Winter 2021
Despite the global pandemic shutting down performance spaces across the globe, the students in Pace’s School of Performing Arts were able to bring their craft to the small screen. Get an inside look at how they produced two live virtual performances this fall.
This fall, Lana Bailey-Tamaro ’06 became the newest member of Pace University’s Board of Trustees. Bailey-Tamaro is the CEO and owner of CASO Document Management, a national document scanning and services automation company with offices in New York, Texas, and Pennsylvania. As CEO, she oversees business operations, partnerships, investments, joint ventures, and the overall growth of the company.
Prior to her successful business career, Bailey-Tamaro worked as a police officer in the New York...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill increasing New York State’s powers to protect endangered species (like the Atlantic Sturgeon) from the threat of federal policies that weaken protections. The bill was based on research conducted by student clinicians in Pace’s Environmental Policy Clinic. Alumna Allie Granger ‘19, as a student, found a loophole in the five-decade old state law that would allow the US Department of the Interior to remove any species its designation had...
“Hear our voices, include us in making the decisions that literally determine whether we will live,” said Peace and Justice Studies major Cindy Katchoum ’21 as she delivered the 2020 Joint Civil Society Statement on Youth Engagement and Peace, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation Education to the United Nations General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security. Delegates from around the world were in attendance. Kamtchoum, who has interned with the Scottish chapter of...
For the first time in University history, a group of Pace students, faculty, staff, and alumni have been gathering virtually for the Presidential Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion. The members of this task force were elected by their respective governing bodies and appointed by leadership across the University to examine and improve the Pace experience for all—especially those from historically underrepresented communities.
Led by Tiffany Hamilton, who heads up the Division of Diversity,...
“We have a remarkable history of the citizen-soldier in this country—going back to our founding,” said New York State Senator Pete Harckham at Pace’s Veterans Day Ceremony. “When ordinary men and women answered the call of their nation—either through draft or volunteer—and you were there.”
Here at Pace University, we are very proud to recognize the service of our student veterans and the veterans among our faculty and staff. More than 300 of our students have served in the US military, and we’...
Pace survived the 1918 Influenza Epidemic, the 1929 Wall Street Crash, and the Great Depression. Today, we are living through one of the most important events in the history of the modern world—and Pace is making sure it’s being preserved for future generations.
Through the “History is Now” project, the Pace University Archives and the Pace University Libraries have begun documenting the way in which the Pace Community is experiencing this extraordinary moment in time. Through pictures, notes,...
“You have accomplished so much...and you did it, over these last few months, in an extraordinary situation that made your task even more challenging,” said President Krislov, addressing the Class of 2020 at Pace University’s Virtual Celebrations in May.
Pace’s Virtual Celebrations were held in lieu of a traditional Commencement Ceremony; and they were a resounding success; thanks to the unbridled enthusiasm of the Class of 2020 and their families, as well as the dedication of Pace staff and...
College students are prone to stress, anxiety, depression and the pandemic is compounding the problem. Additionally, we know that the forced reckoning of the effects of systemic racism and inequity are impacting the mental health and well-being of students of color and their communities. At Pace, we know it’s not just our students who are impacted—we’re also worried about our staff, our faculty, and our alumni.
While Pace offers many services to support our community, we’re upping our game at...
In a year unlike any other, the transformative power of Pace has the ability to uplift and hearten. Here are just a few of our most inspiring Pace moments.
Flashdance!
Pace Performing Arts proved that we’re #NewYorkTough this spring with the world’s first socially-distanced flash mob, featuring the work of Pace alumni Marjorie Lewitt and Danny Hammond. Their PSA was in response to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s “Wear a Mask” campaign.
Three Cheers
During the height of the pandemic, the...
