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Rebecca Leuenberger

Student research focused on selective attention, feedback

Working as an undergraduate research assistant in Associate Professor in Psychology Kristine Kovack-Lesh’s Infant Cognition Lab laid the foundation for the senior seminar research project of Rebecca Leuenberger ’19 of Racine, Wisconsin. Leuenberger is a psychobiology major. Her research presentation is titled “Selective Attention and Feedback Performance: Does Feedback Actually Help?” Selective attention is the […]

Campus closed Jan. 28 due to Winter Storm

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 […]

Madeline Hantzsch ’19 with the "We Can Do It!" Rosie, left, and the Norman Rockwell version

Senior art project compares different images of Rosie the Riveter

The iconic image of World War II-era Rosie the Riveter was the basis of a senior seminar research project by Madeline Hantzsch ’19 of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Hantzsch, who is majoring in studio art and minoring in psychology, examined Norman Rockwell’s depiction of Rosie the Riveter and the influence that went into the historical piece’s dynamic […]

Mica Rivera '21 holding a rat in the lab

Research opportunities with professors enhance studies for Mica Rivera ’21

A lifelong love of animals and biology is now a budding research opportunity for Mica Rivera ’21 of River Falls, Wisconsin. For two semesters, the psychobiology major has been working with Assistant Professor of Psychology Julia Meyers-Manor to research cognitive behavior in mammals, rats in particular. The rat lab opened in spring 2018 at Ripon […]

James Balistreri

Theatre major Jimmy Balistreri ’19 gains experience through internships, competitions

Earlier this month, theatre major Jimmy Balistreri ’19 of Plymouth, Wisconsin, advanced to the finals in the Design, Technolgy and Management competition at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region 3, in Madison, Wisconsin. He won the Stage Management Fellowship and will attend the national festival in Washington, D.C., later this year. For nearly […]

Participants of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region 3

Students win honors at regional theatre festival

Several Ripon College students were honored at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region 3, held Jan. 8-13 in Madison, Wisconsin. DeShawn Thomas ’20 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, advanced to the semi-final round of the Irene Ryan Scholarship Auditions, for his performance in “Paragon Springs” in the fall of 2018. He performed with his acting […]

Mitra Kermani '20, left, and Andrea Young

Love of mathematics bonds Mitra Kermani ’20 and teacher Andrea Young

Mathematics is the foundation for the strong relationship between Mitra Kermani ’20 of Louisville, Colorado, and Andrea Young, associate professor of mathematical sciences and acting vice president and dean of faculty. In a predominantly male field, these two have bonded over being women in mathematics. “I met (Andrea Young) during my junior year of high […]

Savannah White and Diana Meredith

Students research how social media affect self-esteem

Savannah White ’19 of Carol Stream, Illinois, and Diana Meredith ’20 of Los Altos, California, recently presented “The Effects of Social Media Framing on Self-Esteem” in the annual Ripon College Senior Psychology Research Symposium. Participants in the pair’s study first were separated by males and females. One potential condition saw images presented with the Instagram […]

Comedy and tragedy theatre masks

Seven students selected to perform at regional theatre festival auditions

Seven Ripon College students have been nominated to perform audition pieces for the American College Theatre Festival, Region 3, to be held Jan. 8 to 13 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison College and Edgewood College. Students are nominated on the basis of a performance in a play. Two winners from each of the eight […]

Hack-It Bracket participants

Students gain problem-solving experience at Hack-It Bracket

Khun Maung ’19 of Yangon, Myanmar; Karma Gurung ’19 of Kathmandu, Nepal; Oscar Arzate ’19 of Chicago, Illinois; and Ermias Woldu ’19 of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, represented Ripon College at The Commons Hack-It Bracket, sponsored by Sartori Cheese in Sheboygan on Nov. 17. The Commons is a collaboration between Wisconsin colleges and universities, Wisconsin businesses […]

Drawing of a winter scene

All music ensembles will present holiday concert Dec. 9

A holiday concert by all the musical ensemble of Ripon College will be presented at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, in the field house of Willmore Center. Admission is free and open to the public. Chamber Singers will sing “O Magnum Mysterium,” by Tomás Luis Victoria; “A Winter Landscape,” by Lane Johnson; and “Deck the […]

Ripon College Fall 2018 Ethics Bowl Team

Ethics Bowl team places at Upper Midwest Regional competition

The Ripon College Ethics Bowl team competed at the Upper Midwest Regional competition at Illinois Institute of Technology Nov. 17 and 18. Both teams garnered a record of 2-2 against teams from Macalester, Adrian, Illinois Wesleyn, Carleton, UD Mercy, Tiffin and Bowling Green. They ranked 11 and 16 among 30 teams. Members of the team […]

Susan McDaniel Hill and Heidi DeCaluwe '20

Theatre professor, student find creative inspiration in each other

A mutual love of theatre has brought together a collaborative team in costuming. Visiting Professor of Theatre Susan McDaniel Hill and Heidi DeCaluwe ’20 of Jackson, Wisconsin, now work together in the basement costume shop every Tuesday. They are collaborating on costumes for the play “Paragon Springs,” which opens Nov. 28. DeCaluwe initially came to […]

"Paragon Springs" rehearsal

Ripon College play ‘Paragon Springs’ examines fake news, power of facts

The play “Paragon Springs” will be presented Nov. 28, 29, 30 and Dec. 1 at Ripon College. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The play, written by Steven Dietz, was commissioned by Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the […]

Ripon College sophomore Brady Spors teaches a pair of grade school students about the brain and five senses.

Psychology students host Kids Judge Neuroscience Fair

Students in Assistant Professor of Psychology Julia Manor’s “Topics: Brain, Mind and Behavior” course hosted a “Kids Judge Neuroscience Fair” at Ripon College Sunday, Nov. 11. Manor’s students worked in groups to create projects to engage and educate children in grades 3-5 about an aspect of neuroscience. The grade school students who participated were then […]

Haylee Conradt '19

Haylee Conradt ’19 receives $3,000 scholarship from WAICU and partners

Haylee Conradt ’19 of Shiocton, Wisconsin, majoring in biology and educational studies, has been selected to receive a $3,000 scholarship provided by the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) and its national partners, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in Washington, D.C., and the UPS Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia. Nationally, CIC provided more […]

Dakota Marlega, left, and Brooklyn Landgraf

Sophomores present papers at humanities conference

Brooklyn Landgraf ’21 of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and Dakota Marlega ’21 of Waupaca, Wisconsin, presented papers at the Streamlines undergraduate humanities conference Nov. 10. The conference was held at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. The papers both related to Don Quixote. The English translation of Landgraf’s paper is “Skepticism: The search for the truth in Don […]

Professor of Music Kurt Dietrich

Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble to perform Sunday

The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble will present its fall concert Nov. 18. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It will be free and open to the public. The program will feature a variety of styles from different eras of band music. A centerpiece […]

International Month celebrated at Ripon College during November

International Month is being celebrated at Ripon College during November. Today, Nepalese food will be served in the Commons during lunch. A game night will run from 6-8 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Food will be provided. India will be the focus Nov. 12-17: Nov. 15: Free henna body art that goes on […]

Poster for Diversity Coalition

All points of view come together in Diversity Coalition

The Center for Diversity and Inclusion, dedicated to respect, community building and innovative dialogue, opened at Ripon College in the fall of 2015. Director of Multicultural Affairs Kyonna Henry and student leaders work together as the Diversity Coalition to promote multiculturalism and the College’s diversity statement. “Diversity is what makes this world interesting and awesome […]