other students in an email attachment. The information included names, email addresses, student-identification numbers and home addresses. “The disclosure was discovered when students contacted the college to inquire,” according to a districtwide email on March 1. […]
Faculty layoffs cause low morale
Michelle Parrinello-Cason is losing her job with St. Louis Community College because of budget cuts. The assistant professor of English at Forest Park found out Dec. 13 that she’s one of nearly 20 faculty members being laid off at the end of the semester. […]
Forest Park adjuncts vote on first contract
Adjunct faculty members at St. Louis Community College voted on their first union contract last week, but as of press time, no one would confirm the results. The Scene could not get information from representatives of the Service Employees International Union, which represents more than 800 adjuncts; the union bargaining committee; or the college bargaining committee. […]
Campus tunnel is closed for good
Forest Park has closed the basement-level tunnel between the theater building and D Tower, eliminating a shortcut for students, faculty and staff. […]
Former adjunct files suit over protest arrest
Former St. Louis Community College adjunct professor Steve Taylor has filed a lawsuit against a Florissant Valley campus police officer and the STLCC board vice president. The lawsuit claims that officer Robert Caples committed battery when he tackled and handcuffed Taylor at an STLCC board meeting on Oct. 19. Taylor was attending as a representative of a committee negotiating a union contract for adjuncts. […]
Activists: Get involved and keep fighting
St. Louis attorney Kimberly Turner was one of five social activists who showed up for a panel discussion at Forest Park last month to encourage students to get involved. […]
Student takes on governor in TV segment
KSDK news featured a Forest Park student in a recent segment on a Missouri budget proposal that could result in tuition increases and program cuts. […]