Dr. Christopher Howard, the president of Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia and also a Rhodes Scholar who graduated from the US Air Force Academy and later earned a Bronze Star for his military service in Afghanistan, will be the Commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient at Ripon College on Sunday, May 17. He will address the […]
Licity Collins, who combines lecture and performance, will appear at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Collins tells personal stories of hopes, challenges and triumphs, and dreams planted, abandoned and recovered. She opens us to the parts of herself that were lost and recounts how they were found. Each song […]
A senior recital by percussion major Ben Paulson of Ripon will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 28, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. Paulson is the son of Jeffrey and Paula Paulson of Ripon. The first part of the program will feature four solo works — […]
Lamont Colucci, associate professor and chair of politics and government and interim director of the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College, wrote an opinion piece criticizing President Obama’s national security strategy that was published by U.S. News & World Report. Click here to read the full article. Earlier this month, Colucci writes, […]
“Wasted Days and Wasted Nights,” a solo exhibit in two parts by Associate Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas, will run from March 20 through May 23 at Portrait Society Gallery, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee. The exhibit is at 207 E. Buffalo St., fifth floor, and 839 S. Fifth St. An opening […]
When Diane Mockridge, professor of history, won the Senior Class Award last spring for the second time in her Ripon College career, it was a testament that embodies respect. The award is dedicated to professors who challenge their students to reach their full potential by extending learning to outside of the classroom. Honorees are chosen […]
E-Cycle Mania, an electronics recycling event, will be held by Ripon College Sustainability on Tuesday, March 24. Students and campus employees are invited to bring old or unwanted electronic devices, such as laptops, tablets, phones and cords, to be safely recycled. If not recycled with care, many electronics can be a hazard to the environment, […]
Chapter 3: In the Swing of Graduate School [Editor’s Note: Ariana Myers ’14, Nathan Held ’14, and Sophia Kaounas ’14 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!] The second semester is in full swing. I rush to get […]
Chapter 3: The Millenials Are Ready [Editor’s Note: Clarence Sanon ’15, Rachel Detrie ’15, and Kaitlyn Welzen ’15 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!] Readers, Being a senior has allowed me to realize that I am […]
Henry Brown III, civil rights activist from Milwaukee, will deliver an address on his personal experience with racism and current developments in the civil rights movement across the country Friday, March 13, from 1:05 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. in Todd Wehr 215. Brown is one of the 94 African-American students who were expelled from UW-Oshkosh […]
“You are hired by the Red Hawks Foundation. Its money comes from donations of Ripon alumni, and its investment proceeds are used to support important capital improvements such as the renovation of the J.M. Storzer Athletic Center at Ripon College.” I told this to my students in my Investment Analysis class at the beginning of […]
A panel discussion about the Arab/Palestinian–Israeli Conflict will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, in East Hall Little Theater on the Ripon College campus. The event is co-sponsored by the Department of Religion and the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College. The discussion fits well into a mission […]
Several upcoming events continue the celebration of Women’s History Month at Ripon College, sponsored by Student Activities. On Wednesday, March 11, the documentary film “Miss Representation” will be shown at 5:30 p.m. in the Dahm Heritage Room, S.N. Pickard Commons. Discussion will follow about the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in […]
Sustainable mugs have been introduced by Sodexo and Ripon College in an effort to cut down on waste. Originally given out during spring registration, these reusable cups also can be picked up at no charge at the Pub, Commons, Terrace or Starbucks. Students who use their mugs when purchasing coffee and other drinks at the […]
Gary Yerkey ’66 of Washington, D.C., was in Selma, Alabama, last week to attend the festivities marking the 50th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery march. His book South to Selma: ‘Outside Agitators’ and the Civil Rights March that Changed America detailed his and a Ripon College contingent’s participation in the voting rights march in 1965. It […]
The Ripon College Creative Enterprise Consultants, part of the Center for Social Responsibility, recently received recognition and a ‘Scrappy Award” from Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corp. for their involvement in the IGNITE! Business Success partnership. Ripon College students are providing business consulting services and other resources to Fond du Lac County entrepreneurs as […]
I was born in the USSR and grew up as that country was collapsing and Ukraine was establishing its independence. While I’ve been living in the United States for many years now, I still have family in Ukraine, and the last year has definitely not been an easy one for them or for me. Whenever […]
Ripon College competed among the best 35 teams in the nation at the 2015 Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Feb. 22 in Costa Mesa, California. The 2015 National Ethics Bowl team included JJ Grinde ’17 of Ripon, Wisconsin; Carly Lundt ’16 of Madison, Wisconsin; Connor Cummiskey ’16 of Hamburg, Minnesota; Lauren Hince ’18 of Blaine, Minnesota; and […]
“Ripon Reimagined,” an exhibit of artwork by Ripon College students, will be on view from March 7 through April 24 at Mugs Coffeehouse, 307 Watson St., downtown Ripon. The artworks on paper by Jorge Gutierrez ’17 of Los Angeles, California; Myat Aung ’16 of Myanmar; Madeline Koster ’17 of Ripon, Wisconsin; Anita Hoffman of Ripon, […]
Fiction writer Rebecca Rotert, the author of Last Night at the Blue Angel, will give a reading from her work at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, in Lane Library on the Ripon College campus, 300 Seward St. Admission is free. Her visit is sponsored by the College’s Visiting Writers Series. Rotert received a master’s degree […]
Bob Wallace, professor of biology, participated in a workshop entitled, “Cryptic speciation in Brachionus plicatilis: A workshop to describe species within the complex” at the University of Texas at El Paso from August 5-10, 2014. In this workshop, 26 individuals from around the world participated in the analysis of this single species of rotifer — […]