Ripon College’s La Unida, a Hispanic student organization, will host a Las Posadas cultural event from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, as part of Dickens of a Christmas. The event will be held at 314: Ripon College Project Space on Watson Street, and food, beverages and dancing will be featured. Las Posadas is a Mexican […]
Ripon College Choral Union will perform Sunday, Dec. 4, on the campus. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. There is no admission charge, and it is open to the public. Selections include: “Awake the Harp” from “The Creation,” by Haydn; “Song […]
“Where Do We Stand? A Student Panel on Gun Control in America” will be held Nov. 28 at Ripon College. The event will begin at 4:15 p.m. in Great, Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. All are welcome to attend at no charge. The Center for Politics and the People is hosting the non-partisan […]
The 60-piece Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble, directed by Professor of Music Kurt Dietrich, will present its fall concert Nov. 20. The program will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. The program will feature significant works for band from the 20th and 21st centuries. […]
The Ripon College Chamber Singers will perform Nov. 18 on the campus. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It is free and open to the public. The program will include four psalm settings from both the Christian and Jewish traditions; and “Ubi Caritas” from […]
“What Happened in the Elections?”, a panel reflecting on the recent national elections, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Ripon College. The program will begin at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, and is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People. All are welcome to attend. The panelists will discuss […]
She Kill Monsters, a play by Qui Nguyen, will be performed Nov. 9-12 at Ripon College. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Roadman Center for the Arts. Tickets are free, but reservations are recommended by calling 920-748-8791; or emailing [email protected]. The play is a wild ride through the world of Dungeons […]
The decision to take a French class changed the course of her life for Lydia Pomeroy ’17. Pomeroy arrived at Ripon with a plan to study biology. On a whim, she also took a basic French class, inspired by her recent trip to Switzerland and Paris the summer after high school. This decision, along with […]
Student Panel: 2016 Elections, with student representatives of the Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties, will be held Nov. 3 at Ripon College. The event will run from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall on the campus. The Center for Politics and the People will be hosting the student debate. Rose Hogmire […]
Michael Gableman ’16 and Mitchell Eithun ’17 attended at the annual Mathematical Association of America (MAA) MathFest in Columbus, Ohio, in August. Each presented research they have worked on, both receiving Pi Mu Epsilon awards for their efforts. The conference not only was a chance for the two to present their findings, but also for […]
Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett, a 20th-century tragi-comic masterpiece, will be presented Oct. 5-8 at Ripon College. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Roadman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Tickets are free, but reservations are recommended by calling 920-748-8791; or emailing [email protected]. The play is set on an […]
Ripon College has been recognized on the 2015 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary community service. The Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency for volunteering and service, has administered the award since 2006 in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban […]
Homecoming and Family Weekend will include a jam-packed week of activities Sept. 24 – Oct. 1 leading up to the big game on Oct. 1. Below are highlights of each day. Many activities require advance registration. More information is available here. Saturday, Sept. 24 Alumni Baseball Game, 9:30 a.m., Francis Field. ’67 and ’07 championship […]
Hi my name is Mitra Kermani. I started as a freshman at Ripon last fall. I am from Boulder, Colorado, so when most people talk to me, their biggest question is “why Ripon?” I toured Ripon for the first time my junior year of high school. My mom and I drove up from Chicago; it […]
Wash Away Labels, a campaign aimed at breaking away from common stereotypes, prejudices, biases and micro-aggressions, will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 on Memorial Lawn. Inspired by a recent video created by Tide laundry detergent in collaboration with the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the event is organized by Ripon College’s […]
With future aspirations of working in pediatrics as an occupational therapist, senior Emily Coates of Schofield, Wisconsin, spent the summer with young children as part of a research project in the Infant and Young Child Cognition Lab. She studied aspects of the cognitive development of children under the guidance of Associate Professor of Psychology Kristine […]
After falling in love with Ripon College because of its small class sizes, interpersonal relationships with professors, and numerous scholarship opportunities, Colleen Elzinga ’18 of Evergreen Park, Illinois, decided Ripon would be the perfect place to pursue her dream of becoming a veterinarian. Elzinga, a chemistry-biology major and a member of the McNair Scholars Program, […]
A free sports nutrition workshop will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall of Science. Lee Hyrkas, a registered dietitian with Bellin Health in Green Bay, will be the presenter. He will address topics related to nutrition and performance. He says nutrition is a critical piece of […]
The Class of 2020 will officially be welcomed to the Ripon College campus during Matriculation Convocation Saturday, Aug. 20. The ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. in Great Hall of the Harwood Memorial Union. New Ripon College students will be presented with a coin during the ceremony. Instituted by President Zach. P. Messitte in 2013, […]
Getting the chance to travel to a different country for two weeks with one of the best professors and the president of your college is not an opportunity that everyone encounters, so when I learned about the Old Italy, New Italy Liberal Arts in Focus program, I knew I had to take advantage of this […]