KeepingPace
Joe Peoples
Pace University
KESSEL STUDENT
CENTER OPENING
Members of the Pace Community joined President Stephen J. Friedman and generous alumni donor James Fernandez ’78 on April 23 for the official ribbon cutting ceremony of the newly renovated Kessel Student Center. The new Kessel boasts floor-toceiling windows overlooking Choate Pond, expanded dining space, room for student activities and meetings, and new student lounges like the Boudreau Lounge. Fernandez and wife Dolores cut the ribbon in the new Fern Dining Hall, named in their honor. Ribbon cutters (from left to right) Adelia Willams, PhD, associate provost for Academic Affairs; Clare van den Blink, vice president for Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer; Nira Herrmann, PhD, dean, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences; Dolores Fernandez; James Fernandez ’78, retired Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Tiffany & Co.; Stephen J. Friedman, president; William McGrath, senior vice president and Chief Operating Officer for Westchester; and Jennifer Bernstein, vice president for Development and Alumni Relations.
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