|
For 100 years Pace has consistently turned challenges into opportunities and has, time and again, built on success after success. Here are some of our milestone moments.
1906 Charles and Homer Pace establish Pace & Pace.
1948 Pace Institute obtains college status.
1949 Pace begins granting the bachelor of business administration degree.
1953 Pace begins granting the bachelor of arts degree.
1964 Pace College’s School of Liberal Arts becomes the School of Arts and Sciences.
1966 The School of Nursing is established (later named after alumnus, trustee, and benefactor Gustav Lienhard ’26).
The School of Business Administration is named for alumnus, trustee, and benefactor Joseph I. Lubin ’21.
The School of Education is established.
Ground is broken for the Civic Center building in lower Manhattan.
1973 Pace formally becomes a university.
1974 The School of Arts and Science is named after alumnus, board chair, and benefactor Charles H. Dyson ’30.
1975 The College of White Plains consolidates with Pace University.
1976 The School of Law is established.
1977 Briarcliff College is acquired by Pace University.
1983 The School of Computer Science and Information Systems is established.
1994 The Ann and Alfred Goldstein Academic Center is dedicated on the Pleasantville campus.
1995 A $55 million Campaign for Pace University is launched with $10 million challenge grant from alumnus and Trustee Emeritus Charles H. Dyson ’30 and his family; Campaign completed in 2000 with $61 million raised.
1996 The Lubin School of Business receives business accreditation from AACSB International.
1999 The Dyson Family Challenge is completed one year ahead of schedule, raising $21.1
million—$1.1 million over goal. Pace Alumni Network (PANet) is established to connect alumni worldwide. 2001 Pace establishes the Center for Downtown New York.
2002 The Ann and Alfred Goldstein Health, Fitness, and Recreation Center opens on the Pleasantville campus. First Pace students win prestigious Fulbright Fellowships.
2003 Pforzheimer Honors College accepts its first class of students. Pace hosts the CNBC/Wall Street Journal 2004 Democratic Presidential Primary Debate.
2005 Ivan G. Seidenberg ’81 gives Pace $15 million, the largest gift in its history; in honor of this gift the School of Computer Science and Information Systems is named after him.
2006 Lubin School of Business achieves dual AACSB accreditation for business and accounting. Pace celebrates its centennial. |
