Resources for Faculty and Staff
The Pace University Learning Commons advances student learning, faculty collaboration, and institutional success through four centers dedicated to learning design, subject mastery, creative making and humanistic inquiry, and writing development. Across its four centers, the Learning Commons partners with the broader campus community to strengthen writing, subject mastery, learning design, and creative inquiry. Together, we cultivate transferable skills that drive academic achievement, inclusive teaching, experiential learning, and lifelong growth.
Center-Specific Requests
Explore center-specific forms for services and support.
Learning Commons Requests
- Learning Commons staff member can visit your class for a 15-minute overview of our services and resources. Request Classroom Information Session
- Know a student who would be a great fit for the Learning Commons? Refer them for a student staff position. Refer a Student to Become a Staff Member
- Faculty can request weekly reports detailing their students’ Learning Commons visits. Request Reports of Your Students
The Makerspace and Humanities Lab
The Makerspace and Humanities Lab is a unique campus space that combines critical making practices with a wide range of fabrication tools and workspaces. Makerspace staff support teaching and learning for classes and special projects. Students can also reserve workspaces for independent projects. Please note: general orientation and specialized training may be required for students to use specific Makerspace tools.
- Want to bring your class to the Makerspace? Do you have a curriculum or want to brainstorm with a Makerspace staff member? Complete this form to request a class visit or collaboration request.
The Writing Center
The Writing Center supports writers throughout the writing process, facilitating their critical thinking and their research, rhetorical, composing, and communication skills.
- Custom writing lab designed to meet your class’s specific needs, online or in-person. Request a Writing Workshop
The Center for Learning Design
The Center for Learning Design (CLD) empowers students to develop transferable skills and lifelong learning habits through innovative partnerships with faculty and the Pace community.
- Request an academic skills workshop tailored to your class’s needs, available in person for 50-minute sessions.
The Center for Subject Mastery
The Center for Subject Mastery (CSM) empowers students to deepen their learning, master challenging subjects, and thrive as confident, self-aware learners.
- Request a quiz or exam review session tailored to your course, available for 50-minute in-person sessions.
- Request an exam correction session for students to review and correct their exams with Learning Commons staff.
- Interested in integrating virtual reality into your course? Request a collaboration with the Learning Commons to explore VR activities and resources.
- Request a customizable simulation tailored to your course for hands-on, real-world experiential learning.
Does Your Student Need Academic Coaching?
Who benefits most from the Learning Commons?
Every student. For every student in need of help with a difficult class, there are others looking to maintain the requirements for a scholarship, improve their GPA, or simply find help studying for next week’s test.
Our professional staff and trained peer educators at the Learning Commons are a key resource in helping your student achieve their academic goals.
Which of my students may need Academic Coaching?
- Students who tell you they are struggling with note-taking, reading the textbook, organizing their time efficiently, or studying for your exams
- Students who demonstrate an inability to meet deadlines
- Students whose class participation does not match work produced
- Students who recognize their skills need shaping and refining to excel at the college level
- Students who are returning after an extended absence
- Students who are expressing anxiety about upcoming exams or general anxiety about their academic life
Potential Student Letter
Dear Student,
The Pace Learning Commons Academic Skills Program is a resource you may want to consider. This free service located in the (Mortola Library/Beekman), offers Academic Coaching and Academic Mentoring. Academic Coaching is a guided opportunity helping to steer you toward your academic goals. Mentoring is a collaborative experience with a supportive, successful academic peer.
- Make an individual appointment
- If you have any questions, please email us.
- Pleasantville Learning Commons: lc_plv@pace.edu
- New York City Learning Commons: lc_nyc@pace.edu
Below are recommended syllabus statements and Classes announcements that can be used to promote the use of the Learning Commons. Pick the one appropriate for the students in your class and copy the text into your syllabus or Classes announcement.
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Tutoring at the Learning Commons
The Learning Commons uses an array of programs and a holistic approach to assist students with academic skills and content knowledge. We are dedicated to developing independent learners through purposeful interactions with trained, well-qualified peer and professional staff.
Services offered:
- Content Support Services including, content tutoring, exam review sessions, and content preparation/support workshops
- Academic Skills Services including small group peer mentoring, academic skills workshops, and individual academic development
- Writing Support Services including, writing tutoring and writing preparation/support workshops
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Writing Support Services at the Learning Commons
Writing support is available for all students at Pace University. Writing Support Services offers confidential one-to-one appointments (in person or online), group sessions, and drop-in sessions free of charge. Students can bring writing from all disciplines and at all stages of the writing process, from outlines to completed drafts. Students are encouraged to bring all types of writing, including resumes, internship and graduate school applications, and personal creative work. We are dedicated to developing independent learners through purposeful interactions with trained, well-qualified peer and professional staff.
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Writing Support at the Learning Commons
Writing tutoring is available for all graduate students at Pace University. Writing Support Services offers confidential one-to-one appointments (in person or online), group sessions, and drop-in sessions free of charge. Students can bring writing from all disciplines and at all stages of the writing process, from outlines to completed drafts. Students are encouraged to bring all types of writing, including research questions and literature reviews. We are dedicated to developing independent learners through purposeful interactions with trained, well-qualified peer and professional staff.
Visit the Learning Commons website for more information about services, locations and current hours of operation.
Follow these instructions for using TracCloud (PDF) to schedule an appointment or view tutor availability.
If you have any questions, email us at the appropriate address below.
- Pleasantville email: LC_PLV@pace.edu
- New York City email: LC_NYC@pace.edu