Marvin Krislov became the eighth president of Pace University in August 2017. He is deeply committed to Pace’s mission of Opportunitas—providing all students, regardless of economic background, access to the transformative power of education.
Calling all proposals for this year’s Institute for Teaching and Learning. Submit your interactive workshop or presentation that celebrates stories of resilience, diversity, and wellness through challenging times. Faculty should submit their proposals no later than February 27.
The yearly Institute for Teaching and Learning (ITL) promotes faculty excellence through dialogue with others throughout the University, encouraging collaboration from all disciplines and levels.
This year’s ITL celebrates a diverse vision of our resilience during a challenging time and provides the opportunity to share how we have risen through these difficulties to highlight positive outcomes, featuring three keynote addresses:
Keynote Speaker: Estela Lugo will highlight her work as a disabilities advocate and provide attendees a motivational perspective on wellness and the forces that drive us to find purpose.
Keynote Speaker: Laura Tamman, a veteran political strategist who has advised hundreds of candidates, brings her expertise in ways to support the Pace Community in shining a positive light on our work from a more public perspective.
Keynote Speaker: Bryan Dewsbury, PhD, will discuss his team’s research projects that investigate the social context of teaching and learning, as well as his work helping faculty transforming their practice pertaining to inclusive education.
Consistent with the theme of cultivating a diverse vision of resilience, this call for proposals invites interactive workshops and presentations that address any of the following topics:
Please use this link to submit a proposal. Your proposal should be 150-words describing a 45-minute session that demonstrates innovative and unconventional efforts that faculty, staff, and/or students can use to advance the ITL’s overall theme of a diverse vision of resilience. If you have any questions, please email facultycenter@pace.edu.
The deadline to submit a proposal for ITL is Sunday, February 27. Responses to proposals will be sent out by March 31.
At Pace, Aissatou Gningue has consistently challenged herself. She’s been a UN Millennium Fellow, Orientation leader, and is launching a new Entrepreneurship Club—in addition to being in a five-year MBA program and double majoring in accounting and political science with a minor in pre-law. Her philosophy: “What’s the point if it’s not challenging?”
What does it take to be one of New York’s famed Rockettes? A lot! Hundreds of dancers compete for just 80 spots, and this year 14 of those spots went to current Pace students and alumni.
Studying in New York City has always been a dream of Maud-Amelie’s. We talked to her about her time at Pace and how the relationships she has been building here have impacted her studies.
From pitching a Pace partnership with Lyft to completing a summer internship at Comcast, Julian Alston ’18 is preparing to conquer the business world while taking in all that the Pleasantville Campus has to offer.
Julian Alston ’18 values his tight knit-community at Pace Pleasantville—a smaller university setting full of unique opportunities and experiences in the heart of a campus that has fostered his immense pride for Pace.
My favorite thing about being a Pace student is the diversity of my campus. Pleasantville is smaller but it still feels big because of all the different people we have here from across the country and the world.
As a junior, Alston has already explored a wide range of organizations, internships, and job opportunities on campus to help him reach his goal of leaving a positive legacy on the Pleasantville Campus.
He currently serves as Student Government Association (SGA) Vice President of Administration, he is a mentor in the African American, Latino, Asian, and Native American (AALANA) program, and he is a member of the Lambda Sigma National Honor Society, the Urban Male Initiative, and the Black Student Union.
After getting elected to SGA and considering ways he could positively impact the community, Alston realized there was a need for better transportation to help make getting around the community easier and safer, he says.
“I want to leave my mark in a positive way and have my community taken care of,” he says. “On campus, there are a lot of parking and driving issues, so I thought, is there a possibility to have a partnership with Lyft?”
Instead of driving your own car, waiting for a bus, or calling a cab, Lyft users can request a ride through an app on their phone and be taken to their destination by a local driver in a matter of minutes—providing an easier way for students to go to and from the airport, bars, grocery store, and more.
He pioneered and pitched an idea for a partnership between Lyft and Pace through which students would be able to score special discounts and Lyft would provide more drivers in “hotspots”—popular pick up and drop off locations such as Shoprite in Pleasantville and Grand Central in NYC.
“I want to keep my campus safe, and I know the NYC Campus could really benefit from it too,” Alston says.
As a Lyft Campus Ambassador, he executes marketing campaigns on the Pleasantville Campus and the New York metropolitan area and works closely with the Lyft NYC headquarters. He says he is hoping for a launch of the partnership in the near future on both campuses.
His skill for navigating the business world landed him an internship at the global headquarters of Comcast in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a summer business operations and strategy analyst. In his role, he oversaw national supply chain and logistics flow, worked with five warehouses across the country, participated in brand strategy, reconciled financial statements, and managed the upkeep of weekly financial reports.
“The most useful tip I learned at this internship was my networking skills—I learned that your network is net worth,” Alston says. “I have taken many of the lessons I have learned at my internships and applied them into real life situations, such as how to carry one’s self in a business-like setting.”
When he is not working 10 hours per week in the SGA office or working 16 hours per week at his two on-campus jobs at the College of Health Professions Center of Excellence and the Goldstein Fitness Center, he is building connections that will continue to lift him toward success.
“The best part is connecting with professors and the relationships I have with my advisors and my managers at my three on-campus jobs,” Alston says. “Pace is a great community—it feels like a home away from home. You can’t find that at a lot of universities.”
The in-person event for the 2022 Summit, which will be limited to 500 people, will occur at the Goldstein Fitness Center on the Pleasantville Campus of Pace University from 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. The day will feature the three keynote speakers, networking, a vendor expo area, activities, and six TED-styled talks. Tickets will include breakfast, lunch, and a cocktail reception that runs from 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. COVID-19 protocols will be in effect and subject to change … more information will be provided closer to the event date.
Pace University emeritus professor and author of "Live Sustainably Now: A Low Carbon Vision of the Good Life," Karl S. Coplan says: "A great deal of plastics 'recycling' tends to be shipped overseas or burned or even land-filled. I do not consider it worth the wash water to clean out plastic containers for recycling."
Most recently, Holmes was named the new executive director of Pace University’s Pace School of Performing Arts. In addition to her experience in the U.S. education system—which includes a B.A. from Vassar College, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from New York University—Holmes co-founded Global Empowerment Theatre, an international nonprofit theatre organization.
We’re getting ready to kick off another successful semester, but first, there are a few important things you need to know as a member of the Pace Community.
In a recent letter to the Pace Community, Executive Director of Emergency Management and Environmental Health and Safety Brian Anderson shared updated guidance regarding health and safety as we return to campus.
Here are the most important things you need to know about what to expect for the Spring 2022 semester:
Due to the limited availability of designated isolation spaces, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to place students who test positive for COVID-19 in a designated isolation space on campus.
In addition to isolation for those who test positive for COVID-19, some students, per the criteria below, will be required to quarantine. As with isolation, students who live within 150 miles of campus will be required to quarantine at home, if possible. Students who quarantine on campus may be required to quarantine in their own room, or in a designated space with other students who are required to quarantine.
At Pace, Aissatou Gningue has consistently challenged herself. She’s been a UN Millennium Fellow, Orientation leader, and is launching a new Entrepreneurship Club—in addition to being in a five-year MBA program and double majoring in accounting and political science with a minor in pre-law. Her philosophy: “What’s the point if it’s not challenging?”
Professor and NYC Design Factory director Andreea Cotoranu is teaching students how to solve tomorrow’s problems. In partnership with major corporations and international collaborators, students have pitched ideas like noise-absorbing drones, massive-scale food cooling systems, and a modern take on teen furniture design.
Studying in New York City has always been a dream of Maud-Amelie’s. We talked to her about her time at Pace and how the relationships she has been building here have impacted her studies.
President Krislov welcomes the Pace Community back to campus for the Spring 2022 semester, and discusses how Pace is continuing to move forward as we tackle Omicron and protect the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff.
Welcome to the Spring 2022 semester, and welcome to Pace Now.
This new year isn’t kicking off as we’d all hoped. We’re saddened to see Omicron surging, and we’re disappointed to be returning in a time of heightened precautions.
But I know that we’re also charging forward at Pace University, and making positive changes for our students, our campuses, and our community. Our move to remote learning for the first two weeks of the semester will help us de-densify our campuses to keep people safe, even while allowing for some parts of normal college life to resume.
We’re welcoming a big new group of spring semester students—on top of the biggest incoming class in years that joined us in the fall.
We’re moving ahead on Pace Forward, our powerful new Strategic Plan, identifying opportunities for new and interdisciplinary investment that will serve our students, our community, and local employers. Pace Forward is guiding us as we embrace changes in the worlds of education and work so that we can continue delivering on our historic mission of Opportunitas.
Later today we’re holding a Community Conversation for staff and faculty, to keep everyone updated on everything going on at Pace, including our return-to-campus plans. And next month, on February 14, I’ll be delivering the annual State of the University address to the full Pace Community, going into detail about where Pace stands today and where we’re headed. This year I’ll speak from Pleasantville, livestreamed to all three campuses.
It makes me proud, humble, and grateful to be part of this community.
I spent our recent break exploring some of the many things there are to do in and around our campuses. Thanks to our ever-changing weather, I got to see the year’s first snowfall in Central Park one day, while I played tennis in Riverside Park on another. I visited the home of the great American painter Edward Hopper right across the river from our Westchester campuses in Nyack, and (with my vaccine card, booster, and proper distance!) I tried out new restaurants in Lower Manhattan.
As I reflected on the semester we ended, and have watched the new one taking shape, I remain so appreciative of the extraordinary effort so many here at Pace make every day, especially during these unpredictable times. It makes me proud, humble, and grateful to be part of this community.
I hope you were able to relax during the break, too, and I hope you’re as excited as I am to be back. We’re a strong and resilient community. And we’re going to have a great semester.
Calling all proposals for this year’s Institute for Teaching and Learning. Submit your interactive workshop or presentation that celebrates stories of resilience, diversity, and wellness through challenging times. Faculty should submit their proposals no later than February 27.
The Great Resignation. Remote Work. COVID-19 and the future of work. You’ve heard it all, but what does it mean? Talent Management expert Ibraiz Tarique, PhD, breaks down the ever-evolving relationship between employers and the people who truly make workplaces tick.
At Pace, Aissatou Gningue has consistently challenged herself. She’s been a UN Millennium Fellow, Orientation leader, and is launching a new Entrepreneurship Club—in addition to being in a five-year MBA program and double majoring in accounting and political science with a minor in pre-law. Her philosophy: “What’s the point if it’s not challenging?”
Pace’s School of Education students are getting a first-hand lesson in integrating science into the elementary school classroom and setting children up for a lifetime of curiosity.
Science class.
For some of us, it may conjure up memories of vinegar-and-baking soda volcanoes or the oft-repeated and meme-worthy phrase: the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.
But for the School of Education students in Linda Carlson’s Science Methods class, science class has taken on a whole new meaning. They spent last semester investigating methods and approaches for developing an integrated science curriculum for elementary school students.
“The purpose of the endangered species project was three-fold,” explains Professor Carlson. “It was a chance to learn about endangered species as a culminating unit of classwork, it was an opportunity for students to display their creativity, and lastly, it was multi-layered.”
“Science is a fantastic part of a child's education, and a science curriculum that develops these skills will create lifelong learners that are curious about the world around them.”
Students in Professor Carlson’s class chose an endangered animal to research, then produced a 3D project with important facts about their animal and wrote a persuasive letter from the point of view of their chosen animal. The project culminated with the development of a rubric that would be used to grade each component of this elementary-level science project.
“Students learn different skills in science, such as how to speak and write like a scientist. They also learn how to conduct research and experiments,” says SOE student Sara Birdsall ‘22, who focused her project on the Steller sea lion. “Science is a fantastic part of a child's education, and a science curriculum that develops these skills will create lifelong learners that are curious about the world around them.”
For SOE student Sasha Sackichand ‘23, the project was a way for her to explore her creative side and connect more deeply with the experiences she had as an elementary school student. For her project, she chose the pangolin and created a model with wire, modeling clay, and individually applied cardboard scales.
“After learning more about integrating a science curriculum into elementary school classrooms, I definitely do appreciate the science projects I completed in elementary school,” Sasha says. “I did not realize their significance at the time, but now I recognize how each project expanded my understanding of scientific inquiry.”
“Children are naturally curious about the world and want to learn more about their discoveries."
Introducing future teachers to the theories and methods used to learn, teach, and assess science and technology in the elementary school and show how investigative science can be used to answer questions and solve problems is critical for preparing future educators.
“Children are naturally curious about the world and want to learn more about their discoveries. Having a solid science curriculum fosters this curiosity by having them learn and make connections through scientific inquiry,” says Sasha. “The skills involved in the science curriculum can also be translated into more advanced abilities, such as conducting and writing about research.”
Through these innovative teaching methods, both future educators and elementary students alike will be able to continue to explore the sciences in an effective and impactful way. Science education will most certainly not end with the baking soda volcano.
School of Education student Guadalupe Ceja ’23 hasn’t officially started teaching yet, but her own experiences in the classroom and her recent New York State scholarship win are putting her at the head of the class.
It’s no secret that wellness—physical, mental, spiritual—is a key component to success. At Pace, we’re taking a holistic approach to supporting wellness for all members of our community through the creation of a new role, the Chief Wellness Officer.
In the fall of his freshman year, Jonathan was sitting in his dormitory floor’s lounge in Maria's Tower when he was approached by students Jacob Selman and Ethan McKellar with an invitation to join their startup: F14 Entertainment. Two semesters and a slew of content later, Jonathan has become a sophomore with an enviable resume who is taking on his career with dedication and perseverance.
The Maxwell case would likely have a different outcome, said Pace University law professor Bennett Gershman, who has written about jury misconduct. He noted that the jury acquitted Maxwell on one of the counts, suggesting they were responsible in their deliberations. "It's something that should have been revealed, but doesn't seem to have compromised the verdict," he said.