Subject: Parents¹ Weekend
From: "Dean William M. Treanor" <[email-masked]>
To: All Faculty and Staff <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 21:03:18 +0000

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to share with you the news that Parents' Weekend was a great success. Almost 700 parents and students attended - more than 200 more than attended last year's very successful inaugural event. It was a wonderful time of community building, and it was very moving for me to see so many families sharing time together on campus.

Kudos to a wonderful group of speakers: Philadelphia DA Seth Williams, who gave inspiring advice to our students, drawing on his experience at Georgetown and as a prosecutor; Deans Aiken, Bailin, Pruett, and Shannon, who shared with parents and students their perspectives on different aspects of the students' experience and the opportunities that Georgetown offers; David Cole and Paul Clement, who discussed arguing before the Court in a fascinating session that Nina Pillard moderated with humor and insight; a great moot court, argued by Mike Gottesman and David Vladeck before a distinguished panel of Seidman (C.J) and Justices Bernstein, Gornstein, and Lederman,; and a terrific panel of students, Carmen Chambers, L’17, Jenadee Nanini, L’17, Darian Hands, L’16, and Kat Hannah, L'16, who spoke about their decisions to come to Georgetown and their time here.

I want to express my appreciation to the many people who worked so hard to make it possible: Chris Hammer, Elisa Smith and all the special events team, Pete Brown, Virgial Wheeler and everyone in our parking and facilities offices; Steve Eckhoff and the AV team, and Kirsten Reppert and everyone from Development. Our Parents’ Council, headed by Rachel Sullivan and Dale Pinto, provided invaluable support. Admissions played the leadership role, and I particularly want to thank Taisa Goodnature and Alison Spada for superb work. And, of course - and first and foremost - thanks to Andy Cornblatt, who conceived of and led this terrific initiative with the warmth and energy that made it so special.

It was an occasion that reflected the special spirit of the Law Center, and I am grateful to all who made it such a success.

Best, Bill