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Chris Post speaks at Jerry M. Lewis Lecture Series

Commemorative landscapes and how they help produce a sense of empathy and place and foster a connection to help us learn from our past was a theme explored Friday, May 3, by Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Professor Chris Post, Ph.D., speaker for the annual Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon.

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Candlelight Walk and Vigil 2021

Tonight, the annual candlelight walk and vigil continues a 53-year tradition as part of this week's May 4 Commemoration.

Sophomore Ivory Kendrick, who lost his dad in high school, was recently elected as a USG senator for the College of Public Health.

In the Fall 2023 sophomore Ivory Kendrick said he wanted to be a senator in University Student Government (USG). He made it happen.

Chief Dean Tondiglia retires after 43 years on Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Police Department.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Police Chief and Director of Public Safety Dean Tondiglia wasn’t legally old enough to be a police officer when he was hired by the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Police Department. 

May 4 Commemoration graphic

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University will hold its 54th annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine others and sparking a turning point in American history.

Vietnamese student Martin Phan learned of the significance of May 4, 1970, after he arrived at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ last August 2023.

Martin Phan, 23, a nursing major in Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s College of Nursing, is one of a growing number of Vietnamese citizens who have chosen to attend Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹.

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Alison Caplan in Washington DC

In her first year as the director of the May 4 Visitor Center, Alison Caplan has enjoyed uniquely wonderful and "magical" experiences in how Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s history creates connections and inspiration.

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students walk across Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ campus

The extensive detail that goes into efficiently maintaining a modern campus may surprise you. And, when you learn how the planning experts at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University handle this important task, you will be equally impressed.

McGilvrey Kidnap

In 1941, a writing exercise for high school journalists visiting Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ was centered around a fictional kidnapping of the university's first president, John E. McGilvrey. In a pre-internet version of a "home page takeover," the stories ran on the front page of the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹r - without including information revealing that they were not real!

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President Todd Diacon with newly promoted and tenured faculty.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University took a moment to honor the faculty, staff and students whose accomplishments help to lift the university to higher heights.