EXAM RESULTS ARE OUT......The Students’ Union would like to

wish you all the very best and if you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact us. See Joe and Alan’s contact details inside.

GMIT Students’ Union Newsletter | Issue 10 | Volume III_May 2011

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WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK!!! The Students’ Union are currently conducting an End of Year survey, asking your thoughts on everything to do with the Union, and we’d really appreciate your input. Everyone who completes the survey is entered into a draw for cash prizes! First prize €250 :: Second prize €100 :: 5 third place prizes of €10https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GMITSU2011

Colin Canny’s Goodbye:: Page 5

Review of the Year:: Page 18

Review of the Year:: Page 16

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The Students’ Union would like to thank everybody in GMIT - students and staff - who have contributed to our activities throughout 2010-11.We’d like to wish our out-going President Colin Canny all the best in his future endeavours. He hasserved GMIT with great distinction over the past two years. We now look forward to Joe and Alan’s stewardship. Have a great Summer everyone...whatever you are doing and wherever you are!

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News in Brief Page 3GMIT President Address Page 4SU Outgoing Presdient’s Address Page 5Undergraduate Awards Page 8The Undergraduate Awards Page 8SU App & Bluetooth Page 9Just for Laughs Page 13Staying in Galway Page 14SU Election Results Page 16Student Achievement Awards Page 17SU Review of the Year Page 18RSA Research Bursary Awards Page 28GMIT Counselling Survey Page 29Junior Achievement Initiative Page 30

ON YOUR BIKE Raise €1540.31 For Cancer Care West

The Flora mini marathon participants would like to say a big thank you to all who contributed to this worthy cause. Special thanks must go to all staff who put in the effort on the bike, especially John Long in fancy dress, who took the event to a different level and also Pat Heffernan for hopping on at the last minute. All who volunteered to gather the money or helped in any way towards the event your efforts are appreciated. The mini marathon takes place in Dublin on the 6th of June.

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GMIT Galway Graduate Art ExhibitionFormer Arts Minister Michael D Higgins will officially open this exhibition by 82 final-year art students, featuring ceramics, painting, print, sculpture and textiles.

Runs from: Sun 12th June, Cluain Mhuire campus Further info: gerardine.quinn@gmit.ie

Entry for Autumn Repeat ExamsThe Exams office will not be posting Repeat Examination Entry Forms to students following the release of results on the 16th June 2011. Students must download their Repeat/Defer Examination Entry Form through a link in Web for Student, carefully complete and return to GMIT. An email will be sent to all GMIT students accounts with further details on this change. Please check your student college email account as soon as possible.

Thank YouThank you to everyone - staff and students alike - who contributed to ‘Soup’ throughout 2010-11.

Also, a special thank you to Mel and Barbara in the Reprographics Department for all their support throughout the year.

Exhibition of Architectural Technology project-work.80 students from first, second and third year B.Sc. in Architectural Technology are showcasing their work in Union Square.

Until 20th June, Union Square at the Dublin Rd campus.

Further info: mary.rogers@gmit.ie

Message from the new GMIT President

Dear Students

I would like to take this opportunity to say “hello” to you as the new President of GMIT.

I hope you have all enjoyed your year in GMIT and wish you every success in your examinations.

An active and engaged student body is of course what gives an Institute its character and GMIT is well known for the positive and friendly relationship between students and staff.

Equally, your Students’ Union plays a big role in ensuring your welfare while in College in conjunction with the Student Services team, and in representing your interests and concerns with the management team. I am looking forward to working with Joe and Alan in the forthcoming academic year.

I hope you have an enjoyable summer break and look forward to welcoming you back in September. To those who are leaving GMIT, hopefully you will be able to secure employment whether in Ireland or elsewhere.

Yours sincerely

Michael CarmodyPresident

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Hey everyone Well where did that year go?? My word how the term has flew by and here we are facing into another summer break yet again.

Hopefully all the hard work and study that you have did will have stood to you in the exams and your results go well for you.And remember if you need any advice or help with anything exam related please contact the SU. The office remains open throughout the summer so please feel free to drop in. As this is my final note as President of GMIT Students’ Union, I just want to say a big thank you to everyone here in GMIT who has made my term in office so fulfilling and enjoyable over the last 2 years. There are so many people I wish to thank but the list is too long. There have been so many highlights to my term in office such as Arthurs Day, the Fees Protest, Christmas Day, various welfare campaigns and events but the one that will always stand out for me was MOXYGEN 2011. Hopefully to be repeated all next year! Most importantly though helping students is our primary responsibility in this role and I hope that over the last 2 years I have done that on a day to day basis as best as I could. I must admit it was a job that I cherished each day and one that I will miss. There is a unique ethos and bond in this college like no other between staff and students and I think from someone who has been both I will always remember that in years to come. Finally, I want to wish Joe and Alan the very best of luck for next year and I know that they will do an excellent job. From working alongside Joe this year I have seen his dedication to the role and indeed Alan also from his time involved in the Welfare committee so rest assured the union is in good hands. So thats it folks all I can say is best of luck with the results,have a great summer and most importantly enjoy your future in what ever life may bring to you. It has been a pleasure to represent you all. All the best

Colin

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Hi all,

I’m delighted to be writing to you all as the new Vice President and Welfare Officer of GMIT Student Union. No doubt I have big shoes to fill after the work of Joe last year but I will give it my all and hopefully next year will be as big of a success. For all those who are finishing in GMIT I just want to congratulate you and wish you every success in the future. For those who will be back next year I look forward to representing you and working hard on your behalf. I would like to wish everyone an enjoyable summer and can’t wait to see you all in September! (and hopefully not August!)

Sincerely,

Alan

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Hi guys,

It’s hard to believe but we’ve reached the end of the academic year! I have to say, my term as Vice-President has absolutely flown by and while often stressful and challenging, it’s been an extremely enjoyable and worthwhile experience.

Good luck to all of you with your exam results, let’s hope the year of hard work (in most cases) and the last minute cramming (in almost all cases!) pays off and you manage to fulfil your potential and achieve your goals. Some of you may now be finished in GMIT and not be returning, and I want to wish you the very best of luck in the future. For those of you who will be coming back, I look forward to representing you again next year.

We had a few great events to cap the year off in style, particularly the Student Achievement Awards which took place this year in the Clayton Hotel, allowing us to pay tribute to our finest sports teams and players, our most gifted students and our most dedicated societies. This was followed by the End of Year UV Party in Club K!

There have been many memorable highlights throughout the year, such as the “Education, not Emigration” protest marches in Dublin and Galway, MOXEGEN 2011 during RAG Week, and of course most recently the End of Year Ball with the Coronas!Also, my final welfare campaign has now come and gone, but I have no hesitation whatsoever in handing over the reins to newly-elected Alan Doherty. I have no doubt he will be a fine Welfare Officer and student representative in the year ahead, and I look forward to working with him.

I want to thank the students of GMIT for electing me as your Student Union President for the year 2011/12. It was a tough campaign, but the reaction and mandate which I received will spur me on and I promise to earn every single vote through my work-rate over the upcoming year. I also want to thank my welfare working group, anyone who volunteered with the SU throughout the year, and the rest of the GMITSU full-time staff, who assisted me in every possible way throughout the year.

Finally, I’d like to thank our current SU President, Colin Canny. Colin has done a remarkable job working in the SU over the past two years, and contributed enormously to student life here in GMIT. I have enjoyed the past year working with him hugely, and have learnt a great deal from it. I’d like to wish him every success in the future!!!I hope you all have a great summer and if you need anything, remember myself and Alan will be working right through the summer and feel free to contact us about any issue!!

Take careJoe

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WRITE TO USIf you have a question, a joke, or indeed ANYTHING to say, pop us an email to brendan.kenny@gmit.ie

• The left leg of a chicken is more tender than the right one!

• The giraffe has the highest blood pressure of any animal.

• Zebras can’t see the colour orange.

• If the entire population of Earth was reduced to exactly 100 people, half of the worlds money would be held by six people.

•In comic strips, the person on the left always speaks first.

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O’Connor and Doherty voted into SU Executive positions Joe O’Connor from Kilmore, Co. Roscommon and Alan Doherty from Carrick-On-Shannon, Co. Leitrim, have been elected as President and Vice-President respectively of GMIT Students’ Union for the 2010-11 term.

Joe O’Connor is the current sitting Vice-President & Welfare Officer, whilst Alan Doherty is finishing his Business Honours Degree (in Finance and Economics). O’Connor won the Presidents position with a record margin, winning 1721 votes of the total valid poll of 2109 (81.6% of the vote). The position for Vice President was a tighter affair amongst 5 candidates, with Doherty eventually winning by a margin of just 60 votes from a total valid poll of 1833. Both full-time officershave now started in their new roles.

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See www.gmitsu.ie and our Facebook profile for all photographs from the Student Achievement Awards. You can also email brendan.kenny@gmit.ie for photographs.

Each year the Students’ Union hosts an Awards Ceremony to acknowledge the successes of outstanding students over the academic year. The Awards Ceremony took place in The Clayton Hotel on Thursday 26th of May at 4pm with refreshments afterwards.

Thanks to everyone for making the event such a success and congratulations to all the winners on the night.

GMIT Cricket Club, who received the Team of the Year award

David Shaughnessy, who received the Best Niche Club award for the Anime Society

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At the start of the year, the Students’ Union awarded students who have excelled in an area of sport or culture with a Bursary, whilst the Institute awarded scholarships based on the highest leaving certificate points in each school/campus. There was also one scholarship for a first year mature student.

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GMITSU once again celebrated Christmas in style with the annual Christmas Day event! After enjoying a hearty Christmas dinner, the Elastic Band

performed in a very snowy Bodkins Librarybar! Even ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’ Santa made an appearance!

The Students’ Union also held the anual Kids Christmas Party in conjunction with the Chaplaincy, supported by the Galway Lions Club.

On Monday 4th of October, GMIT took on NUIG in a light-hearted “University Challenge” quiz, hosted by Ryan Tubridy on his show. Thankfully, the GMIT team came through victorious by 11 points to 8. The GMIT team was Colin Canny, Joe O’Connor and Martin Rooney. The NUI Galway team was made up of Peter Mannion, Emmet Connolly and Emma Conway.

Club K was once again the host to GMITSU’s annual Halloween Fancy Dress party!

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RugbyThe team had a busy season, travelling to the likes of Derry, Belfast, and Sligo for games. They reached the semi-final of the Colleges cup in Division 2 and were very unlucky to lose to CIT with CIT going on to beat Carlow in the final.

Ladies Basketball TeamThey were going through the league campaign with just one loss out of 6. Unluckily to draw second due to points difference and battled hard against Tallaght I.T in a narrow defeat in the ALL-Ireland Semi-final.

Archery TeamThe Archery team have taken part in 7 “Fours” throughout the country successfully held their own “Four”. The team uphold great team spirit has brought our confidence & skills in all members, regarding team jobs & medals.

Cricket: National Intervarsity WinnersParticularly in a year when the Irish Cricket team achieved so much success at the world cup in India (including that win over England), it is fantastic to see the GMIT Cricket

team come on in leaps in bounds, with the team growing in numbers and confidence. The season was a resounding success for the team, culminating in victory in the national inter-varsity tournament held at NUI Galway, beating teams such as University of Ulster Jordanstown in the final. GMIT Cricket takes great pride in having gone through this entire tournament unbeaten, and to do this against players who are in the current Irish international U-19 cricket team is an achievement to be applauded.

SoccerThe GMIT soccer team, getting stronger with every passng year, made it all the way to the national Umbro Cup final, where they were unlucky to lose out to DIT.

GAAThis year seen both our Sigerson and Fitzgibbon teams fall to the hands of UCC (University College Cork) at the Quarter- final stage. Our Freshers football team bowed out at the quarter final stage to St. Mary’s in the championship after enjoying a fine league run, while our Fresher’s Hurlers were eventually knocked out of the championship by a strong DIT outfit. Our ladies football team had an eventful year which seen them make the quarter-finals of the championship only to be beaten by Sligo IT while the ladies Camogie team exited the Purcell cup following defeat to Trinity.

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See www.gmitsu.ie and our Facebook profile for all photographs from the Student Achievement Awards. You can also email brendan.kenny@gmit.ie for photographs.

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RSA Research Bursary Awards 2011/12The main objective of the bursary programme is to support basic research in the broad area of road safety in subject areas selected by us.

In the Road Safety Strategy 2007-2012, we have committed to the development of a long-term research programme.

We are currently inviting proposals for a number of specific PhD/bursary awards for the beginning of the 2011/2012 academic year.

The following priority topics are of particular interest: * better understanding of the factors involved in road crashes * development of improved road safety countermeasures * identification of best practice in road safety * development of evidence-based material for public education activities * scientific evaluation of existing road safety measures/programs * development of improved road safety research techniques.

Please note we will also accept submissions on topics not on the list above but which are relevant to the development of road safety in Ireland.

Who can applyCandidates should: * have a first or upper second-class honours primary degree or equivalent * must be formally accepted by the research body before commencement of the bursary * maintain their principal residence in Ireland during the term of the bursary

Candidates should make sure they are familiar with details of all terms and conditions (PDF) relating to the bursary awards before applying.

How do I apply * Download the Bursary Awards 2011/2012 Application Form(.doc) * Detail work plan with appropriate gantt chart * Signature or stamp of official from applicants research body

Please note your application form should be completed in full - incomplete application forms will not be assessed.

Completed applications should be send in both hard and soft copies and should be received by 5.00pm on 1st July 2011.

Hard Copies:Research Bursary Awards 2011/2012Michael BrosnanResearch ManagerRoad Safety AuthorityMoy Valley Business ParkPrimrose HillBallinaCo Mayo

Soft copies:

Should be emailed to researchdept@rsa.ieFurther information

If you have any queries on applying please email researchdept@rsa.ie

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When you login to get your exam results over the summer you will have the oppourtunity to fill in an online survey for the GMIT Student Counselling Service.

Its open to any student who has used the service. Its confidential and only takes 3mins to complete. We welcome your views, whatever they are so do let us know what you think!

The survey is confidential and only takes 3mins to complete.

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The BBS Event Management class present Fintan Maher of Cope with a cheque for €3440.81. The class raised the money through a variety of fundraising activities including the successful fashion show in the Westwood Hotel.

Junior Achievement Initiative 2011The School of Business has linked up again this year with Junior Achievement Ireland BBS honours students and final year students from the Schools of Science and Humanities the opportunity to teach enterprise in primary schools in the city and country.

This year 33 students have successfully participated in this initiative and the students are to be congratulated for taking time out from a very busy academic schedule in order to participate in this programme.

Natalie Merrigan receives a Student Achievement Award on behalf of the group.

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