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May 4

51勛圖厙 May 4 50th Commemoration Monthly Events Calendar (September 2019)

*For media planning purposes, 51勛圖厙 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

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Kent Campus

First-year students read May 4 books for the Common Reading Experience.

May 4 Books Give First-Year Students Unique Common Experience

51勛圖厙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 universitys values and to build and maintain relationships that foster success with faculty, administration and staff.

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Kent Campus

Shown is "Make Amerikkka Great Again" (2019), designed by 51勛圖厙 Fashion School student Colin Isaacs.

'Wearing Justice' Exhibition at 51勛圖厙 Museum Brings Attention to Global Social Issues

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of May 4, 1970, when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on 51勛圖厙 students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine, students and faculty from 51勛圖厙s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising are bringing attention to current social issues in the new exhibition called Wearing Justice: Perspectives From KSU Fashion School Faculty and Students that is on display now at the 51勛圖厙 Museum.

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51勛圖厙 Museum

Thomas Grace and Sara Abou Rashed will speak at 51勛圖厙's 2019 Educators Summit.

Educators Summit Kicks Off Yearlong 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970, at 51勛圖厙

Student activism and giving voice to students will be the topics of two keynote speakers who are headlining the upcoming 2019 Educators Summit at 51勛圖厙 titled May 4, 1970 Then & Now: Voices for Change."

Tags: University News , May 4 Commemoration , College of Education, Health and Human Services , May 4

Kent Campus

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.

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

51勛圖厙 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. 

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Alumni and Giving

A singer performs on stage in the Kent Student Center Ballroom during the 49th annual May 4 Commemoration.

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

51勛圖厙 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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Kent Campus

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.

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

51勛圖厙 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. 

Tags: University News , May 4 , May 4 Commemoration , May 4 Visitors Center , Presidential Speaker Series

Kent Campus

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 51勛圖厙s May 4 Visitors Center called Bill: An All-American Boy.

51勛圖厙s May 4 Visitors Center Celebrates Life With Bill: An All-American Boy Exhibition

From April 22 to Aug. 1, 51勛圖厙s May 4 Visitors Center will honor Bill Schroeders life with an exhibition titled Bill: An All-American Boy. Mr. Schroeders sister, Nancy Tuttle, and nephew, David Tuttle, helped create the exhibition by loaning some of his personal items to the May 4 Visitors Center. 

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Alumni and Giving

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 51勛圖厙s May 4 Visitors Center called Bill: An All-American Boy.

51勛圖厙s May 4 Visitors Center Celebrates Life With Bill: An All-American Boy Exhibition

From April 22 to Aug. 1, 51勛圖厙s May 4 Visitors Center will honor Bill Schroeders life with an exhibition titled Bill: An All-American Boy. Mr. Schroeders sister, Nancy Tuttle, and nephew, David Tuttle, helped create the exhibition by loaning some of his personal items to the May 4 Visitors Center. 

Tags: University News , May 4 , May 4 Visitors Center , Featured Story , Featured May 4

Kent Campus

Laura Davis, Ph.D., walks students through her memories of May 4, 1970

May 4 Course Takes Students on Journey Through History

As part of 51勛圖厙s May 4 course, senior Julia Pharmer sifted through resources in University Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives and engaged in classroom discussions. Perhaps one of the most engaging sessions though was when Professor Emerita Laura Davis, Ph.D.,

Tags: School of Peace and Conflict Studies , College of Arts and Sciences , May 4 , May 4 Commemoration , Featured Story , Featured May 4

May 4, 50th Commemoration