Author: Dale Devries
Ripon College included in Princeton Review’s Best Colleges listing for 2021
Ripon College is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review’s 2021 edition of The Best 386 Colleges. Ripon also was named to its Best Regional Colleges list. The annual list is based on survey data collected from students at more than 2,000 U.S. colleges across the country. Only […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Rankings.
Internship shows inner workings of local government to Michael Cohoon ’21
Michael Cohoon ’21 of Union Grove, Wisconsin, was able to take part in the political process thanks to a CPP Fellowship grant for student interns in public policy or politics from the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College. He interned for the City of Kenosha (Wisconsin) Clerk’s Office. He set up the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Internships, Student.
Work as an immigration intern solidifies career goals for Nhi Le ’21
The passion to become an immigration attorney was solidified this summer for Nhi Le ’21 as she served a remote internship with the International Rescue Committee in Baltimore, Maryland. Her experience was supported by a $1,500 CPP Fellowship grant from the Center for Politics and the People for student interns in public policy or politics. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Internships, Student.
Abby Korb ’20 recalls campaign encounter with Sen. Kamala Harris
In the summer of 2018, Abby Korb ’20 of Burlington, Wisconsin, had a personal experience with Kamala Harris, D-Calif., the newly named running mate of presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Korb was working for the re-election campaign of Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., supported by a Internship Supplemental Grant from the Center for Politics and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Internships, Student.
Student Support Services awarded new $1.4 million grant
A new five-year grant of $1.4 million has been awarded to the Student Support Services program at Ripon College by the U.S. Department of Education, TRIO division. The goals of the Student Support Services program are to increase the retention and graduation of first-generation students, whose parents/guardians did not receive a four-year college degree; students […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics.
Professor of Biology Mark Kainz featured on television segment as a contact tracer
Professor of Biology Mark Kainz was profiled Wednesday, July 22, on WLUK-TV, Fox 11 News. Kainz has been working over the summer as a contact investigator for COVID-19 for Winnebago County Public Health, near Ripon College. He interviews people who have been exposed to someone infected with COVID-19 and gives them guidance to help limit […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Update from One Merriman Lane | Letter Regarding the Visit of the Vice President of the United States
Dear Ripon College community, Over the past couple of days I have received dozens of communications from alumni, students, staff, former students, faculty, former faculty and people that live in the town of Ripon regarding the visit of Mike Pence, the Vice President of the United States, to campus earlier today. Some of these messages […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Office of the President.
Senior seminar enhanced educational studies for Kailee Betler ’20
“Art Through a Child’s Eyes” was presented during the 2019-20 school year by Kailee Betler ’20 for her Studio Art Senior Seminar at Ripon College. Betler, a native of Berlin, Wisconsin, majored in studio art and early childhood education, with the goal of being an elementary school general education teacher. “I researched how children view […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Teaching high school music in the age of COVID-19: Ben Ruetten ’07
The small size of the college was a deciding factor when Ben Ruetten ’07 decided to attend Ripon College. Ruetten graduated from high school in western Nebraska and he was interested in attending a few different colleges in Wisconsin. He chose to major in music and minor in educational studies. He didn’t want to attend […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Area teachers, including an alumna, honored for outstanding service
Teachers in the Ripon Area School District and the Fond du Lac School District have been honored as outstanding educators by Ripon College and the Wisconsin Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. They are Miranda Schmidt, a special education teacher at Barlow Park School in Ripon, and Adalyn McCauley Tangredi ’16, an eighth-grade English/language arts […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Kourtney Camm ’22 appointed to Wisconsin Leadership Institute board
Kourtney Camm ’22 of Evansville, Wisconsin, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Wisconsin Leadership Institute, headquartered at Ripon College. She is currently a summer intern for the institute, helping with market research, social media strategies and other tasks. She is earning both a scholarship and course credit for her summer work, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Internships, Student.
Professor Jacqueline Clark presents ongoing research about Appalachia
“Objects of Hate: Disrupting the Whitewashing of Appalachia through Public Writing and Photography” was presented in the spring by Jacqueline Clark, professor of sociology, for the Faculty Scholarship Series. While many associate the Appalachian region with poor whites, most are unaware of the history of African Americans in the geographic area, Clark says. Her research […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research.
Rebekha Crockett ’17 brings historic past to life for diverse visitors
Serendipity brought Rebekha Crockett ’17 to Ripon College, and what she gained here started her on the road to a successful career in anthropology and archaeology. In November 2019, she defended her master’s thesis, “Bosque Redondo as a Pharmakon: A Contextualized Understanding of Health and Medical Care,” at Eastern New Mexico University. She how is […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Daniel Mikesell ’14 examines changing face of education amidst pandemic
An article by Daniel Mikesell ’14 appeared in the SAIS Observer June 12. “Education and Leadership during a Pandemic” looks at leadership styles and common goals of Ripon College and Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center in Nanjing China, where Mikesell is a graduate student.
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Two Ripon College alumnae honored as police officers of the year
Two Ripon College alumnae recently were honored as they shared the Fond du Lac County Law Enforcement Executive Association 2019 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award. Fond du Lac County is where Ripon College is located. Both members of the Ripon Police Department, Officer Kaylee Haring ’18 and Sgt. Lindsey Gorske Michels ’04 were […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Transitioning to online classes from a teacher’s perspective
Transitioning to an online class format for the first time in the middle of a semester was a challenge for faculty and students alike. One of those faculty members making adjustments was Matt Knoester, associate professor of educational studies. His three classes for the spring semester, “Who Decides? International Perspectives on Democracy,” a first-year Catalyst […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Faculty, Student.
Ripon College named a Tree Campus USA
Ripon College has been named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. This honor is bestowed on colleges and universities that promote healthy trees and involve students and staff in conservation. Calyn Rieger ’22 of Dassel, Minnesota, was instrumental in the effort to earn this honor for Ripon College with help from Alice […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Sustainability.
Nobel Prize laureate Oliver E. Williamson ’54 dies at age 87
2009 Nobel Prize laureate Oliver E. Williamson ’54, a pioneer of organizational economics, died May 21, 2020, at the age of 87. Williamson majored in economics at Ripon from 1950 to 1952 on a dual two-year/three-year degree in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his bachelor’s degree from MIT in 1955, his […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Research by Kendra Holte ’19 received presentation invitation
Research based on the Ripon College senior thesis of Kendra Holte ’19 had been accepted for presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine conference this spring. Although the conference was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was still an accomplishment. Holte is pursuing her master’s in kinesiology at Kansas State University. She used […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Ripon College reaches teach-out agreement with Holy Family College of Manitowoc
Ripon College and Holy Family College in Manitowoc have reached a teach-out agreement to accommodate Holy Family students who wish to transfer to Ripon after Holy Family closes Aug. 29, 2020. This cooperative relationship will facilitate the transfer process. All Holy Family student credits will be accepted toward an equal or comparable degree program at […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Admission.