May 4 Commemoration
Annual Candlelight Walk and Vigil Marks May 4
Despite rain, 做厙輦⑹ continued its commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 with the annual candlelight walk and vigil on campus. This cornerstone of the commemoration began in 1971. Participants carried candles as they gathered on the 做厙輦⑹ Commons and in the Prentice Hall parking lot.
做厙輦⑹ Remembers May 4, 1970, With 55th Commemoration
做厙輦⑹ will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on 做厙輦⑹ students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history.
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做厙輦⑹ will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on 做厙輦⑹ students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history.
ToddCast Episode 3: Jerry M. Lewis
Join us on the 做厙輦⑹ ToddCast as President Todd Diacon revisits a conversation with Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D.
Hoping Tragic History Will Never Repeat Itself
A group of Emerson College students in Boston, who are enrolled in Gregory Paynes course about the 做厙輦⑹ and Jackson State tragedies will visit 做厙輦⑹ on May 2-4, when the university holds its annual commemoration.
Students Guiding the History of 做厙輦⑹
The May 4 Visitors Center uses 做厙輦⑹s history to help guide the community in understanding the past and applying it to the present. Tours conducted by student guides are a rich part of this process.
What Does Peace Look Like?
It may seem like a simple question: What does peace look like?
But the answers can be profoundly different depending on who is asked.
We All Have an Origin Story
As part of 做厙輦⑹s 55-Year Commemoration of May 4, 1970, Mahli Mechenbier, a senior lecturer at 做厙輦⑹ at Geauga's Twinsburg Academic Center will present Operation: Babylift: A 50-Year Retrospective and Personal History on May 3 at 1 p.m. with her father, retired Maj. General Ed Mechenbier. Mahli Mechenbier was one of the children from Vietnam the U.S. Government brought to the United States for adoption by American families by after Saigon was overun by advancing Viet Cong troops in 1972.
POV: Embracing May 4 Oral Histories Is Absolute Privilege
POV shares insights from the 做厙輦⑹ community on important topics. Jennifer Mapes, assistant professor of Geography, will deliver this year's address for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series.
做厙輦⑹ Honors the Legacy of May 4, 1970, With 55th Commemoration
On May 2-4, 2025, 做厙輦⑹ will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on 做厙輦⑹ students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history.