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Pace University recently hosted New York State Senator Peter Harckham on a tour of its clinical simulation labs and held a roundtable discussion on addressing New York’s critical need for nurses and other primary care professionals. Read this article and learn how this visit helped inform the Senator's decision to advance new legislation, which would allow nursing students to complete a certain amount of required clinical training through simulation. If signed into law, this bill would make it easier for out-of-state home care service workers and nurses to apply for jobs in New York.
CHP Professor Andréa Sonenberg authors an op-ed lobbying for key legislation that would help address New York’s nursing shortage.
Through Digital Trash, an augmented reality art exhibit, Professor Will Pappenheimer and his mobile media students are elucidating an often-unseen problem in a truly innovative way.
Psychology Professor Anthony Mancini has an unconventional take on trauma. There are many factors that determine how trauma affects us. And sometimes, the impact can ultimately be positive. In his research lab, Mancini explores the connections between trauma, cultural assumptions, and resilience.
In his second semester, he interned for a Manhattan Borough President campaign. Last semester, he interned for Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer’s district office. As a second-year student, Aman Islam is demonstrating what it means to be a go-getter, and he shows no signs of stopping.
Business students Ritvi Shah ’22 and Luanne Dinh ’22 talk about their experiences working with Pace’s Small Business Development Center and how they helped support New York City-based GLO Studio as it navigated the rough waters of business during a pandemic.
The Pace BLSA Mock Trial team attended the 54th Northeastern Black Law Students Association Convention and placed first in the 2022 Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition. In four back-to-back rounds, the Mock Trial team edged out multiple law schools in the Northeast region. This year’s team included students Laura Felix, Nechelle Nicholas, Juan Rodriguez, and Naja Williams. Professor Betty Lewis coached the team. For months, a shadow team prepped alongside the competition team, consisting of students Katherine Boyd, Idalis Davis, Derek Segars, Aaliyah Smith.
Jennifer Holmes has been named executive director of Pace School of Performing Arts at Pace University.
Pace University hosted New York State Senator Pete Harckham on a tour of its clinical simulation labs and held a roundtable discussion on addressing New York's critical need for nurses and other primary care professionals. In visiting Lienhard Hall, home to Pace's College of Health Professions and its Lienhard School of Nursing, Harckham joined faculty, staff, and nursing students – all of whom shared their experiences in the field and discussed ways to address the nursing shortage and expand the healthcare worker pipeline, a staffing issue that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Four nursing students intently observed fellow students practice special care on a full-body manikin with real body functions in a simulation at Pace University last Thursday. Also watching the exercise in the fully-equipped exam room at the university’s College of Health Professions in Pleasantville was state Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro), who toured the college’s clinical labs to become better acquainted with how the healthcare workforce is educated, crucial to recruiting more workers into the medical profession.