Welcome Week begins August 31 and ends on September 3. It will be the first in-person version since the pandemic. I asked Greyson Corley the following questions to provide insight from an upperclassman enrolled in the combined degree program regarding what Honors Welcome Week is. How would you describe Welcome Week? In other words, what… Read More What Is Welcome Week? Comments From an Honors Upperclassmen
by Shania Foy ’25 This semester in my TS-105 class it was a requirement to volunteer involving technology. At first, I thought the experience would just come and go, but in the short time that I spent volunteering it expanded my outlook on concepts such as aging and time, which I really want to share.… Read More Volunteer Experience: Virtual Senior Center
by Abbey Kelly ’25 Coming into Pace last fall I had heard of all the amazing events and experiences the university and Honors would host and I was excited to see what my freshman year would bring. I made an effort to attend as many events as I could since it is a great way… Read More Attending Events in Honors
by Amy Yarygina ‘25 In high school, I was never able to experience working in a laboratory at a college level because my AP Chemistry class was online during the pandemic. Instead, I had to create a project of laboratory protocols and memorize them two weeks before my AP exam. Therefore, I was looking forward… Read More BIO 101 Lab Experience for an Honors Student
By Emily Whitehill ‘24 When choosing a college, location is an important factor to consider. It’s the place that you’re going to be living, working, and studying, so you need to make sure that you pick somewhere that you are happy to call home. Before applying to colleges, I knew that I wanted to live… Read More How to Make the Most of Living in NYC with Pace and Honors
By Justin Wong ‘25 Hello, potential future Honors College peers! My name is Justin Wong, and I’m currently a freshman in the Honors College, majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience and minoring in Women & Gender Studies. My pronouns are he/him/his, I’m originally from Basking Ridge, NJ, and am currently tutoring at the NYC Learning Commons in… Read More The Benefits of Being in Honors
by Shadman Rahman ’24 Starting a new semester online gave me flashbacks to my freshman year. After spending my entire first year online and getting a taste of one semester in person, it seemed like a step back to be back online. It was a simple reminder that the pandemic was still ongoing and, at… Read More Starting a New Semester Online and the Transition to In-Person
by Chloe Palagonia ‘25 Choosing to live on an Honors floor my freshman year was one of the best decisions I’ve made at Pace. So many of my closest friends here have been made from living on an Honors floor. I was initially a little nervous about making friends because I had decided to live… Read More Living on an Honors Floor
by Rylie Yeager ‘25 Since my initial arrival at Pace, I have heard time and time again about how welcoming and friendly the Honors College is, how close-knit and family-like it is. At last week’s Welcome Back Event, where members of the Honors College had the chance to reconvene after winter break, I was reminded… Read More Honors Welcome Back Event
by Greyson Corley ’23 When deciding what college I wanted to attend I often considered what options would be best to set me on a path of success that I felt was right. I knew that I wanted to do something that involved writing, but I also felt like I would need to do something… Read More Combined Degree Program Experience: Publishing