The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra returns to Ripon College Sunday, Sept. 27, for its 43rd annual appearance on campus. Presented each year as part of the College’s Caestecker Fine Arts Series, admission to this year’s performance will be free as a thank-you to the greater Ripon community for its continued support of the College’s musical programming. […]
A former policy analyst in the Reagan White House, Dinesh D’Souza will speak at Ripon College on Sept. 23. His talk, “America: Imagine a World Without Her,” will be presented from 4-6 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. Admission is free and open to the public. D’Souza has had a 25-year […]
Jesse Rye ’02, co-executive director of Food Systems Enterprise at Farm Fresh Rhode Island, will present an Alumni Master Chat Tuesday, Sept. 15. The talk will begin at 11:15 a.m. in the Kresge Little Theatre of East Hall. Rye’s organization is committed to growing a local food system that values the environment, health and quality […]
The grand opening for Ripon College’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, in the lower level of Bartlett Hall. “Students, staff and administration have teamed together to make sure the new center is a safe space where students will find community building and congregation […]
Ripon College announced it will open a new multi-use arts space in downtown Ripon on Friday, Sept. 4. An 8 p.m. ribbon-cutting will feature the Ripon Fire Department as the guest of honor since the new venue will be located at 314 Watson St., a historic 19th-century building that was restored after a devastating fire […]
Young Arab Christian and Muslim peace ambassadors from Israel will share their dreams of a peaceful future during a talk at Ripon College on Thursday. The talk will begin at 10:45 a.m. in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall of Science on the campus. The visiting students are juniors and seniors at Mar Elias High School in […]
At the 149th Ripon College Commencement, Dr. Christopher Howard defended the importance of a liberal arts and sciences education on leadership. Click here to watch archived video from Commencement. Howard, president of Hampden-Sydney College and a Rhodes Scholar who graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and later earned a Bronze Star for his service […]
The ceremonial mace, carried by the faculty marshal at the head of an academic procession, was given to Ripon College Nov. 16, 1946, by Sir Francis Evans of England and the Rev. Canon Edward West of New York. The mace, designed by West, was presented at the opening ceremony of Ripon College’s Centennial observances. The […]
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble will present an outdoor Pops Concert Wednesday, May 6. The concert will begin at 5 p.m. on the lawn in front of Harwood Memorial Union. The concert is free and open to the public, and attendees may sit on the lawn and bring blankets and dinner. […]
“Political Ecology: The Cultural and Political Dynamics Behind Environmental Policy” will be discussed Friday, May 1, at Ripon College. The presenter will be Dr. Paul Robbins, director of the Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The program will run from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on […]
The Chamber Singers of Ripon College will present their spring concert on Friday, May 1. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. Program selections include “Salmo 150,” by Ernani Aguiar; “Ave verum Corpus,” by William Byrd; “If […]
Ripon College professors and poets will read from their own works and the works of others Wednesday, April 29, in honor of National Poetry Month. The reading is free and open to the public. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the North Reading Room of Lane Library on the Ripon College campus. The […]
Charlie Scheips ’81, a curator, art adviser, artist, writer and cultural historian based in New York, New York, will speak at Ripon College Wednesday, April 29. His talk will begin at 7 p.m. in Room 147 of C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. There is no admission charge. His visit is sponsored by the College’s […]
Stanley Payne, Hilldale-Jaume Vicens Vives Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will present his recent book about Francisco Franco, The Franco Regime, 1936-1975, April 29. His presentation will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. It is free and open to the public. Payne retired from teaching […]
The Ripon College Orchestra will perform at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, April 26, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. The ensemble is conducted by Kyle Szabo, assistant professor of music. Selections include Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with Brooke Williams Szabo as violin soloist; and Beethoven’s […]
The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble, under the director of Professor of Music Kurt Dietrich, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Admission is free and open to the public. Selections will include an eclectic […]
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 […]
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Professor of Music Kurt Dietrich, will perform its spring concert at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, April 19. The concert will be in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Admission is free and open to the public. The program will consist […]
Rhodes Scholar Dr. Zachary S. Morris ’02 of Madison, Wisconsin, will speak on campus in two alumni master chats on Friday, April 10. Morris will talk about synergistic interaction between radiation and the immune response to tumor-specific antibodies at 2:10 p.m. in Farr Hall 331. At 4:15 p.m., he will discuss cancer as an emerging […]
More than 1,000 Wisconsin high school students and their families will be experiencing the Ripon College campus and the city of Ripon this week as they arrive for the Wisconsin Forensics Coaches Association (WFCA) State Tournament. The College is the annual host for the tournament in which high school forensics teams compete for the title […]