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Welcome to the first episode of #SenecaProud Season 5!  As in previous seasons, we launch Season 5 with an interview with Seneca College President, David Agnew.

There's a lot that's changed in the year or so since President Agnew was on the podcast.  While last year we were still in lock-down, this year, in-person classes are in full swing, students and teachers fill the hallways,  and students are studying in th...

Today's episode revisits the conversations of Season 4.  I've selected key moments of each conversation that, when heard together, form a uniquely Seneca tapestry of determination, grit, and a commitment to a better future.  Every conversation demonstrates two very distinct, related  themes:  One theme is around working for a better future, and the other them is  "Challenge Accepted."  You'll hear how each guest is on their respect...

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One of the big changes that’s happening  at Seneca College is the teaching modality.  While traditional classes have all been in person, and during COVID classes have just about entirely been online, as we return to Seneca we have more options.  One of those options is called Flex, or HyFlex.  In this kind of class, the professor will always conduct the class in a classroom, and students can either attend the cla...

In today's show we talk about Skoden,  which is not only an Anishenawbe word that means, “Let’s go, then!” It’s also the name of a 12 week program at Seneca for faculty to begin to understand how to incorporate Indigenous perspectives into their course materials.  The Skoden course is an intense 12 weeks, co-facilitated by our guest, and others from the Indigenous community at Seneca College, who share personal s...

Today's episode takes us behind the scenes of Seneca College, with our guest, Vice-President, Academic, Marianne Marando.   In "normal" times, VP Academic is a very tricky role.  But these days, with so much change happening, it’s never been trickier, or more important.   In this episode we'll hear about how Seneca is continuing to be a leader in providing flexible, accessible education and student experience.  

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In this episode we meet the President of the Seneca Student Federation, Ritik Sharma.  We review the role the Seneca Student Federation plays in the lives of all Seneca Students (click here for the website), and we also talk about the Seneca College Food bank (click here to visit the Food Bank's web page).  

Also in this episode, we also talk about:

1.  Ritik's journey from volunteering, to wanting to do more for...

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In this episode we sit down with Seneca College graduate Eunice Kays Yeboah, whose list of accomplishments since graduation include co-founding both the Canadian Black Policy Network, and the Toronto Black Policy Network.  In her current role as Anti-Racism Policy Consultant with the TTC, Eunice provides key leadership for the integration and application of anti-racism and  an anti-Black racism lens to systems, p...

In this episode we sit down with two of Canada’s leading entrepreneurs in the spa industry and take a close look a how each of them responded to the COVID-19 lockdowns, discovered new ways to innovate, and emerge from the worst of the pandemic lockdowns ultimately stronger than they were pre-lockdown.

Today’s Guests: Celine Tadrissi, and Elena Zinchenko

Celine Tadrissi is the founder / owner of Ham...

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Today's episode focuses on the SMILE Mentoring program at Seneca College.  Smile is a mentorship program that puts new students in touch with a senior student mentor within a similar program area or identity who can support them in their transition to Seneca.

And our guests today – we have two guests -  are both students who participate in the SMILE program in different ways. 

Also in this episode, we also talk a...

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This episode is specifically directed to the students of Seneca who might be wondering about "life after "Seneca College."  And that’s why we're  so excited about our guest for this episode - Seneca Graduate, Joseph Osei Bonsu, who joins the podcast to talk about how he succeeded at Seneca, made friends, and learned what he needed for a career as a professional artist and illustrator.

Also in this episode, we als...

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This episode is the first episode of #SenecaProud Season 4!  And we kick off the season with an interview with Seneca College President, David Agnew.

When we last spoke with President Agnew, things were a lot different.  While Seneca College was completely closed with the exception of some key programs that absolutely required in-person teaching, there was still a lot going on.  The transformative project, Au Lar...