This week, Ripon College is honoring and welcoming the new members of the Board of Trustees. The board will meet on campus this week. Sejal V. Shah ’96 of South Barrington, Illinois, has been elected to the Ripon College Board of Trustees, effective Dec. 8, 2020. He is the chief executive officer of TotalMed Inc. […]
Ripon College President Zach Messitte announced today that he will leave his position at the end of the fall 2021 semester and return to his hometown of Washington, D.C. Messitte became the 13th president of the 170-year-old institution in 2012. “I have loved being the president of Ripon College and feel honored that the Board […]
During the 2021 fiscal year which ended June 30, Ripon College achieved its most successful and largest fund-raising year in its history. More than $16.5 million in new gift production was realized. “The campus community is continually humbled and inspired by the generosity of our alumni,” said Shawn Karsten ’09, vice president for advancement and […]
Ripon College welcomes new staff and faculty members who have joined Ripon College during this calendar year. FACULTY Steve Bellin-Oka, Wisconsin’s Own Library poet-in-residence. Lillian Brown, visiting professor of theater. Paul Thompson, assistant professor of music. Jeremiah Vaughan, assistant professor of exercise science. ADJUNCTS Christopher Cramer, adjunct instructor of music, guitar lessons. Paul Dietrich, director […]
Dear Ripon College students and parents, Our primary concern is — and has been for the past year and half — to keep our campus community as safe and healthy as possible until the threat of the COVID-19 virus has subsided. Thanks to our students, dedicated staff and faculty and prudent guidelines, Ripon’s 2020-21 academic […]
Dear Ripon College community, As stated in the July 22, 2021, communication, it is our intention to follow CDC and Fond du Lac County Health Department guidelines regarding COVID safety protocols. On July 27, 2021, the CDC released updated guidance recommending that fully vaccinated people wear masks in public indoor areas of substantial or high […]
An article highlighting a recent town-gown collaboration between the College and a community group was published July 7, 2021, in the Ripon Commonwealth newspaper. “Ripon College steps up to replace veterans’ display on Ransom Street” details efforts by Vice President and Dean of Faculty John Sisko and U.S. Army Capt. Thomas Ivey, head of Ripon’s […]
Ripon College and Marian University in Fond du Lac announced today that they have jointly received a grant of $50,000 from the Transformational Partnerships Fund to continue to explore a possible alliance. The grant is funding a summer faculty-led study of how the two institutions might work together academically. Over the past several months, a […]
Ripon College was referenced in an article July 7 in Inside Higher Education. While primarily focused on an initiative at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, New York, “A Welcome Wagon in Uncertain Times” also gives examples of efforts other institutions of higher education are doing to bring a hands-on, “personal touch” to their work on […]
After a year of uncertainty, a cancelled 2020 Commencement ceremony and many adaptations to campus life, the Ripon College Class of 2021 came together Sunday, May 16, with joy, spirit and pride to celebrate at a modified but in-person Commencement ceremony. The theme was “Wisconsin Music: Riffs from the Heartland,” honoring the significant musical heritage […]
Guy Runals Henshaw ’68 and Susan Siegel Henshaw ’68 of Danville, California, received Ripon College’s Medal of Merit at the Commencement ceremony Sunday. Their commitment to Ripon College spans more than half a century of service and includes Guy’s two decades as a member of the Board of Trustees, their active engagement with the Class […]
John Harmon of Winneconne, Wisconsin, a widely acclaimed composer, jazz pianist and music educator, will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters at Ripon College’s 2021 Commencement. While the ceremony is limited to graduates and their families, the event will be streamed live and available to watch at ripon.edu/commencement Harmon’s music is influenced by jazz, […]
Sandra Polcyn will receive the 2021 Distinguished Educator Award during Ripon College’s Commencement. While the ceremony is limited to graduates and their families, the event will be streamed live and available to watch at ripon.edu/commencement Polcyn grew up in Chilton, Wisconsin, and graduated from Lawrence University with a bachelor of music degree in instrumental music […]
Ripon College’s annual recognition event to honor faculty and staff was held virtually Thursday morning. Recognition was made for significant years of service, the earning of terminal degrees, retirement and the Presidential Staff Award. Presidential Staff Award: Kathy Welch, College nurse. Terminal degree: Dr. Changsok “Isaac” Sung, assistant professor of computer and data sciences, Ph.D. […]
The Fond du Lac County Health Department will receive Ripon College’s 2021 Founders’ Day Award at Ripon College’s Commencement May 16. While the ceremony is limited to graduates and their families, the event will be streamed live and available to watch at ripon.edu/commencement The award honors the ideals of those who started the College in […]
Maria Dietrich, a longtime community arts administrator, will receive the College’s 2020 Founders’ Day Award at Commencement May 16. While the ceremony is limited to graduates and their families, the event will be streamed live and available to watch at ripon.edu/commencement Ripon College was officially founded Jan. 29, 1851. Each year the College celebrates its […]
Today, April 22, we celebrate Earth Day and remember Gaylord Nelson, a former Wisconsin governor and senator, who founded Earth Day in 1970. He received an honorary degree from Ripon College in 1971 when the Commencement theme was “Environment.” He told Ripon, “Your efforts to emphasize the ‘Environment’ are very gratifying, for the future welfare […]
Ripon College will hold its annual Awards Convocation at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 21. As one of Ripon’s most prestigious events, the event honors outstanding students, faculty and staff. It will be held in person only for the award recipients and a limited number of faculty and staff. Those unable to attend in person can […]
Ripon College and Agnesian HealthCare, a member of SSM Health, collaborated Tuesday, April 6, to vaccinate 184 students, faculty, staff and members of the Ripon College community. The College was happy they could provide the clinic to their employees in a convenient on-campus location, says President Zach Messitte. “Since the beginning of the pandemic, the […]
Ripon College is featured in an article published today, April 6, in Inside Higher Education. “A Pandemic Financial Success Story?” focuses on Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts, how its endowment has grown and factors that contributed to it being in a better financial position now than it was before the pandemic. “Ripon College in Wisconsin […]