State Senator Luther Olsen (R-Wisconsin) will speak on the Ripon College campus Oct. 27. The talk will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. All are welcome to attend. He will talk about higher education, transportation and the state budget. Olsen is running for re-election in the 14th District of the Wisconsin […]
Transferring to a new school was always the plan for Chase Zajac-Elsbecker ’11 of Pulaski, Wisconsin. He spent his first two years at Rock Valley College in Rockford, Illinois, his local community college, before deciding to transfer to Ripon College. “I chose to transfer to Ripon because my family has been vacationing in Green Lake […]
In a recent opinion editorial published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Brian Smith, professor of religion at Ripon College, says moral and religious leaders have a crucial role to play before and immediately after the elections to speak to our “better angels” and help us come together. “Will 40% of the electorate whose candidate loses […]
DJ Curran Class Year: 1998 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Occupation: Healthcare IT consultant Major(s)/Minor(s): Communication major, leadership studies minor Hobbies: Hunting, indoor rock climbing, hiking Favorite Ripon Memory: “When Mitch Gross broke his door, essentially locking himself in his room until Plant people could climb through the second-floor window of Scott and take it apart.” […]
An opinion piece written by President Zach Messitte appeared in the Saturday, Oct. 8, issue of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. It is based on Donald Trump using the phrase “your president.” “If Americans begin to accept that you have your president and I have mine, then the rule of law that binds us together will […]
“The Current State of Nuclear Nonproliferation” will be the subject of a talk Wednesday, Oct. 12, sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College. Kathryn Schultz ’89 will speak at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. The event is free and open to the public. Her […]
Jacqueline Clark, associate professor of sociology and chair of the department, had a guest blog, “Pinning Pink Ribbons on the Pain of Breast Cancer,” posted this week on Sociological Images. It should also be posted to their Facebook and Twitter pages soon. Visit the blog here.
The Fond du Lac County Division of Public Health notified Ripon College yesterday that a student was diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) disease. College officials and Fond du Lac County staff are working closely to manage the care of the student to minimize risk of additional cases. The student diagnosed with the tuberculosis disease will remain […]
Rep. Glenn Grothman, who represents Wisconsin’s 6th District, will speak from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, on the Ripon College campus. The talk will be held in East Hall 101 and is sponsored by the College’s Center for Politics and the People. The event will be available live on YouTube. Grothman, who lives in the […]
Poet Emily Pérez will read from her work Oct. 5 at Ripon College. The reading will run from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the North Reading Room of Lane Library on the campus. The event is free and open to the public. Pérez will read from her fairy tale-influenced collection of poems, House of Sugar, […]
Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett, a 20th-century tragi-comic masterpiece, will be presented Oct. 5-8 at Ripon College. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Roadman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Tickets are free, but reservations are recommended by calling 920-748-8791; or emailing [email protected]. The play is set on an […]
Please join Ripon College for a presidential debate watch party on Oct. 9.The event will begin at 8 p.m. in 314: Ripon College Project Space on Watson Street in downtown Ripon. College students, faculty and staff as well as interested members of the community are invited to attend. This event is sponsored by the College’s […]
Ripon College has been recognized on the 2015 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary community service. The Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency for volunteering and service, has administered the award since 2006 in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban […]
The influence of money in the 2016 elections, politics and policymaking will be examined during a discussion Oct. 10 on the Ripon College campus. David Halperin, a Washington, D.C.-based lawyer, and Associate Professor of Politics and Government Henrik Schatzinger will talk at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. The event […]
Rep. Joan Ballweg of Wisconsin’s 41st Assembly District will speak Oct. 3 at Ripon College. The talk will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. The event will be available live on YouTube. Ballweg is running for re-election on the Republican Party ticket. She has been elected to the […]
Join Ripon College for a presidential debate watch party on Sept. 26.The event will begin at 8 p.m. in 314: Ripon College Project Space on Watson Street in downtown Ripon. College students, faculty and staff as well as interested members of the community are invited to attend. This event is sponsored by the College’s Center […]
“After I graduated, I was worried that I’d have a hard time finding people who were as excited and invested in something as my peers and professors,” says Amy Browender ’13 of Minneapolis, Minnesota. “At College Possible, I found an organization that’s invested in the growth of its employees, and a family of action-oriented individuals […]
Acclaimed jazz singer Al Jarreau ’62 continues to influence the world around him. On Oct. 8, he will receive the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Foundation for School Music. “Jarreau’s unique vocal style is one of the world’s most precious treasures,” the foundation says. “His innovative musical expressions have made him one of […]
The Media and the 2016 Elections will be a panel discussion presented at Ripon College Wednesday, Sept. 28. The talk will run from 6 to 7 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. The event will be streamed live on YouTube. This panel discussion examines the way the media are covering the […]
Tiffany Seering ’11 of Dallas, Texas, did not originally plan to transfer to Ripon College. While she was a student at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Seering found herself frequently driving to Ripon to meet friends and spend time on campus. “The campus was beautiful, the dorms felt like home, and I loved the fact that […]