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Pace University is a private university with campuses in New York City and Westchester County, New York, United States.It was established in 1906 as a business school by the brothers Homer St. Clair Pace and Charles A. Pace. [5] Pace enrolls about 13,000 students as of fall 2021 in bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs.
Construction on 1 Pace Plaza started in December 1966 [2] [3] and was completed in 1970 [4] on the site of the former New York Tribune Building. [5] It was part of the 1960s Brooklyn Bridge Title I Project, which included the Southbridge Towers, the Beekman Hospital (now New York Downtown Hospital) and the World Trade Center.
Pace also installed a plaque outside the building in 1959 to honor the Times 's usage of the building. [63] A newer campus building, 1 Pace Plaza, was opened immediately to the north in 1970, though 41 Park Row still housed Pace University's graduate school. [64] 41 Park Row also became known as Pace Plaza during the late 20th century. [65]
The school was established in 1906, as the 'Pace School of Accountancy,' to prepare men and women for the CPA exam, [4] and was named after Joseph I. Lubin, an alumnus and benefactor of the school, in 1981. [4] The school is located at Pace University's campuses in New York City and Westchester County, New York.
The campus' 37 acres (0.1 km 2) also includes tennis courts and ball fields. [9] The Pleasantville site is about 3 miles (4.8 km) away from the Briarcliff College site. [10] In an effort to consolidate Pace University's Westchester County campuses into a single location, Pace University put the site up for sale in 2015. [9]
In 2022, Pace had a 62.89% pass rate for first-time takers, while 87.06% passed a bar examination within two years of graduation. [4] In 2022, 64.24% first time takers passed from the jurisdiction of New York, 64.71% from New Jersey, and 41.67% passed from 6 remaining jurisdictions.
The Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts was the principal theatre of Pace University and is located at the University's New York City campus in Lower Manhattan. Facing City Hall near the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge and blocks from the World Trade Center, it provided performance and assembly facilities to the university and the general public.
Edward Joseph Mortola (February 5, 1917 – October 21, 2002) was an American academic and education executive who served as president of New York's Pace University from 1960 to 1984, when he became chancellor.