New York Shape of Mind

18. Jan, 2011 5 Comments

On February 9, from 12:00 to 2:00 the fitness center in One Pace Plaza will get to show faculty, staff, and students that all its hard work has paid off with a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating its new look. The event will include Zumba and yoga classes, a faculty/staff/student volleyball game, relay race, body and wellness checks, plus healthy goodies include smoothies.

The fitness center is being updated to include: a glass-front exercise area with spin bikes, cardio theatre, elliptical sets, new free weights, and a big screen TV; a converted stretching room with mats and balls; day lockers; and more. Pace also reached an agreement with Stuyvesant High School that offers faculty, staff, and students a special rate to use their pool and free shuttle rides to and from.

“We’ve heard a lot of requests for more wellness and fitness options,” says Dean for Students Marijo Russell-O’Grady, PhD. “This is our way of saying, ‘We hear you.’”

The fitness center at One Pace Plaza (C-Level) officially re-opens on January 24 and is open seven days a week to faculty, staff, and students for free.

And, of course, if you’re on the PLV Campus, learn more about the Goldstein Health, Fitness, and Recreation Center, also open seven days a week, with aerobics and aquatics programs.

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5 Responses to “New York Shape of Mind”

Spencer May 04. Feb, 2011 at 9:15 pm

I would love to participate in the Volleyball Game. Please let me know if this will be possible.
Margo 08. Feb, 2011 at 4:45 pm

Just heard from the dean of students, and the volleyball game will be first come, first served. But if we have a large crowd, we will try to rotate everyone in!
Nancy 11. Feb, 2011 at 5:40 pm

Where can I find information about events, hours, and signing up for participation to events at the new NYC gym?

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Events

Pace is proud to present the next wave of leaders, thinkers, teachers, and innovators as we celebrate Commencement 2011 on our three campuses.

On May 8, we kicked off our Commencement season as the Law School ushered in the next generation of attorneys at the 33rd Annual Commencement. Chief State Judge Jonathan Lippman, an influential figure in the New York State judicial system for the past four decades, was awarded a Doctor of Laws. Lippman has played a central role in many far-reaching reforms including the introduction of problem-solving community courts, drug courts, and domestic violence courts throughout the state.

On May 20, Westchester undergraduates will celebrate Commencement at the Goldstein Fitness Center on the PLV Campus. And both our NYC undergraduate students and our Westchester and New York graduate students will celebrate at the iconic Avery Fisher Hall, one of Lincoln Center’s most prestigious venue, located a block from Central Park, on Sunday, May 22. (See dates and times for Commencement here.)

Honorary degrees will be awarded at the three ceremonies to individuals who have had a profound impact in the fields of academia, medicine, business, and entertainment, while also contributing to society at large.

Joseph M. Pastore Jr., PhD, Professor Emeritus in Residence at Pace’s Lubin School of Business, will receive an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at the Westchester Undergraduate Ceremony. Pastore is not only a beloved professor, but also a sought-after expert on business management and a mediator, who was in charge of overseeing the desegregation of Yonkers’ public schools in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

At our New York City Undergraduate ceremony, Dr. Jo Ivey Boufford, president of the New York Academy of Medicine, will receive an honorary Doctorate of Science. An influential leader in health care, Boufford is a national authority on public health issues, including health care for minorities and underserved communities, and has been active in local, national, and global health care reform. As “NYC’s doctor,” she leads the charge to protect and advance the health of people through interdisciplinary approaches to policy, leadership, education, community engagement, and innovative research.

Jim Whitaker, chairman and producer of Whitaker Entertainment at Walt Disney Studios, will receive an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts at the combined NYC and Westchester Graduate Ceremony. Whitaker, who rose from intern to president of motion picture production at Imagine Entertainment, has executive produced Changeling, American Gangster, Friday Night Lights, Cinderella Man, Curious George, 8 Mile, and various other notable films. Most recently, Whitaker founded Project Rebirth, a nonprofit that for the past nine years has used time-lapse photography to chronicle the reconstruction of the World Trade Center site. Rebirth, the powerful feature-length documentary which Whitaker directed and co-produced, premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and will soon be part of a permanent exhibit at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum.

For more information about each of the honorary degree recipients, view the press release. To read more about each ceremony, visit the Commencement website.