ON CAMPUS

$50M

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.”

Celebrating 50 years of Ontario’s colleges

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.

“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