John Dau will present “God Grew Tired of Us: The Lost Boys of Sudan” at Northern Michigan University. He was one of 27,000 boys in the war-torn country forced to flee their villages when the northern government began attacking the south. His talk is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in the University Center Great Lakes Rooms. Admission is free for NMU students and $2 for the general public.  

At age 13, Dau was forced to walk to refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya. He and others faced starvation, disease and violence. In 2001, he was one of many Lost Boys sponsored to live in the United States. His early experiences in this country are the subject of the film, God Grew Tired of Us, which won the Grand Jury Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.

Dau's presentation is part of the UNITED Conference at NMU and sponsored by Platform Personalities and the Student Activity Fee.

Prepared By
Kristi Evans
News Director
kevans@nmu.edu

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A reminder that the Construction Management and Technology Career Fair is happening on Thursday, September 20th!  It will take place in the Jacobetti Complex from 1 PM to 4 PM. 

If you're looking for a job or internship, or just want to network with some employers in your field, stop by!  Dress for success, bring your resume and have your student ID ready for check-in.

If you join this event in Cat Career Tracks-Handshake and check in at the fair, your name will be placed into our prize drawing!  Ten winners will be selected.

Don't forget all of the on-campus recruiting events happening in conjunction with the fair as well!

Promotion

Michele Wilber (effective 9/10/18)

To: Principal Account Clerk (4B) in the School of Art & Design

Virginia MacDonald (effective 9/17/18)

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Transfer

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