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Love Sterling extends beyond one day

With a 100 percent chance of rain in the forecast for Saturday, April 29, three Love Sterling teams used Friday’s weather to complete service projects early.
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

With a 100 percent chance of rain in the forecast for Saturday, April 29, three Love Sterling teams used Friday’s weather to complete service projects early. While the inclement weather dampened part of the productivity of Saturday, approximately 15 projects were worked on, with a few more scheduled for the week following Love Sterling.

Sterling College ensembles and choirs to perform final concerts

The Sterling College ensembles and choirs will perform concerts on two separate days.
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Ending the academic year on good notes, the Sterling College ensembles and choirs will perform concerts on two separate days. On Saturday, May 6, at 3 p.m., the Sterling College Instrumental Ensemble and Wind Ensemble will perform at the First United Methodist Church in Sterling. They will play band music from Great Britain and conclude with a piece by the late Dave Brubeck. The Sterling College choirs will perform on Sunday, May 7, at 3 p.m. at the Sterling United Presbyterian Church.

Sterling student, alumnus published in academic journals

The Sterling College Biology Department was recently represented in an academic journal for their research
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

The Sterling College Biology Department was recently represented in an academic journal for their research. Alumnus Joshua “Bo” Westerfield ’16 and junior Lacey Buckwalter of Sylvia, Kansas, were both featured in Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science for their research on porcupines in Kansas.

2017 Honors Awards Recipients named

The 40th Annual Honors Convocation was held in Culbertson Auditorium on Friday, April 21.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

The 40th Annual Honors Convocation was held in Culbertson Auditorium on Friday, April 21. More than 100 students were recognized for receiving scholarships and awards, as well as being named to Who’s Who Among Students in America’s Colleges and Universities. Each scholarship and award has various criteria chosen by the donor at the establishment of the award or scholarship. Service Awards were given to sophomore Mikaela Wells of Haven, Kansas, and Terry Ehresman, Director of Career Services and First Year Programs.

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Sterling College math student aides in research on varicose vein treatment

Aaron Pinkerton was selected for a research experience at California State University
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Sterling College junior Aaron Pinkerton of Minneola, Kansas, was one of eight math majors from across the United States selected for a research experience for undergraduates at California State University, Fresno. In it, he and two other students worked under the guidance of Dr. Steve Chung, assistant professor of mathematics at Fresno State, to create a mathematical tool that would accurately predict the success rate of endovenous laser ablation given factors of the surgery.

Larry Dashiell ’76 to speak at Commencement

Larry Dashiell ’76, retired senior director for Portland Public Schools, will be the speaker for the 2017 Sterling College Commencement ceremony.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Larry Dashiell ’76, retired senior director for Portland Public Schools, will be the speaker for the 2017 Sterling College Commencement ceremony. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 13, at 9:45 a.m. on East Cooper Lawn on the Sterling College campus. The event is open to the public.

Annual One Acts showing May 4 and 5

Learning the behind-the-scenes role of directing this semester, 10 Sterling College students have each worked to prepare a one-act play on May 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. in Culbertson Auditorium.
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Monday, April 24, 2017

Learning the behind-the-scenes role of directing this semester, 10 Sterling College students have each worked to prepare a one-act play on May 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. in Culbertson Auditorium. Each one-act play will be approximately 10 minutes and include a variety of genres. The free event is open to the public.

Students directing one-act plays include: Dani Goldberg, Jordan Himes, Celosia Johnson, Kalie King, Alyssa Landeros, Kevin Megginson, Katie O’Brien, Abbey Pickering, Courtney Swanson and Claire Zerull.

Love Sterling to take place on Saturday

The weekend is looking busy for Sterling College as students, employees and community volunteers as they spread across the town to complete projects such as landscaping, painting and house cleaning.
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Monday, April 24, 2017

The weekend is looking busy for Sterling College as students, employees and community volunteers as they spread across the town to complete projects such as landscaping, painting and house cleaning. There will be a Celebration Dinner at 6 p.m. on East Cooper Lawn for the town of Sterling to enjoy, followed by a night of music by the Christian band Cloverton. In the event of wet weather, volunteers will work on the projects that can be completed in the rain.

Juried art show opens with senior art show

Sterling College senior Whitney Long of Haysville, Kansas, will open her senior art show along with the annual Juried Student Art Show from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 27
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Thursday, April 13, 2017

Sterling College senior Whitney Long of Haysville, Kansas, will open her senior art show along with the annual Juried Student Art Show from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 27, in the gallery of the Art and Media Center. Awards for best of show and honorable mention in the juried show will be given at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

Long is majoring in Art and Design: Education and has created a series of oil on canvas paintings that coincide with her desire to teach high school art after she graduates.

Freeman Lecture Series features Dr. Sean McDowell

McDowell brought his message “True for You But Not True for Me” to campus
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Answering “Why does truth matter?” and other questions of morality, Dr. Sean McDowell delivered a lecture at The Ross and Fern Freeman Lecture Series for Servant Leadership in Culbertson Auditorium on the campus of Sterling College on April 7. McDowell, an assistant professor in the Christian Apologetics program at Biola University, brought his message “True for You But Not True for Me” to campus. After the lecture, McDowell spoke to current Sterling students as well as area high school students in a question and answer format.

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