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. […]
Forest Park alum Lia Weber and her teammate, Al Baker, won the Season 4 competition on TLC Network’s “The Next Great Baker.” Known to show fans as “Team Blue,” they used their experience working together at Wedding Wonderland Cake Shop in Florissant to grab the title. “When it came to baking and decorating, we complemented each other very well,” said Weber, 24, of Florissant. “We never really had a completely ‘off’ or horrible cake.” […]
Nine students speak up for the interests of Forest Park students, just as Congress represents Americans across the country. The new Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Board took office on Aug. 25 after a campus election. “(We navigate) through the proper venues, for lack of a better word, politics and red tape, and everything you would do in a state- or federal-level government,” said Parliamentarian Maikel Piloto. “These are the beginning foundations, and that’s what we do.” The board meets at 3 p.m. Wednesdays in the Campus Life office. They discuss everything from student complaints to SGA projects, as well as how to improve the overall educational process at Forest Park. […]
The shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in Ferguson happened only 3 miles from St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, forcing officials to deal with the shock, sadness, anger and confusion of students. College action ranged from organizing “listening circles” to bringing in a professional consultant to gather information and make recommendations on what to do next. […]
Deborah Carter has built a career in education following the philosophy of the artist Michelangelo, who said, “I am still learning.” “This is a very simple but powerful statement,” she said. “Education is a lifetime endeavor. Everyone should approach life with an open, eager, curious mind and take advantage of all opportunities to learn and grow.” […]
People at the St. Louis Art Fair can enjoy their coffee in handmade cups again this year, courtesy of St. Louis Community College. Ceramics students and faculty from across the district will make more than 1,000 cups to give away to people who visit the college’s booth during the Sept. 5-7 fair in downtown Clayton. […]
Roderick Nunn isn’t going to hide in his office. Forest Park’s new interim president says he intends to be deeply involved with students. “I plan on working close with student clubs (and student government) and just allowing them to see that they have a visible president,” he said in a recent interview. […]
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