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In the spring of 1970, two-time �鶹��Ƶ alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in �鶹��Ƶ’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.

On Saturday, Sept. 21, the �鶹��Ƶ fight song blared down Main Street, the city of Kent was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their �鶹��Ƶ days, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes and the entire campus boomed with �鶹��Ƶ pride.

Almost 50 years ago, the shootings of �鶹��Ƶ students by the Ohio National Guard brought to a head the cultural divides that had split the nation. The �鶹��Ƶ 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.

Last year, �鶹��Ƶ celebrated 100 years of Homecoming. This year, the university starts the next century of �鶹��Ƶ Homecoming celebrations with a new president leading the institution.

Last year, �鶹��Ƶ celebrated 100 years of Homecoming. This year, the university starts the next century of �鶹��Ƶ Homecoming celebrations with a new president leading the institution.

Due to an overwhelming response for free tickets for the �鶹��Ƶ Presidential Speaker Series featuring Bob Woodward on May 4, the university has moved the event to the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center).

On Saturday, May 4, legendary journalist Bob Woodward comes to �鶹��Ƶ as part of the Presidential Speaker Series. He will speak at 7 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

Dillard’s Inc., one of the nation’s premier and largest fashion retailers, will partner with �鶹��Ƶ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising to present the school’s 2019 Annual Fashion Show, FS².