WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  Pace University officially announced its new School of Performing Arts, Manhattan’s first performing arts school in nearly 50 years on Friday, May 16. The newly minted Pace School of Performing Arts began as the university’s flourishing Performing Arts Department, which over the last three years has experienced unprecedented growth in applications and ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Pace University has announced that Nancy A. Garvey has been elected to the university's board of trustees. Garvey is retired from her former position as vice president and controller at AlliedSignal. She served as vice president and treasurer and staff vice president for investor relations in her 11-year career at AlliedSignal, from 1986-97. Garvey joins the ...

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pace University Men's Lacrosse Head Coach Tom Mariano has announced team awards for the 2013-14 academic year. Senior Marty Schnellenbach picked up three awards, including the Ground Ball Award. Seniors Matt Gebhardt and William Scioscia were named Co-Offensive MVP's and Timothy Izzo was named Defensive MVP. "Our coaching staff was impressed with the effort and ...

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pace University athletics recognized its graduating seniors and top student-athletes at the annual Pace Athletics Senior Banquet on Saturday, May 10. This year’s event honored more than 50 student-athletes representing several varsity sports.  Senior student-athletes, award nominees, staff, faculty and families gathered to honor this year’s seniors and celebrate ...

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Registration is still available for families who want to attend Pace University's Senior Banquet to honor senior student-athletes at the Holiday Inn in Mount Kisco on Saturday, May 10.  Athletes will be honored for their accomplishments with awards such as female and male athlete of the year. Senior student-athletes, award nominees, staff, faculty and families are ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Pace University has announced its commencement ceremonies and honorary degree recipients that will take place in New York City.  The New York City undergraduate commencement will be held on Wednesday, May 21, at 10:30 a.m., at The Theater in Madison Square Garden.  Emily Kernan Rafferty, president of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will receive an honorary ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Pace University has announced dates and honorary award winners for its 2014 Westchester commencement ceremonies.  The Pace Law School commencement will be held on Tuesday, May 13, 4 p.m., at Pace Law School, 78 North Broadway, White Plains.  Robert A. Katzmann, chief judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, will receive an honorary Doctor ...

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pace University lacrosse defenseman Brandon Donnellan was named to the Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie team, as voted on by NE-10 men's lacrosse coaches. Donnellan led the team with 17 caused turnovers and was second on the team in groundballs with 53. He was ninth in the NE-10 in caused turnovers and was 12th in groundballs. Donnellan also made an impact on ...

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pace University faculty and staff members recently kept traditions alive when they gathered to dedicate a ceremony to a new beech tree that was set to be the main focal point of the Pleasantville campus entrance 1 beginning in 1962. When Pace alumnus Wayne Marks and his wife donated their estate to Pace in 1962 so the Westchester campus of Pace could be born, one ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. --  Pace University’s School of Education, the Lower Hudson Teacher Center Network, the New York Technology Educators Network, Southern Westchester BOCES and the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center will hosting a conference, “Rethinking STEM-D Education: Innovative Practices from the Field” on Thursday, May 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The conference will be held ...