Jandelyn Plane recognized with award for broadening computing education
Jandelyn “Jan” Plane, associate professor of computer and data sciences, received a 2024 ACM SIGCSE Award. ACM SIGCSE is the Association of Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education, the international professional organization for computing education at all levels. Plane received the Award for Broadening Participation in Computing Education at the SIGCSE Technical […]
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Jan Plane keynote speaker at Google conference about women techmakers
Jan Plane, associate professor of computer science, was the keynote speaker at the workshop “A Deep Dive by EDU Change Makers,” hosted April 27 by Google NYC Women Techmakers at the Google Headquarters in New York City. Plane attended the workshop virtually. The theme of the workshop was “Dare to Be,” and Plane’s opening talk […]
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Erin Munro Krull’s research utilizes new mathematical technique
Erin Munro Krull, assistant professor of mathematics and the Mark and Janice Franzen Professor in Applied Mathematics, recently published an article in Frontiers in Neuroscience. With two colleagues in the field of computational neuroscience, Munro Krull applied a new mathematical technique called Independent Component Analysis (ICA) to neural recordings from rat auditory cortex. Since ICA […]
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Computer studies at Ripon lead to analyst position at Mayo Clinic for David Daugherty ’18
Studies at Ripon College led to a career in computer science for David Daugherty III ’18. Daugherty is an analyst programmer on the Enterprise Data Programming Services unit for Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He will be transferring to the Scottsdale, Arizona, campus in January 2020. In his job, he primarily uses SQL code to […]
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Ripon education gifted Michael Gableman ’16 with personal, professional advantages
Michael Gableman ’16 of Greendale, Wisconsin, credits three major factors for his decision to attend Ripon College: the vast range of courses available, the natural beauty of the campus, and the people. Gableman had known he wanted to study something related to mathematics or science, but he also wanted to study disciplines unrelated to his […]
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Michael Rausch ’14 takes studies of computer science to graduate school
Ripon College provided good preparation for graduate school for Michael Rausch ’14 of Deerfield, Wisconsin. He majored in computer science, history and mathematics, and he now is pursuing a Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “This is a top-five school for computer science in the country,” Rausch says. “I do […]
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Sam Georgeson ’18 parlays computer science degree into ‘challenging, rewarding’ career
With a degree in computer science and a minor in math, Sam Georgeson ’18 has started a “challenging and rewarding” career. Georgeson, now of Windsor, Wisconsin, is a software engineer at RateLinx, an integrated data intelligence company specializing in supply chain and logistics software solutions. He designs and implements software for clients and their internal […]
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Ripon College background leads to a career in computer science
Relationships built with professors is the most rewarding aspect of a Ripon College education for Jeremiah Hargis ’15 of Fitchburg, Wisconsin. He says his educators helped him better enjoy his time at college and aided greatly in his job search upon graduating. At Ripon, Hargis majored in computer science and minored in mathematics. He currently […]
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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.
Computational chemistry research connects students with real-world application
Todd Petersen ’19 of Emerald, Wisconsin, presented research at the Midwest Undergraduate Computational Chemistry Consortium (MU3C) conference, hosted at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The research was conducted during the summer with Associate Professor of Chemistry Joe Scanlon in collaboration with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Patrick Willoughby. Using computational chemistry, which simulates reactions using […]
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Franzen gift establishes new professorship in applied mathematics
Ripon College has received a gift from alumni Mark and Janice Franzen ‘83 ‘83 to establish a new endowed professorship in applied mathematics. The Franzen professorship will support a full-time, tenured or tenure-track professor in applied mathematics and provide faculty development funds, and equipment and resources to support the teaching of mathematics. “Mark and Janice […]
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Student/faculty research finds flaws in gerrymandering model
“From my research, I found that avoiding gerrymandering isn’t as simple as drawing straight lines in a state to make compactly shaped districts,” says Briana Bartz ’20 of Brandon, Wisconsin, about her summer research with Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences McKenzie Lamb. Last summer, the two researched gerrymandering, the act of politicians redrawing their state’s […]
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