125th Anniversary Celebration
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n November 1, 1887, Sterling College opened its doors and set out on a mission to create a vigorous collegiate institution in a central location. One hundred and twenty-five years later, Sterling College is still continually committed to that very end. During the 2012-2013 academic year, a variety of activities took place to celebrate our commitment to Christ-centered education in the Great Plains. This included 125 Hours of Prayer, midnight pancake feed on November 1, the revival of Robert Burns night, and a historical bent to regularly scheduled events include Heritage Convocation, Choir Tour 2013, the annual city-wide service day Love Sterling, Baccalaureate and Commencement.
Graduates group together to form a “125” before Baccalaureate.
Faculty, staff and friends of the college join in the traditional Scottish song of remembrance, “Auld Lang Syne.”
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Sterling College’s choir tour incorporated the 125th anniversary by singing familiar songs like “My God and I” and “Song of Simeon.”