Sterling College journalism garnered recognition recently by securing 18 victories in the 2022 Kansas Collegiate Media Contest. Junior Taya Wilson, of Sterling, and sophomore Shaylee Gibbs, of Amarillo, Texas, came away as individual winners.  

The Sterling College Criminal Justice program, specifically the Judicial Process class, will host a mock trial at 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 21, at the Rice County Courthouse. The honorable Kathryn Gardner will serve as the presiding judge. The mock trial is open to the public.

Students enrolled in the course will serve as the attorneys, witnesses and the bailiff. Other criminal justice students will serve as the jury.

Sterling College held the distinct privilege of hosting the 154th Annual Meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science & Kansas Entomological Society (92nd Annual) on the College’s campus over April 1-2. Sterling College students and faculty presented during the meeting. 

Scandal! Blackmail! Corruption! And laughter—Oscar Wilde's comedy “An Ideal Husband” has it all! It is being brought to life on the Sterling College Theatre stage by husband-wife team Micah and Ava (Brooks) Bachert this Friday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. and at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 9. The couple will graduate next month, and this show is their senior project.  

Sterling College has another National Champion on campus. Freshman Cody Brooks became the National Champion of Novice International Parliamentary Debate at the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament held at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla., on March 10-12. Brooks is from Sterling, Kan.

Tournaments for the last two years have been online due to COVID restrictions. This was the first in-person tournament for the team in two years. 

For the summer of 2022, Sterling College is offering all general education courses for the low price of $145 per credit hour. The list of classes has been released with classes beginning May 10 and June 28. Visit online.sterling.edu/summer-discount-class-offerings/ for information.

Dr. Roy Millhouse, associate professor of biblical studies and chair of the Theology and Ministry Department, will be the speaker for the 2022 Sterling College Commencement ceremony. The ceremony will honor the Class of 2022 and will take place on Saturday, May 7, at 9:45 a.m. in the Gleason Physical Education Center on the Sterling College campus.

Millhouse has served the College since 2014 in the Theology and Ministry Department. He previously taught at Baylor University and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. He has also served as a pastor in Arkansas and Texas.