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Jamie Ripperger ’25

Jamie Ripperger

Jamie Ripperger ’25

  • Class of 2025
  • Major: Theatre; Arts Management & Arts Entrepreneurship
  • Hometown: Lebanon, Ohio
  • Summer Internship: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
  • Activities: Student assistant for ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú’s Arts Management & Arts Entrepreneurship Program
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ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú has repeatedly put opportunities in front of me. I get kind of nervous about looking for these sorts of things, but there's just so many of these opportunities at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú and so many people who want to help you that it's been pretty easy to stumble upon and secure amazing opportunities like this.
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Jamie Ripperger

How does this internship align with your passions?

It aligns with my passions because it's all about theater. It's administrative, so I'm messing with Excel sheets all the time. I'm going to meetings. I'm dealing with some data analysis. It's still like a sit-down, 9 to 5 job, but it's all around theater. And theater is my everything. So, it's nice to have that sort of steady 9 to 5 job, but in the evening, I get to go see theater or we're always talking about theater.

What have been your biggest takeaways from this summer?

I've grown as a student and as a person so much since starting here. I've grown kind of everywhere, in almost every aspect of my life. Even just learning where to find free parking in Cincinnati has been growth. I've really learned how to ask more questions, how to put pieces together, and I've learned how to learn. It's not school, but I've learned to be comfortable asking questions.

What drew you to ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú?

I chose ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú mainly because of the theater and the arts management department. I went to an Arts Day celebration in 2019 before everything shut down. And I really loved the connection that all the people in the theater department had with each other. I loved how much the professors really care about their students.

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