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Candlelight Walk and Vigil 2021

Tonight, the annual candlelight walk and vigil continues a 53-year tradition as part of this week's May 4 Commemoration.

Sophomore Ivory Kendrick, who lost his dad in high school, was recently elected as a USG senator for the College of Public Health.

In the Fall 2023 sophomore Ivory Kendrick said he wanted to be a senator in University Student Government (USG). He made it happen.

Chief Dean Tondiglia retires after 43 years on ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Police Department.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Police Chief and Director of Public Safety Dean Tondiglia wasn’t legally old enough to be a police officer when he was hired by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Police Department. 

May 4 Commemoration graphic

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø will hold its 54th annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine others and sparking a turning point in American history.

Vietnamese student Martin Phan learned of the significance of May 4, 1970, after he arrived at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø last August 2023.

Martin Phan, 23, a nursing major in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s College of Nursing, is one of a growing number of Vietnamese citizens who have chosen to attend ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

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Alison Caplan in Washington DC

In her first year as the director of the May 4 Visitor Center, Alison Caplan has enjoyed uniquely wonderful and "magical" experiences in how ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's history creates connections and inspiration.

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students walk across ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø campus

The extensive detail that goes into efficiently maintaining a modern campus may surprise you. And, when you learn how the planning experts at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø handle this important task, you will be equally impressed.

McGilvrey Kidnap

In 1941, a writing exercise for high school journalists visiting ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø was centered around a fictional kidnapping of the university's first president, John E. McGilvrey. In a pre-internet version of a "home page takeover," the stories ran on the front page of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍør - without including information revealing that they were not real!

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President Todd Diacon with newly promoted and tenured faculty.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø took a moment to honor the faculty, staff and students whose accomplishments help to lift the university to higher heights.

Earth Fest 24 guitar player and KSU chef

Birds flew overhead, black squirrels darted around and a cool, calm breeze swept across Risman Plaza on April 22 as dozens of organizations assembled their tables for Earth Fest, an interactive Earth Day event.