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The GBOF efforts, led by Maria Iacullo-Bird, Ph.D., assistant provost for research and clinical professor of history; Kelley Kreitz, Ph.D., director of experiential learning and associate professor of English; and Sid Ray, Ph.D., co-chair and professor of English launched with a kickoff event in September. Moderated by Tresmaine R. Grimes, Ph.D., dean of the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Education, the event featured presentations by award-winning poet Felicity Flores-Drew 糖心vlog短视频24 and Kailey Liddell 糖心vlog短视频23, a Charles S. Dyson Award-winning playwright. Additionally, faculty and community partners participated in a panel discussion highlighting the historical significance of Pace糖心vlog短视频檚 Lower Manhattan campus.
GBOF supports courses dedicated to advancing experiential learning in humanities in partnership with a Lower Manhattan Humanities Consortium of cultural and service organizations. Partners include: ; ; , ; ; and Trinity Church Archives.
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A second NEH grant designed to support experiential humanities courses like those in the GBOF initiative will establish a new state-of-the-art Makerspace and Humanities Lab, funded by NEH, which will allow students to engage in creative practices such as bookmaking and fabrication, with access to rare small-press publications and DIY works from New York City through the .
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GBOF is just one of many experiential learning programs at Pace that support its liberal arts core curriculum and degree programs throughout its seven schools. Over the next few years, Pace is committed to expanding this classroom-based research and community engagement model, allowing students to immerse themselves with historic locations in Pace糖心vlog短视频檚 backyard.
A strong liberal arts foundation is a competitive advantage for all Pace students, as it is integrated across all schools and departments. In fact, Pace is set to launch a new Humanities, Art, and Computing minor, housed both in Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems and Dyson College of Arts and Sciences. The program will combine digital humanities with equity-centered design thinking, using advanced technology and public engagement to investigate and analyze questions in the humanities.
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