For the fourth year in a row, students from Ripon College have won student paper awards from the Wisconsin Sociological Association. Holly Kortemeier ’15 of Whitewater, Wisconsin, won first place for her senior seminar paper from last semester, “Pupils to Peers: Socializing Graduate Students into the Counseling Profession.” Kyle Novack ’15 of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, […]
Rafael Francisco Salas, associate professor of art, will have an exhibit of his work shown Oct. 9 through Nov. 6 at Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin. “World Without End” includes large-scale drawings, paintings and sculptures that reflect upon identity and tension, conflict and confusion, beauty and devotion played out on the vast rural Wisconsin landscape and […]
LGBT History Month is being held at Ripon College to promote diversity on campus. Highlights include: Diversity poster campaign, identifying racial, disability, gender, historical and celebrity figures in the LGBT community. Oct. 6: Safe zone training, 5 p.m. in Great Hall. Introductory workshop for people who care about diversity, equality and inclusion to learn how […]
Ripon College announced today that it is the recipient of a $14,300,000, fixed-rate low interest loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development division to help finance the cost of renovating and expanding the J.M. Storzer Athletics, Health and Wellness Center. The funds, provided through the Community Facilities Direct Loan program, are designed […]
Todd Jaeger ’83 of Ixonia, Wisconsin, who teaches music at Kettle Moraine High School, was named Top Teacher for September 2015 by WISN 12 News. A video interview can be viewed here.
Hervé Somé, associate professor of educational studies, published two political opinion pieces related to the coup in Burkina Faso on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2015, against the government of transition to democratic institutions after ex-President Blaise Compaore was ousted by a popular rising on Oct. 31, 2014. “General Diendere’s game is up!” was published Sept. 18, […]
Rick Estberg, a 1975 graduate of Ripon College who works at the National Security Agency, will present a personal perspective of his life and career when he visits Ripon College Friday, Oct. 2. From 10:10 to 11 a.m., he will speak during an open classroom session in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. He will address […]
Comedian Bryan Morris, who balances sharp observational humor with energetic absurdism, quick wit and boyish charm, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, in the Terrace, Bovay Hall, on the Ripon College campus. Morris is a New York City-based comedian quickly making a name for himself at comedy clubs, colleges and festivals across the […]
“The Iran Nuclear Deal” will be discussed Wednesday, Sept. 30, by Cheryl Rofer ’63, consultant and CEO of nucleardiner.com; and Jonathan Ruhe, associate director of the Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs. This is the inaugural event of the 2015-16 academic year for the Center for Politics and the […]
Will & Company will present “50 Years of Latinos Shaping a Nation” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, on the Ripon College campus. The 65-minute, multi-media, three-actor presentation will be in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. It is free and open to the public. The Los Angeles-based Will & Company addresses social […]
Community-based health care systems in Cuba and Central America will be addressed Sept. 29 at Ripon College by honored doctor and international speaker Dr. Luther Castillo Harry. The talk, co-sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People and the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, will be presented from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in […]
Remarks by Professor of Religion Brian Smith were included in an article by Gannett News Services about the visit to the United States of Pope Francis. Read it here.
Dr. Tim Schaid, executive director of Wisconsin School Music Association, Wisconsin Music Educators Association and Wisconsin Foundation for School Music since July 2012, will speak at 2:15 p.m. Friday in Choir Room 156, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. All are welcome to attend and learn about lifelong involvement in music. Schaid holds a bachelor […]
Join us for a Skype chat with Adam O’Connor Rodriguez, senior editor at Hawthorne Books and adjunct professor in the Master’s of Book Publishing program at Portland State University. His fiction, poetry and interviews appear widely. A graduate of Eastern Washington University’s MFA in Creative Writing program, he has served in editorial leadership roles for […]
Lamont Colucci, associate professor and chair of the politics and government department, recently published an opinion piece on USNews.com, criticizing President Obama’s recent diplomatic strong-arming. He cites an incident from 1797 in which President John Adams sent three American envoys to France in an attempt to forestall war between the United States and its Revolutionary […]
Steven Dietz’s play “Private Eyes,” a comic mystery of passion, deceit and jealousy, will open the Ripon College Theatre Department’s 2015-16 season Sept. 30 through Oct. 3. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the College’s campus. Tickets are free, but reservations are recommended by calling […]
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra returns to Ripon College Sunday, Sept. 27, for its 43rd annual appearance on campus. Presented each year as part of the College’s Caestecker Fine Arts Series, admission to this year’s performance will be free as a thank-you to the greater Ripon community for its continued support of the College’s musical programming. […]
“I’ve loved acting since I was young,” says Amanda Finn ’14 of Madison, Wisconsin. “It was my first love.” At Ripon, Finn majored in theatre, English and film/media studies. As a sophomore, she was encouraged by Professor of Theatre Bob Amsden to participate in the O’Neill Critics Institute within the Kennedy Center American College Theatre […]
When planning for her summer activities, Kathryn Bruhns ’16 of Oak Park, Illinois, hoped to do research at a different college. She approached Andrea Young, assistant professor of mathematical sciences and chair of the department, for a letter of recommendation. When Bruhns found out she did not get into the program she had applied for, […]
Chapter 1: Shifting Focus [Editor’s Note: Raymond Allen ’15, Karena Schroeder ’15, and Madeline Poullette ’15 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their post-graduation experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life After Ripon!] I still can’t believe that graduation was over three months ago. I should be back […]