Ripon College (Wisconsin)
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| Motto: | Fides Christi Scientia Faith in Christ is Knowledge |
| Established: | 1851 |
| Type: | Private liberal arts college |
| President: | David C. Joyce |
| Students: | Approximately 1000 undergraduate |
| Location: | Ripon, Wisconsin, USA |
| Campus: | Small City |
| Athletics: | 35% of students on varsity teams |
| Mascot: | Red Hawk |
Ripon College is a liberal arts college in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. It was founded in 1851, but its first class of students did not enroll until 1853. Alumni include Harrison Ford, Al Jarreau, and Spencer Tracy. Internationally renowned economist Alfred E. Kahn served as Chairman of the Department of Economics for several years.
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[edit] History
Ripon's first class, four women, graduated in June, 1867. In 1868 formal ties with Presbyterian and Congegational churches were cut, but Ripon remained a somewhat religious institution for much of its history. During the 19th century students were required to attend two church services each Sunday. The first six presidents of Ripon College had clerical backgrounds, as does the current president.
The college recognized social and academic Greek letter societies in 1924. The Ripon Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was started by Dr. Clark Kuebler, who served as president from 1944-1955. The National Forensics League, which is still located in Ripon, Wisconsin, was founded at the college in 1925.
Ripon is a member of the ACM. The college's Rodman Center for the Arts houses a collection of classical Greek and Roman artifacts and two life-size portraits by Anthony van Dyck of Princess Amalia of the House of Orange and Sir Roger Townshend.
As of fall 2007, Ripon College's student body stood at around 1000.
Ripon is offering new freshmen in fall 2009 the option of receiving a free Trek 820 mountain bike, helmet, and U-lock if they pledge not to bring a car to campus for the entire year. The "velorution" bike program aims to cut down on traffic and limit the amount of necessary student parking lots in the rural campus. [1]
[edit] Greek Life
The college has seven residential dormitories with several sororities including Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Chi Omega and the local sorority Delta Psi Delta which recently changed to national sorority Kappa Delta. The college also has four all-male fraternities including chapters of Sigma Chi, Theta Chi, Phi Delta Theta as well as a local fraternity Phi Kappa Pi (named Merriman for the college's founding president). Ripon College also has one local co-ed fraternity, Theta Sigma Tau, founded in 1909, and is the oldest local fraternity on-campus. They went co-ed in 1980 after severing ties with Sigma Nu fraternity. Four of the five fraternities and all sororities live in the residence halls on campus, with the exception of Phi Kappa Pi, which resides in a college-owned house on campus.
[edit] Athletics
Ripon athletics is a part of the NCAA Division III, and are a part of the Midwest Conference.
Conference Competition for Men: cross-country, football, soccer (fall), basketball (winter), swimming (winter), indoor and outdoor track, baseball, golf, and tennis (spring). Conference Competition for Women: cross-country, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball (fall), basketball (winter), swimming (winter), indoor and outdoor track, and softball (spring).
[edit] Student Media
- Ripon College Days- a bi-weekly campus newspaper, the oldest college newspaper continuously published in Wisconsin.
- WRPN-FM- a campus radio station with continuous broadcasts.
- RCTV - a television production put together independently by students and aired on the city's government access channel
- Parallax- a literary magazine
- Crimson- campus yearbook distributed every spring.
[edit] Campus Buildings and Facilities
[edit] Residence Halls
- The Quads- Upper-class students
- Anderson Hall- Co-ed
- Mapes Hall- Co-ed
- Bovay Hall- Co-ed
- Brockway Hall- Men Only
- Merriman House- Fraternity house of Phi Kappa Pi
- Tri-dorms- Women Only (Mainly Freshman)
- Johnson Hall- Women Only
- Scott Hall - Co-ed
[edit] Education Buildings and Offices
- Bartlett Hall- part of the college union and houses student services and student organization offices.
- Collaborative Learning Center- place for students to receive help from mentors on paper writing, and any other class work or presentations.
- East Hall- classrooms and faculty offices (the original campus building)
- Smith Hall- business and financial aid offices
- Farr Hall- science laboratories, classrooms, and faculty offices
- Todd Wehr Hall- classrooms and faculty offices
- Lane Library - The Ripon College Library
- Harwood Memorial Union- Great Hall, The Pub , lounges, mail center, radio station (WRPN), and student organization offices
- Kemper Hall- technology department
- S.N. Pickard Commons- bookstore, coffeeshop brewing Starbucks coffee, dining facility
- West Hall- classrooms
- Storzer- a full-sized gymnasium, the tartan area, swimming pool, locker rooms
- Rodman- Center for the Performing Arts
- Carnegie Library Building- downtown building, President and Dean of Faculty's office
[edit] Notable alumni
- Harrison Ford (did not graduate)
- Al Jarreau (Class of 1962)
- Spencer Tracy (Class of 1924)
- Bruno E. Jacob, founder of the National Forensics League
- Justice Jon Wilcox, Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice from 1992-2007.
- Justice Michael Gableman Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice 2008- (Class of 1988)
- Lt. Col. James Megellas, 82nd Airborne during World War 2.
- Emma H. Blair, class of 1872. Editor, translator, and compiler.
[edit] External links
- http://www.ripon.edu/
- "The 'Velorution' at Ripon College: Give Up Your Car, Get a Bike" from the Chronicle of Higher Education
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