May 4
做厙輦⑹s May 4 Visitors Center Honors May 4 Victim Jeffrey Miller With New Exhibition
Guests of 做厙輦⑹s 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.
Americas Top Turnaround Mayor to Speak at 做厙輦⑹ on Nov. 19
Mitch Landrieu, the New Orleans mayor who oversaw the removal of the citys prominent Confederate monuments and helped his city to recover and reemerge from a series of natural disasters, will speak at 做厙輦⑹ as part of the universitys May 4 Speaker Series.
做厙輦⑹ Course to Educate Community About May 4, 1970
做厙輦⑹ is offering a community course that deals with the historical, cultural, social and political contexts of events before, during and after the May 4, 1970, shootings. The free course, Making Meaning of May 4: The 做厙輦⑹ Shootings in American History, will be held Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at the universitys May 4 Visitors Center.
做厙輦⑹ Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time 做厙輦⑹ alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in 做厙輦⑹s inaugural nursing program. While in class on Monday, May 4, a professor rushed into her classroom and warned students who could leave campus to do so. Fifty years later, Gless now reflects on the events surrounding that tragedy and how they have impacted her life and nursing career.
"What Does It Mean To Be Human?"
Photos from May 4, 1970, Resurrected in New Book by 做厙輦⑹ Alumnus
On the morning of May 4, 1970, 做厙輦⑹ student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily 做厙輦⑹r in Taylor Hall when the phone rang.
The Midwest editor from Life magazine, based in Chicago, was calling to find out if there were any student photographers who had been taking photos over the weekend. 做厙輦⑹ had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.
做厙輦⑹ Museum Explores the Fashion Divide of the 1960s and '70s With 'Culture/Counterculture'
Almost 50 years ago, the shootings of 做厙輦⑹ students by the Ohio National Guard brought to a head the cultural divides that had split the nation. The 做厙輦⑹ Museums exhibition, Culture/Counterculture: Fashions of the 1960s and 70s, opening Sept. 20, explores the sharp contrast between supporters of the establishment and those opposed.
May 4 Books Give First-Year Students Unique Common Experience
做厙輦⑹s Common Reading Experience is an opportunity for first-year students to read university-selected books and share a common experience with their peers. The goal is for freshmen to gain an understanding of the universitys values and to build and maintain relationships that foster success with faculty, administration and staff.