Author: Dale Devries
CPP to host presentation on congressional gridlock Sept. 16
Ripon College’s Center for Politics and the People (CPP) and the Department of Political Science will sponsor a presentation on U.S. Congress gridlock in Room 104 of Todd Wehr Hall, Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The presentation titled “Why Congress Gets Stuck: Gridlock in the U.S. and How Europe Avoids It,” will be presented […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Changing the World, Homepage Featured, Political Publications, Special Event.
Ripon College to host free Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concert Sept. 21
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra returns for its 51st performance at Ripon College. The free performance will take place Sunday, Sept. 21, at 3:15 p.m. in the field house of Willmore Center. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend and no tickets are required. Associate Conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Ryan Tani will conduct, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Fine Arts, Homepage Featured, Music Performance.
Chaz’men Williams-Ali, Aurelia Andrews to perform Sept. 12
Tenor Chaz’men Williams-Ali and pianist Aurelia Andrews will present a recital as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon Series in Demmer Recital Hall of Ripon College’s C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts Friday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. In addition to the evening performance, Williams-Ali will lead a masterclass with Ripon College […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Homepage Featured, Music Performance, Special Event.
Starling Shakespeare Company to perform “The Comedy of Errors” Sept. 5
Starling Shakespeare Company is presenting a free show, “The Comedy of Errors,” in the Benstead Theatre of Ripon College’s C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts Friday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m. Starling co-founder and Ripon College alumna Jessie Lillis ’13 is in the cast and alumna Andrea Williams ’04 is a designer for the play. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Homepage Featured, Student, Theatre performance.
Nygard, Dalinghaus published in Choice journal
Two Ripon College professors have published a bibliographic essay in Choice, the journal of the American Library Association. Travis Nygard, art, and Ursula Dalinghaus, anthropology, contributed “The Financial Value of Art: How the World of Visual Art Intersects with the World of Money” to the April 2025 issue. This collaboration began when the editors of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Homepage Featured.
“Threads, Folds & Rabbit Holes” exhibit opens with reception Sept. 5
“Threads, Folds & Rabbit Holes,” an art exhibit by award-winning artist Kristy Deetz, will be on display Sept. 5 to Oct. 3 in Ripon College’s Caestecker Gallery of Art in the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Deetz will host an artist talk Friday, Sept. 5, at 6 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall with a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Homepage Featured, Special Event.
Ripon students gain teaching experience as Boys & Girls Club interns
Eleven Ripon College students are gaining excellent teaching experience as interns with the Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area at its new Ripon site this summer. Nicole Arnhold, a senior double majoring in studio art and secondary education, is an art teacher for children in first grade through tweens and teens at the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Homepage Featured, Internships, Student.
Salas’ art featured on cover of Newcity Art Chicago magazine
Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas’ 2021 painting “The Pioneers” is featured on the cover of the July/August 2025 issue of Newcity Art Chicago magazine. The summer issue devoted to “Art in Wisconsin” also features an essay Salas wrote titled “Out on the Farm: Rural Art Residencies Thrive in Wisconsin.” About six years ago, Newcity […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Homepage Featured.
Ripon College’s Student Support Services receives five-year funding renewal
Federal grant will boost student retention, graduation rates The U.S. Department of Education renewed its funding with Ripon College, therefore awarding a grant of $1.51 million by 2030 to support TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) to improve retention and graduation rates among low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities. “The goal of the program is […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Homepage Featured, Staff, Student.
Shucha contributes chapter to music education book
Toby Shucha, assistant professor of music and director of bands and music education, has written a chapter for the recently published book “Methodological Musings: Thinking with Narrative in Music Education Research.” The chapter, based on this doctoral dissertation, focuses on narrative methodology — or understanding human experience through storytelling. In his dissertation research, he interviewed […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Homepage Featured, Music Performance.
Rivera ’21, Meyers-Manor publish continued research on dog empathy
Micael Rivera ’21 and Associate Professor of Psychology Julia Meyers-Manor had their research titled “Beware of Strangers: Dogs’ Empathetic Response to Unknown Humans” published in a special issue of Animals called “Emotional Contagion in Animals.” Meyers-Manor’s research on empathy in dogs began in 2016, an exploration ignited by her very own dog and how it […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Homepage Featured, Research, STEM, Student.
ROTC Program Ending at Ripon College Following U.S. Army Rebalance Plan
Message from President Folse… Dear Campus Community, Over the last week, the United States Army Cadet Command (USACC) publicly released its Rebalance and Optimization Plan, which impacts several Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programs across the country. As part of this reorganization, Ripon College was informed that the Fox Valley Battalion — the ROTC program […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Homepage Featured, Office of the President, Student.
Hands-On Learning: My Veterinary Internship in Barcelona
By Joleigh Petrik June 18, 2025 I studied abroad with Barcelona SAE in the Spring of 2025; I took three classes and did an internship for three additional credits. I enjoyed my classes, but I LOVED my internship. I am interested in going into veterinary medicine and the Barcelona SAE team did an amazing job […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Barcelona, Student.
Matzke publishes article on impact of Atlas missiles on Great Plains
Rebecca Matzke, associate dean of academic affairs, chair of history and the Ralph Hale Ruppert Distinguished Professor of American History, Principles and Traditions had her article “The Cold War Public Relations Campaign for the Atlas Missile and Nuclear Deterrent Strategy in the Great Plains, 1958–1962” published in War in History, a peer-reviewed history journal. Matzke’s […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Homepage Featured.
Megan Gannon receives poetry awards, featured in publications
Megan Gannon, associate professor of English and chair of the English department at Ripon College, has achieved more accolades for her poetry recently. For Gannon, being acknowledged in this way is quite significant. However, she said she’s been in the poetry-writing business long enough to know there are no set rules for what makes poetry […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Homepage Featured.
Sarah Anderson ’10 honored as ESA Early Career Fellow
Sarah Anderson ’10 has been selected as one of the Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) 2025 Early Career Fellows for her landscape ecology work. “Receiving this recognition is truly humbling,” Anderson said. “To have your entire professional community recognize the work you do is significant, especially when my work doesn’t quite measure up to the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Homepage Featured, STEM, Student.
Dean of Students Chris Ogle to Retire July 11
Al Sturgeon promoted to position Ripon College has announced that Christophor M. Ogle, vice president and dean of students, will retire after more than 45 years at the institution, with his last day being July 11. He will be succeeded by current Associate Vice President Al Sturgeon. A student and star athlete, Ogle graduated from […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Homepage Featured, Office of the President, Staff.
Mary Unger publishes book on Black women’s role in literature during the 20th century
Mary Unger, associate professor of English and director of women’s, gender and sexuality studies, had her book, “Reading the Renaissance: Black Women’s Literary Reception and Taste in Chicago, 1932-1953,” published by the University of Massachusetts Press. In her book, Unger constructs a reception history of the Black women who read, reviewed, published, promoted, collected and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Faculty, Homepage Featured, Social Responsibility.
Julie Ricciardi named Ripon College’s vice president for advancement
Julie Ricciardi has been appointed as Ripon College’s new vice president for advancement, bringing more than 26 years of experience to her position effective July 1. Ricciardi currently serves as associate vice president for development at Hollins University in Hollins, Virginia, where she leads major giving, planned giving and annual giving, including the university’s $250 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Homepage Featured, Staff.
Albagshi’s research on students’ perspectives toward individuals with disabilities published
Amira Albagshi, assistant professor of educational studies at Ripon College, has published her research on students’ perspectives regarding individuals with disabilities. The work, titled “A Mixed-Methods Study to Investigate the Effect of Person-Centred Videos on Students’ Attitudes Toward Individuals With Disabilities,” explores how watching videos featuring individuals with disabilities positively engaging in everyday activities could […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Homepage Featured, STEM.
Commencement keynote advises students to stay curious
The Ripon College class of 2025 celebrated the 159th Commencement ceremony at Ripon College Sunday afternoon. The theme was “Discovery Has No Limits: Celebrating Women in STEM.” A full video of the commencement ceremony can be viewed at ripon.edu/live. Over 160 undergraduates and 11 master’s graduate students heard from four honorees: keynote speaker and honorary […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Commencement, Homepage Featured, Office of the President, STEM.