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The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting on Thursday, May 9. The Board is scheduled to convene at 2 p.m. in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of the University Library.…
ADVISORY: Kent State University Board of Trustees Meeting, May 9
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting on Thursday, May 9. The Board is scheduled to convene at 2 p.m. in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of the University Library.…![](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/huge_thumbnail/public/article/May4_1970JeepCrop.jpg?VersionId=rzMqC5SHyT8sC6r3V5hYquN04.c7VHXa&h=e6f36a9c&itok=IbxDWoay)
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Kent State University Libraries’ May 4, 1970 Collection has been selected by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to benefit from a $30,561 award through the Recordings at Risk grant program, generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
National Foundation Funds Grant to Preserve Audio And Audiovisual Recordings Contained in the University’s May 4 Collection
Kent State University Libraries’ May 4, 1970 Collection has been selected by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to benefit from a $30,561 award through the Recordings at Risk grant program, generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.The protected prairie surrounding Kent State University’s Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Friday, April 26, at approximately 9 a.m. to allow for new growth during the summer season. This is a rescheduled date. The previously planned prairie burn for…
Kent Fire Department to Perform Annual Prairie Burn
The protected prairie surrounding Kent State University’s Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Friday, April 26, at approximately 9 a.m. to allow for new growth during the summer season. This is a rescheduled date. The previously planned prairie burn for…Image
![A singer performs on stage in the Kent Student Center Ballroom during the 49th annual May 4 Commemoration.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/May4_2019_014---USE-ON-HOME-PAGE.jpg?VersionId=i8veE4i.w9Y0vkq9KCj5DeK1jSK8oH5T)
Kent State University held the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970. The annual commemoration marks the fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus.
Kent State Community Gathers for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward
Kent State University held the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970. The annual commemoration marks the fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus.Image
![Photographs of the four students killed on May 4, 1970, sit on the stage in the Kent Student Center Ballroom during the 48th annual May 4 Commemoration.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/May42018e-web.jpg?VersionId=QtUcSpG3zE0rK5yiGc09FLPFX15D.srZ)
Kent State University will hold the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus…
Kent State to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward
Kent State University will hold the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus…The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Monday, April 29, at 9 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Bob and Joyce Cene Lecture Hall of The John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design on the Kent Campus.
The purpose of the…
ADVISORY: Special Kent State University Board of Trustees Meeting, April 29
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Monday, April 29, at 9 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Bob and Joyce Cene Lecture Hall of The John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design on the Kent Campus. The purpose of the…Image
![J.R. Campbell, executive director of the Design Innovation Initiative at Kent State, speaks during the construction launch event for the Design Innovation Hub.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/DesignInnovate_006sm.jpg?VersionId=PL6B6RWH98Q96XptsN_V9Pxfzt33uuhY)
Kent State University celebrated the launch of a dynamic new space, the Design Innovation (DI) Hub, which will bring innovations from many disciplines together in a 68,000-square-foot building near the center of the Kent Campus.
Kent State Celebrates Construction Launch of Its Design Innovation Hub
Kent State University celebrated the launch of a dynamic new space, the Design Innovation (DI) Hub, which will bring innovations from many disciplines together in a 68,000-square-foot building near the center of the Kent Campus.Image
![Kent State student enjoy the pet therapy dogs during the Stress-Free Zone event presented by University Libraries.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/StressFree1_1.jpg?VersionId=NjPHMsgY7Jw6cFCW12YKEDLAKoScsEqX)
Everyone’s favorite event is back. Kent State University Libraries will host its seventh annual Stress-Free Zone on Monday, May 6, and Tuesday, May 7. The event is open to students, staff and faculty from 3-5 p.m. in the Garden Room on the first floor of University Library.
Students Encouraged to De-Stress With University Libraries During Finals Week
Everyone’s favorite event is back. Kent State University Libraries will host its seventh annual Stress-Free Zone on Monday, May 6, and Tuesday, May 7. The event is open to students, staff and faculty from 3-5 p.m. in the Garden Room on the first floor of University Library.![](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/huge_thumbnail/public/article/04.18.19%20Photo%202%20-%20Bill%20Schroeder%20exhibition.jpg?VersionId=Her3s8IH63wIU8Z9dPw_ebJQoQsWoj8O&h=56d0ca2e&itok=7PYCvVca)
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![Personal items of Bill Schroeder, including his Eagle Scout Award and Boy Scout sash showing his merit badges, are on display in a new exhibition at Kent State University’s May 4 Visitors Center called “Bill: An All-American Boy.” Personal items of Bill Schroeder, including his Eagle Scout Award and Boy Scout sash showing his merit badges, are on display in a new exhibition at Kent State University’s May 4 Visitors Center called “Bill: An All-American Boy.”](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/04.18.19%20Photo%202%20-%20Bill%20Schroeder%20exhibition.jpg?VersionId=Vh7NFcptdXN8ANJLq2SnAyzA3tF16Noo)
From April 22 to Aug. 1, Kent State University’s May 4 Visitors Center will honor Bill Schroeder’s life with an exhibition titled “Bill: An All-American Boy.” Mr. Schroeder’s sister, Nancy Tuttle, and nephew, David Tuttle, helped create the exhibition by loaning some of his…
Kent State’s May 4 Visitors Center Celebrates Life With “Bill: An All-American Boy” Exhibition
From April 22 to Aug. 1, Kent State University’s May 4 Visitors Center will honor Bill Schroeder’s life with an exhibition titled “Bill: An All-American Boy.” Mr. Schroeder’s sister, Nancy Tuttle, and nephew, David Tuttle, helped create the exhibition by loaning some of his…Image
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Kent State University has once again received recognition from Tree Campus USA, an Arbor Day Foundation program, for its commitment to effective urban forest management. This is now the 11th consecutive year that Kent State has been awarded this honor. The university will…