Friends and family gathered in the Gleason Center at Sterling College on Saturday morning, May 11, 2024, to celebrate the achievements of its Class of 2024 graduates. The City of McPherson Pipe Band led the procession, and speaker, Ben Ray ’82, current Board of Trustees member and Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Derby, Kan., gave the Commencement address.  The Class of 2024 were honored as part of this year’s program.

Sterling College had a strong presence at the 156th Annual Meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science & Kansas Entomological Society (94th Annual) held at Emporia State University on April 5-6. Sterling College students presented six oral and posters presentations during the meeting. 
 

What could a coffee-loving mountain goat, a loving grandma named Susan, and a corgi dog complete with top hat all have in common? All three are characters from the creative minds of three soon-to-be-graduating Sterling College graphic design majors. The trio will be displaying their work in an exhibition entitled “Taking Up Space: Women Breaking into Graphic Design” from May 2 through May 10 at the Sterling College Art Center Gallery. 

Sterling College journalism garnered state-wide recognition recently by securing victories in the 2024 Kansas Collegiate Media Contest.

Senior Shaylee Gibbs, of Amarillo, Texas, came away as an individual winner.

Also, the Sterling College Observer, which is in its fifth year as the campus student media outlet, received second place in the overall category. In that category, publications can earn one or none of three overall honors within their classifications, which are based on the type of publication and institution.