Breaking new ground once again for the Sterling College Debate Team, seniors Gage Brookman and Bryce Harner were selected to participate in a national round robin debate tournament at Western Kentucky University. The Alexis Elliott Memorial Round Robin for Lincoln Douglas Debate invited 12 students and will be held on Sept. 22-24.

Sterling College was named to The Princeton Review’s 2018 “Best Midwestern” list for the seventh year. The Princeton Review named 658 colleges from across the United States and internationally to the “2018 Best Colleges: Region by Region” lists.

The Sterling College Criminal Justice program will host Kansas Secretary of the Department of Corrections Joe Norwood for its keynote lecture on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. The College will host Norwood 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.

Sterling College welcomed two new professors to the theatre program this year, both highly awarded for their work in theatre and eager to work with students and community members alike in their 2017-18 theatre season. Sasha Hildebrand, alumna of Sterling College, is returning as artistic director and assistant professor of theatre arts. Stephen English is the new technical director and associate professor of theatre.