Author: Dale Devries
Erin Schaick ’12 honored for work with neighborhood housing
Erin Schaick ’12, assistant vice president of Community Relations for CATCH Neighborhood Housing in Concord, New Hampshire, is being honored on the 2020 40 Under Forty listing by the New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper. Schaick has worked for CATCH Neighborhood Housing for more than six years, and her position has grown to be a combination […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Shakespeare’s ‘Comedy of Errors’ presented at Ripon College March 4 through 7
William Shakespeare’s play “The Comedy of Errors” will be performed March 4 through 7 by the Ripon College Department of Theatre. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended by calling 920-748-8791 or sending an email to [email protected]. “The Comedy of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Chamber Singers to kick off concert tour in Ripon March 8
The annual spring break tour of the Ripon College Chamber Singers will be held in March with concerts in Ripon, Winneconne, Holy Hill in Hubertus, Chicago and Madison. The performances will include a variety of pieces performed by the ensemble, who will be joined by guest choirs at select locations. Each concert will be free […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance, Student.
Work by Associate Professor of English Mary Unger wins Award for Outstanding Essay
Mary Unger, associate professor of English and chair of the department, has been honored for a recent essay. “The Book Circle: Black Women Readers and Middlebrow Taste in Chicago, 1943-1953,” is the winner of the 2020 David D. Anderson Award for Outstanding Essay in Midwestern Literary Studies from the Society for the Study of Midwestern […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Vocal sextet to perform Feb. 28 at Ripon College
Variant 6, a vocal sextet, will perform Friday, Feb. 28, as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series of Ripon College. 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 ensemble is based in Philadelphia […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Lane Barnes ’19 signs with Berlin Adlers football club in Berlin, Germany
Lane Barnes ’19 of Selma, California, has signed with the Berlin Adlers, an American football club based in Berlin, Germany. The club is part of the German Football League and has won six German Bowls, 10 Ladies Bowls and five Junior Bowls. The preseason camp starts April 1, and the season will include 12 games […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Ripon College connections helped land teaching position for Kate Myszewski ’19
Ripon College’s beautiful campus and connections with professors during visits convinced Katherine “Kate” Myszewski ’19 to attend Ripon College. Though Ripon was not originally on her list of colleges to consider, Myszewski says “my mom’s friend was on the Board of Trustees so I came for a tour and I was able to sit down […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Collaboration with professors was important aspect for John Hermes ’68
John Hermes ’68 of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is featured in the current 26th edition of The Best Lawyers in America, a peer-reviewed ranking recognizing lawyers from across the United States for their professional excellence. When deciding to attend Ripon College, the access to professors and the small size of the campus were important factors for […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Rick Coles to speak at football coaches’ conference in Minneapolis Feb. 7
Rick Coles, professor of exercise science, will speak on three different topics Friday, Feb. 7, at the Glazier Clinic for football coaches in Minneapolis. It is part of a nationwide series of coaching clinics. Coles will speak about Midline Triple Option; Misdirection Off Inside Veer; and Offensive line fundamentals for Triple Option Offenses. Coles has […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Athletics News, Faculty.
Organ recital to be presented Friday as part of Chamber Music and Jazz series
Organist Larry B. Peterson will present a concert Friday evening at Ripon College. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon Series. There is no charge for admission. The program will include “Prelude and Fugue in […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Work by nine Ripon College student artists shown in Princeton gallery
“The Contemporary Portrait,” an exhibit featuring the work of nine Ripon College students, opens Saturday, Feb. 1, at Levee Contemporary Gallery in Princeton, Wisconsin. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The exhibit will remain on view through Sunday, March 29. The exhibit […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Work by Christina Othon, Julia Goeks ’21 highlighted in several presentations
A paper about small biopreservative sugars by Christina Othon, associate professor of physics, Julia Goeks ’21 of Lake Forest, Illinois, and coauthors has been published by ACS Publications. Othon also presented on the work during an invited talk in July at the fifth International Frontiers in Water Biophysics Conference in Erice, Italy. Goeks presented the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research, Student.
Maria Dietrich to receive Ripon College’s 2020 Founders’ Day Award
Maria Dietrich, interim executive and artistic director of the Green Lake Festival of Music and a retired adjunct instructor of piano at Ripon College, will receive the College’s Founders’ Day Award during the 154th Commencement ceremony Sunday, May 17. Ripon College was officially founded Jan. 29, 1851. Each year the College celebrates its birthday by […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration.
Dominique Poncelet publishes article in The French Review
Dominique Poncelet, professor of French and Francophone studies, is the author of “Le livre comme tombeau litteraire: Franz et Francois de Francois Weyergans et D’autres vies que la mienne d’Emmanuel Carrere” (“The Book as a Literary Tomb in Franz and Francois by Francois Weyergans and Lives Other Than Mine by Emmanuel Carrere”). The article was […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Psychology professors present at national conference
All of the psychology faculty members — Joe Hatcher, professor and The Pieper Family Chair in Servant Leadership; Ellen Lee, assistant professor; Julia Meyers-Manor, assistant professor; and Kristine A. Kovack-Lesh, associate professor and associate dean for faculty development — attended and presented at the 42nd annual conference of the National Institute of the Teaching of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Ceramic art exhibit opens with reception Jan. 31
“Trappings,” an exhibit of ceramic art by Sarah Gross, will be featured Jan. 31 to March 6 in Caestecker Galley, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. The exhibit will open with an artist’s talk at 7 p.m. Jan. 31. “Trappings” is presented as part of the College’s Caestecker Fine Arts Series. Gallery […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.
Tom Hamami publishes paper online
Tom Hamami, assistant professor of business management and the John Barlow Murray ’37 and Nellie Weiss Murray ’37 Professor in Economics, had a paper published in December by Wiley Online Library. “Network Effects, Bargaining Power, and Product Review Bias: Theory and Evidence” can be accessed here.
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Julia Meyers-Manor, Rebecca Groat ’21 present at national conference
Julia Meyers-Manor, assistant professor of psychology, and Rebecca Groat ’21 of Combined Locks, Wisconsin, presented at the Association for Professional Dog Trainers’ annual conference Oct. 30 in Portland, Oregon. Groat presented the poster “Observations of Behaviors in Doggy Day Care” and won second place in the poster competition. Meyers-Manor presented a poster done with Micaela […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Student.
Lamont Colucci named fellow of Institute for Corean-American Studies
Lamont Colucci, associate professor of politics and government, has been named a fellow of the Institute for Corean-American Studies Inc., whose mission is “advancing humanity, liberty, peace and security among all nations and all people.” The institute cites Colucci’s experience as a diplomat with the U.S. Department of State with expertise in United States national […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Twelve students competing at regional theatre festival this week
Twelve students from the Ripon College theatre department are competing at the Region 3 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival beginning today. The annual festival runs through Sunday, Jan. 12, in Madison, Wisconsin. Organizers hail the festival as a celebration of the future of the American theatre with student artists and faculty from Illinois, Indiana, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Ripon College educator expands her influence by training teachers of the future
Director of Teacher Education Jean Rigden focuses her energy on building future teachers that, in turn, expand the horizons of future generations of students. Her classrooms are enriched with her first-hand experiences with kindergarten through undergraduate education. For nine years, Rigden taught in various Wisconsin school districts. She was then a K-12 Principal at Princeton […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Faculty.