Author: Dale Devries
Ripon College offers Earth Week celebration events
Ripon College’s Environmental Group of Ripon (EGOR) is planning several events in celebration of Earth Week. Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an award-winning independent documentary film, will be shown at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall. “Discover Green Lake: A Local Gem in Our Big Backyard” will be presented […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event, Student.
Life at Ripon — Chuchen Tan ’16
Chapter 4: Cherishing Time [Editor’s Note: Chuchen Tan ’16, Sara Driebel ’16, and Jacob Sahr ’16 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their senior year experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life At Ripon!] Happy April everyone! As of this moment, Commencement is just a little more than […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Life After Ripon — Raymond Allen ’15
Chapter 4: Decisions [Editor’s Note: Raymond Allen ’15, Karena Schroeder ’15, and Madeline Poullette ’15 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their post-graduation experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life After Ripon!] Circa 1,851 days post-zombie outbreak… You sprint down the corridor, burst into the weapons storage room […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Congressional Gold Medal presented to 1965 ‘foot soldiers,’ including four representatives of Ripon College
The Rev. Jerry Thompson, a former professor of religion and chaplain of Ripon College, and three former Ripon College students were among those recently awarded a collective Congressional Gold Medal — the nation’s highest civilian award, along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom — in recognition of their participation in the Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Faculty.
Paper publication a ‘huge milestone’ for Ray Allen ’15 and advancement of zebrafish colonies
“Publishing a paper is a huge milestone that I pictured being far away, so the fact it’s official is still hard for me to fully grasp,” says Ray Allen ’15 of Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. The paper, co-written by Assistant Professor of Biology Barbara Sisson and Professor of Biology Bob Wallace, focuses on zebrafish, something […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Faculty, McNair, Research, Student.
Student-led walking tour on April 15 will recognize influential Riponites
“Those Who’ve Called Ripon Home,” a walking tour highlighting distinguished Riponites, will be presented from 7-9 p.m. April 15. The tour will begin at 314: Ripon College Project Space on Watson Street in downtown Ripon. All are welcome to attend. Project developers are Holly Erickson ’18 of Union Grove, Wisconsin; and Zachary Peterson ’16 of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Research, Special Event, Student.
Retiring professor of English, David Graham, will read work April 13
David Graham, Ripon College professor of English and the Helen Swift Nielson Professor of Cultural Studies, will present a reading of his work at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13. The reading is being given on the occasion of his retirement and will be presented in Lane Library on the campus. It is free and open […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Special Event.
Ripon College has another alumna earning a National Science Foundation honor
Christine Anhalt-Depies ’09 of Madison, Wisconsin, is another Ripon College alumna to earn an honorable mention in the 2016 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship awards. She placed in the field of ecology and is studying wildlife ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Research Symposium presented during Golden Hour April 12
The Ripon College chapters of biology, chemistry and psychology honor societies will host a Research Symposium during the Golden Hour, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Students who recently have done original research or literature views will present on their work.
Posted by Dale Devries in Research, Student.
Ripon College students to debate Syrian conflict April 13
The Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College presents a student debate, “Should the United States Intervene Militarily to Mitigate and Solve the Syrian Conflict?” on Wednesday, April 13. The debate will run from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. The debaters will be: Wyatt McGillen’19 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event, Student.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble to perform spring concert April 17
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform its spring concert at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, April 17, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The concert will feature works from a wide range of musical styles and time periods. Highlights include two popular, powerful and colorful contemporary works, Frank Ticheli’s “Vesuvius,” a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Special Event, Student.
Variety of student-directed one-act plays presented this week
The One-Act Play Festival, a celebration of short plays presented by student directors, will be presented April 14-16 by the Ripon College Theatre Department. Performances are free and open to the public. The lineup includes: Thursday, April 14, 7:30 p.m. “St. Francis Preaches to the Birds,” by David Ives, directed by JaneMarie Erickson ’16 of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Special Event, Student.
Ripon College ready to break ground on new athletic and wellness facility
Ripon College will host a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday, April 21, at 11 a.m. on a multi-million project to renovate and expand the J.M. Storzer Center athletic, health and wellness facilities. The target completion date for the project is fall of 2017 and it is expected to cost around $20 million. “We are thrilled to put […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Athletics News, Special Event.
Five Ripon College students present at Midwest religion conference
On April 1 and 2 at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, five Ripon students, along with Brian Smith, professor of religion, Charles and Joan Van Zoeren Chair in Religion, Ethics and Values, and Chair of the Department; and David William Scott, Pieper Chair in Servant Leadership and assistant professor of religion, gave paper presentations […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research, Student.
Sheboygan artist will show paintings at 314 space with opening April 8
Frank Juarez, a Sheboygan, Wisconsin, artist, photographer, gallery owner and art educator, will display paintings in an exhibit opening from 7-9 p.m. Friday, April 8, at 314: Ripon College Project Space on Watson Street in downtown Ripon. Refreshments will be served. The exhibit will run through May 15. Juarez is the art department chair at […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event.
Emily Marie Rausch ’16 will present piano recital April 9
Emily Marie Rausch ’16 of Deerfield, Wisconsin, who is majoring in music and business management, will give a senior piano recital at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9. The recital will be presented in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Selections will include works by Bach, Barber, Beethoven, Chopin, Mozart and Zaimont
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event, Student.
Students, professor collaborate on e-book about Frank Lloyd Wright
A student-written non-linear e-book about the life and work of Wisconsin-born architect Frank Lloyd Wright can be accessed here. The e-book came about through a Ripon College fall semester class, “Frank Lloyd Wright: Master Architect, Artist and Thinker,” taught by Travis Nygard, assistant professor of art, chair of the department and registrar of the College […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research, Student.
Panel on financial, ethical dimensions of health care to be held April 8 at Ripon College
The financial and ethical dimensions of health care today, especially as it pertains to end-of-life treatment, will be addressed during a panel discussion Friday, April 8, at Ripon College. The discussion will be held from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, and is co-sponsored by the Center for Politics and the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Special Event.
Ripon College junior receives scholarship honorable mention
Robert Enright ’17 of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, received an honorable mention in the 2016 Goldwater Scholarship Competition. This scholarship program limits the number of applicants per institution to four to six students in mathematics, science-related, engineering and computer disciplines. More than 1,000 undergraduate sophomores and juniors were nominated by institutions across the country. Seven students […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
Students featured on local TV news coverage ahead of Wisconsin primary election
The Ripon College Center for Politics and the People hosted a panel discussion about the future of the Republican Party last night. Seeing that the discussion took place on the eve of a hotly contested primary election in the state of Wisconsin and in the proclaimed “Birthplace of the Republican Party,” the event was ripe […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.