Events
![A Kent State University student stands vigil at the spot where Allison Krause was shot on May 4, 1970. Krause and three other students were killed during the May 4, 1970, shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen on the Kent State campus. A Kent State University student stands vigil at the spot where Allison Krause was shot on May 4, 1970. Krause and three other students were killed during the May 4, 1970, shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen on the Kent State campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/04.27.17%20Photo%20from%20May%204%20Commemoration.jpg?VersionId=eDAyMYFiuutHJR1JRvTip_OW3YHg9vqF&h=9646a8db&itok=Q8ArK7VQ)
Kent State University holds its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration is hosted by the May 4 Task Force, a student organization on campus. All of the events will be held on the university’s Kent Campus and are free and open to the public.
Division of People, Culture and Belonging
![A Kent State student listens to a speaker during the university’s 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. A Kent State student listens to a speaker during the university’s 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/B0B_0501.jpg?VersionId=DYCogGHVrwQCRJl.z67b36rpzWFHZT21&h=e6f36a9c&itok=_jKQ8qZB)
![Students discuss their project during the 2016 Fashion/Tech Hackathon at Kent State University’s Fashions School. Students discuss their project during the 2016 Fashion/Tech Hackathon at Kent State University’s Fashions School.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/01.25.17%20Photo%20from%20Kent%20State%20Fashion-Tech%20Hackathon.jpg?VersionId=prdAS7a_JvJ9Xvlh4MJKBOZBOj4XvZYj&h=2a71c125&itok=yaUiFr6Z)
Students gets ready to innovate, design and bring wearable technology to life at the 2017 Fashion/Tech Hackathon Jan. 27-29.
Kent Campus
![Kent State alumnus Josh Cribbs waves to Kent State students and local residents attending the 2016 Kent State Homecoming Parade. Cribbs returned to campus to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal. Kent State alumnus Josh Cribbs waves to Kent State students and local residents attending the 2016 Kent State Homecoming Parade. Cribbs returned to campus to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Homecoming1-Web.jpg?VersionId=5aTZlA.YOp5hVxdOw7mfNa7FsuBYI.Wz&h=ec98a0f6&itok=WSdn-9WT)