May 4 Commemoration

Erica Eckert Selected to Speak at ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State’s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this year’s selected speaker.
ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Remembers May 4, 1970, With 53rd Commemoration
Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine students and forever changing the lives of countless others, the university will hold its annual commemoration on May 3-4.

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Remembers the Events of May 4, 1970
ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ has scheduled a variety of programs, events and exhibits for this year’s remembrance of May 4, 1970, to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State students during an anti-war protest.
‘Armed With Our Voices’ May 4 Poetry Exhibit Opens at ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Student Center
A new interactive exhibit from the Wick Poetry Center that encouraged visitors to explore the history of student protest through the ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State shootings, has opened in the ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Student Center as part of May 4 commemoration activities.

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State’s May 4 Events to Include In-Person Dedication of Wounded Student Markers
This year’s return of in-person events to commemorate the ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State shootings will include the dedication of bronze markers placed on the spots where nine students were wounded on May 4, 1970. Markers designating the locations of each of the four students killed were installed in 1999. Since that time, a small group had been working to have similar markers placed for the wounded students.

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration
For the first time since 2019, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ will remember May 4, 1970, with its return to an in-person, annual commemoration to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State students during an anti-war protest.

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State School of Music to Commemorate May 4 Through Music, Dance and Poetry at Severance
The ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ School of Music returns to Severance Music Center on Monday, May 2, at 7 p.m. featuring nearly 300 students from across the university performing a rich lineup of genres and styles from classical and jazz to gospel and world music. It will also feature collaborations with the School of Theatre and Dance and the Wick Poetry Center.

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State to Mark 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Virtual Event, Honor Wounded Students
Members of the ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ community and people around the world will gather virtually for the 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day the Ohio National Guard fired on ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.

Virtual Events Promote Peace, Anti-Racism as ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Marks the Annual Commemoration of May 4, 1970
To honor and remember the events that occurred on May 4, 1970, virtual events and exhibits hosted by ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ students, faculty and staff are scheduled from April 30 through May 4. The virtual events include several powerful speakers and events that promote peace and anti-racism and educate future students about the legacy of May 4, 1970.

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State to Mark 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Virtual Event, Honor Wounded Students
Members of the ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ community and people around the world will gather virtually for the 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day the Ohio National Guard fired on ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.