Zachary Muench ’16, a chemistry-biology and religion major from Franklin, Wisconsin, was awarded $770 from the Beta Beta Beta Research Foundation for his senior seminar project “Validation of testosterone metabolite measurements in the Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis): Nestling response to GnRH challenge.” Memuna Khan, associate professor of biology, is his faculty research adviser.
An International Fair will be held during the Golden Hour, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Nov. 24 in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Many Ripon College students say they have not been exposed to the various cultures represented at Ripon College, says Kyonna Withers, director of multicultural affairs. “This event will be a meaningful […]
The Ripon College Chamber Singers will present a concert Friday, Nov. 20. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free, and all are welcome to attend. The conductor is John C. Hughes, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities. Selections on […]
Practical Love Songs, a public workshop with composer-in-residence Dale Trumbore and mezzo-soprano JaneMarie Erickson ’16 of Redgranite, Wisconsin, will begin at 12:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20. The workshop will be presented in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the Ripon College campus. Erickson, a senior music and theatre major, will perform […]
A unique collaboration between Ripon College student vocalists, instrumentalists and researchers, as well as Ripon area community members and organizations, will culminate in a concert and event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center […]
The chemistry department of Ripon College is hosting a speaker this week. Professor Laura Gagliardi, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, will give talks on Thursday and Friday. Her research talk, “Gas Separation and Catalysis in Metal-Organic Frameworks,” will be presented at 6 p.m. Thursday in Room B-18, S.N. Pickard Commons. […]
In the 95-year history of the Midwest Conference, there has now never been a head football coach with more victories than Ripon College’s Ron Ernst. With Saturday’s 27-7 victory over Lake Forest in the Red Hawks’ 2015 season finale, Ernst earned the 160th win in his 25-year career, all of which have come at Ripon. […]
Hunger in Ripon and Beyond: A Panel Discussion will be presented Thursday, Nov. 19, by the Sociology Club of Ripon College. The discussion will begin at 7 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the Ripon College campus. The discussion is free, and all are welcome to attend. The panel will discuss how poverty […]
Composer-in-residence Dale Trumbore will discuss her experiences as a female in the male-dominated field of music composition Thursday, Nov. 19, at Ripon College. “Music and Gender” will begin at 3 p.m. in Room 147, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. All are welcome to attend. Professor of Music Sarah Kraaz will be the moderator. Trumbore, […]
“Where Do We Stand? A Ripon College Student Panel on Key Issues in American Politics and Society” will be presented Wednesday, Nov. 18, on the Ripon College campus. The program will run from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Representatives from the College Republicans, College Democrats and Young Americans for Liberty […]
“Empty Bowls,” a project which aims to end hunger and food insecurity in America, has been offered at Ripon College for the past five years. The project was started by the nonprofit group Imagine/RENDER, who seek to advocate for positive change. “Empty Bowls” events happen across the nation. At Ripon College, the project is a […]
Poet Brenda Cárdenas will give a reading of her work Wednesday, Nov. 18, on the Ripon College campus. The reading will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lane Library. Books will be available for purchase, and all are welcome to attend. Cárdenas is the author of Boomerang (Bilingual Review Press, 2009) and the chapbooks Bread of […]
Ripon College has won its fourth straight regional championship at the Upper Midwest Regional Ethics Bowl over the weekend at Northern Illinois University. Ripon once again has secured a spot in the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl to be held in February 2016 in Washington, D.C. The team includes: Zachary Peterson ’16 of Bloomer, Wisconsin; JJ […]
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 […]
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 […]
As we approach World Peace Day on Nov. 17, it would be easy to be discouraged by the wanton and brutal violence being perpetrated in so many parts of the world today. However, it is important to recognize that, as Steven Pinker has recently pointed out, instances of organized violence and warfare have actually declined […]
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 […]
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 […]
As Veterans’ Day approaches, Allycia Bretl ’14 has a unique perspective on working with veterans, active duty personnel and their families. Bretl is seeking a Masters of Social Work with emphasis in Clinical-Behavioral Health at the University of Maryland. It was here Bretl was set up with an eye-opening internship. She is working in the Mother […]
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 […]
President Zach Messitte is one of three writers who published an opinion piece in the Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel newspaper over the weekend. In “The GOP and Those Nattering Nabobs of Negativity,” they write that 46 years ago this week, long before current Republican candidates’ “potshots” at the press, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew found his own […]