Community Outreach

At Pace, we believe...

We are responsible to the communities in which we live and work. We must be good citizens - support good works, charities and social programs. We must promote civic improvements and encourage better health and education. We must work together to protect our environment and natural resources.

Pace Gives Back to the Community: Supporting our Youth. Building a Better Future.

Pace Analytical understands that a good education and a desire to learn are key forces driving innovation and the growth of communities and economies. At Pace, we believe that all individuals should have the opportunity to reach their full potential, learn real world skills and create their own futures. Our success over the years is proof of what can be accomplished when innovative ideas are empowered by an entrepreneurial spirit and a willingness to give back to the community in terms of time, talents and resources.

CRISTO REY

Cristo Rey Twin Cities is a high school in the Jesuit tradition that combines a college preparatory curriculum with corporate internships for all students. This program allows students who cannot afford to get a college education to do so through its unique work-study program called Hire4Ed - which eases the burden of enrollment cost and exposes the student to a real-life work environment. Corporate clients, such as Pace Analytical, support and sponsor the program by hiring students to work. This experience is geared to help students be a part of a larger society, to broaden their horizons through real life work experiences, to instill a responsible work ethic, and to encourage each student to set high goals and standards for their success. Today, Pace Analytical is playing an important role in this program as a corporate client and sponsor. Four Cristo Rey students work one day a week each at Pace. In return for their work, their tuition to attend Cristo Rey is paid by Pace Analytical.
To learn more about Cristo Rey: http://www.cristoreytc.org/

F.I.R.S.T. Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

FIRST is a mentor-based program which involves youth of all ages and is known to combine the excitement of sport with the challenges of science and technology. Based on the principles of “Gracious Professionalism” and “Coopertition” (cooperation plus competition), students are encouraged to foster well-rounded characteristics such as respect, cooperation, leadership and self-confidence while learning to be a part of a team and work in a “real world engineering” environment. With facilities that constitute a working laboratory, students are able to work in large teams that include coaches, mentors and volunteers. They are challenged to build and program robots of their own design to perform tasks against a fleet of competitors in tournaments. In the process, students are provided the opportunity to work with professional engineers, learn and use sophisticated software and hardware, earn a place in the world championship, and even qualify for close to $7 million in college scholarships. Pace Analytical plays a significant role in their growth as a sponsor and sees the value in supporting a program which promotes science and engineering, creativity, competition and innovation while preparing our youth to become real world science and technology leaders ― both now and in the future.
To learn more about F.I.R.S.T. http://www.usfirst.org/

Cristo Rey

Cristo Rey student working on-site at Pace Analytical headquarters in Minneapolis