The University of Michigan is one of the few campuses in the nation that provides students with the option of viewing 35mm films in auditoriums equipped with velvet theatrical maskings. The attached PDF file features a creatively illustrated slide show loosely formatted to imitate the frame-by-frame appearance of 35mm film. It tells a true story about responsibility, professional expectations and the need for resilience in a multicultural workplace where unanticipated complications may arise without warning.