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$50M

ON
CAMPUS

Amount invested province-wide by
the Ontario government to honour the
50th anniversary of the college system.

With this investment,
Seneca is helping to
advance reconciliation
with First Nations,
Métis and Inuit
students in Ontario.

Architect's rendering of the
First Peoples@Seneca space
at Newnham Campus.

Celebrating 50 years of Ontario's colleges

PHOTO: SENECA

Government support
for legacy projects
SENECA WILL DESIGNATE $3.4 million in funding
from the Government of Ontario to create
a new Indigenous student space; revitalize
the School of Aviation's fleet of aircraft;
re-imagine the journalism program's TV
studio; and expand a laptop and tablet
loaning program for students.
These projects will be funded through
the Government of Ontario's $50-million
investment honouring the college system's
50th anniversary.
The new First Peoples@Seneca space
will become a destination on campus for
students and visitors. Infused with Indigenous design elements, and set adjacent to the
on-campus tipi, it will provide inspiration
for students with lounges, elder consultation
and counselling rooms, kitchen amenities
for traditional food preparation and communal tables for meetings and crafts.

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"I'm excited and proud that Seneca
is expanding and improving the First
Peoples@Seneca service area to better support students and to ensure that services
and resources are offered to students in a
culturally appropriate way," says the Hon.
David Zimmer, Minister of Indigenous
Relations and Reconciliation and MPP,
Willowdale. "With this investment, Seneca
is helping to advance reconciliation with
First Nations, Métis and Inuit students
in Ontario."
Seneca's School of Aviation will also
purchase additional Cessna 172S model
planes to strengthen the fleet at the
Peterborough Aviation Campus, housed
at Peterborough Municipal Airport. The
aircraft are flown by students and instructors in Seneca's Honours Bachelor of
Aviation Technology program.
Seneca will pay tribute to former Premier and Education Minister William G.
Davis; a plane will be dedicated to him with
the registration letters PWD for Premier
William Davis.
In addition, the School of Media's
Seneca@York journalism TV studio will be
redesigned into an integrated newsroom,

where students will produce content
for audio, video and online platforms in a
real-world setting. Journalism alumni will
advise on this project. Seneca will also
expand its existing laptop and tablet loaning program for students who could otherwise not afford these technologies.
"We are delighted to receive this funding to celebrate our 50th anniversary while
expanding and enhancing the services,
spaces and resources we offer to Seneca
students," says President David Agnew.
"We thank the Government of Ontario for
its contribution."

To learn more about Seneca's 50th anniversary
celebrations, visit senecacollege.ca/50

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