Category: International Students
President Messitte addresses coup, supports students and alumni from Myanmar
On Feb. 1, the military of Myanmar seized control of the country following a general election. You may reference this story from the BBC for more information. At the request of several Ripon College students and alumni from Myanmar, President Zach Messitte has sent this letter to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Diversity, Ethics, International Students, Office of the President, Social Responsibility.
International Month celebrated at Ripon College during November
International Month is being celebrated at Ripon College during November. Today, Nepalese food will be served in the Commons during lunch. A game night will run from 6-8 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Food will be provided. India will be the focus Nov. 12-17: Nov. 15: Free henna body art that goes on […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Diversity, International Students, Student.
Religion major Ornella Umubyeyi ’13 found empowerment at Ripon College
Ornella Umubyeyi ’13 feels that education is the pathway to betterment, and she found empowerment at Ripon College. She was born in Burundi, the second oldest in a family of five children, and came to Ripon College because of a generous scholarship. She majored in religion with a minor in leadership studies. While still a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, International Students.
Ngan Tran ’17 honored for paper presented at conference
Ngan Tran ’17 of Vietnam presented a paper at the spring faculty-student conference of the Wisconsin Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies held at Alverno College in Milwaukee March 30-31. She received an award for having one of the four best undergraduate papers presented at the conference, based on an evaluation by the Alverno conference […]
Posted by Dale Devries in International Students, Research, Student.
International fashion show to be held Nov. 30
The Cultural Diversity Club will host its fourth annual International Fashion Show Wednesday, Nov. 30. The event will run from 6-7 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. President Zach Messitte will be the emcee. Friend and faculty members will represent different countries from around the world. There also will be a Native American singer […]
Posted by Dale Devries in International Students, Special Event, Student.
Alumna carries on with dream of helping homeless girls in Rwanda, Burundi
While still a student at Ripon College, Ornella Umubyeyi ’13 of Evanston, Illinois, started several initiatives to help poor residents — especially females — in her home country of Rwanda and her mother’s neighboring home county of Burundi. Umubyeyi is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Soul Survivors International to help people in those […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, International Students.