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Sam Sondalle ’11 as a student with Associate Professor of Biology Mark Kainz

Alumnus earns prestigious NIH grant

Sam Sondalle ’11, who is studying in the M.D./Ph.D. program at the Yale University School of Medicine, has been awarded an F30 fellowship from the National Institutes of Health. This is a highly competitive pre-doctoral fellowship to support research by individuals pursuing an M.D./Ph.D. He credits Ripon College and Professor of Biology Mark Kainz with […]

Life After Ripon – Madeline Poullette ’15

Chapter 4: Upcoming Master’s Thesis Work in Mexico [Editor’s Note: Raymond Allen ’15, Karena Schroeder ’15, and Madeline Poullette ’15 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their post-graduation experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life After Ripon!] Hello Ripon Alumni and Friends! Summer is finally here, and I […]

Life At Ripon – Jacob Sahr ’16

Chapter 4: New Horizons [Editor’s Note: Chuchen Tan ’16, Sara Driebel ’16, and Jacob Sahr ’16 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their senior year experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life At Ripon!] Well, I am finally done. The last four years of my life are now […]

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Professor of Religion Brian Smith publishes op-ed piece

Brian Smith, professor of religion; Charles and Joan Van Zoeren Chair in Religion, Ethics and Values and chair of the department; and co-director of the Center for Politics and the People, had an opinion piece published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper Saturday. “Muhammad Ali and the Greater Jihad” links Ali’s death to the beginning […]

Sarah Mahler Kraaz

Sarah Mahler Kraaz selected to participate in special seminar

Sarah Mahler Kraaz, professor of music and college organist at Ripon College, is one of a select group of faculty members nationwide chosen by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) to participate in a special weeklong seminar on Teaching Pre-Modern European Art in Context. “Sight and Sound in Renaissance and Baroque Europe (c. 1300–1700)” will […]

Kohler Foundation supports 314 Project Space

Kohler Foundation grant supports upcoming 314 programming

The Kohler Foundation has awarded a $2,000 grant to support programming at 314: Ripon College Project Space in downtown Ripon for the next academic year. Ripon College opened the 314 Project Space last September with support from the James S. Kemper Foundation to bolster the community’s artistic opportunities and to help the downtown business district […]

Chemistry students visiting University of Minnesota

Chemistry majors learn about Minnesota graduate program

This spring, Associate Professor of Chemistry Joe Scanlon took five chemistry majors to visit the University of Minnesota Department of Chemistry and learn more about its graduate program. The trip was initiated by Dr. Laura Gagliardi after her visit to Ripon College in the fall and was mostly funded by the UMN Department of Chemistry. […]

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A Year in the Life of Ripon Speakers Bureau

On a cold Thursday afternoon in February, Ripon Speakers Bureau students huddled in Smith Hall. Shawn Karsten ’09 was in the room with them; Liz Molitor Taft ’07, Sarah Hopkins Stansberry ’11, and Ryan Greene ’10 were on speaker phone. The alumni shared advice from their past experiences leading breakout sessions for the Youth Summit […]

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Al Jarreau ’62 part of White House jazz gala

Al Jarreau ’62 was among a host of prominent jazz musicians to perform recently at the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert on the South Lawn of the White House. The April 29 gala jazz concert was just the third such event at the White House. The others were under Jimmy Carter in 1978 and […]

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Ripon native artist Perre Kerch holding summer showing at 314: Ripon College Project Space

Ripon native artist Perre Kerch will be exhibiting his watercolor landscape paintings at 314: Ripon College Project Space this summer. Kerch has returned from travels across the country to exhibit his vision of the American landscape in these works. The paintings are carefully wrought compositions of Kerch’s current home near Duluth, Minnesota. His artwork connects […]

Shakespeare play updated to modern Ripon, Wisconsin

Join the Ripon Summer Players for a unique take on a classic comedy as we present A Ripon Midsummer Night’s Dream. We have placed this hilarious tale in contemporary Ripon, Wisconsin. The rulers run the local government, the fairies live in South Woods, and each tradesperson represents and is sponsored by a local business. The […]

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Life at Ripon — Sara Driebel ’16

Chapter 4: Ready [Editor’s Note: Chuchen Tan ’16, Sara Driebel ’16, and Jacob Sahr ’16 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their senior year experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life At Ripon!] As of May 2016, I will be a Ripon College graduate. Whew, I said it. […]

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Life After Ripon – Karena Schroeder ’15

Chapter 4: A Final Word [Editor’s Note: Raymond Allen ’15, Karena Schroeder ’15, and Madeline Poullette ’15 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their post-graduation experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life After Ripon!] Greetings! It hardly seems possible that, as of writing this, it is less than […]

Pia Sundhage

Ripon College Commencement speaker Pia Sundhage stresses passion, teamwork

In the game of soccer and in the game of life, says legendary women’s soccer coach Pia Sundhage, passion and teamwork are important for achieving the best. Sundhage, who led the U.S. women’s national soccer team to two Olympic gold medals and now coaches the women’s national soccer team in her native Sweden, spoke to […]

Employee Recognition for Years of Service

College recognizes employees, retirees

Ripon College held its annual employee recognition breakfast this morning, recognizing employees for their years of service to the institution. Each year, the College celebrates its employees’ five-year milestones. Also recognized were 14 members of the faculty and staff who retired or will be retiring this year. Recognition of Employees for Years of Service For […]

Pia Sundhage

Women’s soccer coach Pia Sundhage to hold public session Saturday, May 14, at Ripon College

Legendary women’s soccer coach Pia Sundhage, who led the U.S. women’s national soccer team to two Olympic gold medals at the Beijing and London games in 2008 and 2012, will present a public discussion and question-and-answer session Saturday, May 14, at Ripon College. The session will run from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital […]

Ripon College to present outdoor Pops Concert

Ripon College musicians will present their annual Pops Concert at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, on the steps of Harwood Memorial Union on the campus. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be moved indoors to S.N. Pickard Commons. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble will perform light and enjoyable musical works. All […]

Senior Art Show 2016

Senior art students exhibiting work

An exhibit of artwork by Ripon College students will open May 6 and run through May 15 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. A reception will be held at 7 p.m. Friday in the Rodman lobby. The graduating studio art majors and art history minors who will be represented […]

artwork by professor of art emerita Evelyn Kain

Evelyn Kain’s work to be featured at alumna’s gallery in Madison starting May 6

Professor of Art Emerita Evelyn Kain will have work shown beginning Friday, May 6, at Bare Knuckle Arts, 1949 Winnebago St., Madison, Wisconsin. The opening will run from 5-9 p.m. and is in conjunction with the local Spring Gallery Night. Refreshments will be served, and Kain will be available to talk about her art. Kain […]

Ripon College Jazz Ensemble

Ripon College Jazz Ensemble performs April 29

The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble will present its spring concert on Friday, April 29, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m., and admission is free. The ensemble will perform works from wide variety of jazz periods and styles. “Christopher Columbus” will be played […]