| Eco-polytechnic leadership acknowledges the role of the Seneca College as an engaged intellectual participant in existing and emerging discussions on matters broadly concerned with restorative development, climate change, the environment, energy management, sustainability, and other topics which align with these issues. This leadership includes applied research, participation in public issues, contracted delivery of services, and the College’s assumption of the global secretariat for the Revitalization Institute (RI). |
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| 1. Expanding the eco-polytechnic identity of Seneca College is part of the strategy for attaining a tipping point of awareness of the concept of restorative development and Seneca’s global leadership role as the world’s leading eco-polytechnic organization. Support for environmental initiatives at Seneca include greening the ECE program and labs, and application to Toronto’s Project Green; contributing to the environmental job placement opportunities for clients of the Workforce Skills program and a Green Economic Summit; participating with the Centre for the Built Environment in engaging faculty and students of the Environmental Site Remediation applied degree program in the Canadian Brownfield Conference in; adding value or laying the foundation for successful submissions by the Energy Training Office for work with the Canadian Geo-Exchange Coalition, EnWave Corporation, the Ontario Power Authority, Natural Resources Canada through St. Lawrence College, and the Social Housing Services Corporation of Ontario. |
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| 2. Develop, define and deliver a "rewealthing strategy" with Financial Services and resource development around which the college can leverage its expertise and the role of Revitalization Institute to engage in community outreach and redevelopment projects. | Related documents and more Information about this topic |
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| 3. Develop "King Campus as the 700 acre "global/North America/Ontario/Greater Golden Horseshoe" (scale to be determined) Revitalization Lab/library/resource centre for research, technology application/transfer, education and training, jobs development, and ideas generation with the focus on restorative solutions for climate change resiliency". | Related documents and more Information about this topic |
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| 4. Develop and deliver a training and education strategy for Greening Organizational Productivity (GOP) in which greening initiatives and job development for small to medium sized businesses and municipalities are a bottom line enhancer not inhibiter, building on submission to HRSDC, meetings with Xerox Canada, and proposal for Business faculty. | Related documents and more Information about this topic |
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| 5.RI Products and Services - develop, deliver, and build revenue streams through the marketing of RI@Seneca related products (ie. training products), and service (ie.training delivery). | Related documents and more Information about this topic |
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| 6.Revitalization Institute Global Secretariat - continue the development of the RI network, now based at Seneca, as the global centre for curriculum development, research, and community outreach in restorative development. | Link to the Revitalization Institute Global Site |
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| Renewal Initiatives in the Community |
| Initiatives in 2009 |
| Environmental Initiatives @ Seneca |
| Academic |
| Continuing Education |
| Workplace Skills |
| Early Childhood Education |
| Financial Services |
| Energy Training Office |
| Operation & Facilities |
| Recycling |
| Energy Management |
| Campus |
| King |