Lindsey Kreye Heil ’07 of Savage, Minnesota, is now licensed to teach special education. Years ago, when looking for a elementary teaching job, Heil took the position of a student support paraprofessional, someone who works either one-on-one, or with small groups of children with special needs. In the classroom, she supported children with a wide […]
An award-winning bakery in Philadelphia, the Flying Monkey Bakery, has quickly gained internet attention because of its delicious Pumpple Cake. In late November, the bakery and Pumpple Cake were featured on a special Thanksgiving episode of “Guilty Pleasures” on Food Network. Elizabeth Halen ’03 is the owner of the bakery, which celebrated its fifth anniversary […]
Chapter 2: Surviving the First Semester of Graduate School [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!] Happy December! This semester has been an absolute whirlwind, and […]
Chapter 2: Pressure Makes Diamonds [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!] It’s halfway over. Before I know it, I’ll be embarking on my last […]
Ginny McGehee Condon ’77 of Colchester, Vermont, is one of three people who will be honored with induction Saturday, Dec. 5, into the Vermont Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. She is the longest-serving full-time female radio personality in Vermont history. A native of Philadelphia, McGehee began her broadcasting career at WNBZ-AM in Saranac Lake, […]
Grayson Brooke ’05 of Long Beach, California, a TV/film producer, will present a talk and discussion via Skype at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in Room 200 of Smith Hall. After graduating from Ripon College in 2005 with degrees in theatre and communication, Brooke headed to Hollywood. His production credits include such television series as […]
Chapter 2: Didn’t See That One Coming [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!] Well hello again! I can hardly believe that it is already time […]
Chapter 2: Learning and Growing [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!] Most of us want to pretend that middle school never happened now that […]
As Veterans’ Day approaches, Allycia Bretl ’14 has a unique perspective on working with veterans, active duty personnel and their families. Bretl is seeking a Masters of Social Work with emphasis in Clinical-Behavioral Health at the University of Maryland. It was here Bretl was set up with an eye-opening internship. She is working in the Mother […]
“I knew when I went into retirement that I wanted to write a children’s book,” says Juvenna “Jeve” Chang ’64 of Honolulu, Hawaii. It was two years before the story concept came, but then one evening it did. She sat down and wrote the whole story in one night. “When I finished, there were tears […]
Mark Porubcansky ’77 of Marine on Saint Croix, Minnesota, and former foreign editor of the Los Angeles Times, will speak at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in Kreske Little Theatre, East Hall. The title of his talk is “You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Presidents, Promises and Foreign Policy.” Porubcansky has been a correspondent […]
Gary G. Yerkey ’66 of Washington, D.C., has published a new book, Dying for the News. It is available on amazon.com. More than 50 journalists working for U.S. news organizations were killed covering World War II, including 35-year-old Tom Treanor of the Los Angeles Times. The book is his story, but also the story of […]
Bonnie Sierlecki ’01, an assistant professor in communication studies at Edgewood College in Madison, will be a guest speaker for the Ripon College Department of Communication Wednesday, Oct. 28. Her talk will be presented from 7 to 8 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. “Baller-in-Chief: Barack Obama and the Rhetoric of […]
Jon P. Wilcox ’58 of Wautoma, Wisconsin, has seen the world as a first lieutenant of the U.S. Army, had his own law firm, served in the Wisconsin Assembly for three terms, was the Circuit Court Judge in Waushara County for 13 years and then served as a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court for […]
Chapter 2: Fall Festivities [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!] Dear Ripon College Alumni and Friends, How time flies! The leaves are starting to […]
Chapter 2: Past, Present, and Future Adventures [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!] As I sit in one of the lounges of my apartment complex […]
President Zach Messitte and Vice President and Dean of Faculty Ed Wingenbach simultaneously called about 8,000 alumni and friends Oct. 13 to share updates on the state of Ripon College, the curriculum review process currently underway, and the campaign to renovate and expand the College’s health and wellness facilities. The pair took calls from numerous […]
Two Ripon College alumni — 30 years apart — shared knowledge for a master’s of social work thesis. Erin Maguire ’08 of Rocky Mount, Virginia, recently graduated from Loyola University Chicago with her master’s degree. Her thesis, “Social Work in the NICU,” was completed in collaboration with Jonathan Muraskas ’78, chief professor of pediatrics and […]
Cat Wilson ’93 is known to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, locals as “That Girl,” a radio personality on Cape Country 104. From 6 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, That Girl can be heard. Wilson’s love of radio began at an early age, when the Cape Cod native worked for her high school’s radio station. She […]
For the fourth year in a row, students from Ripon College have won student paper awards from the Wisconsin Sociological Association. Holly Kortemeier ’15 of Whitewater, Wisconsin, won first place for her senior seminar paper from last semester, “Pupils to Peers: Socializing Graduate Students into the Counseling Profession.” Kyle Novack ’15 of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, […]
Todd Jaeger ’83 of Ixonia, Wisconsin, who teaches music at Kettle Moraine High School, was named Top Teacher for September 2015 by WISN 12 News. A video interview can be viewed here.