Category: Student
Life After Ripon – Karena Schroeder ’15
Chapter 2: Didn’t See That One Coming [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!] Well hello again! I can hardly believe that it is already time […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Life at Ripon — Sara Driebel ’16
Chapter 2: Learning and Growing [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!] Most of us want to pretend that middle school never happened now that […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Ripon College presenting musical
A revival of the great Broadway classic musical, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, will be presented by the Ripon College music and theatre departments Nov. 11 through 14. Performances will be at 7:30 each evening in the Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the Ripon College campus. Tickets are […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Student.
Senior’s opinion piece published in USA Today
RaeAnn Brixius ’16 of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, who is president of the student senate, had an opinion piece published in the Nov. 9 issue of USA Today. “We Need a Leader Like Ben Carson” highlights her reasons why she thinks Dr. Ben Carson has the character to make tough decisions and be an exceptional leader for […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
Tour guides: liaisons between College and prospective students
Student tour guides at Ripon College serve as liaisons between prospective students and all things Ripon College, and they play a key role in the admission process, says Paige Kane, campus event coordinator/admission counselor. “It is no secret that prospective students are much more likely to choose a school that they have visited during their […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Admission, Student.
Students present research at state convention
Students from the Ripon College Department of Politics and Government recently presented research papers at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Political Science Association (WPSA) at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. For students, this was a unique opportunity to showcase their hard work and research: Ben Valdez-Hempel ’17 of Minneapolis, Minnesota, presented his paper “United States […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Research, Student.
Life at Ripon — Chuchen Tan ’16
Chapter 2: Fall Festivities [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!] Dear Ripon College Alumni and Friends, How time flies! The leaves are starting to […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Life After Ripon — Raymond Allen ’15
Chapter 2: Past, Present, and Future Adventures [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!] As I sit in one of the lounges of my apartment complex […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Alumni win awards for senior seminar papers
For the fourth year in a row, students from Ripon College have won student paper awards from the Wisconsin Sociological Association. Holly Kortemeier ’15 of Whitewater, Wisconsin, won first place for her senior seminar paper from last semester, “Pupils to Peers: Socializing Graduate Students into the Counseling Profession.” Kyle Novack ’15 of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Diverse activities celebrate diversity during LGBT month
LGBT History Month is being held at Ripon College to promote diversity on campus. Highlights include: Diversity poster campaign, identifying racial, disability, gender, historical and celebrity figures in the LGBT community. Oct. 6: Safe zone training, 5 p.m. in Great Hall. Introductory workshop for people who care about diversity, equality and inclusion to learn how […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event, Student.
Love, deceit, jealousy in Ripon College comic play ‘Private Eyes’
Steven Dietz’s play “Private Eyes,” a comic mystery of passion, deceit and jealousy, will open the Ripon College Theatre Department’s 2015-16 season Sept. 30 through Oct. 3. 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 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event, Student.
Summer math research benefits both student and teacher
When planning for her summer activities, Kathryn Bruhns ’16 of Oak Park, Illinois, hoped to do research at a different college. She approached Andrea Young, assistant professor of mathematical sciences and chair of the department, for a letter of recommendation. When Bruhns found out she did not get into the program she had applied for, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research, Student.
Life After Ripon – Madeline Poullette ’15
Chapter 1: Shifting Focus [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!] I still can’t believe that graduation was over three months ago. I should be back […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Life At Ripon – Jacob Sahr ’16
Chapter 1: A Change of Pace for Senior Year [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!] Senior year is finally here! The past three years, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Policy analyst Dinesh D’Souza at Ripon College Sept. 23
A former policy analyst in the Reagan White House, Dinesh D’Souza will speak at Ripon College on Sept. 23. His talk, “America: Imagine a World Without Her,” will be presented from 4-6 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. Admission is free and open to the public. D’Souza has had a 25-year […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event, Student.
Newly established fund helps student doing summer research
While they were students at Ripon College, both Mark Franzen ’83 and Janice Heinz Franzen ’83 conducted research and found the experience to be positive. “We think research can be an important part of a liberal arts education,” Mark Franzen says. “Janice and I both had wonderful relationships with our professors when we were at […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Funding, Funding and gifts, Research, Student.
Many connections allow Christine Nguyen ’17 to gain career experience
Christine Nguyen ’17 of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is using family, Ripon College and McNair Scholar connections to advance her career. “Coming from a low-income, underrepresented background, I entered Ripon College as a first-generation college student oblivious of my qualifications for becoming a McNair Scholar,” she says. But she soon was introduced to the College’s Student Support […]
Posted by Dale Devries in McNair, Research, Student.
Beauty of Wisconsin’s outdoors inspires student’s summer research
During his senior year of high school, Ricardo Jaimes ’17, moved from a large city in Illinois to the much smaller community of Marinette, Wisconsin. “I started noticing nature and doing more outdoor activities,” he says. His newfound love of Wisconsin’s natural beauty inspired him to attend college to study environmental science. As part of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Internships, McNair, Research, Social Responsibility, Student.
Captain America has place in scholarly research
As a double-major in art history and history, Laura Shively ’15 of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, prepared research presentations for not just one Senior Seminar, but two. She focused on how media, such as art, have influenced people throughout history. Her art history project was based on the comic book hero Captain America. “His name is Captain […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Research, Student.
Incoming, first-generation students attending Bridge Program this week
Twenty-eight incoming, first-generation students will attend the Bridge Program this week on the Ripon College Campus. This is the sixth year the program will be held. The Bridge Program, sponsored by Student Support Services, helps incoming, first-generation college students make a smooth personal and social transition to college life, assist with building a community of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in McNair, Student.