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Pace University’s 54th Annual Spirit of Pace Awards Dinner Honors President Stephen J. Friedman with the 2017 Leaders in Management Award on Wed., June 14
Pace University student Taslim Tavarez Garcia named a 2017 Truman Scholar, one of 62 outstanding young people selected nationwide
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Taslim Tavarez Garcia receives a $30,000 scholarship toward graduate school and the opportunity to participate in professional development programming to help prepare for a career in public service leadership
NEW YORK, NY, April 12, 2017– Taslim Tavarez Garcia, a junior at Pace University’s Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, has just been selected as a 2017 Truman Scholar. She is one of just 62 students selected to receive the award this year.
"We congratulate Taslim Tavarez Garcia on this extraordinary honor and achievement.” said Pace University President Stephen J. Friedman. “A former recipient of the Jeanette K. Watson Fellowship and the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, Taslim has distinguished herself as a striver who consistently embraces challenge. Her energy, enthusiasm, and record of success are an inspiration to all and Pace is proud to have her as a student.”
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation was created by Congress in 1975 to be the nation’s living memorial to President Harry S. Truman. The Foundation has a mission to select and support the next generation of public service leaders. The Truman award has become one of the most prestigious national scholarships in the United States.
Recipients of the Truman Scholarship receive a $30,000 scholarship toward graduate school and the opportunity to participate in professional development programming to help prepare them for careers in public service leadership.
Annually, candidates for the Truman Scholarship go through a rigorous, multi-stage selection process. In 2017, there were 768 candidates for the award nominated by 315 colleges and universities, a record number of institutions. The 199 finalists for the award were interviewed in March and early April at one of sixteen regional selection panels. Sixty-two new Truman Scholars were selected in 2017. They will receive their awards in a ceremony at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum on Sunday, May 28, 2017.
“I would like to go to law school and become an immigration attorney and return to south Florida to start my own non-profit and provide affordable legal services to help undocumented immigrants,” Taslim Tavarez Garcia said of her ultimate goal. “It’s about really trying to help them overcome the barriers that prevent them from becoming residents or citizens.”
A first-generation immigrant from the Dominican Republic, Taslim studies political science and peace and justice studies at Pace University. She has established a student organization called ABRIR (which means “to open” in Spanish; Advocates Bring Resources to Immigrant & Refugees) that hosts college application workshops to undocumented students. She interns at the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, and she volunteers and recruits Pace students to volunteer for the office’s “We Are New York” program, which helps immigrant New Yorkers practice English through volunteer-led conversation groups. Through the help of the Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship, Taslim has also interned at the Institute of International Education and 100 Resilient Cities. She hopes to continue to advocate for immigrant rights and reform through non-profit work.
Pace University is shaped by its enduring traditions of opportunity and innovation. More than 100 years after its founding, Pace continues its commitment to providing access to a diverse population while innovating to meet the needs of the global economy. A January 2017 study ranked Pace first in New York—and second in the nation—at catapulting students from the bottom fifth of income distribution into the top fifth. The Equality of Opportunity Project study also found that Pace graduates are out-earning their parents and peers, bucking a nationwide trend for millennials.
About Pace University: Since 1906, Pace has educated 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 Lower Manhattan and Westchester County, NY, 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, College of Health Professions, School of Education, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. A 2017 study by the Equality of Opportunity Project ranks Pace University first in New York—and second in the nation—for Economic Mobility based on students who enter college at the bottom fifth of the income distribution and end up in the top fifth. www.pace.edu.
Media contact: Bill Caldwell, Pace, 212-346-1597, wcaldwell@pace.edu
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Pace University’s 54th Annual Spirit of Pace Awards Dinner Honors President Stephen J. Friedman with the 2017 Leaders in Management Award on Wed., June 14
Pace University’s $190 Million Repositioning Plan for Lower Manhattan Approved by NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
New York, NY – April 6, 2017 – Pace University today announced that the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission approved work to allow the repositioning of its building at 41 Park Row. Approval of the exterior design completes city-mandated review of the proposal, clearing the way for launch of the University’s $190 million plan to modernize and expand its Lower Manhattan campus.
“I am pleased to announce that the University has received approval from the NYC Landmarks Commission to move forward with the renovations to historic 41 Park Row,” said Jean Gallagher, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives. “This is a significant milestone that allows us to begin the transformation of the NYC Campus and the implementation of Phase I of the NYC Master Plan.”
Unveiled in February, the New York City Master Plan will be advanced in three phases and represents a signature statement for Pace—the culmination of the evolution the University has undergone in the century since its founding and its ongoing commitment to innovation in the future.
Phase I includes a full redesign of One Pace Plaza’s first floor, lower level and courtyard entrance, and will directly address the need for additional student space. The redesigned first floor will include a new welcome center, a new student center for hosting events, new student commons, collaborative learning spaces, and quiet study area. The new lower level will feature a branded entrance for the Lubin School of Business with dedicated student lounges, a student meeting room and a Lubin Learning Lab which will house innovative teaching and learning technologies.
Phase I will also involve a modernization of the lower levels of the landmarked 41 Park Row, which served as the home of The New York Times from 1889 to 1903. The original entrance along Spruce Street, facing One Pace Plaza, will also be restored. The first floor will house a new art gallery and new student commons. The second floor will include an advising center, and new collaboration space for faculty and students. Construction on both buildings’ lower levels is scheduled to begin this summer, with completion projected for fall 2018.
Pace University is shaped by its enduring traditions of opportunity and innovation. More than 100 years after its founding, Pace continues its commitment to providing access to a diverse population while innovating to meet the needs of the global economy. A January 2017 study ranked Pace first in New York—and second in the nation—at catapulting students from the bottom fifth of income distribution into the top fifth. The Equality of Opportunity Project study also found that Pace graduates are out-earning their parents and peers, bucking a nationwide trend for millennials.
About Pace University: Since 1906, 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 Lower Manhattan and Westchester County, NY, 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, College of Health Professions, School of Education, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. A 2017 study by the Equality of Opportunity Project ranks Pace University first in New York—and second in the nation—for Economic Mobility based on students who enter college at the bottom fifth of the income distribution and end up in the top fifth. www.pace.edu.
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