“Bob the Builder: Can Nielson’s winning formula lift up USD?”, a story about University of South Dakota football coach Bob Nielson, was published Aug. 23, 2018, in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader newspaper. Nielson spent two years, from 1989-1991, at Ripon College as associate professor of physical education and head football coach. The article details […]
For the past 30 years, Mary Jane Bumby ’52 of Green Lake, Wisconsin, has continuously applied the knowledge gained from her biology studies at Ripon College to her work as a volunteer for Wisconsin’s Citizen Lake Monitoring Network, monitoring the water quality of Green Lake. The network is the core of the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership […]
Patrick Hoffman ’18 of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, placed second in the undergraduate paper competition at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Sociological Association. His paper from Senior Seminar last year, “Expertly Inked: Professional Self-Construction in Tattoo Artists,” was based on his qualitative study of a tattoo shop and the artists who worked there. Hoffman is the […]
“Dark Money,” a political documentary film, will be shown Tuesday, Oct. 30, at Ripon College. The showing will begin at 5 p.m. in the Heritage Dining Room, Pickard Commons. It is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People. The Sundance award-winning documentary was produced in the wake of the Citizen’s United ruling against […]
Various areas of study, small class sizes and the equestrian team drew Katie Warczak ’16 to Ripon College. “Being able to challenge myself academically as well as athletically at Ripon sealed the deal for me,” Warczak says. Warczak is originally from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. At Ripon, she majored in English and history and minored in American […]
Dakota Marlega ’21 of Waupaca, Wisconsin has received a 2018 Wisconsin Women in Government scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to undergraduate women who wish to pursue careers in public service, public administration or governmental affairs. The program offers three $3,000 scholarships in the Wisconsin College System: one each to a student in a UW school, […]
Adam Sonntag ’08, city administrator for the City of Hillsboro, Wisconsin, since 2011, was featured in a profile article Oct. 16, 2018, in the LaCrosse Tribune newspaper. He majored in history at Ripon College with minors in English and educational studies. He earned a master’s degree in public administration from Minnesota State University–Mankato. He is […]
Ripon College fit the bill for first-generation student Christopher Graham ’93. “I was looking for a supportive campus, a place where I would stay engaged and could also play two varsity sports,” Graham says. “A friend and fellow Whitewater High School alum, Maria Yao ’91, helped get me interested and stay connected through the college […]
Associate Professor of Philosophy Paul Jeffries attended the 12th annual conference of the International Society of MacIntyrean Enquiry (ISME) held at St. John’s College at Durham University in Durham, England in July 2018. The four day conference focused on the work of Alasdair MacIntyre, one of the most distinguished moral philosophers of the late 20th […]
An individualized education and sense of community drew Jake Baus ’18 to Ripon College. Baus, of Mount Calvary, Wisconsin, felt right at home in with the small, closely-knit community on campus. “I chose Ripon basically on feeling alone,” he says. “By that I mean after visiting a handful of potential schools, Ripon was the one […]
Gary Yerkey ’66 of Washington, D.C., published his newest book, A Pilot’s Pilot: Gen. Caleb V. Haynes and the Rise of American Air Power, 1917-1944, earlier this year. The biography covers the life of General Caleb V. Hayes, one of the “giants of US military aviation.” Yerkey describes General Hayes as “a true American military […]
Martin Farrell, professor of politics and government emeritus, will give a talk Thursday, Oct. 18, at Mead Public Library in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Farrell will present “China and America: The New Geopolitical Equation” from 6:30-8 p.m.
Matthew D. Dacy ’79 of Rochester, Minnesota, is featured in Ken Burns’ latest documentary, “The Mayo Clinic: Faith-Hope-Science,” which debuted on PBS in September. Dacy graduated from Ripon College with a degree in history and from the University of Missouri in Columbia with a master’s degree in journalism. At Mayo Clinic, he is the director […]
The Ripon College Symphonic Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12. The concert will to be held in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Adjunct Professor of Music Dylan Chmura-Moore is the conductor. Selections are “Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario),” K. 486, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; “Ouverture and Pavane pour une […]
Dan Kohl, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress from Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District, will speak at Ripon College Oct. 17. He will discuss his policy and campaign goals beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. The appearance is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People and the Ripon Commonwealth Press. […]
Mark Krause ’19 of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, is one of six recipients of the 2018 Manson Stewart Award, granted by the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS). CAMWS is the largest regional classical association in North America, with 1,500 members from 28 states and three Canadian provinces. Krause is a double major […]
Ripon College was the perfect fit for Hannah Herzog ’15. Herzog, of Appleton, Wisconsin, wanted a small school that was close to home and offered studies in sports management. After a tour of the Ripon College campus, Herzog said, “There was nothing I didn’t like about Ripon.” While at Ripon, Herzog majored in exercise science […]
Wisconsin poet Francesca Abbate will present a reading Wednesday, Oct. 10, as part of the Visiting Writers Series at Ripon College. The reading will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the North Reading Room of Lane Library. It is free and open to the public. Abbate is the author of the poetry book Troy, Unincorporated. (University […]
The universe gets measured in “Silent Sky,” a play written by America’s most-produced playwright Laurie Gunderson, that will open Ripon College’s 2018-19 theatre season Oct. 10-13. All shows will begin at 7:30 p.m. The story is based on an actual 20th century astronomer, Henrietta Leavitt, who leaves her rural home and her loving and […]
Matthew Knoester, associate professor of educational studies, will travel to Delhi University in India in January 2019 on a Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship. He will work with faculty members and graduate students for two weeks in relation to a book he edited, “International Struggles for Critical Democratic Education.” The book includes a chapter by Dr. Latika Gupta, […]