Alternative Spring Break: Day 2 – Tania
Hey guys, it’s Tania here. I bet most of you on Spring Break didn’t wake up at 7am. And if you did, it definitely wasn’t to Brando’s knock on the door. On our second day here, we were put to…
Alternative Spring Break: Day 2 – Kristel
Today was our first volunteering day. We were all excited about it. After a big breakfast at Wagner dining hall, we headed to the office of “All hands”, the association we are working with. The members of the association gave…
Alternative Spring Break: Day 1 – Patrice
Today was the first day of ASB 2013 for Superstorm Sandy. I arrived on the NYC campus of Pace University excited and curious about what was to happen over the course of this week. Before heading over to Staten Island,…
Alternative Spring Break: Day 1 – Chris
Hey guys! It’s day one of alternate spring break 2013!!! Prior to leaving for Wagner, we watched a documentary on what made super-storm Sandy so special. There was a missing current or some special weather pattern over Bermuda, the jet…
Alternative Spring Break: Day 1 – Deina
As I entered room E327 and saw the other volunteers, I knew that there was no turning back. We were a mix of Pleasantville and New York City students, all from different cultural backgrounds. Besides our video conferences, I didn’t…
Spring 2015 in Review: CCARNYC
It’s May, which means summer is right around the corner! Before we start daydreaming about sunshine, iced coffee, and the many amazing places Pace students will be going this summer, we’d like to throw it back and reflect on some of…
Spring 2014 in Review: CCARNYC
As the days get longer and the New York City weather creeps slowly toward summer, the Spring 2014 semester is quickly coming to an end! Congratulations to those who are graduating, who made it through their very first year, and…
Pace Students Head to the Rockaways to Help Rebuild this Spring Break!
This week 15 Pace students have traveled to the Rockaways in Queens to help rebuild still vacant homes for families that were forced out by Superstorm Sandy in late 2012. Each day this week they will be blogging about their…
A Year in Photos: Fall 2012 & Spring 2013
A Year in Photos Congratulations Pace University on another excellent year of community service and civic engagement! We at the Center for Community Action and Research thank all of the volunteers for their time and hard work. You will see…
How will you ‘serve’ this Spring Break?
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve.” This Spring Break, the Center for Community Action & Research will lead students in the adventure of a lifetime. As we extend a helping hand to…