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![Alison Caplan in Washington DC Alison Caplan in Washington DC](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Unknown-2_5.jpeg?VersionId=AiWVl5_mBCAEr5YrmzStcFQeVOtZT7vk&itok=qJZVaFYz)
In her first year as the director of the May 4 Visitor Center, Alison Caplan has enjoyed uniquely wonderful and "magical" experiences in how Kent State's history creates connections and inspiration.
![Alison Caplan with Jeffrey Miller displays Alison Caplan with Jeffrey Miller displays](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/375762674_1246377386037003_8478712144716490789_n_0.jpg?VersionId=6Vrg09SBxG_5lNwo3YsHWmMhXRTqukhJ&h=f19d7add&itok=_nrGB7SQ)
While Alison Caplan grew up in nearby Akron, Ohio, and has spent time in Kent, when she joined the university as the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in July, she began to see, and understand, the campus in a whole new light. Caplan is part of a group of Golden Flashes that Kent State Today will be following for the 2023-24 academic year.
![Large print of the Lincoln Funeral Train in Cleveland Ohio. Large print of the Lincoln Funeral Train in Cleveland Ohio.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/LincolnTrain.jpg?VersionId=QkMpaGXdQ9IhkGr6dWBRsZYR0uaqgylH&itok=DLyAZAaM)