Learn the Value of a

Sterling College Education

Understand our unique approach to Environmental Stewardship

Mark your calendars for:

Saturday, February 9, 2019

9:15 – 10:00 am: Info Session for GMC Students, Student Center

10:00: Registration & Refreshments ~ Dunbar Hall

10:10 – 10:20: Welcoming Remarks ~ President Matthew Derr, President

10:20 – 10:25: Additional Remarks ~  Tim Patterson, Dean of Admission & Financial Aid

10:45 – 10:55: Ecology Presentation ~ Farley Brown, Faculty in Ecology

10:55 – 11:05: Outdoor Education Presentation ~ Josh Bossin, Faculty in Outdoor Education

11:05 – 11:15: Global Field Studies Presentation ~ Josh Bossin, Faculty in Outdoor Education

11:20 – 11:30: Environmental Humanities Presentation ~ Dr. Carol Dickson, Faculty in Environmental Humanities

11:45 – 12:30 pm: Lunch in Dunbar Hall

1:00 – 1:15: Sustainable Agriculture & Wendell Berry Farming Program Presentations ~ Jeff Richardson & Rick Thomas, Faculty in Sustainable Agriculture

1:30 – 1:40: Sustainable Food Systems Presentation ~ Tony Van Winkle, Faculty in Sustainable Food Systems

1:50 – 2:10: Work Program & Sterling Community Presentation ~ Yvette McDonnell, Dean of Community & Harley Meyer

2:10 – 2:20: Closing Remarks & Admission Deadlines, Financial Aid, & Thank you! ~ Tim Patterson & Harley Meyer

3:00: Individual Advising Sessions for GMC students

5:30 – 6:00: Dinner for Overnight Guests, Dunbar Hall

Sunday, February 10, 2019

11:00 – 11:30 am: Brunch & Overnight Kit & Key Return, Dunbar Hall

*Please note this a proposed agenda with more information to come and is subject to change!

Whether you’re a high school student creating your college list, a student at another college who is thinking of transferring to Sterling, a parent of a prospective student, a sibling, or a friend, you are welcome at Open House, and we can’t wait to meet you.

Overnight Stays: Prospective students who are at least 17 years old can request to stay overnight in a Sterling College residence hall.

Save your receipts for travel expenses! We reimburse up to $500 in travel expenses for students who enroll after visiting.

Students sit around a campfire on the California GFS trip

Students marching in the Pride parade in Burlington

Key warms up for a race at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center

Students get out on the water in Advance Whitewater Canoeing

Tools class image

Students play music in the DunBarn, the student-run space on campus

Ecology students use Dichotomous keys to ID plants in the Cedar Swamp

Intro to Ice Climbing course

College Tour

Students plow the gardens using draft horses

Students and dog friends smile and sit around the mandala they created out of native squash, corn, and beans grown for the Native Food & Farming course.