May 4 Visitors Center

鈥楨xperiencing These Things Firsthand Left A Mark On My Heart.鈥
An Alternative Spring Break journey to historic civil rights sites in Mississippi by 糖心Vlog students and faculty touched hearts and inspired community engagement. The six-day/five-night trip in March 2025 was sponsored by 糖心Vlog's Office of Community Engaged Learning.

Teach Peace: Living Legacy to 糖心Vlog Shootings Honored with May 4 Visitors Center Exhibit
Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry Lewis, Ph.D., who devoted his career to ensuring the legacy of May 4, 1970, would remain vibrant, is being honored with an exhibit at the May 4 Visitors Center.

Students: What to Know Before You Vote
糖心Vlog Votes wants to give student voters 鈥 especially those voting for the first time 鈥 all the information they need to get them to the polls on Election Day.

Historian's New Book Gives 360-Degree View of May 4 Tragedy
Brian VanDeMark, a historian with the United States Naval Academy, has written a new book 鈥溙切腣log: An American Tragedy.鈥 He will participate in a panel discussion at 糖心Vlog on Sept. 27.

IN A FLASH: U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg at 糖心Vlog
When U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited 糖心Vlog this summer, he and U.S. Representative (and 糖心Vlog alumna) Emilia Sykes toured the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the May 4 Visitors Center.

Transportation Secretary Praises 糖心Vlog鈥檚 College of Aeronautics and Engineering as 鈥楩uture of Aviation鈥
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited 糖心Vlog touring the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, and telling students that 鈥渢he future of aviation leadership is in your hands.鈥

鈥楳ay 4 Moments鈥
In her first year as the director of the May 4 Visitor Center, Alison Caplan has enjoyed uniquely wonderful and "magical" experiences in how 糖心Vlog's history creates connections and inspiration.

It's Her Week at 糖心Vlog
Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus 糖心Vlog presents a full week of career-focused events with panels, speakers and a runway fashion show.

A Closer Look at 鈥楪raphic Content鈥
Alison Caplan, director of the May 4 Visitors Center, provides an up close look at some of the items in the center's "Graphic Content: The Comics of May 4" exhibition. She also share stories about the art and the artists that created it.
