About Today's Show

In this episode we revisit all of our conversations this season, and explore how it was that our alumni could use Seneca as such a powerful launchpad to their successful careers.  How is it that a single conversation in a classroom can inspire a student to change the direction of their life; or find the courage to enroll in a program that speaks to a dream that had previously lay dormant?  What kind of place can have such an impact on our lives?

In revisiting conversations with Seneca alumni, as well as Seneca professors, and leaders, we uncover some of the components that make Seneca Polytechnic such a place, and we also take a look at how Seneca's future will help shape the economy of tomorrow.

Until Next Season

I’d like to thank everyone associated with the show this season:

• Seneca College for sponsoring this podcast, in particular Corey Long, Ryan Flanagan, and Constance Adams,  for all of your help and this season. 
• Courtney Rheume for her help in editing many of the episodes. 
• And most of all, thank you for listening.  Until next season, Stay Proud Seneca.

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Pat Perdue

About Today's Show

Welcome to episode 8, Season 5 of #SenecaProud Podcast!

Question:  What do you do with the clothes you no longer wear?  If you're like me, you try to donate them when you can, but what if they're tattered?  For me, I probably throw them into the garbage, which of course goes straight to the landfill.  Turns out, textile waste is a big problem, both globally, and in Canada as well.   Here are some statistics, courtesy of Earth.org:

1. 92 Million Tonnes of Textiles Waste is Produced Every Year - which is the equivalent of one garbage truck full of clothes ending up in a landfill site every second.
2. The number of times a garment is worn is now between 7 to 10 times before it is discarded.
3. To produce 1 kg of cotton requires 20,000 litres of water, and producing a single t-shirt requires 2,700 litres of water.

Clearly this is a serious problem, and our guest in today's show is not only a Seneca Professor, she is also one of Canada's formost experts on the topic, Dr. Sabine Weber.  In this show we talk about her Dumpster Study, funded by Seneca's Applied Research Fund.  And....

In this episode we also learn:

1. How serious the problem is in Canada
2. The opportunity for entrepreneurs to solve the supply chain challenges, so that garmets can be recycled more easily
3. What we can do to help reduce our textile waste
4. So much more!

About our Guest, Dr. Sabine Weber

Sabine Weber has been teaching at Seneca Polytechnic since 2016, in the school of fashion, where she teaches in all three fashion programs: Fashion Business & Fashion Business Management, Fashion Arts and Fashion Studies.  Prior to coming to Canada, Sabine began her career in Germany and later in Switzerland, where as a fasion buyer she oversaw a purchasing budget of over $250 million per year.  Currently, Sabine’s research topics are sustainable fashion, textile waste, and social innovation. Sabine’s main interest is how social innovation can help to transition the fashion industry towards sustainability. Her particular focus is textile waste and a circular fashion system. And along with her students, she completed what became known as the Dumpster Dive study, which was funded by Seneca’s Applied Research Fund. We touch on that study in our conversation.  Sabine hold both a Master’s Degree, and a PhD from the University of Waterloo.  This description of Sabine only scratches the surface of Sabine’s accomplishments in the area of textile waste and sustainable fashion.  Suffice it to say, Sabine is one of, if not number one, expert on this topic, in Canada.  And she teaches right here at Seneca! Pretty cool. 

Important Links

• Read more on the Dumpster Dive Studey here.
• To read more about the global issue of textiles, click here to visit Earth.org.

This Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts!

#SenecaProud Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, which means it's available pretty much wherever you get your podcasts. 

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While you're there, please give us a rating and leave a comment.  It really helps get our podcast found.

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Pat Perdue

About Today's Show

Welcome to episode 7, Season 5 of #SenecaProud Podcast!

Today's episode features Seneca College graduate Colin D'Mello, who is also the Queen's Park Bureau Chief for Global News.  As Queen's Park Bureau Chief, Colin is responsible for gathering and reporting on our provincial leaders, and holding them accountable on our behalf, which often means asking the tough questions.  This episode is a master's class in how determination, positive self-criticism, and focus can combine to transform raw talent into genuine success.

In this episode we also learn:

1. How to build your career strategically
2. How competition in your field can make you stronger if you pay attention and learn from it.
3. The value of giving back to your community
4. So much more!

About our Guest, Colin D'Mello

Colin D’Mello is one of Ontario’s most prominent political journalists. Colin is the Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for Global News.  After graduating from the broadcast journalism program at Seneca College, Colin began his career as a radio reporter in Moncton, New Brunswick before returning to Ontario. He helped launch 1310 News in Ottawa and later reported for 680 News in Toronto. In 2011, Colin moved to television broadcasting, beginning a long run at CTV News where he most recently served as their Queen’s Park Bureau Chief. For the last few years he has also held the role of President of the Queen’s Park Press Gallery, advocating for journalists and helping to manage the relationship between newsrooms in Ontario and the provincial legislature.

In addition to his Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Duties, Colin also currently works as a guest lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University, is married and has two children.

To Contact Colin Directly, DM him on Twitter:

Colin's Twitter Handle: @ColinDMello

This Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts!

#SenecaProud Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, which means it's available pretty much wherever you get your podcasts. 

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While you're there, please give us a rating and leave a comment.  It really helps get our podcast found.

Thanks for listening!  

Pat Perdue