John Messmer, professor of political science at St. Louis Community College-Meramec, always dreamed of running for Congress. He has made it happen in 2018. He announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Missouri’s second congressional district on Jan. 3. His candidacy lasted exactly 216 days. Although he lost, he learned a lot about politics, […]
A new exhibit, “Drawing Forward: Process and Vision,” is on display at St. Louis Community College-Meramec’s Contemporary Art Gallery through Oct. 26. The exhibition includes selected studies, preparatory works and design drawings that reflect the exploratory first stages of the artistic process. It includes the work of 18 artists, including three STLCC professors. “Final artwork […]
Two St. Louis Community College-Meramec students have been awarded the Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship. Madison Kokotovich and Kasi Weston, both majoring in general transfer studies, each will receive $1,000 scholarships that can go toward tuition or books. Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society awards the scholarship to 200 students a year who are enrolled in […]
St. Louis Community College-Meramec will host a Constitution Day Birthday Bash Sept. 17-18. Presented by the campus chapter of Phi Theta Kappa and the Service Works Club, the event gives students and members of the greater community the opportunity to hear speakers present on a variety of relevant topics along with many other activities. “This […]
Students in the interior design program at St. Louis Community College-Meramec designed a tiny house that raised over $30,000 for Habitat for Humanity-St. Louis. The so-called Tiny House Movement is a trend in housing that features homes with a significantly smaller footprint than the average home. While the typical American house is over 2,000 square […]
Three St. Louis Community College-Meramec students received prestigious academic scholarships as they transfer to local four-year institutions. Each of them graduated with associate degrees in general transfer studies in early May. Bouse heads to Washington University in St. Louis Madison Bouse was awarded the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship from Washington University in St. Louis. The […]
“Avenue Q,” the final mainstage production of the school year for the Meramec Theatre, raised more than $2,000 for the Brown Bag Café, an on-campus food pantry run by the Student Assistance program. The money was raised through a combination of the student-led Theatre Club, which sold pins in the lobby before the show and […]
The annual Juried Student Exhibition is back at the Contemporary Art Gallery at St. Louis Community College-Meramec. This free exhibit will be on display to students and the public through May 4. This event, initiated in 2010, is a chance for STLCC students to showcase their work from the 2017-18 school year. Displayed work includes […]
An event designed to introduce students to a variety of technology available on campus as well as to give them hands-on experience with it was named St. Louis Community College’s Innovation of the Year. The “Technology Petting Zoo Expo” at STLCC-Florissant Valley earned the distinction. Project organizers include Stacey Lampman, Phyllis Davis, Gwendolyn Nixon, Rosita […]
St. Louis Community College’s chapters of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, have had a successful year. In addition to receiving a number of chapter awards at the Missouri Regional Convention in March, several students were honored with individual awards for their leadership contributions. STLCC-Wildwood’s Beta Rho Epsilon Chapter received eight […]
