Author: Dale Devries


Spooky Halloween theme highlights Symphonic Wind Ensemble Oct. 29

A spooky, costumed Halloween concert, complete with trick-or-treating for kids young and older, will be presented Sunday, Oct. 29, by the Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble at the College. The event will include a viewing of the world’s first horror movie, “The Haunted Castle” (1896). This short feature is more comical than frightening for today’s […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.


Coming-of-age drama opens theatre season Oct. 19-22

The Ripon College Department of Theatre opens its 2023-24 season with “The Wolves,” a coming-of-age drama by Sarah DeLappe about a pack of high school soccer players striving to fit in. The show runs Thursday, Oct. 19, through Sunday, Oct. 22. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Benstead […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.


Julie Streich ’92 appointed to board of directors for Schneider National Inc.

Julie Streich ’92 of Farmington, Connecticut, recently was appointed to the board of directors and its audit committee by Schneider National Inc. of Green Bay, Wisconsin, a provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services. She states that as a member of Schneider’s board of directors, she will provide governance, oversight and guidance on major decision-making […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.


Harvard professor to discuss artificial intelligence, political theory Oct. 26 at Ripon College

Harvard University Professor Mathias Risse will talk about his new book “Political Theory of the Digital Age: Where Artificial Intelligence May Take Us” Thursday, Oct. 26, at Ripon College. The Center for Politics and the People presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. Admission is free and […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Political Publications, Special Event.


Artwork speaking to universal truths, what constitutes family to open Oct. 27 in Caestecker Gallery

“Commonalities,” an exhibit of work by Lawrence University artist Benjamin D. Rinehart, will run Oct. 27 through Dec. 8 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. An opening reception will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, in Demmer Recital Hall. The reception and the exhibit are free and open […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.


Award-winning poet Jessica Q. Stark will read Oct. 11 at Ripon College

Award-winning poet Jessica Q. Stark will read from her work at Ripon College Wednesday, Oct. 11, 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.


Ben Grady publishes paper about plant research in digital journal

Ben Grady, associate professor of biology and director of environmental studies, is the co-author of a paper published by Phytoneuron, a venue for digital publication of reports on taxonomy, floristics and geographical distribution of vascular plants. The article is titled “Revisiting taxonomic problems in capitate Eriogonum (Polygonaceae) from Idaho, Oregon, and Montana.” “Botanists have long […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research.


Henrik Schatzinger, Yuan Wang present at national political science meeting

Henrik Schatzinger, professor of political science, and Yuan Wang, assistant professor of political science, presented new research at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association held Aug. 31 through Sept. 3 in Los Angeles. Schatzinger presented “The Effects of Outside Money on City Council Elections in Los Angeles.” The U.S. Supreme Court decision […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Political Publications, Research.


Steve Coan named as new vice president for finance at Ripon College

Following a national search, Ripon College has named Steve Coan as its next vice president for finance. Coan will join the College’s senior leadership team and be responsible for finances, business affairs, human resources and information technology. Coan served as a senior officer of Sea Research Foundation for more than 20 years, including 16 as […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Administration.


Book by William J. Woolley receives national recognition

Creating the Modern Army: Citizen Soldiers and the American Way of War, 1919-1939, a book by Professor Emeritus of History William J. Woolley, has been selected by The Army Historical Foundation as the winner of the 2022 Army Foundation Distinguished Writing Award for Institutional/Functional History. The book was published in 2022 by the University Press […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research.


Visiting scholar will speak on humanities, environmental studies Sept. 29 at Ripon College

“The Environmental Humanities, the Sciences, and Environmental Justice: Reflections from the Crossroads,” a presentation by Rob Nixon, guest author and professor in the humanities and the environment, will be held Friday Sept. 29, at Ripon College. The talk will be free and open to the public. It will begin at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Little […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Social Responsibility, Special Event.


Yiddish folk band Yid Vicious will perform at Ripon College Sept. 29

Yid Vicious, a Madison, Wisconsin-based ensemble specializing in a unique blend of traditional and contemporary Yiddish folk music, will perform in the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series Friday, Sep. 29, at Ripon College. A pre-concert talk will begin at 6:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The concert […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.


Award-winning author Valerie Laken will read at Ripon College Sept. 27

Valerie Laken, author of the novel Dream House and the story collection Separate Kingdoms will read from her work at Ripon College Wednesday, Sept. 27, 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 the lobby of C.J. Rodman Center […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.


Momentum students visit Jodi Gibson ’89 of the Milwaukee Zoological Society

Students participating in the summer Momentum Leadership Fellows Program took a field trip to the Milwaukee Zoo Aug. 11 and met with Jodi Gibson ’89, CEO of the Milwaukee Zoological Society. Gibson talked about how her time at Ripon College changed her life. Momentum, now in its third year, is a summer bridge for highly […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Alumni, Student.


Hopp Stadium to open Sept. 30; Franzen Science Center construction begins

Ripon College’s new Hopp Stadium is scheduled to host its first competition Sept. 30 when the Red Hawks football team will host Cornell College. The Sept. 16 home opener vs. Illinois College will be played at Ingalls Field. With major construction scheduled to finish Sept. 22, the 30th will serve as a soft opening with […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Athletics News.


Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra to make free appearance at Ripon College Oct. 1

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will return to Ripon College Sunday, Oct. 1, for its annual appearance on campus. The free performance will be presented by the Caestecker Fine Arts Series and the first family of Ripon College, President Victoria N. Folse and Dick Folse. It will begin at 3:15 p.m. in the field house of […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.


Nicholas Eastman named new Pieper chair, presents at conference in Italy

Nicholas Eastman, associate professor of educational studies, has been named the new Pieper Chair of Servant Leadership at Ripon College. The Suzanne and Richard Pieper Family Foundation supports the position at several Wisconsin colleges and universities to nurture future leaders in all sectors of society. Also, Eastman presented at the conference “Makarios: Character and Virture […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Social Responsibility.


Soprano, piano duo will open Chamber Music and Jazz series Sept. 15

A husband-and-wife soprano and piano duo will perform at Ripon College Friday, Sept. 15, as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series. The Lynn Post Northrop Memorial Concert will begin at 7 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. All events in the chamber music series are free […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.


2023-2024 Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series to feature variety of world-class musicians

The 2023-2024 Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series will feature world-class musicians in jazz, classical, folk and beyond. All events are free and open to the public because of generous support from Ripon College’s Friends of the Arts. All performances will begin at 7 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.


Collaborative faculty-student research brings real-world skills into graduate work of Brianna Bembenek ’22

Collaborative research work between Ripon College professors and a student has resulted in a conference presentation and publication in the journal Behavioural Brain Research. “Decrease in ER within the BNST of sexually naïve male rats following an encounter with a novel female” is available to read online for free for a limited time. The senior […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Faculty, Research.