Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

W W W. P A C E . E D U / D Y S O N 5 IN BRIEF: Center for Community Action and Research For more than a decade, the Center for Community Action and Research (CCAR) has built beneficial pa nerships with community organizations and national civic engagement initiatives, and has empowered students to get involved. The 2020–21 academic year was no different. Highlights include: In July 2020, Associate Professor of English Stephanie Hsu, PhD, was selected for the 2020–21 coho of the Mellon Periclean Faculty Leadership Program in the Humanities. In recognition of their service and dedication to improving the quality of life in the communities, eight members of the Dyson College community received Jefferson Awards for Public Service Bronze Medals: Elizabeth Dosman '22, psychology; Joseph R. Franco, PhD, professor, Psychology; Taylor Ganis '21, environmental studies; Marisa Angelita Aquino Guillet '21, women's and gender studies and sociology/anthropology; Miles Mendez '23, digital cinema and filmmaking; Gregory Rivera '21, pursuing a Master's of Public Administration; Rebecca Tekula, PhD, professor, Public Administration; and alumna Erin Wilson '20, criminal justice. On April 28, Pace University was recognized by Food Bank for New York City as "Outstanding Dear New York Pa ner" at its Volunteer Appreciation Celebration titled "From New York with Gratitude: A Volunteer Appreciation Celebration." This recognition grew out of the effo s of 23 Pace students across all schools, beginning in fall 2020 through Civic Engagement courses and at events sponsored by CCAR, to hand write 791 le ers of solidarity that were delivered to Food Bank for NYC clients in West Harlem. Striving for a World without Nuclear Weapons Brooklyn Honors Professors' Anti-Nuke Work The New York Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (NYCAN) founded in pa by associate professors Ma hew Bolton, PhD, political science, and Emily Welty, PhD, women's and gender studies, has been honored with an award from the Borough of Brooklyn, New York. Pace Student Addresses the UN Cindy Kamtchoum '21, peace and justice studies, spoke to United Nations delegates from around the world when delivering a statement on youth and disarmament. Kamtchoum, who has interned with the Sco ish chapter of The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, delivered the statement, authored primarily by Pace political science students, vi ually in October 2020. Cindy Kamtchoum '21 addressing the United Nations vi ually, October 2020 The Podcasting Advocate In addition to being a political science student, Kimberly Mars '23 runs her own podcast, The Root with Kim, which focuses on her experience as a Black woman in America and serves as a pla orm to highlight and explore society's inequalities. Kimberly has also taken her advocacy to campus as secretary of the Pleasantville Black Student Union, where she has worked with the Executive Board to organize rallies on campus and discussions about race and diversity at Pace, and to provide a safe space for BIPOC students to talk about their experiences.

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