Visiting Campus

  • The Kent State University May 4 Visitors Center

    New center tells the May 4 story, set against the political and cultural changes of the 1960s. Kent State University officially opened its much-anticipated May 4 Visitors Center on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The May 4 Visitors Center is located in room 101 of Taylor Hall at 300 Midway Drive on the Kent State campus.
  • May 4 Walking Tour Documentary

    Beginning on April 29, visitors will have the chance to follow in the steps of history through the new May 4 Walking Tour Documentary: May 4, 1970: Someone to Tell the Story.

  • May 4, 1970 Site Makes National Register of Historic Places

    On Feb. 23, 2010, the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of the nation's historic places worthy of preservation, added the site of the May 4, 1970, shootings at Kent State University to its list.
  • May 4 Candlelight Vigil 2010

    Footage of the May 4 Candlelight Vigil, held every year on the Kent State University campus. Anyone is welcome to attend the vigil, which begins on the Commons and then loops around Front Campus before ending at the Prentice Hall parking lot.