Students in Assistant Professor of Psychology Julia Manor’s “Topics: Brain, Mind and Behavior” course hosted a “Kids Judge Neuroscience Fair” at Ripon College Sunday, Nov. 11. Manor’s students worked in groups to create projects to engage and educate children in grades 3-5 about an aspect of neuroscience. The grade school students who participated were then […]
“My Brief Personal Account of the Life of my mother Dora,” was the title of the heartfelt, genuine presentation delivered Tuesday morning in Great Hall by Steven L. Russek. Before the talk even began the room was filled, and members of the audience rushed to set out additional chairs as more Ripon College and community […]
Haylee Conradt ’19 of Shiocton, Wisconsin, majoring in biology and educational studies, has been selected to receive a $3,000 scholarship provided by the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) and its national partners, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in Washington, D.C., and the UPS Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia. Nationally, CIC provided more […]
Brooklyn Landgraf ’21 of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and Dakota Marlega ’21 of Waupaca, Wisconsin, presented papers at the Streamlines undergraduate humanities conference Nov. 10. The conference was held at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. The papers both related to Don Quixote. The English translation of Landgraf’s paper is “Skepticism: The search for the truth in Don […]
Todd Johnson ’94, appears in an NBC documentary released Nov. 12. The video profiles United States military veterans who now work for the National Park Service. Johnson began a job as a park guide in the Interpretive Division at Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area earlier this year. Bighorn covers 188 square miles along the Bighorn […]
David Niose, legal director for the Appignani Humanist Legal Center, will speak Nov. 19 at Ripon College. His presentation is titled “Anti-Intellectualism and the Decline of Civil Liberties.” The talk will run from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Kresge Little Theatre in East Hall. Niose has experience in law and mass communication. As an attorney, author, […]
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble will present its fall concert Nov. 18. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It will be free and open to the public. The program will feature a variety of styles from different eras of band music. A centerpiece […]
International Month is being celebrated at Ripon College during November. Today, Nepalese food will be served in the Commons during lunch. A game night will run from 6-8 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Food will be provided. India will be the focus Nov. 12-17: Nov. 15: Free henna body art that goes on […]
The Center for Diversity and Inclusion, dedicated to respect, community building and innovative dialogue, opened at Ripon College in the fall of 2015. Director of Multicultural Affairs Kyonna Henry and student leaders work together as the Diversity Coalition to promote multiculturalism and the College’s diversity statement. “Diversity is what makes this world interesting and awesome […]
The broad aspects of a liberal arts education are put to good use by Ellen Barth ’80 of Omro, Wisconsin. Barth is the Oshkosh area wildlife supervisor for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, supervising wildlife biologists and technicians in Marquette, Green Lake, Fond du Lac, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago counties. She spends time in […]
“Memories of the Holocaust,” a presentation by the son of a Holocaust survivor, will be given Nov. 13 at Ripon College. The talk will run from 11:15 a.m. to noon in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. It is free and open to the public. Nov. 9 is the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht (Night of Broken […]
Naomi Jiter ’19 of Kenosha, Wisconsin, has received this year’s Midwest Conference Elite 20 Award for women’s soccer, given to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average, participating in his or her respective sport’s culminating championship or tournament event. She received the award prior to Ripon’s MWC Tournament semifinal game at Knox College. A […]
Ripon College has been ranked the top liberal arts school in Wisconsin and eighth in the nation for colleges that promote social mobility, according to U.S. News & World Report. The ranking for social mobility measures schools’ success at supporting their students from low-income families and rates them based on the graduation rates of those […]
Kate Myszewski ’19 of Green Bay, Wisconsin, will perform a clarinet recital Sunday, Nov. 11, at Ripon College. The recital will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It is free and open to the public. Selections will include Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622, by Wolfgang […]
“Out of the Attic and Into the Gallery: Art from Local Collections” will be on display from Nov. 9 through Dec. 14 at Ripon College. The exhibit will be in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. An opening reception and talk by curator Travis Nygard, associate professor of art and director of the […]
President Zach Messitte was featured in the Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle Sept. 27, 2018. He talked about how he has seen enrollment jump by 10 percent this year, without adjusting admissions standards, because of Willmore Center. “A new curriculum, admissions practices and marketing have also helped keep average ACT scores and GPA for first-year students exactly […]
Writer Nick White, author of the short story collection Sweet and Low and the novel How to Survive a Summer, will read at Ripon College Thursday, Nov. 8. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lane Library. It is free and open to the public. A native of Mississippi, White is an assistant professor […]
The State of Politics at Ripon College, a roundtable event featuring speakers from the faculty and administration of Ripon College, members of the student body, and members of the Ripon community, will be held Nov. 7 at the College. The open discussion will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Heritage Room, S.N. Pickard Commons, on […]
Kim Frisque ’19 of Menominee, Michigan, was selected as a fellow for the Graduate School Exploration Fellowship for the summer of 2018. The program provides research experiences at leading universities to undergraduate minority and other under-represented students who are a part of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. Frisque is majoring in religion and history […]
James Amedeo ’18 and Nathan Faucett ’19 published an opinion piece Oct. 22 titled, “Exercise Trident Juncture is a response to Russian aggression”, in The Hill explaining the significance of NATO’s recent military exercise in Norway which tested the readiness and joint operability of NATO nations. According to the authors, not only is the exercise […]