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Chief Dean Tondiglia retires after 43 years on Â鶹ÊÓƵ Police Department.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ Police Department. 

May 4 Commemoration graphic

Â鶹ÊÓƵ will hold its 54th annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ last August 2023.

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

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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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ's history creates connections and inspiration.

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students walk across Â鶹ÊÓƵ campus

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

McGilvrey Kidnap

In 1941, a writing exercise for high school journalists visiting Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵr - without including information revealing that they were not real!

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President Todd Diacon with newly promoted and tenured faculty.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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.  

Â鶹ÊÓƵ students at 2023 May 4 Commemoration

An all-day conference, presented by the May 4 Education Committee for K-12 educators, students, and Â鶹ÊÓƵ faculty and staff, will help participants demonstrate knowledge about the critical history of student activism and organizing at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, emphasizing the significance of May 4.

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2024 Honors College Graduates

Honors College students graduating in spring, summer and fall 2024, along with distinguished faculty and alumni were honored at a special luncheon event in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.