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Center for Community Outreach at Dyson College
The Center for Community Outreach is a program of the Dyson College of Arts & Sciences to get students involved in community service during their years at Pace and throughout their lifetimes.
Center for Urban Education
The Center for Urban Education has been in existence as part of the Pace School of Education since 1986. Currently the Center is hosting programs such as: Upward Bound (UB), AmeriCorps VISTA program, and America Reads/Counts.
Computer Literacy Opportunity University Technology (CLOUT)
CLOUT is an employment-directed computer applications and office skills training program for underemployed, low-income individuals in Westchester County and New York City.
Cooperative Education and Career Services
Offering cooperative education opportunities and career planning assistance, the office screens and refers qualified undergraduate and graduate students for pre-professional paid internship positions.
FACES (Faculty Assistant for Civic Engagement Series) program
In this program of Project Pericles, FACES students are assigned as assistants to faculty teaching a community-based learning course.
Institute for Advancement of Equality of Educational Opportunity
A joint project of Pace University and the African-American Leadership Forum, a coalition of African-American leaders in Westchester County, the institute is based on the premise that the nation's suburbs and large urban centers share similarities with regard to equal educational opportunity, but also have significant differences.
Land Use Law Center
The Land Use Law Center is dedicated to fostering the development of sustainable communities in New York State.
The Michaelian Institute for Public Policy and Management
The Edwin G. Michaelian Institute for Public Policy and Management, and its legal research affiliate, the Municipal Law Resource Center (MLRC), respond to the needs of the public and not-for-profit sectors for governance and management training and development, and for research to support and enhance their operations.
Model United Nations
Pace University has a distinguished tradition in intercollegiate Model United Nations competition. Since its establishment in 1974, the New York Model UN has placed among the top ranking U.S. teams virtually every year, and has won recognition at international conferences.
NACTEL Program
The Pace University/NACTEL program was developed in collaboration with the National Coalition for Telecommunications Education and Learning (NACTEL) and designed to train network technicians in the telecommunications industry.
Office of Government and Community Relations
Our mission is to enhance the University's image and identity by acting as a resource for constituent groups and government leaders.
Pace Academy for the Environment
The mission of PAE is to create a hub of activity connected to all schools and campuses based on Pace University's long and distinguished history of dedication to environment and community.
Pace Business Plan Competition
The Business Plan Competition is held to foster the entrepreneurial spirit among students, promote practical business skills, and encourage the creation of new ventures. Enrolled undergraduate and graduate students may submit a plan for a commercial business or a social venture.
Pace High School
Pace High School, opened in September 2004 in partnership with New York City's public school system, is located ten blocks away from Pace's downtown Manhattan campus. The small school offers students an unusually high level of involvement with the university, with Pace High students using the University's computing system and e-mail, library, student union, gym, and cafeteria. At the school, Pace Education students prove and improve their methods.
The Pace Poll
Backed by the resources of Pace University and established in 2003, The Pace Poll is an interdisciplinary center for generating and disseminating reliable survey research on social, political and economic issues.
Pace Pitch Contest
The Pace Pitch Contest is based on the elevator pitch concept, popular in the venture capital community. Competitors have three minutes (and up to five Powerpoint slides) to describe their idea. The Social Ventures category judges on social benefit and likely ability to create an economically sustainable venture.
Project Pericles
Pace University is one of ten private institutions participating in Project Pericles, a national initiative funded by the Eugene M. Lang Foundation to provide a response to the growing sense of political alienation and apathy that many young people feel today. Project Pericles challenges the ten participating institutions "to adopt a transforming educational agenda- one that integrates education for socially responsible citizenship into institutional cultures."
Second Century Innovation and Ideas Corporation
SCI2, an affiliate of Pace University, is an accelerator for early stage companies seeking funding, intellectual capital, business development expertise, and strategic relationships with Fortune 1000 companies that result in jobs and economic development in Westchester and in lower Manhattan. It aims to leverage Pace University's knowledge capital for businesses and communities.
The Small Business Development Center at Pace
The Pace University SBDC is staffed by professionals who, via one-on-one counseling or general workshops, offer a variety of services to new and existing businesses.
Westchester Not-For-Profit Technology Council
Founded in 2002, the council's mission is "to support the effective use of information technologies by not-for-profit and community-based organizations in Westchester County." A joint project of the United Way of Westchester and Putnam Counties and the Pace School of Computer Science and Information Systems.
The Helene & Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship
The Helene & Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship was created in 2005 to serve the nonprofit community and Pace University. It is devoted to honing the risk-taking spirit and managerial skills of nonprofit organizations.
Women's Justice Center
The Women's Justice Center of the Pace University School of Law is dedicated to eradicating domestic violence and furthering the legal rights of women, children and the elderly through the skillful and innovative use of the law.
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