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Nor ortheastern Univ niversity Pre-Law Chapter Initiation By Janelle Peiczarka, Secretary This fall, the Northeastern University Pre-Law Chapter celebrated the initiation of 13 new members. The initiation was held at the United States District Court of Massachusetts and featured guest speaker United States District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns. Judge Stearns graduated from Stanford University and was later a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. He became a U.S. District Court judge in 1993. He shared many of his life experiences with us, including some of the interesting cases he has seen both as an attorney and as a judge and what it was like to be President Bill Clinton’s roommate at Oxford. He gave a warm welcome to our new initiates and wished the best of luck to all of us with our careers. Our Chapter followed the initiation with a dinner celebrating our new initiates. Mount Saint Mar ary’s s Pre-Law Chapter’s s Successful Programming By Genevieve Cawthorn, Vice President On October 11 th , our Chapter hosted a “Women in the Law” panel. The panel consisted of guest speakers: Holly Fujie, a shareholder with Buchalter Nemer; Nicole Bershon, Inspector General for Los Angeles Police Department; Heather Stern, a business litigation lawyer from Kralik and Jacobs LLP; and Kim Arnal, a partner at Black, Compean, Hall and Eli, LLP with a diverse background in insurance law. The panelists discussed a variety of topics including gender discrimination, women in a male dominated profession, and how to balance a successful and professional life. The focus of our panel was to show Mount St. Mary’s students what it’s like to be a professional, how to handle conflict, and how to be successful in the workplace. We received positive feedback from the 20–30 student attendees. On October 25 th , our Chapter held an “Immigration Forum” with the theme “Listen, Learn, Get Involved.” Our panel’s guest speakers discussed the issues surrounding the controversial sb070 law in Arizona, the Dream Act, and other related immigration issues. Our panelists included: Victor Viramontes, National Senior Council for MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund); Catherine Haight, California Immigration Attorney for Haight Group LLC; Ana Grande, Mount St. Mary’s alumna and Cofounder of Adelante California (non profit for undocumented students); Luis Perez, UCLA Law Grad; and Carl Bergquist, CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles). The 70–80 students who attended the event learned about the difficulties of gaining citizenship through the inspiring stories of two of our panelists who struggled with immigration issues firsthand. Students also learned about volunteer opportunities for the recent elections, as well as ongoing volunteer opportunities with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles. The event was a success and gathered the praise of many students and faculty members. On November 1 st , our Chapter held a meet and greet with Mount St. Mary’s alumna Hon. Susan M. Speer (pictured at left with Chapter members), a judge for the Los Angeles Superior Court. Judge Speer discussed her experience at Mount St. Mary’s College, how she became a judge, and other topics concerning her career and life. This was Judge Speer’s first visit to Mount St. Mary’s in over 20 years. Judge Speer was delighted to be back at Mount St. Mary’s, and even invited our P.A.D. Pre-Law Chapter to her courthouse to observe a trial this coming spring. THE REPORTER — WINTER 2010-2011 — PAGE 18
P.A.D. Hir ires es Dir irector of Alumni Relations At the 58 th Biennial Convention, the International Executive Board and Executive Office made a firm commitment to Alumni Chapter Operations and Alumni Relations. We are pleased to announce that we have made a tremendous step forward to fulfill this commitment! On November 15, 2010, Justin P. Roberts (Read) was hired as Director of Alumni Relations. Justin has the enthusiasm and drive to develop alumni relations. Please welcome him with open arms! Below is a note from Justin…you can reach him at justin@pad.org. Look for great developments in the near future and beyond with Alumni Relations! A Message From Justin Rober oberts, Dir irector of Alumni Relations Hello everyone! My name is Justin Roberts and I am your new Director of Alumni Relations. For a little background: I graduated in May 2010 from the Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, DE and am currently licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania. While at Widener I joined the George Read Chapter and served as its Justice and Alumni Liaison. For my work as Justice I was awarded 2 nd place for P.A.D.’s Alex Hotchkiss Outstanding Justice award and won the SBA President of the Year at Widener. I have attended two Conventions thus far (2008 and 2010) as well as the 2009 Mock Trial competition. Before beginning work as a Membership Services Consultant for P.A.D. in Fall 2010, I was the Justice of the Elden Magaw Philadelphia Alumni Chapter and an Assistant District Justice for District XXII. Now that I’m transitioning into this new role of Director of Alumni Relations, I’m incredibly excited about the potential that exists. As a brandnew position, half of the excitement is in crafting the finer points of the position and the various responsibilities I will have. For an idea, here are some of the things that I have been working on thus far: • Updating and rewriting the Alumni Chapter Operations Manual • Contacting the current Alumni Chapter officers to introduce myself • Entering into our database all of P.A.D’s past officers (over 85 different officer titles!) Additionally, I have many goals for the upcoming months: • Streamlining the process for recent graduates to leave the Law School Chapter and transition directly into their local Alumni Chapter • Redesigning the Alumni section of the P.A.D. website • Reactivating/Chartering Alumni Chapters across the country • Working to enhance alumni benefits Thank you to all members for helping make this position possible. Were it not for your interest in having a staff member dedicated to alumni relations, this opportunity would not be possible. Please, if you have any questions or need anything, do not hesitate to contact me. Whether you’re a student about to graduate, or an alumni member looking to get involved or be reintroduced to Phi Alpha Delta, please drop me a line. I look forward to working with all of you in the future! THE REPORTER — WINTER 2010-2011 — PAGE 19 On January 15, 2011, the Chicago Alumni Chapter will hold a gala celebration of its 100 th anniversary as a chartered Alumni Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta. The event is expected to be attended by the entire International Executive Board and marks a significant occasion in Fraternity history as Chicago is the first Alumni Chapter to turn 100 years old. In recognition of the fact that this biennium sees the first celebrations of 100 th anniversaries by our senior Alumni Chapters, our International Justice and the Alumni Advisory Council (AAC) have established Campaign 100. The goal of Campaign 100 is to have 100 Active Alumni Chapters by the end of this Biennium—100 by the 100 th Anniversary Biennium! Several chapters have reactivated or been newly charted over the last biennium, but we have a long way to go to meet our goal. The AAC is trying to identify Fraternity members who are willing to participate in the reactivation or chartering of local Alumni Chapters in their area. As we begin to reach out to our members, please reach out to us. To achieve our goal, we will need the support of all of our brothers and sisters. To reactivate an inactive Alumni Chapter (or to charter a new Alumni Chapter) requires a petition to the International Executive Board signed by no fewer than ten P.A.D. alumni members who actually reside or work in the community served by the chapter. (If it is a statewide Alumni Chapter, Continued on page 20
Page 1 and 2: THE REPORTER — WINTER 2010-2011
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Page 9 and 10: By Ronald J. Winter, International
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