Gallery back in business with faculty art exhibit
Norleen Nosri has a thing for teapots. The Forest Park art professor has created dozens of sculptures depicting teapots over the years. […]
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Vending machines more important than ever
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. […]
Cafeteria gone for good
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, […]
Campus more ‘normal,’ except for masks
Many Forest Park students are back on campus for the first time in a year and a half. That makes receptionist Carrie Ford very happy. […]
Concert highlights Welcome Week
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. […]
Inventor auditioned for ‘Shark Tank’
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. […]
Commencement ceremony comes with a twist
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. […]
The Scene earns 17 awards in state contest
The Scene student newspaper at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park won 17 awards in this year’s Missouri College Media Association contest. Announcements were live-streamed April 9 on Facebook. […]
Thousands get vaccine at Forest Park
When Colleen Doherty showed up on the Forest Park campus to get her COVID-19 vaccine shot on March 25, she was surprised to see hundreds of people standing in line. […]
New mascot is quiet but foxy
St. Louis Community College got a new mascot nearly two years ago, but COVID-19 kept him largely out of sight in 2020, and his image just started appearing on STLCC merchandise. “Archie” the fox can now be found on hoodies, foam fingers, megaphones, keychains and other items sold in campus bookstores or distributed at hospitality tables. […]