The Sterling College Office of Institutional Advancement has announced Liliana Ball as director of alumni relations.

“Lil brings great strength to this role and will be a true blessing to our alumni and the entire Sterling College family,” said David Earle ’91, vice president for advancement.

Sterling College Theatre’s opening production of the year, “Red Velvet”, has been cited for excellence by the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival (KC/ACTF) organization. “Red Velvet” was staged the last weekend of August as the senior project of theatre major Torey Wilson.

Wilson played the central role of Ira Aldridge, the first African American to play Shakespeare’s title role in Othello. In addition, he directed the show with assistance from Sterling College Theatre Artistic Director Sasha Hildebrand. 

Christmas can mean a lot of things: family, traditions, gift-giving and one thing that unites everyone – young and old alike: music. The Sterling College Music Department is doing their part in ringing in the season with two Christmas concerts this weekend. 

Sterling College welcomes the community to kick off the Christmas Advent season at its Share the Light Christmas Tree Lighting on Sunday, December 4. The event will begin at 7 p.m. on the east side of Cooper Hall. Sterling College students, faculty and staff, as well as the public are invited to this free event on East Cooper Lawn. 

Sterling College recognized its Alumni Award winners for 2022 who were awarded at Homecoming on Oct. 6-8. The Distinguished Service Award was awarded to Rev. Robert ‘Bob’ Wade ’69, the Spirit of Sterling Alumni Award was awarded to Donna (Brownlee) Foster ’76, and the Young Alumni Award was given to Dr. Kysha (Nichols) Totten ’09.

Sterling College recognized its latest class of Marketplace Excellence Awards Winners during its 2022 Homecoming Weekend. The Excellence in Education Award was awarded to Sheila (Bailey) Burgess ’82 and Robert John ’74.

The Excellence in Education Award recognizes a Sterling graduate who demonstrates the dedication, commitment and loyalty to teaching and service to community that reflects the rich heritage of the education department.

The Kansas Independent College Association today released the results of a study that estimates the impact of Sterling College on the statewide economy to be $29 million dollars and 261 jobs.

The Theology and Ministry Department at Sterling College will present its annual Fall Theology Conference on October 27-28 on the campus of Sterling College. This year’s conference is themed “The Christian and Imagination,” with Dr. Jay Smith, president and Bridger professor of ethics at Yellowstone Theological Institute. The public is invited to attend all presentations. 

Sterling College was included as one of only 38 schools in the Midwest who were named to the 2022 U.S. News & World Report list for Social Mobility. The list highlights “colleges [that] are more successful than others at advancing social mobility by enrolling and graduating large proportions of disadvantaged students.”