Three Ripon College forensics students competed at the Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament, held at the University of Kentucky March 17-20. They are Katie Warczak ’16 of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Ryan Edquist ’17 of Ripon, Wisconsin, and Megan Ringo ’18 of Crete, Illinois. Warczak earned an Outstanding Legislator Award and Peer Respected Legislator Award in […]
A panel discussion by women of different faith traditions will be held Tuesday, March 29, at Ripon College. The discussion is part of the College’s observance of Women’s History Month in March and will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. The participants will be: Reishin […]
Orson Scott Card, author of celebrated science fiction novels Ender’s Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986), will speak at Ripon College March 30. The talk, “The World-Nation: Fantasy, Goal or Nightmare?”, will run from 4:30 to 5:45 in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. His appearance is sponsored by […]
Thirteen Ripon College students were invited to the national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in San Diego earlier this week. They are: Maggie Breen-Lyles ’16 of Green Bay, Wisconsin; Emily Cliff ’17 of Mukwonago, Wisconsin; Sarah Conjurske ’17 of Forestville, Wisconsin; Robert Enright ’17 of Stevens Point, Wisconsin; Jeffrey Grinde ’16 of Ripon, […]
Chapter 3: People and Connections [Editor’s Note: Chuchen Tan ’16, Sara Driebel ’16, and Jacob Sahr ’16 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their senior year experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life At Ripon!] Let’s look at some numbers: 0.2 years; 2.7 months; 11.4 weeks; 79 days; […]
Chapter 3: Travel and Museum Plans [Editor’s Note: Raymond Allen ’15, Karena Schroeder ’15, and Madeline Poullette ’15 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their post-graduation experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life After Ripon!] Happy March! Since my last blog post, I finished my first semester of […]
The Ripon College Chamber Singers will open their spring concert tour with a performance tonight in Ripon. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Our Saviour’s United Church of Christ, 343 Scott St. The ensemble will be singing an unaccompanied concert in nine languages, including choral standards like Palestrina’s Sicut cervus and Randall Thompson’s […]
At Ripon College, our students are engaged in the entire research process from start to finish. With direct control over a large variety of experiments and experiences, students gain valuable hands-on learning that isn’t commonly available in a larger university setting. The skills obtained provide Ripon students with a distinct advantage when it comes to […]
“Holiday,” a sparkling romantic comedy of the 1920s Jazz Age by Philip Barry, will be presented March 2-5 by the Ripon College Theatre Department. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the College’s campus. Tickets are free, but reservations are recommended by calling 920-748-8791; or emailing […]
Eighteen members of the Ripon College Chambers Singers will perform a spring concert tour from Friday, March 11, through Tuesday, March 15. The ensemble will be singing an unaccompanied concert in nine languages, including choral standards like Palestrina’s “Sicut cervus” and Randall Thompson’s “Alleluia,” as well as Italian madrigals, “Rautavaara’s Suite de Lorca” and a […]
Ripon College will celebrate Women’s History Month with a variety of activities in March. The theme for the month is “How Did We Get Here, and Where are We Going?” March 2 — Women’s History Trivia, 8 p.m., The Pub, Harwood Memorial Union. All are welcome, and snacks will be provided. March 3 — Theory […]
A unique event in Latin will be presented this afternoon by Ryan Slattery ’16 of Northbrook, Illinois. Slattery, a history and self-designed classical languages (Greek and Latin) major and award-winning ROTC cadet, will deliver in Latin an originally composed oration on the value of Latin in a required college foreign language program and on the […]
A dual-degree program in engineering offered by Ripon College is a little-known opportunity with a big payoff. It had previously been cancelled because of a lack of popularity, but it has been brought back, and Akash Sen ’16 of Waukegan, Illinois, is the first Ripon student to participate since the program’s revival. “It’s a great […]
“How Reagan’s Campaign to Assist Democracy Looks 30 Years Later” will be presented from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, at Ripon College. Mark Green, president of the International Republican Institute, will speak in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. All are welcome to attend. His appearance is sponsored by Ripon College’s […]
Black History Month events continue this week: Feb. 24: Black Student Union elections, 5:15 p.m. in room B12, Commons. All executive board positions in the Black Student Union need to be filled for the 2016-2017 year. Consider running for president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, public relations chair, historian or diplomat. Join us for this meeting […]
Associate Professor of Biology Memuna Khan and some of her Vertebrate Zoology students recently were on Lake Winnebago near Van Dyne for the opening of the sturgeon-spearing season. They met with John Luthens, who writes for On Wisconsin Outdoors, and he included the encounter in his story. Click here to read Luthens’ story. “The Ripon […]
After seven years and numerous service-learning trips, the dam that many Ripon College students and area residents have been working on in Panama finally was completed during a trip in January. The trips and volunteer work have been in support of Ripon native Father Wally Kasuboski with his continuing endeavors to help the people of […]
Several events continue Black History Month celebration this week: Feb. 15: Voter informational, 5 p.m. in the Pickard Dining Room, Commons. Don’t know how to vote, let alone whom to vote for? This event will inform you of all views and sides of important political issues and let you leave prepared and informed. This is […]
In 2000, the Winter edition of Ripon Magazine included a feature about who were believed to be the first African-American students to ever attend the College, three incoming freshman men in 1948. Delroy Cornick, Bill Stewart and Bob Walker faced some adversity and found some acceptance at Ripon, and all graduated in 1952. The graduation […]
Chapter 3: We Made It [Editor’s Note: Raymond Allen ’15, Karena Schroeder ’15, and Madeline Poullette ’15 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their post-graduation experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life After Ripon!] Greetings! I hope the winter months have been treating you all very well. There […]