Schedule of Events

Updated on Monday, December 20, 2004. 

Participation is not restricted to UMF folk.  Members of the community are most welcome to join in on the reading, discussing, and all other events!

"A Lesson Before Dying" Book Discussion Groups
Opportunities to get together with community members, UMF students, faculty, and staff for stimulating conversation about the novel.  Refreshments will be served!

Wednesday, April 7

Dr. Eric Brown, Assistant Professor of Humanities
The Importance of Being Ernest:  Place and Time in "A Lesson Before Dying"
6:00PM, Ricker Addition 207

Monday, April 12

ENG 100 Students Mary Newall and Amy Gatchell
What Role Does Jefferson Play in His Community, Amongst His Family Members, and Others?
3:30 PM, Ricker Addition 207

EDU 332 Students Allison Savage, Jon Easler, and Megan Porter
Comparative Educational Practices and Immersion into the Classroom
7:45PM, Ricker 15

Tuesday, April 13

ENG 100 Student Rebecca Stevens
Why is Grant Reluctant to Help Jefferson?
3:30PM, Ricker Addition 207

On Display Now through Friday, April 16

Info Row:  UMF Writing Students Gather the Facts
Browsing Room, Mantor Library

A collection of posters created by UMF students on various topics relating to the death penalty including race (and age and gender) of death row inmates; average educational level of death row inmates; innocent people sentenced to die (and subsequently executed); death row inmates who have been exonerated; the presidential candidates' stance on the death penalty; foreign countries and the death penalty; death penalty states vs. non-death penalty states; costs associated with administering the death penalty; average length of time an inmate spends on death row before execution; and methods of execution. 

The Segregated South:  Images of the World of "A Lesson Before Dying"
3rd Floor Display Case, Mantor Library

Monday, April 5

One Book, One Campus 2004 Word Search Contest Begins!

Pick up a word search at the Access Services Desk, Mantor Library or print it out online.  Locate words relating to A Lesson Before Dying, then submit your entry to the library.  All completed entries will be put in a drawing for a $10 gift certificate to the Mountain View Chocolate Shoppe!  Contest ends Friday, April 16, 2004 at noon. 

Tuesday, April 6

"A Lesson Before Dying," the film adaptation of the novel
6:00PM ~ Latte Landing, Olsen Student Center

This film won two Emmy awards in 1999:  Outstanding Made for Television Movie and Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or Movie.  The film was nominated for three additional Emmy awards:  Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Don Cheadle, who plays Grant Wiggins), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Cicely Tyson, who plays Tante Lou), and Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Movie.  Rated PG-13.

Thursday, April 8

"Dead Man Walking"
6:30PM ~ C-131, Roberts Learning Center

"This acclaimed film traces the relationship between a death-row inmate and the local nun to whom he turns for spiritual guidance in the days leading up to his scheduled execution. Matthew Poncelet (Sean Penn) has been convicted of the rape and murder of two young lovers and is awaiting execution. Susan Sarandon plays Sister Helen Prejean, a nun who faces a moral crisis as she tries to reconcile her anti-death penalty views with the truth of Poncelet's actions and the pain felt by the victims families."  (Source:  Editor's Note from Buy.com)  Rated R.

Tuesday, April 13
PLEASE NOTE:  THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  MR RUBENSTEIN IS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND DUE TO MEDICAL REASONS.

"The Death Penalty: A Human Rights Issue or Just Another Government Program?"
Joshua Rubenstein, Northeast Regional Director for Amnesty International
6:30PM ~ CR 123, Olsen Student Center

Wednesday, April 14

Playing the Blues:  Steve Levine and Don "Fatty" Emery
7:00PM ~ Nordica Auditorium

A Lesson Before Dying is set in Louisiana in the 1940s.  Come hear UMF’s Stephen Levine and Don “Fatty” Emery perform blues selections from the 1930s and 1940s.   

Friday, April 16

One Book, One Campus 2004 Word Search Contest Ends.

Pick up a word search at the Access Services Desk, Mantor Library or print it out online.  Locate words relating to A Lesson Before Dying, then submit your entry to the library.  All completed entries will be put in a drawing for a $10 gift certificate to the Mountain View Chocolate Shoppe!   Contest ends Friday, April 16, 2004 at noon. 

 

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Last updated December 20, 2004