Fall 2010

Each semester, Golden Key Honors Society at Pace University, Pleasantville holds events on and off campus. For events requiring reservations, please call Prof. Christopher Walther at (914) 773-3961 or e-mail him at cwalther@pace.edu.

There will be more events added to this list throughout the Fall 2010 semester!

 

 

Golden Key Information Session

Thursday, October 7, 2010

4:00pm

Miller 22, Miller Lecture Hall

Come and ask questions about Golden Key International Honor Society at Pace University

 

 

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Presentation: In Our Own Voices

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

3:35-4:30pm (common hour)

Butcher Suite, Kessel Student Center

NAMI has been dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. The In Our Own Voice (IOOV) presentation is a unique public education program developed by NAMI, in which two trained consumer speakers share compelling personal stories about living with mental illness and achieving recovery. IOOV is an opportunity for those who have struggled with mental illness to gain confidence and to share their individual experiences of recovery and transformation. Throughout the IOOV presentation, audience members are encouraged to offer feedback and ask questions.

Co-sponsored with the Pforzheimer Honors College.

 

 

Make A Difference Day – Pace Reads at the Mt. Pleasant Library

Sunday, October 17, 2010

12:45-3:15pm

*Reservations required*

Make A Difference Day is a national service day dedicated to helping other people - a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. We will be reading books to the children of the Pleasantville community. Bus leaves Pace at 12:45pm from North Hall on the Pleasantville campus, and should return by 3:15pm.

Co-sponsored with the Pforzheimer Honors College and the Center for Community Action and Research.

 

 

Trip to the United Nations

Manhattan, NY

Friday, November 12, 2010

10:00am-3:00pm

*Reservations required*

Explore the United Nations with a guided tour. Lunch is not provided, but there will be an opportunity to purchase lunch after the tour.

Bus leaves Pace at 10:00am from Miller Hall on the Pleasantville campus, and should return by 3:00pm.

Co-sponsored with the UNICEF C.H.I.L.D. Project and the Pforzheimer Honors College.

 

 

Wrapping Gifts for Underprivileged Children

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

3:35-4:30pm (common hour) *Pizza will be served*

Butcher Suite, Kessel Student Center

Make the holiday season brighter--join the GK in wrapping presents for underprivileged children. Let your creative side emerge for this worthwhile event! Ms Candida Fitts, Director of Volunteers at the Children’s Village, will speak.

Co-sponsored with the Pforzheimer Honors College.

 

 

Decorate the Pleasantville Cottage School for the Holidays

Saturday, December 4, 2010

10:30am-1:20pm

*Reservations required*

We will decorate four cottages for the holidays at the

Pleasantville Cottage School, while getting an introduction to residential treatment centers from Ms Phina Geiger, Director of Volunteers at the Pleasantville Cottage School.

Bus leaves Pace at 10:30am from North Hall on the Pleasantville campus, and should return by 1:20pm.

Co-sponsored with the Center for Community Action and Research and the Pforzheimer Honors College.