Sterling College recognized its three Arts Hall of Fame inductees for 2020 who were awarded at Homecoming on Oct. 14-16. The 2020 induction was postponed until Homecoming 2021 due to the pandemic. Two members of Sterling College’s Class of 2001 are being inducted: Rachel (Prochaska) Downs ’01, theatrical scenic artist from Wichita, and Jodi Lightner ’01, art professor at Montana State University in Billings, Mont. Also being inducted is Hays High School music director Alex Underwood ’08.

Beginning on Thursday, Oct. 14, alumni will travel back to Sterling College to experience the Homecoming 2021 festivities, many of which the community is invited to attend. On Thursday, Check-in and Registration will open at 9 a.m. in the Alumni Center. The Freeman Lecture Series featuring speaker Jonathan Evans begins at 1 p.m. Sterling College will present the opening of Disney’s “Newsies” in Culbertson Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Registration, tickets and additional information for all Homecoming events can be found at sterling.edu/homecoming.

Sterling College will welcome Jonathan Evans, mentor, author, speaker and former NFL fullback, on Thursday, October 14, 2021, for the fall Ross and Fern Freeman Lecture Series for Servant Leadership. The Freeman Lecture Series speaker will deliver his message at 1 p.m. in the Gleason Center on the campus of Sterling College. The public is welcome to attend this free event. 

September 7, 2021, Sterling, Kan. – Sterling College is set to host a regional conference, “Fostering Community and Hospitality on a Diverse Campus” funded by a grant from the Lilly Fellows Program. The conference will take place on May 16, 2022, on the Sterling College campus in Sterling, Kan. The conference aims to gather faculty, staff, and administration from multiple church-related colleges and universities in Kansas in order to discuss and deepen our commitment to diversity and its connection to our respective missions as faith-based institutions.

Sterling College has announced Estephany Moncada ’19 as the College’s interim associate chaplain and diversity officer and Brett Couture ’18 as director of academic support & student engagement. The duo provide additional leadership and experience to the Office of Student Life. 

Sterling College welcomed three new faculty members to campus for the fall semester. Classes begin on Wednesday, August 18. 

“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.