Students

20 Years: Remembering 9/11

Posted
September 1, 2021
tribute in light over a dark manhattan skyline

The events of 9/11 have had a profound effect on a generation of people around the world, but our University, located mere blocks away from the World Trade Center, felt the impact first-hand. Twenty years ago, the Pace Community lost 47 members—students and alumni alike—and was closed for several weeks as we worked toward recovery.

Events

Join the Pace Community in observance of the 20th anniversary of the tragic events of September 11 as we commemorate the lives lost and honor the bravery and resilience of our community.

New York City Campus
Thursday, September 9, at 5:00 p.m.
One Pace Plaza Lobby, 1st Floor West
Hosted by Veterans Services and Public Affairs

Westchester Campus
Saturday, September 11, at 8:00 p.m.
Kessel Student Center Lobby
Hosted by Alpha Phi Delta

Remember

As part of the 20th anniversary of that tragic day, we want to hear from our community. Whether you were a student at the time, a recent graduate, a faculty or staff member, we want to hear from you. For our current students and recent alumni, we want to hear your experiences, too! Perhaps you had a parent or family member working downtown or perhaps you just remember watching it on the news; your experience of an event that shaped a generation is just as valid. Please consider sharing your memories and experiences with us as part of story collection for the upcoming Fall 2021 issue of Pace Magazine. Use our submission form.

Read and Listen

Explore the Pace University 9/11 Oral History Project curated by Professor Maria Iacullo-Bird, PhD, and archivist Ellen Sowcheck. Read the student newspapers from the days following September 11, listen to the interviews conducted by Pace students, and learn more about our on-campus memorials.

Watch

On the 10th anniversary of September 11, members of the Pace Community reflected on their experiences and what it meant to be a Pace Setter during that time.

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Faculty and Staff

Professor Margot Pollans joined the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University faculty in 2015. She is the Faculty Director of the Pace Food Law Center, the Joseph P. D’Alessandro Faculty Scholar, and also served as the James D. Hopkins Professor of Law for the 2023–2025 academic years. Previously, she served as the Shamik and Adrienne Trivedi Faculty Scholar from 2020–2022. During her time at the Law School, she has been a leader in building the national reputation of the Pace Food Law Center. Professor Pollans is an accomplished scholar whose primary research interests lie in the areas of food and agriculture law, environmental law, administrative law, and social justice and her academic work has appeared in a variety of prestigious journals.

Research and Scholarship

Over the course of three days, the Environmental Law Collaborative (ELC) convened in Briarcliff Manor, New York to discuss “Blue Sky Thinking in a Red Sky World.” The ELC comprises a rotating group of law professors who assemble every other year to think, discuss, and write on an important and intriguing theme in environmental law. This year, the group focused on how to think optimistically and proactively about environmental protection when so much is going so quickly in the opposite direction.

Faculty and Staff

Elijah Salzer, DMSc, PA-C, NYSAFE, C-EFM, CAQ-OBGYN, clinical professor for the Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital Physician Assistant Program-NYC has been selected for the Paul Lombardo, MPS, PA-C Emeritus Educator of the Year Award.