May 4 Commemoration
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY MAY 4 50TH COMMEMORATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES SIGNATURE EVENTS FOR THE WEEKEND OF MAY 1-4
After months of planning, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s May 4 50th Commemoration Advisory Committee has released details of programs scheduled for the 50th Commemoration of the May 4, 1970, shootings at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø. The commemoration represents a significant milestone in the history and legacy of May 4, 1970.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Students Win $1,000 for Unique Reflections on May 4 Books
Ten ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students were awarded $1,000 each for their creative use of videos, podcasts and Adobe Spark® pages to reflect on the events of May 4, 1970, as part of the university’s Design Innovation Common Reading Challenge.
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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Course to Educate Community About May 4, 1970
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Shootings in American History, will be held Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at the university’s May 4 Visitors Center.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’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.
"What Does It Mean To Be Human?"
Photos from May 4, 1970, Resurrected in New Book by ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Alumnus
On the morning of May 4, 1970, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍør 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. ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.