On Friday, Nov. 6, Rod Learned will visit Sterling College to speak at the annual Oscar Schmidt Lecture Series convocation. Learned has worked for Koch Industries since 1998, serving as the first-ever director of internal communication for the company. He now manages the corporate archive and serves as the company’s historian. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 10 a.m. in Culbertson Auditorium in Spencer Hall on the Sterling College campus.

Dr. Wai-Foong Hong, associate professor of biology at Sterling College, had the unique experience of teaching an undergraduate course in the department of molecular biotechnology at Da-Yeh University in Taiwan. For two intensive weeks in July, Dr. Hong co-taught a condensed version of the course “Eukaryotic Biotechnology II” with Da-Yeh University’s Dr. Vida Chiang.

The Sterling College Debate and Forensics Team has added quite a few trophies to their display case. Having participated in the Ocho Debate Tournament, the Missouri Mule, and the Sunflower Swing, the team has taken first place in overall team sweepstakes and has earned over a dozen individual and team awards.

On Monday, Nov. 2, the Sterling College choirs will have the unique experience of performing a renowned composer’s work under his direction during the Sixth Annual Composer Festival. David Schwoebel, the composer of over 150 published works, will direct the College’s four vocal ensembles, the Highland Singers, Men’s Glee, Women’s Glee and Choral Union, in performing a mixture of his original pieces and his interpretation of other works such as “Come, Thou Fount” and “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah.” The concert, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 7:30 p.m.