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Pace University Grads Encouraged To Spread Kindness, Curiosity, Tenacity Pace University Grads Encouraged To Spread Kindness, Curiosity, Tenacity
Pace University Grads Encouraged To Spread Kindness, Curiosity, Tenacity Kindness, curiosity and tenacity were the qualities that Pace University graduates were encouraged to cultivate on Wednesday, May 16 as the university held its 50th annual commencement at the Pleasantville campus. Degrees were conferred on more than 700 graduates and honorary degrees were presented to “Color of Water” author James McBride and posthumously to environmental and community leader David Swope, a native of Ossining. “When you fail at something, come back and hit it again! This is just the beginning,” commencement speaker McBride told students. “You already know how to succeed. Wh…