Mission
As a unifying academic and scholastic model, the Pace University Library, comprised of geographically distinct campus-based operations in Lower Manhattan and Westchester County, New York, operates interdependently and administered centrally through the Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs.
The mission of the Pace Library is to sustain a physically and virtually appealing environment that promotes learning and supports effective teaching and scholarship. The Library fosters lifelong intellectual growth, discovery, and self-fulfillment by providing all members of Pace University and the surrounding community with versatile access to needed information resources, research assistance, and guidance in developing skills for locating, evaluating and integrating information to solve challenges and fully participate in the global community as informed citizens.
Vision
The Pace Library is truly at the center of the campus crossroads. As the focal point of technology-enhanced learning, it is an energetic information hub where users have access to a myriad of academic support services in a single location. The Library houses scholarly collections while it also provides an online gateway to globally linked knowledge and information sources to users all over the world. Assistance is also provided by cross-departmental teams of employees committed to user-centered service. Other libraries recognize us as an exemplary model of the information commons and study our operations in the hope of mirroring our success in facilitating information literacy, media proficiency, technological fluency and innovative teaching, learning, scholarship, and service.
Values and Guiding Principles
| Quality Service | Our sustainable commitment to effectuate success through customer satisfaction and attained by fulfilling the real expectations of library users. |
| User-Centeredness | Making user expectations a priority and engaging users in assessment to improve library services and resources. |
| Resourcefulness | Employing the multitude of expertise and talents of our diverse staff to strategically maximize the provision of products and services the users expect. |
| Teamwork | The commitment to work together diligently and scrupulously in order to "do what it takes" to keep operations running flawlessly. |
| Integrity | Upholding the unwavering principles, including reliability accessibility, promptness, and accountability to clienteles, in the performance of our duties. |
Mission
Pace University provides to its undergraduates a powerful combination of knowledge in the professions, real-world experience, and a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, giving them the skills and habits of mind to realize their full potential.
We impart to our graduate students a deep knowledge of their discipline and connection to its community.
Firmly rooted in the University's founding identity and mission of Opportunitas, this unique approach will enable all Pace graduates to realize their full potential as innovative thinkers and active problem solvers who are uniquely trained to make positive and enduring contributions to our future world.
Vision
Pace University will be recognized as the premier student-outcomes centered institution in the New York metropolitan region, preparing students for lifelong success in the future of work and to be tomorrow’s leaders and changemakers in solving challenges in our society.
Pace University is focusing on five strategic priorities that will allow it to continue to build on what it does well that will meet the needs of its students.
EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION ------------------ Be the leader in our region in experiential education
SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE WORK -------- Invest in scholarly and creative work to enhance our reputation and teaching
STUDENT-CENTERED CULTURE ----------- Commit to student-centric culture to drive student success
ANTI-RACIST INSTITUTION -------------------- Commit to being an anti-racist institution
AGILE AND SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS - Operate in an agile and financially sustainable manner that supports our mission and vision
Access the Strategic Priorities for details.