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Turn the clock back to the Great Depression. During those hard
times, Pace Institute extended tuition credits of $100,000 to students
who needed loans. With his strong belief that the average person
needs an education in order to earn a living wage, then-President
Homer Pace signed over his life insurance policy in order to grant
generous loans to students.
In that spirit, Pace has always been committed to providing financial
assistance to its students.
Today, one of the University’s highest priorities is to attract and
retain the best and the brightest students, many of whom might
not have the resources to attend Pace University. Increased costs,
reduced government funding, and competition for the best students
are placing significant strain on the University’s ability to
meet such students’ needs.
It’s time to expand Pace undergraduate and graduate scholarship
funds in order to alleviate increasing pressures on the University’s
operating budget, and to maintain Pace’s historic commitment to
educate students from a variety of economic, social, and cultural
backgrounds.
It’s time to secure extraordinary resources that will also support
initiatives for students that address the core values of Pace
University—the ability to learn in an international context; programs
that encourage civic involvement and responsibility; and
opportunities for internships and externships that help students to
develop as leaders, broaden their worldview, and help them focus
on career aspirations.
IT’S TIME. |
