McKenzie Lamb, associate professor of mathematical sciences and chair of the department at Ripon College, will present the talk “Modeling Monopoly: Discrete Approximations, Google PageRank, and Homotopies” Tuesday, Nov. 10. The talk will run from 3-4 p.m. in Todd Wehr Hall, Room 216, on the college campus. He will speak about a joint research project […]
Students from the Ripon College Department of Politics and Government recently presented research papers at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Political Science Association (WPSA) at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. For students, this was a unique opportunity to showcase their hard work and research: Ben Valdez-Hempel ’17 of Minneapolis, Minnesota, presented his paper “United States […]
Henry Brown III, a civil rights activist from Milwaukee, will deliver an address about his personal experience with racism and current developments in the civil rights movement across the country for the Black Student Union. The talk will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the Dahm Heritage Room, S.N. Pickard Commons as a […]
Work by artist David Giffey will be exhibited Nov. 6 through Dec. 6 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the Ripon College campus. The artist will talk in the lobby at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6. A reception will follow in the gallery. Giffey grew up on a dairy farm in […]
“I knew when I went into retirement that I wanted to write a children’s book,” says Juvenna “Jeve” Chang ’64 of Honolulu, Hawaii. It was two years before the story concept came, but then one evening it did. She sat down and wrote the whole story in one night. “When I finished, there were tears […]
Associate Professor of Politics and Government Lamont Colucci has published a new article on The Weekly Standard, showcasing the opposing nature of President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s doctrines. In The Putin Doctrine in Action, Colucci writes: “As the Obama doctrine is a tortured pathway of penance, contrition, and risk aversion designed to manage […]
Mark Porubcansky ’77 of Marine on Saint Croix, Minnesota, and former foreign editor of the Los Angeles Times, will speak at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in Kreske Little Theatre, East Hall. The title of his talk is “You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Presidents, Promises and Foreign Policy.” Porubcansky has been a correspondent […]
“Natives, Immigrants or Citizens: On Rioting and National Identity in France,” will be presented at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Kreske Little Theatre, East Hall. Dr. Hervé Tchumkam will be the speaker. He is an assistant professor of French and Francophone studies and an associate for the John Tower Center for Political Studies at […]
Gary G. Yerkey ’66 of Washington, D.C., has published a new book, Dying for the News. It is available on amazon.com. More than 50 journalists working for U.S. news organizations were killed covering World War II, including 35-year-old Tom Treanor of the Los Angeles Times. The book is his story, but also the story of […]
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 […]
Professor Katina Lillios of the University of Iowa, will present an archaeology talk Friday, Oct. 30, at Ripon College. The talk will run from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. Lillios’ talk is titled “Getting to Know You: Individuals and Social Difference in the Iberian Prehistoric Past.” She […]
The internationally acclaimed Rose Ensemble will perform at Ripon College Oct. 30 as part of the Chamber Music & Jazz at Ripon Series. Now in its 20th performance season, The Rose Ensemble performs collections of lesser-known historical songs to retell different parts of history. “Each performance illuminates centuries of rarely heard repertoire, bringing to modern […]
Bonnie Sierlecki ’01, an assistant professor in communication studies at Edgewood College in Madison, will be a guest speaker for the Ripon College Department of Communication Wednesday, Oct. 28. Her talk will be presented from 7 to 8 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. “Baller-in-Chief: Barack Obama and the Rhetoric of […]
Jon P. Wilcox ’58 of Wautoma, Wisconsin, has seen the world as a first lieutenant of the U.S. Army, had his own law firm, served in the Wisconsin Assembly for three terms, was the Circuit Court Judge in Waushara County for 13 years and then served as a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court for […]
Chapter 2: Fall Festivities [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!] Dear Ripon College Alumni and Friends, How time flies! The leaves are starting to […]
Chapter 2: Past, Present, and Future Adventures [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!] As I sit in one of the lounges of my apartment complex […]
“Street Life under a Roof: Youth Homelessness in South Africa,” by Assistant Professor of Anthropology Emily “Molly” Margaretten, was published by the University of Illinois Press Sept. 8. Point Place stands near the city center of Durban, South Africa. Condemned and off the grid, the five-story apartment building is nonetheless home to 100+ teenagers and […]
President Zach Messitte and Vice President and Dean of Faculty Ed Wingenbach simultaneously called about 8,000 alumni and friends Oct. 13 to share updates on the state of Ripon College, the curriculum review process currently underway, and the campaign to renovate and expand the College’s health and wellness facilities. The pair took calls from numerous […]
Two Ripon College alumni — 30 years apart — shared knowledge for a master’s of social work thesis. Erin Maguire ’08 of Rocky Mount, Virginia, recently graduated from Loyola University Chicago with her master’s degree. Her thesis, “Social Work in the NICU,” was completed in collaboration with Jonathan Muraskas ’78, chief professor of pediatrics and […]
“LGBT Rights and Religious Freedom,” a panel discussion about ethical, legal and religious dimensions related to gay and lesbian marriage, will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 13, in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the Ripon College campus. All are welcome to attend. The recent Supreme Court decision, Obergefell vs. Hodges, has […]
Poet Amaud Jamaul Johnson will read from his work from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14. The reading will take place in the North Reading Room of Lane Library. All are welcome to attend. Johnson teaches in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and directs the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing. […]