Pace University Students Learn 1st Lesson: New York is Our Campus

More than 300 admitted Pace University students from 25 states slept at the American Museum of Natural History last week, highlighting that Pace students have the greatest campus – New York City. Typically admitted students stay in residence halls but this year they experienced their own “Night at the Museum” in the largest prospective student overnight event ever for Pace students.

“Pace students get much more than what’s learned in the classroom, said Robina Schepp, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Placement at Pace. “Students graduate from Pace with the skills and training that prepare them for the real world. Here, the City is our campus, and what better way to experience the City then spending a night at one of the most iconic institutions in New York—The American Museum of Natural History.”

The overnight experience at the Museum of Natural History included dinner, orientation, exploration of the museum rooms, tours, animal presentations, and a space show. The group arrived back at Pace after breakfast at the Museum. As part of the admitted student experience, Pace also showcases college life at the university, including offering students a chance to attend classes for a day.

Participants in the admitted student event learned more about Pace and its academic programs, toured the campus, met future classmates, students, alumni, and deans, as well as enjoyed panel discussions and presentations. The future Pace students had the option of attending a university activities fair with representatives from various academic programs, student clubs and organizations, housing, financial aid, residence life, career services, study abroad, counseling, the center for academic excellence and more.

About Pace University: Since 1906, Pace has educated thinking professionals by providing high quality education for the professions on a firm base of liberal learning amid the advantages of the New York metropolitan area. A private university, Pace has campuses in Lower Manhattan and Westchester County, NY, enrolling nearly 13,000 students in bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in its Lubin School of Business, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, College of Health Professions, School of Education, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. A 2017 study by the Equality of Opportunity Project ranks Pace University first in the nation among four-year private institutions for upward economic mobility based on students who enter college at the bottom fifth of the income distribution and end up in the top fifth. www.pace.edu