You can take the man out of the community college, but you can’t take the community college out of the man. After four years of retirement, Dennis Michaelis will join St. Louis Community College as interim chancellor Oct. 28. “I’m looking forward to the challenge,” he said while attending a United Way event on the Forest Park campus. “I’m very optimistic that I can make a contribution.” […]
Forest Park student Maisoon Barghouty has been horrified to watch the death and destruction in her Syrian homeland in the past three years. A civil war between rebels and government forces has left more than 100,000 people dead and sent two million refugees to other countries, half of them children. […]
Forest Park hosted a “meet and greet” in Café West last week to allow students, faculty and staff to get acquainted with candidates for St. Louis Community College interim chancellor. The room was filled to capacity. Candidates introduced themselves and answered questions. […]
Friends and family members are mourning the death of a Forest Park student known for leading a popular St. Louis reggae band. Ronald Pittman, 54, was a music major and member of the African American Male Initiative. He died just before the start of fall semester. […]
Forest Park enrollment has dropped 15 percent from last fall — from 7,994 to 6,815 students — continuing a downward trend that started two years ago. President Cindy Hess believes there are multiple reasons. “We’d like to think the economy is improving and there are more people finding full- and part-time work,” she said. In addition, Hess cites a national drop in college enrollment and retention, and stricter guidelines for financial aid dispersal. […]
St. Louis Community College invited local funeral directors to Forest Park last month to discuss how to improve Funeral Service Education programs. The college lost accreditation for its associate’s degree program from the American Board of Funeral Service Education last spring. “A couple of things stood out (at the meeting),” said H.L. Kriegshauser, president of Kriegshauser Brothers Funeral Service Inc. […]
More than 30,000 music-lovers from all walks of life converged on Forest Park’s Central Field for LouFest this month. The annual two-day music festival features local, regional and national acts. “We’re a festival that has made a commitment to the local music scene,” said founder Brian Cohen. “We always include locals in the lineup. That’s a commitment not all festivals make.” […]
Two students on the Meramec campus of St. Louis Community College are in trouble due to threatening social-media posts. Last month, Kara N. Hohman, 20, of South St. Louis County, turned herself into Meramec police after allegedly making a threat to campus faculty. Her tweet stated that she would “kill someone if her financial aid didn’t figure itself out soon,” according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The threat was discovered by a public-affairs employee, who notified campus police. […]
Students returning to Forest Park this fall will find the Student Center has changed dramatically. Offices and student services on the first two levels are being rearranged. The objective is better accessibility, said Thomas Walker, vice president of student affairs. “That’s the goal behind the renovations,” he said. The bookstore, cashier’s office, financial aid and academic affairs are being grouped together to provide “one-stop shopping.” […]
Higher Education Magazine has ranked St. Louis Community College 36th among the Top 100 institutions across the country for percentage of associate’s degrees conferred on black students. The college conferred degrees on 2,113 students, including 474 black students (22.4 percent), during the 2011-12 school year. That’s a 19 percent increase over the previous year. “It’s a cause for celebration,” said Donna Dare, vice chancellor for academic and student affairs. […]
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