Author: Dale Devries
Seven area high schools to be represented at Ripon College Band Festival April 24
Eighty-two students from seven area high schools will participate in Ripon College Band Festival, to be held Monday, April 24. Participating schools are Horicon, Oakfield, Princeton, Ripon, Valley Christian School, Watertown and Waupun. During the all-day band festival, students will work with Ripon College music faculty, preparing the music for a concert that will conclude […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Ripon College Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo will perform April 21
The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo will perform Friday, April 21. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. The director is Adjunct Instructor of Music Paul Dietrich. Jazz Ensemble will perform “Sweet Time Suite: Opening,” […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Rick Kammen ’68 releases new book, is interviewed on NPR about prisoners at Guantanamo Bay
Richard Kammen ’68, of Hilton Head, South Carolina, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, was interviewed March 30 on National Public Radio. The interview can be heard here and addresses the CIA’s torture program that continues to have huge implications at the U.S. military court and prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where 40 accused terrorists […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform April 16 at Ripon College
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform Sunday, April 16. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. Tobin Shucha is the director. Selections will include “Flourish for Wind Band,” by Ralph Vaughan Williams; “Amazing Grace,” by […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Four short plays will be presented in One-Act Play Festival April 14 and 15
The annual One-Act Play Festival, featuring short plays directed by students, will be held April 14 and 15 at Ripon College. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Admission is free and open to the public. The plays and cast members are: “Harold’s Ear,” […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Acclaimed theatre critic Peter Filichia will discuss ‘The Business of Show Business’ April 18
“The Business of Show Business,” a discussion about theatre with acclaimed theatre critic Peter Filichia, will be held Tuesday, April 18, at Ripon College. The discussion will run from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Rodman 147, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The event is free and open to the public. Filichia serves on […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event.
Henrik Schatzinger shares perspectives on election on ‘WisconsinEye’ television program
Henrik Schatzinger, professor of political science and interim director of the Center for Politics and the People, was interviewed for “WisconsinEye,” a 30-minute cable TV show, for its segment “Newsmakers: A Preview of the Spring General Election Ballot” ahead of Tuesday’s election. “WisconsinEye” is a nonprofit, private public affairs network delivering state government news. Schatzinger, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Political Publications.
Ripon College foundation provides path to dentistry for Ross Oberschlake ’07
The path to dentistry for Dr. Ross Oberschlake ’07 was built on a foundation made at Ripon College. “Taking key courses through the biology and chemistry departments got me ready to enter into any career in the health field,” says Oberschlake of Hillcrest Family Dental in Waukesha, Wisconsin. “All the professors gave incredibly personalized attention […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Jeffrey Charles McAndrew ’81 named inaugural poet laureate in North Fond du Lac
Jeffrey Charles McAndrew ’81 of North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, has been named North Fond du Lac’s inaugural poet laureate by Spillman Public Library. He is involved with numerous artistic activities within the community. He started the podcast “Poets Have Something to Say” in October 2022, and it can be heard on the “Great Poets” […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Erin Bryan will be soloist with Oshkosh Chamber Singers Sunday
Assistant Professor of Music Erin Bryan will be the soprano soloist when the Oshkosh Chamber Singers presents Josef Haydn’s masterpiece oratorio “The Creation” on Palm Sunday, April 2. The performance will begin at 3 p.m. at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, St. Mary site, 605 Merritt Ave., Oshkosh, with choir, soloists and an orchestra of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance, Staff.
Musical written by Ken Luber ’60 to have world premiere in California April 7
“Esperanza: A Musical of Love and Hope,” with book and lyrics by Ken Luber ’60 of Idyllwild, California, will have its world premiere April 7 at Mount San Jacinto College in California. “Esperanza” is a comedy/romance with “the grit of three fallen stars making their final comeback from darkness when that cheer is no longer […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Seniors in the community invited to add their memories to Ripon College project
Seniors from the community have one last chance to participate in a ceramic tiles project to enhance the new Ripon Senior Activity Center in Murray Park. Students from the ceramics classes of Professor of Art Mollie Oblinger at Ripon College have been collaborating with seniors from the community since last fall to create ceramic tiles […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Ripon College names Kenny Finco new head coach of men’s basketball
Ripon College announces that Kenny Finco has been selected as its next head coach of men’s basketball. He will assume his duties April 3. For the last six seasons, he has served as an assistant men’s basketball coach and an assistant in the sports performance center at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. “Kenny’s cerebral approach […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Athletics News, Faculty.
Lydia Fredrick ’23, Cydney Pittenger ’22 awarded TriBeta research grants
In both of the last two years, Ripon College students have been awarded the TriBeta Biological Honors Society Research grant. Each year, TriBeta awards grants to students to support their undergraduate research. After performing research with the grant, students present their results at a Regional District Convention or a National Biennial Convention. This year, Lydia […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Research, Student.
Speakers will discuss cancel culture April 11 at Ripon College
“Cancel Culture: Accountability or Censorship?” will be presented April 11 at Ripon College. The discussion will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the Ripon College campus. The talk is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People. The talk will focus […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Political Publications, Special Event.
Award-winning poet will read from her work April 12 at Ripon College
RIPON — Torrin A. Greathouse, author of the award-winning poetry collection “Wound from the Mouth of a Wound,” will read from her work Wednesday, April 12, at Ripon College. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the MLK Lounge, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. The reading is free and open to the public. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Ripon College Chamber Singers plan upcoming concerts and spring tour
The Ripon College Chamber Singers will participate in several activities this spring. Choral Festival and concert: A Choral Festival will be held Tuesday, March 21, at the College. Eighty high school students from five schools — Ripon, Waupun, Sheboygan North, Little Chute and Cedar Grove-Belgium — will be hosted for a full day on campus […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance.
Ripon College names Chris Schumacher new athletic director
Ripon College announces that Christopher Schumacher has been selected as its next athletic director. He will assume his duties June 1. Steve Wammer, associate director of athletics and head softball coach, will serve as the interim athletic director. Current athletic director Ryan Kane has been named athletic director for Carthage College, a role he assumes […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Athletics News.
Cormac Madigan earns prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Ripon College senior Cormac Madigan of Rosendale, Wisconsin, has been awarded a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. The NCAA awards up to 126 postgraduate scholarships annually. The scholarships are awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically. The $10,000 scholarships are awarded three times a year corresponding to each sport season (fall, winter and spring). Twenty-one […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Athletics News, Student.
Exhibit of ceramic sculptures and installations opens with a reception March 31
“Lisa Marie Barber: My Spring Garden,” an exhibit of artwork, will be on view March 31 through May 2 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. An opening reception will be held at 7 p.m. March 31. Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Barber earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology with an […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.