College places police chief, two others on administrative leave
Forest Park students, faculty and staff still are digesting the news that Police Chief Richard Banahan has been placed on paid administrative leave […]
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College to eliminate P.E. requirement
Most future students at St. Louis Community College won’t have to take the two credits of physical education that are required of current students. The STLCC Board of Trustees recently voted 4-3 to make the change, based on a proposal from the College Academic Council and a task force that included faculty members. […]
College commemorates 1917 race riots
Photography major Kathy Carr had no idea that East St. Louis was the site of bloody race riots in 1917. “It was horrific, tragic and unthinkable that innocent people were killed for no reason,” she said. Carr, 46, was one of about 200 people who attended a Jan. 23 program that commemorated the 100th anniversary of the riots. […]
Graphic communications returning to Forest Park
Students and faculty are thrilled that the full graphic communications program is returning to Forest Park after a four-year hiatus. Many students have been forced to travel to the Meramec and Florissant Valley campuses of St. Louis Community College to take advanced classes since Forest Park phased out the program in the fall of 2012 and spring of 2013. […]
No union contract this semester
Bargaining on an adjunct faculty contract is taking longer than expected. Union leaders had predicted that St. Louis Community College adjuncts would be voting on a contract proposal by the end of last year. But bargainers haven’t agreed on issues related to job security and haven’t started talking about pay. […]
College supports students from banned countries
Forest Park has more international students than any other St. Louis Community College campus, but only two are visa holders from the seven predominantly Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban. […]
Black history celebration winding down
Students, faculty and staff have been celebrating Black History Month with a variety of events, including an art exhibit and film festival. Forest Park is considered the most diverse campus in the St. Louis Community College system […]
Travel ban worries international students
Many international students at Forest Park think President Donald Trump’s comments and actions on immigration will cause more prejudice and keep them from seeing their family and friends back home. […]
Photo experiment stirs controversy
A Forest Park photography student thought it would be interesting to post photos of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump […]
Program to commemorate race riots
Forest Park will host an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1917 race riots in East St. Louis […]