Welcome to the Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement
PACE is a resource center where the SU community, local government, non-profit and public groups can access knowledge and information. PACE draws on the interdisciplinary expertise of SU faculty, students, staff, and community partners.
As a non-partisan institute at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥, PACE cultivates a more informed, democratic citizenry that promotes good governance on campus, and at the local, state, and federal levels.
PACE serves the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and its broader communities through curricular and extracurricular programming that:
- Supports community engagement and citizenship education
- Promotes civic dialogue
- Fosters an expanded understanding of issues related to the public good
PACE offers support for ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and its broader communities through:
- Contact and connections between university and community stakeholders
- Public affairs lectures and training
- Support for designing and delivering civic engagement curriculum
- Support for civic engagement and public affairs research and evaluation
Driving Directions

Carnegie Foundation
Elective Community Engagement Classification