Author: Dale Devries
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.
Thomas E. Caestecker to be honored Tuesday with 2017 Founders’ Day Award
Thomas E. Caestecker, a resident of Green Lake, Wisconsin, and Kenilworth, Illinois, will be honored with the Ripon College Founders’ Day Award on Jan. 31, 2017. The program will begin at 11:15 a.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. The annual award recognizes members of the community who represent the ideals of Ripon College and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Special Event.
Civil rights expert to speak at Ripon College Jan. 26
Richard T. Ford, a leading expert on civil rights and anti-discrimination law, will speak at Ripon College Thursday as part of Martin Luther King Jr. Week activities. The program will begin at 7 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Ford will look at the practical goals of civil rights. During the Jim Crow era, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Uncategorized.
Ripon College artists showing work in Fond du Lac
Two exhibits running at the Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts in Fond du Lac have ties to Ripon College. “Rafael Francisco Salas: Salvage and Sky” features of the work of Salas, associate professor of art. He combines landscape, the legacy of Byzantine iconography, portraiture, architecture and country music into artwork that evokes a strange, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Faculty, Fine Arts, Student.
Students to discuss integration Jan. 25
As part of Martin Luther King Jr. Week on campus, on Wednesday students will discuss how integrated the Ripon College community is. The program will run from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. in Kresge Little Theater, East Hall. All are welcome to attend. The panel of students will discuss integration of races, gender, class, ability and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Social Responsibility, Special Event, Student.
Amsden receives Regional Faculty Service Award
Robert Amsden, professor of theatre and the Doreen L. ’73 and David I. Chemerow Chair in Theatre, received the Regional Faculty Service Award for Wisconsin at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region 3, in Indianapolis in January. Amsden has been associated with the festival since 1978 and initiated Ripon College’s participation in the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Steve Martin has chapter in newly published book
Steve Martin, associate professor of communication and chair of the Department, has a chapter in a book that became available Friday, Jan. 20. “Debunking Hitler: True Comics as Counter-Propaganda” is Chapter 9 in the book The 10 Cent War: Books, Propaganda, and World War II, published by The University Press of Mississippi. It is available […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Multimedia Milwaukee artist, Nina Bednarski, shows work at Ripon College
“Otherlands,” an exhibit of work by Milwaukee-based artist Nina Bednarski, will be on view Jan. 27 through March10 at Ripon College. The exhibit will be on view in C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. An artist talk will begin at 7 p.m. Jan. 27 in Demmer Recital Hall. A reception will follow in Caestecker Gallery. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.
Messitte publishes opinion piece about Trump
An opinion piece by President Zach Messitte was published Jan. 17 by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “The inauguration speech Trump won’t make” addresses Messitte’s views of issues and statements Trump might apologize for and how this could make the country better. “We have important work to do together to continue to make America great,” Messitte […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Political Publications.
Mary Avery honored with Women in Management award
Mary Avery, professor of business management emerita and a certified management consultant, has received the 2016 Distinguished Woman of the Year Award from the Ripon-Green Lake Chapter of Women in Management. The award is given to a woman who demonstrates commitment to her career goals and professional growth; exhibits the characteristics of a mentor to […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Jack Christ opinion piece looks at fact-checking, honesty in public discourse
An opinion piece by Jack Christ, emeritus professor and director of Leadership Studies, was published Jan.10 by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He discusses the “disastrous consequences” that could ensue with some Americans denying a lot of what trained scientists and educated citizens understand about a range of important issues. “Now we are pondering life in […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Chicago trumpeter, Marquis Hill, to perform at Ripon College Jan. 20
Chicago trumpeter Marquis Hill and his group Blacktet will be the guest artists at the Friday, Jan. 20, Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon Series at Ripon College. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Tickets may be reserved by calling 920-748-8126. In 2014, Hill […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.
Students, alumnus present at state foreign language teachers conference
Five current and past Ripon College Latin students came together in an hour-long panel at the recent annual conference of the Wisconsin Association of Foreign Language Teachers to introduce and to guide audience discussion on “Trigger Warnings for Sex and Gore in Latin Literature.” Trigger warnings for literature are classroom notices given in advance of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Segregation symposium to be held at Ripon College
The Center for Diversity and Inclusion and the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College again are combining forces for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2017 event. A three-hour symposium will be held from 4-7 p.m. Monday, January 16, in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. The focus will be on […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Foundation director assists others in ‘making a difference’
As the new executive director of the J. J. Keller Foundation, Heidi Foster Dusek ’02 of New London, Wisconsin, is “building relationships and connecting others to help make a difference,” she says. The foundation supports hundreds of nonprofits that impact the lives of thousands of people in the communities they serve, Dusek says. Created in […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Virgil Stucker ’74: Mental health care needs a holistic approach
In helping those with mental health issues and emotional distress, Virgil Stucker ’74 of Tryon, North Carolina, focuses on a holistic approach of psychiatric care as well as community healing to help people recover and re-establish their sense of belonging in the world. Stucker is the founding executive director of the Cooperriis Healing Community. Founded […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.