Author: Dale Devries
Using her life experience and research at Ripon to help change views about autism
Changing the way that society and her discipline treat autistic people is the goal of Rachel Stanley ’17 of Waukesha, Wisconsin. Stanley, a psychology major and an autistic woman, is focusing both of her senior projects on the experiences or treatments of autistic people. Her first project focused on the impact of the “autistic” label […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Research, Social Responsibility, Student.
Biology alumnus Mike Louison ’07 to discuss fishing Feb. 17
Mike Louison ’07 of Champaign, Illinois, will give an alumni talk about fishing Feb. 17. “The Science of Fishing: Why (some) fish strike lures” will begin at 2:30 p.m. in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall. Louison has been an adjunct instructor in the biology department, received a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and is […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Ripon College, Augustana College choirs to present combined concert Feb. 19
The Ripon College Chamber Singers will present a combined concert with the Augustana Choir of Augustana College (Rock Island, Illinois) on Sunday, Feb. 19. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. This is a part of the Midwest tour of Augustana Choir. John C. Hughes, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event.
Theresa Kedinger ’10 will serve with the Peace Corps in Costa Rica
Theresa Kedinger ’10 of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, has been accepted into the Peace Corps and will serve in Costa Rica. She leaves Feb. 20 to begin training as a community economic development volunteer. A story in the Fond du Lac Reporter states: “Kedinger will work at the community level to build one-on-one relationships with […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Fiction writer emily danforth to read from work at Ripon College Feb. 15
Fiction writer emily danforth will appear at Ripon College Wednesday, Feb. 15. Her reading will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lane Library. It is free and open to the public. Danforth is appearing as part of the Visiting Writers’ Series at Ripon. Danforth’s debut novel, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, was the winner of the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event.
Sarah Mahler Kraaz awarded contract to edit new book
Sarah Mahler Kraaz, professor of music and college organist, has received a contract from Routledge (Taylor and Francis group) to edit a volume, Music and War in the United States. Seventeen scholars from the United States and Canada each will write a chapter on music in the military and domestic music during conflicts in which […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Ripon College launches new Bovay’s Study Bar & Mercantile, featuring ‘The Vagina Monologues,’ Feb. 14
A launch party Feb. 14 will kick off Ripon College’s new downtown venture, Bovay’s Study Bar & Mercantile, 329 Watson St. The play “The Vagina Monologues” will be a highlight. Doors will open at 5 p.m., and the show will begin at 5:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. The event is sponsored by the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Faculty, Special Event.
Acclaimed Ripon alumnus Al Jarreau ’62 dead at age 76
Jazz legend and seven-time Grammy winner Al Jarreau ’62 died today, just days after being hospitalized for exhaustion. He was 76 years old. “Al Jarreau loved Ripon College, and Ripon College loved Al Jarreau,” said President Zach Messitte. “All of us at his alma mater are deeply saddened by his passing and express our sympathies […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Fine Arts.
First-generation student discovers independence and the world at Ripon College
Jake Baus ’17 grew up on a small dairy farm near Mount Calvary, Wisconsin. As a first-generation college student, Baus was not entirely sure what the college experience would be like. In some ways, it was as he imagined. “It definitely met my expectations as far as social life and how tight knit the community […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
Alumnus talks about competitive birding Feb. 10
Dr. Brad McDonald ’88 of Milbank, South Dakota, will speak about competitive birding Feb. 10 in Bear Auditorium, Farr 130. “The Bad Weather Big Year” will begin at 2:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend. McDonald is the father of Seth McDonald ’17 and Allwin McDonald ’17. To read an archived story about Brad McDonald, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Students, faculty member participate in online conference
Twelve students and Associate Professor of Chemistry Joseph Scanlon participated in the Midwestern Undergraduate Computational Chemistry Consortium (MU3C) Winter Online conference. On Feb. 8, four students presented their research as online posters: Computational Characterization of the Form of Ag(phen) Catalyst for Amination and Aziridination Reactions, presented by Paige Birschbach ’17 of Eden, Wisconsin. She is […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Student.
Peter Tuz ’76 featured in online interview
“Combining Fundamental and Technical Inputs in a GARP Strategy,” an interview with Peter Tuz ’76, of Charlottesville, Virginia, and others was published on twst.com on Jan. 27, 2017. Tuz, a chartered financial analyst, is president, director, senior security analyst and portfolio manager for the Chase Growth and Chase Mid-Cap Growth Funds at Chase Investment Counsel […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
A new research collaboration between Ripon College and UW-Madison
I began the Infant Cognition Lab (ICL) in the summer of 2008, and for eight years my undergraduate research assistants and I have tested infants between the ages of 14 months and 4 in a variety of studies. In the summer of 2016, we moved into a “new” research world where our participants can talk! […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Alumna to present biology research Feb. 3
Amber Rico ’11 will present a research talk to the Biology Senior Studies class Feb. 3. “Saving the Brain: The Prevention and Treatment of Alphavirus Infections” will begin at 2:30 p.m. in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall. The talk is open to the public. Rico entered Ripon College’s U.S. Department of Education-funded McNair Scholar’s graduate school […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, McNair.
Ripon players participate in state honor band
Four Ripon College students took part in the National Band Association-Wisconsin Chapter Intercollegiate Honor Band on Jan. 19-20 in Appleton. The students are, left to right, Cris Magana ’19 of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, baritone saxophone; Lillian Lenk ’18 of Amery, Wisconsin, clarinet; Mitchell Eithun ’17 of New London, Wisconsin, clarinet; and Eric Westberg ’20 of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Alumni Memories: Presidents and the political issues of their day
Benjamin Franklin, one of our founding fathers, once said: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes” — and we might add politics of one form or another. Major political issues topped the headlines during the recent presidential campaign and election, and they continue to dominate. In the Winter 2017 edition of Ripon Magazine, we […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Shattering records: Ty Sabin makes history on basketball court
Ty Sabin is the greatest scorer in the 119-year history of the Ripon College men’s basketball program. That statement, which once was simply an opinion, became an absolute fact on Dec. 2, 2016, at Monmouth College. On that day, Sabin, a senior guard from New Berlin, Wisconsin, scored his 1,872nd career point, breaking Ripon’s scoring […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Athletics News, Student.
Ripon College celebrates Black History Month
Led by members of the Black Student Union, Ripon College is celebrating Black History Month during February with a number of events following the theme “When Silence Becomes Betrayal.” Starting today: The month kicks off with a monthlong poster display across campus. Featured posters include historically prominent black Americans with inspirational quotes. Today: Garry Moise, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Ripon College panel to discuss human trafficking Feb. 7
“The Crisis of Human Trafficking Globally and in Wisconsin” will be held presented Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Ripon College. The program will begin at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, and is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People. All are welcome to attend. The trafficking of human beings is a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
President Messitte’s response to POTUS executive order on immigration
The following message was released by the Office of the President to the Ripon College campus community Tuesday, January 31, 2017, in response to President Trump’s executive order on immigration. Dear Ripon College Community, On Friday, January 27, 2017, President Trump issued an executive order that bans anyone with passports from Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Political Publications.