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Lauren Stae holds her 2023 diploma

Lauren Stae ’23 published as first author in academic journal

Lauren Stae ’23 was listed as the first author of her senior seminar research on zebrafish embryos, which was published in the peer-reviewed academic journal BIOS. Stae collaborated with Associate Professor of Biology Barbara Sisson in investigating the effects of white LED light exposure on wild-type zebrafish embryos in the article “A pilot study on […]

Photo, clockwise from top left: Betsy Kleba, Corryn Greenwood, Bill Wyman, Hannah Truesdale

Ripon College’s 2025 Commencement speakers, award winners announced

The speakers and award winners for Ripon College’s 2025 Commencement Ceremony May 18 will feature notable women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), as well as distinguished community members. The commencement theme is “Discovery Has No Limits: Celebrating Women in STEM,” emphasizing Ripon’s commitment to recognizing the contributions of women in STEM fields. The […]

Alicia Rytlewski ’10 stands in a floral background

Alicia Rytlewski ’10 to perform piano, voice recital April 26

Classical pianist and vocalist Alicia (Rhyner) Rytlewski ’10 will perform an alumna piano and voice recital in Demmer Recital Hall of Ripon College’s C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts Saturday, April 26, at 7 p.m. Rytlewski will be performing pieces mostly from her debut album of songs, “When We Were Bears,” released in late January. […]

Lydia Fredrick ’23 featured as first author for research publication

Lydia Fredrick ’23 had her senior seminar research on female rats published in the peer-reviewed academic journal BIOS, marking her first time as the primary contributor to a study. Fredrick collaborated with Associate Professor of Biology Robin Forbes-Lorman on the article titled “Trial and error: The effect of omega-3 fatty acids and ovarian hormones on […]

Singer Lucie-Petri-Rose holds a microphone and sings in a cozy room.

Petri-Rose to perform senior mezzo-soprano recital April 12

Lucie Petri-Rose of Omro, Wisconsin, is performing her senior mezzo-soprano vocal recital in Demmer Recital Hall of Ripon College’s C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts Saturday, April 12 at 3:15 p.m. She will be accompanied by Adjunct Instructor of Music Deb MacKenzie, piano; junior Ayanna Jorgenson, soprano; local musician Rob Milanowski, drums; senior Ruth Roltgen, […]

Thank you from all of us at Ripon College. Rally Days 2025!

Ripon College Rally Days 2025 exceeds goal

Ripon College surpassed its goal of achieving 1,000 gifts during the eighth annual spring giving event, Rally Days 2025, from April 2-4, with more than eight hours left of the event. At the end of Rally Days, the College received 1,091 gifts and raised $506,534.20. The theme this year was “Impact History.” Every contribution moved […]

Author Frank Smoll

Frank Smoll ’63 publishes e-book for youth sport parents

Frank Smoll ’63, Ph.D., recently published an e-book for youth sport parents after enjoying a career as a developmental sport psychologist and professor emeritus of the University of Washington. Titled “Sports and Your Young Athlete: Developing Champions in Sports and Life,” the e-book provides comprehensive information that assists parents in enhancing the well-being of their […]

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Special education teaching license introduced at Ripon College

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has approved Ripon College for a teaching license in kindergarten through grade 12 cross-categorical special education, available for students now. According to the Wisconsin State Legislature, a cross-categorical special education license “authorizes an individual to teach in a program that provides services to pupils in kindergarten through grade […]

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Ripon College Athletics adds women’s flag football

RIPON, Wis. – Ripon College is adding women’s flag football as its newest sport, with competition set to begin in the spring of 2027. The College will hire a head coach in the spring or summer of 2025 to begin recruiting student-athletes for the inaugural season. Flag football is one of the fastest-growing sports in […]

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Ripon College choirs to perform Choral Collage Concert Feb. 16

Ripon College’s choirs will honor members of the senior class during the Choral Collage Concert Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The concert will feature all three of the College’s campus choral ensembles: Chamber Singers, Choral Union and Concert Choir. Each choir will sing a […]

Paper co-authored by Patrick Willoughby published in Nature Chemistry journal

Associate Professor of Chemistry Patrick H. Willoughby co-authored a paper published in Nature Chemistry, the chemistry-focused subsidiary journal of Nature. The paper, “Biocatalytic asymmetric aldol addition into unactivated ketones,” describes new approaches for the enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of amino acids. Willoughby worked alongside his students and his collaborators at UW-Madison to expand this idea to include […]

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Oshkosh Area Community Foundation named 2025 Founders’ Day recipient

  RIPON, Wis. – The Oshkosh Area Community Foundation (OACF) has been named the 2025 recipient of the Ripon College Founders’ Day Award. The formal presentation of the award will occur at the 158th Commencement ceremony May 18. Bill Wyman, president and chief executive officer of the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, will accept the award […]

Zimmerman named VP for Enrollment

Zimmerman named VP for enrollment

RIPON, Wis. – Kimberly Zimmerman has been appointed as Ripon College’s new vice president for enrollment, bringing over 15 years of experience to her position effective March 3. Zimmerman currently serves as assistant vice president of admissions at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where she has strategically prioritized regional, transfer and international recruitment, created a […]

Praise Song Artwork

Professor Salas’ artwork showcased in Trout Museum exhibit

Ripon College’s Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas has contributed artwork to an upcoming exhibition, “A Creative Place: Art from Northeastern Wisconsin 1940 to Present,” at the Trout Museum of Art in downtown Appleton, Wisconsin, from Jan. 24 to May 18. An opening night reception will be held on Jan. 24 from 5-8 p.m. It […]

Alicia Rytlewski to release new music

Alicia Rytlewski ’10 set to release debut album “When We Were Bears” Jan. 24

Classical pianist and vocalist Alicia (Rhyner) Rytlewski ’10 is set to release her debut album of songs, “When We Were Bears,” Friday, Jan. 24. Rytlewski graduated summa cum laude from Ripon with a music major and minors in Spanish and studio art. She has been teaching piano in Milwaukee for more than 10 years. Her […]

Parents and family at a football game

1982 Championship Team Alumni at Hopp Stadium on September 12th, 2024

Bob Gillespie, Bob Wallner & Dave Sheedy at Hopp Stadium on September 12th, 2024.

APERI ANIMAM to perform Renaissance music at Ripon College on Oct. 4

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 […]