Pets Alive
Pets Alive was an extremely successful event! There was a great turn out, and everyone had lots of fun. Pets Alive was both educational, fun, and interactive. Pace Students split their time between the fat cat room, the kittens, the…
ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK 2015 !
Two years straight volunteering for Alternative Spring Break in the Rockaways, NY and it still felt like a brand new experience. I enjoyed my experience very much in the Rockaways. We as a group are in the rockaways because we…
Volunteer Spotlight: Maria Gozon
This week’s Volunteer Spotlight is Maria Gozon! Maria has been a part of not only Pace University’s chapter of Rotaract, but also the Rotaract Club at the UN. Read more to learn about Maria. Year of Graduation: 2016 Major(s): Public…
The Month for Human Trafficking Awareness
Here at the Center for Community Action and Research we dedicated the month of March to the take-action of Human Trafficking. As Washington fights against one another over passing a bill on the topic, here at Pace we were trying…
“During the process, it didn’t seem like there were a lot of visible changes, but the pictures proved otherwise.” ASB Day 4: Kyrstle Solano, Alejandro Velasquez & Ashleen Ulysse
Kyrstle Solano It was the last day of the trip. We finished painting the back room, which looked awesome. The room looked so bright and open. After that, we tried putting in the drywall at the front room. I was…
“Everyone whom I have interacted with continuously works with passion, generosity, and kindness.” ASB Day 3: Paola Perez & Stephania Castro
Paola Perez It was the third day of Alternative Spring Break in the Rockaways. It was a day full of energy, motivation, and fun. As we arrived to our site, we headed straight to the projects that we had been…
“The homeowners walked in and the first thing they said was thank you.” ASB Day 2: Elizabeth Garcia, Michael Tropeano, Lindsay Burgess, & Ruchika Bagga
Elizabeth Garcia When Hurricane Sandy hit, I remember seeing it on TV and thinking how horrible it was. However, I lived in California at the time and never really gave it much thought after it was on the news. One…
“I look forward to learning about the community that we will be helping throughout the week.” ASB Day 1: Cesar Ballesteros, Jessica Raja, & Tiffany Pabon
Cesar Ballesteros Today was the first day of our ASB journey. We spent the majority of the day getting to know our fellow volunteers by playing icebreakers, going on adventurous scavenger hunts, and exploring downtown with one another. Today was…
#ENDTRAFFICKING: Halleh Seddighzadeh @ PaceU
Forensic traumatologist and human trafficking expert Halleh Seddighzadeh, PhD, will share her knowledge with the Pace community in a series of events from March 23rd-26th in NYC and PLV. Check out the list of events below, sponsored by: the Center…
