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D Y S O N C O L L E G E O F A R T S A N D S C I E N C E S 5 In May 2025, students Liliana Edzards '27, Macy Hayes '25, and Lauren Kube '25, along with Professor of Political Science Ma hew Bolton, PhD, presented a repo to the United Nations, calling on diplomats and advocates to discuss issues of potential assistance to victims of autonomous weapons and remediation of contaminated environments. Hayes and Kube helped Bolton write the repo , with Edzards drawing the repo 's illustrations. The student-faculty team's presentation was timely, as governments had been meeting May 12–13 to discuss the potential humanitarian, human rights, ethical, legal, and security risks from autonomous weapons systems or "killer robots." Such emerging high-tech weapons would be capable of using force without meaningful human control. Of pa icular concern are the threats of discriminatory biases embedded in military uses of a ificial intelligence (AI). Some of the questions presented by Bolton and his students include: If an autonomous weapon sinks a ship, who would be responsible for addressing the resulting pollution and environmental injustices? And, if civilians are harmed or disabled by the use of an autonomous armed drone, how might we secure their medical care and rehabilitation? In October 2024, Layne Davis '25, Peace and Justice Studies, Political Science, delivered a statement to the United Nations General Assembly First Commi ee, which considers issues of disarmament and international security. The statement called for greater engagement in youth inclusion and disarmament education. In consultation with pa ners around the world, it was dra ed by Bolton and Associate Professor Emily Welty, PhD, co-directors of Dyson College's International Disarmament Institute, a collaboration between the Peace and Justice Studies and Political Science programs. Students who contributed to the dra ing process include Rachel Kohley '27, Political Science; Zachary Powers '26, Economics, Political Science; Teresa Siniak '24, Communication and Media Studies; Chloe Stout '26, Political Science; and Marlene Thomas '25, Peace and Justice Studies, students in Bolton's POL297L Global Politics of Disarmament and Arms Control course. The class, which counts for civic engagement credit, brings students to the UN in small groups, allowing them the oppo unity to monitor discussions in the First Commi ee. Congratulations to all pa icipants for their fine work and representing Pace very professionally in a diplomatic forum. Dyson Students at the United Nations Garre FitzGerald Appointed CCAR Civic Engagement Faculty Advocate Assistant Professor of Peace and Justice Studies (PJS) Garre FitzGerald, PhD, joined CCAR as a Civic Engagement (CE) faculty advocate, a position that centers faculty voice in the work of CCAR. He focuses on programming for faculty, including Student Safety and Success in CE courses, a workshop designed as a ve ical toolkit to help faculty suppo student safety and success in all aspects of their CE experiences and beyond. He also focuses on outreach to Pace faculty interested in adding CE designations to new or existing courses. Pa of his role includes acting as co-chair for the CE section of a conference being hosted by Pace's Office of Research and Graduate Education, titled Innovative Solutions to Contemporary Challenges: Scholarly Creativity in the Service of Humanity. "Working with CCAR as the CE faculty advocate has been a wonde ul oppo unity to suppo faculty, staff, and students in community-engaged learning and service experiences. CCAR is such a unique and impo ant resource at Pace. Helping students connect theory to practice through civic engagement is one of the most enriching aspects of our PJS curriculum, so it has been pa icularly exciting for me to work with faculty teaching everything from the natural sciences to business to the a s on how to best integrate CE learning into their courses as well," he said. Professor Garre FitzGerald L to R: Liliana Edzards, Lauren Kube, and Macy Hayes

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