Pace Athletics will host the esports student-athletes starting in January 2022

Pace University is launching its official Esports program, featuring the development of a dedicated esports and gaming center on its New York City campus. Starting in January 2022, and building off of existing student-led efforts, the varsity esports program will compete across multiple game titles, starting League of Legends™, Valorant™, and Super Smash Brothers™ teams, becoming Pace Athletics’ 15th sport.

Both League of Legends™ and Valorant™ are under the Riot Games umbrella and feature strategic five-versus-five play. Super Smash Brothers™ is published by Nintendo. The Setter squads will compete in the College League of Legends (CLoL) spring season and the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) Starleague. Pace will add varsity Rocket League and Apex Legends teams over the course of spring 2022.

“Pace is committed to innovative programs that prepare our students for the jobs—and the world—of the future,” said Marvin Krislov, Pace’s president. “Our new varsity esports program responds to rapidly growing demand and will give our student athletes the chance to build the skills all sports demand: teamwork, strategy, leadership, discipline, and so much more.”​

“We have been working to bring Esports to Pace for the last few years,” said Pace University Director of Athletics Mark Brown. “Esports and gaming are an undeniable part of today's cultural landscape and a key part of our student's lives. We couldn't be more excited to launch this opportunity for our students.”

Esports, or competitive video gaming, is one of the fastest growing activities in the world. Over the past decade, it has garnered 300 million players and spectators worldwide. Given the recent cultural shift towards gaming - especially among the college-age demographic - it was a natural decision for Pace University to invest in a program that will provide relevant competitive, curricular and vocational opportunities to current and future students.

In addition to being able to try out for Pace’s varsity teams, students will have the opportunity to serve as student-coaches, be part of a large recreational gaming community, and pursue academic and vocational opportunities in gaming.

To stay connected to Pace’s new esports program follow @paceuofficialesports on Instagram and link to Pace’s new Twitch Channel: PaceUesports. For more information on Pace’s esports program or to get involved email esports@pace.edu.

About Pace University

Pace University has a proud history of preparing its diverse student body for a lifetime of professional success as a result of its unique program that combines rigorous academics and real-world experiences. Pace is ranked the #1 private, four-year college in the nation for upward economic mobility by Harvard University’s Opportunity Insights, evidence of the transformative education the University provides. From its beginnings as an accounting school in 1906, Pace has grown to three campuses, enrolling 13,000 students in bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in more than 150 majors and programs, across a range of disciplines: arts, sciences, business, health care, technology, law, education, and more. The university also has one of the most competitive performing arts programs in the country. Pace has a signature, newly renovated campus in New York City, located in the heart of vibrant Lower Manhattan, next to Wall Street and City Hall, and two campuses in Westchester County, New York: a 200-acre picturesque Pleasantville Campus and the Elisabeth Haub School of Law in White Plains. Follow us on Twitter or on the Pace News website

About Pace University Athletics

Pace University Athletics is a member of NCAA Division II, competing within the Northeast-10 Conference (NE10). Pace Athletics sponsors 15 intercollegiate sports, along with cheer and dance teams and a Pep Band. Known as the Setters, Pace’s official mascot is known as T-Bone. In 2020-21, Pace student-athletes posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.45. Additionally, a total of 307 Setters were selected to the NE10’s Academic Honor Roll following the spring 2021 semester. All of Pace’s teams in action in 2020-21 made the NE10 Conference postseason championships.

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The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is pleased to announce that James Toomey will join its faculty in Fall 2022 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Law. Professor Toomey is currently a Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School.

“I’m thrilled to be joining the faculty at Haub Law,” said Professor Toomey. “It’s a unique opportunity to help build a burgeoning Health Law program, to engage with a dynamic and thoughtful faculty in scholarship, and to teach a passionate community of students.” Professor Toomey’s research and scholarship focuses on health law and bioethics, with an emphasis on elder law.

"Professor Toomey is doing cutting-edge scholarship at the intersection of bioethics, health law, and elder law, all of which are going to be key areas in the coming years," said Associate Dean of Faculty Development & Operations Emily Gold Waldman. "We are so excited that he is joining us, and his expertise will add to our growing Health Law program."

Professor Toomey received his JD, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he was a Student Fellow at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics. In addition, he received the Harvard Distinction in Teaching Award for his work as a Teaching Fellow for Professor Michael Sandel’s undergraduate class “Money, Markets, and Morals,” and served as the Executive Editor for Online for the Harvard National Security Journal. After law school, he clerked for Judge Stanley Marcus on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Professor Toomey received his BA from Cornell University with degrees in English, summa cum laude, and Government, magna cum laude, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and wrote award-winning honors theses in both majors.

“At Haub Law, we have long offered robust training in many areas of law, including health law and policy. Professor Toomey’s strong commitment and expertise in this area, along with others, will be an asset to Haub Law as we strive to meet the high demand for lawyers in a variety of contexts,” said Dean Horace Anderson.

Professor Toomey’s work has appeared or is forthcoming in the North Carolina Law Review, the Elder Law Journal, the Journal of Law and the Biosciences, the American Journal of Law and Medicine, the American Journal of Bioethics – Empirical Bioethics, and the Canadian Journal of Bioethics. His most recent publications include, Narrative Capacity, 100 N.C. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2022), “As Long As I’m Me”: From Personhood to Personal Identity in Dementia and Decisionmaking, 4 Canadian J. of Bioethics 57 (June 1, 2021) and How to End Our Stories: A Study of the Perspectives of Seniors on Dementia and Decision-Making, 29 Elder L.J. 1 (2021).

Daniela Hernandez

Class of 2023

Currently Studying: BBA in Finance

Member Of: Student Government Association, Center for Student Enterprise

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Meet Daniela, an incoming Lubin Ambassador for the Student Government Association (SGA) on our Pleasantville Campus. This Bronx native is pursuing a major in Finance and has been very involved on campus. By taking advantage of our experiential learning opportunities and becoming a Pace Tour Guide, Daniela has learned everything there is to know about Pace. She is ready to take on the challenge of advocating for the Lubin student body with SGA.

Why did you choose Pace University and the Lubin School of Business?

I chose Pace University for the dual campus experience. Coming from the Bronx, I knew that I wanted to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city for my college years, but I also knew that I would have great access to many opportunities for my future career in finance in the heart of Manhattan.

You have been a Research Manager for Pace Connect, one of our student-run businesses on campus which acts as a research and call center, since your first semester at Pace. Tell us a bit about that professional experience.

As a Research Manager, I have strengthened a lot of skills for my resume. I have been able to gain real life experience that I will further carry into my future career, such as learning how to efficiently complete phone calls with clients and employers. Dr. Kathy Winsted, our advisor, is always teaching me new things about data and research: from creating tables and graphs to effectively writing an executive summary for our data reports. Since I have taken over as Research Manager for Pace Connect, I am finding new ways to improve our student-run business. Being able to do this for our community at Pace gives me confidence that once I graduate I will be able to do this for my future business or employer.

You are also on the Pforzheimer Honors College's Programming Committee on the NYC campus. What have you learned from that experience so far?

Despite all the stress and hard work that goes into the time-consuming process of planning on-campus events, I genuinely enjoy having an idea and being able to make it come to life with support from my team. In the Fall of 2019, my favorite event to help plan was "Harry Potter Movie Night." I loved to see how everyone on the Programming Committee transformed the creative ideas we brainstormed together into a reality. Event planning has taught me how to use limited resources in a creative way and how to make an every-day lecture hall look like a Hogwarts classroom. I found that the challenges that we overcame along the way made event planning fun and exciting! Under high pressure and fast paced circumstances, we are forced to come up with inventive and new ways to work around the problems we encounter.

As a Research Manager, I have strengthened a lot of skills for my resume. I have been able to gain real life experience that I will further carry into my future career, such as learning how to efficiently complete phone calls with clients and employers.

You are a tour guide at the Welcome Center. How has that experience transformed your life on campus?

The Welcome Center has given me a sense of family here on campus. I have coworkers and managers that truly care about me and how I am doing. As the COVID-19 pandemic impacted so many of us, our managers made sure to check in with us to ask what our work from home environment was like. They also asked when we could work or when we needed a day off. My coworkers would check in with me and Zoom meetings allowed us to maintain our normal sense of community while wishing we were all back together. The Welcome Center is more than just a stop on tours for prospective students; it is one of the places that solidified my love for Pace.

Do you have any advice for other Lubin students looking to get involved on campus?

Don’t be afraid to apply for a position with the student-run businesses! Maybe you feel like you don’t have the right experience on your resume yet, or maybe you’ve never even had a job before, but don’t let that discourage you! Working for Lubin’s student-run businesses isn’t an evaluation of your knowledge, it’s help for your career growth. When it comes time to settle down and find your career you will already know what you’re good at and what you enjoy doing. Explore each part of the business and discover what makes you happy.

What motivates you to work hard?

My parents motivate me to work hard. Seeing the life that they have provided for our family and how they came from humble beginnings to make it to where they are today shows me that through hard work and dedication, I too can be just as incredible, if not better than them.

What does #LubinLife mean to you?

To me, #LubinLife is getting real world experience and becoming a future business leader—all from the safety of the Pace University campus. Thanks to the student-run businesses, so many of us can find out what we love to do and how to do it well.

The Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship to analyze community services and resources

The Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe is partnering with Pace University to conduct a community needs assessment of programs and services available to residents.

In partnering with The Helene T. and Grant M. Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Pace University, The Community Fund is seeking to identify the types of services and resources available to residents, and to address any potential gaps or inadequacies in areas such as human services, health care, housing, public safety, day care, and recreation, among other vital community needs.

“The Community Fund is committed to supporting critical social, health and well-being programs that dramatically improve the lives of the people in our Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe Community,” said Amy Rutter Korb, executive director, The Community Fund. “Our partnership with Pace on this innovative needs assessment will help us not only determine the best programs to be supporting in and around our community, but also help direct the funds we raise to the programs that our community members care most deeply about.”

The Community Fund, which was founded in 1919, currently supports 26 social service agencies and community programs that provide critical services to Bronxville, Eastchester, Tuckahoe and the area within the Bronxville 10708 zip code – often at no cost to people who cannot afford to pay. Additionally, The Community Fund provides administrative support to the agencies it supports through on-going site visits, consultations, workshops and forums.

As part of this year-long partnership between The Community Fund and Pace University, Pace Public Administration and Wilson Center faculty and researchers will develop an in-depth community survey with interviews (all responses will remain confidential) targeting community members and leaders in the areas of public health, human services, business, nonprofits, government and the like. They will then analyze the information and complete a full report with recommendations on areas of need. The Community Fund will disseminate and present the findings in a series of community meetings and public announcements.

“Taking a good hard look at community resources and comparing them to current needs goes a long way to ensuring that no person or group is overlooked, and that The Community Fund is maximizing its reach and impact,” said Rebecca Tekula, executive director of the Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship, and professor of public administration at Pace. “We are looking forward to working with The Community Fund on such an important endeavor.”

“This data will allow us to understand the ongoing needs of the residents in these communities, which is especially important during these unprecedented times” said Gina Scutelnicu Todoran, department chair of public administration at Pace. “We look forward to seeing these results and are proud of this partnership with The Community Fund.”

The mission of the Helene T. and Grant M. Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship is to promote social change through entrepreneurship. The Center furthers this mission by serving Pace students across all disciplines, social enterprises and nonprofit organizations with education, research, communication, and advisory service.

Wilson Center and Public Administration faculty and graduate students have completed a variety of in-depth research projects and reports for local governments and community organizations across a variety of areas, including an assessment of K-12 learning programs for the Westchester Children’s Association; the economic impact of the nonprofit sector in Westchester County; a community assessment of performance for the Port Chester Police Department; and Pace University’s overall economic impact in New York State.

About Pace University

Pace University has a proud history of preparing its diverse student body for a lifetime of professional success as a result of its unique program that combines rigorous academics and real-world experiences. Pace is ranked the #1 private, four-year college in the nation for upward economic mobility by Harvard University’s Opportunity Insights, evidence of the transformative education the University provides. From its beginnings as an accounting school in 1906, Pace has grown to three campuses, enrolling 13,000 students in bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in more than 150 majors and programs, across a range of disciplines: arts, sciences, business, health care, technology, law, education, and more. The university also has one of the most competitive performing arts programs in the country. Pace has a signature, newly renovated campus in New York City, located in the heart of vibrant Lower Manhattan, next to Wall Street and City Hall, and two campuses in Westchester County, New York: a 200-acre picturesque Pleasantville Campus and the Elisabeth Haub School of Law in White Plains. Follow us on Twitter or on the Pace News website

About The Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe

The Community Fund is a locally-focused grant making organization comprised of resident volunteers that provides financial assistance and administrative support to non-profit organizations whose programs target the health, education, and welfare of local Bronxville, Eastchester, and Tuckahoe residents. Our mission is to help the members of the BET with their most pressing needs. The Fund invests $500,000 annually into our community through macro and micro grants targeting quality of life issues. Our staff and volunteers are dedicated to ensuring that the most vulnerable members of our community are taken care of and that all resident’s lives are improved dramatically through our support.

Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC) announces the New York State Attorney Emeritus Program’s (NYS AEP) recognition of six PWJC Pro Bono attorneys for their generosity of time and experience. To maintain AE status, attorneys who have reached 55 years of age, have practiced for 10 years or more, and who volunteer with a host organization are required to volunteer 60 hours over a 2-year program. The PWJC Pro Bono volunteer hours for the six attorneys recognized by NYS AEP total 1,848.75 hours in just one year, during the pandemic, exceeding the requirement 30 times over in half the time. Of the six attorneys, three of them volunteer in multiple PWJC programs, the individual hours for each attorney ranged from 108 to 591 in the year.

PWJC congratulates Susan Douglass, Stephen Jacoby, Jean Meyerowitz, Jill Miller, Shirani Ponnambalam and Emilia Rodriguez on this well-deserved recognition. The PWJC Pro Bono Program was responsible for more than 12,000 hours of legal services in 2020. Pro Bono attorney opportunities include active participation in PWJC’s Legal Helpline, Family Court Legal Program (FCLP), Walk-In Legal Clinic, Be Prepared Project and Uncontested Divorce Project. For more information email the Director of Pro Bono Programs, Natalie J. Sobchack at nsobchak@law.pace.edu.

The organization celebrates its 30^th anniversary, this year, of dedication to its mission and commitment to provide trauma-informed/victim-focused quality legal services to victims of abuse and sexual assault. PWJC's free civil legal services provide victims of abuse and sexual assault opportunities and resources to empower themselves and begin their journey away from abuse and towards healing. Your support will directly help victims of abuse.

The Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC) is a self-funded nonprofit legal center located at Elisabeth Haub School of Law, under the 501(c)(3) status of Pace University. Each year, PWJC provides free legal services to over 3,500 victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse, as well as conducts or participates in over 140 training and outreach events. Serving Westchester and Putnam Counties, PWJC’s mission is to pursue justice for victims and prevent abuse through quality legal services, community partnerships, education, and awareness. With an experienced staff and a team of dedicated volunteers, including attorneys, other professionals, and students, PWJC has built an effective, coordinated community response to interpersonal violence.