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Clare Cullen
Vice President (Academic & Student Affairs)
Hey Guys!
Well it’s been a busy few weeks between appeals and casework and training! Myself and the other two sabbats, Eric and Ciarán, went to UOS last week to get trained up on how to best serve you guys. UOS is the training week of the Union Of Students Of Ireland, of which you are all members. We got friendly with all the other sabbaticals around the country and, of course, the USI heads, so now we have a support network if we need to really kick some ass!
I’m currently working hard on organising Class Rep Training and Inductions week, which will be known as Welcome Week in DIT. I can’t wait to get all the freshers in to college and into the Union. For class rep training, I’m trying to find something fun, so keep your eyes peeled on my blog for more information.
Welfare top-up training and the UCD Please Talk conference are coming up next week, I’m excited to see the Welfare officers again, they are a very sound and very dedicated bunch! I’m also going to be doing ASIST Training, (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training), which will be an invaluable skill.
Are you looking for accommodation? Go to http://www.dit.ie/campuslife/studentsupport/accommodation/ and there is a list of DIT’s three main providers whom keep a certain amount of beds each year for DIT students. Also, you can scroll down the page, click www.findahome.ie,and the password is Pembroke.
There will also be a special information session for students requiring accommodation advice on Saturday the 4th of September, 10am-1pm in DIT Aungier St, Dublin2. You can make an appointment for one-to-one or you can just call in on the day and talk to an advisor. To make an appointment, or just to get some info and advice on accommodation, call Noreen Phillips at 01 4023394 or email student.services@dit.ie.
Last but not least, email me! For anything to do with your welfare, or your academic life, I’m your VP! My number is 086 603 1075! Even if you want to put your name down to help out in campaigns, or ask me a question, or even if you just want to say hi. Call me, email me, text me, I’m here for you!
That’s about it for the moment, guys! Keep an eye out for the TOAST magazines over the coming year, they are your guide to whats happening in DIT! Also, don’t be shy- write for TOAST! It’s your magazine!
Grá Mór,
Clare
Posted 01 July 2010
Hey Guys!
Your new Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs has arrived! My name is Clare Cullen and you will be seeing a lot of me over the next year. You’ll know me, I’m the shortest sabbatical- by a long shot!
Im getting stuck in to your academic and welfare issues already, and campaign planning has already kicked off. Inductions is the first big campaign and coming closer to the time I’ll be looking for volunteers so watch this space! Im busily planning tshirt designs so get thinking about volunteering for welfare and academic campaigns if you want one!
Don’t forget that you can call into your local SU Office at any time and talk to the Student Support Advisors.. in other words, the women behind the desks! They are on site to help you at all times. If you want to see me, my offices are in Moutjoy Square and Cathal Brugha, but best to get me on the phone as I could be in a different site each day!
Hope you all did well in your exams and are having a nice summer! Go to festivals, go abroad, have the time of your life and come back ready to work hard and pass all your assaignments! (and volunteer in your SU, obviously!)
Grá mór,
Clare
