The talent of David Stenulson, assistant professor of art and design at Sterling College, will be put on display when his painting is shown at Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio, this month as part of the show “Monolithic.” Stenulson’s painting, which was one of just 15 selected from 240 entries from over 80 different artists, will be on exhibition from Nov. 6 to Dec. 4.

Sterling College was well-represented at the 2015 Central Plains Society of Mammalogists meeting, hosted by Northwest Missouri State University at Mozingo Lake Recreational Area in Maryville, Missouri, on Oct. 9-10. Alumni Amanda Buckwalter ’15 and Rachel Grafel ’15 joined senior Hannah Kelley and Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Jonathan Conard, in presenting research to students and faculty from schools in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Dr. Wai-Foong Hong, associate professor of biology at Sterling College, had the unique experience of teaching an undergraduate course in the department of molecular biotechnology at Da-Yeh University in Taiwan. For two intensive weeks in July, Dr. Hong co-taught a condensed version of the course “Eukaryotic Biotechnology II” with Da-Yeh University’s Dr. Vida Chiang.

On Monday, Nov. 2, the Sterling College choirs will have the unique experience of performing a renowned composer’s work under his direction during the Sixth Annual Composer Festival. David Schwoebel, the composer of over 150 published works, will direct the College’s four vocal ensembles, the Highland Singers, Men’s Glee, Women’s Glee and Choral Union, in performing a mixture of his original pieces and his interpretation of other works such as “Come, Thou Fount” and “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah.” The concert, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 7:30 p.m.