In 1951, Delroy L. Cornick ’52 became the first black student to be elected president of the Ripon College Student Senate (referred to as Student Council at the time). It was not without controversy, however, as his opponent dropped out of the race, “refusing to compete against a black” (Ripon Magazine Winter 2000). Later, the […]
We will be giving away different things college students might need during finals: easy food to make in dorms, little notebooks, etc. We will also be reaching out to other organizations on campus to help cosponsor and donate items.
Are you friendly? Do you like helping others? Want to network with other student leaders on campus? Then you should be an OC! Join senior OCs Madeline and Kyle to learn more about the role and how being an OC can also have an impact on you. Free pizza!!
RIPON, Wis. – Ripon College and Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) have established an articulation agreement that enables students earning Associate of Arts (AA) and Associate of Science (AS) degrees at FVTC to easily transfer to Ripon College, where they will be recognized with junior status and complete their Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor […]
Sunday, March 16 from 12 to 2 p.m. Brasserie Brixton, 3701 N Williams St, Denver, CO 80205 Over spring break 13 Ripon students will be participating in the Career Discovery Tour in Colorado, and the Office of Advancement will be hosting a special brunch for local alumni, parents and friends of the College to meet […]
Who was the first black student at Ripon College? It is a challenging question. Over the years, it has been thought to be answered and then corrected. Turner Jones, class of 1939, of Piney Woods, Mississippi, was incorrectly identified in the Spring 2001 issue of Ripon Magazine as the first African American to attend Ripon. […]
Associate Professor of Chemistry Patrick H. Willoughby co-authored a paper published in Nature Chemistry, the chemistry-focused subsidiary journal of Nature. The paper, “Biocatalytic asymmetric aldol addition into unactivated ketones,” describes new approaches for the enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of amino acids. Willoughby worked alongside his students and his collaborators at UW-Madison to expand this idea to include […]
Karen Ann Hoffman, an award-winning Haudenosaunee raised beadwork artist, is bringing her art to Ripon College’s Caestecker Gallery of Art in the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts from Feb. 28 to April 11. She will host an artist talk Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, followed by a reception. The exhibit […]
RIPON, Wis. – The Oshkosh Area Community Foundation (OACF) has been named the 2025 recipient of the Ripon College Founders’ Day Award. The formal presentation of the award will occur at the 158th Commencement ceremony May 18. Bill Wyman, president and chief executive officer of the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, will accept the award […]
February 23, 2025 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Location: Great Hall This event is a Black History Month event to celebrate Black Student Union for all of their hard work and dedication throughout the years! We welcome all to join us in this celebration or food, love, and music!
Baritone Owen Mehring (’25) will present a recital of works for solo voice and piano. The program will include repertoire by J.S. Bach, Manuel Ponce, Clara Schumann, and Ralph Vaughan Williams, among others. Professor Deb MacKenzie will collaborate on piano. This event is free and open to the public.
