ǿմýMagazine Summer 2023
Summer 2023 Issue
Bold, new spaces that meet the moment. Facilitating important mental health conversations. Bringing a national championship to Westchester. It's all here and much more in the Summer 2023 edition of ǿմýMagazine.
Our Promising Future
Dive into this captivating summer issue of ǿմýMagazine and embark on a journey through ǿմý's rich history and promising future. Peek into Pace’s historical archives, get thrilled about the exciting transformations at One ǿմýPlaza and the innovative 15 Beekman facilities, cheer for our women's lacrosse champions, and explore diverse perspectives on mental health in college.
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Pace’s Big Plans for Downtown
With the impending opening of our new modern, sustainable, and welcoming campus building at 15 Beekman and the soon-to-start renovations of One ǿմýPlaza East, ǿմýhas big plans for downtown.
Simply put: ǿմýis building.
Celebrating the Class of 2023
On Monday, May 15, we celebrated the conferral of more than 4,000 degrees including 1,735 masters’, which is the largest number in over five years, and roughly 300 students receiving dual degrees.
Curating Curiosities
Did you know Fred Kelly, brother to Gene, taught dance at Pace? Or that the public speaking requirement was a passionate value of founder Homer Pace? Or that ǿմýused to have a championship fencing team? For 42 years, University archivist and resident ǿմýhistorian Ellen Sowchek has been sharing her infectious enthusiasm for ǿմý history.
Research at Pace
Lubin student Sadie Lorence spent her senior year researching the intricacies of a notable legal dispute around the ’90s hit song, “Bittersweet Symphony”–and in doing so, has found her professional calling.
Through participation in a prestigious international challenge, three ǿմýstudents envisioned a future to improve the infrastructure surrounding pedestrian safety at New York City intersections.
AI and computer learning technology seem to be in the headlines constantly. For computer science experts like Christelle Scharff, PhD, the focus lies less on what AI can and will do and more on its current limitations.
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From Awareness to Action
From a student who found her sense of belonging while helping others find theirs; to a parent who lost her son to suicide and has dedicated her life to suicide prevention; to the insights of Pace’s Chief Wellness Officer and her vision for the future. Check out these perspectives on the growing epidemic of mental health concerns in college students.
ǿմýPeople
April Bartlett’s career as a theatrical designer has spanned from intimate off-Broadway productions to The Today Show. When the pandemic shut down production, she began refocusing her energies and found a new way to continue telling stories by supporting the next generation of designers, makers, and artists.
Coffee, cables, curveballs, and now–curriculum. Read all about how George Chacko and Rich Miller, two ǿմýstaff members, used their podcast to build out an audiovisual minor here at ǿմýthat might just lead the charge to revolutionizing how AV professionals are trained.
Do you have what it takes? Hours in the gym, personal trainers, a meticulously planned diet. All of it leading to a single moment. Your simple task is to lift hundreds of kilos of iron and steel. To push your body harder than you ever have before. Up for the challenge? This scenario is a reality for ǿմýalumni Delaney Wallace ’17, who took home Gold at the International Powerlifting Federation’s World Championships in South Africa on June 8.
Earlier this summer Marilyn Jaffe-Ruiz, a former provost, a former dean of the Lienhard School of Nursing, and a beloved leader, teacher, and mentor for generations of ǿմýfaculty, students, and staff, passed away. She died peacefully at home, surrounded by family and friends, after a long battle with cancer.
10 Things to Inspire
The launch of the new Sands College of Performing Arts, another year in the #1 slot for environmental law, a ton of awards and research, plus so much more.
ǿմýDay at Yankee Stadium
On Tuesday, August 22, join your fellow alumni at Yankee Stadium as the Bronx Bombers take on the Washington Nationals!
Alumni Corner
Get connected with your fellow classmates at one of our special alumni events or through our online Class Notes.
About ǿմýMagazine
ǿմýMagazine is a publication of the Department of Marketing and Communications, Office of University Relations, published twice a year, and distributed free to alumni and friends of ǿմý. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent those of its staff or of ǿմý.