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Ripon College, Agnesian HealthCare sponsored vaccination clinic Tuesday

Ripon College and Agnesian HealthCare, a member of SSM Health, collaborated Tuesday, April 6, to vaccinate 184 students, faculty, staff and members of the Ripon College community. The College was happy they could provide the clinic to their employees in a convenient on-campus location, says President Zach Messitte. “Since the beginning of the pandemic, the […]

Students from Ripon, other area schools to discuss issues April 14

A student panel representing four northeastern Wisconsin schools of higher education will be held via Zoom webinar April 14. “Public Policy and College Students: A Student-Led Discussion” will begin at 6:30 p.m. The sponsor is the Student Advisory Board of the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College. Schools represented in the discussion […]

Class of 2021: Aliena Walls

We celebrate the Class of 2021, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Aliena Walls ’21 of Madison, Wisconsin, is majoring in English with a minor in communication. She will be studying for a master of fine arts in writing […]

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Ripon College cited in success story in Inside Higher Education

Ripon College is featured in an article published today, April 6, in Inside Higher Education. “A Pandemic Financial Success Story?” focuses on Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts, how its endowment has grown and factors that contributed to it being in a better financial position now than it was before the pandemic. “Ripon College in Wisconsin […]

Trumpet recital to be presented virtually starting April 15

A virtual recital with Adjunct Professor of Music Jessica Jensen, trumpet, will premiere at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 15, on Ripon College’s YouTube channel at ripon.edu/live-events. The performance is part of the Chamber Music at Ripon series, but performances remain closed to live audiences this semester. Deb MacKenzie, pianist, will be the accompanist. The program […]

Class of 2021: William Bridenhagen

We celebrate the Class of 2021, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. William Bridenhagen ’21 of Neenah, Wisconsin, is majoring in theater with a minor in music. After graduation, he plans to do freelance voice acting until he finds […]

Class of 2021: Kaitlin Hutchinson

We celebrate the Class of 2021, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Kaitlin Hutchinson ’21 of Sturtevant, Wisconsin, is majoring in chemistry-biology. In the fall, she will attend pharmacy school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “The most important thing […]

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Update on Fall Semester 2021

Dear Ripon College community, We are pleased to announce that Ripon College’s fall 2021 semester will take place under the presumption of an in-person, residential and academic experience.  Classes will resume Monday, Aug. 30. A comprehensive academic calendar and move-in details will be provided soon. For the rest of the spring 2021 semester ALL masking, […]

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Henrik Schatzinger quoted in Belgian newspaper article

Henrik Schatzinger, associate professor of politics and government and co-director of the Center for Politics and the People, was cited in an article in March published in the Belgian newspaper La Libre. Former President Trump raised more than $100 million after the 2020 election, telling supporters that he would use the funds to fight election […]

Class of 2021: Jenna Schoenmann

We celebrate the Class of 2021, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Jenna Schoenmann ’21 of Mazomanie, Wisconsin, is majoring in economics with a minor in mathematics. She will be working in marketing data analytics “The biggest lesson I’ve […]

Carissa Rivara Sorensen ’03 is a published illustrator of a children’s book

Today, April 2, is International Children’s Book Day, and we celebrate the recent publication of Richard the Chicken Eagle, a children’s book illustrated by Carissa Rivara Sorensen ’03 of Ripon, Wisconsin. At Ripon, Sorensen majored in psychobiology and minored in studio art. She loves drawing and painting, and has worked on commissioned animal portraits and […]

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Lamont Colucci shares opinion piece on urgency of Space Force

The opinion piece “It’s time the Biden administration recognizes that Space Force is no farce,” by Professor of Politics and Government Lamont Colucci, was published recently on the WBAP radio website. He argues that while White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has made light of questions about Space Force and “most analysts agree that space-national […]

Class of 2021: Valerie Doornbos

We celebrate the Class of 2021, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Valerie Doornbos ’21 of Allendale, Michigan, is majoring in environmental studies and history with a minor in Spanish. She will attend graduate school in geography and environmental […]

Speakers with ties to Myanmar will discuss current crisis April 8

“Voices of Myanmar,” a Zoom conversation about contemporary events taking place in Myanmar, will be held from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Thursday, April 8, by Ripon College. The event is co-sponsored by the Center for Diversity and Inclusion and the Center for Politics and the People. Free registration may be made at ripon.edu/voices. Participants with […]

Celebrate with diversity events during April

The Center for Diversity and Inclusion is sponsoring several events during April: Throughout the month of April, the LGBTQIA+ community will be celebrated. A display board will be featured at the center, and the Queer Straight Alliance will offer more information. Thursday, April 1, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Diversity Coalition meeting. Zoom ID: 929 2035 […]

Class of 2021: Mitchell Jandrin

We celebrate the Class of 2021, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Mitchell Jandrin ’21 of Luxemburg, Wisconsin, is majoring in communication. He is seeking a job in marketing or event planning. The most important lesson he learned at […]

New scholarship links Ripon College to Tremper High School in Kenosha

A newly endowed scholarship will link graduates of Tremper High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Ripon College. The Conforti and Chemerow Scholarship is substantially funded by donors Doreen Conforti Chemerow, a 1973 graduate of Ripon, and her husband, David I. Chemerow, of Boca Raton, Florida. They both are 1969 graduates of Tremper High School. Doreen […]

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Ripon’s athletic trainers find satisfaction keeping student-athletes safe

As National Athletic Training Month in March comes to a close, we honor the athletic training program at Ripon College. Brian Azinger is the head athletic trainer of the three full-time trainers at Ripon College. The others are Sami Woolson and Logan Galezio. Azinger says that an athletic trainer’s job is to prevent injuries and […]

Class of 2021: Cierra Boutelle

We celebrate the Class of 2021, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Cierra Boutelle ’21 of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, is majoring in exercise science-athletic training with minors in psychology as well as strength and conditioning. She will attend the […]

Article features Jennifer Machacek on enrollment, recruiting

Vice President for Enrollment Jennifer Machacek was quoted in a feature published March 21, 2021, on centralmarketingnews.com. “How has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Ripon College Enrollment and Recruitment?” noted that “enrollment and recruitment at Ripon College has been less affected by the pandemic than other colleges and universities across the country” and that Ripon introduced […]