Book by Schatzinger, Martin available for pre-order
The book Game Changers: How Dark Money and Super PACs Are Transforming U.S. Campaigns is scheduled to be released March 1, 2020. The authors are Henrik Schatzinger, associate professor of politics and government and co-director of the Center for Politics and the People, and Steven E. Martin, professor of communication. The book is available for […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Political Publications.
CPP grant facilitates internship with Planned Parenthood Advocates
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 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Internships, Student.
Mini-internship with Vans presents Zoe Hazel ’22 with opportunities
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 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Internships, Student.
Department of Communication students present at national conference
Justin Filter ’19 of Janesville, Wisconsin, and Shelbi Buettner ’19 of Dane, Wisconsin, presented at the National Undergraduate Honors Conference in Communication at Depauw University April 4-6. Buettner, a double major in communication and business management, presented “Redefining Gender Roles: The Defense of All Things Feminine.” Filter, a double major in communication and history, presented […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Research, Student.
Ripon team wins International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition
The Ripon College team, comprising Tyler Sturzl ’19 of Crandon, Wisconsin; Wyatt McGillen ’19 of Kalispell, Montana; and Haley Stowell ’20 of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, placed first in the undergraduate division of the International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition this past weekend at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. Their topic, “A Continent […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Ethics, Student, Sustainability.
College Days honored in awards competition
College Days, Ripon College’s student newspaper, won several awards from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association in the 2018 WCMA Better Newspaper Contest Awards. Awards were presented March 8 in Madison. The contest period for the awards included issues published from Sept. 1, 2017, through Dec. 31, 2018. Student honorees are: Rebecca Bajt ’19 of Mazon, Illinois, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
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 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Rankings.
Ripon gave foundation for adult life to John Bitter ’02
John Bitter ’02 is now the vice president of ticket sales for the Milwaukee Admirals Hockey Club. But when he was looking for a college home, Ripon College quickly fit the bill. “Taking the campus tour sealed it for me,” he says. “It didn’t take much walking around to pick up on the sense of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
RED Talks create new forms of expression and story-telling at Ripon College
During the academic year, Friday nights at Ripon College have been filled with storytelling, thanks to Real Entertaining Dialogue (RED) Talks, a weekly open-mic storytelling event at Bovay’s Study Bar and Mercantile in downtown Ripon. RED Talks have been incredibly successful and will continue next year, with plans to expand them in the near future. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
Students bring home honors from International Business Ethics Case Competition
Ripon College students placed well at the International Business Ethics Case Competition held April 18-20 in Boston, Massachusetts. Lauren Hince ’18 of Blaine, Minnesota; DeLou Wilson ’18 of Madison, Wisconsin; Erika Isaacson ’18 of Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Rose Hogmire ’18 of Lake Elmo, Minnesota; and Wyatt McGillen ’19 of Kalispell, Montana, took home first-place awards […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Ethics, Student.
PBS NewsHour Anchor Judy Woodruff to deliver keynote at Ripon College Commencement, May 13
Judy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour and a journalist for more than four decades at CNN, NBC and PBS, will provide the keynote address and receive an honorary degree at Ripon College’s 152nd Commencement ceremony May 13. Wisconsin State Rep. Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) also will receive an honorary degree as well as […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Administration, Special Event.