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Saturday, November 7, 2009
| Start Time | End Time | Event Details |
| 5:00 PM | 7:10 PM | Foreign Film: "The Class" |
| Student Center Cinema | ||
| Based on the autobiographical novel “Entre les Murs” by Francois Begaudeau, The Class is a drama that follows a year in the life of a French schoolteacher working with a group of hardened but vulnerable students in a junior high school on the outskirts of Paris. Ethnicities, cultures, and attitudes often clash in the classroom. Tenacious in his effort to teach his largely emigrant class the fine points of the French language, the dynamic, idealistic Begaudeau also sought to provide them with enough smarts to blend into a notably unwelcoming society. Astonishingly, director Cantet spent an entire academic year improvising, writing, rehearsing and filming with real-life students who had emigrated from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and other parts of the world. These inexperienced, exceedingly trusting actors dipped deep into the well of their experience and crafted fictionalized versions of themselves and, in the process, apparently learned liberating truths about their own lives. Not one of the budding, soul-baring actors here ever seems to be acting. Each is triumphantly real, funny, sad, and unforgettable. Equally amazing, the actor playing the teacher who attempts to balance the roles of disciplinarian and good buddy is author Francois Begaudeau, the man who called “The Class” to order in the first place! | ||
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| 6:00 PM | 11:00 PM | UW-Parkside 40th Anniversary Gala |
| Student Center Ballroom | ||
| The UW-Parkside 40th Anniversary Gala is a celebration with several facets: In addition to celebrating four decades of academic excellence, student success, community engagement, and the development of a diverse and inclusive campus, the Gala celebrates our new Chancellor Deborah L. Ford. Dr. Ford arrived in August, 2009, to become the sixth chancellor of UW-Parkside. The Gala also honors three very special guests: Mrs. Frances Jaeschke '71 Mrs. Rita Tallent Picken Mrs. Harriet Wyllie The evening’s festivities proceed as follows: 6 p.m. Festive Cocktails and Savories UW-Parkside Student Art Exhibition The Music of the Camerata 7:30 p.m. Sumptuous Dining Program 9 p.m. Delectable Desserts and Libations Celebration Cabaret Raffle Drawing for the Dazzling Diamond Pendant The university gratefully acknowledging the sponsorships of Platinum: Johnson Financial Group - Christian Lie, President and CEO '75 Gold: Plumb Gold, Ltd. - Judy K. Olsen '75 Silver: Wisconsin Plating Works of Racine, Inc. - Robert '73 and Kathy Toeppe | ||
| 8:00 PM | 10:10 PM | Foreign Film: "The Class" |
| Student Center Cinema | ||
| Based on the autobiographical novel “Entre les Murs” by Francois Begaudeau, The Class is a drama that follows a year in the life of a French schoolteacher working with a group of hardened but vulnerable students in a junior high school on the outskirts of Paris. Ethnicities, cultures, and attitudes often clash in the classroom. Tenacious in his effort to teach his largely emigrant class the fine points of the French language, the dynamic, idealistic Begaudeau also sought to provide them with enough smarts to blend into a notably unwelcoming society. Astonishingly, director Cantet spent an entire academic year improvising, writing, rehearsing and filming with real-life students who had emigrated from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and other parts of the world. These inexperienced, exceedingly trusting actors dipped deep into the well of their experience and crafted fictionalized versions of themselves and, in the process, apparently learned liberating truths about their own lives. Not one of the budding, soul-baring actors here ever seems to be acting. Each is triumphantly real, funny, sad, and unforgettable. Equally amazing, the actor playing the teacher who attempts to balance the roles of disciplinarian and good buddy is author Francois Begaudeau, the man who called “The Class” to order in the first place! | ||
| Related link: Student Activities |
