University Centennial Documents Copyright (c) 2013 Pace University All rights reserved. http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/centennial Recent documents in University Centennial Documents en-us Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:05:48 PST 3600 Welcome Remarks: Aftershock Conference, September 5-8, 2006 http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/centennial/6 http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/centennial/6 Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:15:27 PDT This is the welcome remarks delivered by David A. Caputo, Ph.D., President of Pace University on the occasion of the anniversary commemoration of the September 11, 2001 event. The conference is entitled "Aftershock: Rethinking the Future Since September 11, 2001" held at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, New York City from September 5-8, 2006.

]]> David A. Caputo Ph.D., 6th University President Opening Remarks on the Occasion of the Centennial Celebration Commemorating the Life of Dr. Edward J. Mortola http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/centennial/4 http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/centennial/4 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:59:14 PST David A. Caputo Ph.D., 6th President, Pace University Pace University Centennial Kick-Off Event Featuring President William Jefferson Clinton http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/centennial/3 http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/centennial/3 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:15:56 PST President William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd President of the United States of America Historical Timeline - Centennial Celebration: The Mortola Years http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/centennial/2 http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/centennial/2 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:51:46 PST The text of the speech made by Dr. Marilyn E. Weigold, Professor of History and University Historian, at a Centennial event commemorating the University’s late President and Chancellor, Dr. Edward J. Mortola, this document details the relationship between Dr. Mortola and Pace from 1947 to 1990. Dr. Mortola’s early years as Assistant Dean, Dean, Provost and Vice President are discussed and the dramatic expansion of Pace during his Presidency is highlighted. The opening of the Pleasantville campus, the founding of the School of Education, the Lienhard School of Nursing and the Law School are noted, along with the addition of innovative graduate programs and the attainment of University status. Dr. Mortola’s vision of Pace is analyzed within the context of his era and reference is made to the current Strategic Agenda.

]]> Marilyn E. Weigold Ph.D., University Historian Dr. Edward J. Mortola and the Promotion of Pace History http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/centennial/1 http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/centennial/1 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:51:45 PST The career of Dr. Edward J. Mortola spanned four decades – a time period of incredible growth and expansion, when Pace Institute became Pace College and then Pace University. For an article reviewing his illustrious career that appeared in the Winter 1985 issue of Pace Magazine, Dr. Mortola was asked how he would wish to be remembered. He responded as follows: “When I look down the road traveled and the road ahead, I suppose that, most importantly, I would like to be remembered as someone who cared, someone who felt that he had many friends at Pace, someone who spent his life on behalf of this institution and felt that every moment of it was worthwhile.”

These are modest words from a man whose career was anything but! Yet, despite his personal modesty, Dr. Mortola felt very strongly about the importance of preserving and promoting Pace history. To this end, he was responsible for three important initiatives/innovations that enable us to document our Centennial today. The first was the establishment of the Pace University Archives as part of the Pace University Libraries in 1981 in conjunction with the celebration of Pace’s 75th Anniversary. Although there was no established archive prior to l981, many historic documents, photos and other materials had been kept by Pace through the years, and served as the foundation for the present collections.

The second was in supporting the Pace University Oral History Project. This project, which spanned four years from 1982 to 1986, produced a total of 26 interviews with many significant Pace personalities, many who are, sadly, no longer with us today. Among those interviewed were Charles Dyson, Joseph Lubin, Gustav Lienhard, Alfreda Geiger, Jack Schiff, George and Helen Pace Bowen, William McAloon, William Sharwell, and Dr. Mortola himself. Thanks to this project, which produced both audio-taped interviews and typewritten transcripts, we are able to hear each these individuals speak about their experience at Pace in their own words, with their own voice.

The third historical initiative was Dr. Mortola’s support for the writing of Opportunitas: The History of Pace University by Dr. Marilyn Weigold, which begins with the founding of Pace in 1906 and ends with the administration of Dr. William Sharwell, who succeeded Dr. Mortola as the fourth president of Pace.

This multimedia presentation combines photographs from the Pace Archives with excerpts from Dr. Mortola’s own oral history interview tapes. There is perhaps no better way to review Dr. Mortola’s tenure in office than to hear him describe it in his own words.

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