Author: Dale Devries
Midwest Conference Suspends 2020-2021 Winter Sports Season
Dear campus community, Earlier today, the Midwest Conference (MWC) Presidents Council announced that it would not sponsor league competition, including championships, for fall and winter sports during the 2020-2021 academic year. The decision was unanimous and covers men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Athletics News, Health & Safety, Office of the President.
Poem by Timothy Reed in national publication
Timothy Reed, professor of Spanish, had a poem published in the spring 2020 issue of The Forum, the official publication of the Phi Sigma Iota International Foreign Language National Honor Society. The poem is titled “Las Meninas” and can be found on page 6 of the issue here.
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Museum internship in Great Britain brings valuable experience to Emma Lemke ’19
An internship at the Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum in Great Britain helped solidify career goals for Emma Lemke ’19 of Hilbert, Wisconsin. At Ripon, Lemke majored in global studies and history. She then studied cultural heritage and museum studies at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, Norfolk, Great Britain. She also interned at the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Erin Munro Krull’s research utilizes new mathematical technique
Erin Munro Krull, assistant professor of mathematics and the Mark and Janice Franzen Professor in Applied Mathematics, recently published an article in Frontiers in Neuroscience. With two colleagues in the field of computational neuroscience, Munro Krull applied a new mathematical technique called Independent Component Analysis (ICA) to neural recordings from rat auditory cortex. Since ICA […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research.
Student voices on social justice sought for forum to be held Nov. 19
A Social Justice Forum will be held via Zoom Thursday, Nov. 19, from 6 to 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Higher Education Diversity and Inclusion Team (HEDIT), comprising representatives from Ripon College, Marian University, Moraine Park Technical College and the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Fond Du Lac Campus. Student voices especially are encouraged […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Social Responsibility, Student.
Colucci speaks space future, Space Force at national gatherings
Lamont Colucci, professor of politics and government and coordinator of National Security Studies, will speak on a panel, “Emergence of the U.S. Space Force: How to Balance U.S. Security Interests and the Peaceful Use of Outer Space,” Nov. 17 for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). He previously participated in a Congressional Staff […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Thomas Broman ’76 will talk about cancer via Zoom Nov. 11
Trustee Thomas Broman ’76 of Barneveld, Wisconsin, will speak via Zoom Nov. 11 for Barbara Sisson’s “Biology of Cancer” class. He will discuss President Richard Nixon’s “war on cancer” and the impacts it has had on technology and research. Broman is an emeritus professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and specializes in science […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Post-election panel to be presented Nov. 12
A post-election webinar panel will be sponsored by Ripon College at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12. The link to register for the webinar can be accessed at ripon.edu/election. The event is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People and the Ripon College chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society. The […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Julia Meyers-Manor publishes further research on dog empathy
Julia Meyers-Manor, associate professor of psychology, has a new publication published in the Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology. “A shoulder to cry on: Heart rate variability and empathetic behavioral responses to crying and laughing in dogs” is based on work done at Macalester College and has been continuing with students at Ripon College. Mica Rivera […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research.
‘Molly Sweeney’ theatre production will be streamed for viewing
The Ripon College Department of Theatre will share its next play, “Molly Sweeney,” by Brian Friel, via streaming at ripon.edu/molly-sweeney from 12:15 a.m. Central time Wednesday, Nov. 11, through 11:45 p.m. Central time Saturday, Nov.14. The entire play can be viewed for 48 hours after “ticket purchase” or up until the ending time on Nov. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Student.
Virtual art exhibit will feature images of longing, loss in Midwestern cities
“Homesickness: On Longing and Loss,” a virtual exhibit of work by multidisciplinary artist Whitney Sage, will run Nov. 6 through Nov. 24. Sponsored by Ripon College, the exhibit will be on view at ripon.edu/whitney-sage. The artist will give an opening talk via Zoom at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, and the link also can be […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.
Marc Eaton’s book investigates those who investigate ghosts
In the “spirit” of the Halloween season, a book by Marc Eaton, associate professor of sociology, has been released in print by Routledge. It previously has been available as an ebook via Google and Amazon. “Sensing Spirits: Paranormal Investigation and the Social Construction of Ghosts” examines ghosts as a social phenomenon. The purpose is not […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research.
Brian Bockelman featured in online article about history graduates
Brian Bockelman, associate professor of history, is featured on a panel of experts in an article on zippia.com, published this month. “Experts weigh in on current job market trends” addresses history graduates starting their careers in an uncertain economic climate. “They will need critical thinking skills and an ability to adapt to new jobs, some […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Summer fellowship boosted students’ experience in sustainability
Shreeya Gautam ’21 of Kathmandu, Nepal, and Valerie Doornbos ‘21 of Allendale, Michigan, both took part in fellowships with the Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy. The program usually is held at the University of Illinois at Chicago, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was entirely virtual this year. Gautam is majoring in environmental […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Internships, Student, Sustainability.
Ripon’s COVID-19 testing, commitment to safety featured on TV
A feature on Ripon’s COVID-19 testing for all students living on campus, our commitment to keeping campus safe, and the low number of positive cases noted on campus to date were featured Monday on WBAY-TV. President Zach Messitte and Vice Presient for Finance Andrea Young were featured in the segment.
Posted by Dale Devries in Uncategorized.
Rafael Francisco Salas creates new artwork during sabbatical
During the spring and summer of 2020, Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas was on sabbatical, researching rural areas of Wisconsin and Minnesota and translating what he viewed into paintings, drawings and assemblages. “I traveled roads designated as ‘rustic’ by the Department of Motor Vehicles in Wisconsin to compare the seemingly bucolic nature of these […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research.
Ripon College provided safe haven for Susan Frikken ’90 to prepare for life
When applying for college, Susan Frikken ’90 of Madison, Wisconsin, felt overwhelmed and anxious and was the first in her family to attend college. She applied very late and didn’t even visit campus before she “simply showed up” for the first day of class. “The small campus and professor/student ratio helped me come out of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Award-winning author Karen Tei Yamashita will speak virtually Oct. 21
Award-winning author Karen Tei Yamashita will read virtually Wednesday, Oct. 21, as part of the Ripon College Visiting Writers Series. Members of the greater Ripon communoity can attend via a Zoom link. Yamshita is a professor of literature and creative writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of Through the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event.
Investigative journalist will address ‘fake news’ in virtual talk Oct. 20
“Fake News and Conspiracy Theories in the Age of Trump,” a talk by investigative journalist Michael R. Isikoff, will be offered via Zoom webinar Oct. 20 by Ripon College. The talk will run from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Registration is available at ripon.edu/fake-news. A post-event recording will be available on YouTube at go.ripon.edu/p1a. The event […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Uncategorized.
Tobin Shucha sharing his studies in music
Assistant Professor of Music Tobin Shucha is serving as state chair for research for the Wisconsin Music Teachers Association. His talk, “In: A qualitative study of social induction practices in U.S. high school bands,” was accepted for presentation at the International Society for Music Education conference in Helsinki, Finland, in August 2020, but the conference […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.