The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble will perform Friday, Dec. 14, at Ripon College. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. Jazz from the 1940s to the present will be featured in the wide-ranging program. Among the selections […]
Rebecca Matzke, professor of history and associate dean for faculty development, had recent professional activities. She presented a paper, “Britain’s Great War Naval Propaganda: A Campaign to Create a ‘Special Relationship,’” at the Southern Conference on British Studies, Nov. 9, 2018, in Birmingham, Alabama. She also wrote a historical piece for the Oshkosh Northwestern newspaper […]
A feature story about volunteer work leading to a career for Mike Romagnoli ’04 was published Dec. 3 by Illinois State University, where he received a master’s degree in Spanish. At Ripon College, Romagnoli majored in Spanish and political science and minored in anthropology. The article “Volunteer work directs career path for Illinois State alum” […]
When the body of the late President George H.W. Bush was received at Joint Base Andrews earlier this week, helping to receive him was a former fishing buddy, Drew Davis ’07. “His warmth, kindness, generosity, civility, service and grace must now live on through all of us,” Davis says. Davis majored in religion and politics […]
Being a student-athlete was important to Jeri Belongia Loewe ’96 of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and it brought her here to Ripon College. “Ripon was close to home, and Coach Julie Johnson sold me!” Loewe says. “Her energy and passion made me want to be on her teams. I later learned that her leadership and […]
A holiday concert by all the musical ensemble of Ripon College will be presented at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, in the field house of Willmore Center. Admission is free and open to the public. Chamber Singers will sing “O Magnum Mysterium,” by Tomás Luis Victoria; “A Winter Landscape,” by Lane Johnson; and “Deck the […]
A team of Ripon College faculty has received a National Science Foundation grant of $297,715 for the project “Building Capacity for Interdisciplinary Quantitative Reasoning Instruction.” The grant award, number DUE-1822414, is funded through the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources solicitation. Principal investigators of the project are Andrea Young, special assistant to the […]
Bill Quistorf ’80 of Everett, Washington, chief pilot with the Snohomish County Helicopter Rescue Team in Washington state, was a recipient of the German-American Friendship Award, presented this month by Honorary German Consul Uli Fischer. Quistorf was among the crew who rescued a stranded hiker and German citizen on the Pacific Crest Trail on Oct. […]
“The man who pioneered Trumpism,” an opinion piece by President Zach Messitte, Jerold Podair and Charles Holden, was published Nov. 15 in The Washington Post. The article examines “an oft-forgotten figure (who) first blazed the path that President Trump is following.” This was Vice President Spiro Agnew, who served under President Richard Nixon. The authors […]
Lamont Colucci, associate professor of politics and government, has debuted a new column, “From the Heartland,” on the online news organization Newsmax Media. The first article, “The Troika of Tyranny Is the New Axis of Evil,” examines the impact of President George W. Bush’s 2002 State of the Union speech, wherein he coined the term […]
There was something about Ripon College that captured the attention of a young Michael Timm ’04 while sorting through college mailers. He found a “charm” in the private college which prompted a visit. “I visited the campus and liked the feel of the place, the casual humility of the people,” he says. “I interviewed with […]
The variety of opportunities was what drew Mara Evans ’07 of Madison, Wisconsin, to Ripon College. “The small and picturesque campus felt welcoming when I visited in person,” she says. “Ripon offered small classes, opportunities for direct contact with professors, and the opportunity to continue playing sports at the collegiate level.” At Ripon, Evans majored […]
Thanksgiving brings back a nostalgic memory for David G. Stankow ’65. He says his most standout meal as a student at Ripon College was right before Thanksgiving break in 1961. “It was my freshman year, and also the last year we ate in Great Hall of the Student Union. Two shifts, with a lot of […]
The Ripon College Ethics Bowl team competed at the Upper Midwest Regional competition at Illinois Institute of Technology Nov. 17 and 18. Both teams garnered a record of 2-2 against teams from Macalester, Adrian, Illinois Wesleyn, Carleton, UD Mercy, Tiffin and Bowling Green. They ranked 11 and 16 among 30 teams. Members of the team […]
A mutual love of theatre has brought together a collaborative team in costuming. Visiting Professor of Theatre Susan McDaniel Hill and Heidi DeCaluwe ’20 of Jackson, Wisconsin, now work together in the basement costume shop every Tuesday. They are collaborating on costumes for the play “Paragon Springs,” which opens Nov. 28. DeCaluwe initially came to […]
The play “Paragon Springs” will be presented Nov. 28, 29, 30 and Dec. 1 at Ripon College. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The play, written by Steven Dietz, was commissioned by Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the […]
Ripon College has placed first in the state of Wisconsin and 15th in the nation among all colleges and universities offering economics programs. The 2019 rankings for top economics programs was published by Study.com. Economics programs were considered based on outcomes data as reported by the Department of Education, academic and career resources for economics […]
Emeritus Director Robert Amsden had a performance review in the September 2018 (Vol. 70, No. 3) issue of Theatre Journal, published by Johns Hopkins University Press. The review is of the American Players Theatre production of Jean Genet’s The Maids in Spring Green, Wisconsin, in July 2017.
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 […]