An authorized biography of jazz/pop vocalist Al Jarreau ’62 will be released today by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. The author of Never Givin’ Up: The Life and Music of Al Jarreau is Kurt Dietrich, professor emeritus of music. Dietrich will read from the book and discuss his research in a public presentation at 7:30 […]
Ripon College celebrated its second largest fundraising year ever in fiscal year 2023 with almost $19 million in new gifts and commitments. This contributed to Ripon’s Forever Ripon campaign reaching more than $61 million — 82% of its $75 million goal — by the end of the fiscal year on June 30, with two years […]
RIPON, Wisconsin – Another major accolade has been awarded to Cormac Madigan, Ripon College Class of 2023, to add to his lengthy collegiate resume. Monday, he was named the 2023 Midwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Year for Men’s Sports. This represents the top male student-athlete in all sports from throughout the Midwest Conference in terms […]
Back by popular demand! Take the Cornhole and Careers Challenge! Make the leaderboard and a chance to win fabulous prizes!
Bring your goals, aspirations, and creativity to create a vision board for your future. Supplies and snacks provided! Hosted by Meredith Thiessen, Career Ambassador.
Ripon College will launch its first master’s degree program, in exercise science, in the summer of 2024. “We will begin offering courses for the 15-month graduate program in the summer of 2024,” says John Sisko, vice president and dean of faculty. “The interest in a master’s degree in exercise science has been growing at Ripon. […]
Bob Wallace, professor emeritus of biology, has several new papers written with co-authors: “Ultrastructural characterization of the putative defensive glands (warts) in the sessile, colonial rotifer Sinantherina socialis” was published in Volume 304, May 2023, of Zoologischer Anzeiger: A Journal of Comparative Zoology. Papers currently in press and scheduled for publication include: “Does ‘form follow […]
Robert Duley, a former head coach of track and cross country and adjunct professor in educational studies at Ripon College, has been inducted into the Wall of Fame of the School District of Westfield (Wisconsin). Prior to coming to Ripon College, Duley taught social studies at Westfield High School for 31 years. The Westfield “Wall […]
Sarah Mahler Kraaz of Northampton, Massachusetts, professor emerita of music, has co-edited a book, The Handbook of Music and Art, with Dr. Charlotte DeMille of the Courtauld Institute (London), for Bloomsbury Press. The book is currently in production with a scheduled publication date of April 2024. “Rather than focusing on the shared language of art […]
A poem by Associate Professor of English Megan Gannon is included in the Spring/Summer issue of Salamander, a magazine for poetry, fiction and memoirs. Dispatch from Your Fourth Month Outside, bright leaves batter the window screens. Here, you are a warm weight pinning me to now. We will never be cleaner to each other. You […]
In light of today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Ripon College endorses the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) response shared below. Ripon College will continue to support and promote all forms of diversity and inclusion throughout the student population and greater campus community. As part of our strategic plan we will continue to underscore the […]
ALL students, faculty and staff are invited. Help us celebrate our first-year students completing their first year of college! Lots of free food, outdoor activities, prizes, music, and more! Also, Paws and Relax – lots of pooches – from Noon-1:00pm! (Rain location in Commons)
Attention Seniors! Are you ready for life after Ripon College? Meet with a Career Center staff member for a career audit to ensure you are ready for your next steps, whether a job, graduate school, or other. Get a mini FREE box of ALL detergent!
Students can stop by the Career Center table and receive a complimentary Positive Affirmation temporary tattoo and stickers to promote positive vibes going into exam week. You can do it!
In an effort to conserve the Wisconsin bluebird population, Professor of Biology Memuna Khan has performed a two-year study researching how to mitigate the destructive behavior of house wrens, tiny birds that can threaten bluebird nest success. According to Khan, house wrens are “cute and lovely” birds that contradict their adorable nature with their mean […]
Jan Plane, associate professor of computer science, was the keynote speaker at the workshop “A Deep Dive by EDU Change Makers,” hosted April 27 by Google NYC Women Techmakers at the Google Headquarters in New York City. Plane attended the workshop virtually. The theme of the workshop was “Dare to Be,” and Plane’s opening talk […]
Associate Professor of Art History Travis Nygard recently published an essay in a new book and presented a paper. “Interpreting an Ancient Maya Masterpiece, Palenque’s Oval Palace Tablet: A Case Study Using UNESCO’s Intercultural Competences Tree” was presented March 30 at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Art History Society in Milwaukee. The coauthors are […]
Ripon College is launching its first engineering program to coincide with the opening of the new Franzen Science Center in 2024. This curricular addition comes after the recent announcement of two new campus infrastructure projects: the Science Center and Hopp Stadium. “Ripon College isn’t just growing campus spaces,” said John Sisko, Ripon College vice president […]
