Sterling College welcomed nine new faculty members to campus for the 2024-25 academic year. Classes begin on Wednesday, August 21.

“We are proud to welcome these full-time faculty and clinical instructors to the Sterling College family, and we are looking forward to how these individuals will engage and interact with the students we are here to serve,” said Dr. Ken Brown, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College. 

Sterling College had a strong presence at the 156th Annual Meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science & Kansas Entomological Society (94th Annual) held at Emporia State University on April 5-6. Sterling College students presented six oral and posters presentations during the meeting. 
 

Sterling College journalism garnered state-wide recognition recently by securing victories in the 2024 Kansas Collegiate Media Contest.

Senior Shaylee Gibbs, of Amarillo, Texas, came away as an individual winner.

Also, the Sterling College Observer, which is in its fifth year as the campus student media outlet, received second place in the overall category. In that category, publications can earn one or none of three overall honors within their classifications, which are based on the type of publication and institution. 

She’s been Serena the Sorority Girl in Legally Blonde: the musical, Katherine in Newsies, Martha in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, and, most recently, Cinderella in Into the Woods. In addition to her roles onstage, Sterling College senior Keeley Coon has been active in choir, Highland Singers, band, learned the sax for Jazz Band and also been a Resident Assistant in her dorm. She will present her Senior Music Recital next Thursday, April 25, at 6 p.m. at the Sterling United Methodist Church.