The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble will perform a free Pops concert Wednesday. The concert will begin at 5 p.m. on the lawn of Harwood Memorial Union. Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform audience favorites from previous concerts, as well as new selections, including music by John Williams; and “Highlights from Beauty and […]
Ripon College has been ranked No. 2 of the 25 Best Colleges in Wisconsin for 2017 by College Choice. The organization based its rankings on academic quality and return on investment. College Choice cited for Ripon College its top rankings from other organizations; its more than 40 undergraduate programs and other pre-professional programs and self-designed […]
Three Ripon College seniors will receive Award of Merit prizes from the NE Chapter of Wisconsin Visual Artists. Sara Strieter, Tara Schultz and Alexandria Wilber will receive their awards Friday. Strieter has a major in studio art and a minor in anthropology. She is from Nashotah, Wisconsin, and works in painting, graphite sketching, and carving. […]
DeLou Wilson ’18 of Madison, Wisconsin; Lauren Hince ’18 of Blaine, Minnesota; and Wyatt McGillen ’19 of Kalispell, Montana; placed as first runner-up at the International Business Ethics Case Competition (IBECC) in Santa Monica, California, last weekend. This international event, hosted by Loyola Marymount University, Bentley University, the University of St. Thomas and The Ethics […]
Lon Michels ’84 of Lodi, Wisconsin, a nationally exhibited artist, will give an artist lecture at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at 314: Ripon College Project Space in downtown Ripon. Refreshments will be provided, and the talk is free and open to the public. The 314 Arts Series is sponsored by the Kohler Foundation. Michels […]
A senior art exhibit will run from April 28 through May 14 at Ripon College. The exhibit will be on view at Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. An opening reception will be held at 7 p.m. April 28 in the Rodman Center lobby. Participants in the show are: Ally Wilber ’17 of […]
A student recital will be presented at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Participants will include: Michaellena Ambrowiak ’18 of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, voice Callista DeCramer ’20 of Princeton, Wisconsin, voice Cori Fredericks ’19 of Appleton, Wisconsin, voice Lauren Good ’19 of Wautoma, Wisconsin, piano Margaret Goodwin […]
Rachel Stanley ’17 of West Allis, Wisconsin, will present her senior research on autism and stigma management Tuesday, April 25. The talk will begin at 4:15 p.m. in Bovay’s classroom in downtown Ripon. The event is free and open to the public. Stanley says her work with autism will continue after graduation. The psychology major […]
The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble will perform its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28. The performance will be in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Admission to the concert is free. The program will feature distinctly contrasting styles. On one side are classic big band arrangements first […]
The Ripon College Choral Union and Orchestra will perform Sunday, April 30. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. John C. Hughes is the conductor of Choral Union, and Michael Lund Ziegler is the conductor of the orchestra. Admission is free and […]
The 2017 Awards Convocation was held Wednesday, April 19, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Jeanne F. Williams, professor of educational studies, gave the convocation address, “Private Choices and the Public Good.” Award recipients included: Rachel J. Steiner ’17 of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Achievement Award in Anthropology Alexandria J. Wilber ’17 of […]
Jake Jacobs, a dynamic and energized speaker, writer and historian, will speak at Ripon College Wednesday, April 26. His talk, “Political Correctness: Stifling Freedoms in Schools and Society,” will run from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. Free pizza and beverages will be provided. His appearance is sponsored […]
The Ripon College Chamber Singers will perform at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 22 in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The program will include Christ lag in Todesbanden, by Johann Sebastian Bach. Guest artists will be Mishan Han, adjunct instructor of music, and Xavier Pleindoux, violins; Melissa Lund Ziegler and Alicia Mose, […]
A fun family day to support fire safety education will be held Sunday, April 23, in the Village Green, downtown Ripon. Phi Delta Theta will sponsor Fire Safety Day with a chicken barbecue, a hilarious firefighter obstacle course and children’s activities. J’s BBQ will be open for this event only on Sunday from 10:30 a.m. […]
Teachers in the Ripon Area School District and the Lac du Flambeau School District have been honored as outstanding educators by Ripon College and the Wisconsin Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Rebecca Shackleton, a 2013 graduate of Ripon College, who is a first-grade teacher in the Lac de Flambeau Elementary School, and Paul Wiegel, […]
Take one rural Russian town, add a greedy mayor, a corrupt group of officials, and one charming con man, and you have the ingredients for a classic comic romp. Open auditions and crew call for the Ripon Summer Players’ performance of “The Government Inspector” will be held from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, April 18 […]
Twenty-six Ripon College seniors will share scholarly and artistic presentations Tuesday, April 18, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in various rooms of the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts as part of the College’s ninth annual Senior Showcase. The showcase is a campus-wide celebration of excellence created in 2008 to recognize the dedication and passion that […]
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble will present its spring concert this Sunday, April 23, at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center of the Arts. The 55-member ensemble will feature one of the great works of concert band literature, Percy Grainger’s “Lincolnshire Posy,” a collection of radical settings of British folk songs. The other […]
The Cultural Diversity Club will host its fifth annual International Dinner as part of the club’s annual event, Culture Week, which runs Monday, April 17, through Sunday, April 23. Culture Week is a weeklong event where the multi-coalition groups on campus come together to host events that promote the different cultures and social groups on […]
Jamaica Week is being held this week by Student Volunteers for the Blue Mountain Project. The goal is to raise money for the group’s annual trip to Hagley Gap, Jamaica. On Tuesday, a fundraiser will be held at Culver’s from 5 to 8 p.m. During these hours, 10 percent of the purchases will be donated […]