Mary Belling has joined Ripon College as the new director of health services. She has assumed the previous office hours on the third floor of Bartlett, continuing to be assisted by Nurse Practitioner Julie Felix who will be present two mornings a week. Belling is originally from the Ripon area and received her degree in […]
A new collaboration with the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Pharmacy School in Milwaukee will allow students to earn dual degrees from Ripon College and MCW in only six years. Students in the accelerated program will earn a liberal arts degree from Ripon and a doctor of pharmacy degree from MCW. With the 3+3 PharmD […]
Despite restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kirsten Funk ’21 of Menasha, Wisconsin, was able to participate in two summer research opportunities. Through the Keck Graduate Institute of Claremont, California, Funk was part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program that was held virtually this year, with “with lab assistance being our hands within […]
After graduation, Eric Doll ’20 of West Bend, Wisconsin, will secure summer employment and then student teach in the fall. He is majoring in exercise science-physical education with minors in educational studies, health and adapted physical education. “The most important lesson I learned at Ripon is that you have to put in the work to […]
Cameron Gruenwald ’20 of Iola, Wisconsin, is majoring in physical education with minors in health and educational studies. He hopes to work in elementary or high school physical education. He says that the most important lesson he learned at Ripon College “is that you make some of your best friends for life here. Don’t take […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how Kirsten Funk ’21 of Menasha, Wisconsin, does her job. She is majoring in chemistry-biology with a minor in health and works as an emergency medical technician (EMT) basic for Ripon Guardian Ambulance. She provides emergency care to patients, moves them to a cot, assesses their vital signs and applies […]
For the fall semester of 2020, Austin Bunders ’20 of Almond, Wisconsin, will be completing student teaching and finishing his last season of football for Ripon. He is majoring in physical education with minors in health and coaching. He is planning on a career in teaching and coaching. “The most important thing I’ve learned from […]
Ripon College and the Wisconsin Association of Colleges for Teacher Education recently honored outstanding educators in the state. Anthony “A.J.” Zayia graduated from Ripon College in 2015. He majored in exercise science and minored in health. He is a physical education teacher at Northland Pines Middle and High School in Eagle River. Michael Schmitt is […]
A health and wellness panel focusing on issues in rural communities will be held Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Ripon College. It will run from 7-8:30 p.m. in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall of Science. Panelists will be: Ellen Sorensen, Ripon College Class of 2000, coordinator of Drug Free Communities of Fond Du Lac County Rachel Kurinsky, […]
Josh Kraemer ’09 and Katie Krueger Kraemer ’09 lived, learned and fell in love together at Ripon College. For both, the promise of continuing their love of sports at Ripon as well as the strong sense of community made committing to the College an easy choice. Katie Kraemer, who grew up in Wrightstown, Wisconsin, loved […]
“Bob the Builder: Can Nielson’s winning formula lift up USD?”, a story about University of South Dakota football coach Bob Nielson, was published Aug. 23, 2018, in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader newspaper. Nielson spent two years, from 1989-1991, at Ripon College as associate professor of physical education and head football coach. The article details […]
Ripon College fit the bill for first-generation student Christopher Graham ’93. “I was looking for a supportive campus, a place where I would stay engaged and could also play two varsity sports,” Graham says. “A friend and fellow Whitewater High School alum, Maria Yao ’91, helped get me interested and stay connected through the college […]
While growing up as an athletic, self-described introverted “homebody,” Missy Skurzewski-Servant ’04 was fascinated with exercise and the human body. She knew early on that going to a college away from home would be necessary for developing the interpersonal skills needed in her desired field of work. Skurzewski-Servant also wanted to attend a smaller school […]
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 […]
The opportunity to create a self-designed major in health services at Ripon College led Kelly Biallas ’11 to later graduate from a nursing program at College of DuPage. She now is a registered nurse at Presence Health Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois. “Upon my initial visit to Ripon, I was attracted to the small […]