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Sterling College Hosts Santa Fe Trail Children’s Literature Festival

Hosting over 500 students, Sterling College’s Santa Fe Trail Children’s Literature Festival took place on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016.
Release Date: 
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Hosting over 500 students who were able to meet an author and an illustrator, Sterling College’s Santa Fe Trail Children’s Literature Festival took place on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. Students from area elementary and junior high schools heard from author Christine Taylor-Butler and illustrator Brad Sneed.

Kruse to be inducted into NAIA Hall of Fame

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Sept. 15 that Lonnie Kruse is among the 2016 Hall of Fame inductees.
Release Date: 
Thursday, September 15, 2016

Lonnie Kruse retired from coaching basketball two years ago, but his awards keep coming. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Sept. 15 that Lonnie Kruse is among the 2016 Hall of Fame inductees. Kruse was the head coach for the Sterling College Women’s Basketball team from 1981-2014 and was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in October 2015. He ended his career as winningest coach in Kansas women’s basketball history with a record of 706-244.

Sterling College to host Kansas Highway Patrol Superintendent

The Sterling College Criminal Justice program will host Kansas Highway Patrol Superintendent Colonel Mark Bruce for its keynote lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016.
Release Date: 
Tuesday, September 13, 2016

The Sterling College Criminal Justice program will host Kansas Highway Patrol Superintendent Colonel Mark Bruce for its keynote lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. The College will host Bruce at 7 p.m. in Heritage Hall in Cooper Hall with a public question-and-answer forum immediately afterward. The public is invited to attend this free event.

Award-winning author Obioma to read at Sterling College

Chigozie Obioma, author of “The Fishermen,” will be at Sterling College on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, to read from his fiction.
Release Date: 
Monday, September 12, 2016

Chigozie Obioma, author of “The Fishermen,” will be at Sterling College on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, to read from his fiction. Obioma’s “The Fishermen” has been named to more than a dozen best book of the year lists, including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times Best Book Review. The college will host Obioma at 2:30 p.m. in Cornerstone in the Student Union and a signing will take place immediately afterward. The public is invited to attend this free event.

Sterling College to host VeggieTales creator Vischer

Phil Vischer, creator of VeggieTales and founder of Jellyfish Labs, will be at Sterling College as the speaker of The Ross and Fern Freeman Lecture Series
Release Date: 
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Sterling College will welcome Phil Vischer as the speaker for The Ross and Fern Freeman Lecture Series for Servant Leadership at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, in Culbertson Auditorium in Spencer Hall. Vischer is the creator of VeggieTales and founder of both Big Idea Productions and Jellyfish Labs. The Freeman Lecture Series, established in 2014, is free and open to the public.

Sterling College opens year with Keynote Convocation

Spencer Wagley, associate vice president for academic affairs, speaks to students and employees at Sterling College’s Keynote Convocation on Friday, Aug. 26.
Release Date: 
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Keeping with tradition, Sterling College welcomed students back with the annual Keynote Convocation held on the first Friday of the semester, Aug. 26. Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Spencer Wagley spoke to students at the address, asking them to consider what happens in life when their plans do not work out.

“We like our plans to come together. What happens when things are not that smooth? What happens when things begin to totally fall apart like a Nature Valley granola bar? When your direction totally changes?” asked Wagley.

Sterling College recognizes five and ten years of service

Sterling College recognized 25 employees who have completed five or ten years of service to the College during the 2015-16 school year.
Release Date: 
Thursday, August 25, 2016

Sterling College recognized 25 employees who have completed five or ten years of service to the College during the 2015-16 school year.

Those completing 10 years of service include:

Pam Bradford, housekeeping

Tom Bronleewe, pro-rata assistant professor of theology and ministry

Connie Carey, director of student health

Luke Cureton, director of development

Wai-Foong Hong, associate professor of biology

Dean Jaderston, head men’s basketball coach

Ken Troyer, assistant professor of communications

Caywood, Hicks and Wiebe receive Years of Service Awards

Three employees were honored for 15 and 20 years of service to Sterling College.
Release Date: 
Thursday, August 25, 2016

Three employees were honored for 15 and 20 years of service to Sterling College. Nancy Hicks, Janet Caywood and Deb Wiebe celebrated the achievement at the annual Kickoff Banquet on August 18.

Hicks, administrative assistant for the Sterling Teacher Education Program, began working at the College in 2000. She has a bachelor’s in elementary education, and she taught second grade and junior high and high school choir in Corona, New Mexico. This background, along with her management experience in business, has been beneficial to the education department.

Jones honored for 35 years of service at Sterling College

Marge Jones was congratulated by Sterling College President Scott Rich for 35 years of service to the College on Aug. 18 at the annual Kickoff Banquet.
Release Date: 
Thursday, August 25, 2016

Sterling resident Marge Jones was recognized by Sterling College for 35 years of service at the annual Kickoff Banquet on Aug. 18. Jones serves as the admissions office manager.

Psychology at Sterling College adds new concentrations

Students at Sterling College will now choose between two concentrations within the psychology major: social services or research and clinical psychology
Release Date: 
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Students at Sterling College will now choose between two concentrations within the psychology major: social services or research and clinical psychology. Social services will focus on careers in human services, while research and clinical psychology will prepare students for occupations that require graduate school.

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