Catholic Law Reunion Weekend 2020

Reunion Weekend will be October 2 - 4, 2020

The Class of 1975 was invited on September 21, 2020 from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm (ET) for an exclusive Zoom meetup hosted by Chris Carveth '75 to catch up with each other and meet Stephen C. Payne, Dean and Knights of Columbus Professor of Law.

Registration is now Open!

 
Schedule of Events

 

Friday, October 2, 2020

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm (ET) Zoom event
Speaker, Roberta Liebenberg ’75 and Guest Speakers (Registration Required)
Women and Law
Panel discussion with Roberta Liebenberg ‘75, former Chair of ABA Commission on Women in the Profession; Paulette Brown, past President of the ABA; and Stephanie Scharf, Chair of ABA Commission on Women in the Profession discussing their research on women in law and the challenges posed by the COVID pandemic and the “new normal” of working from home to the efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in the profession.

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (ET) Zoom event
Distinguished Alumni Awards Presentation Ceremony (Registration Required)
Description: Distinguished Alumni Award recipients will be announced by Dean Stephen C. Payne. BOV Chair, Jeffrey Puretz ’81 and President, Alumni Council, Stanley Woodward, Jr.’08.

Saturday, October 3, 2020

2:00 pm -3:00 pm (ET) Zoom event
State of the Law School (Registration Required)
Stephen C. Payne, Dean and Knights of Columbus Professor of Law shares an update on the Law School. Audience has a chance for questions and answers.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm (ET) Zoom event
Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy (Registration Required)
Join Stacy Brustin, Director, Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Clinic [IRAC] and Professor of Law and law students for a dynamic discussion/presentation around their experiences representing immigration clients through the clinic and the realities of immigration policy at the southern border based on their March 2020 spring break service trip to Texas and New Mexico.

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm (ET) Zoom event
Presentation of Class Awards (Registration Required)
2020 Class Awards Presentation Ceremony. Dean Stephen C. Payne announces the winner classes for the following cups and bowls:

  • Robinson Bowl – Goes to a class in the Robinson Society (those celebrating 40th, 45th, 50th and 55th anniversaries) for most money raised.
  • Leahy Award – Goes to a class that raised the most money who is not in the Robinson Society (those celebrating 35th, 30th, 25th, 20th, 15th, 10th, 5th anniversaries)
  • Alumni Cup – Class with the highest attendance registration.
  • Dean’s Cup – Class with the highest donation rate.
5:15 pm – 5:45 pm Zoom event
The William Callyhan Robinson (WCR) Society Induction Ceremony (Registration Required)
The WCR induction ceremony celebrates Catholic Law Alumni who graduated 40 or more years ago, with special recognition of the Members of the Columbus Society. Co-conveners from the class of 1980 induct members of the class 1970, 1975 and 1980 into the William Callyhan Robinson Society.
Co-Conveners: Mary Anne Gibbons ‘80 and The Honorable Jack Panella ’80
Please note: medallions will  be mailed to those that register. If for some reason, there is a problem registering or logging in to the event, please call (202) 319-4697 or write to: cualawalumni@law.edu with your mailing address and a medallion will be mailed to you.

 

Sunday, October 4, 2020

68th Annual Red Mass – details to come
The Mass will be live streamed.
The link for the Red Mass: https://youtu.be/oxhQqmg8aXE

 Accessibility Needs: Please let us know if you have any access requirements so that we can do our best to accommodate them. The deadline to notify us is 1 week prior to the scheduled event date. Please email the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at cualawalumni@law.edu.