Contacts: Marissa Shorenstein (Paterson) 212-681-4640, Marissa.Shorenstein@chamber.state.ny.us Chris Cory (Pace University) 212-346-1117, cell 917-608-8164, ccory@pace.edu

Pace University to host Gov. Paterson’s “Governor’s College” forums on how to receive, manage and account for federal stimulus funds

First session to be moderated by John Cronin, first Hudson Riverkeeper and now Senior Fellow in Environmental Affairs at Pace

6/29, 7/14, 7/28, 8/11; Pace University School of Law, Judicial Institute building, 78 North Broadway, White Plains, NY

White Plains, NY, June 25, 2009 – On the heels of Vice President Joe Biden’s business round table at Pace University on economic recovery, and an all day session Pace organized in White Plains co-hosted by Governor David A. Paterson and Congresswoman Nita Lowey on how mayors, city managers and other municipal officials can implement the Federal stimulus package, Pace University will continue such assistance by hosting a summer series called the “Governor’s College.”

Each session will deal with a specific audience such as the non-profit sector, the business community or elected officials in New York State, and how each can access the historic amount of funding that the federal stimulus program is making available to them.

Panels will include representatives of New York State agencies involved in the effort, in some cases senior staff from Federal agencies, and faculty members from Pace University research institutes that work with governments and businesses.

Minimizing floodplain development. The first session, Monday morning, June 20, will focus on using funds from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) to expand environmental protections. It will be moderated by John Cronin, a national environmental leader who was the first Hudson Riverkeeper and is now the Senior Fellow in Environmental Affairs at Pace’s new Academy for Applied Environmental Studies and director and chief executive of the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries.

The panel will discuss topics like how municipalities can use the new funds to minimize development in flood plains, accelerate recycling and emission reductions, and use more solar, wind and small-hydro power.

The overall goal of the Governor’s College sessions is to inform participants about how to move forward in the funding process, and how to deal with the complexities of receiving, managing, and accounting for stimulus funds. Real time guidance. Said Paterson: “The Governor’s College is an excellent opportunity for community leaders to expand their knowledge of existing state programs and the stimulus package. These forums will provide real time guidance on how we can work together to resolve the economic challenges we face. I am pleased that my senior officials will continue our collaboration with Pace University to keep lawmakers and the public aware of the funding opportunities available to create jobs, improve our infrastructure and revitalize New York’s economy.”

WHEN: 6/29, 7/13, 7/27, 8/10.

WHERE: Pace University School of Law, Judicial Institute Building, 78 North Broadway, White Plains, NY TOPICS: Schedules are posted and updated at www.pace.edu/stimulus.

WHO: The conference will draw on the expertise of Pace University faculty members and the leaders of such premier Pace research centers as the Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies, the Pace Energy and Climate Center, the Land Use Law Center, and the Edwin G. Michaelian Institute for Public Policy and Management.

Media admission by press pass only.

Venue for issues. In recent years Pace has emerged as a venue for discussion and understanding of the times in which its students live. In 2003 it hosted the first nationally-televised debate by the Democratic candidates for President; since then it has hosted New York City mayoralty debates, New York State gubernatorial debates, and town hall meetings with US Senators about Social Security Reform, not to mention frequent topical presentations by outstanding leaders in business, nursing, education, computing, law and the liberal arts and sciences. Faculty members frequently appear as experts in the national and international media and students regularly win national Model UN competitions and grill national figures in a political science course carried by C-Span.

For 103 years Pace has produced thinking professionals by providing high quality education for the professions on a firm base of liberal learning amid the advantages of the New York metropolitan area. A private university, Pace has campuses in New York City and Westchester County, New York, enrolling nearly 13,000 students in bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in its Lubin School of Business, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Lienhard School of Nursing, School of Education, School of Law, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. www.pace.edu

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