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 […]
Dear Ripon College community, I write to you today because two of the core values of our institution are, right now, more essential than ever as we move forward as a college and a nation in the days ahead: “Integrity: Ethical conduct guides the college. Decisions and actions reflect the principles of honesty, fairness, candor, […]
Ripon College intends to welcome students back on campus for the fall semester in August with in-person classes and a resumption of residence life. College administrators, faculty and staff are spending the summer readying the campus for the new reality of the public health situation. “We want our students and community to return to our […]
2009 Nobel Prize laureate Oliver E. Williamson ’54, a pioneer of organizational economics, died May 21, 2020, at the age of 87. Williamson majored in economics at Ripon from 1950 to 1952 on a dual two-year/three-year degree in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his bachelor’s degree from MIT in 1955, his […]
Research based on the Ripon College senior thesis of Kendra Holte ’19 had been accepted for presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine conference this spring. Although the conference was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was still an accomplishment. Holte is pursuing her master’s in kinesiology at Kansas State University. She used […]
Ripon College and Holy Family College in Manitowoc have reached a teach-out agreement to accommodate Holy Family students who wish to transfer to Ripon after Holy Family closes Aug. 29, 2020. This cooperative relationship will facilitate the transfer process. All Holy Family student credits will be accepted toward an equal or comparable degree program at […]
Her experience working in the theatre department will stand her in good stead when Heidi DeCaluwe ’20 of West Bend, Wisconsin, goes on to graduate school this fall. She will be studying for a master’s of fine arts in costume design and production at the University of Arkansas. At Ripon, she is a theatre major […]
After graduation, Abel Gonzalez Rodriguez ’20 of Homestead, Florida, will work for the IT department at Ripon College for the summer, and then look for a regular job. He is majoring in mathematics with a focus on computer science, with a minor in Spanish. “What I take with me from Ripon is that we need […]
Finishing the semester off campus has been challenging for Ripon College senior Morgan Exner of Janesville, Wisconsin. “It is a tough position to be in,” she says. “I thought online classes wouldn’t be too bad, but they are terrible and working in a home environment does not work well compared to the school environment. So, […]
After graduation, Mya Yupar Oo ’20 of Rangoon, Myanmar, will be seeking a job and opportunities, hopefully in the field of consulting. She is a business management major with a communication minor. “The most important lesson from Ripon College is to break my comfort zone and try out different things,” she says. “This could mean […]
This summer, Katelyn Kabacinski ’20 of Green Bay, Wisconsin, will begin an accelerated BSN program at Bellin College in Green Bay to become a registered nurse. At Ripon, she is majoring in biology with a minor in psychology. While finishing the semester remotely, “I’ve been spending lots of time with family and my dogs,” she […]
Ryan Bansemer ’20 of West Allis, Wisconsin, plans to attend graduate school and also has applied for the next class as a conservation warden with the State of Wisconsin. He also has an interest in pursuing forensics and working in a crime lab. At Ripon, “I definitely learned how to manage my time,” he says. […]
In the fall, Megan Rupnik ’20 of Delavan, Wisconsin, will be attending the University of Nevada, Reno’s Interdisciplinary Social Psychology Ph.D. program. She is a psychology major and graduated after the fall semester. The most important lesson she learned at Ripon College, she says, is “that it is OK to have passions in a wide […]
Recent work by Associate Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas is being featured in the Week Six installment of “PSG on PAPER,” an online drawing exhibit of Portrait Society Gallery of Milwaukee. “No other artist creates an atmosphere of contemplation as well as Salas,” a gallery spokesman states. “His drawings and paintings embrace deep histories […]