Bob Witt ’55, Ned Lufrano ’54 and Verne Churchill ’54 have never missed a Ripon Homecoming since graduation. These best friends have been coming home every year for more than 50 years. Witt, Lufrano and Churchill all first met each other during high school in Chicago. Originally rivals on their school’s basketball team. Witt and […]
Professor of Biology George “Skip” Wittler will give a special talk for the Department of Biology Friday, Sept. 29. All are welcome to attend. Wittler’s talk, “Discovering the Prairie,” will begin at 2:30 p.m. in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall 130. The talk is part of the Biology Senior Studies program.
Two sociology graduates recently were published in the Wisconsin Sociological Association’s journal Sociological Imagination. Holly Kortemeier ’15 of Whitewater, Wisconsin, published “Pupils to Peers: Socializing Graduate Students to the Counseling Profession”; and Kyle Novack ’15 of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, published “ ‘There’s a Future Inmate’: How Criminals and Potential Criminals are Otherized by Law Enforcement […]
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Wisconsin’s largest cultural organization, returns to Ripon College for its 45th appearance Sunday, Oct. 1. The performance is offered free of charge as a thank-you to the community, and no tickets are required. The performance is part of the Caestecker Fine Arts Series at Ripon College and will begin at 2:30 […]
“We were egomaniacs with no self-esteem — that’s what made it dangerous,” ex-skinhead Frank Meeink explained in a recent talk at Ripon College. Meeink told the story of his descent into the neo-Nazi movement and what brought him out of hatred. Meeink was introduced by Professor of Communication Jody Roy. Roy assisted Meeink in writing […]
Joe Hatcher, professor of psychology at Ripon College, will speak about his sabbatical research Wednesday, Sept. 27, at Ripon College. His talk, “A Community Like Any Other? Positive Psychology Goes to the Nursing Home” will begin at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. The talk is open to the public. This is a […]
The talk “Asymmetric Politics: Ideological Republicans and Group Interest Democrats” will be presented Oct. 2 by the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College. The focus will be on how Democrats and Republicans think differently about politics, rely on distinct sources of information, argue past one another, and pursue divergent goals in government. […]
Professor of Politics and Government and Dean of Faculty Ed Wingenbach gave an invited plenary talk to the 2017 Conference of the German Society for Phenomenological Research, held at the University of Hagen in Germany. The title of his talk was “Populism, Partisan Identity, and the Reconstruction of the Political.”
Denise Leong, a Buddhist woman priest, will discuss Buddhism Friday morning for Professor of Religion Brian Smith’s Comparative World Religions class. All are invited to attend. The talk will run from 10:10 to 11 a.m. in Todd Wehr 113. Leong was born and brought up in Milwaukee by Chinese immigrant parents. She retired after spending […]
“Art as Action: Politics and the Creative Impulse” will be discussed by three artists Friday, Sept. 22, at Ripon College. Brandon Bauer, Jenie Gao and Tylonn Sawyer will discuss art as a political tool starting at 4 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. Associate Professor of Art Rafael Salas will moderate the panel, which […]
Swim ’n’ Chill, a free community open swim, will be held Friday, Sept. 22, in the Kohler Pool of the recently renovated Willmore Center on the Ripon College campus. All ages are welcome. The Family Friendly Hour will be held from 7 to 8 p.m., and student hours will be held from 8 to 9:45 […]
The widely acclaimed comedy play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, by Christopher Durang, will open the 2017-18 theatre season at Ripon College. It is one of the most lauded and beloved Broadway plays of recent years. Some of the show’s elements are humorous adaptations of themes from works of Anton Chekhov. Vanya and […]
Associate Professor of Spanish Timothy Reed’s love of Spanish, literature and culture all came together in his recent work. Reed was asked to be the editor for a compilation of dramas by Spanish playwright, Federico García Lorca, published in the European Masterpieces series of Cervantes & Co. European Masterpieces Spanish Classics Series. “Bodas de sangre, […]
Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of U.S. citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. Sept. 15 is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and […]
U.S. News & World Report again has named Ripon College a tier 1 National Liberal Arts College on its annual rankings list. Ripon placed at number 117. Ripon also remains on the list of “A+ Schools for B Students.” The entire list is available on the U.S. News & World Report site.
Professor of Biology Robert Wallace will give a special talk for the Department of Biology Friday, Sept. 15. All are welcome to attend. Wallace’s talk, “The Study of Dust: An Application of the Liberal Arts and Sciences,” will begin at 2:30 p.m. in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall 130.
Lon Michels ’84 and his partner, Todd Olson, of Lodi, Wisconsin, will have a showing of their artwork Sept. 15 to Nov. 10 in the Portrait Society Gallery, 207 E. Buffalo St., fifth floor, in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. An opening reception for “Husband & Husband: Lon […]
Ripon College President Zach Messitte has written to Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson, and Rep. Glenn Grothman, regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The text of President Messitte’s letter is as follows: Ripon College values a learning environment that emphasizes internationalization and celebrates those in our community who come from different cultures, […]
Every fall, a group of Sigma Chis returns to Ripon College to catch up and visit the campus. Having started in 1997, this year’s gathering will be the 21st gathering for the group of men. “The event first began after the death of a brother, Ken Fedor ’62,” said Dan Behring ’62. “It became clear […]
The Center for Diversity and Inclusion is turning 2. Join Director of Multicultural Affairs Kyonna Henry, students and others for refreshments from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 11 in celebration of the center’s two-year anniversary. The center opened Sept. 11, 2015, and is, according to Henry, a safe space where students will find community building […]