[…]College Health. 49, 2000, pp. 167 – 171. Bodywhys. 2008. About eating disorders. Bodywhys. [Online] 2008. http://www.bodywhys.ie/. Department of Health. 2004. At least five a week; evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health. A report from the Chief Medical Officer. London : Department of Health, 2004. Health Education Authority. 1997. Guidelines: Promoting physical activity with young women . London : Health Education Authority, 1997. —. 1998. Physical Activity ‘What we think’. London : Health Education Authority, 1998. Healthy Place staff member. 2000. Over exercising, over activity. Health Place. [Online] 2000. http://www.healthyplace.com/eating-disorders/main/over-exercising-over-activity/menu-id-58/. Herring, M.P., Jacob, M.L., Suveg, C., O’Connor, […]
[…]database; a student-focused “find a roommate” platform; a “find a tenant” service; and an online digs database; Manage strategic promotional activities, including social media, relating to the “Homes for Study” campaign; Design, organise, and conduct relevant research on student housing across Ireland; Provide advice and support to our network of student officers in helping students to find appropriate full-term accommodation; Liaise with the Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government in the development of policy on student housing under the rubric of the Rebuilding Ireland action plan on accommodation, and to advise on the Student Housing Strategy; Work with relevant authorised stakeholders […]
[…]stories and conversations will be a huge part of what wins this referendum. It won’t be won online. Dinner table chats with family; lunch time chats with colleagues; after class chats; taxi chats – whether you’re gay or straight we all have a role to play and a story to tell. Young people and students have an enormous role to play in this referendum and they also recognise that they have a responsibility to be active. This is about the future of this country. USI and the student movement has been active on LGBT issues since the 1979’s and we […]
[…]responses, students may enter the draw to win an iPad mini or one of five €50 One4All Multi-Store Gift Cards. Notes: USI aims to gather evidence of the current student accommodation, to feed into a report on current student housing situation, which will serve as evidence for the Student Accommodation Strategy, one of the actions of “Rebuilding Ireland, Action Plan For Housing and Homelessness” published by the Department for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government in July 2016. USI encourages all students to fill out the survey to ensure that the sample reflects the diversity of student population. Students can […]
[…]who had no exposure to consent education of this kind. The Sexual Experiences Survey collected online survey responses from approximately 6,026 students, with coverage of 21 third level campuses across the Republic of Ireland, mainly from 14 colleges where all students were emailed before Covid-19 lockdown. The survey was a collaborative project between the Active* Consent team at NUI Galway and the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). Active* Consent is a four year programme of research and practical implementation of initiatives such as Active* Consent and SMART Consent Workshops and drama presentations. This report highlights those parts of the […]
[…]awareness and knowledge of the political system and current affairs Excellent capacity in online publications Experience and capacity in design work for the web and publication Demonstrate experience in working with the media for the promotion of policy and messages Highly professional phone manner Be comfortable working in a dynamic environment, issuing advice to people with limited applied professional experience and mediating the professional demands of best practice in public relations with the political demands of officers. Desirable competencies Experience in lobbying and public affairs; Experience of research in the academic, social or community sectors Knowledge of the students’ union […]
[…]awareness and knowledge of the political system and current affairs Excellent capacity in online publications Experience and capacity in design work for the web and publication Demonstrate experience in working with the media for the promotion of policy and messages Highly professional phone manner Be comfortable working in a dynamic environment, issuing advice to people with limited applied professional experience and mediating the professional demands of best practice in public relations with the political demands of officers. Desirable competencies Experience in lobbying and public affairs; Experience of research in the academic, social or community sectors Knowledge of the students’ union […]
[…]in Irish society. Congress further notes: 09/Wel 5 – Counselling Service and 09/Wel 8 – Drug awareness mandates as these demonstrate the need for a formulated strategy document to be created in the area of substance abuse. Congress mandates the Welfare Vice President: To create a Substance abuse strategy document that would contain information in relation to drug awareness, campaigns, how to combat addictions and other items deemed essential to be included by welfare working group. Appropriate training should be provided for Welfare Officers over the summer period so they can handle cases in this area. This motion shall apply […]
[…]developed by an Expert Advisory Group who were convened following the workshop which was held by Minister Mitchell O’Connor in Dublin Castle on the 4th October 2018. The aim of the work shop was to hear first-hand from institutions, academics and students about what was really happening in our higher education institutions with regard to sexual violence and harassment. The Expert Advisory Group, which was chaired by Dr. Anne Looney from DCU, was tasked with devising standards that all institutions will be required to implement. The group’s membership included: Tara Browne – National Women’s Council of Ireland/ESHTE, Síona Cahill – […]
[…]affairs, but shall operate within the policies and procedures of USI. 12 UO 16 ONLINE PROMOTION & WEB DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Congress notes: The importance of an effective online presence in today’s world of social media and daily internet users. Congress regrets: The attempts thus far made by USI to take advantage of the internet have been far from effective most notably the poor website layout and Facebook followers. Congress therefore mandates: The President and VP Campaigns to compose an online promotion and web development strategy by October 1st 2012 and report to Congress 2013 on the implementation […]
[…]quality assurance evaluations (module, programme, academic unit) should be made available online and all module and programme reviews be distributed to the students affected Following each assessment an action plan and timeline to implement the recommendations should be produced and communicated to students External Quality Review of Institutions (General Principles) All institutions should be subject to review at least once every seven years Panels should be chosen and overseen by the accreditation and/or awarding body All panels should have student representation from a different institution with the pool of student representatives drawn up in consultation with USI All panels […]
