Seneca Alumni E-Newsletter

July 2025

Tapping into the wizardry of cybersecurity

Technology alumna Jannat Bhalla is a Harry Potter fan who likes to describe cybersecurity as a “cloak of invisibility” for an organization’s data and critical assets.

Ms. Bhalla’s training in information security gave her a strong foundation in the field, but she didn’t expect it would also lead to the removal of her own cloak — that had kept her voice hidden — and guide her toward a deeper understanding of the importance of communication and relationship building.

Learn how Jannat Bhalla landed the job

Explore alumni programming

Career Recharge

Career Recharge, presented by TD, offers free, 90-minute virtual biweekly workshops. The sessions cover in-demand job skills and relevant professional topics.

Upcoming workshops

Develop Team Building Skills

Tuesday, July 8

6 to 7:30 p.m. EDT

Discover how a strong work ethic and collaboration skills can help you work well in teams.

Personality: You and the Workplace

Tuesday, July 22

6 to 7:30 p.m. EDT

This workshop will explore how personality types influence relationships and the ways to understand others' values and motivators to enhance workplace communication.

Check out the workshop schedule to see the full series.

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Further your studies

Summer Open House

Join us at Open House on Wednesday, July 16 from 5 to 8 p.m. Discover how you can continue your education at Seneca by connecting with program experts, attending presentations, exploring our flexible learning options and more.

Share this limited-time offer with future Seneca students

Seneca’s new Entrance Scholarship helps international students save up to $5,000 on tuition when starting a full-time program. For a limited time, students who confirm their program choice between June 1 and August 31, 2025, will receive a $2,000 tuition credit as part of the entrance scholarship right away. If you know someone considering studying in Canada, share the entrance scholarship page.

Access alumni benefits

You can take advantage of specially negotiated insurance to fit your needs—and your budget. Affinity group members can enjoy savings on a range of products with our Affinity program partner TD Insurance.

Learn more about the program

Looking for something fun to do in Toronto this summer? Check out the Canadian National Exhibition between August 15 and September 1.

Purchase your CNE tickets before August 14 for maximum savings of up to 47%.

On the corporate sales page, use access code: 2025NKCGMM7C

Splash into summer with exclusive alumni savings. Seneca alumni can enjoy up to 30% off general admission tickets to Wet’n’Wild Toronto, the city’s premier waterpark. Simply visit the Affiliate Store and enter SENECAPOLY to unlock the discount.

Check out other alumni benefits

Seneca Polytechnic news

Overcoming construction challenges with polymer chemistry

Overcoming ground instability and water ingress challenges on construction sites requires versatile and reliable solutions.

Seneca Applied Research is collaborating with Geoform Systems — an Oakville-based company that provides solutions to tunnelling and ground stabilization challenges — to improve one such solution: polymer systems.

Read the full story

Seneca partners with CIIS to launch new diploma programs

Seneca Polytechnic has announced a new academic partnership with the Continental Institute for International Studies (CIIS) in Punjab, India.

Under the partnership, students will complete their first year in India and the final two years at Seneca in Toronto, gaining access to Seneca’s applied learning environment and global career opportunities. The partnership also includes academic advising, English language support and cultural readiness workshops to ensure a smooth transition.

Read the announcement

Seneca Polytechnic helps develop new carbon capture technologies

As climate change threatens ecosystems, intensifies weather events and upsets key food growing regions, the climate crisis has become one of the most important issues facing the planet.

Increasing levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere are the primary contributor to climate change, with these levels driven primarily by human activities. Humans can reduce the amount of CO₂ entering the atmosphere by deploying carbon capture technology at the source of emission, and Seneca Applied Research is working with Markham, Ont.-based Ionada Inc. on advancing this technology.

Get involved

Give the gift of opportunity: fund a student award

Did you know more than 6,100 Seneca Polytechnic students benefitted from financial aid last year? Creating your own financial aid award can help Seneca students graduate and fulfill their career dreams.

A great way to honour family and friends or pay tribute to a loved one’s memory
Choose your award name and select the criteria that means the most to you
Annual, quarterly and monthly donation options make it easy and affordable

To learn more about creating an award, bursary or scholarship for a Seneca Polytechnic student, contact the Advancement team.

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