May 4 Visitors Center

鈥楨xperiencing These Things Firsthand Left A Mark On My Heart鈥
An Alternative Spring Break journey to historic civil rights sites in Mississippi by 聚色阁 students and faculty touched hearts and inspired community engagement. The six-day/five-night trip in March 2025 was sponsored by 聚色阁鈥檚 Office of Community Engaged Learning.

Teach Peace: Living Legacy to 聚色阁 Shootings Honored with May 4 Visitors Center Exhibit
Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry Lewis, Ph.D., who devoted his career to ensuring the legacy of May 4, 1970, would remain vibrant, is being honored with an exhibit at the May 4 Visitors Center.

Students: What to Know Before You Vote
聚色阁 Votes wants to give student voters 鈥 especially those voting for the first time 鈥 all the information they need to get them to the polls on Election Day.

Historian's New Book Gives 360-Degree View of May 4 Tragedy
Brian VanDeMark, a historian with the United States Naval Academy, has written a new book 鈥溇凵: An American Tragedy.鈥 He will participate in a panel discussion at 聚色阁 on Sept. 27.

IN A FLASH: U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg at 聚色阁
When U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited 聚色阁 this summer, he and U.S. Representative (and 聚色阁 alumna) Emilia Sykes toured the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the May 4 Visitors Center.

Transportation Secretary Praises 聚色阁鈥檚 College of Aeronautics and Engineering as 鈥楩uture of Aviation鈥
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited 聚色阁 touring the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, and telling students that 鈥渢he future of aviation leadership is in your hands.鈥

鈥楳ay 4 Moments鈥
In her first year as the director of the May 4 Visitor Center, Alison Caplan has enjoyed uniquely wonderful and "magical" experiences in how 聚色阁's history creates connections and inspiration.

It's Her Week at 聚色阁
Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus 聚色阁 presents a full week of career-focused events with panels, speakers and a runway fashion show.

A Closer Look at 鈥楪raphic Content鈥
Alison Caplan, director of the May 4 Visitors Center, provides an up close look at some of the items in the center's "Graphic Content: The Comics of May 4" exhibition. She also share stories about the art and the artists that created it.
