Seneca College Alumni Magazine - Fall 2008 - (Page 22)

real time A dream come true by James Russell, TECC 2003 he wanted to read the news on television. That was the dream of the 12-yearold girl sitting on the sofa in her home in New Delhi, her eyes fixed on a piece of audio-visual technology that had only recently been introduced to India…television. S Flash forward to Canada 2008 and we find that, not only did Renu Mehta fulfill her dream of becoming a television newscaster, but she became a bit of a star, appearing nightly on a network and later as the host of her own television program. When, in her 40s, Renu enrolled in the two-year Broadcasting – Radio & Television program, she knew that Seneca was the perfect fit. “The threeyear programs that other schools were offering didn’t suit me,” she says. Although more than once she was told that stations only hired young blondes for on-air, Renu didn’t let w w w. s e n e c a a l u m n i . c a 22 http://www.senecaalumni.ca

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Seneca College Alumni Magazine - Fall 2008

Seneca College Alumni Magazine - Fall 2008
Contents
Team Makes a Difference on Campus
How Green is Your Workspace?
A New Approach to Environmentalism - the Revitalization Institute
Troy White Turns up the Heat with His Summer Job
Karen Eilersen Goes Beyond Recycling
Applied Research Solves Real Life Problems
Philip Sparks has it All Sewn Up
The Mehta Family Credits Seneca with Success
Diary of Desmond Duke’s Start Up
Support and Attitude Keep Visually-Impaired Student on Track
Honouring “the President”
New Grads Who Will Inspire You
What do the Argonauts and Mozilla have in Common?
Our Experts Show You How to Burn Calories and Shop While Going Green
Olympic Gold and Silver for Senecans
Boost Seneca’s Research Data Just by Saying “Yes”
Senecans Assessing on TV

Seneca College Alumni Magazine - Fall 2008

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