On September 22 I will start a new professional challenge as Dean International at Seneca College in Toronto. After 19 years at Niagara College it was time for a change and a wonderful opportunity was presented. Long story short: last week I was offered this position after an extensive selection process and I am very excited. From a very small international operation at Niagara College in 1995 I helped to build an impressive team now located in brannd-new offices servicing about 2,000 international students at NC from about 60 countries. I walked this morning early through the offices and made a few photos for memory sake. Above the office where I have been the past few months...
This is the front office at the Welland campus where about 2/3 of the international students are serviced. The view from a bit further away:
The hallway to the right seperates some of the offices and if you walk to the end:
The NC campaign of "Be World Ready" is advertised together with study & work abroad options. These outbound activities are coordinated by one of the team members.
The hallway features a creative world map and some info screens on social activities:
NC services about 350 ESL (English as a Second Language) students at any given time. During the summer months a variety of additional part-time and contract ESL teacher assist us in an open space office area next to where the desks of the full-time permanent ESL teachers are located...
There is a corridor with student services staff right next to the front desk...
The area - used since May 2013 - has been designed as accesible and inviting for the international students as possible. We came a long way with the Niagara International team.....
Now I am getting prepared to see how I can lead some diversification and expansion at Seneca College, an institution about three times the size of NC with some 4,000 international students.
Stay tuned for those stories as of late September.....
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