May 4 Commemoration
Organizers of the recent Voices for Change Educator’s Summit at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University say the curriculum developed at the event can be used by teachers worldwide, so that the lessons of May 4, 1970, will continue to be shared. The summit, held in August, was one about 100 events planned for the 2019-20 academic year to support the 50th commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University 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 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Shootings in American History, will be held Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at the university’s May 4 Visitors Center.
In the spring of 1970, two-time Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s 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.
On the morning of May 4, 1970, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹r 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. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.
Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s 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 university’s values and to build and maintain relationships that foster success with faculty, administration and staff.
Student activism and giving voice to students will be the topics of two keynote speakers who are headlining the upcoming 2019 Educators Summit at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University titled “May 4, 1970 Then & Now: Voices for Change."
Student activism and giving voice to students will be the topics of two keynote speakers who are headlining the upcoming 2019 Educators Summit at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University titled “May 4, 1970 Then & Now: Voices for Change."