In October 2005, Seneca recognized the contributions of the Centre for Financial Services and designated it to be a Centre of Excellence. As broad general goals the designation of a Centre of Excellence brought with it the following requirements:
Financial Sustainability
A financially sustaining venture with a strong business plan that will seek out opportunities to support excellence in research, publications, conferences and product development.
Innovative Partnerships
Leads the sector by developing strategic partnerships to advance the body of knowledge through the phases of research, development, and implementation.
Intrinsic Benefits
Through its range of activities, programs, services and partnerships, generates recognizable non-monetary benefits that help Seneca move towards its strategic goals.
Policy Development
Viewed by external organizations as an essential resource that has the ability to lead, influence, shape and establish policy and standard sector practices.
Applied Research
Based on a strong intellectual community of innovation, shared vision, research development and purpose.
Services and Programming
Respected for the quality of people, ideas, resources, services, and programming connected to the Centre which directly benefits students and other stakeholders.
To achieve Seneca’s objectives for a Centre of Excellence and meet the requirements as articulated above, the Centre for Financial Services has the following Mission, Vision, and Values Statements:
Mission Statement
Strives to be the premier source for the delivery of practical, professional development, applied research and educational solutions in financial services.
Vision Statement
Connecting talent, experience and innovation.
Values
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<p>Most people don’t attend college just to prove a point, but that’s exactly what Seneca grad Eunice Kays Yeboah did.</p> <p>“There was always this narrative when I was in high school that college was subpar,” she said. “I deliberately wanted to address that notion. For me, it was a very conscious decision to come to Seneca.”</p> <p>That decision paved the way for a unique career opportunity with Canada’s largest transit provider.</p> <p>Mrs. Yeboah, 28, is the first person to fill the position of policy consultant for anti-racism at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). As part of TTC’s new Racial Equity Office, she is contributing to the development of an anti-racism strategy and working to apply a racial equity lens to the hiring process. This includes a new policy addressing anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism and all forms of discrimination towards other racialized communities.</p> <p>“It feels like a big responsibility,” Mrs. Yeboah said. “I’m taking on this really important role to revamp the whole organization.”</p> <p>While the TTC has been supportive of her work, Mrs. Yeboah says she has faced pushback during her years of anti-Black racism work prior to joining the organization.</p> <p>“Some people ask, ‘Why are we doing this?’” she said. “‘Why are we focusing on Black and Indigenous communities?’ Meanwhile, we know Black people are more likely to be stopped and ticketed. From my own personal experience, I know people move and act a little bit differently because of the colour of my skin.”</p> <p><img alt="Eunice Kays Yeboah" src="https://www.senecacollege.ca/content/seneca/news-and-events/seneca-news/liberal-arts-grad-joins-ttc-to-tackle-racial-discrimination-issues/_jcr_content/root/responsivegrid/container/container2/content/column_control_copy_/parsys_2/image.img.jpg/1622725731420.jpg" /></p> <p>Eunice Kays Yeboah graduated from Seneca’s Liberal Arts University Transfer diploma program before completing a bachelor’s degree at York University and a master’s degree at the University of Toronto. (Photo: Elvis Yeboah)</p> <p>Among other things, Mrs. Yeboah has seen how people walking toward her would suddenly change direction just to avoid her. But what really bothered her was when her high school guidance counsellor advised her to go to college and “take applied courses” instead of going to university.</p> <p>“The underlying message I got was that I wasn’t capable of doing well, or university wasn’t the best option for someone like me,” said Mrs. Yeboah, who had wanted to go to law school. “I was being discouraged to pursue academic courses. I really wanted to go to college to prove that I could do just as well and that I was just as smart.”</p> <p>Through Seneca’s <a href="https://www.senecacollege.ca/programs/fulltime/LAT.html">Liberal Arts University Transfer diploma program</a>, Mrs. Yeboah completed a bachelor’s degree in business and society at York University while also obtaining a professional certificate in public administration and law.</p> <p>From there, she earned a master’s degree in public policy from the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto.</p> <p>“I had intended on getting a law degree, but I also contemplated studying human resources and fashion design,” she said. “I became interested in learning more about government along the way, so I ran with it.”</p> <p>It was at Seneca where Mrs. Yeboah, who grew up shy, broke out of her shell.</p> <p>“Seneca was a training ground for my master’s degree,” she said. “My professors were great at guiding me, and I had an enriching experience. They pushed us to speak up and study hard. I was able to build a good report with my professors, and when I got to my master’s program, I knew how to approach them.”</p> <p>In addition to her role at the TTC, Mrs. Yeboah is Co-Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Canadian Black Policy Network and the Toronto Black Policy Conference. These experiences have shown her that change, in general, is not easy to accept.</p> <p>“There’s an education component,” she said. “It’s about storytelling.”</p> <p> Mrs. Yeboah’s parents, immigrants from Ghana, are watching her success with pride.</p> <p>“My parents came here and started from zero,” Mrs. Yeboah said. “They are big on education, and they are very supportive of everything my sister and I do. They are just happy that they can witness what they couldn’t do before. It’s a dream come true.”</p>
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