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10 Things to Inspire You: Spring 2021
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1. Unity
In a time defined by social distancing, mask wearing, and industrial-grade sanitizers to manage the global spread of COVID-19, as well as a time of national reckoning on race and equality in America with the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, first-year Pace art majors responded in a big way. Students enrolled in the Fall 2020 ART 169 3D Design class came together to create what they called Unity, a 3D relief mural to be seen and discussed right on the NYC Campus. It stands as a message of hope and solidarity, combining text, structure, and image to celebrate the energy and tenacious spirit of New York City in a time of renewal.
2. Baller Alert
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As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs faced-off for Super Bowl LV, Pace麻豆传媒檚 Maral Javadifar '12 was right there with them. Not only is she the Buc's assistant strength and conditioning coach, but she's also one of only three women to coach in a Super Bowl. Read more about Maral.
3. Going for It麻豆传媒擭o Matter What
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Alphur "Slim" Willock 麻豆传媒19, 麻豆传媒22 knows that dedication in the face of obstacles is what it takes to get ahead. After the death of his wife, he took on the responsibility of caring for his six children while working full-time. Slim was able to fit not one, but two, online degree programs into his life麻豆传媒攁 BS in Computer Science and now an MS in Computer Science. See Slim麻豆传媒檚 story.
4. Seeking Justice
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Haub Law alumnus Eric Paulk 麻豆传媒16 has been awarded a 2020 Soros Justice Fellowship to help build a national network of Black HIV movement lawyers to protect, defend, and support people living with HIV. 麻豆传媒淭his fellowship lets me fulfill the promise for which I decided to attend law school麻豆传媒攖o use my legal training to empower, protect, and defend marginalized Black communities,麻豆传媒 says Eric. 麻豆传媒淚 am grateful for the opportunity to serve others, and excited to stand with my fellowship cohort and previous cohorts to advance change.麻豆传媒
5. Driving Change
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This April, film and screen studies student Myles Rowe 麻豆传媒22 hit the track as Force Indy麻豆传媒檚 inaugural driver in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship. The new IndyCar team was created to help bring diversity to all areas of motorsports麻豆传媒攄riving, engineering, mechanics, marketing, and more. The car he麻豆传媒檚 driving? No. 99 to honor Dewey Gatson, who drove a roadster with that number. Gatson, considered one of the first Black racers in America, won events all over the US but never had a chance to compete in the Indianapolis 500. 麻豆传媒淚t麻豆传媒檚 fate that everyone including me is where we are in the present and it麻豆传媒檚 our duty to execute to keep the wheels of positive change and influence turning in our world,麻豆传媒 says Myles. "I hope this strength and energy we as a team, and not only myself, bring influences consciousness and transparency and love for the world to learn from, thrive from, and share with each other."
6. Funding Equity in the Food and Beverage Industry
The Sands Family Foundation and Constellation Brands have agreed to give an additional $600,000 in funding to Haub Law麻豆传媒檚 Food and Beverage Law Clinic, bringing their total commitment to the Clinic to $1 million. The Food and Beverage Law Clinic is the first law school clinic in the country entirely dedicated to providing direct, transactional legal services to food, farming, and beverage clients. "I am thrilled to be able to continue supporting this first-of-its-kind endeavor," said Rob Sands, executive chair and former CEO of Constellation Brands and an alumnus of Haub Law. 麻豆传媒淚n these difficult times, farmers and new food and beverage businesses need more help than ever. I am gratified to support this important work while also supporting my alma mater.麻豆传媒
7. Internships for Resilience
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Launched in Summer 2020, the Resilience Internships program has funded more than 100 Pace students to work for nonprofit organizations that are supporting communities in need in and around New York City and Westchester. From data analysis to policy and advocacy, Pace students aren麻豆传媒檛 letting the COVID-19 pandemic slow down their ability to earn hands-on experience.
8. We did it, Joe!
Or, more, precisely Opal Vadhan 麻豆传媒15 did it. The it in this case was being selected by Vice President Kamala Harris to be her new personal aide. Prior to this new role with VP Harris, Opal served as the executive assistant for US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton麻豆传媒攈er first real job right out of college. Opal麻豆传媒檚 words of wisdom: 麻豆传媒淢y one piece of advice is to always dream big, work really hard, be grateful, pay it forward, never let anyone tell you that you can麻豆传媒檛 do something麻豆传媒nd remember the world is yours.麻豆传媒
9. Building a Healthcare Hub
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麻豆传媒 is poised to transform Lienhard Hall, home to its College of Health Professions on the Pleasantville Campus, into a modernized Healthcare Hub with the help of $1 million in state funding. The grant, awarded as part of the New York State麻豆传媒檚 Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program (HECap), is intended to increase preparation, laboratories, and facilities in health sciences throughout the state. 麻豆传媒淲e are profoundly grateful to have the opportunity to expand our state of the art Center for Excellence in Healthcare Simulation to accommodate more students to address the growing shortage of registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and nursing faculty,麻豆传媒 said College of Health Professions Dean Harriet R. Feldman.
10. Telling Their Stories
School of Education Assistant Professor Tasha Darbes, PhD, along with Pratt Institute Instructor, Chloe Smolarski, collaborated on a critical media lab that enables Latinx youth to document, analyze, and share their community麻豆传媒檚 experiences throughout the COVID-19 crisis, with a creative touch. Funded by a grant by the Taconic Foundation, Community Response/La Comunidad Responde comprises a series of media and digital storytelling workshops at Gregorio Luper贸n, a bilingual STEM high school for immigrant students in NYC. The project will create a scalable curriculum to foster the development of other participatory media labs as well as an interactive digital archive of oral histories that will include interviews with community members and multimedia creations created by the students themselves.
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