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300 W. Seward St. Ripon, WI 54971 The Office of Student Activities and Orientation Phone: 920-748-8112 http://www.ripon.edu/studentlife/ student_activities/misa/misa.html Editor of newlstter: Kyonna Withers Assistant Director of Student Activities E-mail: withersk@ripon.edu
EVENTS
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HOLIDAYS
MLK Week 2013 January 21-26
Ash Wednesday Feb 13
Martin Luther King Jr Day January 21
Women's History Month in March
Home Away from Home group dinner January 28 5pm
CDC Culture Week March 4-8
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Black History Month in February
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Chinese New Year February 10
Spring Break Trip to Mall of America – March 12-14 Easter March 31
M EET THE NEW MULTICULTURAL / INTERNATIONAL LIASON ! By: Karlyn Schumacher If you’re in the Student Activities Office and have a free minute, be sure to stop in and say hello to the new Assistant Director of Student Activities, Kyonna Withers. Having finished her graduate program at Old Dominion University in Virginia in May, Withers says, “I’m excited to be here. Every morning I come here ready for a new day, to learn a whole lot, meet a bunch of new people, and experience something new.” As the new Assistant Director of SAO, Withers has a lot on her plate. Her duties include overseeing all eight Greek groups on campus, as well as all multicultural and international
affairs initiatives. She plans and implements the Home Away from Home program, advises the Black Student Union, The Network, and the Cultural Diversity Club, to name a few. “It is a lot,” Withers admits, “but it’s all for the students. That’s why I’m here – to help Ripon College students enjoy their college experiences.”
different types of students, Withers also gets to work with just about every department on campus. “The fact that I’m able to be here, working with all types of students and departments, makes me feel like I’m learning so much just from being here. I embrace and need change. If things stay stagnant, I can’t grow as an individual,” says Withers.
Withers will be working closely with international, multicultural, and Greek students on campus, although she says, “I always have an open door policy for students. You don’t have to be a multicultural, international, or a Greek student to come talk to me.”
Most important, though, is the passion Withers has for her role at Ripon College, and how she can use that passion to help others. “I’m so happy to be here,” says Withers, “and I’m ready to grow as an individual.”
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