President Obama encouraged colleges and universities to work on keeping costs down in the 2013 State of the Union address, but it didn’t take presidential advice to convince the Sterling College Board of Trustees to do what they can to help keep Sterling College affordable. The Board decided to freeze tuition and room costs for the 2013-14 academic year, while adding only a slight increase of $175 per semester to board.
The Sterling College Campus Activities Board hosted a talent show entitled Sterling’s Got Talent last Tuesday, Feb. 5. The show was filled with an assortment of different acts encompassing various sorts of talent, including singing, dancing and comedy. A lot of time and work went into the planning process.
“It involved a lot of people, including performers, MCs, sound personnel, and judges. So it was a lot of emailing beforehand and a lot of coordinating” said senior Anna Kolb, CAB president.
Sterling College welcomes Rita Ownbey to its staff as director of financial and administrative services. Ownbey has been doing work with Sterling College since 2007 as a software analyst and trainer for the Associated Colleges of Central Kansas. On March 1, 2013, she joined the College as a full-time employee.
Wielding their paint brushes and swords, theatre professors, alumni and students led a variety of sessions for 140 students from 10 Kansas high schools during Sterling College’s Theatre Workshop Day on Friday, March 1. The event ended with a special matinee performance of SC’s spring production “Medea” which was attended by an additional 100 students from area high schools.
The Sterling College Chorale leaves Thursday, March 7, for their annual choir tour titled “From the Windy State to the Windy City.” The Chorale will make eleven stops on their 2013 spring break tour through the Midwest which will continue through Thursday, March 14.
For Sterling College Assistant Professor of History Dr. Daniel Julich, a normal summer break is filled with preparation for the upcoming academic year. However, the summer of 2013 will bring a unique opportunity for Julich as he was recently selected to participate in one of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities’ annual faculty seminars.
The Dean’s List for the fall of 2012 semester has been released. Criteria for the Dean’s List include the completion of at least 12 graded credit hours and a cumulative and semester GPA of 3.5 or better. This semester 178 students met these criteria. The following students were named to the list.
“Moving to Forgotten” by Sterling College alumna Jodi Lightner ’01 will be on display in the Sterling College Art and Media Center gallery in an upcoming exhibit featuring Lightner’s work. The exhibit, "Escape Route (Flight)," opens this Thursday, Feb. 28, with a reception from 5-7 p.m.
Senior Jackie Wilkerson stars as Medea in Sterling College’s spring play, “Medea,” which opens Thursday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. and runs through Saturday, March 2, in Culbertson Auditorium.
Due to inclement weather, the Sterling College campus will be closed, Monday, Feb. 25. This means that all classes are cancelled and all campus offices will be closed at that time. The cafeteria will be open regular hours.