Author: Dale Devries
Class of 2020 to be welcomed Saturday at Matriculation Convocation
The Class of 2020 will officially be welcomed to the Ripon College campus during Matriculation Convocation Saturday, Aug. 20. The ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. in Great Hall of the Harwood Memorial Union. New Ripon College students will be presented with a coin during the ceremony. Instituted by President Zach. P. Messitte in 2013, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Faculty, Special Event, Student.
President Messitte publishes opinion piece in The Washington Post
An opinion piece by President Zach Messitte, who also is a professor in the Department of Politics and Government, was published Thursday in The Washington Post. The piece was titled: “Here’s how I’ll teach Trump to my college students this fall: Calling out the candidate’s bigotry without alienating his supporters.” “While professors and administrators need […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Political Publications.
Longtime German professor and innovator James Hyde dies at age 83
A 35-year member of Ripon College’s German faculty, Dr. James F. Hyde, died Aug. 1 in Ripon, at the age of 83. Hyde started at Ripon as an associate professor of German in 1964. Before he retired in 1999, he extensively developed the college’s German program, serving as department chair and teaching classes in German […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Study trip to Italy opened students’ eyes to the world
Getting the chance to travel to a different country for two weeks with one of the best professors and the president of your college is not an opportunity that everyone encounters, so when I learned about the Old Italy, New Italy Liberal Arts in Focus program, I knew I had to take advantage of this […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Student.
Alumna accepted into Ph.D. program at Texas A&M
Melissa “Missy” Meierhofer ’11, an alumna of Ripon College’s McNair Scholars Program, has been accepted into the Ph.D. program in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. At Ripon, she participated in a research project under the guidance of Associate Professor of Biology Memuna Khan, who studies […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, McNair, Research.
Alumnus Josh LeGreve ’09 leading state education organization in languages
As a high school student, Josh LeGreve ’09 of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, attended conferences of the Wisconsin Association for Foreign Language Teachers. Little did he know that some years later, he would become the association’s president. Founded in 1913, the WAFLT is one of the oldest educational organizations in Wisconsin. The association hosts conferences, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Students from minority backgrounds make connections with area minority entrepreneurs
When UW-Extension representative Diana Tscheschlok proposed a significant project to Professor of Business Management Mary Avery, who now is recently retired from Ripon College, Avery knew just the students for the job. UW-Extension is an outreach program offering access to resources and mentors to all Wisconsin campuses. The project was to interview and collect data […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
Money Magazine names Ripon College among most affordable private colleges
Ripon College has been recognized as one of the most affordable private colleges in the country by Money Magazine. Money ranked Ripon 26th of the 50 schools on its list and second among all private colleges in Wisconsin. “These high quality private schools score best for affordability,” according to a statement at Money.com. “Thanks to […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Uncategorized.
Malte ’76 leads a health care system to make ‘a difference in people’s lives’
Robert Malte ’76 of Woodinville, Washington, has been chief executive officer of EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Washington, since 2010. In a recent issue of 425 Business magazine, Malte was the focus of a feature article about his career path, his current role as CEO and his leadership style that is described as “leading with a human […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Student helps battle childhood cancer by organizing Love Your Melon chapter
The admirable mission of Love Your Melon, a nonprofit effort to support children affected by cancer, was brought to the Ripon College campus by Kate Cichon ’19 of Menasha, Wisconsin, last year during her freshman year. The student members host events to help raise funds for the organization, sells apparel and provides hats to children […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
Book by Daniel Mallock ’86: historical friendship has lessons for today
Quincy, Massachusetts, is hometown of the United States’ second president, John Adams. It also is the hometown of Daniel Mallock ’86, who now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Growing up in a richly historical area sparked Mallock’s interest in John Adams and history overall. At Ripon, Mallock studied history, English and philosophy, and he became interested […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Recent graduate examines ‘hell’ through William Blake’s paintings
The common view of hell has evolved and changed over the centuries. For her senior showcase, recent graduate Myat Aung of Yangon, Myanmar, studied part of this evolution. Aung, an art history and classical studies major, examined the influences on William Blake’s depiction of hell in his paintings. Blake, a 19th-century artist and poet, painted […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Research, Student.
Come out to Green Lake baseball diamond Wednesday morning to view banding of osprey nestlings
Associate Professor of Biology Memuna Khan will band osprey chicks in downtown Green Lake at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The osprey moved to a nesting platform behind the outfield of the Green Lake baseball diamond off of Lake Street. The platform was erected in 2011, but the osprey continued to use the light pole overlooking the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Sustainability.
Ripon receives $800,000 grant from Andrew W. Mellon foundation for new curriculum
Ripon College has received a four-year, $800,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the implementation of the College’s new core curriculum, Catalyst. Catalyst, which launches with the class entering in fall 2016, places at the center of a Ripon education the continuous development of the intellectual and practical skills valued by employers […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Faculty.
Rising sophomore aims for new sports management major
Eric Fels had early exposure to what Ripon College’s small campus could offer him. During the summer between his junior and senior years of high school, he was able to explore the Ripon campus while he serving as a citizen at the annual Badger Boys State, held each year for the past 75 years on […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Admission, Student.
Research prepares recent graduate for his future in the military
“Apocalyptic Islam: What Makes ISIS a Serious Threat to America” was the senior research project for Jacob Sahr, examines the role ISIS plays in national security. Jacob Sahr of Menasha, Wisconsin, was a history and politics and government double-major, and also completed a military science minor. In his research, he examined the role ISIS plays […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Research, Student.
Students, community work together to beautify downtown
Work on a new community green space for public use has brought together members of the Ripon College community and downtown Ripon alike. The space at 310-312 Watson St. was the site of two buildings that were destroyed by fire in late 2013. This spring, Ripon College students put in a layer of topsoil and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student, Sustainability.
Tour of prairie, poem installation will be offered Saturday afternoon
The beauty of the Ceresco Prairie Conservancy was highlighted during a talk Friday morning as part of Alumni Weekend activities. George “Skip” Wittler, professor of biology, William Harley Barber Distinguished Professor, chair of the department, and director of the conservancy, offered a colorful slideshow of a variety of plants and grasses that are bursting into […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Faculty, Sustainability.
Recent graduate researches ways to help low-income students succeed
A passion for helping low-income students is motivating the further studies of Madeson Walgenbach ’16 of Oakfield, Wisconsin. She is pursuing her teaching certification and explored the concept of “Students from Low Socioeconomic Background: Succeeding in Spite of the Odds” for her senior research project. Walgenbach majored in Spanish and educational studies, and earned teaching […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Research, Student.
New ARMS minor ‘catapulting’ to success
A new minor on campus has proven to be an exciting learning experience for students and professors alike. The Ancient, Renaissance and Medieval Studies minor, or ARMS, offers an interdisciplinary take on history with excitement both in and out of the classroom. Last November, as part of the Intro to ARMS course, students built a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Student.