Kent State University sophomore Phil Morgan said he learned about the May 4, 1970, shootings during a history lesson in middle school that included few details, except the fact that the Ohio National Guard’s presence at a student protest ended in the deaths of four students. Mr. Morgan got a better understanding of this tragic event during his freshman year when he visited Kent State’s May 4 Visitors Center as part of the university’s First Year Experience course. It was then that Mr. Morgan learned details enabling him to add context to his sparse knowledge of the tragedy. “I learned that m...
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Three days after May 4, 1970, Akron artist Don Drumm went to the campus of Kent State University with a team of journalists from the Akron Beacon Journal. They wanted his perspective on one thing: a bullet hole in the 15-foot sculpture outside of Taylor Hall. The abstract sculpture, which Mr. Drumm created for the university three years earlier, had been an inanimate witness to tragedy. The bullet hole in one of its steel panels offered a silent but articulate account of what really happened during the explosion of Ohio Army National Guard gunfire that left four students dead during a...
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The events of May 4, 1970, placed Kent State University in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, Kent State remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event. Those efforts to preserve the history and site of May 4 have been honored again. The Ohio History Conne...
As the 50th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, shootings approaches, the work of developing a yearlong commemoration that honors the legacy of the past while setting a course for the future is in the hands of Rodney Flauhaus, Kent State University’s new May 4 Commemoration project manager. Mr. Flauhaus, in many ways, has been preparing for the task for decades. As a Kent State student, he joined the May 4 Task Force in 1983 and served as its president in 1985, when the university marked the 15th anniversary of the shootings that killed four students and wounded nine others. During his ti...
Enter the new magical world of “Zed,” and discover the work of a fine artist, professional illustrator and painter. Doug Goldsmith is an assistant professor in the School of Visual Communication Design at Kent State. Goldsmith was invited to collaborate on a new video game, “Zed,” by its creator Chuck Carter. Goldsmith’s role was developing concept sketches for the game’s central characters: Charlotte, Zed and Moe. Zed is targeted for virtual reality headsets and will be released by Cyan Ventures in Spring 2019. There will also be a children’s book featuring Goldsmith’s sketches. ...
It’s that time of year! Career Exploration and Development is in need of volunteers to help staff the Spring Internship, Co-op, and Career Fair on Thurs., Feb. 21, 2019, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Kent State Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Please sign up for as many shifts as you can. Volunteers will receive a t-shirt to wear during your shift. You can request a size when completing the volunteer registration form. If you’ve already received a volunteer t-shirt from assisting with a prior fair, please help to recycle by wearing or brining your shirt with you. Sign-up in th...
Kent State University’s Taylor Hall is currently housing the Wick Poetry Center’s Writing Across Borders, a poetry exhibit featuring the work of immigrants and refugees living in Akron that was recently featured on Cleveland.com. The poems are combined with the graphic design work of Kent State students to create a vibrant and attention-grabbing display. Diversity is alive in each featured poem and design, and videos are also on display. Some of the poetry featured in the exhibit comes from students as young as the sixth grade. The exhibit opened on Jan. 24 and will run until Feb. 21. ...
Kent State University Professor Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., remembers the incident well. About two years ago on campus, he encountered a student entering data into a spreadsheet using a desktop computer. Next to the desktop computer, the student had a laptop computer open with Netflix streaming. Beside the laptop was the student’s smartphone, which the student was listening to through a pair of wired headphones. Being curious about the simultaneous use of three screens, Dr. Lepp asked the student what she was listening to on the headphones. “Oh, that’s my online biology course,” the student repl...
One of the top five women in Health Informatics is Kent State University’s very own Christine A. Hudak, Ph.D., RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, Program Coordinator and Professor of Health Informatics. Dr. Hudak is well-connected to the organization she received the award from, HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society). HIMSS is a global advisor and thought leader supporting the transformation of health through the application of information and technology. “The award was never on my radar, so when I was approached out the blue, that was pretty awesome just to be ...