Sterling College student journalists recently won several awards in the 2020 Kansas Collegiate Media Publications Award Contest. Junior Darren Porche, of Houston, sophomore Taya Wilson, of Sterling, and freshman Max Dutton, of Sterling, all came away as individual winners.

Also, the Sterling College Observer newspaper, which is in its first year as the campus newspaper, received a Silver designation in the overall category, in which publications can earn one or none of three overall honors within their classification. 

 Sterling College and the Office of Admissions is pleased to announce Virtual Campus Visits available for all prospective students and families for the remainder of the academic year. Virtual Campus Visits allow for students to meet with their admissions counselor, professors, coaches and activity directors face-to-face via video messaging. Students and families may learn more and sign up for a visit at www.sterling.edu/admissions/visit-campus. 

Sterling College has announced the Sterling College Online Music Festival, which will allow middle school and high school students to display their musical abilities amongst their peers. The Festival will run from April 6 to April 25 and is open to all Kansas junior high and senior high school students. 

Continuing its commitment to Kansas families, Sterling College has announced two new scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year. The Sunflower Scholarship and the Heart of Kansas Scholarship offers institutional aid to prospective students who meet the criteria to be awarded, starting with the fall 2020 semester. Students interested in pursuing this scholarship may learn more at www.sterling.edu/admissions. The application is available online and the priority deadline for these scholarships is May 1, 2020. 

The spring Freeman Lecture Series, originally scheduled for April 3, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and in accordance with CDC recommendations to limit gatherings of people. 

The health and safety of our guests and community was our utmost consideration in this decision. We are hoping to reschedule a time to have Nikki Lerner visit our campus in the future,” said Paul Brandes ’11, chaplain.