Category: Student
Liberal Arts in Focus: Biodiversity in Costa Rica, Journal Entry #2
¡Buenos Dias! On the morning of Jan. 3, we grabbed our packs and prepared for a day in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, which is home to 2.5 percent of the world’s species. At the entrance to the trail a surprise awaited, a flurry of hummingbirds, including Violet Sabrewings, Coppery Headed Emeralds, Green Crowned Brilliants […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Student.
Liberal Arts in Focus: Biodiversity in Costa Rica, Journal Entry #1
Eight Ripon College students are currently in Costa Rica as part of the Liberal Arts in Focus course “Biodiversity in Costa Rica.” Led by Associate Professor of Biology Memuna Khan and Professor of Biology and William Harley Barber Distinguished Professor George “Skip” Wittler, the students are exploring Costa Rica’s riches in biological diversity and its […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Student, Sustainability.
Students from Ripon College plays nominated to perform in theatre competitions
Several Ripon College students will perform audition pieces for the American College Theatre Festival, Region 3, to be held Jan. 9 to 14 at the University of Indianapolis. Students are nominated on the basis of a performance in a play. Two winners from each of the eight regions will travel to the Kennedy Center in […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Student-faculty collaboration reveals new compositions in molecule studies
“These have never been seen before by nature — they’re brand-new compositions,” says Assistant Professor of Chemistry Patrick Willoughby of recent molecule work at Ripon College. Since 2013, Willoughby has worked with chemistry students, facilitating their research creating organic molecules. These molecules can be used as building blocks for a broad number of things, including […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research, Student.
Holiday concert to be given by Ripon College musical ensembles Dec. 10
The Ripon College Department of Music will present its holiday concert at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free. Choral Union will sing Rejoice in the Lord Alway, by Henry Purcell, featuring soloists Sara Jane Anderson of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin; Riley Erickson ’19 of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Ripon College Jazz Ensemble to perform fall concert Dec. 8
The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble will perform its fall concert Friday, Dec. 8. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. There is no admission charge. The ensemble will perform a variety of big band works, from Duke Ellington’s “Jumpin’ Punkins” from 1939 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Positive impact of College’s water bottle refilling stations being explored
The positive impact of sustainability on campus is being explored by analyzing data from water bottle refilling stations. Erin Engstrom ’20 of Brookfield, Illinois, and Dana Moracco, environmental health and safety officer, are working together to bring attention to sustainability on campus. Using data collected from water bottle refilling stations around campus, Engstrom says they […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Social Responsibility, Student, Sustainability.
Ripon College Orchestra will perform Dec. 2
The Ripon College Orchestra will perform Saturday, Dec. 2. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The program will include “La Muerte Del Angel,” by Astor Piazzolla; “Kol Nidrei,” by Max Bruch, featuring Eric Lakanen, instructor of cello at Purdue University, on cello; and Symphony […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Ripon College Choral Union will perform Dec. 3
The Ripon College Choral Union will perform Sunday, Dec. 3, on the campus. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The program will include: “Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina,” by Giovanni Battista Martini, with soloists Rachel Myers ’21 of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; Todd Petersen ’19 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Join Las Posadas for evening of Hispanic holiday traditions
The fourth annual celebration of Las Posadas, hosted by La Unida, will start at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, in Bovay’s Study Bar & Mercantile, 329 Watson St., downtown. Students are welcome to join La Unida for a night of caroling, music and food. At 6 p.m., participants will rehearse Spanish carols, one of which […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event, Student.
Ripon College Ethics Bowl Team wins regional championship
The Ripon College Ethics Bowl Team placed first at the 2017 Regional Championship last weekend at Oakland University in Auburn Hills, Michigan. With an undefeated record, Ripon outscored the next closest team by more than 30 points. Topics of debate included issues related to journalism, hormone testing at the Olympics, the Electoral College, suicide, the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Ethics, Student.
College Feminists offer talks on important topics
“One Big Sexy Blowout,” an annual event hosted by the Ripon College Feminists, will be held from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, in the Heritage Room, S.N. Pickard Commons. The event will bring together students, faculty and other clubs to discuss uncomfortable, but important, issues in a welcoming environment. Topics include feminism, mental health and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event, Student.
International Fair to be held Tuesday, Nov. 21
The fifth annual International Fair will be held Tuesday, Nov. 21, sponsored by Ripon College’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion. The event will run from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. It is part of the celebration of International Month, which strives to showcase cultures and traditions from around the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event, Student.
Chamber Singers will present concert Nov. 17
The Ripon College Chamber Singers will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the Ripon College campus. Admission to the concert is free. The conductor is John C. Hughes, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities. He says the selections for the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Ripon College Black Student Union to hold community soul food dinner Nov. 12
The 11th annual Soul Food Dinner will be held Sunday, Nov. 12, hosted by the Black Student Union of Ripon College. The dinner will run from 5-6 p.m. at The Terrace in Bovay Hall. Members of the Ripon College and Ripon communities are invited to attend free of charge and enjoy traditional soul food prepared […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event, Student.
Center for Politics and the People to host student discussion about North Korea
The Student Advisory Board for the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College will host a panel discussion at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14. “Where Do We Stand?: North Korea” will be presented in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. All are welcome to attend at no charge. The five student panelists will be […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
Two sociology graduates get published in Sociological Imagination journal
Two sociology graduates recently were published in the Wisconsin Sociological Association’s journal Sociological Imagination. Holly Kortemeier ’15 of Whitewater, Wisconsin, published “Pupils to Peers: Socializing Graduate Students to the Counseling Profession”; and Kyle Novack ’15 of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, published “ ‘There’s a Future Inmate’: How Criminals and Potential Criminals are Otherized by Law Enforcement […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Faculty, Research, Student.
Comedy play opens fall theatre season at Ripon College Oct. 4
The widely acclaimed comedy play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, by Christopher Durang, will open the 2017-18 theatre season at Ripon College. It is one of the most lauded and beloved Broadway plays of recent years. Some of the show’s elements are humorous adaptations of themes from works of Anton Chekhov. Vanya and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Special Event, Student.
Student researcher examines gender biases/prison sentences
How demographic biases affect prison sentencing was the summer research project for McNair Scholar Gillian Jackson ’18 of Putnam, Connecticut. She worked under the guidance of Kristine Kovack-Lesh, associate professor of psychology. “I felt like she was the person who would push me the most to be the best I can,” Jackson says. In her […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, McNair, Research, Student.
Students use math to research real-life problem on Green Lake
One year ago, Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences Andrea Young was approached to solve a problem. Stephanie Prellwitz, executive director of the Green Lake Association, wanted to find a way to preserve and promote the health of Green Lake. This summer, two students, Mitra Kermani ’20 and Antony Gradillas ’19, have been researching how to […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research, Student, Sustainability.