“Mental Health Needs for Young Americans and Challenges for Public Policy” will be a panel discussion held Feb. 20 at Ripon College. The event will run from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. A reception will follow at 8 p.m. The event is sponsored by the College’s Center for Politics and […]
A health and wellness panel focusing on issues in rural communities will be held Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Ripon College. It will run from 7-8:30 p.m. in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall of Science. Panelists will be: Ellen Sorensen, Ripon College Class of 2000, coordinator of Drug Free Communities of Fond Du Lac County Rachel Kurinsky, […]
Due to the extreme weather conditions this week, adjustments have been made to class schedules and facility hours. If you are in a class that meets at 11:15 on Monday/Wednesday/Friday, your class will have an extra meeting next Tuesday, February 5, from 11:15-12:25 (the Golden Hour). Classes will meet at their normally scheduled location, unless […]
Because of difficulties keeping the campus walkways and parking lots clear, and the number of employees whose commutes are not possible, Acting President Ed Wingenbach has decided to close the College today, January 28. Updated facility and dining hours Lunch in the Commons will be served as normal Dinner hours in the Commons are 5-6:30 […]
“Leadership through the Eyes of MLK” will be the keynote event for Ripon College’s annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Week, featuring events held in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2019. Samuel A. Alford, aka IAm, an artist, activist and Milwaukee native, will be the keynote speaker. The event will be held […]
“Leadership through the Eyes of MLK” will be the keynote event for Ripon College’s annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Week, featuring events held in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2019. Samuel A. Alford, aka IAm, an artist, activist and Milwaukee native, will be the keynote speaker. The event will be held […]
“My Brief Personal Account of the Life of my mother Dora,” was the title of the heartfelt, genuine presentation delivered Tuesday morning in Great Hall by Steven L. Russek. Before the talk even began the room was filled, and members of the audience rushed to set out additional chairs as more Ripon College and community […]
David Niose, legal director for the Appignani Humanist Legal Center, will speak Nov. 19 at Ripon College. His presentation is titled “Anti-Intellectualism and the Decline of Civil Liberties.” The talk will run from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Kresge Little Theatre in East Hall. Niose has experience in law and mass communication. As an attorney, author, […]
“Memories of the Holocaust,” a presentation by the son of a Holocaust survivor, will be given Nov. 13 at Ripon College. The talk will run from 11:15 a.m. to noon in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. It is free and open to the public. Nov. 9 is the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht (Night of Broken […]
Writer Nick White, author of the short story collection Sweet and Low and the novel How to Survive a Summer, will read at Ripon College Thursday, Nov. 8. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lane Library. It is free and open to the public. A native of Mississippi, White is an assistant professor […]
Wisconsin poet Francesca Abbate will present a reading Wednesday, Oct. 10, as part of the Visiting Writers Series at Ripon College. The reading will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the North Reading Room of Lane Library. It is free and open to the public. Abbate is the author of the poetry book Troy, Unincorporated. (University […]
Rick Esenberg, founder, president and general counsel of the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, will speak Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Ripon College. His presentation, “Freedom Matters: McAdams v. Marquette University, Free Speech and the Wisconsin Supreme Court,” will begin at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. The visit is sponsored by Young […]
Nadine Strossen, author of the book HATE: Why We Should Resist it with Free Speech, not Censorship, will appear at Ripon College Friday, Sept. 28. She will speak with Steve Martin, Ripon College associate professor of communication, beginning at 4:30 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Strossen is the John Marshall Harlan II Professor […]
Larry Bowers, former chief science officer for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, will present the talk “Lessons Learned from 25 Years in Anti-Doping: Science, Deterrence and the Art of Communication” Wednesday, Sept. 26, at Ripon College. The talk will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall of Science, on the campus. Over the course […]
“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 […]
A debate between candidates running for Wisconsin’s 41st Assembly District will be held Sept. 18 at Ripon College. Rep. Joan Ballweg and Frank Buress will debate at 6:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. The visit is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People. Tim Lyke, publisher of the […]
Ripon College will honor two recent graduates with its Outstanding Young Alumni Award at 5 p.m. Friday, June 22, in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Those to be awarded are Joshua D. Frey ’09 of Aberdeen, Maryland, and Rachel S. Resop ’08 of Washington, D.C. The Outstanding Young Alumni Award recognizes and honors recent Ripon […]
Four alumni will be honored with Ripon College’s Distinguished Alumni Citation during the annual 1851 Awards Dinner at 5 p.m. Friday, June 22. The dinner will be held in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Those to be awarded are José M. Alemán ’78 of Panama City, Panama; Erika L. Doss ’78 of South Bend, Indiana; […]
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 […]
After just 18 hours and 51 minutes and thousands of social media shares on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, Ripon College’s first-ever #OneDayRally giving day campaign came in 221 percent ahead of goal, raising a total of $656,626 from 940 donors. Highlights from #OneDayRally Top 3 classes for total donors 1978: 48 donors 2018: 39 donors […]