Author: Dale Devries
Ripon College choirs will perform Sunday
A choral concert presented by the Ripon College Choirs — Concert Choir, Choral Union and Chamber Singers — will begin at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. The concert will showcase music from various cultures and eras. The […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
News Update from Tom Mueller ’89
Tom Mueller ’89 retired from HP Inc. at the end of April 2023.
Posted by Dale Devries in Uncategorized.
Classical guitar recital to be presented Feb. 23 at Ripon College
A classical guitar recital with Dr. Christopher Cramer, adjunct professor of music, will be presented Friday, Feb. 23, at Ripon College. The recital will begin at 7 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. The program will include works by Jan Antonín Losy, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Tobin Shucha directs honors band for select students from nine schools
Tobin Shucha, assistant professor of music and director of bands and music education, was the invited conductor for the Flyway Conference Honors Band Jan. 31 at Horace Mann High School in North Fond du Lac. Seventy-five students from nine schools were selected by their directors to participate in the event. After rehearsing for about five […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Award-winning fiction writer will read at Ripon College Feb. 21 as part of Visiting Writers Series
Award-winning fiction writer Amina Gautier will read from her work at Ripon College Wednesday, Feb. 21, as part of the Ripon College Visiting Writers Series and the Schang Family Visiting Writer Fund. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Room 147 of C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It is free and open to […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
William R. Stott Jr., Ripon’s 10th president, has died at the age of 88
William R. Stott Jr., Ripon College’s 10th president, died Feb. 1 at the age of 88. He served at Ripon College from 1985-1995. He was a retired lieutenant of the United States Naval Reserve and held degrees from Columbia University and Georgetown University, as well as honorary degrees from Fisk University and Georgetown. Under Stott, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Faculty.
Conference attendance allows education students to share ideas with those in the field
Hannah Brockman ’24 of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and Meredith Thiessen ’26 of Stoughton, Wisconsin, attended the 2023 Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers (WAFLT) conference in Appleton, Wisconsin, Nov. 2-4. Brockman is majoring in Spanish, French in a self-designed major, and education. Thiessen is double majoring in Spanish and secondary education. At the conference, Brockman made […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Student.
Artwork by Rafael Francisco Salas to go on view in West Bend exhibit
Work by Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas has been selected to be included in the exhibit “Wisconsin Artists Biennial 2024.” The exhibit will be on view from Feb. 3 through April 14 at the Museum of Wisconsin Art, 205 Veterans Ave, West Bend, Wisconsin. A reception will be held Saturday, Feb. 3. A juror […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area will be 2024 Founders’ Day recipient
The Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area will be the 2024 recipient of Ripon College’s Founders’ Day Award. The formal presentation of the award will be at the 159th Commencement ceremony May 12. Jason Presto, an alumnus of the Ripon College Class of 2004 and CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Office of the President.
Ripon College exceeds $75 million campaign goal: Sets new target of $100 million
In December 2023, Forever Ripon, Ripon College’s five-year comprehensive campaign and largest philanthropic effort in its history, achieved its initial goal of $75 million, 18 months ahead of schedule. While Ripon will keep the original campaign timeline with an ending date of June 30, 2025, it now will pursue an extended goal of $100 million. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Office of the President.
Running crew of 2023 Ripon College theatre production win certificates of merit
Four Ripon College students have been awarded certificates of merit from the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival Region 3. The certificates honor the work they did as part of the running crew for the Department of Theatre’s fall 2023 production of “The Tin Woman.” Gracie Luebke ’24 of Ripon, Wisconsin, served as stage manager; Angelina […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Leading Midwest saxophone quartet will perform at Ripon Feb. 16
The Lenard Simpson Quartet will perform at Ripon College Friday, Feb, 16, as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The concert is free and open to the public. Simpson is an active, in-demand performer, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Special Event.
Mark Franzen ’83 to begin term as chair of the Ripon College Board of Trustees
Mark Franzen ’83 of Paradise Valley, Arizona, and Green Lake, Wisconsin, will begin his term as the new chair of the Ripon College Board of Trustees at the February board meeting. Since joining the board in 2010, Franzen has held numerous leadership positions including chair of the Committee on Academic Affairs, Board secretary and membership […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Alumni.
Effects of phosphorus to be discussed Feb. 15 for Center for Politics and the People
New York Times best-selling author and environmental journalist Daniel Egan will discuss “The Devil’s Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance” Feb. 15 at Ripon College. The Center for Politics and the People presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. Admission is free and open to […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Political Publications, Special Event.
Workshop on power of servant leadership will be held Feb. 9
“Positive Power of Servant Leadership,” a workshop open to all businesses and members of the community, will be held Feb. 9 at Ripon College. Servant leadership is an approach to leadership that prioritizes the needs of the group over the needs of the leader. The servant leader builds up the community by valuing each person’s […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Social Responsibility, Special Event.
Student-written papers place in sociological association competition
Jacqueline Clark, professor of sociology and the Helen Swift Neilson Professor of Cultural Studies; Kaeley Miller ’24 of Norway, Michigan; and Alison DeNamur ’25 of Elcho, Wisconsin, attended the recent Wisconsin Sociological Association’s (WSA) annual meeting. Both students presented posters which were based on their projects from this summer’s Summer Opportunities for Advanced Research program. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research, Student.
Othon, Willoughby among collaborators receiving major National Science Foundation grant
A National Science Foundation grant worth more than $259,000 over four years has been awarded for an interdisciplinary research study led by Associate Professor of Physics Christina Othon, and her collaborators Associate Professor of Chemistry Patrick Willoughby and Erika Taylor, associate professor of chemistry at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. The study was recommended for funding […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research.
Lillian Brown to appear in ‘The Mousetrap’ in Milwaukee
Assistant Professor of Theatre Lillian Brown will appear in a professional production of “The Mousetrap” Nov. 25-Dec. 17 at Next Act Theatre in Milwaukee. Agatha Christie’s world-famous murder mystery has a thrilling twist ending and is the world’s longest-running play. Brown is appearing in the lead role of Mollie Ralston. “’The Mousetrap’ has a phenomenal […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Applied music lesson students to present recital Dec. 7
A variety of musical solo and chamber works will be presented in a concert Thursday, Dec. 7, at Ripon College. The recital will begin at 12:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, and is free and open to the public. Applied lesson students, nominated by their studio professors, will perform, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Ripon College music ensembles to present Holiday Concert Sunday
All of the music ensembles of the Department of Music at Ripon College will present their annual Holiday Concert Sunday, Dec. 3. Two performances are scheduled, at 2 and 6 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Admission to the concerts is free, but because of occupancy limitations in Great Hall, reservations are encouraged at […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.