Author: Dale Devries
Gary Yerkey ’66 tells story of historic civil rights march
Today, Jan. 18, the country observes the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, celebrating the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy. A major achievement was the Selma to Montgomery March in March 1965 along the 54-mile highway from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery. Non-violent activists advocated for voting rights for African-American citizens. Between […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Ethics Bowl team competes in regional competition remotely
Ripon College’s Ethics Bowl team competed in the Midwest/Great Lakes Regional Ethics Bowl Tournament during the fall semester via Zoom. Representing Ripon in the four-round, nine-hour competition were team captain Mohammad Nafisi ’21 of Bushehr, Iran; Caroline Flesch ’23 of Delavan, Wisconsin; Caitlin Marsch ’24 of West Bend, Wisconsin; Aaron O’Halloran ’24 of Oshkosh, Wisconsin; […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
Reunite Ripon: Our Plan for Spring Semester
Dear Ripon College community, We are looking forward to the opening of Ripon College’s spring 2021 semester, as scheduled, Monday, Jan. 25. We begin the new semester with confidence, knowing that our community took appropriate steps and precautions during the fall semester to limit the spread of COVID-19 on campus. Our success during the spring […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Administration, Health & Safety, Office of the President, Staff, Student.
Julia Lilly ’20, Robin Forbes-Lorman publish biology education manuscript
Julia Lilly ’20, who is studying in Bloomington, Indiana, was the first author of “Doctor in the house: Improving undergraduate critical thinking skills through diagnosing medical case studies,” published on Coursesource. Coursesource publishes peer-reviewed, evidence-based teaching resources for undergraduate biology education. Lilly worked under the mentorship of Assistant Professor of Biology Robin Forbes-Lorman. The manuscript […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Faculty, Research, Student.
Sabbatical research expands collaboration horizons for Patrick Willoughby
As part of a sabbatical experience spanning January through August 2020, Associate Professor of Chemistry Patrick Willoughby helped develop new enzyme-catalyzed chemical reactions. The work was done in the labs of Professor Andrew R. Buller at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Willoughby and a graduate student, Anthony Meza, collaborated to engineer a strain of E. coli […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research.
Orchestra students share first-semester offering
The Ripon College Orchestra, featuring only strings and minus — because of the coronavirus pandemic — players who are members of the off-campus community, rehearsed several pieces and recorded a performance of Franz Tunder’s “An Wasserflüssen Babylon” at the end of the fall semester. The recording can be heard below. Adjunct Instructor of Music Mishan […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Research work with professors helps students develop skills
Joe Scanlon, associate professor of chemistry, worked with five students on research over the summer. Alisha Harvat ’21 of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Caitlin McNulty ’21 of Neenah, Wisconsin, and Abby Stitgen ’22 of Lodi, Wisconsin, were Oyster Scholars and worked on two projects. Abbi Grieger ’22 of Fargo, North Dakota, and Mckenzie Schmidt ’22 of West […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research, Student.
New scholarship links Ripon College to Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Milwaukee
A new endowed scholarship will link graduates of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Milwaukee and Ripon College. The Franzen/Cristo Rey Endowed Scholarship is named for Ripon College graduates Mark Franzen ’83 and Janice Heinz Franzen ’83 of New Berlin, Wisconsin, who are supporters of the initiative. ”We are delighted to support this scholarship which […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Admission, Alumni.
Students gain valuable experience presenting at virtual conferences
Kiera Robe ’21 of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and Brianna Bembenek ’22 of Campbellsport, Wisconsin, found new opportunities during virtual conference presentations this fall. Robe is majoring in psychobiology and Bembenek is a double major in chemistry-biology and psychology. Robe’s presentation was “The Neuroprotective Properties of Turmeric and Piperine Supplementation on the Cognitive and Emotional Effects of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Research, Student.
Ripon College responded to the pandemic during the fall semester
The global pandemic necessitated many changes on campus during the fall semester of 2020. March 17: campus shut down, most students returned home to complete the semester virtually. Some students remained on campus, mostly international students who faced travel restrictions: 16 through end of term, 11 throughout the summer. They required housing and food support. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Office of the President, Student.
Hollywood life of David Mirisch ’59 documented
A documentary about the life of former Hollywood press agent David Mirisch ’59 of Superior, Montana, will soon be entering the film festival circuit. “David Mirisch, The Man Behind the Golden Stars” focuses on this member of the family that founded the Mirisch Film Company, producers behind such classic movies as “Some Like It Hot,” […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Kourtney Camm ’22 places in virtual intercollegiate horse show
Kourtney Camm ’22 of Evansville, Wisconsin, placed in two events in a virtual horse show Tuesday, Dec. 8, sponsored by the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. She rode as part of the Ripon College Equestrian Team and fourth in the Hunter Seat category in both Introductory Hunter Seat Equitation and World Equestrian Center Limit Hunter Seat […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
Ripon, Medical College of Wisconsin collaborate on pharmacy dual degree
A new collaboration with the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Pharmacy School in Milwaukee will allow students to earn dual degrees from Ripon College and MCW in only six years. Students in the accelerated program will earn a liberal arts degree from Ripon and a doctor of pharmacy degree from MCW. With the 3+3 PharmD […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics.
Candice North ’04 helps orphaned children in Ghana get an education
In Ghana, K-12 education is not free, so orphaned children tend not to attend school unless someone sponsors them. Candice North ’04 is addressing that need. She started the nonprofit Building One Community at a Time (BOCAT) which works to enroll orphaned children in Nalerigu, Ghana. As a first-generation student who grew up in rural […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
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Nationally televised tribute honored alumna Barbara Blank Lueck ’64 before her death
Ripon College recently was notified of the death of Barbara Blank Lueck ’64 of Fort Collins, Colorado, on March 12, 2019. In October 2018, while she was fighting cancer, a group of her former music students arranged for an interview and tribute performance that aired on the national television program “Good Morning, America” from New […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Robin Forbes-Lorman publishes biology education resources
Assistant Professor of Biology Robin Forbes-Lorman co-wrote “Doctor in the house: Improving undergraduate critical thinking skills through diagnosing medical case studies,” published on Coursesource, a site for evidence-based teaching resources for undergraduate biology education.
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Students gain research skills by assisting with professor’s project
Three students recently assisted Associate Professor of Politics and Government Henrik Schatzinger on a book project. Schatzinger’s project involves the effect of outside money on local political campaigns in large U.S. cities. Erin Bailey ’21 of Walworth, Wisconsin, Payton Rahn ’22 of Omro, Wisconsin, and Ali Hamza ’21 of Pakistan met with Schatzinger once a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research, Student.
Mollie Oblinger gives virtual talk to middle school students
Professor of Art Mollie Oblinger recently gave a lecture over Google Meet to about 80 Ripon Middle School students. She was invited to give the presentation by Carlie Kloehn Cardinal ’14, a seventh-grade teacher at the school.
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Ursula Dalinghaus contributes to special section, introduction about money and value
Ursula Dalinghaus, visiting professor of anthropology, co-edited a special section and co-wrote an introduction, “Mapping the Intermediate: Lived Technologies of Money and Value,” in the Journal of Cultural Economy.
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.