Faculty and Staff

Active citizenship and social responsibility extends to all areas of the university community. Pace’s faculty and staff lead by example. The Center for Community Action and Research (CCAR) provides opportunities for faculty development, support for creating an AOK1 course, research on service-learning, as well as volunteering, and adjudicates the Jefferson Awards at Pace University.

Did You Know?

University Director for Student Success, Susan Maxam, received the 2008 Jefferson Award Gold Medallion for Service at the national ceremony in Washington D.C.

Over 60 faculty teach community-based learning courses.  Professors Bob Chapman, Dan Greenberg, Roger Salerno, and Distinguished Professor Karla Jay have been incorporating community-based learning into their classrooms for over a decade.

Faculty Development Opportunities
The Center for Community Action and Research (CCAR) provides opportunities for publication and funding. 
 

Civic Engagement and Public Value Course Fellowship Grants 2011
Deadline: April 15, 2011

One of the hallmarks of the University’s core curriculum is a three credit Civic Engagement and Public Value (AOKI) course, reflecting Pace University’s commitment to foster participatory citizenship among students. The Office of the President and Project Pericles at Pace are pleased to be able to support the development or retooling of Civic Engagement and Public Value courses with this grant. To be considered eligible for the grant the course must explicitly address the topics of social responsibility and active citizenship. Limited grants of $1000 for newly developed courses and $500 to retool an existing Civic Engagement and Public Value course.

Proposal packages must be emailed to mmurphy@pace.edu by April 15, 2011. In addition, a hard copy should be submitted to: Dr. Mary Ann Murphy, Director of Project Pericles at Pace University.

>> View eligibility and program requirements
>> Grant Application Cover Letter
 

2009 Project Pericles Faculty-Student Research Grant Winners

Project Pericles at Pace University is pleased to announce that Associate Professor Chris Malone and students Stephanie Robayo and Jaclyn Kopel are the recipients of the 2009 Project Pericles Faculty-Student Research Grant. Malone, Robayo and Kopel will investigate levels of civic engagement and political participation among New York City high school students. Pace University is a member of Project Pericles, a national organization of colleges and universities committed to making socially responsible and participatory citizenship an essential part of educational programs in the classroom, on the campus, and in the community. Project Pericles at Pace offers grants, teaching assistantships, and community placement assistance for faculty and students.