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Sad News - Another
Passing
We sadly pass on
the news that May 4, 1970 survivor Robby
Stamps
passed away Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 due to pneumonia.
He was
57. He
will be greatly missed by our entire extended May 4 community. We
all send our sincere and heartfelt condolences to the Stamps family.
If you would like to share
a memory of Robby with us, please send
it to our email address and we will pass it along to his family: May4TaskForce@yahoo.com
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May 4 Visitors Center Update -
June 2008
Progress
continues on the Visitors Center located in the former offices of the
Daily Kent Stater Newspaper. It is just steps away from the May 4
Memorial and overlooks the Commons.
The emergency exit has been installed and the new configuration of the
walls of the center are in! We look forward to more progress as
the summer construction season progresses!
Fundraising has begun for
the May 4 Visitors Center.
Please CLICK HERE to visit the
University's website for the Visitors Center donations.
May 4 Related Scholarships
There
are two scholarship funds that are direct responses to the events of
May 4, 1970 on our campus:
INCOMING
FRESHMEN -The
Kent State University Honors College offers 4 FULL TIME merit based
scholarships in the names of the four slain students. Please
contact this department for more information.
(Click here to visit the Honors College Scholarship Information page.)
RETURNING KSU STUDENTS - The May 4 Task Force sponsors
the May 4
Commemorative Student Activist Scholarship each year. This
scholarship was created after the generous donation of the concert
performance fee of Peter, Paul and Mary during the 25th anniversary.
Contributions have also been made by Fugazi, and many others. The Kent
State May 4 CD Project also benefits this scholarship. Requirements
include: a reflective paper (minimum of 5 pages, double spaced with
appropriate documented sources) on the events of May 4, 1970, student
applicant must be active on the Kent State Campus and hold at least a
2.50 cumulative GPA and be returning at least 3/4 or full time next
year. To be considered for the scholarship, individuals must complete
the on-line 2007-2008 Kent State University Student Financial Aid
Scholarship Application. Students can submit the additional essay in
the on-line application process. (Click
here to visit the SFA Department page for this scholarship.)
The
deadline for the 2008 application
has passed.
Congrats to Isaac Miller for his
1st place winning entry!
Congrats to Kelly Litzenberg for her
2nd place entry!
National
History Day
We
root for all of the National History Day competitors that chose Kent
State as their subject for their AWESOME projects!
What's
National History Day? Click here for more information.
Several National History Day entries featuring May 4,1970 make it to
regional / state competitions around the country and some awesome
projects featuring the Kent State Shootings made it to the national
competition!! We are very proud to help the next generation learn
about this important event in American History!
STUDENTS: CLICK
HERE FOR HELP!
Need help on May 4 Research? No
problem, we're here to help!
So
your instructor or teacher has assigned you a paper on May 4,
1970...
But how do you know what is a good resource? And what resources
aren't helpful?
We've done some of the same research, and we know where to go to help
you get the job done!
Visit our RESOURCES
page to find some of the best primary and secondary resources about the
Kent State, May 4 shootings on the web.
Teachers and instructors, click here for help
on teaching issues relating to May 4, 1970
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