Before campus forums, Dr. Moore-Davis sets the record straight
BY: JACOB POLITTE
Managing Editor
The STLCC-Meramec campus will be undergoing major changes in the coming years, and those changes are scheduled to start coming later in this school year.
While there is a community update forum scheduled for Sept. 26, Meramec Campus President Feleccia Moore-Davis cleared up some questions regarding the immediate future of STLCC Transformed, and the future of the Meramec Campus Library.
First up, she confirmed that the Communication South, Building Administration and Library buildings are scheduled for demolition within the next school year.
“The planning is still ongoing,” she said, “but it is expected that the buildings will be closed for preparation in January and demolished in April 2023.”
President Moore-Davis says that classes, faculty offices and other services in these buildings will be relocated to existing or renovated spaces on the campus; the specific locations are still being finalized.
“We are meticulously planning these spaces so that we do not lose any essential classroom spaces during the demolition and construction of our buildings,” she said.
Regarding the future of the campus library, and amid speculation that there is no plan to replace it, Moore-Davis said that the college is committed to the library.
“That is not true,” Moore-Davis said regarding rumors about the library’s future.
She says that while archives are being moved to the Forest Park campus (their library building is protected by an architectural review board that will not allow for any more demolition), most books are being stored and secured at another location.
“The library will continue to exist and provide needed services for students and our campus community in a different, albeit smaller location. Students will still have access to the books and other materials they need. Library employees will continue to work at Meramec and serve students,” said Moore-Davis.
Looking forward to the future and further STLCC Transformed projects, Moore-Davis said, “We are excited that the library will be placed in a more modern facility that will allow us to continue to provide excellent service to our campus community.”
As of press time, Moore-Davis did not elaborate on where that particular location would be, or where the library would be operating from in the meantime. However, she did provide dates for engagement.
To speak with Dr. Moore Davis if you’re unable to make it to the Community Forum on Sept. 26, you can meet her as a part of “Mocha Mondays with the Campus President” on Monday, Sept. 12 at 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., or hear her speak at a Campus Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 2:00 p.m.
