Author: Dale Devries
Beauty of Wisconsin’s outdoors inspires student’s summer research
During his senior year of high school, Ricardo Jaimes ’17, moved from a large city in Illinois to the much smaller community of Marinette, Wisconsin. “I started noticing nature and doing more outdoor activities,” he says. His newfound love of Wisconsin’s natural beauty inspired him to attend college to study environmental science. As part of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Internships, McNair, Research, Social Responsibility, Student.
For Brandi Gaspard Mans ’10, the costume makes the character
A serendipitous disappointment at Ripon College led to a career choice for Brandi Gaspard Mans ’10 of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mans got into theatre in high school in Anoka, Minnesota, because some of her friends were doing it. “The theatre bug bit me,” she says, and she received a theatre scholarship to attend Ripon College. However, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Fine Arts.
Art professors showing work in Fond du Lac exhibit
Mollie Oblinger, associate professor of art, and Rafael Salas, associate professor of art, have work included in a group exhibit through Sept. 5 at the Thelma in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Oblinger also has work in a group show at the Angela Meleca Gallery through Sept. 3 in Columbus, Ohio; and her work will be […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Going back to the land brings new perspectives for history/English teacher
Julie Sikkink Lee ’88 is a high school history and English teacher at Oregon Episcopal School in Portland, Oregon. She predominantly teaches 9th- and 10th-graders in literature, ancient world history, medieval history and American history. “My favorite part of my school job is watching my students’ faces when something clicks for them and they see […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Captain America has place in scholarly research
As a double-major in art history and history, Laura Shively ’15 of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, prepared research presentations for not just one Senior Seminar, but two. She focused on how media, such as art, have influenced people throughout history. Her art history project was based on the comic book hero Captain America. “His name is Captain […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Research, Student.
Writing continues as creative outlet for Ken Luber ’60
Writing in various forms has provided a creative outlet for Ken Luber ’60 of Idyllwild, California, throughout his life. He has written poetry for much of his life, was an English major at Ripon College and was editor of the Ripon College literary magazine, Parallax, during his senior year. He since has written for several […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Colucci: Russia’s foreign policy working better than Obama’s
Lamont Colucci, associate professor and chair of the politics and government department, recently published an opinion piece for U.S. News & World Report. In “Russia Keeps Winning,” Colucci writes that Russian foreign policy is putting America’s to shame. He writes that if anything can characterize the Obama foreign policy, it would be the phrase “the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Ripon College to Launch New Project Space in Restored Fire-Damaged Building Downtown
Ripon College announced it will open a new multi-use arts space in downtown Ripon on Friday, Sept. 4. An 8 p.m. ribbon-cutting will feature the Ripon Fire Department as the guest of honor since the new venue will be located at 314 Watson St., a historic 19th-century building that was restored after a devastating fire […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event, Uncategorized.
New directors named for Ripon College’s Center for Politics and the People
Professor of Religion Brian Smith and Associate Professor of History Becky Matzke will serve as co-directors of the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College during the upcoming 2015-2016 academic year. The Center, founded in 2014 with a lead gift from Ripon College Trustee Bill MacLeod ’73, was created to promote constructive political […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Incoming, first-generation students attending Bridge Program this week
Twenty-eight incoming, first-generation students will attend the Bridge Program this week on the Ripon College Campus. This is the sixth year the program will be held. The Bridge Program, sponsored by Student Support Services, helps incoming, first-generation college students make a smooth personal and social transition to college life, assist with building a community of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in McNair, Student.
Alumna works with ‘To the Best of Our Knowledge’ on Wisconsin Public Radio
“To The Best of Our Knowledge,” an award-winning weekly Wisconsin Public Radio program, has as its technical director Caryl Wheeler Owen ’75 of Verona, Wisconsin. The show, which has been produced for 25 years, is the winner of the 64th annual Peabody Award for radio programming in 2005 and can be heard on more than […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
For David Bardwick ’72, success is contributing and doing his best
With a set career goal of working for himself, David Bardwick ’72 of Escondido, California, now owns a successful furniture art gallery in Solana Beach, California, just north of San Diego. His collection of furniture and art is under the name of the David Allan Collection, and it boasts pieces of art from many eastern […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Double major used all her skills to analyze National Geographic narratives
Rhetorical criticism skills learned as a communication major helped Alison Thiel, a senior from Ripon, Wisconsin, develop findings that display a shift in the dominance of Frederick Jackson Turner’s Frontier Thesis in Western Culture through the pictorial representation of sea turtles by National Geographic. Thiel, who also had a second major in environmental studies, says […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Research, Student.
Life at Ripon — Sara Driebel ’16
Chapter 1: Preparing for the Semester and the Future [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!] As summer is drawing to a close, I am […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Life After Ripon – Karena Schroeder ’15
Chapter 1: Becoming an Alumna [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!] Happy summer! I hope you are all enjoying the beautiful weather wherever this wonderful […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Liz Walsh ’14 earns high honor in international research competition
Liz Walsh ’14, a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University, received a second-place award for a research project submitted to an international agricultural science competition. More than 9,000 students from 61 countries participated in the Alltech Young Scientist Competition. Walsh, originally from Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, majored in biology and English at Ripon College. Her research […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Research.
Alumnus participates in local job fair
Austin Van Treeck ’14 of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, is a workforce development professional for the Sheboygan Country Economic Development Corp. He participated in a private job fair Wednesday to assist workers displaced from the closings of Conagra Foods (Ripon Cookie Factory) and Gredy Foundry in Berlin. “Between the two companies, nearly 500 employees will be losing […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
McNair program provides research opportunities for Stephanie Alvarez ’16
Obesity prevention is a great interest of Stephanie Alvarez ’16, a psychology major from Chicago, Illinois, because of today’s high rates of obesity in children and adolescents. “My curiosity led me to study college student eating habits in relation to parenting styles and accessibility of healthy food,” she says. Alvarez is part of the McNair […]
Posted by Dale Devries in McNair, Research, Student.
Kohler Foundation gifts works of art to Ripon College
From the Kohler Foundation’s Gifts of Art program, Ripon College has received works by three artists for its permanent collection: Jean Stamsta, Schomer Lichtner and Ruth Grotenrath. The Kohler Foundation has a legacy of supporting the arts and education that reaches back to the 1940s. Much of the work that the foundation does benefits the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.
Biology field study opportunities benefit from Marshall’s experience
A student experience at the former Associated Colleges of the Midwest Wilderness Field Station in northern Minnesota revealed a whole new world to Lorilei “Lori” Carson Marshall ’81. “I took a Wetlands Ecology course the summer after my freshman year,” she says. “I went as a suburban kid who had never paddled a canoe much […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.