THESEDAYSAT RIPON BRIEFS

SPEAKERS B U REAU STUDEN T JOINS FUND ,RAI SIKG TRIP

Alysw Paulsen,a sophomore/rorn \Vinn,conne, \'(/is., and a memberof ,he College'sSpellkrs Burial<, recentlyaccompaniedI.ii M olitvr '07 ona four-day, fund-raisingtripfor the Hunringzon 's Disease Socit1yof America

ALUMN I AsKED TO P ARTICIPATE IN SURVEY

As pan of the College's self-stud)' in preparation for its ZC'09accreJitation \'iSit, a lumni from the clas..<esof 1996,2001 and 2005 a re being asked ro part icipa te in an on1ine survey.

"It h as bee n some rime since th e College conducted a survey of its graduates to gather information about Its rrograms a nd rhe life experiences of those who have b,en eJuc a ted here," saysJ eanne Williams, professoro f educanona l studies and as• sistan r dean of facult)'-"We're asking our a lun,n i to help us understand what the college does well a nd wh at programs and services can be improved."

The survel' data a lro will he lp develop a clearer profile o f Ripon gr aduates' edu, cauonal, professional,ci\' iCand leisurepursuits,s.hesays.

Alumni from rhe de termined classes ,,·ill n~·cei,·e a lette r and an e-n1ai1not ice prO\'iding them with an access code for 1he survey The su!Ye) ' is d ivided into six pans and will take about l 5 minutes co complete. There is a separate section for a l umni \\'ho completed a teache r licen~ure progra1nat Ripon..

"We'"e even provided an opportunity for alumni co send a mes.age to a favo rit e professoror staff member,"says Wi lliams . "We value , he opinions of our a lumni and hore ,har many will rake ,he rime to comp let e the sut\ er-"

0Jtcl fron1T.he s.urvey \\·ill be used co re\·ie,,· programsand SCf\·iccs, says \Villia1ns.

Al) '$$, Paulsen '10

Molitorbegan«-orlcing ui rh HDSAas a S/)<'akersBureaui11«len1 duringhersenioryearac Ripon.Upongraduation, sheacrepuda position as HDSA'sMidu.eslernfund,raisingcO-ordinacor.From Sepr. 14 w 17, PaulsenassistedMolitorin spreading,he wordabo111HDS.Aseri•ices at a seriesof sporring-,henU?dfund-rais,rs in Michiganand Kentucky.

SHACK•A-THON CAPS NA TIONAL H UNGER, H OMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK

Ripon·s VillageGreenurn iransfonned inro a shamywu11thenightof NOl'. 16 as community membersa!ld colkgesu«lents alikeb11il1umporarywlters 10 bringmrenrion IO theproblemsof hungerand honulessn.ess in our communicJ.

The ewn1 uru sponsoredby Ripon's Office ofComnumity Eng,1gernen1and ,1,,, Habiuufor Humanitydub. Tea,ns1.sed prcxidedcardboardboxes , u-ood,rapeand ochermaterialsIO cr,•are a hornew withstand ,he chiUynight.

"Accordmg10 ,he U .S . CensusBurea,,,morethall 8,000/)<'oplelit-ebelow ,hepoi•erry line in Fonddu l..ocCoun1y." sayse 1-en1 organi,erTheresaKedinger , a sophomorefrom Rosendale , \'(/is. "Po,.erry isn't j1.s1a big-cityproblem."

A report of the sur\'ey will appear in a n urcoming iss11e o f RiponMagazine .

.l<ASUBOSI<lS R ECEIVE 2 00 8 FOUNDERS ' D AYA WARD

Laurie and Peter Kasuboski,owners of Ripon Area Builders, received the 2008 Founders' Day award The aw:ud recognizes those individuals or groups who exemplify the spirit u(Xlnwhich the College was founded

T he Kasuboski; have served with many communi ty groups, includ ing Cookie Da,e, Riponfest board, ,h e Dick<nsof a Christmas tour of homes. St Patrick's church pirnic and many fund-raising e'"enrs. They also have offered donated or deeply discounteJ construction services for many projects.

Pre.;idenrDav,d C. Joyce sa)"srhe couple have "built many bridgesover the \"ears, literallyand figumh ·el1· - The bridges in Ripon are b<,,"·eenpeople."

Laurie,\\•ho sa)·Stheir business is built entirely on re lationships, told 1he audi~ ence asSembled in Great Hall for rhe evenr thar rhe award was a honor they would never forget.She credited the more than Z,OCORipon residents - including Ripon College studems - who also do community service work

Peter also felt the award represents the good work rh at is done throughout the con1ff1unity. "'Ir isn't about Laurieand Peterrece1\•in.gthe 3\\'3rd: it'sabout the con1rnunicyreceiving the 3\\·ard,"he said.Riponrc~identsare ''son ice. You're special. )'o u knO\I•ho,\· to gi\'e back,"he said.

"It's hard ro imagine Riron without Ripon College. It's done so many things for the community If we cominue to do good work and conrinue to work togethe r, Ripon will forevtr beas good as it is today,"said Peter.

The ceremony also included rhe opening of a cornerstone from Todd \tlehr Hall that had been sealed in 1968during the clas;room building's original construction. The come.rstonc \\"as discovered this su1nmerduring renovations to the building. BarbaraLewisJohnson '68, supervisor o i rhe chemisrrystockroom, and Dave Minor '68,director of corporate and foundation relations, revealed the coments, including a Ripon Collegedirectory; the guide "Student Protest,: Wha t ro Do''; issuesof Ripon Magavne: GuidecoRiponCollege;a calendar of public e,·ents; and a donation request card.

Br)''"' Schneider, a ;enior from P[o\'e r, \Vis., ga,·e a report abour the 1960sat Ripon, including the builJing of new structures, establishmenr of a solid fmancial foundation, increased enroHmencs,and r.headdition o f irnemational students and those fromorher areas of the country.Schneider spent last summer working with Li• brarian Valerie Viers,Professor of HistOr)' Ru,sell Blake and Pari,sa Djangi, a senior from Glen Ell\'fl,Ill., ,o augmenr the College's archives co llecrion

E T Hics S Em Inars A Tiract

I NFLUENTIAL P ROFESS IONALS, B USIN ESS L EADE RS

Ripon's Ethical LeadershipProgramrecemll' initiJted a new seriesof «He•study seminars for professional and bus iness leaders. Dubbed ,;Ethical leadership lnsri· ruces."the progran1Sare designed co bringt()pprofessionals fron, business,la\,• , mc<li - cine and other fields together with Ripon students for a day of stud1·and discussionof selected casestudies.

LasrOctober, 18 execu"ws from the Milwaukeearea were paired with Ethical Leadership Gold Le\'el students, members of ScuJcnts in Free Enterpri..<e(SIFE) and others for a day of inten· sive examination o f instances in \\•hich n1ajorcorporations faced signific.antissuesill ethical leadership. Guided by faculcy facili• tators, the rarticipants sought to define th e issues,consider altemath·es and see k be.s. c practices.

Thomas Hefcy,president of the Kern Family Founda,io n and fonner head of Cobalt Corporarion and Wisconsin Blue Cross Blue Shield, presented rhe luncheon kernote .

"Ethicalbusinessis good business,"Hefty said. "The cent~al question in erhics isn'r about making a mistake or a bad decision: ir's about what \"OU do after the mistake is made."

ErhrcalLeadershipProgram Executi,·e Director David Se ligman says rhe day was a hugesuccess.

"Many o( the execun\'eSwere , ·,siting Riron for the fir>ttime," he says. "Their interacrionswith each other and with Ripon students prodded some of ,he best that a liberalarrs education has to offer."

Seligmanadds that he hopes to h ost se, eral such institutes each year in addition to the c0nrinuingprugran1of case 5tuditsseminars that bring a single senior profcs, siona l h.'1campus for a day of discussions ,virh students.