Alumnus Windell Middlebrooks ’02 got his first break in Weekends at the D.L., a comedy sketch television show, in 2005. Things have only gone up for him since then, resulting in fame and a fairly recognizable face.
While the weather has been oscillating between winter and spring, the Sterling College debate team has maintained a steady collision course with the National Parliamentary Debate Association Tournament, to be held in March in Bellingham, Wash.
The Dean’s List for the Fall of 2011 semester has been released. Criteria for the Dean’s List include the completion of at least twelve graded credit hours and a cumulative and semester GPA of 3.5 or better. The following students were named to the list.
ABC’s Body of Proof star and Sterling alumnus Windell Middlebrooks ’02 will be the featured speaker at Sterling College on Friday, February 17th. The public is invited to hear Middlebrooks speak in honor of Black History Month at 10:00 a.m. in Culbertson Auditorium, no charge.
The Sterling College community welcomes a new face to its ranks. Theresa Teufel is joining the advancement office as a part-time administrative assistant.
Phil Crawford, 1967 alumnus of Sterling College, gave an unusual estate gift to his alma mater. Throughout his life Crawford was an avid reader and collected 3,529 books that were stored in every room of his house. When he passed away in November 2010, his will revealed that he wanted to offer Mabee Library first choice of any book from his collection to add to their catalog.
Senior Hannah Herrington of Wichita, Kan. and Senior Abraham White of Mulvane, Kan. won the “Teacher of Promise” award given by the Kansas State Department of Education.
Exactly how much material students miss by using cell phones in the classroom is information that researchers, administrators, and teachers desire to know. Dr. Arnold Froese, professor of psychology at Sterling College, has an answer. The results of his groundbreaking study will be revealed in an upcoming edition of College Student Journal.
Learning about musical theatre from a classroom is fun, but experiencing it is even better. Sterling College students were able to do just that during their musical theatre interterm course, which included a week in New York City.
Students from Sterling College spent two weeks of Interterm traveling throughout Honduras to study social inequality under the direction of Professor of Psychology Dr. Arn Froese. Students visited San Pedro Sula, Santa Cruz de Yojoa, and Copan Ruinas on their quest to gain an understanding of the extreme economic diversity within the country.