Category: Academics
Education students to be honored today at virtual celebration of volunteers
Because of school closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of K-12 students from 18 states and Canada have been taking advantage of e-tutoring services offered by education students through a collaboration of eight private and public universities in Wisconsin and Georgia. The program has been a huge success, and today, a virtual celebration will […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, COVID-19, Student.
Tutoring services ongoing through the end of the semester
The Franzen Center is continuing to offer tutoring assistance to students through the rest of the semester. For writing and presentation tutoring, students can submit their papers and videos on the portal under the Franzen Center tab for them to be reviewed by tutors. Tutors will make suggestions on the paper or give feedback in […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics.
Ripon teacher candidates will help tutor younger students online during COVID-19 pandemic
Ripon College is among a group of higher education schools in Wisconsin that is offering tutoring services across the country during the COVID-19 disruption through its teacher candidates. More than 100 education students and teacher candidates from Ripon College, St. Norbert College, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and UW Stevens Point will provide grade-appropriate online […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, COVID-19, Student.
COVID-19 provides experiential learning for ‘History of Natural Disasters’ class
It’s experiential learning at its finest. Students in the History of Natural Disasters (HIS 385/ENV 385) class have found themselves in the midst of a current and evolving case study with the coronavirus pandemic. “Instead of just reading about history, we feel we need to study how our community is dealing with disaster right now,” […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, COVID-19, Research.
Ripon’s FLASH Internship program a finalist for national honors
Ripon College’s FLASH Internship program of the Center for Career and Professional Development is one of nine nominees for Most Innovative Career Initiatives at Colleges and Universities by The Career Leadership Collective national organization. Three winners will be announced at its annual conference in April. FLASH Internships are the only project-based short-term experiences in Wisconsin […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Student.
Japanese-American incarcerations during World War II focus of poster exhibit
“Righting a Wrong: Japanese-Americans and World War II,” a poster exhibit, is on view through April 3 in the Ripon College Museum in West Hall. Museum hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. It is free and open to the public. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History makes poster versions of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Fine Arts, Student.
Ripon College educator expands her influence by training teachers of the future
Director of Teacher Education Jean Rigden focuses her energy on building future teachers that, in turn, expand the horizons of future generations of students. Her classrooms are enriched with her first-hand experiences with kindergarten through undergraduate education. For nine years, Rigden taught in various Wisconsin school districts. She was then a K-12 Principal at Princeton […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Faculty.
‘Touchable art’ collection will teach museum studies students new perspectives
A collection of touchable art to promote and teach about the creation of art for the visually impaired is being assembled by Travis Nygard, associate professor of art and director of the Caestecker Gallery in C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Funds from a Kohler Foundation grant recently were re-allocated to the art department to […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Faculty, Fine Arts, Funding.
Grant from National Science Foundation advancing chemistry research
A grant of $400,400 has been awarded to a program of the Midwestern Undergraduate Computational Chemistry Consortium (MU3C), of which Ripon College is a part. The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure and Chemistry divisions awarded the grant through its Major Research Instrumentation Program. Joe Scanlon, associate professor of chemistry at Ripon and a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Funding, Funding and gifts.
Henrik Schatzinger publishes study on federal contracting
“The Influence of Corporate Lobbying on Federal Contracting,” by Henrik Schatzinger, associate professor of politics and government and co-director of the Center for Politics and the People, and coauthors has been published by Social Science Quarterly in both online and print versions. The peer-reviewed study was published in the online version in May 2019, and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Faculty.
Ripon College places on prestigious rankings lists
Ripon College is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to several recent rankings. Ripon is recognized in The Princeton Review’s Best 385 Colleges: 2020 and The Princeton Review’s Best Regional Colleges: 2020 in the Best Midwestern category. 140,000 students around the country were surveyed about their campuses’ food, career services, happiness […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Rankings.
Rebecca Matzke named interim vice president and dean of faculty
Ripon College announced the appointment of Professor of History Rebecca Matzke as interim vice president and dean of faculty. Matzke, who has served on the Ripon College faculty since 2003, replaces Ed Wingenbach, who last month was named the eighth president of Hampshire College. “Rebecca Matzke is a scholar, a teacher and someone who cares […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Administration, Faculty.
Catalyst curriculum featured in Insight magazine
Ripon College’s Catalyst curriculum was featured Aug. 1 in Insight magazine’s August issue focusing on educational innovation. “Tailored teaching: Higher Ed Institutions craft programming to respond to employer needs” cites Ed Wingenbach, former vice president and dean of faculty at the College, as saying that liberal arts colleges promise to prepare students who know how […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics.
Ripon College helps recognize state teachers, including A.J. Zayia ’15
Ripon College and the Wisconsin Association of Colleges for Teacher Education recently honored outstanding educators in the state. Anthony “A.J.” Zayia graduated from Ripon College in 2015. He majored in exercise science and minored in health. He is a physical education teacher at Northland Pines Middle and High School in Eagle River. Michael Schmitt is […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Alumni.
Ripon College joins CLC’s Guaranteed Transfer Admission program
Ripon College and College of Lake County, a community college in Grayslake, Illinois, have approved a Guaranteed Transfer Admission agreement for students who want to complete a bachelor’s degree. This cooperative relationship will facilitate the transfer process from the community college to Ripon College. To guarantee admission to Ripon College, applicants must meet certain requirements, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Admission.
Flint whistleblower Marc Edwards to deliver keynote at Ripon College Commencement, May 19
Marc Edwards, civil and environmental engineer and the lead investigative scientist uncovering the 2001-2004 D.C. lead contamination and the 2014-2016 Flint water crisis, will provide the keynote address and receive an honorary degree at Ripon College’s 153rd Commencement ceremony May 19. Each year, Ripon organizes Commencement activities around a theme. The 2019 theme celebrates “Caring […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Student.
Love of mathematics bonds Mitra Kermani ’20 and teacher Andrea Young
Mathematics is the foundation for the strong relationship between Mitra Kermani ’20 of Louisville, Colorado, and Andrea Young, associate professor of mathematical sciences and acting vice president and dean of faculty. In a predominantly male field, these two have bonded over being women in mathematics. “I met (Andrea Young) during my junior year of high […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Faculty, Research, Student.
Sarah Mahler Kraaz edits new book about music and war
Sarah Mahler Kraaz, professor of music, College organist and the William Harley Barber Distinguished Professor, has edited the book Music and War in the United States, published by Routledge. The book is intended as a textbook for college courses and general readership. The 18 chapters were written by scholars in the United States and Canada […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Faculty.
Ripon receives National Science Foundation grant to study quantitative reasoning
A team of Ripon College faculty has received a National Science Foundation grant of $297,715 for the project “Building Capacity for Interdisciplinary Quantitative Reasoning Instruction.” The grant award, number DUE-1822414, is funded through the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources solicitation. Principal investigators of the project are Andrea Young, special assistant to the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Faculty, Funding.
Ripon No. 1 in state, No. 15 in nation for economics program
Ripon College has placed first in the state of Wisconsin and 15th in the nation among all colleges and universities offering economics programs. The 2019 rankings for top economics programs was published by Study.com. Economics programs were considered based on outcomes data as reported by the Department of Education, academic and career resources for economics […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Rankings.