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Seneca Polytechnic - Sustainability Career Fair

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

In 2023, the annual Green Citizen Symposium was held November 7-9, exploring the theme, “Collaborate for Climate Action.” By fostering collaboration, partnership, and innovation at various levels across different sectors, …


Seneca Polytechnic - The Seneca Farm

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

Opening in September of 2023, Seneca Polytechnic has renovated the two-floor shipping container facility at Newnham Campus and turned it into a hub for urban agriculture commercial growing and research. …


Seneca Polytechnic - Curriculum

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

The below images are related to the Seneca Living Lab Program, which takes advantage of the unique nature of campuses, which are like small cities with facilities supporting diverse and …


Seneca Polytechnic - Waste

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

The below image is most closely related to Seneca's food & dining and waste reduction efforts.


Beyond the Concepts! What Faculty Need to Feel Ready to Teach Sustainability in the Classroom

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

It can be argued that for faculty, infusing sustainability across one’s curriculum is as much a deeply personal act as it is a collective academic endeavour. Teaching sustainability is multivalent …

  • Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Odeyto Indigenous Centre - Seneca College

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

Odeyto Indigenous Centre - Seneca College built and opened a new indigenous centre at its Newnham Campus in 2018. Odeyto, the new home of First Peoples@Seneca, means “the good journey” …


Project Reach, Reclaim, Revive

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, student leaders of Enactus Canada create and implement community empowerment projects and business ventures in their communities. This experiential learning platform helps students …


Transforming Self and Society Through Story: Why Sustainability Curriculum Needs Narrative Inquiry, Self-Study

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

At AASHE's 2010 conference in Denver, a pilot project was presented which engaged post-secondary students in ecological identity research through a process known as the Earth & I workshop. At …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Green Citizen Campaign

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

In 2011, Seneca College, a Canadian leader in post-secondary environmental programming, laid the groundwork for a multi-faceted initiative intended to take the college’s environmental focus to the next level. Green …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Butterfly Effect: Rethinking How We Build Partnerships for Sustainable Programs

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

What can the monarch butterfly teach us about the evolution of partnerships? How does being adaptive and resilient in a changing economic climate protect post-secondary programs and their delivery of …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Breaking The Circle Of One: Am I The Only One On This Campus Who Believes In Sustainability?

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

As our educational institutions continue to grow and demands on our resources (both physical and non-physical) increase, it can feel like sustainability takes a back seat to what is perceived …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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We to Me: Identifying the Ecological Self in Post-secondary Sustainability Curriculum

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

Post-secondary students have become skilled purveyors of the fundamentals of good sustainability. Beginning with their early years in pre-school, they are trained to memorize and recite key concepts of the …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Everybody Counts! Students as Citizen Scientists: Teaching Sustainability at Seneca College, King Campus, Ontario, Canada

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

Today's environmental issues are more complex than ever before. The need to contribute to global solutions has empowered the individual in every home and in every community. Citizen Science celebrates …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Revitalization Institute

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

Revitalization Institute (RI) is the academy and advocate for what Storm Cunningham (reWealth: 2008) calls the magic of restoration in which natural, built, and socio-economic assets are continuously enhanced rather …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Bachelor of Urban Sustainability

  • York University
  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

The Urban Sustainability program is offered jointly by York University and Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology. Joint programs allow you to combine your university education with specialized, college-based …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Site Remediation, BAT

  • Seneca Polytechnic (ON)

Environmental Site Remediation is a groundbreaking bachelor's degree program examining all aspects of site contamination including scientific evaluation, property assessment and sustainable redesign. As a graduate, you'll be a knowledgeable …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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