Pace University will transform Lienhard Hall, home to its College of Health Professions on the Pleasantville campus, into a modernized Healthcare Hub with the help of $1 million in state funding.
With these funds, Pace will add programing for students preparing for careers in the region”™s burgeoning health care and biotechnology sector while adding to, and modernizing, existing lab, classroom and simulation space ”“ all with the goal of meeting the ever-changing technology demands in the health care sector and preparing much-needed nurses in New York state.
The grant, awarded as part of the New York State”™s Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program (HECap), is intended to increase preparation, laboratories and facilities in health sciences throughout the state.
“The new Healthcare Hub on our Pleasantville campus will enable Pace University to continue our proud tradition of educating nurses and other health professionals in such high demand in our region,” said Pace President Marvin Krislov. new Healthcare Hub.”
Constructed in 1968, Lienhard Hall is the heart of the College of Health Professions. The new Healthcare Hub will allow Pace to expand capacity to educate greater numbers of pre-licensure and advanced practice nurses, as well as future faculty and nursing leaders.
