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Mathematician, sculptor to build giant project at Ripon College

Sculptor and mathematician George Hart will visit Ripon College Monday, March 21. He will speak about his sculptures and outreach projects at 10:10 a.m. in room 104, Todd Wehr Hall on the campus. In the afternoon, Hart will help lead a mathematical construction workshop to build a life-size cardboard sculpture to stay on the Ripon […]

"Doc" Weiske ’50

Legendary player, coach “Doc” Weiske dies at age 86

Kermit “Doc” Weiske ’50 of Ripon, Wisconsin, died Thursday, March 17, 2016. He served Ripon College in numerous capacities, most notably as coach of men’s basketball, for many years. As a student at Ripon, Weiske played football, basketball and track. His individual basketball career scoring total of 1,188 points, earned him the nickname “Mr. Basketball” […]

Ripon College group at ACS Spring 2016 meeting

13 Ripon College students attend national meeting for chemists

Thirteen Ripon College students were invited to the national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in San Diego earlier this week. They are: Maggie Breen-Lyles ’16 of Green Bay, Wisconsin; Emily Cliff ’17 of Mukwonago, Wisconsin; Sarah Conjurske ’17 of Forestville, Wisconsin; Robert Enright ’17 of Stevens Point, Wisconsin; Jeffrey Grinde ’16 of Ripon, […]

Overseas student-teaching broadens student’s outlook

Student-teaching abroad changed her outlook for Ariel Biener ’14 of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although she currently is working to get her teaching certificate, that wasn’t her focus when the first-generation college student first started at Ripon College. “Studying early childhood education was not a thought in my mind,” she says. She originally planned to study environmental […]

Play about Jewish soldiers who fought for Hitler coming to Ripon College March 22

“The Mitzvah,” a one-person play about the hidden tragedy of Jewish soldiers who fought for Hitler, will be presented March 22 at Ripon College and will be followed by a lecture and audience discussion. The event features actor and the child of a Holocaust survivor, Roger Grunwald, who is also the play’s co-author. The evening […]

Life At Ripon – Jacob Sahr ’16

Chapter 3: People and Connections [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!] Let’s look at some numbers: 0.2 years; 2.7 months; 11.4 weeks; 79 days; […]

Life After Ripon – Madeline Poullette ’15

Chapter 3: Travel and Museum Plans [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!] Happy March! Since my last blog post, I finished my first semester of […]

Charlie Saponara ’94 pursues sports career as assistant general manager

“Working in sports was always something that interested me growing up,” says Charlie Saponara ’94 of Visalia, California. “I’ve been a baseball fan for as long as I can remember and I played the game from Little League through college, so the idea of turning that passion into a career was always prevalent for me.” […]

Mathematician, sculptor to build giant project at Ripon College on March 21

Sculptor and mathematician George Hart will visit Ripon College March 21. He will speak about his sculptures and outreach projects at 10:10 a.m. in room 104, Todd Wehr Hall on the campus. In the afternoon, Hart will help lead a mathematical construction workshop to build a life-size cardboard sculpture to stay on the Ripon College […]

Ripon College Chamber Singers 2016

Ripon College Chamber Singers open spring concert tour March 11 in Ripon

The Ripon College Chamber Singers will open their spring concert tour with a performance tonight in Ripon. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Our Saviour’s United Church of Christ, 343 Scott St. The ensemble will be singing an unaccompanied concert in nine languages, including choral standards like Palestrina’s Sicut cervus and Randall Thompson’s […]

Research Outside the Classroom

At Ripon College, our students are engaged in the entire research process from start to finish. With direct control over a large variety of experiments and experiences, students gain valuable hands-on learning that isn’t commonly available in a larger university setting. The skills obtained provide Ripon students with a distinct advantage when it comes to […]

Newly published book by alumna delves into detective fiction, authors’ lives

Books have played a vital role in the life of Karen Huston Karydes ’68. Karydes, who turns 70 at the end of March, now has published a book of her own, an adaptation of the dissertation she wrote while getting her Ph.D. in her 60s. Since graduating from Ripon, Karydes received a master’s in English […]

City of Ripon women businesswomen to hold panel at Ripon College March 10

A Women in Business panel, featuring members of the city of Ripon community, will be held March 10 at Ripon College. The program will run from noon to 1 p.m. in the Dahm Heritage Room, S.N. Pickard Commons, as part of the College’s celebration of Women’s History Month. Participants will be: Alisa Zabel, Roadhouse Pizza […]

Mary Unger

Intersectionality discrimination will be discussed March 8

As part of Ripon College’s celebration of Women’s History Month, the talk “Intersectionality with Unger” will be presented at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday in room B12, S.N. Pickard Commons. This roundtable discussion will be led by Assistant Professor of English Mary Unger. “The conversation will focus on intersectionality — a term that describes how different forms […]

Piano presentation to examine composer Granados and artist Goya March 10

Pianist and researcher Nathan Birkholz of Appleton, Wisconsin, will present “Goyescas: Painting Through Sound” Thursday, March 10, at Ripon College. The program will run from 2-4 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. All are welcome to attend. This lecture-recital marks an important centenary in the life and work of Spanish […]

Novelist, creative writer Julie Iromuanya appears at Ripon College March 9

Julie Iromuanya, the author of the newly published novel Mr. and Mrs. Doctor (Coffee House Press, 2015), will speak at Ripon College Wednesday, March 9. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lane Library on the campus. It is free and open to the public. Iromuanya is an assistant professor of English and Africana […]

‘Holiday,’ a Jazz Age romantic comedy, runs March 2-5

“Holiday,” a sparkling romantic comedy of the 1920s Jazz Age by Philip Barry, will be presented March 2-5 by the Ripon College Theatre Department. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the College’s campus. Tickets are free, but reservations are recommended by calling 920-748-8791; or emailing […]

Ripon College Chamber Singers 2016

Ripon College Chamber Singers going on tour

Eighteen members of the Ripon College Chambers Singers will perform a spring concert tour from Friday, March 11, through Tuesday, March 15. The ensemble will be singing an unaccompanied concert in nine languages, including choral standards like Palestrina’s “Sicut cervus” and Randall Thompson’s “Alleluia,” as well as Italian madrigals, “Rautavaara’s Suite de Lorca” and a […]

Debra Brehmer

Talk by Milwaukee art gallery owner rescheduled to Tuesday, March 8

Milwaukee art gallery owner Debra Brehmer will speak at Ripon College at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, March 8. The presentation will be in Room 147, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. All are welcome to attend. Brehmer is a writer and art historian who runs Portrait Society Gallery in Milwaukee. She is especially interested in how […]

An open mind led to a career working with animals for Michelle Benedict ’94

As an aquarist at Dolphin Quest Oahu in Hawaii, Michelle Benedict ’94 is responsible for the well-being, care and training of more than 100 animals representing more than 30 species. She provides a suitable habitat, water quality and social structure, and researches and creates diets. “I’ve always loved science, biology specifically, and there was no […]