Rihab Sawah, a physics professor on the Florissant Valley campus who grew up in Syria, urges people not to trust everything they read in the media about the war-torn country. In May, 2011, two months after civil war broke out, Sawah returned to Syria to see the situation for herself. While there, she noticed discrepancies between news reports and facts on the ground, counting 24 errors in 10 days. […]
The steady decline in enrollment at St. Louis Community College was a key topic at a recent Campus Chat, facilitated by Forest Park Interim President Rod Nunn. Early in the meeting, faculty members expressed concern that lower enrollments – down by 8,000 to about 21,000 students districtwide since 2011 – could have a detrimental effect. […]
St. Louisans don’t know what to expect after the Michael Brown grand jury decision is handed down, and Forest Park officials are no exception. But the St. Louis Community College district is preparing for possible reaction on its campuses. “I know the (grand jury decision) is going to elicit a lot of emotion throughout the region,” said Forest Park Interim President Roderick Nunn. “We can only hope the Forest Park community responds with respect, civility and calm.” […]
The armed-intruder drill that locked down the Forest Park campus on Oct. 22 was over in 20 minutes and was deemed a success by college officials. Students, faculty and staff were instructed to stay in their rooms, lock the doors, turn off the lights and get out of sight. Those caught outside were “rounded up” and told to stay put. […]
Forest Park police and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating an alleged rape on campus Sept. 22. An 18-year-old female student filed a complaint on Oct. 27, accusing another student of raping her in an elevator, according to Dan Kimack, public information and marketing director for St. Louis Community College. “Within an hour of the hearing the complaint, campus police had the accused in for questioning,” he said. […]
Interim Forest Park President Roderick Nunn heard an earful at a special Student Government Association meeting Oct. 22 about Metro’s decision to stop selling discounted semester bus passes to students 24 and older. […]
Students, faculty and staff on St. Louis Community College campuses have held several events to support the Ferguson protestors and promote peaceful activism, including listening circles, a clothing drive, a quilt and T-shirt exhibit and a day spent cleaning up after looters. […]
Don Dixon’s life has been a wild ride. He served in the Army, worked on the railroad, built houses in Florida, hung out with a biker gang and donated a kidney. “I bore easily, but I am content here in St. Louis,” said Dixon, 55, who stands out in a crowd with his white hair, bushy eyebrows and Fu Manchu mustache. […]
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.” […]
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