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1982 Championship Team Alumni at Hopp Stadium on September 12th, 2024
Bob Gillespie, Bob Wallner & Dave Sheedy at Hopp Stadium on September 12th, 2024.
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Daniel Trampf inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame
Daniel Trampf was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame on April 24, 2022. Dan has been a practicing certified athletic trainer for 31 years in Wisconsin in a variety of settings including high school outreach, clinical in-patient rehab, and occupational health. The recognition is the highest professional honor an athletic trainer […]
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Spring 2021 Academic Calendar
Dear campus community, As the fall semester comes to its conclusion, I am pleased to announce the revised academic calendar for the spring semester. We expect an on-campus, in-person learning and living experience. Students should be advised that they may be required to take a COVID-19 test prior to their return for the spring semester, […]
Posted by james in Health & Safety, Office of the President, Student.
Updates Regarding New Campus Restrictions
Dear Ripon College community, As we complete the sixth week of the semester, I want to thank you for the incredible effort we have made together as an institution to “Reunite Ripon” in the face of a challenging public health situation. We have — collectively — been able to return to in-person learning with relative […]
Posted by james in COVID-19, Faculty, Health & Safety, Office of the President, Staff, Student.
A Statement from the Inclusion Audit Committee (IAC)
The Inclusion Audit Committee (IAC) submits to President Messitte and Administrative Council recommendations based on collected data, research, and thoughtful conversations throughout the summer of 2020. The Committee has put forth in this document three recommendations for the recruitment and retention of students, and three recommendations for the recruitment and retention of employees, in addition […]
Posted by james in Administration, Diversity, Office of the President, Staff, Student.
Reunite Ripon: Our Plan To Return To In-Person Learning
We look forward to welcoming everyone back to the College when on-campus classes resume Monday, August 17. Over the course of the summer, a dedicated team of faculty, staff and administrators has been planning for our return while ensuring that we can safely preserve our learning community and personalized education. They have studied the best […]
Posted by james in Health & Safety, Office of the President, Student.
Midwest Conference suspends competition for rest of 2020
The Midwest Conference (MWC), of which Ripon College is a member, announced today that it will suspend league competition through Dec. 31 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The presidents of the 10 member institutions made the decision in coordination with representative athletic directors in order to protect the health and safety of student-athletes, coaches, staff […]
Posted by james in Athletics News, COVID-19, Health & Safety, Office of the President.
Update from One Merriman Lane | Introducing Sage Dining Services
Dear campus community, I am pleased to announce that the College is partnering with SAGE Dining Services® to offer improved food service beginning this fall. We selected SAGE after a competitive national process that took place during the spring. SAGE, founded in 1990, is the leading food service provider for independent schools and private colleges […]
Posted by james in Office of the President, Student.
Update from One Merriman Lane | Supporting Our International Student Body
Dear Ripon College community, As someone born outside of the United States, who holds dual citizenship and has studied and worked in several different countries, I personally believe in the fundamental importance of education and experiences that cross borders. I strongly condemn the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s guidance issued earlier this week that limits […]
Posted by james in Office of the President, Student.
John Sisko to Become Ripon College’s New VP and Dean of Faculty
The Ripon College community is pleased to welcome Dr. John Sisko as the new vice president and dean of faculty. He currently serves as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Wayland H. Cato Jr. School of Education at Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. He also is a professor of philosophy. […]
Posted by james in Administration, Faculty, Office of the President.
Update from One Merriman Lane | Improving Ripon’s Diversity and Inclusion Practices
Dear Ripon College community, The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the protests around the nation and the world in the past three weeks have delivered a long overdue message that institutions (and the individuals that lead and work within them) need to go beyond words of support and find solutions to become better […]
Posted by james in Diversity, Office of the President, Student.
Update from One Merriman Lane | Fall 2020 Academic Calendar Announcement
Dear campus community, A team of staff, faculty, and administrators have been carefully thinking through how best to preserve the Ripon College residential learning experience for the fall 2020 semester while also prioritizing the health and safety of our community. Based on their recommendation, I am pleased to announce the new academic calendar for the […]
Posted by james in Academics, COVID-19, Health & Safety, Office of the President, Student.
From the Office of the President | A Statement on Core Values
Dear Ripon College community, I write to you today because two of the core values of our institution are, right now, more essential than ever as we move forward as a college and a nation in the days ahead: “Integrity: Ethical conduct guides the college. Decisions and actions reflect the principles of honesty, fairness, candor, […]
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Ripon College Plans Fall Semester with In-Person Classes and Return to Campus
Ripon College intends to welcome students back on campus for the fall semester in August with in-person classes and a resumption of residence life. College administrators, faculty and staff are spending the summer readying the campus for the new reality of the public health situation. “We want our students and community to return to our […]
Posted by james in COVID-19, Health & Safety.
Update from One Merriman Lane | April 21, 2020
Dear Students, In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are aware that many of your lives have been disrupted significantly, and as a result, you and your families may have experienced unexpected emergency expenses. I want you to know that over the course of the past few weeks, the administration team has been […]
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Alumni Weekend 2020 Updates
Dear Ripon College Family, I am reaching out to you to share updates on plans for Alumni Weekend 2020. Like so many of you, over the past month I have been safer at home with my family adjusting to working remotely and helping our children with online school. It has no doubt been an interesting […]
Posted by james in Alumni, Health & Safety.
Commencement 2020 Update | April 10, 2020
Dear Class of 2020, A month ago I could not have imagined writing this letter to you about postponing the 2020 Ripon College Commencement. As I said earlier, we are going to do everything possible to have an in-person Commencement to celebrate your graduation from Ripon. After consulting with the Commencement Planning Committee, our traditional […]
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Update from One Merriman Lane
Dear colleagues, alumni, and friends of Ripon College: Sarah Clyde Mitchell Morse, Ripon Class of 1900, wrote our alma mater during her undergraduate years fewer than 40 years after the end of the Civil War. At every opening convocation in August and again at our commencements each May, we join together in song for the […]
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Spring 2020 Semester, Ripon College Response to Coronavirus | March 18, 2020
Dear Students, I ask that you read this update very carefully as it contains important information about the spring 2020 semester, including classes, your access to the residence halls and other campus facilities. Classes: All classes will move to an online format, effective Monday, March 30. You should await instruction from the Dean of Faculty […]
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Ripon College Response to Coronavirus | March 17, 2020
Dear Colleagues and Students, I write to update you about several actions we are taking today as well as our timeline moving forward for the rest of the semester. The Administrative Council continues to meet on a daily basis so that we can collectively work through the appropriate responses to the issues facing the school […]
Posted by james in Health & Safety.