Franklin Taylor brings a world of experience to his new job as Forest Park’s vice president of student affairs. That includes a strong family upbringing in his native West Africa, three graduate degrees and nearly two decades of college administrative experience in the United States. […]
Electronic cigarettes will no longer be allowed on St. Louis Community College campuses following a decision Aug. 14 by the Board of Trustees to amend the districtwide tobacco ban to include the smoking devices. The change is already in effect. “This ban is not new, but e-cigarettes are a new portion of it,” said Forest Park Police Chief Richard Banahan said. The Trustees unanimously passed the revised version of Board Policy B.23 to include the words “illegal substances, and all forms of electronic smoking devices.” […]
Students must now log in with their Forest Park ID and password to use campus computers, a district-wide change implemented by St. Louis Community College earlier this month. […]
Forest Park clubs and organizations are participating in a St. Louis Community College quilt project to support the Ferguson community – and adding their own wrinkle. […]
The Forest Park fitness center is only open to students in physical-education classes, and other students wonder why. “Everyone should be allowed to use (the fitness center), as long as they are registered students of St. Louis Community College,” said computer science major Terry Lewis, 34. It’s not just a Forest Park issue. Students on all STLCC campuses must be enrolled in physical-education classes to use fitness centers. […]
The club known as “Voices” for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students is returning to the Forest Park campus after a four-year absence. “For me, the goal of the club is for (LGBT students) to know that they have advocates here on campus that support them,” said Nakita Anthony […]
Larger construction projects at Forest Park have been completed, and students can now walk across the main patio unimpeded by supplies and equipment. But smaller campus improvements and repairs will continue this fall. […]
Forest Park students may now buy freshly made, high-quality desserts and quiches from the Cuisine Club every Wednesday. The baked goods are being produced as part of the Baking and Pastry Arts capstone course, which is the final course of the 65-credit Baking and Pastry Arts program. […]
Forest Park students 24 and older can no longer buy semester bus and train passes at a student discount because the college is again enforcing Metro’s maximum-age rule. More than 60 percent of Forest Park students fit into this age group. The change could cost them $430 more a year. In the past, the college has allowed all students to buy semester passes at the discount. But Metro is requiring that to stop. […]
A recent storm had a direct impact on Forest Park art students on the fourth floor of G Tower. High winds blew out windows, but the glass went outside, into the parking lot below, instead of inside. Nude model Bert Haier, 74, was in an afternoon figure-drawing class when the storm hit Aug. 27. “The storm came up, and you could hear the wind and the hail,” he said. “It was pretty intense. I’ve been through tornadoes before, and it actually sounded like a tornado. […]
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