A new five-year grant of $1.4 million has been awarded to the Student Support Services program at Ripon College by the U.S. Department of Education, TRIO division. The goals of the Student Support Services program are to increase the retention and graduation of first-generation students, whose parents/guardians did not receive a four-year college degree; students […]
We look forward to welcoming everyone back to the College when on-campus classes resume Monday, August 17. Over the course of the summer, a dedicated team of faculty, staff and administrators has been planning for our return while ensuring that we can safely preserve our learning community and personalized education. They have studied the best […]
The Midwest Conference (MWC), of which Ripon College is a member, announced today that it will suspend league competition through Dec. 31 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The presidents of the 10 member institutions made the decision in coordination with representative athletic directors in order to protect the health and safety of student-athletes, coaches, staff […]
Professor of Biology Mark Kainz was profiled Wednesday, July 22, on WLUK-TV, Fox 11 News. Kainz has been working over the summer as a contact investigator for COVID-19 for Winnebago County Public Health, near Ripon College. He interviews people who have been exposed to someone infected with COVID-19 and gives them guidance to help limit […]
Dear Ripon College community, Over the past couple of days I have received dozens of communications from alumni, students, staff, former students, faculty, former faculty and people that live in the town of Ripon regarding the visit of Mike Pence, the Vice President of the United States, to campus earlier today. Some of these messages […]
Dear campus community, I am pleased to announce that the College is partnering with SAGE Dining Services® to offer improved food service beginning this fall. We selected SAGE after a competitive national process that took place during the spring. SAGE, founded in 1990, is the leading food service provider for independent schools and private colleges […]
“Art Through a Child’s Eyes” was presented during the 2019-20 school year by Kailee Betler ’20 for her Studio Art Senior Seminar at Ripon College. Betler, a native of Berlin, Wisconsin, majored in studio art and early childhood education, with the goal of being an elementary school general education teacher. “I researched how children view […]
The small size of the college was a deciding factor when Ben Ruetten ’07 decided to attend Ripon College. Ruetten graduated from high school in western Nebraska and he was interested in attending a few different colleges in Wisconsin. He chose to major in music and minor in educational studies. He didn’t want to attend […]
Dear Ripon College community, As someone born outside of the United States, who holds dual citizenship and has studied and worked in several different countries, I personally believe in the fundamental importance of education and experiences that cross borders. I strongly condemn the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s guidance issued earlier this week that limits […]
Teachers in the Ripon Area School District and the Fond du Lac School District have been honored as outstanding educators by Ripon College and the Wisconsin Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. They are Miranda Schmidt, a special education teacher at Barlow Park School in Ripon, and Adalyn McCauley Tangredi ’16, an eighth-grade English/language arts […]
Kourtney Camm ’22 of Evansville, Wisconsin, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Wisconsin Leadership Institute, headquartered at Ripon College. She is currently a summer intern for the institute, helping with market research, social media strategies and other tasks. She is earning both a scholarship and course credit for her summer work, […]
“Objects of Hate: Disrupting the Whitewashing of Appalachia through Public Writing and Photography” was presented in the spring by Jacqueline Clark, professor of sociology, for the Faculty Scholarship Series. While many associate the Appalachian region with poor whites, most are unaware of the history of African Americans in the geographic area, Clark says. Her research […]
Serendipity brought Rebekha Crockett ’17 to Ripon College, and what she gained here started her on the road to a successful career in anthropology and archaeology. In November 2019, she defended her master’s thesis, “Bosque Redondo as a Pharmakon: A Contextualized Understanding of Health and Medical Care,” at Eastern New Mexico University. She how is […]
The Ripon College community is pleased to welcome Dr. John Sisko as the new vice president and dean of faculty. He currently serves as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Wayland H. Cato Jr. School of Education at Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. He also is a professor of philosophy. […]
An article by Daniel Mikesell ’14 appeared in the SAIS Observer June 12. “Education and Leadership during a Pandemic” looks at leadership styles and common goals of Ripon College and Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center in Nanjing China, where Mikesell is a graduate student.
Two Ripon College alumnae recently were honored as they shared the Fond du Lac County Law Enforcement Executive Association 2019 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award. Fond du Lac County is where Ripon College is located. Both members of the Ripon Police Department, Officer Kaylee Haring ’18 and Sgt. Lindsey Gorske Michels ’04 were […]
Dear Ripon College community, The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the protests around the nation and the world in the past three weeks have delivered a long overdue message that institutions (and the individuals that lead and work within them) need to go beyond words of support and find solutions to become better […]
Transitioning to an online class format for the first time in the middle of a semester was a challenge for faculty and students alike. One of those faculty members making adjustments was Matt Knoester, associate professor of educational studies. His three classes for the spring semester, “Who Decides? International Perspectives on Democracy,” a first-year Catalyst […]
Dear campus community, A team of staff, faculty, and administrators have been carefully thinking through how best to preserve the Ripon College residential learning experience for the fall 2020 semester while also prioritizing the health and safety of our community. Based on their recommendation, I am pleased to announce the new academic calendar for the […]
Ripon College has been named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. This honor is bestowed on colleges and universities that promote healthy trees and involve students and staff in conservation. Calyn Rieger ’22 of Dassel, Minnesota, was instrumental in the effort to earn this honor for Ripon College with help from Alice […]