A new door is opening for Nate Jung ’20 of Random Lake, Wisconsin. In the fall, he will enter Marquette Law School in Milwaukee. At Ripon, Jung is majoring in politics & government and economics, with minors in national security studies and law and society. “The most important lesson I learned from attending Ripon College […]
Ripon pride was evidenced in a national feature on CBS This Morning Sunday. The segment, “Rural America Braces for Virus,” was centered in Wautoma, Wisconsin, and featured Adam and Carolyn Flyte, farmers in Coloma. They are the parents of Mikayla Flyte ’23. Members of the Flyte family, including Mikayla, wore Ripon apparel as they were […]
Social connections are an important focus for Sierra Tireman ’20 of Douglass, Kansas. At Ripon, she is majoring in business management with a focus in hospitality. After graduation in May, she is planning to work in the events and hospitality industry in Milwaukee. She is a member of the Senior Class Board at Ripon College, […]
Daisy Aguilera ’20 of Chicago, Illinois, is keeping her options open. She is majoring in Spanish with a minor in educational studies. “My plans at the moment aren’t set in stone, but possibly looking for a small education-related job (student affairs possibly) to gain experience in the teaching field.” She also may go to graduate […]
Kyle Peterson ’20 of Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, will be looking for employment in the supply chain field after graduation in May. He is majoring in business management with a minor in environmental biology. “Between collaboration in the classroom and being on the baseball team, I have learned the importance of teamwork, and I will carry […]
Andrew Johnson ’20 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, says the most important thing he learned at Ripon is time management. “Juggling a bunch of different responsibilities at Ripon has helped me find time to satisfy each, but most importantly, it helped me keep calm during times of high stress,” he says. Johnson is majoring in chemistry with […]
Abby Korb ’20 of Burlington, Wisconsin, is headed for graduate school in Washington, D.C., this fall. The politics & government and psychology double major will study for her master’s degree in public policy at American University. She also will work as a graduate assistant and will seek another job position in Washington, as well. “The […]
As we navigate the off-campus end to the Ripon College academic year, we want to be especially mindful of our seniors who are planning not only the end of this semester but also the beginning of the next chapter in their lives. Please check back every day for individual profiles of our graduating seniors, how […]
A longtime staple of summer on the Ripon College campus will not take place this year because of COVID-19. Robert Batty, chairman of Badger Boys State, announced today that the 2020 session of the annual mock-government program has been canceled. The annual mock-government program for high school boys from throughout Wisconsin is sponsored by […]
Samuel W. Pickard ’55 of Cupertino, California, died Feb. 19, 2020. He had served on the Ripon College Board of Directors from 1983 to 2006, including six years as chairman of the board. He became an Honorary Life Trustee in 2007. At Ripon, he majored in economics and was a member of Alpha Phi Omega, […]
“How Coronavirus felled ‘Woke” – for now,” an opinion piece by Lamont Colucci, associate professor of politics and government, was published today on Newsmax.com. He discusses how the stories and news shared with the publicduring the COVID-19 crisis have been shifted “by a segment of the population with a desperate desire to control and manipulate […]
Ripon College is among a group of higher education schools in Wisconsin that is offering tutoring services across the country during the COVID-19 disruption through its teacher candidates. More than 100 education students and teacher candidates from Ripon College, St. Norbert College, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and UW Stevens Point will provide grade-appropriate online […]
Dear colleagues, alumni, and friends of Ripon College: Sarah Clyde Mitchell Morse, Ripon Class of 1900, wrote our alma mater during her undergraduate years fewer than 40 years after the end of the Civil War. At every opening convocation in August and again at our commencements each May, we join together in song for the […]
It’s experiential learning at its finest. Students in the History of Natural Disasters (HIS 385/ENV 385) class have found themselves in the midst of a current and evolving case study with the coronavirus pandemic. “Instead of just reading about history, we feel we need to study how our community is dealing with disaster right now,” […]
Dear Students, I ask that you read this update very carefully as it contains important information about the spring 2020 semester, including classes, your access to the residence halls and other campus facilities. Classes: All classes will move to an online format, effective Monday, March 30. You should await instruction from the Dean of Faculty […]
Dear Colleagues and Students, I write to update you about several actions we are taking today as well as our timeline moving forward for the rest of the semester. The Administrative Council continues to meet on a daily basis so that we can collectively work through the appropriate responses to the issues facing the school […]
Dear Ripon College Alumni and Friends, I wanted to share with you some of the measures that Ripon College has taken in response to COVID-19. It has been our philosophy to act rationally and calmly, but to take the health and safety of the community into consideration first and foremost. Since the situation is fast-moving, […]
“Al Jarreau: The Most Gifted,” a personal recollection of the life and career of the late jazz/pop vocalist Al Jarreau ’62, appeared March 10, 2020, in The Berlin Spectator. The English-language news and features site is about Germany and is focused toward expatriates, migrants, people around the world and Germans. Jarreau would have turned 80 […]
Dear Faculty, Staff and Students, Over the past 10 days, the Ripon College administration and our Response Team have followed the coronavirus situation closely. We are using national, state and local health authorities as guideposts for our decision-making. This includes the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the United States Department of State at the […]
Because of concerns related to the coronavirus, the panel discussion on the immigration crisis at our southern border has been canceled. It will be rescheduled at a later date. “Immigration Crisis: Lives at Risk at Our Southern Border,” a panel discussion, was to be presented March 12 at Ripon College. The program was scheduled to […]