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. […]

Oct. 7 deadline for voter registration

October 2, 2020

Stacia Thompson will vote for the first time ever in the Nov. 3 general election. The 19-year-old psychology major plans to cast her ballot for former Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat running against President Donald Trump. […]

Philip Teare, financial aid campus manager at STLCC Forest Park, assists Brittni Hubbard, 20, studying radiology technology, with financial aid documents. (Photo by Fred Ortlip)

We’re back (sort of)

September 18, 2020

Forest Park is offering in-person classes this fall, but only a few hundred students are allowed on campus at a time due to COVID-19. Many are working from home. […]

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