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 […]
On Jan. 18, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Center for Politics and the People and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Ripon College will co-sponsor a panel discussion about police-community relations today. The discussion will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Panelists will include: Pam Oliver, professor of sociology, […]
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. […]
Austin Van Treeck ’14, Workforce Development assistant in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, will present a Master Chat at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, in the Dahm Heritage Room, S.N. Pickard Commons. Van Treeck says Sheboygan County has thousands of job opportunities with great companies actively seeking young professionals; and a thriving downtown with a nightlife full […]
Mollie Oblinger, associate professor of art, has a solo exhibit at Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, running through Feb. 10. About her mixed media art exhibit, Oblinger says, “Abstraction starts in observation. … Examinations of subtle overlooked actions, whether teeming underfoot or concealed by modern society, are at the center of my work. In the […]
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 […]
The Ripon College Creative Enterprise Consultants and Ripon Main Street Inc. will host a free business-planning seminar Thursday, Feb. 11 (Rescheduled from Feb. 2). The seminar will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Silver Creek Room at the Ripon Public Library. The discussion will review some of the basics that go into […]
William Earl Tyree of Rushville, Illinois, a 33-year member of the Ripon College philosophy faculty, died Jan. 2, 2016. Twenty-three of his years at Ripon were served as chairman of the department. Tyree retired in 1983 and received a doctorate of humane letters from Ripon College in 1989. An endowed scholarship, the William E. Tyree […]
Lindsey Kreye Heil ’07 of Savage, Minnesota, is now licensed to teach special education. Years ago, when looking for a elementary teaching job, Heil took the position of a student support paraprofessional, someone who works either one-on-one, or with small groups of children with special needs. In the classroom, she supported children with a wide […]
An award-winning bakery in Philadelphia, the Flying Monkey Bakery, has quickly gained internet attention because of its delicious Pumpple Cake. In late November, the bakery and Pumpple Cake were featured on a special Thanksgiving episode of “Guilty Pleasures” on Food Network. Elizabeth Halen ’03 is the owner of the bakery, which celebrated its fifth anniversary […]
Every year as the weather gets colder, the Center for Social Responsibility (CSR) sponsors a campus-wide food drive. Over the years, other groups at Ripon have joined in their efforts. The Department of Sociology and the Sociology Club have contributed to this larger drive for the past five years. Last year, the Student Athletics Leadership […]
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. […]
Brian Smith, professor of religion; Charles and Joan Van Zoeren Chair in Religion, Ethics and Values; chair of the department; and co-director of the Center for Politics and the People, received an ACM FACE 3 grant to present a one-day workshop on the use of technology in teaching religion. The workshop was held at the […]
Alexander Wolff, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, will speak at Ripon College from 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8. The talk in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, will be about his new book The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama (Temple University Press). “In some ways, basketball has spoken to the Obama […]
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.
Ginny McGehee Condon ’77 of Colchester, Vermont, is one of three people who will be honored with induction Saturday, Dec. 5, into the Vermont Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. She is the longest-serving full-time female radio personality in Vermont history. A native of Philadelphia, McGehee began her broadcasting career at WNBZ-AM in Saranac Lake, […]
The Bill Schang Campus Memorial Event will be held from 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. The celebration of Schang’s life, work and influence will take place in the Dahm Heritage Room, S.N. Pickard Commons. It is being sponsored by his former colleagues in the Department of English. Schang, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was a professor of […]