Seneca College Alumni Magazine - Fall 2008 - (Page 42)

alumni news Answering the call • • Seven out of 10 Seneca graduates got a job related to their program within six months after graduation. Nine out of 10 graduates who would recommend Seneca would also recommend their college program to someone else. graduation rates, graduate satisfaction, graduate employment rates and employer satisfaction. While Seneca grads have been happy to participate in their piece of the annual survey, they’ve been shy about granting researchers permission to contact their employers. “There’s a sense of embarrassment or reticence,” says Tet Lopez-Rabson, Director of Seneca’s Office of Institutional Research. hen you see those ads on the subway that tell you how many college graduates have landed jobs in their field, or you check out the stats on how well students enjoyed their college experience, you’re using Key Performance Indicators (KPI) data. KPIs are sets of measures mandated by the province to indicate the performances of Ontario’s colleges. They measure student satisfaction, There needn’t be. Tet says the survey is absolutely confidential and is not an assessment of the graduate’s work performance. Instead, it’s aimed at ferretting out whether Seneca programs are relevant to the workplace. Your own performance is your own business. The information gathered from those 15-minute interviews is very valuable, and the larger the sample, the more accurate the data. “We need more information from industry,” says Tet, “to know Seneca is really meeting industry’s needs.” Results are analysed and used as part of a wider discussion at the College about ensuring student and graduate success. So when you get the call, say yes. W Complete your bachelor’s degree with Davenport University Online Seneca College and Davenport University have developed a partnership that allows you to transfer credits towards a bachelor’s or master’s degree. Due to generous transfer credits, many Seneca graduates with a 3-year diploma can complete a bachelor’s degree with just 10 Davenport classes (30 credit hours). Benefits to an online degree from Davenport University: > NO VISAS Earn your degree completely online. > 24/7 AVAILABILITY Take classes any time, work around scheduled commitments. > AFFORDABLE Scholarships are available, as well as partnership tuition rates. www.davenport.edu/seneca 1.800.203.5323 email: partnerships@davenport.edu A partnership with Davenport University for students, employees, and alumni of Seneca College. Contact us at: 42 w w w. s e n e c a a l u m n i . c a http://www.davenport.edu/seneca http://www.davenport.edu/seneca 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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