Elsey | PACE UNIVERSITY
A Five-Star Experience
Polly Elsey ’14
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Lubin School of Business
NYC Campus
Her second week of freshman year, Polly Elsey started working at the Welcome Center, where her love of hospitality, customer service, and client management began. Four years later, she’s gained practical experience through field trips, internships, and opportunities available at Pace.
Take a peek at what life is like for a hospitality and tourism management student by watching Elsey’s success story video.

Polly
Elsey
"Instead of just having lectures in class and going through the textbooks and Powerpoints, Lubin professors really stress the importance of going out to NYC and for us to get a really good handle of what it is to be a young professional within the Hospitality and Tourism industry."
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Noura
Boustany JostFilm, Television, Voice-overs, and Commercials (FTVC) student Noura Boustany Jost ’18 is well on her way to becoming a force in the motion picture business. After just two years at Pace, she’s already produced, written, directed, and starred in her own Screen Actors Guild (SAG)-approved film.
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Alanna
McCattyCommunication Studies student Alanna McCatty is funding her entire Pace education through merit and outside scholarships and shares her tips for landing scholarships, internships, and other opportunities at Pace.
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Shirley
Acevedo Buontempo"I am very grateful for the opportunities I’ve received through my Pace education. I realize how an education can change your life. From my marketing undergraduate degree to my MPA in non-profit management, everything I’ve learned at Pace has helped me get to where I am now."
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Jacqueline
Kelleher"I chose to study abroad to immerse myself in a place that is unfamiliar to me, to reflect on my education in America, and to see what other institutions have to offer. Receiving the Gilman Scholarship is a true blessing and I can’t wait to share my experience with my fellow Pace students."