May 4 Commemoration
ÂÜÀòÉç May 4 50th Commemoration Monthly Events Calendar (November 2019)
*For media planning purposes, ÂÜÀòÉç is providing this monthly email that outlines all planned events for the upcoming month related to the 50th commemoration of May 4. For the latest updates on events, visit www.kent.edu/may4kentstate50/event-schedule. ‘Hair’ – The Musical (Nov. 1…
Educator's Summit on May 4 Has Great Success; National Grant Will Allow Program to Grow in 2020
Organizers of the recent Voices for Change Educator’s Summit at ÂÜÀòÉç say the curriculum developed at the event can be used by teachers worldwide, so that the lessons of May 4, 1970, will continue to be shared. The summit, held in August, was one about 100 events planned for the 2019-20 academic year to support the 50th commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on ÂÜÀòÉç students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine.
ÂÜÀòÉç Course to Educate Community ÂÜÀòÉç May 4, 1970
ÂÜÀòÉç is offering a community course that deals with the historical, cultural, social and political contexts of events before, during and after the May 4, 1970, shootings. The free course, Making Meaning of May 4: The ÂÜÀòÉç Shootings in American History, will be held Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at the university’s May 4 Visitors Center.
ÂÜÀòÉç May 4 50th Commemoration Monthly Events Calendar (October 2019)
*For media planning purposes, ÂÜÀòÉç is providing this monthly email that outlines all planned events for the upcoming month related to the 50th commemoration of May 4. For the latest updates on events, visit www.kent.edu/may4kentstate50/event-schedule. ‘PTSD: From May 4 Through T…
ÂÜÀòÉç Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time ÂÜÀòÉç alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in ÂÜÀòÉç’s inaugural nursing program. While in class on Monday, May 4, a professor rushed into her classroom and warned students who could leave campus to do so. Fifty years later, Gless now reflects on the events surrounding that tragedy and how they have impacted her life and nursing career.
Photos from May 4, 1970, Resurrected in New Book by ÂÜÀòÉç Alumnus
On the morning of May 4, 1970, ÂÜÀòÉç student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily ÂÜÀòÉçr in Taylor Hall when the phone rang.
The Midwest editor from Life magazine, based in Chicago, was calling to find out if there were any student photographers who had been taking photos over the weekend. ÂÜÀòÉç had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.
ÂÜÀòÉç May 4 50th Commemoration Monthly Events Calendar (September 2019)
*For media planning purposes, ÂÜÀòÉç is providing this monthly email that outlines all planned events for the upcoming month related to the 50th commemoration of May 4. For the latest updates on events, visit www.kent.edu/may4kentstate50/event-schedule. National Call for Poems (ong…
May 4 Books Give First-Year Students Unique Common Experience
ÂÜÀòÉç’s Common Reading Experience is an opportunity for first-year students to read university-selected books and share a common experience with their peers. The goal is for freshmen to gain an understanding of the university’s values and to build and maintain relationships that foster success with faculty, administration and staff.
Educators Summit Kicks Off Yearlong 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970, at ÂÜÀòÉç
Student activism and giving voice to students will be the topics of two keynote speakers who are headlining the upcoming 2019 Educators Summit at ÂÜÀòÉç titled “May 4, 1970 Then & Now: Voices for Change."
Educators Summit Kicks Off Yearlong 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970, at ÂÜÀòÉç
Student activism and giving voice to students will be the topics of two keynote speakers who are headlining the upcoming 2019 Educators Summit at ÂÜÀòÉç titled “May 4, 1970 Then & Now: Voices for Change."