The Montage Wins Best Overall 2-Year College Missouri Newspaper
The Montage, St. Louis Community College – Meramec’s student newspaper, was recently recognized as the Best Overall 2-Year College Newspaper by the Missouri College Media Association for the fourth year in a row. The organization announced award winners of its annual contest at the conclusion of this year’s virtual conference on April 9, 2021.
The Montage received 1st place as the Best Overall Newspaper in the 2-year college division, 1st place in the Sweepstakes category, a 1st place win for the Back-to-School Magazine and 23 additional staff and individual awards.
Individual and staff awards received by The Montage staff included 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place wins for news writing, editorial writing, feature writing and sports photography, information graphics, story illustrations and page design. Several honorable mentions were also awarded to staff members.
Registration Open for Summer, Fall 2021
Registration for the Summer 2021 and Fall 2021 semesters is now open. Students can register through their Banner accounts. STLCC is once again offering the “Take a Class on Us” initiative that awards three-credit hours to the first 2,000 students who register for at least six credit hours in the summer 2021 semester.
STLCC Foundation Scholarships Available
Students can now apply for multiple scholarships through the STLCC Foundation. The scholarships apply for both summer and fall 2021 semesters. The foundation requires just one application and students will be matched to scholarships based on their qualifications and their Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
To qualify, students must complete the FAFSA, be enrolled at STLCC and register for classes. Apply online at https://stlcc.academicworks. com/. Questions? Contact the STLCC Foundation at foundation@ stlcc.edu or 314-539-5216.
Queer Film Series Planned for Fall 2021
STLCC libraries and campus life offices have announced an online film discussion series for the 2021- 2022 academic year, An LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Initiative. Films included in this series include “Gender Revolution,” “Moonlight,” “Taboo Teaching: A Profile of Missouri Teacher Rodney Wilson,” “Pageant,” “Game Face,” “The Devotion Project,” “Do I Sound Gay?” and “State of Pride.”
Queer Film Series events will be open to registration from the STLCC libraries’ events calendar in summer 2021. Questions? Contact Kirsten Abotsi, lead librarian, systems at kabotsi@stlcc.edu.
Horticulture Program Earns Civic
Stewardship Award
The horticulture program at St. Louis Community College has received the 2020 Civic Stewardship Award from the St. Louis chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Established in 2001 the Civic Stewardship Award recognizes public agencies, institutions, not-for-profits, and individuals who have exhibited stewardship of the natural resources, communities, landscapes and built environment of the St. Louis region.
STLCC’s horticultural program is the largest in the state of Missouri, with more than 160 students. The program blends hands-on learning with lab components, changing and evolving the curriculum to adapt to market demands. Eighty percent of its graduates find a job prior to graduation as installers, designers, or growers, lending their expertise to build works around the region and beyond. Their on-campus experimentation with seeded landscapes, natives, low-mow turf alternatives, and different soil types enables landscape architects to learn and to evolve.
Give STL Day is May 6
The St. Louis Community College Foundation will take part in a 24-hour online giving campaign. All donations will be applied to the STLCC Student Emergency Fund that helps students with unexpected circumstances due to unforeseen circumstances. Each gift received by the St. Louis Community College Foundation on #GiveSTLDay will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $20,000 by an anonymous donor. Check your stlcc.edu email address on May 6 to make your donation. If you have questions, send an email to foundation@stlcc.edu.
Nursing Center earns LEED Silver Certification
St. Louis Community College’s Center for Nursing and Health Sciences has received a U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certification. The LEED green building rating system is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high- performance green buildings. The silver rating is the third highest ranking obtainable under the LEED system.
The state-of-the-art learning center includes a dental clinic, science labs and classrooms, teaching areas and innovative space in a four-level, 96,000 sq. ft. building. The new center allows the College to expand programs in healthcare careers to serve more students. The center is a strategic response to the need for more skilled nurses and healthcare professionals in the region.
