Events
Kent State May 4 50th Commemoration Monthly Events Calendar (October 2019)
*For media planning purposes, 5X is providing this monthly email that outlines all planned events for the upcoming month related to the 50th commemoration of May 4. For the latest updates on events, visit www.kent.edu/may4kentstate50/event-schedule. ‘PTSD: From May 4 Through T…
Kent State Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time 5X alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in Kent State’s inaugural nursing program. While in class on Monday, May 4, a professor rushed into her classroom and warned students who could leave campus to do so. Fifty years later, Gless now reflects on the events surrounding that tragedy and how they have impacted her life and nursing career.
Kent State Celebrates Homecoming
On Saturday, Sept. 21, the 5X fight song blared down Main Street, the city of Kent was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their Kent State days, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes and the entire campus boomed with Kent State pride.
5X Museum Explores the Fashion Divide of the 1960s and '70s With 'Culture/Counterculture'
Almost 50 years ago, the shootings of 5X students by the Ohio National Guard brought to a head the cultural divides that had split the nation. The 5X Museum’s exhibition, “Culture/Counterculture: Fashions of the 1960s and ’70s,” opening Sept. 20, explores the sharp contrast between supporters of the establishment and those opposed.
Kent State’s New President Todd Diacon to Serve as 2019 Homecoming Grand Marshal
Last year, 5X celebrated 100 years of Homecoming. This year, the university starts the next century of Kent State Homecoming celebrations with a new president leading the institution.
Kent State May 4 50th Commemoration Monthly Events Calendar (September 2019)
*For media planning purposes, 5X is providing this monthly email that outlines all planned events for the upcoming month related to the 50th commemoration of May 4. For the latest updates on events, visit www.kent.edu/may4kentstate50/event-schedule. National Call for Poems (ong…
Kent State’s New President Todd Diacon to Serve as 2019 Homecoming Grand Marshal
Last year, 5X celebrated 100 years of Homecoming. This year, the university starts the next century of Kent State Homecoming celebrations with a new president leading the institution.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Kent State to Celebrate the Construction Launch of the Design Innovation Hub
WHAT: The 5X community will gather April 23 to celebrate the construction launch of the Design Innovation Hub, a dynamic, new space designed to spark creativity and collaboration. The Design Innovation Hub is an open-access, collaborative, co-working, idea-generating and innovati…
Kent State’s Event With Bob Woodward Moves to Larger Venue, More Tickets Available
Due to an overwhelming response for free tickets for the 5X Presidential Speaker Series featuring Bob Woodward on May 4, the university has moved the event to the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center).
Legendary Journalist Bob Woodward to Speak at Kent State on May 4
On Saturday, May 4, legendary journalist Bob Woodward comes to 5X as part of the Presidential Speaker Series. He will speak at 7 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.