In the fall, Miye Aoki-Kramer ’20 of Seattle, Washington, plans to student teach. She is a biology major with minors in chemistry and educational studies. She says the most important lesson she learned at Ripon College is that “it’s important to be an active member of the community and to support each other. And to […]
The worldwide Ripon College community came together in this era of social distancing to smash all previous records for the annual #OneDayRally giving day. With more than three hours remaining on Wednesday, April 29, the online campaign reached 100 percent of its donor participation goal of 1,851. As #OneDayRally came to a close after 18 […]
Savannah Jane Walford ’20 of Waldo, Wisconsin, will be seeking a job in church work or in the nonprofit field after she graduates in May. She is a religion major with a minor in nonprofit management. She says the most important lesson she learned at Ripon College is “to try new things and take on […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how Kirsten Funk ’21 of Menasha, Wisconsin, does her job. She is majoring in chemistry-biology with a minor in health and works as an emergency medical technician (EMT) basic for Ripon Guardian Ambulance. She provides emergency care to patients, moves them to a cot, assesses their vital signs and applies […]
The most important lesson that Grace Larson ’20 learned during college is “that your heart can have two homes,” she says. Larson, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, is majoring in English with minors in psychology and sociology. She will be staring a new job in Minneapolis after graduation in May. Because of the off-campus end to […]
DeShawn Thomas ’20 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is ready to move forward with a career in the performing arts. The theatre major has accepted a position as a performing arts coordinator at a summer camp, and he has applied to study for a master of fine arts in acting at the University of North Carolina at […]
Using stitching skills she learned as a theatre major at Ripon College, Brandi Gaspard Mans ’10 of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been joining her colleagues at the Minnesota Opera to make face masks to contribute toward the COVID-19 pandemic. Mans says that after COVID-19 forced the opera to close their last two shows of the season, […]
A future as a high school English teacher is being planned by Hannah Roehl ’20 of Princeton, Wisconsin. She is majoring in English with minors in educational studies and history and will be student teaching in the fall. She also plans to take classes as an emergency medical technician at a technical college. “The most […]
Cassidy Larsen ’20 of Neenah, Wisconsin, will be student teaching in the fall. She is majoring in English and history with a minor in educational studies. “The most important lesson I have learned is the ability to take teaching and learning anywhere, which will be helpful when teaching,” she says. During the off-campus end to […]
After graduation in May, Ryan Krogsgaard ’20 of Lewisville, Texas, will be entering the military full time. “I am currently in the process of transferring from the Army National Guard to the active-duty Army,” he says. “Basically I’m going from part-time to full-time service.” He is majoring in politics and government. He says the most […]
MacKenzie Warner ’21 of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has been selected to participate in the prestigious NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) this summer. The program will allow Warner to work with other undergraduate rising seniors and NASA scientists at the National Suborbital Research Center in California. She is one of only 28 students to be selected […]
Alaura Lemieux ’20 of Luck, Wisconsin, plans to take a gap year after graduation in May to work and apply to graduate schools. She plans to go into genetic research. At Ripon, Lemieux is a double major in biology and theatre. “The thing I’m taking from Ripon college is that, while we all leave and […]
Courtney Hall ’20 of West Allis, Wisconsin, is majoring in psychology and theatre. She has been accepted into the clinical mental health master’s program at Marquette University. In the future, she plans to go on for her Ph.D. “The most important lesson Ripon taught me was that even though independence and responsibility is a factor […]
Tristan Lingle ’20 of Carbondale, Illinois, will start a 12-month position with NCCC FEMA Corps beginning in late July, working directly with FEMA staff on disaster response and recovery efforts. He is a double major in history and politics & government. He says “There’s this idea that by the time you graduate college, you should […]
When Chad Cleveland ’00 learned there was a shortage of protective masks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he realized he could use his 3D printers to help alleviate this shortage. Cleveland was a studio art major at Ripon College and now teaches middle and high school art in Fennimore, Wisconsin. The original design he worked […]
Getting a job in a museum is the aim of Zaeem Kitsos ’20 of Inverness, Illinois. He is a double major in history and philosophy. He says the most important lesson he learned at Ripon College is to be adaptable. “Life isn’t easy, it’s not a walk in the park,” he says. “It has its […]
Dear Students, In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are aware that many of your lives have been disrupted significantly, and as a result, you and your families may have experienced unexpected emergency expenses. I want you to know that over the course of the past few weeks, the administration team has been […]
The Franzen Center is continuing to offer tutoring assistance to students through the rest of the semester. For writing and presentation tutoring, students can submit their papers and videos on the portal under the Franzen Center tab for them to be reviewed by tutors. Tutors will make suggestions on the paper or give feedback in […]
After graduation in May, Zea Woods ’20 plans to take specialized classes and work within the medical field to bulk up her transcript, as well as to study for the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) test. She then will apply to master’s programs to physician assistant master’s programs. At Ripon, the Hillsboro, Wisconsin, native is a […]
Dear Ripon College Family, I am reaching out to you to share updates on plans for Alumni Weekend 2020. Like so many of you, over the past month I have been safer at home with my family adjusting to working remotely and helping our children with online school. It has no doubt been an interesting […]