STLCC invests $45,000 in campus study pods

December 3, 2021

Many people at Forest Park had never heard of “Brody chairs” before this semester. The portable study pods made their way to all St. Louis Community College campuses in early October. Nursing student Nicki Allison is a big fan. […]

Vending machines more important than ever

October 22, 2021

The Forest Park cafeteria closed permanently this summer, and the bookstore is only open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays. That leaves vending machines as a main source of food and drink for students and faculty with afternoon and evening classes. […]

Elements of the former cafeteria, including the tray counter, remain amid items for sale in the new Forest Park bookstore. (Photo by Leilani England)

Cafeteria gone for good

October 1, 2021

Forest Park is permanently closing its cafeteria for the first time since it opened in the 1960s. St. Louis Community College decided this summer to close cafeterias on all of its campuses, […]

Lead singer Taynka MiMi performs with the band Dirty Muggs as part of Welcome Week on the Forest Park quad. (Photo by George Estes)

Concert highlights Welcome Week

October 1, 2021

Forest Park hosted a “Friday at the Fountain” concert on campus in 2019 with hopes that it would become an annual event.
Then COVID-19 hit. […]

STLCC student and inventor Marvin Thomas sits on the Forest Park campus. (Photo by Fred Ortlip)

Inventor auditioned for ‘Shark Tank’

April 30, 2021

Forest Park has its own inventor. The world has electric light bulbs because of Thomas Edison, streetlights because of Garrett Morgan and bifocal glasses because of Benjamin Franklin. […]

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Commencement ceremony comes with a twist

April 30, 2021

Forest Park will have a commencement ceremony this spring, but it will be “drive-thru” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students will get their diplomas from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 15, with a stage set up in front of the new Center for Nursing and Health Sciences on campus. […]

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