Kansas Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall will give a presentation to Sterling College students, employees and guests on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. He will discuss recent developments in criminal law. The public is invited to attend this event, which will take place in Heritage Hall on the third floor of Cooper Hall on the Sterling College campus.

Sterling College will welcome Dr. Hence Parson as the speaker for the annual Peacemakers Convocation. Parson is an award-winning leader in the Hutchinson community and retired faculty member for Hutchinson Community College. His address, “Understanding Cultures,”​ will take place on Friday, Feb. 19, at 10 a.m. in Culbertson Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.

Dark matter may not be a common topic of discussion in Sterling, Kansas, but an event held at Sterling College will offer students and community members the rare chance to learn all about it. Emily Grace, who will be joining the faculty as a physics professor in the fall, will speak about her research on dark matter at a seminar held on the College’s campus on Feb. 16.

The fall 2015 Sterling College Dean’s Honor Roll recognizes 193 students who completed the semester with a 3.50 GPA or better in at least 12 credits of residential work or 10 credits of online work. Students named to the list include:

Melissa Rose Cree Abousamra of Milpitas, California,

Anna Elizabeth Adamyk of McPherson, Kansas,

*Kelly Alexander of Hutchinson, Kansas,

Andres Roman Arciniaga of El Paso, Texas,

Jenna Kay Arlow of Palmer, Alaska,

Gabrielle Brianna Baca of Corona, California,

Kerry Katherine Balch of Yukon, Oklahoma,