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Alice Archabal '89

Alice Archabal appointed to executive role with United Way Worldwide

Alice Archabal ’89 of Northbrook, Illinois, a member of the Ripon College Board of Trustees, has been appointed the executive vice president and chief development officer of United Way Worldwide. Archabal will provide strategic leadership to drive revenue strategy for the organization and its network of more than 1,100 local United Ways in 40 countries […]

Brittany Dick '09 running outside

Interview with Brit Dick ’09 published ahead of summer races

A question-and-answer interview with Brit Dick ’09 of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, was featured March 7 on Emerald Mountain Epic.com. She is a world-ranked ultrarunner, USA Triathlon All-American and Champion Burro Racer and spoke in advance of several races in mountain biking and running that she plans to compete in this summer. In “Confident, Not Braggadocious,” […]

Alice Gallagher Archabal '89

Ripon College welcomes Alice Gallagher Archabal ’89 to the Board of Trustees

This week, Ripon College is honoring and welcoming the new members of the Board of Trustees. The board will meet on campus this week. Alice Gallagher Archabal ’89 of Northbrook, Illinois, has been elected a member of the Board of Trustees, Class of 2024, effective Oct. 2, 2021. She is vice president of market strategy […]

Camrie Schmitz ’21 repeats Ripon success with winning sociology paper

Camrie Schmitz ’21 of Kiel, Wisconsin, received first place in the 2020 undergraduate paper competition of the Wisconsin Sociological Association. Schmitz won for her Senior Seminar paper, “Who Am I?: Strategies of Maintaining Identity Among Elders.” Jacqueline Clark, professor of sociology, served as her faculty advisor. Many previous sociology students have been recognized for undergraduate […]

Anna Galle ’14 treasures the personal relationships nursing brings her

In observance of National Nurse’s Day on May 6, we honor Anna Galle ’14, a registered nurse on the hematology/oncology/bone marrow transplant/palliative care unit at University Hospital/UW-Health in Madison, Wisconsin. Galle says she wanted a career where she could be of service to others and where she could find a sense of purpose. She discovered […]

Celebrate the field of anthropology today!

Today, Feb.18, is World Anthropology Day, as designated by the American Anthropological Association. It “is a day for anthropologists to celebrate our discipline while sharing it with the world around us,” the association says. Anthropology is the study of what it means to be human in all aspects of the human experience, past and present. […]

Ursula Dalinghaus Portrait

Ursula Dalinghaus contributes to special section, introduction about money and value

Ursula Dalinghaus, visiting professor of anthropology, co-edited a special section and co-wrote an introduction, “Mapping the Intermediate: Lived Technologies of Money and Value,” in the Journal of Cultural Economy.

Marc Eaton

Marc Eaton’s book investigates those who investigate ghosts

In the “spirit” of the Halloween season, a book by Marc Eaton, associate professor of sociology, has been released in print by Routledge. It previously has been available as an ebook via Google and Amazon. “Sensing Spirits: Paranormal Investigation and the Social Construction of Ghosts” examines ghosts as a social phenomenon. The purpose is not […]

Susan Frikken '90, right and heer wife

Ripon College provided safe haven for Susan Frikken ’90 to prepare for life

When applying for college, Susan Frikken ’90 of Madison, Wisconsin, felt overwhelmed and anxious and was the first in her family to attend college. She applied very late and didn’t even visit campus before she “simply showed up” for the first day of class. “The small campus and professor/student ratio helped me come out of […]

Rebekha Crockett ’17 brings historic past to life for diverse visitors

Serendipity brought Rebekha Crockett ’17 to Ripon College, and what she gained here started her on the road to a successful career in anthropology and archaeology. In November 2019, she defended her master’s thesis, “Bosque Redondo as a Pharmakon: A Contextualized Understanding of Health and Medical Care,” at Eastern New Mexico University. She how is […]

Forrest Grade '20

We’re still here: Forrest Grade ’20

Forrest Grade ’20 of Appleton, Wisconsin, plans to work in the legal/government sector after graduation this month. He is majoring in philosophy with a minor in anthropology. “The most important lesson I learned during my time at Ripon College is that you have to be happy with who you are before you can begin to […]

Brandi Gaspard Mans ’10 uses sewing skills for mask production

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, […]

We’re still here: Tyler VanDeVelde ’20

After graduation in May, Tyler VanDeVelde ’20 of Genoa City, Wisconsin, will head to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh to study for a master’s degree in school counseling. At Ripon, he is majoring in sociology with a minor in anthropology. The most important lesson he learned at Ripon, he says, is “that everyone matters and that […]

Ursula Dalinghaus

Study on role of cash in society published by Ursula Dalinghaus

“Virtually Irreplaceable: Cash as Public Infrastructure,” by Visiting Professor of Anthropology Ursula Dalinghaus, has been published by Cash Matters, a movement by the International Currency Association (ICA). Dalinghaus also is an affiliated scholar at the Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion at the University of California. She makes the case that cash is a […]

Jenelle Simon, center, and some of her students

Passion born at Ripon bears fruit in College Possible mentorship

Helping students achieve their dream of a college education is the focus of Jenelle Simon ’15 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since August 2016, Simon has worked as an Americorps member with College Possible, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making “college admission and success possible for low-income students through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support.” At […]

Mike Romagnoli '04

Mike Romagnoli ’04 goes from volunteer to executive director of community agency

A feature story about volunteer work leading to a career for Mike Romagnoli ’04 was published Dec. 3 by Illinois State University, where he received a master’s degree in Spanish. At Ripon College, Romagnoli majored in Spanish and political science and minored in anthropology. The article “Volunteer work directs career path for Illinois State alum” […]

Michael Timm '04, right, at work

Liberal arts grounding leads Michael Timm ’04 to seek to change the world

There was something about Ripon College that captured the attention of a young Michael Timm ’04 while sorting through college mailers. He found a “charm” in the private college which prompted a visit. “I visited the campus and liked the feel of the place, the casual humility of the people,” he says. “I interviewed with […]

Hannah Boyum

Hannah Boyum ’20 uses CPP grant to intern in Minnesota

Hannah Boyum ’20 of Peterson, Minnesota, was a research and communications intern with the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party in Minneapolis during the summer of 2018. Her experience was supported by a $2,000 Internship Supplemental Grant from the Center for Politics and the People (CPP). The grant money enabled her to find and rent an apartment […]

Photo of Zachary Peterson

Diverse interests lead to a planned career in academia for Zachary Peterson ’16

At Ripon College, Zachary Peterson ’16 discovered his passions in life, and now he is hoping to use his skills to address institutional mental health in the United States. Peterson is pursuing a master’s degree in the English Writing Program at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he is a graduate assistant director in the […]

Photo of Harwood Memorial Union with clouds and sun

Ripon No. 1 in state for how much graduates earn, according to U.S. Department of Education

Ripon College has been named the No. 1 school in Wisconsin whose grads earn the most in mean wages 10 years after graduation. The study, using data collected by the United States Department of Education, was published this week by Zippia, a new website dedicated to helping recent graduates with their career choices. The report […]