Category: Student
We’re still here: Kyle Peterson ’20
Kyle Peterson ’20 of Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, will be looking for employment in the supply chain field after graduation in May. He is majoring in business management with a minor in environmental biology. “Between collaboration in the classroom and being on the baseball team, I have learned the importance of teamwork, and I will carry […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Class of 2020, Student.
We’re still here: Andrew Johnson ’20
Andrew Johnson ’20 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, says the most important thing he learned at Ripon is time management. “Juggling a bunch of different responsibilities at Ripon has helped me find time to satisfy each, but most importantly, it helped me keep calm during times of high stress,” he says. Johnson is majoring in chemistry with […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Class of 2020, Student.
We’re still here: Abby Korb ’20
Abby Korb ’20 of Burlington, Wisconsin, is headed for graduate school in Washington, D.C., this fall. The politics & government and psychology double major will study for her master’s degree in public policy at American University. She also will work as a graduate assistant and will seek another job position in Washington, as well. “The […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Class of 2020, Student.
We’re still here: Graduating seniors will be in the spotlight
As we navigate the off-campus end to the Ripon College academic year, we want to be especially mindful of our seniors who are planning not only the end of this semester but also the beginning of the next chapter in their lives. Please check back every day for individual profiles of our graduating seniors, how […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Class of 2020, Student.
Ripon teacher candidates will help tutor younger students online during COVID-19 pandemic
Ripon College is among a group of higher education schools in Wisconsin that is offering tutoring services across the country during the COVID-19 disruption through its teacher candidates. More than 100 education students and teacher candidates from Ripon College, St. Norbert College, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and UW Stevens Point will provide grade-appropriate online […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, COVID-19, Student.
Ripon’s FLASH Internship program a finalist for national honors
Ripon College’s FLASH Internship program of the Center for Career and Professional Development is one of nine nominees for Most Innovative Career Initiatives at Colleges and Universities by The Career Leadership Collective national organization. Three winners will be announced at its annual conference in April. FLASH Internships are the only project-based short-term experiences in Wisconsin […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Student.
Japanese-American incarcerations during World War II focus of poster exhibit
“Righting a Wrong: Japanese-Americans and World War II,” a poster exhibit, is on view through April 3 in the Ripon College Museum in West Hall. Museum hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. It is free and open to the public. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History makes poster versions of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Fine Arts, Student.
Shakespeare’s ‘Comedy of Errors’ presented at Ripon College March 4 through 7
William Shakespeare’s play “The Comedy of Errors” will be performed March 4 through 7 by the Ripon College Department of Theatre. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended by calling 920-748-8791 or sending an email to [email protected]. “The Comedy of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Chamber Singers to kick off concert tour in Ripon March 8
The annual spring break tour of the Ripon College Chamber Singers will be held in March with concerts in Ripon, Winneconne, Holy Hill in Hubertus, Chicago and Madison. The performances will include a variety of pieces performed by the ensemble, who will be joined by guest choirs at select locations. Each concert will be free […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance, Student.
Work by nine Ripon College student artists shown in Princeton gallery
“The Contemporary Portrait,” an exhibit featuring the work of nine Ripon College students, opens Saturday, Feb. 1, at Levee Contemporary Gallery in Princeton, Wisconsin. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The exhibit will remain on view through Sunday, March 29. The exhibit […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Work by Christina Othon, Julia Goeks ’21 highlighted in several presentations
A paper about small biopreservative sugars by Christina Othon, associate professor of physics, Julia Goeks ’21 of Lake Forest, Illinois, and coauthors has been published by ACS Publications. Othon also presented on the work during an invited talk in July at the fifth International Frontiers in Water Biophysics Conference in Erice, Italy. Goeks presented the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research, Student.
Julia Meyers-Manor, Rebecca Groat ’21 present at national conference
Julia Meyers-Manor, assistant professor of psychology, and Rebecca Groat ’21 of Combined Locks, Wisconsin, presented at the Association for Professional Dog Trainers’ annual conference Oct. 30 in Portland, Oregon. Groat presented the poster “Observations of Behaviors in Doggy Day Care” and won second place in the poster competition. Meyers-Manor presented a poster done with Micaela […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Student.
Twelve students competing at regional theatre festival this week
Twelve students from the Ripon College theatre department are competing at the Region 3 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival beginning today. The annual festival runs through Sunday, Jan. 12, in Madison, Wisconsin. Organizers hail the festival as a celebration of the future of the American theatre with student artists and faculty from Illinois, Indiana, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Internship in Washington, D.C., makes network of connections for Michael Hartman ’20
During an internship in the summer of 2019, “I was able to create connections with a supportive group of people both through work and my personal life that I can lean on for help, advice and guidance,” says Michael Hartman ’20 of Grafton, Wisconsin. “I also got first-hand experience in both the nonprofit (and) private […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Internships, Student.
Ripon music ensembles will present holiday concert Dec. 8
A holiday concert will be presented by the music ensembles of Ripon College Sunday, Dec. 8. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in the Willmore Center Field House. Admission is free and open to the public. The concert will include performances by Chamber Singers, Choral Union, Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra and Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Selections […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance, Student.
Students to present musical recital Tuesday morning
Students of the Ripon College Department of Music will perform a recital Tuesday, Dec. 3. The performance will begin at 11:15 a.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. Selections will include: Toccata in d, BWV 565, by Johann Sebastian Bach, with Caleb Klinzing […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance, Student.
‘The Fantasticks’ honored with award nominations
The Fantasticks, the joint production of the departments of music and theatre at Ripon College, has been nominated for several awards from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Heidi DeCaluwe ’20 of West Bend, Wisconsin, received a Certificate of Merit for her costume design. Lindsey Wigand ’22 of West Allis, Wisconsin, received a Certificate […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Internship in Washington, D.C., solidifies future career focus for Abby Korb ’20
Abby Korb ’20 of Burlington, Wisconsin, spent the summer interning under the policy director at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues in Washington, D.C. Korb is a double major in psychology as well as politics and government. “I am extremely grateful for the experience and loved my coworkers and being in the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Internships, Student.
Internship in Washington, D.C., offers student insight into public office
Observations of life in public office were part of the experience for Luke Dretske ’21 of Berlin, Wisconsin, during the summer of 2019. Dretske interned in the office of Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson in Washington, D.C. He was supported in part by a $2,000 Internship Supplemental Grant from the Center for Politics and the People […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Internships, Student.
Research experience allows Valerie Doornbos ’21 to present at national conference
After a summer participating in a research program in Pennsylvania, Valerie Doornbos ’21 of Allendale Michigan, presented about her work at a conference in September. The summer research program was located at the Penn State University Park Campus in State College, Pennsylvania. The program was sponsored through the Penn State Department of Engineering, but Doornbos […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Internships, Student.