One year ago, Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences Andrea Young was approached to solve a problem. Stephanie Prellwitz, executive director of the Green Lake Association, wanted to find a way to preserve and promote the health of Green Lake. This summer, two students, Mitra Kermani ’20 and Antony Gradillas ’19, have been researching how to […]
Mishan Han, adjunct instructor of music at Ripon College, will present a faculty violin recital at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10. The recital will be in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, and admission is free. Among his selections are: Praeludium & Allegro, “Caprice Viennois,” Op. 2, and other works by Fritz […]
The effects of oxidative stress on protein structure was the summer research of Eva Schaible ’19 of Green Bay, Wisconsin. She collaborated with Professor of Chemistry Colleen Byron. “Numerous processes that produce energy in a human cell involve the transfer of electrons from one protein in the cell to another,” Byron says. “In the oxygenated […]
Her summer work researching facial expressions will be a step toward her goal for Olivia Heck ’19 of Waukesha, Wisconsin. Heck aspires to be a behavioral psychologist or to work in some area of social psychology. “I have been researching how the effects of gender, race and facial expression influence the perceptions of target faces,” […]
Prudentius, a fourth-century Spanish Christian poet who published his works in Latin was the subject of a summer research project by Mark Krause ’19 of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Krause, a history and self-designed classical studies major, worked alongside Professor of Classical Studies Eddie Lowry. “Once considered a marginal author, Prudentius is now important in the […]
“Celestial Bodies,” an exhibit of art by James Thompson, will be on view Sept. 8 through Oct. 13 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. An artist’s talk will be presented at 7 p.m. Sept. 8 to open the exhibit. Thompson is a 1973 graduate of Ripon College and a […]
The Department of Career and Professional Development will hold Internship Week Sept. 4-8 in the Career and Professional Development Center. The purpose is to increase awareness of the value of internships. Featured will be information tables and on-campus appearances will area employers offering internships. Activities will include: Monday, Sept. 4: Résumé Tune-Up, drop-in hours from […]
Matthew Knoester, associate professor of educational studies, is coauthor of a book that came out in July. “Beyond Testing: 7 assessments of students and schools more effective than standardized tests” was published by Teachers College Press. The book is available on Amazon.com. This fall, he will present papers that were accepted to the annual meeting […]
Willmore Center Kickoff Event, featuring Green Bay Packers Alumni, a charity basketball game, will be held Thursday, Sept. 7, at Willmore Center, Ripon College. The game will begin at 6 p.m. in Weiske Gymnasium. Packers alumni will play representatives of the Ripon Police Department. A special autograph session will follow the game approximately 7 p.m. […]
The director of the Minneapolis Museum of Russian Art, Dr. Vladimir von Tsurikov, will speak at Ripon College Wednesday, Sept. 6. The talk will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, and will address past and present relations between the United States and Russia. It is sponsored by the Center for Politics […]
Former Foreign Service officer and diplomat Thomas Hanson will speak about foreign policy during a talk at Ripon College Tuesday, Sept. 5. “U.S. Foreign Policy, Past and Present Trends” will address challenges facing the current administration. The talk will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. A reception will follow the event. […]
While sitting in a history class learning about the Vietnam War, McNair Scholar Kim Frisque ’19 got to thinking. The class had been discussing the wars of that era, and Frisque realized how little she knew about the Korean War. She decided to make it the subject of her next research paper. “I decided that […]
Ripon College Honorary Life Trustee Audrey Lyke passed away Wednesday, August 23, at the age of 87. Audrey and her late husband, Doug, owned and operated the Ripon Commonwealth Press and founded Ripon Printers, which is now one of the largest printing and graphic services companies in North America. Throughout their life, they were actively […]
Megan Gannon, assistant professor of English, had a poem published in the Spring 2017 issue of Boulevard, a magazine of fiction, poetry and essays. “Dispatch From a Viral Video” was written “in connection with some of the multimedia projects we were creating in Advanced Poetry during the Spring 2016 semester, so having that poem published […]
The safety of bluebird nests against the aggressive house sparrow population has been the summer research project of Mariah Stiemsma ’20 of New Berlin, Wisconsin. She has worked alongside Associate Professor of Biology Memuna Khan. “I think we chose each other,” Khan says. “In both vertebrate zoology and Catalyst (classes), she demonstrated a natural curiosity […]
The Department of Physics will host a solar eclipse viewing event Aug. 21. The event is open to the public. Tables will be set up outside of S.N. Pickard Commons from noon to 2 p.m. Eclipse viewers will be available for use, and there will be a number of related activities. The partial eclipse (about […]
“Al Jarreau: Coming Home,” a video about the late multi-Grammy Award winner and 1962 Ripon College alumnus, can be viewed on the Wisconsin Public Television website. In addition to being able to stream the documentary online, it will air this Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at 9:30 p.m. on Wisconsin Public Television. Additional viewing times can […]
“I’d argue that the key to keeping the U.S. strong is keeping science strong,” says Jeremy Johnson ’12 of State College, Pennsylvania. He is the creator of ScienceNation.us, a website that promotes research, political change and awareness. “We should be a global leader in renewable energy sources, we should continue our incredible medical advances, and […]
“ ‘Taking Sides’ a timely exhibit of art as a tool for activism” is a review of an art exhibit written by Rafael Francisco Salas, associate professor of art. The review was published Aug. 3 by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art compiled the collection of works that addressed the role […]
Katie Carrier Astrauskas will be inducted into the St. Norbert College Athletics Hall of Fame in October. She was a 2002 graduate of St. Norbert in De Pere, Wisconsin, and a four-year letter winner in women’s volleyball. She is in her eighth season as head coach of the Ripon College volleyball team and ranks third […]