Author: Dale Devries
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.
Colucci questions Obama’s stance on chemical weapons for ISIS
Lamont Colucci, associate professor and chair of the politics and government department, published an opinion piece on NationalReview.com. In “Will Obama Allow ISIS to Have Chemical Weapons, Too?”, Colucci questions President Obama’s stance on ISIS using chemical weapons, citing his previous failure with Syria. “It has been well-documented that the Assad regime in Syria used […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Rafael Fransisco Salas publishes art reviews
Associate Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas had two reviews published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in July. The reviews address two different displays on the Wisconsin Museum of Art in West Bend, Wisconsin. One is Nathaniel Stern’s “Giverny of the Midwest,” a series of photographic scans printed on watercolor paper. The second is “Wilde’s […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Alumni give $1 million gift to Ripon College to promote study abroad
Ripon College has announced that Thomas ’72 and Suellen “Sudy” Reigle Altholz ’73 will give $1 million to Ripon College to promote study abroad experiences for its students. The gift will help fund scholarships for Ripon students to pursue academic study, research or student teaching opportunities abroad. “The essence of the college experience starts with […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Two versions of short story reflect their times
Katie Warczak ’16 of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, first read “Smoke, Lilies and Jade” during an English class taught by Assistant Professor of English Mary Unger at Ripon College. The controversial short story by Harlem Renaissance writer Richard Bruce Nugent was published in the magazine Fire!!! in 1926. When she read the story again — in an […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Research, Student.
Student research helped C.J. Thode ’04 decide his career direction
C.J. Thode ’04 is an assistant professor teaching organic chemistry at the College of St. Rose in Albany, New York. While a chemistry student at Ripon College, several research opportunities helped him move forward in his career. The summer after his sophomore year, he researched organic chemistry through a National Science Foundation program at Loyola […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Research.
Keeping the Ripon College campus beautiful takes a lot of attention
The Ripon College campus often is commended for its beauty. The people responsible for maintaining this beauty are part of the grounds department. The staff is responsible for a wide variety of tasks, such as landscaping, mowing, snow removal, trash removal, event setup and package deliveries. “The best part of my job is the wide […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Uncategorized.
Research broadens world-view for music major Laura Plummer Nielsen ’04
The liberal arts and sciences education she gained at Ripon College and the independent research she did as a student laid a foundation that has led Laura Plummer Nielsen, ’04 to where she is in her life today, Nielsen says. At Ripon, Nielsen was a French and music major, with an emphasis on piano. She […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Research.
The probability is, this collaborative research yielded a great new app
Probability has gotten a little easier to understand with joint research by Logan Soich ’15 of Franklin, Wisconsin, who majored in economics and mathematics, and Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Chester Ismay. Ismay and Soich worked together to make short videos explaining concepts of probability, created an interactive applet to help students visualize […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research, Student.
Thanks for the memories: Linda Mogicato Sasser ’75 gives people’s brain function a boost
Memory health and cognitive function are the focus of Linda Mogicato Sasser ’75 of Bloomingdale, Illinois, and she now is in her second year of running her business, Brain and Memory Health. She speaks and leads workshops about memory health and cognitive function at marketing events and residential retirement communities. After graduation from Ripon College, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Colucci’s published work criticizes Obama’s foreign policy
Lamont Colucci, associate professor and chair of the politics and government department, recently published an opinion piece for U.S. News & World Report. In “Extremists Love a Vacuum,” Colucci expresses his concern that the president’s “half-hearted foreign policy” has allowed Islamic extremism to worsen. “It is almost exhausting making a list of every location that […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Supporting Ripon financially keeps Kimberly Larson ’08 connected
Ripon College is a special place that she continues to care for, says Kimberly Larson ’08 of Apple Valley, Minnesota. Her devotion and support of the College have earned her recognition as one of the younger members of Ripon College’s 1851 Club — parents, friends and alumni who support the College at leadership levels. This […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Ripon College receives new Student Support Services grant of more than $1 million
A new five-year Student Support Services grant has been awarded to the Student Support Services program at Ripon College by the U.S. Department of Education, TRIO division. The first-year grant award starting Sept. 1 will total $244,257, with a total grant award projected over five years of $1,221,285. The goals of the Student Support Services […]
Posted by Dale Devries in McNair.
Life at Ripon — Chuchen Tan ’16
Chapter 1: The Start of an Eventful Summer [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!] Dear Ripon College Alumni and Friends, A big “Hello” from […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Life After Ripon — Raymond Allen ’15
Chapter 1: Nostalgia [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!] Nostalgia. If you take this word and smash it really hard with a grammar hammer, you’ll […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Army research scientist and Ripon alumnus helps stop Ebola in its tracks
A novel chemical system that kills the Ebola virus on surfaces is being used to sterilize medical equipment and electronic items in the war on Ebola in West Africa. Invented by Dr. Christopher Doona ’86 and fellow researchers at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in Natick, Massachusetts, this electricity-free, lightweight, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Ripon chemistry major takes research to the world stage
Last summer, Nicholas Luedtke ’16, a chemistry major from Appleton, Wisconsin, was accepted into a two-year research program through Princeton University focused on the upcoming field of molecular biophysics. He worked with post-doctoral and graduate students in the chemical and biological engineering department. “They gave me the opportunity to know first-hand what it’s like to […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Research, Student.