[…]restrictions, USI Congress was held via Zoom with over 200 delegates voting online for the 2020-2021 Executive Team and numerous policies and motions. Congress was also streamed live on the USI website. There will be five new faces on the USI Executive Team for the year ahead with Clare Austick, Adam Clarke, Ciara Kealy, Megan O’Neill, and Gary Tobin being voted in by delegates. Speaking after her re-election, Lorna Fitzpatrick spoke of how, like Irish society in general, the USI will have unprecedented battles to face in the year ahead. She said: “Over the past few days we have discussed […]
[…]aim of the working group is to support student and learner wellbeing and engagement during COVID-19. We recognise there are many challenges facing students and we want to help address those challenges. There are many organisations and groups undertaking research or running programmes and initiatives that would be beneficial for the Working Group to be aware of as we progress our work. If you believe you have information that will be useful for the Working Group, please email it to president@usi.ie with “SLWE Submission” as the subject line by 24th of […]
[…]under this kind of pressure. We don’t even know yet what college is going to look like in 2020-2021 – will students even need this accommodation? The last few months have shown that refunds are not too forthcoming. As well as advising students to be careful, we are calling on government and institutions to provide some clarity on how they expect college to look next year.” John-Mark McCafferty, CEO of Threshold agreed: “We would advise students to hold off on committing to any lease arrangement until they have clarity from their college or university as to how frequently they will be required […]
[…]education but at the moment it does not fully meet the needs of students. So we welcome this much-needed announcement today. It is vital now that the review hears the student voice as much as possible and engages with all stakeholders so that it gets a full picture of where the current grant scheme is lacking and how it can be improved to fully meet the needs of students.” In partnership with the Irish Secondary Students’ Union, USI made a submission to the Terms of Reference for the review and the union believes the review has the potential to get […]
[…]the programme strategy, work to enhance communications, and to support the Programme Manager in day-to-day operations.Please see the full job specification and information on applying here. More information about NStEP is available at http://studentengagement.ie Applications must be submitted by 5pm on Wednesday 15th January 2020.More information is available in the PDF below. Applying Please submit your CV with a cover letter outlining your suitability for the post to the NStEP Programme Manager, Oisín Hassan, either via email (nstep@usi.ie) or via post to: Oisín Hassan, National Student Engagement Programme, Union of Students in Ireland, 14 Mount Street Upper, Dublin, D02 […]
