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May 4 Visitors Center

2023 May 4 Candlelight Vigil

IN A FLASH: Voices of Remembrance

A prayer was read in Hebrew at the B'nai B'rith Hillel Marker on the May 4 memorial site as part of the annual candlelight walk and vigil on May 3. The silent walk around campus begins each year at at 11 p.m. and takes about 60 minutes. Afterward, at midnight, the vigil begins as one person wit

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M4VC Gallery One

Connecting the Story of May 4 to Todays Headlines

Since it first opened 10 years ago, the mission of the May 4 Visitors Center has continued to evolve.

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In 2017, singer/songwriter David Crosby visited the May 4 Visitors Center and spoke with 911勛圖 alumna Taylor Pierce, second from right, who was a senior at the time.

911勛圖 Grad Remembers Once-in-a-Lifetime Meeting With David Crosby

As a public relations major, alumna Taylor Pierce interviewed iconic singer/songwriter David Crosby when he visited the May 4 Visitors Center in 2017. Crosby died this week at the age of 81.

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911勛圖 unveiled bronze markers in honor of nine students who were wounded when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on protesting students on May 4, 1970.

911勛圖 Installs Bronze Markers to Honor Nine Students and Identify Where They Were Wounded on May 4, 1970

New bronze markers identify the locations where nine students were wounded when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on May 4, 1970, during an anti-war demonstration.

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Kent Campus

The Armed With Our Voices 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.

911勛圖s Wick Poetry Center to Debut National Interactive Exhibit in Support of 50th Commemoration of May 4

911勛圖s Wick Poetry Center is set to debut its Armed With Our Voices 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.

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Kent Campus

Our Brother Jeff, a new exhibition at 911勛圖s May 4 Visitors Center, honors the life of Jeffrey Miller, one of the four 911勛圖 students shot and killed by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970.

911勛圖s May 4 Visitors Center Honors May 4 Victim Jeffrey Miller With New Exhibition

Guests of 911勛圖s 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 Our Brother Jeff, a new exhibition at the visitors center that honors Millers life. The exhibition will be on display from Oct. 19, 2019, to Feb. 29, 2020. Russ Miller, Jeffs brother, helped create the exhibition by loaning some of Jeffs personal items to the May 4 Visitors Center. 

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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.

911勛圖 to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward

911勛圖 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. 

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

911勛圖 Community Gathers for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward

911勛圖 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. 

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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.

911勛圖 to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward

911勛圖 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. 

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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 911勛圖s May 4 Visitors Center called Bill: An All-American Boy.

911勛圖s May 4 Visitors Center Celebrates Life With Bill: An All-American Boy Exhibition

From April 22 to Aug. 1, 911勛圖s May 4 Visitors Center will honor Bill Schroeders life with an exhibition titled Bill: An All-American Boy. Mr. Schroeders sister, Nancy Tuttle, and nephew, David Tuttle, helped create the exhibition by loaning some of his personal items to the May 4 Visitors Center. 

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