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Monday 9am - 12pm 1pm - 5pm Tuesday 8am - 5pm Wednesday 8am - 5pm Thursday 8am - 5pm Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Ripon College Center for Diversity and Inclusion, 300 Seward Street PO Box 248, Ripon, WI (2026)

Inaugurated in 2015, The CDI:

- Propels the exploration of critical issues and initiating discussions about racism, sexism, heterosexism, inter-ethnic relationships, cultural identity, intersectionality, and the historical and current realities that are impacting these communities.

- Is committed to the sustained, and comprehensive work of creating a campus climate of mutual respect and communa

l vision.

- Ensures greater representation of individuals from all backgrounds in every part of the college and keeping fairness and accessibility at the heart of our policies and procedures.

- Values a deep, collective understanding that an institutional and personal commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is a true commitment to meaningful, lifelong learning.

05/21/2026

Dear Team ❤️,I am so proud of you 👏🏽 for reaching this incredible milestone. The Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) has evolved beautifully, all thanks to your dedication and commitment to diversity and inclusion. ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿I am so thankful 🥹 😭to have had the opportunity to work closely with each of you, and I am absolutely delighted to see you step forward as professionals in the field. You have all taught me such valuable, unique lessons:Glira, you have shown me that leadership comes in many forms. When we first met, I remember you being timid, but before I knew it, you became heavily involved on campus. You constantly challenged yourself both personally and professionally, and I am incredibly proud of everything you have accomplished.💚Hailey, you are one of the fiercest student leaders I have ever met. You were already so heavily involved when I first interviewed you! Seeing you continue to advocate and show others the ropes made me feel extremely proud. Thank you for everything you fought for and championed.💚Eugene, your charisma and wisdom truly shine. Watching you grow through the BSU and dare to put yourself out there by traveling to Spain 🇪🇸 has been amazing. I am proud that you continue to look for ways to grow, especially through our great conversations about financial literacy.💚Harnish, thank you for taking the lead on the Ripon College Men of Color Initiative and providing free haircuts for your peers. I always appreciated you coming into my office for those honest conversations; you taught me so much about how I can better support men of color. I am proud to have witnessed your growth as a scholar and a leader.To my whole team: thank you for making the CDI feel like home 🏡. Thank you for helping build our space with the beautiful decorations you contributed, for hosting amazing events, and for supporting the visions I had.I look forward to seeing all the wonderful things you will achieve in the future. 🥲Remember, I am always here if you ever need anything 💛. Continue to celebrate this amazing accomplishment!🎊👏🏽🙌🏾🍾

05/20/2026

This past weekend marked a deeply meaningful milestone on our campus as we celebrated Ripon College’s 4th Annual Intercultural Convocation. This beautiful tradition began the exact year I arrived at Ripon, and it has been a profound privilege to watch it evolve, expand, and flourish in so many unique aspects. 🌹Thank you to Maythe and Meli for helping me start this beautiful tradition. With the support of President Folse and the Commencement Committee. I am incredibly thankful for the opportunity to gather as a united community and celebrate our extraordinary graduating students, alongside the families, friends, and support systems who championed them every step of the way. 🎓While saying goodbye is never easy, estoy orgullosa—I am immensely proud to know that our graduates are moving onward to bigger, greater endeavors.A special thank you to our student speakers—Glira, Hailey, and Sean. Your powerful words and leadership have left an indelible mark on our campus community. ❤️ To the Class of 2026: you are absolutely phenomenal. Please carry that reminder with you always, and know that my door remains open to you; please never hesitate to reach out if you ever need support. 😊 Seeing you all walk across the commencement stage proudly wearing your stoles brought so much joy to me. Thank you for choosing Ripon, for sharing your voices, and for being such passionate advocates for our campus community. ❤️Thank you for the beautiful ! Thank you & ! ❤️ 🎓

04/23/2026

From catalyst to awards convocation ❤️👏🏽. It’s a good day to celebrate our students , faculty , and staff. Everything you do is noticed and will stay with our campus community. Today is the day to remember you are bold. Scholars in the making soon to be professionals. It’s so empowering to see you all grow as leaders in our community and beyond. Keep going and look back at days like these. 📚Congratulations to everyone that presented today you are doing graduate level work presenting your research. Scholars pay to present their research. You are doing something that is preparing you for the future. You are all innovated in your own way. To those that received awards 🏆tonight thank you for everything you do for our campus academically , through social justice, leadership, and so much more. It is well deserved celebrate tonight and remember this important moment for the rest of your life. There will be moments where you will need to reflect how far you have come. If your journey is just staring be patient with yourself one ☝️ day you will get there. Just keep going Red Hawks! ❤️

04/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the HEDIT conference today. 🫶🏽Especially President Folse. We appreciate Marian University hosting this years conference. It was so wonderful to hear from Mohammad Bey.🎓 Today was a reminder that it takes a community to go further rather than alone. I was able to give a presentation on Emotional Landscape of Harm: Pathways to Healing through Self-Work one my goal is to always empower our campus community. If you missed HEDIT this year and are interested in learning more stop by the CDI or email me I be happy to share the information. I’m extremely grateful to Dr. Mary Unger .i.unger for also leading a session focusing on Crafting a Better World through a Feminist perspective. 🗺️ We had the opportunity to learn from others today and learn more about the evolution of our own identities. Some of the materials we learned about today will mostly likely be apart of our Social Justice Summit next semester.

Address

300 Seward Street PO Box 248
Ripon, WI
54971

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 12pm
	1pm - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm

Website

http://www.ripon.edu/diversity/, https://linktr.ee/riponcollegecdi

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