When is the last time you gave someone a compliment? Or opened a door for someone?
These small acts of kindness can create big ripples across our College community.
Every emotion is contagious, and kindness creates ripples that reach farther than
we imagine. By practicing acts of kindness, we strengthen our culture of respect,
collaboration and putting students first — values that define STLCC.
One of STLCC’s programs is taking these acts of kindness a step further through thoughtful,
visible actions that inspire others to do the same.
Spreading Kindness at STLCC
Our physical therapist assistant program, housed at St. Louis Community College-Forest
Park, wanted to help students become more mindful of how kindness affects others.
The project started with a simple but powerful visual: a bowl and pebbles to illustrate
the ripple effect of kindness.
Every time someone witnessed or received an act of kindness, they dropped a stone
in the bowl — watching the ripples grow.
From that idea, the campaign expanded to include:
“Spread Kindness” bracelets to share when you perform or witness acts of kindness.
Kindness Bingo cards for staff and students to complete acts of kindness and win prizes.
Here’s how it works: When you perform or witness an act of kindness, drop a pebble
in the kindness bowl. Each person who drops a pebble receives two “Spread Kindness”
bracelets — one to keep and one to give to someone else who shows kindness.
By recognizing acts of kindness in real time, we make positivity visible across campus.
Kindness Bowl Locations
Corporate College
Finance Suite 100
Suites 102, 201, 302
Workforce Solutions Group Suite 261
Florissant Valley
Business Services SC233
Child Development Laboratory Center 100A, 106
Dual Credit/Enrollment Partners AI247
Suites AI124, SM204, SS130
Terry M. Fischer Theatre 101
Forest Park
Academic Success and Tutoring Suite L124
Health Sciences 204
Library 103A
Physical Education 128
Student Advocacy & Resource Center SC019
Student Center Suite 123
Theatre 120
Veterans Affairs Suite W242
West Wing Suite W209
Meramec
Clark Hall AD130
Communications North 113, 119
Emerging Technology 3rd Floor
Financial Services and Education Center 101, 105, 107
Student Affairs SC233
Science West Suites 205, 214
Wildwood
Arts and Communications 102A
Play Kindness Bingo!
Want to keep the kindness moving? Check out our Kindness Bingo cards, available at
the kindness bowl locations. Cross out the acts of kindness on the card, then email
your completed bingo to spreadkindness@stlcc.edu to enter a drawing for gift cards and other prizes!
Offer to help a classmate with a concept they don’t understand.
Clean up shared spaces on campus.
Offer to help someone find their way if they look lost.
The Ripple Starts With You
Kindness doesn’t require a big moment. It shows up in the small things — offering
help, being patient, choosing empathy when it would be easier not to.
When we practice those small acts consistently, they add up. They shape the kind of
campus we experience every day.
You never really know what someone else is carrying. A small act from you might be
exactly what they needed.
