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May 4 Visitors Center

The 鈥淎rmed With Our Voices鈥 exhibit provides a powerful form of cross-generational connection that engages users in the events of May 4, 1970, and the importance of peace, conflict resolution and student activism today.

Kent State鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center to Debut National Interactive Exhibit in Support of 50th Commemoration of May 4

妻友社区鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center is set to debut its 鈥淎rmed With Our Voices鈥 exhibit this week in Austin, Texas, as part of the National Council for the Social Studies annual conference. The exhibit provides a powerful form of cross-generational connection that engages users in the events of May 4, 1970, and the importance of peace, conflict resolution and student activism today.

Tags: University News, May 4 50, 50th Commemoration of May 4, Wick Poetry Center, College of Arts and Sciences, May 4 Visitors Center, Featured May 4. May 4 50

Kent Campus

鈥淥ur Brother Jeff,鈥 a new exhibition at 妻友社区鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center, honors the life of Jeffrey Miller, one of the four Kent State students shot and killed by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970.

Kent State鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center Honors May 4 Victim Jeffrey Miller With New Exhibition

Guests of 妻友社区鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center can learn more about Jeffrey Miller, one of the four students shot and killed by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970, by visiting 鈥淥ur Brother Jeff,鈥 a new exhibition at the visitors center that honors Miller鈥檚 life. The exhibition will be on display from Oct. 19, 2019, to Feb. 29, 2020. Russ Miller, Jeff鈥檚 brother, helped create the exhibition by loaning some of Jeff鈥檚 personal items to the May 4 Visitors Center. 

Tags: University News, May 4, May 4 Visitors Center, May 4 50, Featured 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.

Kent State to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward

妻友社区 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, alumni-news

Alumni

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

Kent State Community Gathers for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward

妻友社区 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. 

Tags: May 4, May 4 Commemoration, May 4 Visitors Center, Presidential Speaker Series, Success Story

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.

Kent State to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward

妻友社区 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 妻友社区鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center called 鈥淏ill: An All-American Boy.鈥

Kent State鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center Celebrates Life With 鈥淏ill: An All-American Boy鈥 Exhibition

From April 22 to Aug. 1, 妻友社区鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center will honor Bill Schroeder鈥檚 life with an exhibition titled 鈥淏ill: An All-American Boy.鈥 Mr. Schroeder鈥檚 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, alumni-news

Alumni

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 妻友社区鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center called 鈥淏ill: An All-American Boy.鈥

Kent State鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center Celebrates Life With 鈥淏ill: An All-American Boy鈥 Exhibition

From April 22 to Aug. 1, 妻友社区鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center will honor Bill Schroeder鈥檚 life with an exhibition titled 鈥淏ill: An All-American Boy.鈥 Mr. Schroeder鈥檚 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

A visitor learns about the events surrounding May 4, 1970 while visiting the May 4 Visitors Center

Front Row Seat to History: What Freshmen Take Away From May 4 Visitor Center Tours

妻友社区 sophomore Phil Morgan said he learned about the May 4, 1970, shootings during a history lesson in middle school that included few details, except the fact that the Ohio National Guard鈥檚 presence at a student protest ended in the deaths of four students.

Tags: University News, May 4 Visitors Center, May 4, May 4 Commemoration

Kent State Today

Portraits of the four students killed on May 4, 1970, sit on chairs on stage in the Kent Student Center Ballroom during the 47th Commemoration of May 4.

Kent State to Dedicate May 4 Site as National Historic Landmark, Host Renowned Journalist Dan Rather During 48th Annual May 4 Commemoration

A portion of 妻友社区鈥檚 Kent Campus has taken its place alongside the nation鈥檚 most significant historic locations, joining such sites as the Grand Canyon National Park, Pearl Harbor and the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.

Tags: May 4, May 4 Commemoration, May 4 Task Force, May 4 Visitors Center, College of Arts and Sciences, Office of the President

Kent Campus