“Publishing a paper is a huge milestone that I pictured being far away, so the fact it’s official is still hard for me to fully grasp,” says Ray Allen ’15 of Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. The paper, co-written by Assistant Professor of Biology Barbara Sisson and Professor of Biology Bob Wallace, focuses on zebrafish, something […]
“Those Who’ve Called Ripon Home,” a walking tour highlighting distinguished Riponites, will be presented from 7-9 p.m. April 15. The tour will begin at 314: Ripon College Project Space on Watson Street in downtown Ripon. All are welcome to attend. Project developers are Holly Erickson ’18 of Union Grove, Wisconsin; and Zachary Peterson ’16 of […]
David Graham, Ripon College professor of English and the Helen Swift Nielson Professor of Cultural Studies, will present a reading of his work at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13. The reading is being given on the occasion of his retirement and will be presented in Lane Library on the campus. It is free and open […]
Christine Anhalt-Depies ’09 of Madison, Wisconsin, is another Ripon College alumna to earn an honorable mention in the 2016 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship awards. She placed in the field of ecology and is studying wildlife ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Ripon College chapters of biology, chemistry and psychology honor societies will host a Research Symposium during the Golden Hour, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Students who recently have done original research or literature views will present on their work.
The Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College presents a student debate, “Should the United States Intervene Militarily to Mitigate and Solve the Syrian Conflict?” on Wednesday, April 13. The debate will run from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. The debaters will be: Wyatt McGillen’19 […]
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform its spring concert at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, April 17, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The concert will feature works from a wide range of musical styles and time periods. Highlights include two popular, powerful and colorful contemporary works, Frank Ticheli’s “Vesuvius,” a […]
The One-Act Play Festival, a celebration of short plays presented by student directors, will be presented April 14-16 by the Ripon College Theatre Department. Performances are free and open to the public. The lineup includes: Thursday, April 14, 7:30 p.m. “St. Francis Preaches to the Birds,” by David Ives, directed by JaneMarie Erickson ’16 of […]
Ripon College will host a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday, April 21, at 11 a.m. on a multi-million project to renovate and expand the J.M. Storzer Center athletic, health and wellness facilities. The target completion date for the project is fall of 2017 and it is expected to cost around $20 million. “We are thrilled to put […]
On April 1 and 2 at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, five Ripon students, along with Brian Smith, professor of religion, Charles and Joan Van Zoeren Chair in Religion, Ethics and Values, and Chair of the Department; and David William Scott, Pieper Chair in Servant Leadership and assistant professor of religion, gave paper presentations […]
Frank Juarez, a Sheboygan, Wisconsin, artist, photographer, gallery owner and art educator, will display paintings in an exhibit opening from 7-9 p.m. Friday, April 8, at 314: Ripon College Project Space on Watson Street in downtown Ripon. Refreshments will be served. The exhibit will run through May 15. Juarez is the art department chair at […]
Emily Marie Rausch ’16 of Deerfield, Wisconsin, who is majoring in music and business management, will give a senior piano recital at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9. The recital will be presented in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Selections will include works by Bach, Barber, Beethoven, Chopin, Mozart and Zaimont
A student-written non-linear e-book about the life and work of Wisconsin-born architect Frank Lloyd Wright can be accessed here. The e-book came about through a Ripon College fall semester class, “Frank Lloyd Wright: Master Architect, Artist and Thinker,” taught by Travis Nygard, assistant professor of art, chair of the department and registrar of the College […]
The financial and ethical dimensions of health care today, especially as it pertains to end-of-life treatment, will be addressed during a panel discussion Friday, April 8, at Ripon College. The discussion will be held from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, and is co-sponsored by the Center for Politics and the […]
Robert Enright ’17 of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, received an honorable mention in the 2016 Goldwater Scholarship Competition. This scholarship program limits the number of applicants per institution to four to six students in mathematics, science-related, engineering and computer disciplines. More than 1,000 undergraduate sophomores and juniors were nominated by institutions across the country. Seven students […]
The Ripon College Center for Politics and the People hosted a panel discussion about the future of the Republican Party last night. Seeing that the discussion took place on the eve of a hotly contested primary election in the state of Wisconsin and in the proclaimed “Birthplace of the Republican Party,” the event was ripe […]
“The Hunting Ground,” a documentary film about the incidence of sexual assault on college campuses in the United States, will be shown Wednesday, April 13, on the Ripon College campus. The showing will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall, and the public is welcome to attend. The film focuses on two former […]
Environmental issues in Southeast Asia are the focus of postdoctoral researcher Vanessa Lamb ’03 of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Lamb first traveled to Thailand after graduation and stayed for six months. “Professor (George ‘Skip’) Wittler at Ripon College first connected me with an internship in Bangkok, Thailand, at the end of my degree,” she says. “I […]
Jordan Buhle, a 2015 graduate of Ripon College, has been awarded a 2016 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship. Her award is in the field of chemistry-chemical catalysis. She is in her first year in the Ph.D. program in chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Winning honorable mentions were: Christine Anhalt-Depies ’09 in the filed of […]
Three Ripon College forensics students competed at the Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament, held at the University of Kentucky March 17-20. They are Katie Warczak ’16 of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Ryan Edquist ’17 of Ripon, Wisconsin, and Megan Ringo ’18 of Crete, Illinois. Warczak earned an Outstanding Legislator Award and Peer Respected Legislator Award in […]