Ripon College will present its annual Holiday Concert Sunday, Dec. 11. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The concert is free and open to the public. Four of the College’s ensembles will be featured. Jazz Ensemble will perform “Christmas Time is Here,” from “A […]
Tara Schultz ’17 of Ripon, Wisconsin, is showing artwork influenced by the abstract expressionistic works of Joan Mitchell, Mark Rothko and Hans Hofmann in “Indication” Dec. 7 to Jan. 3 in the Langdon Divers Gallery, Fond du Lac Public Library. An artist’s reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, in […]
The exhibit “Figure Drawings and ‘Go Figure’ Paintings” will open Dec. 9 at 314: Ripon College Project Space, in downtown Ripon. The artist is Daniel Volkmann, a multi-media artist based in Ripon. An opening reception will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 9, and refreshments will be served. Volkmann holds a bachelor’s degree in studio […]
The Ripon College Ethics Bowl Team was the overall points champion at the 11th Annual Upper Midwest Regional Ethics Bowl at Harper College this past weekend. The team earned a spot in the National Ethics Bowl held in association with the Association of Practical and Professional Ethics Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas, in February 2017 […]
The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble will present its fall concert Friday, Dec. 9. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It is free and open to the public. The Ensemble will perform works in a variety of jazz styles from the 1940s up to the […]
Ty Sabin ’17 of New Berlin, Wisconsin, and his record-breaking basketball career at Ripon College were featured in an article on Waukeshanow.com on Dec. 2. “Sabin headed into last week leading the NCAA in career scoring average across divisions (25.0 points per game) and had scored in double figures all 74 games of his career,” […]
The Cultural Diversity Club will host its fourth annual International Fashion Show Wednesday, Nov. 30. The event will run from 6-7 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. President Zach Messitte will be the emcee. Friend and faculty members will represent different countries from around the world. There also will be a Native American singer […]
The Ripon College Orchestra will perform Saturday, Dec. 3. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. There is no charge, and it is open to the public. The program will include “Overture to the Marriage of Figaro,” by Mozart; “Two Elegiac Melodies,” […]
Ripon College’s La Unida, a Hispanic student organization, will host a Las Posadas cultural event from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, as part of Dickens of a Christmas. The event will be held at 314: Ripon College Project Space on Watson Street, and food, beverages and dancing will be featured. Las Posadas is a Mexican […]
Ripon College Choral Union will perform Sunday, Dec. 4, on the campus. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. There is no admission charge, and it is open to the public. Selections include: “Awake the Harp” from “The Creation,” by Haydn; “Song […]
“Where Do We Stand? A Student Panel on Gun Control in America” will be held Nov. 28 at Ripon College. The event will begin at 4:15 p.m. in Great, Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. All are welcome to attend at no charge. The Center for Politics and the People is hosting the non-partisan […]
Lt. General Michael A. Flynn, a former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, spoke yesterday, Nov. 21, to a standing-room only crowd in Ripon College’s Great Hall. Flynn has been selected by President-Elect Donald Trump to serve as his national security advisor. While he has not yet publicly accepted the position, Flynn is serving as […]
Henrik Schatzinger, associate professor of politics and government and co-director of the Center for Politics and the People, was featured in a radio interview on WFDL the morning after the Nov. 8 elections. Listen to the interview between Greg Stensland and Schatzinger here.
The 60-piece Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble, directed by Professor of Music Kurt Dietrich, will present its fall concert Nov. 20. The program will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. The program will feature significant works for band from the 20th and 21st centuries. […]
The Ripon College Chamber Singers will perform Nov. 18 on the campus. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It is free and open to the public. The program will include four psalm settings from both the Christian and Jewish traditions; and “Ubi Caritas” from […]
Karl Ivan Solibakke has been appointed the new vice president for finance at Ripon College. Solibakke has been on campus since May in an interim capacity. “Solibakke has hit the ground running with responsibilities that also include managing the financing of the $22 million Storzer renovation project,” said Zach Messitte, president of Ripon College. “In […]
Jay Wilcox ’85 of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, was identified as a Ripon College graduate in a feature, “Boelter Brands cashes in on Cubs,” in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Sunday, Nov. 6. Wilcox is president of Boelter Brands LLC, a Glendale company that produces licensed sports consumer merchandise featuring the logos of major sports teams. It […]
“What Happened in the Elections?”, a panel reflecting on the recent national elections, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Ripon College. The program will begin at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, and is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People. All are welcome to attend. The panelists will discuss […]
A message to the campus community from President Zach Messitte: Dear Campus Community, It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the untimely passing of Jack Baldwin, a first-year Ripon College student from Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. This is a time of great sorrow for the entire Ripon College community. As we […]
“What’s the Role of Music in Renaissance Art?”, a webinar offered by Associated Colleges of the Midwest, will be presented at noon Thursday by Sarah Kraaz, professor of music, chair of the department and college organist. The webinar will discuss what students might study on the ACM Florence: Arts, Humanities & Culture program. Kraaz is […]