Pace Center for Civic Engagement, Princeton University

12/18/2023

10/17/2023

The deadline to register to vote in NJ is tomorrow, Tuesday October 17, 2023.
Did you know there are 3 ways to vote in New Jersey? Registered voters can choose to vote at the polls on Election Day, Early In Person on specified days leading up to the election or via a mail-in ballot. First, you must be a registered voter. You can register to vote here: https://bit.ly/3FieHsb

09/27/2023

09/22/2023

Meet and talk with student leaders, community partners, and Pace Center staff at the Welcome to Service dessert social to learn more about service and civic engagement opportunities and how they can enrich your Princeton experience!

09/18/2023

The Pace Center's Lift As You Climb Conference brings together students, community partners, and staff to create space for leadership development, skill building, and meaningful dialogue while preparing volunteers and community members to do service well. Register now on myPrincetonU (link in bio)!

The name Lift As You Climb is inspired by the motto of the National Association of Colored Women and their work to promote educational opportunity and human rights.

01/06/2023

Thank you for being part of our Facebook community. As we enter 2023, we are seeking new ways to strengthen our communications connections. After reviewing our metrics, we've decided to press pause here on Facebook and consolidate our efforts on Instagram to more effectively reach more people. To stay current on Pace Center happenings, please follow us on Instagram (). We hope to see you there!

12/24/2022

From all of us to everyone at Princeton University and the surrounding community, happy holidays and best wishes for a joyous, peaceful and meaningful 2023!

12/21/2022

Is it possible to make winter break meaningful and rejuvenating at Princeton University? Yes! Breaks can be a great chance to take a step back and reflect on yourself: your goals, ambitions, social surroundings, and more. Thinking about these things can help us to better understand where we currently are and where we want to go. Check out these tips from Gianna Melchionda '24 with the Pace Center.

Without the overwhelming nature of everyday life at Princeton, breaks can be a great chance to take a step back and reflect on yourself: your goals, ambitions, social surroundings, and more. Thinking about these things can help us to better understand where we currently are and where we want to go.

12/08/2022

“You have pursued a range of community service, advocacy, activism, policy, and social entrepreneurship. Your values, your relationships, the way you build community, and your mindset that responding to the needs of the world is a societal responsibility - that brings us together today," said Kimberly de los Santos, executive director at the Pace Center, as she welcomed a large crowd at the Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding to honor students, faculty, and community leaders for their contributions and commitment to service and civic engagement at Princeton University.

The John H. Pace, Jr. ’39 Center for Civic Engagement recently honored six students and community members for their commitment, dedication, and innovation in the realm of service and civic engagement.

12/01/2022

“It is important to understand that we seek a government-to-government relationship,” said Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. “It would be a dream to be independent, but what we seek and what we demand is co-governance over our territories.”

Principal Chief Standing Bear reflected on the critical role of the Osage nation vis-à-vis federal law, the creation of the FBI, and environmental resources management and sovereignty policy in conversation with Anthropology graduate student Noah Collins (Cherokee Nation/White Mountain Apache Tribe) and Astrophysics graduate student Rodrigo Córdova (Osage), as part of an event with Anthropology at Princeton University. The event was co-sponsored by the Pace Center.

Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear discussed his experience navigating federal laws and relationships as Principal Chief of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma at a talk on Tuesday, Nov. 29, in Aaron Burr Hall.

11/29/2022

Each holiday season, Princeton University Office of Community and Regional Affairs invites everyone to help Princeton University employees to help make the season bright for local families, individuals, and agencies who are in need during the holidays. Whether you want to participate individually or as a group, there is someone who can use your help. Learn more and reach out to get involved.

Each holiday season, we invite you to join your colleagues at Princeton University employees to help make the season bright for local families, individuals, and agencies who are in need during the holidays. Whether you want to participate individually or as a group, there is someone who can use your...