Being part of the global community of Ripon College alumni is a meaningful result of his education for Drew Petersen ’94. Petersen decided to attend Ripon College and move away from his home in New Hampshire because he felt that he would be successful here, enjoy small class sizes and graduate in four years. He […]
President Zach Messitte was the guest on the Yahoo News Podcast Skullduggery Monday, Nov. 18. He talked about former Vice President Spiro Agnew and his political legacy in relation to the recent book Republican Populist: Spiro Agnew and the Origins of Donald Trump’s America. Messitte is a co-author of the book. The podcast can be […]
An overnight visit to Ripon College sealed the deal for Alexandra Paulson ’15 when she was deciding where to go to college. She says she fell in love with Ripon after getting to play with the Jazz Ensemble and to sit in on a music class during her overnight stay. “I felt really welcomed and […]
A recent book by Matthew Knoester, associate professor of educational studies, has been recognized by the American Educational Studies Association. Beyond Testing: Seven Assessments of Students and Schools More Effective than Standardized Tests received a Critics’ Choice Book Award. The co-author is Deborah Meier, an educator and a strong advocate of the school reform movement. […]
Observations of life in public office were part of the experience for Luke Dretske ’21 of Berlin, Wisconsin, during the summer of 2019. Dretske interned in the office of Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson in Washington, D.C. He was supported in part by a $2,000 Internship Supplemental Grant from the Center for Politics and the People […]
A collection of touchable art to promote and teach about the creation of art for the visually impaired is being assembled by Travis Nygard, associate professor of art and director of the Caestecker Gallery in C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Funds from a Kohler Foundation grant recently were re-allocated to the art department to […]
The Ripon College Orchestra will perform Sunday, Nov. 24. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Mishan Han is the conductor. The “Winter Dreams” concert will feature “Winter Dreams” (Symphony No. 1), by Pyotr Tchaikovsky; and “Les Patineurs” (Skaters’ Waltz), by Emile Waldteufel. The 41-member […]
After a summer participating in a research program in Pennsylvania, Valerie Doornbos ’21 of Allendale Michigan, presented about her work at a conference in September. The summer research program was located at the Penn State University Park Campus in State College, Pennsylvania. The program was sponsored through the Penn State Department of Engineering, but Doornbos […]
Tom Abendroth ’81 of Evanston, Illinois, a member of the Ripon College Board of Trustees, has been named chair of the board starting with the fall 2019 meeting. Abendroth majored in both economics as well as politics and government at Ripon College and earned a juris doctor from Northwestern University in 1984. He is a […]
An internship during the summer of 2019 “will make a lasting impact on my future endeavors in law and education,” says Nate Jung ’20 of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. Jung is a double major in politics & government and economics, with a minor in national security studies. He interned for Justice Brian Hagedorn in the Wisconsin Court […]
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform Sunday, Nov. 17. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Tobin Shucha, assistant professor of music, is the conductor, and Deb MacKenzie is the pianist. Admission is free and open to the public. The program will include […]
Lamont Colucci, associate professor of politics and government, was scheduled during October and November to give four presentations concerning the future of space and the intersection of space, politics, and economics. In October, he addressed the Commercial Spaceflight Conference at the University of Southern California concerning the “Tri-Planetary (Earth/Moon/Mars) economy” and how that relates to […]
Five students received $2,000 Internship Supplemental Grants from the Center for Politics and the People (CPP) during the summer of 2019. The grants helped defray expenses for students to participate in unpaid internships. Erin Bailey ’21 of Walworth, Wisconsin, is a double major in politics & government and communication, and she interned with Planned Parenthood […]
A mini-internship at Vans headquarters in Costa Mesa, California, opened a world of opportunities for Zoe Hazel ’22 of Friendship, Wisconsin. She worked at Van’s during the week of Sept. 23. Hazel applied for this internship through the clothing store Zumiez at the beginning of the summer of 2019. She then put it out of […]
“The Lands We Share,” a cultural traveling exhibit highlighting the farming and history in five Wisconsin communities, is on display through Dec. 13 in the West Hall Museum of Ripon College. A related talk, “Land, Farming and Identity: The Oneida Nation in Wisconsin,” will be presented Wednesday, Nov. 6, by Stephen Kercher of the University […]
Conservative Wisconsin political commentator Charlie Sykes will present “The Republican Party in an Age of Impeachment” Nov. 14 at Ripon College. The talk will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Room 104, Todd Wehr Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. The event is sponsored by the Student Advisory Board of the Center for […]
The timeless musical The Fantasticks, by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, will be presented by the Ripon College departments of music and theatre Nov. 13-16. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free, but reservations are highly recommended and can be made by calling 748-8791 […]
Chicago saxophonist and composer Greg Ward, along with the ensemble Rogue Parade, will perform at Ripon College Friday, Nov. 8, as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. This concert is the Lynn Post Northrop […]
“01,” an exhibit of art by Alex Orellana-Mizell, will open with a reception and artist’s talk at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at Ripon College. The exhibit will run through Dec. 13 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Both the reception and the exhibit are free and open to the public. The […]
Ethnomusicologist Julianne Graper will discuss her recent work, “Bat City: The Nature-Culture of Austin’s Music Scene,” Friday at Ripon College. Graper’s work is a multispecies ethnographic project on bat-human relationships and sound in Austin, Texas, and Chiapas, Mexico. The event will run from 2:30 to 3:20 p.m. in the choir room, room 156, in C.J. […]