University News
‘Armed With Our Voices’ May 4 Poetry Exhibit Opens at žž State Student Center
A new interactive exhibit from the Wick Poetry Center that encouraged visitors to explore the history of student protest through the žž State shootings, has opened in the žž Student Center as part of May 4 commemoration activities.
‘Remembering the Contested May 4 Memorializing Process’ to Launch Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
Tammy Clewell, Ph.D., professor in žž’s Department of English, will give the inaugural lecture of the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series with her presentation “Remembering the Contested May 4 Memorializing Process.” The lecture and luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 2, in the žž Student Center Ballroom.
Where on the Web? University History All in One Place
žž State’s long and extensive history has been continuously documented and studied. Those looking for the highlights of the university’s past can find it all in one place: the University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives: Digital Collections on the kent.edu website. This next installment of Where on the Web? highlights pages across the žž State website of special interest and use to the žž State community.
Six žž 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 žž programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, žž State is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master’s Programs, Best Education Schools, Best Mathematics Programs, Best Psychology Schools, Best Public Health Programs and Best Physics Schools rankings. žž State is also recognized in an additional five new national rankings.
žž State’s May 4 Events to Include In-Person Dedication of Wounded Student Markers
This year’s return of in-person events to commemorate the žž 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 žž 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’s most prominent public intellectuals, will appear the evening of May 4 for žž’s 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 žž Student Center Ballroom.
New Website Allows Teachers and Students to Make Meaning of May 4
Sixty-nine K-12 educators from more than 250 applicants across the nation remotely explored May 4 with the best scholar-experts to develop lesson plans for their students in two summer sessions. Workshop faculty included witnesses to the shootings, surviving casualties of the shootings, K-12 experts, a member of the Ohio National Guard present during the shootings and experts on movements of the 1960s. During these sessions, educators learned about the event and the wide range of resources on May 4. They worked on lesson plans to incorporate these materials into their classrooms. Now these materials are online for educational use.
žž State Ashtabula and Cleveland Clinic Partner to Offer Respiratory Therapy Satellite Program in Cleveland
žž at Ashtabula and Cleveland Clinic are partnering to offer an associate degree program in respiratory therapy at the hospital’s main campus in Cleveland later this year. The program provides access for participants to train for the in-demand profession of respiratory care. It also supports career growth for program graduates and practicing respiratory therapists with a path to admission for the online Bachelor of Science degree in respiratory care offered by žž State Ashtabula.
10 Questions with Meghan Factor-Page, Assistant Director of žž State of Well-being
Meghan Factor-Page is the assistant director of žž State of Well-being where she helps ensure students are getting relevant information so they can take care of themselves and get the wellness resources they need. Factor-Page started working full-time at žž State in 2009. Learn more about Meghan Factor-Page and the žž State of Well-being as she answers these 10 questions.
žž State Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration
For the first time since 2019, žž 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 žž State students during an anti-war protest.