The story of a princess and her uncomfortable night’s sleep will have audience members laughing as they enjoy the musical comedy “Once Upon a Mattress” at Sterling College Oct. 5-8, 2017. With Prince Dauntless wanting to marry a princess, but his queen mother making things difficult by constructing unreasonable tests for the princesses, it will take an unusual princess to fit the task. Luckily, Princess Winnifred is an unusual princess. The musical, directed by Assistant Professor of Music Mark Clark, will begin at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Sterling College was named to The Princeton Review’s 2018 “Best Midwestern” list for the seventh year. The Princeton Review named 658 colleges from across the United States and internationally to the “2018 Best Colleges: Region by Region” lists.

Sterling College welcomed two new professors to the theatre program this year, both highly awarded for their work in theatre and eager to work with students and community members alike in their 2017-18 theatre season. Sasha Hildebrand, alumna of Sterling College, is returning as artistic director and assistant professor of theatre arts. Stephen English is the new technical director and associate professor of theatre.

Advancing cancer treatments have extended hope to those diagnosed within the past several years, and Sterling College Assistant Professor of Chemistry Randi Wise is working to find a way to treat patients with a specific subtype of breast cancer. Co-authored by Dr. Anna Zolkiewska of Kansas State University, their research will be published in the medical journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment later this fall and is currently available as an Online First article.