Child care coming to Forest Park

February 19, 2021

It’s been nearly 12 years since the St. Louis Community College Board of Trustees made the controversial decision to close the Forest Park child-care center to cut costs. Now the college is making plans to create a new center, thanks to a $4 million grant from the state of Missouri, using funds it received from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, better known as the CARES Act. […]

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Flo Valley gym is mass-vaccination site

February 19, 2021

St. Louis Community College is partnering with the St. Louis County Department of Public Health by allowing its Florissant Valley campus to be used as a COVID-19 mass-vaccination site. The gym has been converted into a temporary clinic. People can go to get shots if they’re eligible under Missouri guidelines, pre-registered with the health department and scheduled for an appointment. […]

Additional COVID-19 restrictions have turned the Forest Park campus into a near ghost town. Parking lots are largely empty, above; hallways are quiet, below; and the cafeteria is closed, bottom. (Photo by Fred Ortlip)

COVID-19 surge moves classes online

November 30, 2020

St. Louis Community College has switched even more of its in-person classes to online or live virtual lecture due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in the St. Louis region. […]

Culinary arts major Chasitty Crawley prepares pastry bags of dough for a class in the Hospitality Studies kitchen at Forest Park. (Photo by Casaan Whitney)

Culinary students keep cooking despite COVID

November 13, 2020

Imagine learning how to cook through a computer screen. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way Forest Park students are training for jobs as chefs, caterers and other food-service positions. […]

Food drive to help needy students

November 13, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many Forest Park students to lose their jobs or see their work hours cut. That’s one of the reasons a food drive is being planned this month by employees in Academic Success and Tutoring, Campus Life and the Student Assistance Program. […]

Forest Park emplyees, from left, Lori Orlando, Keith Hulsey and Tiffany Bush depart the G Tower parking lot on Oct. 16 for a tour of the “other” Forest Park. (Photo by Fred Ortlip)

New Wellness group gets off to a slow roll

October 30, 2020

As COVID-19 cases surge again and pandemic fatigue grips a weary country, a group of Forest Park employees have formed a Wellness Committee to help address the needs of faculty, students and staff in this challenging time. […]

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