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 dagostinoM@ripon.edu. 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 […]
Homecoming and Family Weekend will include a jam-packed week of activities Sept. 24 – Oct. 1 leading up to the big game on Oct. 1. Below are highlights of each day. Many activities require advance registration. More information is available here. Saturday, Sept. 24 Alumni Baseball Game, 9:30 a.m., Francis Field. ’67 and ’07 championship […]
When he realized the two-year program he was attending at Elgin Community College in Illinois would not provide him with a degree he wanted, Steven Miller ’07 transferred to Ripon College. With the help of a professor who was a Ripon College alumnus, Miller easily jumped into Ripon’s transfer process, was offered a scholarship, and […]
Hi my name is Mitra Kermani. I started as a freshman at Ripon last fall. I am from Boulder, Colorado, so when most people talk to me, their biggest question is “why Ripon?” I toured Ripon for the first time my junior year of high school. My mom and I drove up from Chicago; it […]
Brian Smith, the mayor of Waupaca, Wisconsin, and a candidate for Wisconsin’s 14th Congressional District, will speak at Ripon College Thursday, Sept. 22. The talk will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. It is sponsored by the College’s Center for Politics and the People. Smith has spent his life serving the […]
The Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon Series welcomes two music ensembles to the Ripon College campus Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24 and 25. Cor Cantiamo, a professional choral ensemble, will perform Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Intersection Trio, one of the most exciting new groups in chamber music, will perform Sept. 25 at 4 […]
Sarah Lloyd, a Democratic candidate for Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District, will speak Tuesday, Sept. 20, on the Ripon College campus. The talk will run from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. in Todd Wehr Hall 104, and is sponsored by the College’s Center for Politics and the People. Lloyd is known for her work for farmers and […]
U.S. News & World Report unveiled its 2017 Best College rankings, and Ripon College once again made the list of National Liberal Arts Colleges that offer students the best value. In a 40-school list, Ripon College was ranked 29th in the nation (up from 34th in the 2016 edition) and, like last year, is the […]