Pace Now

Pace University’s board of trustees voted yesterday to launch the Sands College of Performing Arts this fall. The college, which will commence with the 2023–2024 academic year, is named in recognition of a $25 million gift from Pamela and Rob Sands, J.D. ’84, and becomes the seventh school and college within Pace University.

"We’re down to the final stretch of the academic year at Pace University, and it’s turning out to be a really big finish," writes President Krislov in his May message to the community as he discusses Commencement, the Sands School of Performing Arts, and more.

Alexa Slack’s resume speaks for herself—an exceptional GPA and a steadfast commitment to community service has enabled Alexa to graduate Pace intent on becoming a future leader in the public health space.

In a recent interview with Forbes, Camden Robertson advocated for expanded healthcare access for students. Her advocacy, however, stretches across the entirety of her Pace experience, from work as an UN Millennium Fellow to her job as one of Pace’s Peer Advocates Against Sexual Assault.

Meet Tasfia Rahim ’23, the co-founder of Fare Trade, a student-run mutual aid fund addressing food insecurity at Pace. Check out how Tasfia and her team turned a small idea into an institution that continues to thrive, even as they graduate.

Jerry McKinstry is the Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs at the Westchester Campus. He's also about to receive an MA in Communications and Digital Media from Dyson, and is truly embodying what lifelong learning is all about.

Animal advocates have worked for a decade to outlaw "wildlife killing contests" in New York, but legislation in Albany has languished. This session, a group of Pace University students are pushing for the bill to pass. The nine students in this semester's Animal Advocacy Clinic at Pace have researched the contests, petitioned for change and this week are headed to Albany to lobby for passage of the bill, sponsored by Sen. Timothy Kennedy, a Democrat who represents the greater Buffalo region, and Assemblymember Deborah Glick, a Democrat who represents the West Village to Tribeca.