The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Ripon Commonwealth Press examined comments made by U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-6, during a recent Center for Politics and the People event, held Jan. 15. When asked by a panelist about recent disparaging comments allegedly made by President Donald Trump about immigrants from Haiti and other African countries, Grothman said […]
At the halfway point in our trip, it was time to leave our cloud forest behind and head to the lowland forest of La Selva. We packed our bags, said goodbye to our mammal friend — the Coati — and journeyed down the road. As we headed to Lake Arenal, the largest manmade lake in […]
Ripon College Honorary Life Trustee Audrey Lyke passed away Wednesday, August 23, at the age of 87. Audrey and her late husband, Doug, owned and operated the Ripon Commonwealth Press and founded Ripon Printers, which is now one of the largest printing and graphic services companies in North America. Throughout their life, they were actively […]
The co-founder of the popular Culver’s restaurant chain, Craig Culver, will provide the Commencement address at Ripon College’s 151st Commencement ceremony Sunday. Each year, the College organizes Commencement activities around a theme. The 2017 Commencement theme celebrates “Wisconsin Food and Entrepreneurship” by recognizing the commitment to food that contributes to the state’s distinctive identity. “Craig […]
The Ripon College Chamber Singers will perform at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 22 in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The program will include Christ lag in Todesbanden, by Johann Sebastian Bach. Guest artists will be Mishan Han, adjunct instructor of music, and Xavier Pleindoux, violins; Melissa Lund Ziegler and Alicia Mose, […]
Ripon College has reached a five-year agreement with athletic apparel company Ripon Athletic of Berlin, Wisconsin, to supply its varsity team uniforms. The deal, which goes into effect immediately, marks the first-ever all-sports deal for the Red Hawks. Per terms of the contract, Ripon Athletic will supply team uniforms, including special debut fabrics and designs, […]
Richard T. Ford, a leading expert on civil rights and anti-discrimination law, will speak at Ripon College Thursday as part of Martin Luther King Jr. Week activities. The program will begin at 7 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Ford will look at the practical goals of civil rights. During the Jim Crow era, […]
A message to the campus community from President Zach Messitte: Dear Campus Community, It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the untimely passing of Jack Baldwin, a first-year Ripon College student from Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. This is a time of great sorrow for the entire Ripon College community. As we […]
The Fond du Lac County Division of Public Health notified Ripon College yesterday that a student was diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) disease. College officials and Fond du Lac County staff are working closely to manage the care of the student to minimize risk of additional cases. The student diagnosed with the tuberculosis disease will remain […]
The Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon Series welcomes two music ensembles to the Ripon College campus Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24 and 25. Cor Cantiamo, a professional choral ensemble, will perform Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Intersection Trio, one of the most exciting new groups in chamber music, will perform Sept. 25 at 4 […]
U.S. News & World Report unveiled its 2017 Best College rankings, and Ripon College once again made the list of National Liberal Arts Colleges that offer students the best value. In a 40-school list, Ripon College was ranked 29th in the nation (up from 34th in the 2016 edition) and, like last year, is the […]
Ripon College has been recognized as one of the most affordable private colleges in the country by Money Magazine. Money ranked Ripon 26th of the 50 schools on its list and second among all private colleges in Wisconsin. “These high quality private schools score best for affordability,” according to a statement at Money.com. “Thanks to […]
The Kohler Foundation has awarded a $2,000 grant to support programming at 314: Ripon College Project Space in downtown Ripon for the next academic year. Ripon College opened the 314 Project Space last September with support from the James S. Kemper Foundation to bolster the community’s artistic opportunities and to help the downtown business district […]
Teachers in the Markesan and Princeton school districts have been honored as outstanding educators by Ripon College and the Wisconsin Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (WACTE). Alumnus Marco Rhein ’12, a science teacher in the Markesan Middle/High School; and Dawn Bettler, a kindergarten teacher at Princeton Elementary School, were recognized at an awards tea […]
Animal lovers can rejoice as President Zach Messitte today announced a new addition to the Ripon College family beginning this fall. Messitte announced that an underground, invisible fence will be installed around the perimeter of the upper campus this summer and that when students return in August, there will be a new four-legged friend running […]
Kermit “Doc” Weiske ’50 of Ripon, Wisconsin, died Thursday, March 17, 2016. He served Ripon College in numerous capacities, most notably as coach of men’s basketball, for many years. As a student at Ripon, Weiske played football, basketball and track. His individual basketball career scoring total of 1,188 points, earned him the nickname “Mr. Basketball” […]
As part of her work toward a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling, Lindsey White ’13 of East Troy, Wisconsin, recently studied abroad, working with high-risk children in Malaysia. White and other students volunteered at two different centers, one for older children and one for younger children. White worked with children ages 5-19, helping […]
Black History Month celebration continues with two special events this week: Feb. 10: “Working Our Intersections …”, 5 p.m. in the Dahm Heritage Room, S.N. Pickard Commons. The Rev. Benjamin Ledell Reynolds, assistant director of recruitment, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, will share some of his passions related to diversity, culture, differences and the seminary, while highlighting […]
The Ripon College Department of Chemistry has received a $10,000 Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grant to purchase a digital polarimeter. This instrument will allow up to 150 students each year to perform lab experiments involving the study of mixtures of optically active molecules. “The new polarimeter will allow students in a variety of chemistry […]
Ripon College is seeking comments from the public about the College in preparation for its periodic evaluation by its regional accrediting agency, the Higher Learning Commission. On December 7-8, 2015, the College will host a visit by a team representing the commission. Ripon College has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1913. The […]