2009-10 PALS board

Congratulations to the new 2009-10 PALS board!

Co-Presidents: Tami Becker Gomez, Kevin McCrae, and Theresa DeMonte
Vice President: Catherine Sellers
Treasurer: William Pigott
Secretary: Charles Gust
Board members at large: Vanessa Hernandez
Board members emeritus: Lisa Kremer, Lisa Goldoftas, Laura Arras, Peter Moreno, Pat Schaff, Ray Liaw, Louis Butler, Christine Porter, Amanda Carmany-Rampey, Michael Sterner, Pete Santos, Melissa Harwood

New Onesies, Let your voice be heard!

Hi, SBA will be ordering new onesies and Rike has asked for our input! Please take the time to look at the options and post your comments.

1) What kind of onesie-type clothing should we order?


http://www.latsportswear.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=149

http://www.latsportswear.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=116

http://www.latsportswear.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=65 (Lilac is
closest to purple for this one)

2) What color?

3) Which of the attached designs to you like, if any?  What other kind of
design might you like?

PALS group photo

Last week Shari Ireton took a group photo of PALS to commemorate our being student organization of the year. Not everyone could make it, but we got a pretty good turnout. We took one picture of the group holding photos of our children, and one just standard photo. You can tell which one I like best because I'm posting it first:



Charles and Kevin are cracking me up. And check out Tami -- so adorable.



Our kids can beat up your kids. rrgh!

What do you think? Also, let me know if you want a copy -- I have both high- and low-res versions.

Email love

Hey PALS members! Keep posted on current events by joining our yahoo group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uwpals/
We use the email to announce things going on at the law school that day, such as the PALS group photo today (Tuesday, 12:30, lobby) and the work-life balance session on Wednesday (see announcement below). Members can also use it to pose questions to other members. We try to keep the quantity of messages down to a reasonable level.

PALS meeting today

Don't forget: PALS general membership meeting Tuesday April 29th at 12:30 in room 118. Food will be provided. Come find out the super-secret scoop on what classes to take next year. Should be helpful for both 1Ls and 2Ls. (3Ls, at least show up for the food, c'mon! and spill the beans on your most parent-friendly courses, of course.)

PALS is student org of the year!

At the law school gala on Saturday night, Megan Vogel of the SBA announced that we won student organization of the year! Megan cited our leadership on Fall Festival, our support of the Athay scholarship, and... well it was hard to hear, but it was a very nice speech, thanks Megan! I'd be happy to provide a copy of our nomination letter to anyone who wants it. It's a little long to post here. We also talked about the blog, the Childhaven drive, and our efforts to raise awareness of work/life balance issues.

Congrats everyone!

PALS meeting Tuesday

PALS Quarterly Membership Meeting, Room 116, 12:30-1:20. Food! Elections! Talk!

Pals quarterly meeting Tuesday -- free food

Dear PALS,
I will soon be leaving UWLS, and quite honestly, Lisa's draconian reign of terror has gone on long enough. Therefore, I encourage you all to elect new leadership at our quarterly meeting next Tuesday, March 4 at 12:30, in room 116. If you don't, a great power vacuum will exist . . . and nature abhors a vacuum (as does Louis Butler).
As an additional incentive, we will provide lunch. Hope to see you there.
Stasiu Nowak

PALS board

Welcome to PALS's new 1L board members Tami Becker Gomez, Kevin McCrae, Christie Wang and Yin Cheung!

The PALS executive board is:

Co-presidents Lisa Kremer (kremerl@) and Stasiu Nowak (stasiu@)
Co-VPs Amanda Carmany-Rampey and Christine Porter
Secretary Michael Sterner
Treasurer Lisa Goldoftas

Executive board members are Laura Arras, Peter Moreno, Pat Schaff, Ray Liaw, Peter Santos, Louis Butler, Tami Becker Gomez, Kevin McCrae, Christie Wang and Yin Cheung.

PALS meeting on Monday

Hey folks, PALS' (PALS's?) first meeting of the year will be Monday, Oct. 8, 12:30 in room 118.

All are welcome, whether you consider yourself a member of PALS or not. We'll be checking in to see how everyone's doing and if you have any current issues you're concerned about. We'll also tell you about some upcoming events -- be sure to come to the Fall Festival on Oct. 26! And we'll talk about some recent developments in work-life balance issues.

Lunch will be provided!

posting options

I hear that it can be a pain to post on a blogger blog because it asks you to join up. You don't have to do that here -- I've enabled anonymous commenting. So go ahead and comment anonymously. Do us a favor and identify yourself (Louis) in the text of the post, if you feel like it(Louis).

Our favorite events

PALS sponsors or co-sponsors three key events each year.
Fall Festival: During fall quarter, we co-sponsor and help organize the Fall Festival. This event welcomes parents and children from the law school and beyond. Students, faculty and staff all are encouraged to bring their children to an afternoon event with costumes, food, an inflatable bouncer castle, and booths sponsored by the law school's most active organizations. Fall Festival is a great way for students to introduce their children to friends, and for children, spouses and partners to see where their parents spend all their time. Those of us who have brought children to the Fall Festival have found that our kids talk about it all year long and feel more comfortable in their understanding of where we go during the day.

Winter clothing drive: We collect new and used clothing, toys and equipment, as well as unperishable food and diapers, to distribute to Childhaven, a Seattle agency that provides daycare and therapy for abused and drug-addicted children aged birth-5 years. Our decision to help Childhaven grew out of the feeling that we are incredibly lucky to have the opportunities we have, and we would like to share our good fortune with others.

Spring work-life balance panel: We invite parent-lawyers in different professional situations to come to the UW to talk about their experiences and the choices they've made in balancing career and family. This is an issue that appeals to many, and it tends to draw more than 100 students every year.

In addition, PALS participates in orientation activities and other law school activities throughout the year. We try to hold monthly casual get-togethers at a coffee shop near the law school, as well as spring sessions on advice for picking classes for the next year.

Our Mission Statement

We recognize the unique demands that students with children face in balancing school, work and family life. We welcome children of law students into the law school community with open arms and strive to create an environment in which students and their children can grow and learn together. Our student-run organization aims to share information, advocate for resources and provide personal support to law students with children. Specifically we will: Provide a casual forum for networking about shared parenting experiences; Sponsor fun events for children and their parents; Discuss career strategies for students with children; Disseminate information on school policies and community resources; Serve as an advocate within the school for students with children.

Welcome to PalsBlog

This is the blog for Parents Attending Law School, a student group at the University of Washington. Stay tuned for updates....