Every Ripon College student will directly engage with sustainability principles in a structured and meaningful way, thanks to a new campus-wide initiative targeting the curriculum, student life and administrative decision-making. “Ripon seeks to create an environment in which all students learn, practice and apply sustainability principles, and graduates employ sustainability concepts in their postgraduate careers,” […]
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 […]
Christine Anhalt-Depies ’09 of Madison, Wisconsin, a graduate student in conservation biology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was spotlighted in a recent article in USA Today. The article highlights the Snapshot Wisconsin Project, which is led completely by community volunteers who help set up trail cameras, take photos and document wildlife in the region. “It’s […]
The annual banding of young osprey in Green Lake was completed Monday for the fourth summer in a row by Memuna Khan, associate professor of biology and chair of the biology department. The project began in 2014 when Khan was asked by the Green Lake Association to track the patterns and habits of these birds […]
“There’s a gap between what scientists know and how they communicate it, especially to general audiences,” says Michael Timm ’04 of Cudahy, Wisconsin. For years, Timm has been helping fill this gap when it comes to water sciences and green infrastructure. Through creative, interactive mediums, Timm is working to bring these issues to the public. […]
Associate Professor of Biology Memuna Khan will band osprey chicks in downtown Green Lake at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The osprey moved to a nesting platform behind the outfield of the Green Lake baseball diamond off of Lake Street. The platform was erected in 2011, but the osprey continued to use the light pole overlooking the […]
Work on a new community green space for public use has brought together members of the Ripon College community and downtown Ripon alike. The space at 310-312 Watson St. was the site of two buildings that were destroyed by fire in late 2013. This spring, Ripon College students put in a layer of topsoil and […]
The beauty of the Ceresco Prairie Conservancy was highlighted during a talk Friday morning as part of Alumni Weekend activities. George “Skip” Wittler, professor of biology, William Harley Barber Distinguished Professor, chair of the department, and director of the conservancy, offered a colorful slideshow of a variety of plants and grasses that are bursting into […]
There have been many visible sustainability upgrades to the Ripon College’s campus over the past few years: new lighting, new drinking fountains, reusable mugs. But one new initiative isn’t visible in any of the physical objects on campus. The Environmental Leadership Roundtable is about supporting the human infrastructure for sustainability on campus. The Roundtable, which […]
“Political Ecology: The Cultural and Political Dynamics Behind Environmental Policy” will be discussed Friday, May 1, at Ripon College. The presenter will be Dr. Paul Robbins, director of the Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The program will run from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on […]
Give & Go, a new event for student move-out, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Reading Day, May 6. The student-led effort will be held in the Main Lounge of Johnson Hall and is supported by the Center for Social Responsibility and Residence Life, with funds from a 20 for 15 […]
Ripon College did even better this year than last year in the national RecycleMania competition. On-campus efforts for RecycleMania, waste minimization and recycling, and E-Cycle Mania, an electronics recycling event, were led by Center for Social Responsibility sustainability intern Kelli Walsh ’16 of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Walsh received a 20 for 14 grant from the […]
As the national Earth Day celebrates its 45th anniversary on April 22, Ripon College students will celebrate the College’s commitment to sustainability and protecting the environment with a wide offering of related Earth Week activities. To kick off the week, students will be recruiting student, faculty and staff participants for the National Bike Challenge during […]
E-Cycle Mania, an electronics recycling event, will be held by Ripon College Sustainability on Tuesday, March 24. Students and campus employees are invited to bring old or unwanted electronic devices, such as laptops, tablets, phones and cords, to be safely recycled. If not recycled with care, many electronics can be a hazard to the environment, […]
Sustainable mugs have been introduced by Sodexo and Ripon College in an effort to cut down on waste. Originally given out during spring registration, these reusable cups also can be picked up at no charge at the Pub, Commons, Terrace or Starbucks. Students who use their mugs when purchasing coffee and other drinks at the […]
[vsw id=”120534109″ source=”vimeo” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] RecycleMania is running through March 28 on the Ripon College campus. We are competing for the second time with other campuses across the country to reduce waste and recycle more. We are keeping track of how much waste we produce on campus, so be a part of the movement […]
Kaitlyn Welzen ’15 of Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, has won the National Sodexo Service Award. Welzen is an environmental studies and Spanish major and a sustainability intern for Sodexo. She led the effort to construct and implement a campus hoop house on lower campus. Herbs and greens from the hoop house are served in the dining […]
Thanks in large part to the efforts of the Sodexo sustainability intern at Ripon College Kaitlyn Welzen ’15, and a number of Ripon College faculty and staff members, Ripon College will soon be able to compost a significant percentage of its solid waste, something previously prohibited by city ordinance. After researching the obstacles to composting […]
As Ripon College continues to celebrate Earth Week, Ric Damm, head coach of the Red Hawks cycling team, is encouraging Ripon faculty, staff, students and alumni to carry the momentum of the cause throughout the summer by riding a bicycle. According to Damm, the 2013 National Bike Challenge is a free and fun program to […]
Ripon College students, staff from Sodexo, and Samara Hamze, Coordinator of the President’s Sustainability Initiative work together to plant trees during Earth Week. [iframe src=”http://player.vimeo.com/video/64644973?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0″ width=”650″ height=”365″ frameborder=”0″ webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen]