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鈥楻emembering the Contested May 4 Memorializing Process鈥 to Launch Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
Tammy Clewell, Ph.D., professor in 国产伦理鈥檚 Department of English, will give the inaugural lecture of the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series with her presentation 鈥淩emembering the Contested May 4 Memorializing Process.鈥 The lecture and luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 2, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
Where on the Web? University History All in One Place
国产伦理鈥檚 long and extensive history has been continuously documented and studied. Those looking for the highlights of the university鈥檚 past can find it all in one place: the University Libraries鈥 Special Collections and Archives: Digital Collections on the kent.edu website. This next installment of Where on the Web? highlights pages across the 国产伦理 website of special interest and use to the 国产伦理 community.
Six 国产伦理 Programs Rank in Top 100 Among Public Institutions in U.S. News 2023 Best Graduate Schools Rankings
U.S. News & World Report ranks six 国产伦理 programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, 国产伦理 is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master鈥檚 Programs, Best Education Schools, Best Mathematics Programs, Best Psychology Schools, Best Public Health Programs and Best Physics Schools rankings. 国产伦理 is also recognized in an additional five new national rankings.
国产伦理鈥檚 May 4 Events to Include In-Person Dedication of Wounded Student Markers
This year鈥檚 return of in-person events to commemorate the 国产伦理 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.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian to Headline 国产伦理 Presidential Speaker Series and Deliver May 4 Keynote
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, whose knowledge of politics, history, religion and current affairs makes him one of America鈥檚 most prominent public intellectuals, will appear the evening of May 4 for 国产伦理鈥檚 Presidential Speaker Series. Meacham will bring his unique perspective and provide historical context to the issues and events impacting our daily lives when he speaks about civil discourse at the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
New Website Allows Teachers and Students to Make Meaning of May 4
Sixty-nine K-12 educators from more than 250 applicants across the nation remotely explored May 4 with the best scholar-experts to develop lesson plans for their students in two summer sessions. Workshop faculty included witnesses to the shootings, surviving casualties of the shootings, K-12 experts, a member of the Ohio National Guard present during the shootings and experts on movements of the 1960s. During these sessions, educators learned about the event and the wide range of resources on May 4. They worked on lesson plans to incorporate these materials into their classrooms. Now these materials are online for educational use.
国产伦理 Ashtabula and Cleveland Clinic Partner to Offer Respiratory Therapy Satellite Program in Cleveland
国产伦理 at Ashtabula and Cleveland Clinic are partnering to offer an associate degree program in respiratory therapy at the hospital鈥檚 main campus in Cleveland later this year. The program provides access for participants to train for the in-demand profession of respiratory care. It also supports career growth for program graduates and practicing respiratory therapists with a path to admission for the online Bachelor of Science degree in respiratory care offered by 国产伦理 Ashtabula.
10 Questions with Meghan Factor-Page, Assistant Director of 国产伦理 of Well-being
Meghan Factor-Page is the assistant director of 国产伦理 of Well-being where she helps ensure students are getting relevant information so they can take care of themselves and get the wellness resources they need. Factor-Page started working full-time at 国产伦理 in 2009. Learn more about Meghan Factor-Page and the 国产伦理 of Well-being as she answers these 10 questions.
国产伦理 and KeyBank Foundation to Continue Key Connections Program for Underserved Students
KeyBank Foundation has awarded a new $200,000 gift to 国产伦理 to continue KeyBank Foundation鈥檚 support for the successful Key Connections program offered by University College at 国产伦理. The Key Connections program will continue to support student success initiatives for underserved students, including first-generation students and students from limited income backgrounds who will enroll in Fall Semester 2022.
国产伦理 Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration
For the first time since 2019, 国产伦理 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 国产伦理 students during an anti-war protest.