Please check back often for additional One Book events

August 2008
Group discussion for incoming freshmen during Opening Week

September 2008

Friday, September 5, 12:00 - 1:00, St. Pat's C, Havener Center
Jenny Heineken Johnson, Refugee and Immigration Services
Public lecture: “Refugees Next Door: Refugees and Immigrants in Central Missouri”

Wednesday, September 17, 12:00 - 1:00, St. Pat's C, Havener Center
Dr. Tseggai Issac, Associate Professor of Political Science, Missouri S&T
Public lecture: “The Republic of Sudan: A Journey from Hope to Despair”

October 2008

Tuesday, October 7, 7:00 PM, Leach Theater
Film screening: “God Grew Tired of Us,” a 2006 Sundance Film Festival winner that explores the indomitable spirit of three “Lost Boys” from the Sudan who leave their homeland, triumph over seemingly insurmountable adversities and move to America.

Saturday, October 11, 9:00 PM, 125 Civil Engineering
Film screening: “The Lost Boys of Sudan,” an Emmy-nominated feature-length film that follows two Sudanese refugees on their extraordinary journey from Africa to America.

Wednesday, October 22, 7:00 PM, Student Recreation Center, Multipurpose Building
Benjamin Ajak, Judy Bernstein, and possibly Alepho Deng, authors of They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky, will give a public presentation, answer questions from the audience, sign books, and recognize the One Book Program’s essay contest winners.

All events are free and open to the public. For more information, email onebook@mst.edu or click on http://onebook.mst.edu.