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Art can be a positive healing experience, allowing reflection, encouraging discussion, and bringing people together. Join the May 4 Visitors Center for a vigil lantern making workshop led by Jennifer Schwartz, Assistant Professor of Art Therapy at Ursuline College.
We will be going to Trail Lake Park for a beginner-friendly paddle around the lake in some kayaks! There is beautiful scenery, wildlife, and fresh air to take in while on the water.
Join us for a history-focused panel discussion on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 @ 3:00pm in the Raup Geography Library (McGilvrey 417). This event is open to the public and is part of May 4th programming.
The panel will feature:
Explore the Kent campus and downtown area with the scholars behind Mapping May 4. Visitors will walk approximately 2 miles to tour Kent landmarks, learning about the events leading up to, during, and after the tragic shooting in 1970.
Join filmmaker Danny Miller and guests for a screening of Fire in the Heartland at 5 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva.
Harvest celebrates the timeless songwriting, electric jams and acoustic artistry of classic-era Neil Young.
Here’s your chance to enjoy a beautiful sunset, relax in nature, and let your worries drift into the night as we paddle into the sunset on a peaceful and serene lake right down the road from Kent.
Date & Time: (weather permitting) Saturday, May 3 from 7 - 10 p.m.
This cornerstone of the commemoration began in 1971. There will be food before the Candlelight Walk on the Commons and in the Prentice Hall parking lot, and there will be an online signup for the Candlelight Vigil.
Authors: Barbara Child, Laura Davis, Rodney Dillman, Susan Erenrich, Tom Grace, David Hassler, Miriam Jackson, Peter Jedick, Neal Johnson, Donald Miller, Chera Thompson, and Paula Stone Tucker.
Come meet and remember with this year's authors.
The campus community and visitors will gather at noon on the May 4 site at the Kent State Commons to commemorate the moment that gunfire erupted 55 years ago.