Before the start of this Alternative Spring Break, I hadn’t physically seen the homes that were completely destroyed or washed away from the storm. The home that I worked in today, the water rose to 13 feet in the single…
Although physically participating in the rebuilding process was satisfying, throughout the day I could not help but wonder why we are doing what we are doing, for whom and how effective our work is. I really enjoyed our time with…
Today was the first day that we did hands on work with Friends of Rockaway. I enjoyed every minute of it. We partnered up with another person and my partner and I worked on grouting the kitchen floor. Although this…
A day that is usually unified by beer and festivities began differently for 15 Pace University students. The journey began by basic introductions and icebreakers, familiarizing the students from both the NYC and Pleasantville campuses. Dr. Bolton, a political science…
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…
Did you miss last week’s Generation Citizen panel discussion, Should K-12 Education Be Privatized? You’re in luck! A video of the full discussion, including student questions and answers, is available on Youtube and will soon be live on Pace’s iTunes U page….
Welcome to March …the month that brings you the Ides of March, St. Patrick’s Day, Women’s History Month, spring break, and, hopefully, actual spring! This month, the Center for Community Action & Research in NYC will be focusing on the…
In lower Manhattan, we are often exposed to the extremes of the income inequality in the United States. On a walk around campus or a quick subway trip, we may easily see someone earning in the lowest fifth of NYC residents,…
If you don’t know by now, the Successful Learning Center (SLC) is an awesome group of college aged students with developmental disabilities who take their own classes at Pace. If you check out their website (successfullearningcenter.com) you’ll see that the…