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Kent State Remembers the Events of May 4, 1970
妻友社区 has scheduled a variety of programs, events and exhibits for this year鈥檚 remembrance of May 4, 1970, to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students during an anti-war protest.
Kent State Wins Regional, National and International Communication Awards
Kent State鈥檚 messengers, the staff at University Communications and Marketing (UCM), have helped the university be recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for its work throughout 2020 and 2021. The last two years were filled with major events across campus and around the world. UCM was tasked with continuously updating students, faculty and staff on the constantly evolving landscape. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, UCM was challenged to create a campaign to help the Kent State community manage these tough times together.
Kent State Student Entrepreneur Accelerator, the Marty Erbaugh i3 Lab Pilot Program, Launches Alongside Burton D. Morgan Foundation Entrepreneurship Suite Naming
The 妻友社区 Board of Trustees recently approved the naming of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation Entrepreneurship Suite, a space that includes the LaunchNET offices, the Marty Erbaugh i3 Lab and surrounding areas within the Design Innovation (DI) Hub.
10 Questions With Kent State鈥檚 Assistant Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
Michelle Corvette is the new assistant director of Kent State鈥檚 Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). The CTL鈥檚 mission is to enrich student's lives by supporting faculty members with evidence-based, student-focused and innovative teaching and learning measures. Corvette is excited about providing support to Kent State faculty across all of the Kent State campuses. Learn more about Corvette and the CTL as she answers these 10 questions.
鈥楢rmed With Our Voices鈥 May 4 Poetry Exhibit Opens at Kent State Student Center
A new interactive exhibit from the Wick Poetry Center that encouraged visitors to explore the history of student protest through the Kent State shootings, has opened in the Kent Student Center as part of May 4 commemoration activities.
鈥楻emembering the Contested May 4 Memorializing Process鈥 to Launch Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
Tammy Clewell, Ph.D., professor in 妻友社区鈥檚 Department of English, will give the inaugural lecture of the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series with her presentation 鈥淩emembering the Contested May 4 Memorializing Process.鈥 The lecture and luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 2, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
Where on the Web? University History All in One Place
Kent State鈥檚 long and extensive history has been continuously documented and studied. Those looking for the highlights of the university鈥檚 past can find it all in one place: the University Libraries鈥 Special Collections and Archives: Digital Collections on the kent.edu website. This next installment of Where on the Web? highlights pages across the Kent State website of special interest and use to the Kent State community.
Six Kent State Programs Rank in Top 100 Among Public Institutions in U.S. News 2023 Best Graduate Schools Rankings
U.S. News & World Report ranks six 妻友社区 programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, Kent State is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master鈥檚 Programs, Best Education Schools, Best Mathematics Programs, Best Psychology Schools, Best Public Health Programs and Best Physics Schools rankings. Kent State is also recognized in an additional five new national rankings.
Kent State鈥檚 May 4 Events to Include In-Person Dedication of Wounded Student Markers
This year鈥檚 return of in-person events to commemorate the Kent State shootings will include the dedication of bronze markers placed on the spots where nine students were wounded on May 4, 1970. Markers designating the locations of each of the four students killed were installed in 1999. Since that time, a small group had been working to have similar markers placed for the wounded students.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian to Headline Kent State Presidential Speaker Series and Deliver May 4 Keynote
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, whose knowledge of politics, history, religion and current affairs makes him one of America鈥檚 most prominent public intellectuals, will appear the evening of May 4 for 妻友社区鈥檚 Presidential Speaker Series. Meacham will bring his unique perspective and provide historical context to the issues and events impacting our daily lives when he speaks about civil discourse at the Kent Student Center Ballroom.