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Encyclopedia > Ripon College (Wisconsin)
Ripon College

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. Image File history File links The logo of Ripon College File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For the film of this title, see Private School (film). ... Liberal arts colleges in the United States are institutions of higher education in the United States which are primarily liberal arts colleges. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). ... Ripon is a city located in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Liberal arts colleges in the United States are institutions of higher education in the United States which are primarily liberal arts colleges. ... Ripon is a city located in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... For the silent film actor, see Harrison Ford (silent film actor). ... Alwyn Lopez Al Jarreau (born March 12, 1940) is an American singer. ... Spencer Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. ... Alan Greenspan, former chairman, United States Federal Reserve. ... Alfred E. Kahn is the Robert Julius Thorne Professor, Emeritus, of Political Economy at Cornell University. ...

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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. Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...


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. The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an honor society which considers its mission to be fostering and recognizing excellence in undergraduate liberal arts and sciences. ... The National Forensic League is one of two U.S. national organizations which direct high school or prep competitive speech events. ...


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. The Associated Colleges of the Midwest, ACM, is a consortium of fourteen leading liberal arts colleges located in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. ... In archaeology, an artifact or artefact is any object made or modified by a human culture, and often one later recovered by some archaeological endeavor. ... Self Portrait With a Sunflower Sir Anthony (Anton) van Dyck (22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish artist who became the leading court painter in England. ... Amalia van Solms (31 August 1602 - 8 September 1675), countess of Braunfels, was the wife of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. ... The Principality of Orange The title originally referred to the sovereign principality of Orange in southern France, which was a property of the House of Orange (from 1702 Orange-Nassau). ... Roger Townshend may refer to: Sir Roger Townshend (c. ...


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]


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. Alpha Delta Pi (ΑΔΠ) was founded May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia making it the first female fraternal organization. ... Alpha Chi Omega (ΑΧΩ, also known as A-Chi-O) is a womens fraternity founded on October 15, 1885. ... Sigma Chi (ΣΧ) is one of the largest and oldest all-male, college, Greek-letter social fraternities. ... Theta Chi (ΘΧ) is an international college fraternity for men. ... Phi Delta Theta (ΦΔΘ) is an international fraternity founded in 1848 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. ... ΣΝ (Sigma Nu) is an undergraduate college fraternity with chapters in the United States and Canada. ...


Athletics

Main article: Ripon Redhawks
Ripon College Football Helmet
Ripon College Football Helmet

Ripon athletics is a part of the NCAA Division III, and are a part of the Midwest Conference. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... NCAA redirects here. ... The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (or GLIAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. The GLIAC was founded in June 1972. ...


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).


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.

Campus Buildings and Facilities

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

Education Buildings and Offices

Smith Hall
Smith Hall
  • 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

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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.

For the silent film actor, see Harrison Ford (silent film actor). ... Alwyn Lopez Al Jarreau (born March 12, 1940) is an American singer. ... Spencer Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. ... Bruno Ernst Jacob (September 9, 1899 - January 5, 1979) was a professor at Ripon College in Wisconsin and founder of the National Forensics League. ... The National Forensic League is one of two U.S. national organizations which direct high school or prep competitive speech events. ... James Megellas is a retired United States Army officer who commanded Company H of the 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 82nd Airborne Division during the Second World War. ...

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