Author: Dale Devries
Life at Ripon — Sara Driebel ’16
Chapter 2: Learning and Growing [Editor’s Note: Chuchen Tan ’16, Sara Driebel ’16, and Jacob Sahr ’16 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their senior year experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life At Ripon!] Most of us want to pretend that middle school never happened now that […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
World Peace Day: A time to reflect on where we are heading
As we approach World Peace Day on Nov. 17, it would be easy to be discouraged by the wanton and brutal violence being perpetrated in so many parts of the world today. However, it is important to recognize that, as Steven Pinker has recently pointed out, instances of organized violence and warfare have actually declined […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Ripon College presenting musical
A revival of the great Broadway classic musical, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, will be presented by the Ripon College music and theatre departments Nov. 11 through 14. Performances will be at 7:30 each evening in the Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the Ripon College campus. Tickets are […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Student.
Senior’s opinion piece published in USA Today
RaeAnn Brixius ’16 of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, who is president of the student senate, had an opinion piece published in the Nov. 9 issue of USA Today. “We Need a Leader Like Ben Carson” highlights her reasons why she thinks Dr. Ben Carson has the character to make tough decisions and be an exceptional leader for […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
Internship brings Allycia Bretl ’14 into contact with veterans
As Veterans’ Day approaches, Allycia Bretl ’14 has a unique perspective on working with veterans, active duty personnel and their families. Bretl is seeking a Masters of Social Work with emphasis in Clinical-Behavioral Health at the University of Maryland. It was here Bretl was set up with an eye-opening internship. She is working in the Mother […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Internships.
Tour guides: liaisons between College and prospective students
Student tour guides at Ripon College serve as liaisons between prospective students and all things Ripon College, and they play a key role in the admission process, says Paige Kane, campus event coordinator/admission counselor. “It is no secret that prospective students are much more likely to choose a school that they have visited during their […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Admission, Student.
GOP jabs at the press echo Spiro T. Agnew 46 years ago
President Zach Messitte is one of three writers who published an opinion piece in the Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel newspaper over the weekend. In “The GOP and Those Nattering Nabobs of Negativity,” they write that 46 years ago this week, long before current Republican candidates’ “potshots” at the press, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew found his own […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
McKenzie Lamb speaks Nov. 10 about using math to increase chances of winning at Monopoly
McKenzie Lamb, associate professor of mathematical sciences and chair of the department at Ripon College, will present the talk “Modeling Monopoly: Discrete Approximations, Google PageRank, and Homotopies” Tuesday, Nov. 10. The talk will run from 3-4 p.m. in Todd Wehr Hall, Room 216, on the college campus. He will speak about a joint research project […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research, Special Event.
Students present research at state convention
Students from the Ripon College Department of Politics and Government recently presented research papers at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Political Science Association (WPSA) at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. For students, this was a unique opportunity to showcase their hard work and research: Ben Valdez-Hempel ’17 of Minneapolis, Minnesota, presented his paper “United States […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Research, Student.
Civil rights activist Henry Brown III will speak Oct. 5
Henry Brown III, a civil rights activist from Milwaukee, will deliver an address about his personal experience with racism and current developments in the civil rights movement across the country for the Black Student Union. The talk will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the Dahm Heritage Room, S.N. Pickard Commons as a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Wisconsin artist David Giffey shows work starting Nov. 6
Work by artist David Giffey will be exhibited Nov. 6 through Dec. 6 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the Ripon College campus. The artist will talk in the lobby at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6. A reception will follow in the gallery. Giffey grew up on a dairy farm in […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event.
Chang ’64, a caregiver, writes book for children about Alzheimer’s
“I knew when I went into retirement that I wanted to write a children’s book,” says Juvenna “Jeve” Chang ’64 of Honolulu, Hawaii. It was two years before the story concept came, but then one evening it did. She sat down and wrote the whole story in one night. “When I finished, there were tears […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Colucci analyzes Russia’s foreign policy in the Middle East
Associate Professor of Politics and Government Lamont Colucci has published a new article on The Weekly Standard, showcasing the opposing nature of President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s doctrines. In The Putin Doctrine in Action, Colucci writes: “As the Obama doctrine is a tortured pathway of penance, contrition, and risk aversion designed to manage […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Mark Porubcansky ’77 will talk about foreign policy Monday
Mark Porubcansky ’77 of Marine on Saint Croix, Minnesota, and former foreign editor of the Los Angeles Times, will speak at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in Kreske Little Theatre, East Hall. The title of his talk is “You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Presidents, Promises and Foreign Policy.” Porubcansky has been a correspondent […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Special Event.
Talk on national identity in France to be given Nov. 4
“Natives, Immigrants or Citizens: On Rioting and National Identity in France,” will be presented at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Kreske Little Theatre, East Hall. Dr. Hervé Tchumkam will be the speaker. He is an assistant professor of French and Francophone studies and an associate for the John Tower Center for Political Studies at […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Gary G. Yerkey ’66 publishes new non-fiction book
Gary G. Yerkey ’66 of Washington, D.C., has published a new book, Dying for the News. It is available on amazon.com. More than 50 journalists working for U.S. news organizations were killed covering World War II, including 35-year-old Tom Treanor of the Los Angeles Times. The book is his story, but also the story of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Environmental roundtable provides forum for sustainability issues on campus: next meeting Wednesday
There have been many visible sustainability upgrades to the Ripon College’s campus over the past few years: new lighting, new drinking fountains, reusable mugs. But one new initiative isn’t visible in any of the physical objects on campus. The Environmental Leadership Roundtable is about supporting the human infrastructure for sustainability on campus. The Roundtable, which […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Sustainability.
Iberian prehistoric past focus of archaeology talk at Ripon College
Professor Katina Lillios of the University of Iowa, will present an archaeology talk Friday, Oct. 30, at Ripon College. The talk will run from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. Lillios’ talk is titled “Getting to Know You: Individuals and Social Difference in the Iberian Prehistoric Past.” She […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Rose Ensemble explores roots of bluegrass music Oct. 30
The internationally acclaimed Rose Ensemble will perform at Ripon College Oct. 30 as part of the Chamber Music & Jazz at Ripon Series. Now in its 20th performance season, The Rose Ensemble performs collections of lesser-known historical songs to retell different parts of history. “Each performance illuminates centuries of rarely heard repertoire, bringing to modern […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event.
Communication professor to address persuasive power of sports in politics
Bonnie Sierlecki ’01, an assistant professor in communication studies at Edgewood College in Madison, will be a guest speaker for the Ripon College Department of Communication Wednesday, Oct. 28. Her talk will be presented from 7 to 8 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. “Baller-in-Chief: Barack Obama and the Rhetoric of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Special Event.