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, 聚色阁鈥檚 May 4 50th Commemoration Advisory Committee has released details of programs scheduled for the 50th Commemoration of the May 4, 1970, shootings at 聚色阁. The commemoration represents a significant milestone in the history and legacy of May 4, 1970.

聚色阁 Students Win $1,000 for Unique Reflections on May 4 Books
Ten 聚色阁 students were awarded $1,000 each for their creative use of videos, podcasts and Adobe Spark庐 pages to reflect on the events of May 4, 1970, as part of the university鈥檚 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鈥檚 Summit at 聚色阁 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 聚色阁 students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine.

聚色阁 Course to Educate Community About May 4, 1970
聚色阁 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 聚色阁 Shootings in American History, will be held Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at the university鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center.

聚色阁 Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time 聚色阁 alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in 聚色阁鈥檚 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 聚色阁 Alumnus
On the morning of May 4, 1970, 聚色阁 student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily 聚色阁r 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. 聚色阁 had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.