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 […]
Wash Away Labels, a campaign aimed at breaking away from common stereotypes, prejudices, biases and micro-aggressions, will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 on Memorial Lawn. Inspired by a recent video created by Tide laundry detergent in collaboration with the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the event is organized by Ripon College’s […]
Before transferring to Ripon College, Ryan Edquist ’17 attended Washington State University. The school was so large, Edquist felt lost in the system. “I was pushed through four advisors in the first semester alone,” he says. “When I asked to explain my situation, I was told I didn’t have enough pull to ask for accommodations […]
“Joy and time can heal your soul when nature’s fragments come together,” an exhibit of work by artist Alejandro Becerra, will be open Sept. 16 at 314: Ripon College Project Space, 314 Watson St., in downtown Ripon. A reception will begin at 7 p.m., and refreshments will be provided. Becerra owns South of the Border […]
An exhibit of work by Appleton artist Rob Neilson will be shown Sept.9 through Oct. 14 in Caestecker Galler, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. The son of a Detroit steelworker, Neilson utilizes quotidien, “normalized” imagery for his sculptures, which have been commissioned for public and private collections. His work can be […]
“Democracy in Francophone Africa: Challenges and Hopes” will be a panel discussion sponsored Sept. 15 by the Center for Politics and the People on the Ripon College campus. The discussion will begin at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. The panelists will be Guy Herve Kam, Jean-Blaise Samou and Hervé Somé, who all […]
Now an associate professor of communication at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, Jill Weber ’02 received an A.A. degree from McHenry County College, a community college in Crystal Lake, Illinois. She chose Ripon College to complete her B.A. degree because of the strong reputation and program of the Department of Communication. “I knew I wanted […]
The band The Icarus Account will perform at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at 314: Ripon College Project Space, 314 Watson St., in downtown Ripon. The band features Ty and Trey Turner, twin brothers from Florida who write and record music. Their albums include Over the Moon (2016), Girls Like You (2014), Carry Me Home (2012), […]
Saving money was an incentive for Brandon Dzuba ’15 of West Lafayette, Indiana, when he started his higher education on a two-year campus. After completing his general education requirements at the University of Wisconsin-Barron County in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, Dzuba decided to transfer to Ripon College. “I chose Ripon because I thought the campus was […]
After spending his first three years at Western Michigan University, Hayden Hoerdemann ’15 chose to transfer to Ripon College for his senior year. “It was the best decision of my life,” Hoerdemann says. “I loved every minute and wish I was able to be there longer.” Hoerdemann, who played for the basketball team at Ripon […]
One of the world’s leading experts on Syria, Dr. Joshua Landis, will talk about the current situation in the war-torn country Monday, Sept. 12 at Ripon College. The program will begin at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. The event is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People and is free […]
Dave Knuth ’08 of Ripon Wisconsin spent his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and his sophomore year at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Then he transferred to Ripon College because it was close to his hometown of Wautoma, and he knew it was a good school. He spent his last two years […]
Joey Johns ’14 of Appleton, Wisconsin, waited to go to college and had time to work out a plan for himself. At 25, he started attending the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley in Menasha to work on his associate degree, saving himself thousands of dollars as he continued to work part time and live off campus. […]
Reesha Lopez ’09 of Seattle, Washington had planned to transfer to a new school after meeting her general education requirements at Madison College, but her plan wasn’t Ripon. “My plan was to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison, only because I hadn’t considered any other options,” she says. Although Lopez was accepted into UW-Madison, their financial […]
Ripon College ranks among the nation’s best colleges serving the public good and providing a marketable return on investment, according to Washington Monthly’s annual College Guide and Rankings released earlier this week. Ripon ranks third among all colleges in the Midwest for “Best Bang for the Buck,” which recognizes colleges that are doing the best […]
Ben Firgens ’14, originally from Oregon, Wisconsin, transferred to Ripon from the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley. As a student at Ripon College, Ben helped welcome other new students as a member of the orientation committee, competed as a member of the Red Hawks mountain bike team and fell in love with public speaking as a […]