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Ripon Magazine (ISSN 1058-1855) is published twice annually by Ripon College.

Postage paid at Ripon, Wisconsin. Copyright © 2020 Ripon College

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Ripon Magazine, 300 W. Seward St., Ripon, WI 54971

Editor: Jaye Alderson, aldersonj@ripon.edu 920-748-8364

Editorial Assistants: Loren Boone, Ric Damm, Michael Westemeier

Student Assistants: Zoe Hazel ’22, Jillian Heidenreich ’22, Dakota Marlega ’21

Design: Ali Klunick

Photography: Ric Damm

Office of Constituent Engagement: 920-748-8126 ripon.edu

Ripon College prepares students of diverse interests for lives of productive, socially responsible citizenship. Our liberal arts and sciences curriculum and residential campus create an intimate learning community in which students experience a richly personalized education.

4 WE’RE STILL HERE!

Although COVID-19 has forced many changes in the world of education, Ripon College’s ever-evolving adjustments assure that students will still receive the world-class, personalized experience they always have.

14 Reactions To A New World

From the front lines to the homefront, Ripon College alumni stepped up to address the challenges of a worldwide pandemic.

18 Images Of A New Era

Artists from the Ripon College family share in words and visual reflections the emotions evoked in them by COVID-19.

32 Year In Politics

During this historic presidential election year, Ripon College authors share perspectives relevant to voters. Also, alumni are making their voices heard through public service.

DEPARTMENTS:

36 Sports

38 Around the Clocktower

40 In Memoriam

42 Remarkable Ripon

ON THE COVER: “Painting for Ripon,” gouache and pencil, by Charles Dane Scheips ’81. This “desk still life” of the times includes a blank legal pad, pencil, books, mask, hand sanitizer and cell phone. The quote is by Abraham Lincoln, subject of a beloved statue on the Ripon College campus by Clarence Addison Shaler, Class of 1877.

LEFT: During the transition to online classes in the middle of the spring semester, Travis Nygard, associate professor of art, taught classes using the Zoom interface, with his dog, Kiffen, often taking interest in the action. “This is a pretty authentic-looking image of what the semester was like!” Nygard says. The lesson was about the history, styles, construction and function of picture frames for his “Museums, Artifacts and Cultural Heritage” class.

(Photo by Matt Koski)