
Looking for a wonderful way to meet your colleagues, and learn about key issues impacting staff? Attend a Staff Council meeting!
The Westchester Staff Council (WSC) and New York Staff Council (NYSC) offer vital platforms for university staff to engage with senior administration and discuss key issues.


Staff members! Looking for a wonderful way to meet your colleagues, learn about key issues impacting staff, and perhaps join a committee?
The Westchester Staff Council (WSC) and New York Staff Council (NYSC) offer vital platforms for university staff to engage with senior administration and discuss key issues. Open to all staff members, with voting rights reserved for full-time staff, each council meets monthly (sometimes jointly) from September through May, and wrap up the year by hosting a fun, community-building picnic. Interested in more involvement? Join one of the various committees like the Benefits, Faculty, or Safety Committees and represent your peers!
Each Staff Council’s Executive Committee, composed of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson (or Co-Chairpersons), Secretary, and Treasurer, is elected by voting members for one-year terms, with a maximum of four consecutive terms per position. Staff council co-chairs play an essential role in advocating for staff at the Board of Trustees' Staff Affairs Committee meetings held twice annually. The Executive Sponsor to the Staff Councils who is a member of Operations Committee, guides them on surfacing concerns and has been working with them to draft a new charter, with the aim of clarifying how they engage in university governance. Alongside the elected staff representative, staff council co-chairs gain exciting opportunities to interact with board members and senior leaders, obtain experience speaking and presenting to a committee, and to represent colleagues and fellow coworkers on numerous occasions.

For more information, check out the websites for the NY Staff Council or the Westchester Staff Council.
Pace "Get to Know You" Spotlight: Interview with Erin McGuinness, Associate VP, Total Rewards/HR Operations

What attracted you to Pace?
I am a proud Pace University student, and my professional background includes higher education. So, Pace makes me feel right at home. Plus, I know that many faculty and staff have been working at Pace for several years, and that speaks volumes to me.
How do you contribute towards the success of Pace?
The University operates true to its founding mission of Opportunitas. We each support this mission in unique ways. My primary goals include ensuring faculty and staff have access to great healthcare, and that our total rewards strategy is competitive.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A florist. There is still time.
If there is anything else, you would like to share with the Pace Community?
I love elephants, travel, and useless trivia.
Grant Opportunity: Environmental Entrepreneurship
Do you have an innovative solution that can make a positive impact on the environment? Share your ideas by December 19 for the chance to win a $15,000 grant! Join The Front Yard at Pace University and Speedemissions in addressing climate change, protecting the planet, and slowing threats to Earth's ecosystem.


Pace University students and faculty interested in protecting the planet from climate disasters are being asked to make climate change innovation a priority. To help make that dream a reality, Speedemissions, in partnership with The Front Yard at Pace University, has established the Project Planet U.S.A initiative.
Through the Project Planet U.S.A initiative, environmental entrepreneurs with potential tech solutions geared toward addressing climate change may share their concepts, innovative ideas, or solutions for a chance to win a cash grant in the amount of $6,000 and in-kind professional services consisting of mentoring, public relations, and network connections.
Those looking to apply are required to attend at least 1 of 3 workshops. The first workshop was held on October 1. Interested students and faculty members can register for an upcoming workshop today:
- Workshop Two, November 4, 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
- Workshop Three, December 3, 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Applications are due by January 31, 2025. Up to two winners—individuals or groups—will be selected. Winning entries will retain all product, concept, or idea rights.
About The Front Yard at Pace University: The Front Yard, a cutting-edge educational platform, seeks to develop an advanced "Tool Box" for Pace University's students, alumni, and faculty to support entrepreneurial and innovative ideas by establishing connections with companies and organizations to foster term long-term relationships, joint ventures, partnerships, and sponsorships.
About Speedemissions: Founded in January 2001, SpeedEmissions has conducted over 2.5 million vehicle emission inspections and 1.25 million vehicle safety inspections, pioneering the "Vehicle Test, Only" store model to prioritize customer service and inspection accuracy. This test-only model means that the company’s emission testing stores do not repair cars that fail emission and safety inspections. Speedemissions has been working to protect the environment from toxic automotive pollutants for decades.
Seidenberg Showcases Its Cybersecurity Program at Event Hosted by Senator Gillibrand’s Office
Pace University's Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems professor Joe Acampora recently participated in U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Lower Hudson Valley Region Service Academy Night.


Pace University's Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems professor Joe Acampora recently participated in U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Lower Hudson Valley Region Service Academy Night. The cybersecurity event was hosted at Westchester Community College with the aim of promoting educational and career opportunities connected to the federal service academies and cybersecurity programs.
The event featured representatives from the five U.S. service academies, Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs, and regional universities, including institutions like Pace University which are recognized as National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C). Seidenberg representatives highlighted Pace’s cybersecurity program, which is a leader in the Hudson Valley region, and discussed how Seidenberg’s programs align with the U.S. Department of Defense's Cyber Service Academy initiative.
During the event, Professor Acampora and Seidenberg representatives engaged with prospective students, families, and fellow educators, sharing insights into the cybersecurity field and the hands-on opportunities available at Pace, such as our state-of-the-art cyber range and new BS in Cybersecurity degree. They also participated in a panel discussion at the Gateway Davis Auditorium and hosted a tabling session in which they offered personalized advice to students interested in cybersecurity careers.
As a whole, the event emphasized experiential learning and public service, underscoring Pace University’s commitment to academic excellence, student success, and partnerships that empower the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
India Providing Unprecedented Impetus To Embracing New Tech: Dharmendra Pradhan
President Krislov joined Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan and LinkedIn CEO, Ryan Roslansky, to discuss the global impact of India’s National Education Policy 2020.

Marvin Krislov Highlights Education’s Role In Economic Growth At USISPF 2024
Business Today features President Krislov’s remarks at the USISPF India Leadership Summit 2024, discussing the evolving role of education in shaping the future workforce with CEO of KPMG India, Yezdi Nagporewalla.

Harnessing Tech For a More Prosperous Future
Westfair Communications (The Westchester and Fairfield County Business Journals) wrote that more than 150 attendees — including state and local officials, tech experts, college presidents and national scholars — gathered at Pace University for the Westchester County Association’s Hudson Valley Digital Innovation Conference to discuss digital innovation, cyber-security, digital access, artificial intelligence, and other tech issues affecting communities.

Environmental leaders discuss ripple effects of overturning Chevron Doctrine
Law Professor Todd D. Ommen joined New York State Senator Pete Harckham at an Environmental Protection Roundtable last week at the Mount Kisco Public Library.

New York City Council Legalizes Jaywalking, Negating 1950s Law
Professor Gershman speaks to The Ticker about the New York City Council legalizing jaywalking; the bill negates a law that has been in effect since 1958.

The 2024 Hudson Valley Power 100
Congratulations to Pace President Marvin Krislov on making the City & State’s 2024 Hudson Valley Power 100 list.
