Ici, on parle français !

MAP OF THE CAMPUS

La Journée de la Francophonie will take place in the MH building (McKinney Humanities) this year.

Click on the MAP above and you will see the campus. To make it larger, click on the three black dots on the top right of your screen and go to Zoom +

There will be French flags to direct your way to the building.

Parking

There will be a race between 7:50am and 9am so some of the roads will be closed at different times during that hour.

We are asked to only enter the campus from 1604 ! Come in through John Peace and go on to Bauerle Road. The parking lots available to you are explained below. 

The large buses: Only one way at any time, see below.

DO NOT adventure yourself anywhere else you will be stopped. They are very worried about us being on campus roads.

I promised that we would be respectful and follow the information given.

Everyone ! 

Enter the campus from N LOOP 1604 W, exit John Peace Blvd!

cars and vans: at the roundabout take the 4th exit Bauerle Road. At the stop, turn right : 

3 choices 

• on your right Bauerle parking lot 3.

• on your right Bauerle garage ($2.50/hour)

• go straight to the Devine Ave. lot ( do not parked in any reserved parking spots)

 Then walk to the MH following the flags and the panels. Students with the Journée de la Francophonie t-shirts will be around.

Big buses

At the round about take the 3rd exit and drop off the students at the UTSA shuttle bus stop.  The bus will then follow the road and go park at the BK5 parking lot. 2 ways to do so : 

1. As the bus exits the campus on Peace Blvd, turn right onto the 1604 access road, turn right onto Valero Way, then right onto UTSA Boulevard, then right into Brackenridge Ave. and the BK5 parking lot is in front of you.

2.  As the bus exits the campus on John Peace Blvd, go straight under 1604, turn left and stay on the access road, turn left onto Babcock Road, turn left on UTSA Blvd and turn left into Brackenridge Ave , BK5 parking lot is in front of you.

9h00 - 9h45 CANCELLED  Cérémonie d'ouverture -  Business Building Room 2.01.02  

Please come to the MH galleria and you will be directed to the Lecture Hall.

Invités d'honneur Michael Rushforth - Assistant Dean of COLFA, UTSA

  Juliette Richoux -  Program Officer, Linguistic & Educational Affairs

                                                                                       Consulate General of France in Houston

  Patrice Melancon - Présidente de l'Alliance française à San Antonio

Présentateurs   Lynda Benbeskri & Sami Jokhan (Algérie); Luc Sibefo (Cameroun); 

   Carla Baaklini, Cesar Diab & Maya Bitar (Liban); Zacaria Sadiqui & Khadija

   Neiner (Maroc); Nicko Kabongo & Nissih Nanivazo  (République Démocratique du Congo);

   Zeynab Fall & Mariama Mbacke (Sénégal); Ala Gamar (Tunisie)       

Orientation                      Isabelle Hall - Senior Lecturer, Coordinator of the French Program, UTSA 

The event is postponed to 10am due to weather. UTSA published a weather warning with ice patches until 9am.

All students will join activities and competitions as they arrive, 10, 11, 12 ... The priority is SAFETY. 

Come directly to the MH building and people will welcome you in the galleria or outside.

10h00 - 14h00   Présentations culturelles (toutes les 30 minutes). 

Algérie  - Lynda Benbeskri et Sami Jokhan - 10h, 11h, 12h, 13h -MH 3.04.06

Cameroun - Luc Sibefo - 10h30, 11h30, 12h30, 13h30 - MH 3.04.08

Liban - Carla Baaklini, Cesar Diab, Maya Bitar - 10h, 11h, 12h, 13h - MH 3.04.26

Maroc - Zacaria Sadiqui et Ali  Elkortobi - 10h30, 11h30, 12h30, 13h30 - MH 3.04.28

République Démocratique du Congo - Nicko Kabongo et Nissih Nanivazo- 10h, 11h, 12h, 13h - MH 3.04.10

Sénégal - Zeynab Fall et Mariama Mbacke - 10h30, 11h30, 12h30, 13h30 -MH 3.03.20

Tunisie - Ala Gamar - 10h, 11h, 12h, 13h - MH 3.04.06

10h00 - 14H00   Activités culturelles        

• Après les présentations:

• Jeu de Ronda - MH 3.04.28

• Activité camerounaise - MH 3.04.08

• Activité sénégalaise - MH 3.03.20

• Activité congolaise - MH 3.04.10

• Activité algérienne - MH 3.04.22

• Activité tunisienne -MH 3.04.06

• Ouvertes constamment:

• Danse marocaine et tradition du thé à la menthe - MH 3.04.12

• Danse libanaise - MH 3.04.20

• Course des garçons et serveuses de café - BB 2.01.02

• Course du seau - couloir 3.01

• Pétanque - couloir  MH 2. 01.

• Trivia  - MH 2. 02.10

• Photo « Tour Eiffel » - MH Galleria Main floor 

8h00 - 9h00 & 10h-13h        Rencontre d'organisations faisant la promotion de la     langue française et de ses cultures   

    MH Galleria - Main floor

• L' Alliance Française de San Antonio

• Le Consulat de France à Houston

• Le Département des Langues Étrangères de UTSA

11h00 - 13h00        Le déjeuner   -  MH Galleria - rotations par lycée

Un énorme merci aux restaurants et magasins suivants

Plats méditérranéens - Pasha & Hala Cafe

Specialités africaines - restaurants Ultra Kitchen & Trices

-magasins Blessing African Foods store & Southwest Farmers Market

       Crêpes sucrées - Mon Chou Chou

14h30 - 15h30       Cérémonie de clôture Business Building Room 2.01.02

Les présentateurs donneront les médailles aux trois gagnants de chaque catégorie compétitive.

 13h30-14h15       Réunion pour les professeurs de français et les organisations présentes      

   MH Room 3.02.26