Author: Dale Devries
Cellist to play selections, discuss her instrument on Sunday, April 2
Laura Deming, a cellist with Chicago’s Lyric Opera for 41 years, and director of the Green Lake Festival of Music, will present a short program called “The Voice of the Cello” on Sunday, April 2. The program will begin at 3:15 p.m. at 314: Ripon College Project Space in downtown Ripon. Deming will play a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Wisconsin Foodies Culver and Viglietti headline Ripon College Commencement, May 14
The co-founder of the popular Culver’s restaurant chain, Craig Culver, will provide the Commencement address at Ripon College’s 151st Commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Each year, the College organizes Commencement activities around a theme. The 2017 Commencement theme celebrates “Wisconsin Food and Entrepreneurship” by recognizing the commitment to food that contributes to the state’s […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Special Event, Student.
Madison artist Jeremy Wineberg to show work at Ripon College
The work of Madison artist Jeremy Wineberg will be on view March 31 through May 5 at Ripon College. The exhibit, “Nowhere Dreams,” will be shown in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. An artist’s talk will be held at 7 p.m. March 31 in the Rodman Center lobby. A reception will follow […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.
‘The Daily Beast’ editor to speak at Ripon College March 27
Erin Gloria Ryan, senior editor at “The Daily Beast” and cohost of the podcast “Girl Friday,” will give the Ripon College Women in Numbers keynote address March 27, in celebration of Women’s History Month. Ryan is known for her pop culture and political journalism. The program will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Messitte reflects on Elliot Richardson’s leadership
An opinion piece by President Zach Messitte was published March 24 by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “Where have you gone, Elliot Richardson?” addresses Messitte’s views on politicians doing the right thing. “Congressional committees, FBI investigations and leaked intelligence information into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, the example of Elliot Richardson’s five months […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Political Publications.
Speaker will address African Diaspora March 27
“The life and Involvements of the African Diaspora” will be addressed Monday by Nasibu Sareva, the executive director of the African Development Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The talk will be given in the FRE/FST/GLB class (“Critical Perspectives on Africa and Its Diaspora”) which runs from 2:30 to 3:40 p.m. in Todd Wehr 110. Jean-Blaise Samou, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Ripon College alumni, seniors earn National Science Foundation honors
David Garcia ’14 and Raymond Allen ’15 have been awarded 2017 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships. Garcia is from West Chicago, Illinois. At Ripon, he majored in history and chemistry and minored in economics. He now is studying at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Allen is from Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. At Ripon, he majored in […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
Film ‘Hidden Figures’ will be shown March 23
A movie screening of the film “Hidden Figures” will be presented at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at Bovay’s Study Bar & Mercantile, as part of the Women’s History Month celebration. “Hidden Figures” tells the incredible story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson. These three brilliant African-American women worked at NASA and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Off-campus photos to be on display March 23-31
The annual photography exhibit of photos taken by Ripon College students while studying off-campus will be shown March 23-31 in the lobby of C.J. Rodman Center for Arts. Photos will be by students who participated in an off-campus program during the spring 2015-2016 semester, fall 2016-2017 semester, or in a Ripon College Liberal Arts in […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
Rachel Steiner ’17 wins state Student Activist Award for peace, justice issues
Rachel Steiner of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a senior at Ripon College, will receive a 2017 Student Activist Award from the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies. The award will be presented at the organization’s spring student conference March 30-31 at Alverno College in Milwaukee. The award is made annually to “Wisconsin college or university students […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
Rebecca Matzke publishes historical article about World War I
Rebecca Matzke, associate dean for faculty development and associate professor of history, wrote an article about World War I that was just published in the spring issue of the Oshkosh Public Museum’s quarterly magazine The Muse. The article, “The Great War,” also is linked to the Oshkosh Public Museum website.
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Ripon scholars present at religion conference
On March 3 and 4, three students, an alumna and Professor of Religion Brian Smith attended the annual Midwest American Academy of Religion (MAAR) meeting in Muncie, Indiana. This is the regional section of the national American Academy of Religion, the professional association of Religious Studies scholars in the United States. There were more than […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Faculty, McNair, Student.
Theatre department scene nominated for festival performance
For the second consecutive year, a scene from a Ripon College production has been nominated for “An Evening of Scenes from Associated Productions” at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. If selected, the scene will be performed at the 50th anniversary festival in January 2018. In the scene selected from Shakespeare’s tragicomedy “Measure for […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
J.J. Grinde ’16 accepted into Peace Corps to serve in Mozambique
J.J. Grinde ’16 of Ripon, Wisconsin, has been accepted into the Peace Corps. Starting at the end of August, he will serve as a secondary chemistry teacher in Mozambique. Currently, Grinde is touring southeast Asia where he most recently taught English at a school about 10 miles outside of Siem Reap, Cambodia. He is posting […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Ripon enters uniform deal with local custom apparel company
Ripon College has reached a five-year agreement with athletic apparel company Ripon Athletic of Berlin, Wisconsin, to supply its varsity team uniforms. The deal, which goes into effect immediately, marks the first-ever all-sports deal for the Red Hawks. Per terms of the contract, Ripon Athletic will supply team uniforms, including special debut fabrics and designs, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Athletics News, Uncategorized.
Free speech on campus to be topic of panel discussion on March 7
“Free Speech on Campus,” a staff/student panel discussion, will begin at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the Ripon College campus. Panelists will be: Michele Wittler, associate dean of faculty, registrar, adjunct assistant professor of mathematical sciences, and Affirmative Action officer Steve Martin, associate professor of communication and chair […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Special Event, Student.
Historical female authors to be spotlighted in reader’s theatre March 8
“Shakespeare’s Sisters: Women Writers Before Austen” will be presented from 10:10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, at Bovay’s Study Bar & Mercantile. All are welcome to attend the “Before Austen” course to celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. Students of Ann Pleiss Morris, assistant professor of English, are writing their own scripts […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Student.
Former Ripon College president, Bernard S. Adams, dies at age 88
Dr. Bernard Schroder Adams, 88, the ninth president of Ripon College from 1966-85, died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. A graduate of Princeton University, Adams earned his master’s degree from Yale University and his doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to assuming the presidency at Ripon at the age of 38, he served for two […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration.
Students represent Ripon in Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl competition
Five students represented Ripon College in the 21st Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl competition this past Sunday, Feb. 26, in Dallas, Texas. The Ripon team comprised senior Zachary Matson, juniors Lauren Hince, Erika Isaacson and DeLou Wilson, and sophomore Wyatt McGillen. The competition was held as part of the Association of Practical and Professional Ethics 26th annual […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Ethics, Student.
Ripon students in Washington Post video interview
Ripon College students Jacob Kramer ’19 of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Ben Wozniczka ’18 of New London, Wisconsin, attended the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 23. They were featured in a video interview expressing enthusiasm about President Trump’s first weeks in office that was published by The Washington Post online Thursday. (Photo: Jacob […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.