May 4 Commemoration
‘Armed With Our Voices’ May 4 Poetry Exhibit Opens at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Student Center
A new interactive exhibit from the Wick Poetry Center that encouraged visitors to explore the history of student protest through the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« shootings, has opened in the Kent Student Center as part of May 4 commemoration activities.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s May 4 Events to Include In-Person Dedication of Wounded Student Markers
This year’s return of in-person events to commemorate the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« 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.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration
For the first time since 2019, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University will remember May 4, 1970, with its return to an in-person, annual commemoration 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students during an anti-war protest.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« School of Music to Commemorate May 4 Through Music, Dance and Poetry at Severance
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University School of Music returns to Severance Music Center on Monday, May 2, at 7 p.m. featuring nearly 300 students from across the university performing a rich lineup of genres and styles from classical and jazz to gospel and world music. It will also feature collaborations with the School of Theatre and Dance and the Wick Poetry Center.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« to Mark 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Virtual Event, Honor Wounded Students
Members of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University community and people around the world will gather virtually for the 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day the Ohio National Guard fired on Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.
Virtual Events Promote Peace, Anti-Racism as Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Marks the Annual Commemoration of May 4, 1970
To honor and remember the events that occurred on May 4, 1970, virtual events and exhibits hosted by Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University students, faculty and staff are scheduled from April 30 through May 4. The virtual events include several powerful speakers and events that promote peace and anti-racism and educate future students about the legacy of May 4, 1970.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« to Mark 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Virtual Event, Honor Wounded Students
Members of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University community and people around the world will gather virtually for the 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day the Ohio National Guard fired on Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.
May 4 Activist Alan Canfora’s Memory and Legacy Will Live Long at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University
For 50 years, Alan Canfora was a tireless advocate for the four students killed and nine wounded on May 4, 1970.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« to Hold Virtual May 4 Commemoration, Honor Wounded Students
In keeping with the commitment to honor and remember the events of May 4, 1970, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University will hold a virtual May 4 51st Commemoration this year. The virtual commemoration will feature a video premiering at noon on Tuesday, May 4, that focuses on the nine wounded students: Alan Canfora, John Cleary, Thomas Grace, Dean Kahler, Joseph Lewis, Donald Mackenzie, James Russell, Robert Stamps and Douglas Wrentmore.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Holds Virtual May 4 50th Commemoration, Occurring May 1-4
Beginning Friday, May, visitors to the will be able to view a variety of special videos, online exhibits and interactive tours, all designed to honor and remember Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students who lost their lives 50 years ago on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« campus.