Executive Summary

The annual report reflects Seneca’s achievements and activities over the past year.

It started with the 2020-21 Business Plan that was developed in the midst of the many unknowns of the pandemic. How would it affect our students and employees? How would it impact enrolment? When could operations resume again on campus and how? What would we need to change post-pandemic and when would that be?

Three priorities were identified for resource allocation and focus: initiatives related to the health and safety of our community, activities related to ensuring academic continuity and recruitment efforts to boost enrolment.

In addition, taking advantage of the Seneca community’s collective experience of virtual delivery and anticipating the depth of change required in higher education post-pandemic, Seneca Au Large (SAL) was announced. The community-wide consultation resulted in a series of initiatives that would enable Seneca to emerge from the pandemic even stronger, continuing to meet the changing needs of students, employees and industry.

Despite the impact of COVID-19 and the forced change in operations this past year, departments across Seneca were able to collaboratively and effectively achieve or advance the majority of initiatives set forth in this year’s business plan.

The information that follows includes the outcomes and achievements of the 2020-21 Business Plan and select highlights in this extraordinary year.