Micael Rivera ’21 and Associate Professor of Psychology Julia Meyers-Manor had their research titled “Beware of Strangers: Dogs’ Empathetic Response to Unknown Humans” published in a special issue of Animals called “Emotional Contagion in Animals.” Meyers-Manor’s research on empathy in dogs began in 2016, an exploration ignited by her very own dog and how it […]
Message from President Folse… Dear Campus Community, Over the last week, the United States Army Cadet Command (USACC) publicly released its Rebalance and Optimization Plan, which impacts several Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programs across the country. As part of this reorganization, Ripon College was informed that the Fox Valley Battalion — the ROTC program […]
By Joleigh Petrik June 18, 2025 I studied abroad with Barcelona SAE in the Spring of 2025; I took three classes and did an internship for three additional credits. I enjoyed my classes, but I LOVED my internship. I am interested in going into veterinary medicine and the Barcelona SAE team did an amazing job […]
Sarah Anderson ’10 has been selected as one of the Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) 2025 Early Career Fellows for her landscape ecology work. “Receiving this recognition is truly humbling,” Anderson said. “To have your entire professional community recognize the work you do is significant, especially when my work doesn’t quite measure up to the […]
Kiana Fall ’23 was published as the primary contributor in the peer-reviewed academic journal BIOS for her research on female rats conducted during her senior seminar at Ripon College. “My research was influenced by existing literature that linked the hormones estrogen and progesterone, which fluctuate significantly throughout the female menstrual cycle, to heightened anxiety levels […]
Senior studio art majors Johnathan Derrick and Ruth Roltgen are hosting an art show titled “Adipose Playground” in Ripon College’s Caestecker Gallery of Art in the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, with an opening reception tonight, May 2 at 7 p.m. The art exhibit will run until May 16 and will be accessible during […]
Owen Mehring of Waterford, Wisconsin, is performing his senior baritone and piano recital in Demmer Recital Hall of Ripon College’s C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts Saturday, May 3, at 11 a.m. He will be accompanied by Adjunct Instructor of Music Deb MacKenzie, piano and organ; Johannes Deegen ’18, violin; and junior Rori Beatty, cello. […]
Senior Max Landvatter and Professor of Psychology Kristine Kovack-Lesh presented Ladvatter’s senior seminar project and a Summer Opportunities for Advanced Research (SOAR) research project at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference in Chicago April 10-12. Landvatter’s senior seminar project, titled “They Decide Your Rights: The Effects of Election Stress on Minority-Status College Students,” was presented during […]
Students will be directing a diverse collection of one-act plays in the One-Act Play Festival in Benstead Theatre of Ripon College’s C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, Friday and Saturday, May 2-3, at 7:30 p.m. Each of the five plays runs between 10 to 30 minutes. The event is free and open to the public. […]
Lauren Stae ’23 was listed as the first author of her senior seminar research on zebrafish embryos, which was published in the peer-reviewed academic journal BIOS. Stae collaborated with Associate Professor of Biology Barbara Sisson in investigating the effects of white LED light exposure on wild-type zebrafish embryos in the article “A pilot study on […]
The speakers and award winners for Ripon College’s 2025 Commencement Ceremony May 18 will feature notable women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), as well as distinguished community members. The commencement theme is “Discovery Has No Limits: Celebrating Women in STEM,” emphasizing Ripon’s commitment to recognizing the contributions of women in STEM fields. The […]
Ripon College’s choirs will honor members of the senior class during the Choral Collage Concert Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The concert will feature all three of the College’s campus choral ensembles: Chamber Singers, Choral Union and Concert Choir. Each choir will sing a […]
Benji Backer, founder and current executive chairman of the American Conservation Coalition (ACC), will discuss his new book “The Conservative Environmentalist: Common Sense Solutions for a Sustainable Future” Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. at Knuth Brewing Company (upstairs) 230 Watson St., Ripon. The book talk is sponsored by Ripon College’s Center for Politics and […]
RIPON, Wis. – Ripon College’s theatre department is hosting open auditions and a crew call for a touring production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” in the Benstead Theatre in the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts on Jan. 22-23 from 7-9 p.m. The play, written by Shakespeare, features four young lovers – Hermia, Lysander, Helena […]
Kaleb Schroeder of Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, is performing his senior tenor vocal recital in the Benstead Theatre of the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts at Ripon College Saturday, Nov. 23 at 5 p.m. He will be accompanied by Adjunct Instructor of Music Deb MacKenzie on piano. Admission is free and open to the public. […]
Six students from the Ripon College Ethics Bowl team competed in the Upper Midwest Regional Ethics Bowl Nov. 16 at the University of Chicago. The Ripon team ended the competition with one win and three losses. The first round was against the University of Chicago, which Ripon lost 0-3. Round two was against Carleton College, […]
Ripon College’s biology senior seminar students took home awards for their research at the inaugural WiSER conference in early October. WiSER is a consortium of science educators in higher education from across Wisconsin that is focused on exposing students to research. This year’s conference was at Medical College of Wisconsin and involved undergraduates, master’s students, […]
RIPON, Wisconsin – Ripon College’s theatre department is putting on the play “The Thin Place” by Lucas Hnath in the Benstead Theatre in the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts Nov. 6-9, with doors opening at 7 p.m. for daily 7:30 p.m. showtimes. “I only pick plays that I am completely riveted by,” Assistant Professor […]
Readings on Midwest landscapes RIPON, Wisconsin – Max Schleicher, Ripon’s poet-in-residence, will be giving a poetry reading at an open house at Lane Library at Ripon College on Saturday, Nov. 9. from 1-3 p.m. Schleicher’s poetry typically explores the topic of landscapes in Wisconsin and the upper Midwest. “In these poems, I wander through the […]
with Alverno College, Carroll University, Elmhurst University, Johns Hopkins University, and Rosalind Franklin University Ripon College is pleased to announce new articulation agreements with five institutions—Alverno College, Carroll University, Elmhurst University, Johns Hopkins University, and Rosalind Franklin University—that will provide streamlined pathways for Ripon students to pursue a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). The […]
Ripon College will host its first Celebration of the Ceresco Prairie Conservancy Saturday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. High school students from across the state are invited to participate in STEM- and music-specific activities, while the greater Ripon community is encouraged to participate in any of the day-long activities. The day culminates […]