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Alan Canfora (left), one of the nine Â鶹ÊÓƵ students wounded on May 4, 1970, gives a tour of the historic May 4 site. Thomas Grace (right), who also was a student wounded on May 4, looks on while Canfora talks.

Members of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.

Alan Canfora (left), one of the nine Â鶹ÊÓƵ students wounded on May 4, 1970, gives a tour of the historic May 4 site. Thomas Grace (right), who also was a student wounded on May 4, looks on while Canfora talks.

Members of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.

Sarah Shendy, ’06, Director, Ohio Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment

In 2020, alumna Sarah Shendy became the first Director of the newly created Ohio Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment. Shendy worked hard to achieve this prestigious position, but had it not been for Â鶹ÊÓƵ, she may have never gone into law enforcement.

Sarah Shendy, ’06, Director, Ohio Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment

Sarah Shendy, ’06, has been appointment as the first Director, Ohio Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment. Had it not been for Â鶹ÊÓƵ, she may have never gone into law enforcement.

Alan Canfora

 Donations will benefit students in Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Library Science program.

Alan Canfora

 Donations will benefit students in Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Library Science program.

Lou Holtz, ’59, one of the most successful college football coaches of all time, proudly received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump in December. 

Holtz is the only coach in the history of collegiate football who took six different teams to a bowl game, won five bowl games with different teams and had four college teams ranked in the final Top 20 poll. 

He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Â鶹ÊÓƵ and a master's degree in arts and education from Iowa. Read about Holtz’s Â鶹ÊÓƵ experiences excerpted from a 2010 interview:      

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Giving Tuesday 2020 raised more than $2.2 million to support students as they endeavor to earn their degrees. 

Despite the economic impact of COVID-19, alumni, friends, faculty and staff came together to raise $2.3 million to support more than 2,300 students.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Giving Tuesday campaign raises funds to keep students on track to graduation, like the students pictured here who are safely participating in their class while adhering to the university’s COVID-19 guidelines.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ launched its month-long celebration of philanthropy, Giving Tuesday, on Nov. 9 and highlighted a fundamental belief that â€œFlashes Take Care of Flashes.â€