PLV - Spring 2006

Each semester, the Honors College holds events on and off campus. Honors students are required to attend at least two events each semester. For reservation required events, call Christopher Walther at 914-773-3961 or e-mail cwalther@pace.edu.

Women’s Basketball Game with Children from the Pleasantville Cottage School

Tuesday, February 7, 2006

Game begins at 5:30pm

Goldstein Fitness Center, PLV

*Reservations required*

Adopt a child for a night – attend a Pace University’s Women’s basketball game with a child from the Pleasantville Cottage School.

New Orleans in the Aftermath of Katrina
Thursday, February 16, 200612:20pm-1:30pm

Gottesman Room, Kessel Campus Center

Dr Alan Colon, Professor of Education and African American Studies, at Dillard University (HBCU), New Orleans will speak on lessons about race, culture, class, poverty, and urban development in the US, focusing on New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.



Trip to a Broadway Play: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Thursday, March 2, 2006

Bus leaves Pace at 5:00pm from North Hall on the Pleasantville campus, should return by 10:30pm.

*Reservations required*

Students will pay $30, which is half of the ticket price, to make their reservation. 

In the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, six young people, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser.

Rwandan Speaker

Monday, March 6, 2006

12:20pm-1:15pm

Gottesman Room, Kessel Campus Center

Speaker: Yvette Rugasaguhunga

Hear the story of a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.  Yvette Rugasaguhunga will tell take you back through her memories of that time in her life.



Trip to Stew Leonard’s with Children from the Pleasantville Cottage School

Tuesday, March 7, 2006

Bus leaves Pace at 3:00pm from North Hall on the Pleasantville campus, should return by 5:30pm.

*Reservations required*

Join the Honors College and children from the Pleasantville Cottage School as we take a tour of Stew Leonard’s Supermarket in Yonkers, New York.

Honors Open Meeting

Guest Speaker: Dr. Beverly Kahn, Associate Provost

Monday, March 13, 2006

12:20pm-1:15pm, *Various flavors of ice cream and toppings will be served*

Gottesman Room, Kessel Campus Center

Come share your ideas for future Honors events and classes with Dr. Benton and fellow Honors students.



Susan G. Komen Foundation Fashion Show and Luncheon

Saturday, March 25, 2006

1:00pm

Bloomingdales in White Plains, New York, 3rd floor

There is no charge for attending the fashion show, which is sponsored by designer Sigrid Olsen.

A percentage of Bloomingdales sales will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation to eradicate breast cancer.

If interested in attending, please e-mail Dr. Ellen Mandel at emandel@ pace.edu.

Volunteering with Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

Sunday, April 23, 2006

Bus leaves Pace at 8:00am from North Hall on the Pleasantville campus, should return by 4:00pm

*Reservations required*

Habitat for Humanity seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world. Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses with the help of the homeowner (partner) families. The Honors College will work on a house in Westchester Country. A pizza lunch will be provided by the Honors College

Solar Cooking Around the World
Wednesday, April 26, 2006

12:20pm-1:25pm

Gottesman Room, Kessel Campus Center

Join the Honors College for a presentation from Solar Cookers International, which assists communities in using   the power of the sun to cook food and pasteurize water for the benefit of people and environments.

Co-sponsored with the UNICEF C.H.I.L.D. Project, Golden Key International Honour Society, and Psi Chi Honor Society.

Honors Independent Research Conference

Thursday, April 27, 2006

6:00pm - 8:00pm, *Pizza will be served*

Butcher Suite, Kessel Campus Center

Come listen to fellow Honors College students speak eloquently about the results of their Independent Research.

Co-sponsored with Goden Key International Hour Society.

If you are interested in presenting a paper or project, please contact the Honors Office at 914-773-3848.

Trip to TRL on MTV

Tuesday, May 9, 2006

*Reservations required*

The Pace bus will leave Miller Hall at 1:20pm to catch the 1:43pm Metro-North train from Pleasantville.  You will have to pay for your own train ticket ($17.00 round trip).  We need to arrive at TRL before 3:30pm.  The live show begins at 5:00pm.  Students must wear bright colors (no white clothing).

Honors Awards Ceremony

Friday, May 12, 2006

6:00pm - 8:00pm *Dinner will be served*

Gottesman Room, Kessel Campus Center

Graduating seniors will receive their Honors medallions to be worn at commencement and their Honors College certificates.  This event is open only to graduating seniors of the Pforzheimer Honors College and each senior may invite two guests.