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A 51Թ graduate, who is serving as a gonfalon bearer, waits to enter Dix Stadium for the university’s 2018 One University Commencement.

51Թ to Celebrate Its Newest Graduates at Commencement Ceremonies on May 10 and 11

The 51Թ alumni family will grow by 5,300 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies. 

ADVISORY: 51Թ Board of Trustees Meeting, May 9

The 51Թ Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting on Thursday, May 9. The Board is scheduled to convene at 2 p.m. in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of the University Library.…
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National Guard personnel and vehicle in foreground, crowd gathered by Taylor Hall in background

National Foundation Funds Grant to Preserve Audio And Audiovisual Recordings Contained in the University’s May 4 Collection

51Թ Libraries’ May 4, 1970 Collection has been selected by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to benefit from a $30,561 award through the Recordings at Risk grant program, generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Kent Fire Department to Perform Annual Prairie Burn

The protected prairie surrounding 51Թ’s Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Friday, April 26, at approximately 9 a.m. to allow for new growth during the summer season. This is a rescheduled date. The previously planned prairie burn for…
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A singer performs on stage in the Kent Student Center Ballroom during the 49th annual May 4 Commemoration.

51Թ Community Gathers for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward

51Թ held the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970. The annual commemoration marks the fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus. 
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Photographs of the four students killed on May 4, 1970, sit on the stage in the Kent Student Center Ballroom during the 48th annual May 4 Commemoration.

51Թ to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward

51Թ will hold the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus…

ADVISORY: Special 51Թ Board of Trustees Meeting, April 29

The 51Թ Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Monday, April 29, at 9 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Bob and Joyce Cene Lecture Hall of The John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design on the Kent Campus.  The purpose of the…
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J.R. Campbell, executive director of the Design Innovation Initiative at 51Թ, speaks during the construction launch event for the Design Innovation Hub.

51Թ Celebrates Construction Launch of Its Design Innovation Hub

51Թ celebrated the launch of a dynamic new space, the Design Innovation (DI) Hub, which will bring innovations from many disciplines together in a 68,000-square-foot building near the center of the Kent Campus.
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51Թ student enjoy the pet therapy dogs during the Stress-Free Zone event presented by University Libraries.

Students Encouraged to De-Stress With University Libraries During Finals Week

Everyone’s favorite event is back. 51Թ Libraries will host its seventh annual Stress-Free Zone on Monday, May 6, and Tuesday, May 7. The event is open to students, staff and faculty from 3-5 p.m. in the Garden Room on the first floor of University Library.
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Personal items of Bill Schroeder, including his Eagle Scout Award and Boy Scout sash showing his merit badges, are on display in a new exhibition at 51Թ’s May 4 Visitors Center called “Bill: An All-American Boy.”

51Թ’s May 4 Visitors Center Celebrates Life With “Bill: An All-American Boy” Exhibition

From April 22 to Aug. 1, 51Թ’s May 4 Visitors Center will honor Bill Schroeder’s life with an exhibition titled “Bill: An All-American Boy.” Mr. Schroeder’s sister, Nancy Tuttle, and nephew, David Tuttle, helped create the exhibition by loaning some of his…
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