Sterling College has announced Paul Brandes ’11 has expanded his current role as chaplain to now serve as Sterling’s associate vice president for student life and church relations. In this capacity, Brandes will focus on growing enrollments in the Department of Theology and Ministry and further partner with the Office of Student Life on tasks supporting student life.

Sterling College has announced several changes focused on serving the needs of prospective students and their families. Dennis Dutton ’82, vice president for enrollment, will be moving to a new position, executive director for the arts, where he will lead the arts programs at Sterling. Additionally, the College has announced the creation of the Office of Enrollment Services, combining the admissions and financial aid offices to provide a seamless onboarding experience for new students to Sterling. This team will be led by Mitzi Suhler, vice president for enrollment services. 

Sterling College will welcome Nikki Lerner, artist, speaker and author, on Friday, February 12, 2021, for the spring Ross and Fern Freeman Lecture Series for Servant Leadership. The Freeman Lecture Series speaker will deliver her message at 10 a.m. in the Gleason Center on the campus of Sterling College. This event will have limited seating capacity due to COVID-19 precautions.

Sterling College has announced the Sterling College MATCH-UP mathematics competition, a high school math competition that is open to all Kansas high schools and high school students. The competition aims to challenge high school scholars to creatively solve mathematics problems and find great joy in the problem-solving experience. The competition is open through January 15, 2021. For more information visit sterling.edu/academics/matchup.