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Ripon education sparked leadership qualities for Rose Hogmire ’18

Learning how to lead confidently and pursue myriad opportunities were benefits of a Ripon College education for Rose Hogmire ’18. Hogmire majored in economics as well as politics and government. She interned twice at the U.S. Senate focusing on health care, and interned at a large Twin Cities education nonprofit in government relations and corporate […]

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Ability to communicate, think critically expanded career of Charlie Larson ’00

“My family has a long and rich history with Ripon, having had many members prior to me attend, and my dad, Chuck Larson, was a coach and professor,” says Charlie Larson ’00. “However, that didn’t make it an automatic that I was going to attend Ripon. I looked at a number of other liberal arts […]

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Wisconsin Symphonic Winds will perform June 30

The Wisconsin Symphonic Winds, made up of wind, brass and percussion players from this area of the state, will perform a family concert Saturday, June 30, as part of the Green Lake Festival of Music. The concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts at Ripon College. […]

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Kaitlyn Welzen ’15 still impacting the environment through her work

Environmental endeavors are a determined focus for Kaitlyn Welzen ’15. She majored in environmental studies and Spanish at Ripon College, with a minor in sociology. She served as a sustainability intern for Sodexo, winning the National Sodexo Service Award, and she led the effort to construct and implement a campus hoop house on lower campus […]

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Zach Schmidt ’17 pursuing master’s degree in counseling with sports emphasis

The small, personalized setting of Ripon College brought Zach Schmidt ’17 to the Ripon College campus, and the myriad opportunities to get involved captivated him as he progressed through his education. “The small but personable academic setting was one of the biggest reasons I chose Ripon,” Schmidt says. “I knew I was someone who would […]

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Ripon education allows Winona Holmes Robbins ’17 to dive in to her career

As the assistant swimming and diving coach at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, Winona Holmes Robbins ’17 is finding several aspects of her Ripon College education are influencing the work that she does. “The largest aspects of my job are recruiting for the women’s team and assisting the head coach in running practices and meet […]

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William Ainslie ’79 discovered a passion for the environment at Ripon College

When William Ainslie ’79 first came to Ripon College, he was an aspiring pre-med student majoring in biology. But two summers attending the Wilderness Field Station near Ely, Minnesota, “were transformative,” he says. “My experience at the field station changed my interest and my focus and influenced my eventual career. “I discovered … that the […]

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Lamont Colucci article celebrates ‘espionage victory’ of Paul Revere

“Paul Revere and the roots of American culture,” an opinion piece by Lamont Colucci, associate professor of politics and government, was published June 13, 2018, on AMI Newswire. Colucci writes, “American cultural myths are an important part of American nationhood especially at a time those values are under siege.” He says that modern historians “seem […]

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Ripon STEM classes prepared alumna for research at Harvard

The small size of Ripon College and the ability to access hands-on laboratory training attracted Jenan Jamal Kharbush ’09 to Ripon College. “After attending an overcrowded high school, I loved the idea of attending a small college, with small class sizes,” she says. “I knew I wanted to major in a STEM field, and at […]

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Jason Nuttall ’04 achieving his dream as an athletic trainer

A transfer to Ripon College to complete studies as an athletic trainer has fulfilled the career ambitions of Jason Nuttall ’04 of Mauston, Wisconsin. After majoring in exercise science with a minor in biology, Nuttall now is a licensed athletic trainer at Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston. “My first year of college, I attended […]

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Timothy Haney ’03, professor and disaster researcher, featured in article

Timothy Haney ’03, a sociology professor and director of the Centre for Community Disaster Research at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and his wife, Sara Wichlacz Haney ’04, were featured in an article June 19, 2018, in the Calgary Herald. “Disaster chose Prof. Haney, not the other way around” details how his career […]

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Elizabeth Brown ’13 parlayed English degree to a career in library science

When deciding where she wanted to go to school, “Ripon College just felt right” for Elizabeth “Lizzie” Brown ’13. “At the time, I was deciding between Ripon College and a state school in Wisconsin,” she says. “The other school had a lot of options with regards to clubs, programs, spaces and places to get involved; […]

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Maggie Wolf ’15, video game tester, featured in state newspaper article

Maggie Wolf ’15 was featured Tuesday in the Portage (Wisconsin) Daily Register newspaper. She will speak Friday at the Portage Public Library about working in the video game industry and her job as a quality assurance tester for Raven Software in Middleton. The article, Video game tester to share tips for teens Friday in Portage, […]

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Two to receive Outstanding Young Alumni awards Friday

Ripon College will honor two recent graduates with its Outstanding Young Alumni Award at 5 p.m. Friday, June 22, in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Those to be awarded are Joshua D. Frey ’09 of Aberdeen, Maryland, and Rachel S. Resop ’08 of Washington, D.C. The Outstanding Young Alumni Award recognizes and honors recent Ripon […]

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Jimmy Amedeo ’18 has work published in East Asia Forum

Recent graduate Jimmy Amedeo ’18 of Orland Park, Illinois, has an article published in East Asia Forum June 17. Amedo had a major in politics and government and minors in national security studies as well as law and society. He is a researcher in the Asia Studies Centre at the Henry Jackson Society in London […]

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John Hughes featured in article about this week’s Green Lake Festival workshop

John Hughes, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities, will direct a new four-day choral workshop, “Composer Residency,” featuring music of composer Ola Gjeilo June 21-24 at the Rodman Center for the Arts at Ripon College. The final concert of the Green Lake Festival of Music event will be held at 3:15 p.m. […]

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College to recognize four with Distinguished Alumni Citations

Four alumni will be honored with Ripon College’s Distinguished Alumni Citation during the annual 1851 Awards Dinner at 5 p.m. Friday, June 22. The dinner will be held in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Those to be awarded are José M. Alemán ’78 of Panama City, Panama; Erika L. Doss ’78 of South Bend, Indiana; […]

High school coach got his grounding at Ripon College

The atmosphere of Ripon College made the difference for Josh Heisler ’01 on choosing to attend as a student. “The main factor that set Ripon apart from others was the people,” he says. “I was so impressed with the students, professors and coaches. The atmosphere of the campus separated it from other schools I was […]

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Self-designed major leads to career in nursing for Kelly Biallas ’11

The opportunity to create a self-designed major in health services at Ripon College led Kelly Biallas ’11 to later graduate from a nursing program at College of DuPage. She now is a registered nurse at Presence Health Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois. “Upon my initial visit to Ripon, I was attracted to the small […]

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Professor of physics emerita Mary Williams-Norton publishes article about teaching

Mary Williams-Norton, professor of physics emerita, had an article published in the quarterly spring issue of Radiations, the official publication of the Sigma Pi Sigma physics honor society. In the “Hidden Physicists” section of the publication, Williams-Norton writes about her philosophy that “every child should be able to have fun with physics.” “This was my […]