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Sterling College student researches perceived social attributes through selfies

Senior David Amador, a psychology major at Sterling College, was interested in research on social media.
Release Date: 
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Sterling College Senior David Amador wanted to know if an Instagram profile full of selfies, or self-portraits, was beneficial to the user’s social status. Through a survey reviewing two hypothetical Instagram profiles, one that contained a variety of modest photos, or photos that were not self-promoting, and a second self-promoting profile of mostly selfies. Amador found students felt they would be more likely to be friends with the modest social media profile.

Gardner, Strasner named 2015 Sterling College Outstanding Graduates

This year, the College recognized Hannah Gardner of Topeka, Kansas, and Tate Strasner of Mount Hope, Kansas.
Release Date: 
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Sterling College recognizes two students who exemplify outstanding academic achievement, leadership skills and involvement, along with an enthusiastically Christian faith, each year with the Professor Fran Jabara Leadership Award in conjunction with the Outstanding Male and Female Graduate award. This year, the College recognized Hannah Gardner of Topeka, Kansas, and Tate Strasner of Mount Hope, Kansas. The recipients had a GPA of 3.4 or higher and were voted upon by faculty and staff.

Sterling College welcomes nine to NHS Alpha Chi

Nine students from the top 10 percent of the junior and senior class at Sterling College were inducted into National Honor Society’s Alpha Chi in April.
Release Date: 
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Nine students from the top 10 percent of the junior and senior class at Sterling College were inducted into National Honor Society’s Alpha Chi in April. The elite group welcomed new members Caitlyn Bernd of Liberty, Kansas; Wendy Dunagan of Holcomb, Kansas; Jennifer Fruechting of Andover, Kansas; Joyanna Henderson of Maize, Kansas; Hannah Kelley of Wellsville, Kansas; Caitlynn McCreight of Jewell, Kansas; Paul Oswald of Otterville, Missouri; Jamie Tilton of Scott City, Kansas; and Rosalita Wilson of Garden City, Kansas.

Manely awarded 2015 Sterling College McCreery Teaching Award

Pete Manely was awarded the McCreery Teaching Award for his excellence in teaching at Commencement on May 16.
Release Date: 
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Sterling College Associate Professor of Athletic Training Pete Manely was awarded the McCreery Teaching Award for his excellence in teaching at Commencement on May 16. The McCreery Teaching Award recognizes and encourages excellence in teaching and is presented to a faculty member whose efforts have provided noteworthy and innovative instruction to Sterling College students during the academic year. The award was established in honor of Sterling College’s fourth president, William M. McCreery, and has been awarded to one outstanding faculty member each year since 1977.

Sterling College graduates 125 at Commencement 2015

The Class of 2015 walked across the stage in Gleason Physical Education Center on Saturday, May 16.
Release Date: 
Tuesday, May 19, 2015

The Class of 2015 walked across the stage in Gleason Physical Education Center on Saturday, May 16, to mark the end of their time at Sterling College. President Scott Rich shook the hands of each graduate as they were welcomed into the family of Sterling College Alumni.

Graduates in the class of 2015 include:

Roy Elie Abousamra of Mountain View, California, B.A. in Communication and Media Arts: Communication Arts,

Emmanuel Adigun* of Pratt, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

David Amador of Pico Rivera, California, B.A. in Psychology,

Sterling College begins commencement activities on Friday

It may be cloudy and rainy outside, but the Commencement Weekend Celebration will be full of smiling faces.
Release Date: 
Thursday, May 14, 2015

It may be cloudy and rainy outside, but the Commencement Weekend Celebration will be full of smiling faces. The graduating seniors will gather in the cafeteria for the annual senior breakfast provided by the Alumni Association and Career Services on Friday morning, followed by their class picture on the steps of Cooper Hall. Commencement rehearsal, an afternoon gathering, and dinner will lead up Friday’s main event – Baccalaureate. The Friday worship service has been redesigned this year to include more worship music and a short address by Chaplain Christian Dashiell.

Baseball Headed To Shawnee, Okla. For Opening Round Tournament

View the seeds and brackets for the 2015 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round
Release Date: 
Monday, May 11, 2015

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the seeds and brackets for the 2015 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round. The Sterling College Warriors will be headed to Shawnee, Okla. for the opening round on the campus of Oklahoma Baptist University. The tournament is scheduled to take place from May 12-15.

The five teams in the Shawnee bracket included: #1 seed Oklahoma Baptist University (Host), #2 seed LSU-Shreveport, #3 seed Sterling College, #4 seed Briar Cliff, and #5 seed Mid-America Nazarene University.

“One” night of worship at Studio 96

The community of Sterling is invited to attend a night of worship on May 12 at 7 p.m. at Studio 96.
Release Date: 
Wednesday, May 6, 2015

The community of Sterling is invited to attend a night of worship on May 12 at 7 p.m. at Studio 96. Facilitated by the Worship Arts class with the theme “One: Father, Spirit, Son, Body,” participants will visit different stations with everyone coming together at the end, joining to represent the Body of Christ. For questions, contact Assistant Professor of Music Mark Clark at mclark@sterling.edu.

Five athletic training students to graduate as certified athletic trainers

The group passed the test on their first try, yielding a 100 percent pass rate for this year’s senior class.
Release Date: 
Wednesday, May 6, 2015

The majority of athletic training students aspire to become certified athletic trainers upon graduation. That dream will become a reality for five Sterling College athletic training majors who passed their Board of Certification exam and are now eligible for certification upon conferral of their bachelor’s degree in athletic training. The group passed the test on their first try, yielding a 100 percent pass rate for this year’s senior class.

Love Sterling Volunteers lend helping hand across city

Students, faculty, staff and Sterling community members were out painting, raking, cleaning up brush and landscaping.
Release Date: 
Monday, May 4, 2015

Love Sterling continues to grow as approximately 300 volunteers from Sterling College and the community joined together for a day of service and celebration. The teams completed 46 projects and served an estimated 1,100 hours.

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