Campus Briefs
New campus president at STLCC-Forest Park
On March 25 the board of trustees approved the appointment of Cynthia Hess, Ph.D., as the new president at the STLCC-Forest Park campus. Hess is to assume the position June 1, 2010.
Hess has most recently served as the executive vice president and chief academic officer at Craven Community College in North Carolina.
She is a graduate of Oklahoma State University where she earned a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction and a bachelor’s degree in English.
“I look forward to strengthening the college’s relationships with all community partners to ensure that we are meeting their specific needs, while continuing to focus on Forest Park’s capacity to provide a rigorous and supportive learning environment for students,” Hess said.
Writing Festival
The 2010 Meramec Writing Festival takes place April 6-7. The theme, “Taking Care: Medicine for the Mind,” focuses on health in literature.
The festival is sponsored by the English department and features writers of several genres, including fiction, poetry, drama, technical writing and children’s books.
The event kicks off at 8 a.m. with a Literary Walk on Tuesday, April 6 featuring multi-media presentations by students in the library breezeway. For more information, call 314-984-7543.
