Pace Remembers 911
The events of 9/11 have had a profound effect on a generation of people across the globe. Pace University, with a downtown campus located just five blocks away from the World Trade Center and a World Trade Institute and Conference Center on the 55th Floor of the North Tower, felt the impact first-hand. Our University lost 47 members—both students and alumni—and was closed for several weeks as the community struggled to recover both physically and emotionally.
But on that tragic day, members of the community served as a source of strength to those around them. The Pace downtown campus was temporarily transformed into a lifesaving shelter for students and workers fleeing the attack and the storm of debris. Our admissions office became a triage center for rescue workers. And our cafeteria served as a safe haven for volunteers, firemen, police officers, and National Guardsmen.
As the ten-year anniversary of the event approaches, we pause to remember the impact of 9/11 on Pace, our community, and the world, and commemorate it in a number of ways:
Portraits of Grief
Tuesday, September 6 - Saturday, October 1
Fingesten Gallery (Student Union)
Open to the Public
Photographer Carla Shapio will be exhibiting her work at the Fingesten Gallery.
Institutional Pause
Thursday, September 8
11:50AM-12:15PM
Outside of Mortola Library/Pace Place Courtyard
Student, faculty and staff on all campuses will take a few minutes to reflect on the losses of 9/11 by stepping outside, having a moment of silence and a reading of the names of the students and alumni we lost.
Witness to Tragedy and Recovery Symposium
Thursday, September 8
5:30PM-9:00PM
Schimmel Theatre (Butcher Suite simulcast)
Open to the Public
In partnership with the National Press Photographers Association, Pace hosts “Witness to Tragedy and Recovery,” an exhibit of haunting photographs from the 9/11 tragedy and a symposium on how news images of disaster are shaped—and shape us—featuring keynote speaker Aaron Brown, former CNN news anchor, and moderator Michelle Charlesworth, WABC-TV news reporter and weekend anchor, who both covered the events that day.
Vantage Point: Reflections of 9/11 10 Years Later
Thursday, September 8
7:00PM-9:00PM
Student Union
(Pace Community only)
Students, alumni, staff and faculty who lived and studied at Pace during and after the fateful event took place share their stories.
9/11 Philosophical Reflections Symposium
Friday, September 9
4:00PM-8:00PM
Schimmel Theatre (Butcher Suite simulcast)
Open to the Public
New York City-based thinkers and scholars share philosophical and ethical reflections on the significance of the terror attack, hosted by the Center for Ethical Thinking at Pace University's department of Philosophy & Religious Studies.
Hand-in-Hand – Remember 9/11
Saturday, September 10
8:46AM
Lower Manhattan
Join thousands of people to form a human chain along the waterfront from the tip of Lower Manhattan heading north in this event sponsored by Manhattan Community Board 1. There will also be a Wall of Remembrance in historic Battery Park where you can post a message or memento; a portion of this wall will be displayed by the 9/11 Memorial Museum for years to come. Learn more or register today.
9/11 Memorial Service
Saturday, September 10
11:00AM-1:00PM
Schimmel Theatre (Butcher Suite simulcast)
Open to the Public
The Pace community comes together to remember the students and alumni who we lost.
Ten Years Later: Voices from a Post- 9/11 Generation Speak
Saturday, September 10
2:30PM- 4:00PM
Schimmel Theatre
Open to the Public
This debut performance is an exploration of the “Post-9/11” generation and aftermath of the September 11th attacks written by 13 young people between the ages of 9 and 21.
Ballon Release
Saturday September 10
3:30 PM (Following football game)
Football Field
Open to all who attend the game
Pace students will release 47 balloons in a symbol of peace and hope and in remembrance of the students and alumni lost on 9/11
Community Viewing of Memorial Events
Sunday, September 11
8:00AM- 12:00PM
Schimmel Theatre and Butcher Suite
(Pace Community only)
Simulcast coverage of the events at ground zero. Food will be served.
Tommy Foley Documentary
Sunday, September 11
1:30PM- 3:00PM
Schimmel Theatre
(Pace Community, Foley family and friends only)
A documentary about Fireman Tommy Foley, killed in the attacks.
Candlelight Vigils
Sunday, September 11
9:11pm PLV, 9:00pm NYC
TBD
(Current Pace students, faculty, and staff only)
A candlelight vigil honoring all of those lost on 9/11
9/11 Vigil
Monday, September 12
& Tuesday, September 13
10:00AM
Front of One Pace Plaza (Meeting Place)
(Very limited number of tickets available for students only)
Students will visit the 9/11 memorial site.
Register today.
9/11 Oral History Project
Monday, September 12
5:00PM- 7:00PM
Student Union
Open to the Public
Watch as Oral Histories taken by Pace students in the years following 9/11 bring the impact of the tragedy to light in a very personal way.
Symposium and Art Exhibitions: “We are a family: Reflections on 9-11 by Chinese New Yorkers”
Thursday, September 22, 4:00pm--7:30 pm
Student Union
Open to the Public
The Confucius Institute at Pace University and the Asian American/Asian Research Institute at CUNY cosponsor presentations about aspects of Chinese New Yorkers’s lives and reflections on 9-11.
