Eighteen Ripon College students are spending spring break assisting flood victims in Conway and Socastee, South Carolina. A story about their efforts was shared on WMBF-TV and its website on March 18. The students are helping to rebuild homes destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Florence. One of the students, Nick Tonn ’21 of Wisconsin Dells, […]
“Teaching, Learning and Working Inclusively,” a free conference offered by the Higher Education Diversity Initiative Team, will be held Thursday, Nov. 8. The conference will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Stayer Dining Room, Marian University, 45 S National Ave., Fond du Lac. The co-facilitators are Ripon College, Marian University, the University of […]
At the 152nd Commencement ceremony at Ripon College Sunday, 171 students received their diplomas and became new graduates. With the theme of “Civil Discourse and Dialogue,” the ceremony honored three special guests. Judy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour, received an honorary degree and delivered the Commencement address. Rep. Joan Ballweg, who represents […]
The positive impact of sustainability on campus is being explored by analyzing data from water bottle refilling stations. Erin Engstrom ’20 of Brookfield, Illinois, and Dana Moracco, environmental health and safety officer, are working together to bring attention to sustainability on campus. Using data collected from water bottle refilling stations around campus, Engstrom says they […]
Every Ripon College student will directly engage with sustainability principles in a structured and meaningful way, thanks to a new campus-wide initiative targeting the curriculum, student life and administrative decision-making. “Ripon seeks to create an environment in which all students learn, practice and apply sustainability principles, and graduates employ sustainability concepts in their postgraduate careers,” […]
Jamaica Week is being held this week by Student Volunteers for the Blue Mountain Project. The goal is to raise money for the group’s annual trip to Hagley Gap, Jamaica. On Tuesday, a fundraiser will be held at Culver’s from 5 to 8 p.m. During these hours, 10 percent of the purchases will be donated […]
Students for Social Justice are hosting Sexual Assault Awareness Week this week. On Tuesday, the presentation The Power to Stop This will begin at 6 p.m. in Johnson Main Lounge. A representative from ASTOP will discuss what can be done if you are sexually victimized and how to intervene in a dangerous situation. ASTOP is […]
Changing the way that society and her discipline treat autistic people is the goal of Rachel Stanley ’17 of Waukesha, Wisconsin. Stanley, a psychology major and an autistic woman, is focusing both of her senior projects on the experiences or treatments of autistic people. Her first project focused on the impact of the “autistic” label […]
As part of Martin Luther King Jr. Week on campus, on Wednesday students will discuss how integrated the Ripon College community is. The program will run from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. in Kresge Little Theater, East Hall. All are welcome to attend. The panel of students will discuss integration of races, gender, class, ability and […]
Ripon College has been recognized on the 2015 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary community service. The Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency for volunteering and service, has administered the award since 2006 in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban […]
Wash Away Labels, a campaign aimed at breaking away from common stereotypes, prejudices, biases and micro-aggressions, will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 on Memorial Lawn. Inspired by a recent video created by Tide laundry detergent in collaboration with the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the event is organized by Ripon College’s […]
After seven years and numerous service-learning trips, the dam that many Ripon College students and area residents have been working on in Panama finally was completed during a trip in January. The trips and volunteer work have been in support of Ripon native Father Wally Kasuboski with his continuing endeavors to help the people of […]
The Center for Politics and the People and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion co-sponsored a panel discussion about police-community relations Jan. 18, 2016. Hear what some of the panelists, including police officers and Ripon College alumni Deronis Cooper ’97 and Lindsey Gorske Michels ’04, had to say about the event, and then follow the […]
Every year as the weather gets colder, the Center for Social Responsibility (CSR) sponsors a campus-wide food drive. Over the years, other groups at Ripon have joined in their efforts. The Department of Sociology and the Sociology Club have contributed to this larger drive for the past five years. Last year, the Student Athletics Leadership […]
Hunger in Ripon and Beyond: A Panel Discussion will be presented Thursday, Nov. 19, by the Sociology Club of Ripon College. The discussion will begin at 7 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the Ripon College campus. The discussion is free, and all are welcome to attend. The panel will discuss how poverty […]
“Empty Bowls,” a project which aims to end hunger and food insecurity in America, has been offered at Ripon College for the past five years. The project was started by the nonprofit group Imagine/RENDER, who seek to advocate for positive change. “Empty Bowls” events happen across the nation. At Ripon College, the project is a […]
Will & Company will present “50 Years of Latinos Shaping a Nation” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, on the Ripon College campus. The 65-minute, multi-media, three-actor presentation will be in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. It is free and open to the public. The Los Angeles-based Will & Company addresses social […]
During his senior year of high school, Ricardo Jaimes ’17, moved from a large city in Illinois to the much smaller community of Marinette, Wisconsin. “I started noticing nature and doing more outdoor activities,” he says. His newfound love of Wisconsin’s natural beauty inspired him to attend college to study environmental science. As part of […]
Ripon College did even better this year than last year in the national RecycleMania competition. On-campus efforts for RecycleMania, waste minimization and recycling, and E-Cycle Mania, an electronics recycling event, were led by Center for Social Responsibility sustainability intern Kelli Walsh ’16 of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Walsh received a 20 for 14 grant from the […]
As the national Earth Day celebrates its 45th anniversary on April 22, Ripon College students will celebrate the College’s commitment to sustainability and protecting the environment with a wide offering of related Earth Week activities. To kick off the week, students will be recruiting student, faculty and staff participants for the National Bike Challenge during […]