Author: Ric Damm
Ripon students experience civil rights trip 60 years after original
A small group of Ripon College students spent their spring break in Alabama where they attended the inaugural national symposium of the Fred D. Gray Institute for Human & Civil Rights. Al Sturgeon, associate vice president for student success and assistant professor of political science, and Ji’Mya Sullivan-Owens ’24, post-graduate assistant for student life and […]
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Ripon students experience life in rural Jamaica during spring break
Six Ripon College students traveled to Jamaica during last week’s spring break with Professor Emeritus of Psychology Joe Hatcher as part of a unique class. The half-semester course taught by Hatcher, “Cross-Cultural Psychology: Impact of Culture on Everyday Life,” is designed to provide an overview of the ways that social norms, social cognition and social […]
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Celebrating ‘National Puppy Day’ with Danielle Gunter ’06
Danielle Paiz Gunter ’06 is helping feed dogs and cats in no-kill shelters. As executive director of Puppy Food Bank, she spearheads efforts to collect donations that fuel the work of rescue organizations across the country. Since its founding in October 2022, Gunter has helped Puppy Food Bank distribute more than 500,000 pounds of dog […]
Posted by Ric Damm in Alumni.
Jackie Clark appointed ACM Academic Leadership Fellow
Jackie Clark, professor of sociology and Helen Swift Neilson Professor of Cultural Studies, has been designated as an Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) Academic Leadership Fellow in the second cohort of appointed leaders. She is one of 10 faculty at nine ACM colleges appointed for two-year terms beginning in July 2025. The program will […]
Posted by Ric Damm in Faculty.
Ripon alumna believed to be first to pledge
In 1964, the Ripon College chapter of Alpha Chi Omega made history by pledging Lezlie Heard Bishop ’66. It is historic because Bishop is believed to be the first black woman to pledge a National Panhellenic sorority. According to Bishop, Ripon’s Alpha Phi chapter also was interested in pledging her, but the national office of […]
Posted by Ric Damm in Alumni.
Ripon anthropology major has lead to success for Frost ’89
Jeffrey Frost ’89 is a specialist in Central and South American archaeology. Since graduating with his major in anthropology from Ripon, Frost has conducted archaeological research in Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Mexico and throughout the Midwest and eastern United States. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is currently an […]
Posted by Ric Damm in Alumni.
Doss ’57 achieved two firsts for African Americans
Ulysses S. Doss Jr. ’57 was the first African American to become an ordained minister in Wisconsin and first to become a full professor at University of Montana-Missoula. It was at Missoula where, in 1968, he worked with students to found what was just the second African-American Studies program in the nation. He served as […]
Posted by Ric Damm in Alumni.
Cornick ’52: Ripon’s first black student council president
In 1951, Delroy L. Cornick ’52 became the first black student to be elected president of the Ripon College Student Senate (referred to as Student Council at the time). It was not without controversy, however, as his opponent dropped out of the race, “refusing to compete against a black” (Ripon Magazine Winter 2000). Later, the […]
Posted by Ric Damm in Alumni.
Who was Ripon’s first black student?
Who was the first black student at Ripon College? It is a challenging question. Over the years, it has been thought to be answered and then corrected. Turner Jones, class of 1939, of Piney Woods, Mississippi, was incorrectly identified in the Spring 2001 issue of Ripon Magazine as the first African American to attend Ripon. […]
Posted by Ric Damm in Alumni.
Gallery exhibit to feature Haudenosaunee raised beadwork
Karen Ann Hoffman, an award-winning Haudenosaunee raised beadwork artist, is bringing her art to Ripon College’s Caestecker Gallery of Art in the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts from Feb. 28 to April 11. She will host an artist talk Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, followed by a reception. The exhibit […]
Posted by Ric Damm in Fine Arts.
Kaleb Schroeder to perform senior vocal recital Nov. 23
Kaleb Schroeder of Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, is performing his senior tenor vocal recital in the Benstead Theatre of the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts at Ripon College Saturday, Nov. 23 at 5 p.m. He will be accompanied by Adjunct Instructor of Music Deb MacKenzie on piano. Admission is free and open to the public. […]
Posted by Ric Damm in Fine Arts, Student.
Ripon College Ethics Bowl team competes at regional competition
Six students from the Ripon College Ethics Bowl team competed in the Upper Midwest Regional Ethics Bowl Nov. 16 at the University of Chicago. The Ripon team ended the competition with one win and three losses. The first round was against the University of Chicago, which Ripon lost 0-3. Round two was against Carleton College, […]
Posted by Ric Damm in Student.
Ripon College’s theatre department to present “Cabaret Night” Nov. 22-23
Ripon College’s theatre department is presenting a “Cabaret Night” variety show in the Benstead Theatre in the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. The two nights will include a variety of acts including music, dance, theatre, spoken word, poetry and stand-up comedy. Both students and […]
Posted by Ric Damm in Fine Arts.