Rebecca Matzke, associate professor of history, published a column in the Oshkosh Northwestern Sunday, April 9. The article, “100 years ago, Oshkosh went to war” details the history of Wisconsin’s involvement in World War I. Matzke writes, “Most Wisconsinites supported neutrality. Partly this was due to the state’s wide range of political movements and parties, […]
The Disability Rights, Activism and Education Movement (DREAM) will hold a Mental Health Panel and Discussion on April 18 at Ripon College. The event will run from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the Dahm Heritage Room, S.N. Pickard Commons. This panel will feature students from different disciplines talking about their experiences as college students […]
Henrik Schatzinger, associate professor of politics and government, will give a Faculty Scholarship Series presentation April 11. The presentation will run from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Todd Wehr 104. Schatzinger will address “How Does Lobbying Affect Federal Contracts?” His research is being done with Aaron Dusso, of Indiana University-Purdue University, and Thomas T. […]
Students for Social Justice are hosting Sexual Assault Awareness Week this week. On Tuesday, the presentation The Power to Stop This will begin at 6 p.m. in Johnson Main Lounge. A representative from ASTOP will discuss what can be done if you are sexually victimized and how to intervene in a dangerous situation. ASTOP is […]
Naomi Ferrel ’17 of Columbus, Wisconsin, will present her senior flute recital Sunday, April 9. The performance will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Selections will be by Bach, Debussy, Mozart , Honneger and Chaminade Sarah Mahler Kraaz, professor of music, will accompany on piano.
Allwin McDonald ’17 of Milbank, South Dakota, was invited to present his senior seminar research at the German Undergraduate Research Conference at Illinois Wesleyan University March 31 and April 1. It is the only conference of this nature in the nation. It was conducted entirely in German and included a keynote speaker, poster presentations, paper […]
Mary I. Unger, assistant professor of English and managing editor of Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers, has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to conduct research this summer. The Summer Stipends award will support Unger’s project, “Cultures of Reading in the Black Chicago Renaissance.” She describes the […]
Steven Miller, visiting professor of philosophy, has an opinion piece published in Times Higher Education. In Miller’s piece, he relates that when he talks about death in his classes, for many their own deaths seem “part of the way-off and thus not-real future.” But then a student on campus killed himself. “Few occurrences rock a […]
“Lobbying and the Trump Administration: Draining the Swamp” will be a special presentation offered April 5 at Ripon College. The program will begin at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. It is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People. During the 2016 presidential campaign, candidate Donald Trump promised […]
Rebecca Matzke, associate professor of history and associate dean for faculty development, will give a talk this evening at the Oshkosh Public Library. “World War I: The War that Shaped a Century” will begin at 6 p.m. as part of the Oshkosh World War I Centennial Commemoration.
Tomás Q. Morín, the author of Patient Zero and the poetry collection A Larger Country, will read from his work Wednesday, April 12, at Ripon College. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lane Library. It will be free and open to the public and is sponsored by the College’s Visiting Writers Series. A […]
The annual One-Act Play Festival will run April 7 and 8 at Ripon College. The four short productions are directed by students. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. each evening in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended by calling 748-8791. The one-acts traditionally […]
“Where do we stand on Trump’s policies?”, a student discussion, will begin at 4:15 p.m. April 11 in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the Ripon College campus. The event is sponsored by the Student Advisory Board and the Center for Politics and the People. Participants will be: Abby Korb ’20, Burlington, Wisconsin; Jack Clough […]
Rachel Stanley ’17 has won the Associated Colleges of the Midwest’s 2017 Nick Adams Short Story Prize for her original work titled “Four Times Jasper Diallo Didn’t Die (and One Time He Lived).” New York Times bestselling author Karen Abbott was the judge for the contest. Abbott said of Stanley’s work: “I was immediately taken […]
“Women in Numbers,” a panel discussion about recent marches supporting women’s issues, will run from 4:15-5:15 p.m. March 28 in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the Ripon College campus. Panelists will include: Michele Wittler, registrar and associate dean of faculty; Sophie Widman ’18, of Boulder Creek, California; Sarah Frohardt-Lane, assistant professor of history; and […]
Laura Deming, a cellist with Chicago’s Lyric Opera for 41 years, and director of the Green Lake Festival of Music, will present a short program called “The Voice of the Cello” on Sunday, April 2. The program will begin at 3:15 p.m. at 314: Ripon College Project Space in downtown Ripon. Deming will play a […]
The co-founder of the popular Culver’s restaurant chain, Craig Culver, will provide the Commencement address at Ripon College’s 151st Commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Each year, the College organizes Commencement activities around a theme. The 2017 Commencement theme celebrates “Wisconsin Food and Entrepreneurship” by recognizing the commitment to food that contributes to the state’s […]
The work of Madison artist Jeremy Wineberg will be on view March 31 through May 5 at Ripon College. The exhibit, “Nowhere Dreams,” will be shown in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. An artist’s talk will be held at 7 p.m. March 31 in the Rodman Center lobby. A reception will follow […]
Erin Gloria Ryan, senior editor at “The Daily Beast” and cohost of the podcast “Girl Friday,” will give the Ripon College Women in Numbers keynote address March 27, in celebration of Women’s History Month. Ryan is known for her pop culture and political journalism. The program will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, […]
An opinion piece by President Zach Messitte was published March 24 by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “Where have you gone, Elliot Richardson?” addresses Messitte’s views on politicians doing the right thing. “Congressional committees, FBI investigations and leaked intelligence information into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, the example of Elliot Richardson’s five months […]