“Beyond the Left-Right Divide: Partisan Polarization, the 2016 Elections, and the Future of American Politics” will be presented Tuesday, April 19, at Ripon College. The talk, presented by the Center for Politics and the People, will be given by Michael Wagner, an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It will run from 11:15 to […]
Ripon College’s Environmental Group of Ripon (EGOR) is planning several events in celebration of Earth Week. Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an award-winning independent documentary film, will be shown at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall. “Discover Green Lake: A Local Gem in Our Big Backyard” will be presented […]
“Those Who’ve Called Ripon Home,” a walking tour highlighting distinguished Riponites, will be presented from 7-9 p.m. April 15. The tour will begin at 314: Ripon College Project Space on Watson Street in downtown Ripon. All are welcome to attend. Project developers are Holly Erickson ’18 of Union Grove, Wisconsin; and Zachary Peterson ’16 of […]
David Graham, Ripon College professor of English and the Helen Swift Nielson Professor of Cultural Studies, will present a reading of his work at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13. The reading is being given on the occasion of his retirement and will be presented in Lane Library on the campus. It is free and open […]
The Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College presents a student debate, “Should the United States Intervene Militarily to Mitigate and Solve the Syrian Conflict?” on Wednesday, April 13. The debate will run from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. The debaters will be: Wyatt McGillen’19 […]
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform its spring concert at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, April 17, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The concert will feature works from a wide range of musical styles and time periods. Highlights include two popular, powerful and colorful contemporary works, Frank Ticheli’s “Vesuvius,” a […]
The One-Act Play Festival, a celebration of short plays presented by student directors, will be presented April 14-16 by the Ripon College Theatre Department. Performances are free and open to the public. The lineup includes: Thursday, April 14, 7:30 p.m. “St. Francis Preaches to the Birds,” by David Ives, directed by JaneMarie Erickson ’16 of […]
Ripon College will host a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday, April 21, at 11 a.m. on a multi-million project to renovate and expand the J.M. Storzer Center athletic, health and wellness facilities. The target completion date for the project is fall of 2017 and it is expected to cost around $20 million. “We are thrilled to put […]
Frank Juarez, a Sheboygan, Wisconsin, artist, photographer, gallery owner and art educator, will display paintings in an exhibit opening from 7-9 p.m. Friday, April 8, at 314: Ripon College Project Space on Watson Street in downtown Ripon. Refreshments will be served. The exhibit will run through May 15. Juarez is the art department chair at […]
Emily Marie Rausch ’16 of Deerfield, Wisconsin, who is majoring in music and business management, will give a senior piano recital at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9. The recital will be presented in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Selections will include works by Bach, Barber, Beethoven, Chopin, Mozart and Zaimont
The financial and ethical dimensions of health care today, especially as it pertains to end-of-life treatment, will be addressed during a panel discussion Friday, April 8, at Ripon College. The discussion will be held from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, and is co-sponsored by the Center for Politics and the […]
“The Hunting Ground,” a documentary film about the incidence of sexual assault on college campuses in the United States, will be shown Wednesday, April 13, on the Ripon College campus. The showing will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall, and the public is welcome to attend. The film focuses on two former […]
A panel discussion about the future of the Republican party — to be held in the city of the party’s birth in 1854 — will be held Monday, April 4, at Ripon College, on the eve of the Wisconsin primary election. The Center for Politics and the People at the College will present the discussion […]
A panel discussion by women of different faith traditions will be held Tuesday, March 29, at Ripon College. The discussion is part of the College’s observance of Women’s History Month in March and will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. The participants will be: Reishin […]
Orson Scott Card, author of celebrated science fiction novels Ender’s Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986), will speak at Ripon College March 30. The talk, “The World-Nation: Fantasy, Goal or Nightmare?”, will run from 4:30 to 5:45 in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. His appearance is sponsored by […]
“Landscapes of Absence,” an exhibit of work by multi-disciplinary artist Brandon Bauer, will be on view April 1 through May 1 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the Ripon College campus. An artist’s talk will be presented at 7 p.m. April 1 in the Rodman lobby, and a reception will follow […]
Sculptor and mathematician George Hart will visit Ripon College Monday, March 21. He will speak about his sculptures and outreach projects at 10:10 a.m. in room 104, Todd Wehr Hall on the campus. In the afternoon, Hart will help lead a mathematical construction workshop to build a life-size cardboard sculpture to stay on the Ripon […]
“The Mitzvah,” a one-person play about the hidden tragedy of Jewish soldiers who fought for Hitler, will be presented March 22 at Ripon College and will be followed by a lecture and audience discussion. The event features actor and the child of a Holocaust survivor, Roger Grunwald, who is also the play’s co-author. The evening […]
Sculptor and mathematician George Hart will visit Ripon College March 21. He will speak about his sculptures and outreach projects at 10:10 a.m. in room 104, Todd Wehr Hall on the campus. In the afternoon, Hart will help lead a mathematical construction workshop to build a life-size cardboard sculpture to stay on the Ripon College […]
A Women in Business panel, featuring members of the city of Ripon community, will be held March 10 at Ripon College. The program will run from noon to 1 p.m. in the Dahm Heritage Room, S.N. Pickard Commons, as part of the College’s celebration of Women’s History Month. Participants will be: Alisa Zabel, Roadhouse Pizza […]
As part of Ripon College’s celebration of Women’s History Month, the talk “Intersectionality with Unger” will be presented at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday in room B12, S.N. Pickard Commons. This roundtable discussion will be led by Assistant Professor of English Mary Unger. “The conversation will focus on intersectionality — a term that describes how different forms […]