Partnering with GraceWorks Alaska for another year, student-athletes from Sterling College and Emporia State University spent a week serving families in Anchorage. The 11 athletes traveled with women’s basketball head coach K.C. Bassett, women’s soccer head coach Justin Morris, Leavenworth resident Bill Bassett and Sterling resident Wendy Comley.

The group of Sterling College representatives served meals to kids and families in a park, followed by a Bible lesson and playing games. They also went on morning prayer walks and held an evening supper for park visitors.

Dennis Dutton ’82, vice president for enrollment, has worked for the Office of Admissions at Sterling College for over 30 years and on Wednesday, June 1, was recognized with an Outstanding Achievement Award from the North American Coalition for Christian Admissions Professionals. The award was presented at the annual NACCAP conference, held this year in Upland, Indiana.

Sterling College junior Kari Stewart of Hutchinson, Kansas, was recently selected as a 2016 Intro Journals Project winner. Stewart’s poem, “House Fire,” was one of six poetry pieces selected from submissions of undergraduate and graduate students from across the nation. Stewart was awarded a cash prize, and her poem was published in a prominent literary journal, Hayden’s Ferry Review.

Beginning their summer with two weeks of service, students and staff from Sterling College are currently serving in Ghana, Guatemala, and Peru through June 2. The groups left May 18 and 19 for their two weeks of service through teaching English, outreach and evangelism.