New Covenant Presbyterian Church in Hutchinson, Kansas, welcomed members of the Sterling College community on Sunday, April 27, for a special Commissioning Service during its morning worship. The service included prayer, music, and words of encouragement for mission teams preparing to depart for service trips to Mexico and Japan.

Sterling College is excited to welcome an estimated 650 students to campus this summer as it hosts a series of camps throughout June and July. The summer camp season will include three cheerleading camps sponsored by KSHSAA and Varsity, as well as leadership and ministry camps hosted by Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and CrossPoint Church.

Dr. Christie George, assistant professor of music at Sterling College, was presented with The William M. McCreery Teaching Award during the College’s Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 10, 2025. The award honors faculty who demonstrate exceptional teaching and innovation in the classroom and is given annually to a faculty member who exemplifies excellence in instruction at Sterling College.

With years of dedication, leadership, and academic success, Sterling College seniors Evie Gill of St. George, Kan., and Dawson Urwiller of Hutchinson, Kan., were named the 2025 Outstanding Female and Male Graduates, awarded in conjunction with the Professor Fran Jabara Leadership Award.

Friends and family gathered in the Gleason Center at Sterling College on Saturday morning, May 10, 2025, to celebrate the achievements of its Class of 2025 graduates. The River City Pipes & Drums band led the procession, and speaker, Stephen R. Morefield, pastor at Christ Covenant Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Leoti, Kan., gave the Commencement address.  The Class of 2025 were honored as part of this year’s program. The presentation of degrees followed with students walking the stage and shaking hands with President Scott Rich, completing their time at Sterling.