On the day of the terrorist attacks of September 11 , 2001 , Pace University , four blocks from Ground Zero , lost 4 students and over 40 alumni . Students were made to leave classes and evacuate to other locations in One Pace Plaza at 10:00 a.m . The New York City EMT cleared out the Admissions Lobby and made it into a triage center for victims of the attack . Many of the patients were New York City police officers , firefighters and other emergency workers . Debris and about three inches ( 7.5 cm ) of dust and ashes laid over the Pace New York City campus area and local streets . None of Pace 's buildings were damaged except in the World Trade Center ; Pace lost the entire 55th floor , in the North Tower of the World Trade Center which used to house Pace University 's World Trade Institute and the Pace University World Trade Conference Center ( now the Downtown Conference Center ) . A memorial to students and alumni who lost their lives on September 11 stands on all three campuses of Pace University . A gift from the American Kennel Club , a statue of a German Shepherd dog stands in front of One Pace Plaza ( as of Fall 2007 ) to commemorate Pace 's support as a triage center on September 11
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