¡Buenas dias! As you know, several Ripon College students were very busy taking on the country of Costa Rica during winter break. Part three of the Costa Rica Field Studies blog will take you to the Monteverde region. This area is located at a higher elevation creating a cooler, drier and windier climate than the […]
Hello and welcome to part two of the Costa Rica Field Studies blog! On Jan. 6 and 7, we explored the city of La Fortuna and the surrounding area, including the famous Arenal volcano. La Fortuna translates to “the fortunate,” which is an accurate title for the city. Before 1966, the city was formerly known […]
Chapter 3: Looking Forward, Looking Back [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!] Happy New Year everyone! January has come at last, and it will […]
Chapter 3: Escape [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!] “Press buttons two and five,” my partners yell through a one-way mirror. I do as instructed. […]
Joe Hatcher, professor of psychology, and Rachel Detrie ’15 have a chapter in Internationalizing the Undergraduate Psychology Curriculum: Practical Lessons Learned at Home and Abroad, published this month by the American Psychological Association (APA). The chapter the pair contributed is called “Peace Studies in Jamaica: A Focus on Psychologically Relevant Service Learning.” Hatcher has led […]
“İPura Vida!” is a common Costa Rican phrase which translates to “Pure Life!” We have been studying all kinds of pure life in our Liberal Arts In-Focus course titled “Field Studies: The Challenges of Biodiversity and Conservation in Costa Rica.” Nine Ripon College students along with Professors Diane Beres, Karl Beres and Memuna Khan arrived […]
Chapter 2: Surviving the First Semester of Graduate School [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 December! This semester has been an absolute whirlwind, and […]
Chapter 2: Pressure Makes Diamonds [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!] It’s halfway over. Before I know it, I’ll be embarking on my last […]
The Ripon College Department of Music will present its annual Holiday Concert on Sunday, Dec. 13. The program will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. Selections include: Choral Union: Christus Natus Est, by the living British composer Cecilia McDowall. […]
Ty Sabin, a junior exercise science major from New Berlin, Wisconsin, is breaking records and earning accolades for his performances on the basketball court. Outstanding Students Inside and Outside the Classroom: Tyler Sabin from Ripon College on Vimeo.
The Ripon College Orchestra will perform a free concert on Sunday, Dec. 6, on the College 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 “Overture to Coriolanus,” Opus 62, by Beethoven; “Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus,’ ’” by Ralph Vaughan […]
Zachary Muench ’16, a chemistry-biology and religion major from Franklin, Wisconsin, was awarded $770 from the Beta Beta Beta Research Foundation for his senior seminar project “Validation of testosterone metabolite measurements in the Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis): Nestling response to GnRH challenge.” Memuna Khan, associate professor of biology, is his faculty research adviser.
An International Fair will be held during the Golden Hour, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Nov. 24 in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Many Ripon College students say they have not been exposed to the various cultures represented at Ripon College, says Kyonna Withers, director of multicultural affairs. “This event will be a meaningful […]
The Ripon College Chamber Singers will present a concert Friday, Nov. 20. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free, and all are welcome to attend. The conductor is John C. Hughes, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities. Selections on […]
Practical Love Songs, a public workshop with composer-in-residence Dale Trumbore and mezzo-soprano JaneMarie Erickson ’16 of Redgranite, Wisconsin, will begin at 12:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20. The workshop will be presented in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the Ripon College campus. Erickson, a senior music and theatre major, will perform […]
A unique collaboration between Ripon College student vocalists, instrumentalists and researchers, as well as Ripon area community members and organizations, will culminate in a concert and event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center […]
Hunger in Ripon and Beyond: A Panel Discussion will be presented Thursday, Nov. 19, by the Sociology Club of Ripon College. The discussion will begin at 7 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the Ripon College campus. The discussion is free, and all are welcome to attend. The panel will discuss how poverty […]
“Where Do We Stand? A Ripon College Student Panel on Key Issues in American Politics and Society” will be presented Wednesday, Nov. 18, on the Ripon College campus. The program will run from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Representatives from the College Republicans, College Democrats and Young Americans for Liberty […]
“Empty Bowls,” a project which aims to end hunger and food insecurity in America, has been offered at Ripon College for the past five years. The project was started by the nonprofit group Imagine/RENDER, who seek to advocate for positive change. “Empty Bowls” events happen across the nation. At Ripon College, the project is a […]
Ripon College has won its fourth straight regional championship at the Upper Midwest Regional Ethics Bowl over the weekend at Northern Illinois University. Ripon once again has secured a spot in the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl to be held in February 2016 in Washington, D.C. The team includes: Zachary Peterson ’16 of Bloomer, Wisconsin; JJ […]