Dear Ripon College community, On Monday, March 9 the Ripon College Emergency Operations Response Team met with representatives of the Fond du Lac County Health Department and Ripon Medical Center to discuss the evolving situation and spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Please reference the informational summary below as the most up-to-date, accurate, and relevant campus information. […]
“Righting a Wrong: Japanese-Americans and World War II,” a poster exhibit, is on view through April 3 in the Ripon College Museum in West Hall. Museum hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. It is free and open to the public. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History makes poster versions of […]
Dear Ripon College community, I want to update you about our planning to ensure the health and safety of the College community in light of the global spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). This is a fast-moving public health issue and we are monitoring the situation closely. As a proactive measure, we have convened a small […]
Kylie Ainslie ’11, research associate in influenza dynamics at Imperial College London, was among a group interviewed for “The Agenda: COVID-19 special” on CGTN (China Global Television Network). The international media organization brings a Chinese perspective to global news. The panel discusses vaccines, international co-operation and misinformation, and where the epidemic is headed. A second […]
Now a first-year doctor of pharmacy student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Rachel Hawley ’19 appreciates the grounding she received as a student at Ripon College. At Ripon, Hawley majored in chemistry-biology, and she says this prepared her well for the Pharmacy College Admission Test. She also found Ripon’s course offerings very helpful. “All of […]
The newly released book Game Changers: How Dark Money and Super PACs are Transforming U.S. Campaigns will be the focus of talk Feb. 26 at Ripon College. The talk is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People and will begin at 6 p.m. in Room 104 of Todd Wehr Hall. It is free […]
Erin Schaick ’12, assistant vice president of Community Relations for CATCH Neighborhood Housing in Concord, New Hampshire, is being honored on the 2020 40 Under Forty listing by the New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper. Schaick has worked for CATCH Neighborhood Housing for more than six years, and her position has grown to be a combination […]
William Shakespeare’s play “The Comedy of Errors” will be performed March 4 through 7 by the Ripon College Department of Theatre. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended by calling 920-748-8791 or sending an email to [email protected]. “The Comedy of […]
The annual spring break tour of the Ripon College Chamber Singers will be held in March with concerts in Ripon, Winneconne, Holy Hill in Hubertus, Chicago and Madison. The performances will include a variety of pieces performed by the ensemble, who will be joined by guest choirs at select locations. Each concert will be free […]
Mary Unger, associate professor of English and chair of the department, has been honored for a recent essay. “The Book Circle: Black Women Readers and Middlebrow Taste in Chicago, 1943-1953,” is the winner of the 2020 David D. Anderson Award for Outstanding Essay in Midwestern Literary Studies from the Society for the Study of Midwestern […]
Variant 6, a vocal sextet, will perform Friday, Feb. 28, as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series of Ripon College. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. The ensemble is based in Philadelphia […]
Lane Barnes ’19 of Selma, California, has signed with the Berlin Adlers, an American football club based in Berlin, Germany. The club is part of the German Football League and has won six German Bowls, 10 Ladies Bowls and five Junior Bowls. The preseason camp starts April 1, and the season will include 12 games […]
Ripon College’s beautiful campus and connections with professors during visits convinced Katherine “Kate” Myszewski ’19 to attend Ripon College. Though Ripon was not originally on her list of colleges to consider, Myszewski says “my mom’s friend was on the Board of Trustees so I came for a tour and I was able to sit down […]
John Hermes ’68 of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is featured in the current 26th edition of The Best Lawyers in America, a peer-reviewed ranking recognizing lawyers from across the United States for their professional excellence. When deciding to attend Ripon College, the access to professors and the small size of the campus were important factors for […]
Rick Coles, professor of exercise science, will speak on three different topics Friday, Feb. 7, at the Glazier Clinic for football coaches in Minneapolis. It is part of a nationwide series of coaching clinics. Coles will speak about Midline Triple Option; Misdirection Off Inside Veer; and Offensive line fundamentals for Triple Option Offenses. Coles has […]
Organist Larry B. Peterson will present a concert Friday evening at Ripon College. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon Series. There is no charge for admission. The program will include “Prelude and Fugue in […]
“The Contemporary Portrait,” an exhibit featuring the work of nine Ripon College students, opens Saturday, Feb. 1, at Levee Contemporary Gallery in Princeton, Wisconsin. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The exhibit will remain on view through Sunday, March 29. The exhibit […]
A paper about small biopreservative sugars by Christina Othon, associate professor of physics, Julia Goeks ’21 of Lake Forest, Illinois, and coauthors has been published by ACS Publications. Othon also presented on the work during an invited talk in July at the fifth International Frontiers in Water Biophysics Conference in Erice, Italy. Goeks presented the […]
Maria Dietrich, interim executive and artistic director of the Green Lake Festival of Music and a retired adjunct instructor of piano at Ripon College, will receive the College’s Founders’ Day Award during the 154th Commencement ceremony Sunday, May 17. Ripon College was officially founded Jan. 29, 1851. Each year the College celebrates its birthday by […]
Dominique Poncelet, professor of French and Francophone studies, is the author of “Le livre comme tombeau litteraire: Franz et Francois de Francois Weyergans et D’autres vies que la mienne d’Emmanuel Carrere” (“The Book as a Literary Tomb in Franz and Francois by Francois Weyergans and Lives Other Than Mine by Emmanuel Carrere”). The article was […]