Hannah Brockman ’24 of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and Meredith Thiessen ’26 of Stoughton, Wisconsin, attended the 2023 Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers (WAFLT) conference in Appleton, Wisconsin, Nov. 2-4. Brockman is majoring in Spanish, French in a self-designed major, and education. Thiessen is double majoring in Spanish and secondary education. At the conference, Brockman made […]
An article by Professor of Spanish Timothy Reed is published in the spring issue of Hispanic Journal. “Garden Imagery, Hauntology, and the Semiotic in Adelaida García Morales’ El Sur.” It addresses gender roles in Francoist Spain, feminism and trauma studies. The abstract reads: “In Adelaida García Morales’ 1985 novella El Sur, Adriana recounts various memories […]
A peer-reviewed article by Professor of Spanish Timothy Reed was published in The Coastal Review. “Hauntology and Epistemology in Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth and Juan Antonio Bayona’s The Orphanage” touches on contemporary Hispanic cinema, historical memory and the fantastic. The abstract reads: “This article analyzes the narrative function of the fantastic in two commercial […]
Geoff Guevara-Geer, associate professor of Spanish, had an article published in the November 2021 issue of the journal Chasqui, meaning an Inca messenger, in Volume 50, Number 2. “The relación between Hispanics, the Body, and American University: Genre Trouble in Spanglish and Real Women Have Curves” discusses Latina college applicants as they write their Personal […]
Dec. 7, 1941, was declared “a date which will live in infamy” by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt after the Empire of Japan’s attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in the Territory of Hawaii. American ships and aircraft were destroyed and more than 2,400 civilians and military personnel were killed. Howard Dayle […]
Casey Gott ’14 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was featured on the website of Milwaukee’s Hunger Task Force on Monday, Oct. 11. “Hunger Task Force honors Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Casey Gott reflects on family heritage” describes Gott’s heritage as a member of the Sapotaweyak Cree Nation, her work as a staff member of the Hunger Task Force […]
We continue to celebrate National Poetry Month with another faculty offering. Timothy Reed, professor of Spanish, had a poem published in a 2020 issue of The Forum, the official publication of the Phi Sigma Iota International Foreign Language National Honor Society. His poem, “Las Meninas” (“The Ladies in Waiting”), is based on a 1656 painting […]
Kourtney Camm ’22 of Evansville, Wisconsin, placed in two events in a virtual horse show Tuesday, Dec. 8, sponsored by the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. She rode as part of the Ripon College Equestrian Team and fourth in the Hunter Seat category in both Introductory Hunter Seat Equitation and World Equestrian Center Limit Hunter Seat […]
Timothy Reed, professor of Spanish, had a poem published in the spring 2020 issue of The Forum, the official publication of the Phi Sigma Iota International Foreign Language National Honor Society. The poem is titled “Las Meninas” and can be found on page 6 of the issue here.
Kourtney Camm ’22 of Evansville, Wisconsin, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Wisconsin Leadership Institute, headquartered at Ripon College. She is currently a summer intern for the institute, helping with market research, social media strategies and other tasks. She is earning both a scholarship and course credit for her summer work, […]
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 […]
After graduation, Abel Gonzalez Rodriguez ’20 of Homestead, Florida, will work for the IT department at Ripon College for the summer, and then look for a regular job. He is majoring in mathematics with a focus on computer science, with a minor in Spanish. “What I take with me from Ripon is that we need […]
Maya Petersen ’20 of Emerald, Wisconsin, plans to take a gap year to gain some work experience before attending either medical school or graduate school for chemistry. She is majoring in chemistry and Spanish. “In my time at Ripon, I learned to never doubt my capabilities,” she says. “At the start of many semesters, I […]
In the fall, Emily Tetzlaff ’20 of Kaukauna, Wisconsin, will be attending Pacific University to pursue a doctor of optometry degree. At Ripon, she is majoring in chemistry-biology with minors in Spanish and business management. “The greatest skill Ripon College has allowed me to develop is an ability to overcome mental hurdles,” Tetzlaff says. “I […]
MacKenzie Warner ’21 of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has been selected to participate in the prestigious NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) this summer. The program will allow Warner to work with other undergraduate rising seniors and NASA scientists at the National Suborbital Research Center in California. She is one of only 28 students to be selected […]
Daisy Aguilera ’20 of Chicago, Illinois, is keeping her options open. She is majoring in Spanish with a minor in educational studies. “My plans at the moment aren’t set in stone, but possibly looking for a small education-related job (student affairs possibly) to gain experience in the teaching field.” She also may go to graduate […]
A desire to help others and to share her passion for language led Madeson Walgenbach’16 to major in educational studies and Spanish at Ripon College. “I decided to attend Ripon College because of the connections I had in the area,” she says. “I also received a good scholarship and liked the idea of attending a […]
Elizabeth McHone Alvey ’11 was featured in an article March 31, 2019, in the Kenosha News (Wisconsin) newspaper. Alvey is the new naturalist at Pringle Nature Center in Bristol, Wisconsin. She discusses her plans to advance the mission of providing a place for people of all ages to experience nature, learn about the environment and […]
The close friendships made with classmates and professors are the most rewarding aspect of her liberal arts education for Ariana Myers ’14. “With such a small residential campus, you really get to know your classmates well,” she says. “Many of the friends I made during my time at Ripon are destined to be lifelong.” At […]
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” […]