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.” […]
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. […]
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