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1. Matriculation Convocation 2011 download (audio/x-m4a, 15.91Mb) Description: Live recording of the 2011 Matriculation Convocation Ceremony |
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2. 2011 Commencement Ceremony download (audio/x-m4a, 19.26Mb) Description: Live recording of the 2011 Commencement Ceremony. |
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3. Bill Neill '67 Retirement Luncheon download (audio/x-m4a, 36.71Mb) Description: Live recording of the retirement luncheon for Bill Neill '67. |
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4. 2011 Commencement Ceremony download (audio/x-m4a, 19.26Mb) Description: Live recording of the 2011 Commencement Ceremony. |
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5. 2011 Senior Brunch Forum download (audio/x-m4a, 30.41Mb) Description: Live recording of the 2011 Senior Brunch Forum. |
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6. 2011 Founders' Day Ceremony download (audio/x-m4a, 13.41Mb) Description: Live recording of the 2011 Founders' Day Ceremony. |
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7. 2010 Baccalaureate Service download (audio/x-m4a, 20.19Mb) Description: Live recording of the 2010 Baccalaureate Service. |
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8. 2010 Senior Brunch Forum download (audio/x-m4a, 31.34Mb) Description: Live recording of the 2010 Senior Brunch Forum. |
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9. 2010 Commencement Ceremony download (audio/x-m4a, 29.29Mb) Description: Live recording of the 2010 Commencement ceremony, sans the reading of names. |
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10. Namadeva Thomas Ashley-Farrand '62: The Gayatri Mantra download (audio/x-m4a, 0.45Mb) Description: Thomas Ashley-Farrand '62 is a certified guru in the Hindu faith, and makes his living as a spiritual teacher. |
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11. Namadeva Thomas Ashley-Farrand '62 download (audio/x-m4a, 13.41Mb) Description: Thomas Ashley-Farrand '62 is a certified guru in the Hindu faith, and makes his living as a spiritual teacher. |
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12. 2009 Commencement Ceremony download (audio/x-m4a, 25.87Mb) Description: Featured guests in this audio presentation include Commencement Speaker Dr. Sean Wilentz, Honorary Degree Recipient Rep. Gwen Moore, Distinguished Educator Robin Tessereau, and Senior Class Speaker Nick Krueger. This year's theme was "Democracy and the Presidency." |
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13. Founders' Day 2009 Ceremony download (audio/x-m4a, 10.55Mb) Description: The founders of Ripon College worked tirelessly to attract a certain kind of person to this community, the sort who is selfless and welcoming, generous and kind. Had the late Sam Holmes '57 been around in the mid 1800s, he no doubt would have been as welcome a presence as he was until his recent passing. For embodying the spirit of its founders, Ripon College honored Sam with its 2009 Founders' Day Award. |
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14. MLK Week Panel: Remembering the Selma March download (audio/x-m4a, 31.74Mb) Description: Ripon's MLK week activities culminated in a riveting panel discussion between Rev. Jerry Thompson, a longtime chaplain and professor who led a group of students to Selma, Ala. in 1967 to support civil rights; and some of those very students. |
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15. McKey to the City download (audio/x-m4a, 12.80Mb) Description: To her Ripon College classmates and professors, Brittany Sullivan '11 is known simply as "Britt." After winning cycle 11 of the CW reality show "America's Next Top Model" with the pseudonym McKey, however, the name she goes by isn't the only thing that's bound to change. In this audio podcast, McKey talks about where she's been, where she's headed and what was up with that British accent. |
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16. Red Hawk Banquet 2008: Kathi Bennett download (audio/x-m4a, 12.54Mb) Description: As Athletic Director Bob Gillespie says, Kathi Bennett has been successful in nearly every endeavor. In this audio podcast, the assistant coach of women's hoops at UW-Madison reveals what it takes to build a winning team and shares some of her life experiences, including the car accident that nearly took her life. |
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17. 2008 Commencement Ceremony download (audio/x-m4a, 29.99Mb) Description: Featured guests in this audio presentation include Commencement Speaker Dr. Peter Ashton, Honorary Degree Recipient Darell Hammond, Distinguished Educator Susan Eblen, the families of posthumous Medal of Merit recipients Bill Bohnen '67 and Owen Gleason '73, and Senior Class Speaker Taiyi Sun. |
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18. 2008 Senior Bunch download (audio/x-m4a, 26.03Mb) Description: A host of seniors and their families enjoyed what may very well be their last meal in Pickard Commons, certainly as we now know it. Attendees were treated to an open forum and Q and A with our honored guests for Commencement on the year's theme of "Conservation, Adaptation and Sustainability." |
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19. Tommy Thompson: 2008 Ethics in Health Care Conference download (video/x-mp4, 78.03Mb) Description: Tommy Thompson, former Wisconsin governor and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, kicked off the second day of Ripon's Ethics conference with a stirring presentation covering problems and fixes with regard to the U.S. health care system. Includes introductions from Professor David Seligman and Trustee James P. Connelly. |
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20. Bob Amsden: All About "Arcadia" download (audio/x-m4a, 14.64Mb) Description: Tom Stoppard's mind-bending play Arcadia deals with complex themes and concepts. In this podcast, director Bob Amsden explains the story and discusses the challenges of presenting the same place in two different time periods. Arcadia runs from Feb. 27-March 1 in the Benstead Theatre, Rodman Center for the Arts. |
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21. Paul Schoofs: Social Security Reform download (audio/x-m4a, 25.47Mb) Description: If you think Social Security's woes are too far off to worry about yet, think again. What was supposed to be a supplemently income source is now depended upon by millions of seniors just to get by. You could be next if you don't listen to Economics professor Paul Schoofs discuss this very real problem and what we should do about it. Ignore it at your peril. |
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22. Craig Culver, CEO of Culver's Frozen Custard and Butterburgers download (audio/x-m4a, 8.14Mb) Description: Craig Culver stopped by Ripon to speak with students about how to succeed in business. In this short podcast, he answers questions about passion, the role of fast food in healthy eating, and coins the word "Starbucky" to describe a new interior design concept... |
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23. Mary Avery: Corporate Social Responsibility download (audio/x-m4a, 18.06Mb) Description: Mary Avery is known for being a great professor, but here she gets deep in the weeds on the issue of corporate social responsibility. Is it real or window dressing? Do corporate entities have any moral obligation to "give back," or is it only because it's in their best interest? Check out this interesting interview for Mary's take. |
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24. Red Hawk Banquet 2007: LeRoy Butler download (audio/x-m4a, 21.51Mb) Description: The road from LeRoy Butler's childhood in the Jacksonville, Fla. projects to a five-time All-Pro selection for the Green Bay Packers was fraught with challenges. Now, the football legend's foundation devotes itself to curing breast cancer. Hear all about it in this highly entertaining podcast. |
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25. Ethics Bowl 2007 download (video/x-mp4, 120.52Mb) Description: The Flying Kiwis and Sigma Chi slug it out on the ethical battlefield. Who's slimy and underhanded enough to lose? |
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26. Opening Convocation 2007 download (audio/x-m4a, 20.33Mb) Description: The Opening Convocation ceremony for the 2007-08 school year at Ripon College, featuring guest speaker Rik Warch, president emeritus of Lawrence University. |
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27. 2007 Advancement Video download (video/x-mp4, 38.98Mb) Description: Service is a core value of Ripon College, and one of the many things that make it special. See how service plays a role in the lives of our students, during and after their time at Ripon. |
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28. Commencement 2007 download (audio/x-m4a, 27.25Mb) Description: Did you miss Commencement 2007? Or were you so moved that you missed a bunch? In this audio podcast, you'll experience Ripon College's 141st Commencement ceremony from the bells playing Alma Mater up to the presentation of diplomas. |
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29. Senior Commencement Brunch download (audio/x-m4a, 24.19Mb) Description: Before graduating, a number of seniors stocked up on energy at the 2007 Senior Brunch. Special guests Jonathan Muraskas, Joia Mukherjee and Jodi Davis discuss the 2007 theme of Health and Service, and offer some sage advice to the freshly sated graduates. |
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30. The Parables of Jesus in Modern Times download (video/x-mp4, 36.29Mb) Description: Religion majors Chris Rydz and Drew Davis wondered how people in the Ripon community would react if presented with the same parables Jesus described in his teachings. What would you do if you saw a homeless man outside church? Would you help someone who was lying unconscious in the street? If you found $50, would you try to locate its rightful owner? In this video podcast, Drew and Chris walk you though their unique experiment and discuss what it reveals about human nature. |
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31. Steve Martin: The War Metaphor download (audio/x-m4a, 14.37Mb) Description: The War on Terror. The War on Drugs. The War on Poverty. Ripon College Professor of Communication Steve Martin dissects metaphors of war and disease, and explains why they are an impediment to the public's understanding of complex social issues. |
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32. Joe Hatcher: The Psychology of Happiness download (audio/x-m4a, 18.54Mb) Description: What makes us happy? Can happiness be quantified? If we're unhappy, what can we do about it? Is there a correlation between wealth and happiness? How about intelligence and happiness -- is ignorance really bliss? Joe Hatcher, Ripon College Professor of Psychology, examines happiness as an area of study and offers answers to these and other questions. |
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33. Myles Brand Keynote Speech, 2007 Ethics in Sports Conference download (audio/x-m4a, 19.57Mb) Description: NCAA President Myles Brand discusses the role of athletics in collegiate success |
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34. Myles Brand Q and A, 2007 Ethics in Sports Conference download (audio/x-m4a, 16.46Mb) Description: NCAA President Myles Brand discusses the role of athletics in collegiate success |
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35. Jayne Rufener Rauch: SuperBowl XLI Ad Postgame download (audio/x-m4a, 7.91Mb) Description: Adjunct instructor Jayne Rufener Rauch critiques the advertising package from Super Bowl XLI |
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36. Bud Selig Q and A, 2007 Ethics in Sports Conference download (audio/x-m4a, 9.68Mb) Description: Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig talks about preserving the integrity of baseball in the face of scandal. |
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37. Bud Selig Keynote Speech, 2007 Ethics in Sports Conference download (audio/x-m4a, 23.83Mb) Description: Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig talks about preserving the integrity of baseball in the face of scandal. |
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38. Jayne Rufener Rauch: SuperBowl XLI Ad Pregame download (audio/x-m4a, 10.73Mb) Description: This year's Super Bowl advertisers lined up to pay $2.6 million for a 30-second spot. How did Super Bowl advertising evolve into one of the game's most entertaining aspects? Is it worth it? What can we expect in Super Bowl XLI? Ripon College adjunct instructor and Super Bowl Ad Expert Jayne Rufener Rauch tackles these and other questions. |
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39. The Katrina Connection: Ripon College Heads South download (video/x-mp4, 126.81Mb) Description: As part of a class on team learning, Ripon College sophomore Ryan Hendricks pitched the idea of a group heading from the frigid north to the Gulf States to do whatever they could to help local communities rebuild. Dr. Jack Christ, director of the Leadership Studies Program, gave the thumbs-up. Cameras rolling, Ryan and his team hit the open road and documented their amazing experience. |
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40. Paul Schoofs: The Public Funding of Sports Stadiums (Part 1 of 2) download (audio/x-m4a, 11.66Mb) Description: Dr. Paul Schoofs, chair of the Economics department, has a particular interest in the economics of sports. In this episode, he riffs on an increasingly contentious issue: the public funding of professional sports venues. |
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41. Paul Schoofs: The Public Funding of Sports Stadiums (Part 2 of 2) download (audio/x-m4a, 10.02Mb) Description: Dr. Paul Schoofs, chair of the Economics department, has a particular interest in the economics of sports. In this episode, he riffs on an increasingly contentious issue: the public funding of professional sports venues. |
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42. Joseph Sebarenzi: Peace and Reconciliation in the Face of Genocide download (audio/x-m4a, 19.66Mb) Description: Sebarenzi was the featured speaker during Ripon College's MLK week events. A former head of the Rwanda Parliament, he has lived through horrors that defy the imagination. He speaks now of peace and reconciliation. |
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