Classes are well underway and fall enrollment numbers have been finalized. This year’s enrollment at Sterling College is the fifth highest in the school’s 125-year history with 653 students enrolled.
The College is expanding its investment in church relations with the hiring of 2002 alumnae Jennifer Lane as director of ministry teams. Lane is coordinating groups of students to travel to area churches and Christian schools to help with youth groups, children’s ministry, praise and worship and other programming needs.
The Student Government Association is hosting its annual fall blood drive on Friday, September 28, from 12-6 p.m. The event will take place in The Underground Pulse, located in the basement of Evans Hall. The public is invited to participate in this event by donating blood or by volunteering to help hand out snacks or sign in volunteers.
Victory Media named Sterling College to their 2013 Military Friendly Schools list. The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that exhibit leading practices in the recruitment and retention of students with military experience and their spouses.
Our thoughts and prayers are with our fellow ACCK schools, Tabor College and McPherson College. Over the weekend both colleges had students pass away in unrelated events. Please join us as we pray for the friends, families and communities mourning the losses this week and in the days to come.
The Sterling College Chorale and SC Concert Choir have been preparing for the 3rd Annual Composer Festival, scheduled for Monday, October 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the Sterling United Presbyterian Church. This year’s featured composer will be Jackson Berkey, an internationally recognized composer and pianist.
Something as simple as doing your homework can yield an unexpected opportunity, especially if you do it well. Such was the case when Sterling College senior Courtney Huber of McPherson, Kan., chose a familiar nonprofit organization, India Christian Ministries, to re-brand for her graphic design class.
The Office of the Registrar has a new, yet familiar face this year. Rebecka Vessey became the fulltime assistant registrar in August, working on athletic eligibility and parent and student questions about classes and scheduling.