photographic competition 2016 winner shumithira gandan

CIT Students’ Union Magazine
Volume Seventeen, Issue 8
Photographic competition
2016 winner
Shumithira Gandan
in this issue:
• Union Council Awards 2016
• De-Stress Week, 10th - 12th May
• Exam Countdown & Tips
• Sporting year in review
• Sports & Socs Awards 2016
• sparq at CIT
CIT SU & Photo Soc Competition 2016
The entries
Edward Roche
Wilhelmina van der Bent
Luke Power
Sean Hales
Martin Crowley
Mayra Lima
James Flynn
Orla Sheehy
Stefani Dimitrova
Uday Gowda
Aleksandra Ananica
Kiran Shaju
Fiona Vasseghi
Joel Nixon
Emma Dorman
Stephen Martin
Jackie Ni Fhogartaigh
Contents
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4 SU Officers’ Address
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Union Council Awards 2016
9
De-stress week
10 - 12 May - First Aid for Stress
17sports year in
review
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19 Photo gallery
eclectic picnic
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Exam Countdown
Study Plan and Success Tips
12 sparq at CIT
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Charity online
Auction
14Live CIT, Love societies
Award Recipients 2016
Last months Winner:
Alan McCarthy, EPS4
16Live CIT, Love sports
Sports Awards 2016
Winning Entry: Shumithira Gandan
cit su & Photo soc
Competition 2016
Niamh Fennell
Ewart Coughlan
Ben Brown
Luke Millar
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Bishopstown, Cork.
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For the second year, the Students’ Union in
conjunction with the CIT Photographic Society organised a photographic competition
with the prize of reproducing the winning
photograph on the front cover of this edition
of expliCIT, tickets to the Drama Society Play,
“Evidence”, and €50. We received a wonderful array of entries, all clearly holding a meaning for their photographers and which give us,
the viewer, a few moments of pleasure in pensively exploring the story behind the image.
We have reproduced the entries here, as we
believe these artistic endeavours need to be
shared with the general CIT population.
The winning entry, by Shumithira Gandan,
was cited as being “an image that typifies
the climate in Ireland, but instead of evoking
a sense of cheerlessness, it depicts the kaleidoscopic beauty that can emanate from a
rainy day ”.
Thank you to Jackie Ni Fhogartaigh of the
Photographic Society who was contributed
to the organisation of this competition and
to my fellow adjudicators Aoife Kelliher, Societies Officer; Kevin Tuohy, Arts Office;
Keith Brown, SU Publications Manager; and
Mervyn O’Mahony, Communications and
Marketing Officer.
We look forward to running the competition
for the third year next year as this type of
activity is in concurrence with the ethos of
expliCIT magazine – a student focused magazine, by the students for the students.
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Students’ Union
Officers Address
Hi Guys,
It’s hard to believe that this is our final address of the current academic year, and
as the present Students’ Union Executive.
What a year it has been, and continues to
be. It is beyond a pleasure to represent you
the students of CIT. Together Everyone
Achieves More rings true to how we feel
about this year. We thank from the bottom of
our hearts every single student and member
of staff within the institute who has engaged
with us this year.
The Students’ Union’s operations are very
much like a production, we’re lucky enough
to be the face of that production, but as anyone who’s been involved in any productions
knows, the ‘front of house’ are doomed if
the rest of the crew aren’t performing to just
as high a standard. We’d especially like to
thank our excellent SU Support staff, Vicky,
Mick, Keith, Fiona and Mella for their endless advice, support and all-round excellent
work, we couldn’t have got through the year
without them.
We couldn’t be happier with what we’ve
achieved this year as a team, which is far
greater than we originally envisaged when
we took up office last June. Have a plan,
aim high, and to be optimistic, while realistic is key. Most of all, always remembering
why you wanted to be a representative and
who you’re representing is of paramount
importance. That was easy this year because even if we do say so ourselves, CIT
students are a great bunch.
USI Congress
The Union of Students’ In Ireland’s (USI)
Annual Congress took place this year from
Monday 21st March – Thursday 24th March.
Every delegate did themselves, CIT and the
SU proud. CIT SU presented five (the maximum amount allowable) motions, which we
felt were relevant to CIT and the national
third level environment, as well as to USI as
an organisation as a whole. These motions
were around the following topics:
1. Work Placements
2. Academic Calendar
3. Mental Health Training at SU Training
4. Regional Training events for SU Officers
5. Students’ Union Mergers
SU President, Shane, was humbled to have
been selected by USI Congress Steering as
winner of best quote at Congress for his line
on President Elect Annie Hoey ‘If she was
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anymore connected to the student movement she’d be like a magnet on a fridge’ in a
speech about why he opposed a motion to
limit officer’s terms to two years.
Shane, John, Ruth and Dave who represented the Executive at Congress would like to
take this opportunity to commend and applaud our delegation for their excellent work
and participation throughout the week.
CIT SU’s reputation remains strong nationally, and was further enhanced throughout
congress, may this long continue.
At the Annual Congress the USI Officer
Board was elected. The Officer Board
2016/17 will consist of the following:
President: Annie Hoey
Academic Affairs: Jack Leahy
VP Welfare: Cian Power
VP Campaigns: Dan Waugh
VP Equality & Citizenship: Síona Cahill
VP Southern Region: Niamh Murtagh
CITSU look very much forward to working
with the newly elected Officers, for the best
interests of students nationally and locally.
We wish all of them the very best of luck during their respective terms in office.
Safety Week
Safety Week was a huge success this year.
Some of the highlights of the week were the
balloon release in memory of the 166 lives
lost on Irish roads in 2015, the car crash reenactment and also the RSA Roll-over Stimulator and Shuttle Bus. A special thanks to
An Garda Siochána who gave up their free
time for the duration of this campaign to
talk to students about road safety as well as
personal safety. The aim of Safety Week is
to educate students in safety in order to for
you all to stay safe. Thank you to all who
participated in our events and who helped
out during the week.
Union Council Awards
2016
The Annual Union Council Awards which
was held this year on the evening of Thursday 21st April was a great success, marking
the outstanding contribution of our Class
Reps, as well as presenting a cheque to the
value of €7,500 (50% of the funds raised
from Raise & Give Week 2016) to Marymount University Hospice.
We would like to take this opportunity to
thank the Union Council members for the
continuous work for their classes, the SU
and the Institute as whole this year. You
have all been truly outstanding, true ambassadors of CIT.
Many thanks to the SU Support staff for
their coordination of the event. We especially acknowledge and are extremely appreciative of the attendance of Dr Barry O’Connor
(Registrar & Vice President for Academic Affairs) and Dr Dan Collins (Academic Administration & Student Affairs Manager), who
represented the institute at the ceremony.
National Student Engagement Pilot Project
We are delighted that CIT was successful in
our bid to be one of the pilot colleges for
the National Student Engagement Project
(NSEP).
Our selection is a testament to the StudentStaff Partnership work continuously being
undertaken by the staff and students of
the Institute, and their willingness to engage in this extremely worthwhile work.
This achievement is very much down to the
engagement of the Class Reps, Academic
staff and Management within both Faculties
of CIT, so well done to all....partnership will
flourish here at CIT well into the future.
The Students’ Union team - current and
incoming, look very much forward to being a part of this pilot project. We have no
doubts that its initiation within CIT will lead
to a further enhanced experience for all key
stakeholders of the institute. We look immensely forward to continuously working on
this initiative as a Union in partnership with
the Student Engagement & Retention Initiative and the Institute’s Faculties.
BICS (Board of Irish
Colleges Societies) 2016
The SU were so proud of CIT Societies who
represented CIT at Board of Irish College
Societies (BICS) Awards ceremony on April
14th. We particularly congratulate Martin
Crowley who was recipient of the Best Inividual in a small college award.
Eclectic Picnic
On behalf of the SU and CIT Arts Office,
we would like to extend a huge thank you
to everyone who contributed to the minifestival event Eclectic Picnic on Thursday
21st April.
The event was a great success… and thanks
be to God the rain stayed away for it.
Scoops, Punchy and the comedian, Al
Porter, kept the crowds well entertained.
– Tuesday and also check the timetable for
dates and times of our other events. Remember to keep calm, drink plenty of water
and get a goodnights sleep.
#CITSUBelieveInYou
Library Opening Hours
We are delighted to say that the library will
stay open longer on the 13th and 20th of May.
Normal closing times for these dates are
5.00pm but it will stay open until 8.30pm
to help you that little bit extra during exam
time. Many thanks to the library staff for
facilitating this. Make sure to let your classes know.
Front - Left to Right; Christine Walsh (3rd Year ,Business Management), Kathryn Stoyle
(3rd Year, Social Care), Ruth O’Leary (SU VP Welfare), Rachel Kiely (2nd Year, Tourism).
Back - Left to Right; Matt Donovan (3rd Year, BIS), Jacqui Moriarty (1st Year, Business),
Denise Coughlan (4th Year Business, SU VP Education Elect), Shane Falvey (SU President),
John O’Driscoll (SU VP Education), Dave Brady (SU Projects Officer, SU Communications
Officer Elect).
It’s hard to believe this event was only in its
second year, we’re sure it will be an event on
the calendar for many years to come, given
its over-whelming popularity with both students and staff.
West Atrium study Space
Need somewhere to study on Sundays coming up to exams? We here in the Students’
Union have managed to get the West Atrium
opened on the following dates 8th of May,
15th of May and the 22nd of May. This will
be open from 10:00am until 4:00pm. Hopefully this will help you all with the final push
to get through your exams!
End of Semester Exams
It’s that time of year again where all of the
work, lecturers and study over the semester
coming to an end. Studying for an end of
semester exam shouldn’t happen overnight,
over the next couple of weeks make sure to
give yourself the best possible chance and
get studying.
We would like to take this opportunity to
wish all CIT students the very best of luck
with their end of semester exams!
Words of Wisdom
Exams are all about getting the balance
right. Make sure to get a good night’s sleep.
All night cramming sessions are a big nono! Your concentration will be severely hampered after doing an all-nighter, it will feel
like you’ve been on the lash the night before,
so try if at all possible to avoid this.
Eat a good nutritious breakfast! Never go
into an exam on an empty stomach. If anything your rumbling stomach may disturb
everyone else doing their exams!
Exam De-stress
Exam De-Stress Week will run from May
10th-12th. We all know how stressful exam
time can be. In order to try and reduce the
stress even a little bit we have loads planned
for this week. Some treats we have instore
for you all are: Laughter Yoga, Mindfulness,
FREE Massages, Puppies, and even more
surprises each day. Be sure to call over to
the Students’ Union in the Main
corridor from 12-2pm Monday
We wish all students well with their end of
semester exams and always remember
YOUR SU is here for YOU!
Best Wishes,
Shane, John, Ruth,
Dave, Rebekah, Kate,
YOUR SU Executive
study
sundays
West
atrium
Supervised
study at the
West Atrium
is available
10am ‑ 4pm
on these dates:
Sun 15th May
Sun 22nd May
Best of luck
in your exams!
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Union Council Awards 2016
T
he Students’ Union held the Union Council Awards
recently, at which Class Reps were presented with
Certificates of Merit in recognition of their voluntary contribution to campus life by Dr Barry O’Connor,
Registrar & Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dr
Dan Collins, Academic Administration & Student Affairs
Manager. Class Reps have been at the core of the Union’s growth
and development and play a key role in the communication process between students, staff and the SU.
They have contributed greatly to to the national recognition of successful student engagement in CIT as evidenced by the fact that CIT has been selected as one of five institutions to pilot the National Student Engagement Programme by the HEA, QQI and USI.
David Buckley
Shane Falvey, Ruth O’Leary and John O’Driscoll, the
SU Sabbatical Officers, presented six Class Reps,
who had been nominated by their class members, with
awards in recognition of their ‘Outstanding Voluntary
Contribution’. Barry Cahill was awarded the Cork Institute of Technology’s Presidential Citation recognising his exceptional
and outstanding service to the Students’ Union at Cork
Institute of Technology. Fiona Walsh
Gemma Harris
Katryn Stoyle
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Matt Donovan
Wihelmina Van Der Bent
Barry Cahill receiving the Presidential Citation
A donation of €7,500 was presented to Marymount University Hospice who was the chief beneficiary of
CIT Rag Week 2016 by the Students’ Union, Societies Office, Arts Office and individual students.
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€630 to the CUH Children’s Unit
The 4th year Tourism students held a Lunchtime
Dance-A-Thon on the 19th of April in aid of the CUH
Children’s Unit. The Nexus Student Centre was transformed into a sea of red with many students and lecturers participating to raise an overwhelming €630
for such a small year group. The lunch time event included 4th year Tourism students encouraging other
students and staff to join in on the fun by showing
off their best dance moves and most importantly donating to a very worthy cause. A successful element
to this event was the Snapchat Selfie competition,
One4All vouchers and CIT hoodies were awarded
to Jeff Jones for the most creative male selfie and
Nicole Geaney for the most creative female selfie,
congratulations to both participants! A lot of planning
and organising went into this event and it would not
have been successful without a key number of people
who we would like to say a huge thank you to, including our Course Co-ordinator Ruth Farrell, Mr. Adrian
Gregan - Head of Tourism and Hospitality, Students’
Union, Nexus Market, CUH Children’s Unit, CIT DJ
Society and of course all students and members of
faculty who participated on the day.
Tips to ensure that
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correctly and getting
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• If you have a lease agreement, check
it to see if there are restrictions on
when you can terminate the tenancy.
A lease is a legally binding contract
for a fixed term, usually one year, so
if you leave before it ends you are
breaking the lease; you could lose
your deposit and also be liable for the
rent for the remainder of the lease
• If notice of termination of tenancy can
be given ensure you do so in writing
and that you give the correct period
of notice according to the Residential
Tenancies Act 2004 and make sure to
keep a copy
• Make sure that all rent and bills are
paid up to date and that the transfer of accounts, such as ESB, is arranged in advance
• Clean the property thoroughly and
take dated photographs of every
room.
• Remove all of your belongings
• Return the keys
• Your landlord does not have to return
your deposit on the day you leave but
it must be returned promptly. Threshold suggests that 14 days is a reasonable timeframe for the return of a
deposit under normal circumstances.
A landlord may only keep some or all
of a deposit to cover rent arrears, bills
or the costs of repairing any damage
above normal wear and tear
• You should request receipts for any
deductions made from your deposit
• Keep records of all correspondence
with your landlord/agent
• Provide your landlord with a forwarding address
Exam Countdown
Your Study Plan: Weeks 11 to 13
Draw up a Study plan to help you study effectively and minimize stress.
Some questions to ask yourself before designing a Study Plan:
• What grade do I WANT to achieve?
• What is the format of the exam?
• Do I know the marking system?
Your study plan: Dos & Don’ts
• Divide your workload into manageable
chunks. Budget your time realistically; allocate
study time into several manageable chunks
– 60 minutes at a time. Remember to take
10-15 minute breaks
• Set clear and specific learning goals for
each chunk of time
• Pay attention to how much time you are
spending on specific study tasks and stay on
track with your study plan.
• If you are already behind, try to prioritize,
concentrating on the material most likely to
appear on the exam.
•Prioritize to ensure that material weighted
more heavily in the exam gets sufficient
study time;
• Study sessions should have enough variety
in terms of topics and activities to prevent
boredom and loss of effectiveness
• Weapons of Mass Distraction; Mobile
phones, Facebook, Instagram, SWITCH OFF.
Study Actively
Active studying means you have to be
engaged with the content.
Don’t just rely on reading and re-reading
your and assignments. Make the extra effort
to get it into your head!
What works: Active Study
Here are some suggestions for getting more
actively involved:
• Review your material, explain it (without
looking) in your own words and out loud (if
possible) and then check to see if you are
correct
• Teach the material to a classmate
• When you have to teach and explain a
concept to someone else, you are actively
understanding and interacting with the content. Have your classmate ask you questions
for further explanation
• Construct a practice quiz for each chapter
in your study guide
• Say the answers out loud, not in your head.
Put a mark beside challenging problems.
Go back and redo those that you did not
get correct
• Look for sample midterms and exams to
also access practice questions. Different
textbooks on the same subject may also
have practice questions at the back of
each chapter
• For courses with problem sets, practice
solving the problems
• Upon solving the problems, try to explain
an answer for each problem out loud! If
you are just regurgitating memorized solutions, you aren’t prepared to handle new
problems on a test. Put a mark beside those
problems that gave you trouble. Review
the solutions for these questions. Follow
this method until you finish a round with no
marked problems
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Study Groups
Studying with a group of classmates can be very effective.
Study groups should:
• Not be the sole method of study and they
are not for everyone
• Be a form of ‘active learning’ – the strongest
kind of learning
• Not let one member of the group dominate
• Meet no more than 2-3 times a week for no
more than 60-90 minute periods
• Establish responsibilities for each group
member
• Design rules dealing with respect for each
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group members:
• See the material from a different perspective
• Stay motivated and commit more time to
study
• Share/compare notes and study tips
• Pick up new tips and material from your
peers
• Quiz each other on factual material
My exam success checklist
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Wake up early so that you do not need to rush
through having breakfast and getting ready.
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Check the venue and time of the exam to make
sure that you have not confused the day/time/
venue.
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Have a balanced breakfast and eat nothing risky
(probably not the best day to have a super-hot
curry). Bananas are always a good option.
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Before leaving home, check that you have everything that you will need – ID, stationery, calculator
etc.
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Head to the exam with plenty of time. A lot of
unexpected events can happen on your way there
and you do not want to be late!
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If there are people around who are panicking,
avoid them. They are not doing you any favours
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Go to the toilet before the exam starts. Exams can
be quite long and there is no time to waste.
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Read all the questions carefully before starting and
quickly plan how much time to allocate to each.
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Start answering the questions that you feel most
confident about. There is no need to answer the
questions in order.
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If your brain freezes, just start writing anything and
you will soon start remembering more details.
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Don’t spend more time than you planned on a
particular section/question or you might run out
of time to answer other questions and gain those
extra marks! Also, leave any questions that you are
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Igniting a
sparqs visit
Debate, discussions, questions, answers and all manner of comments –
the meeting rooms in the Students’ Centre
Union office were hives of
Union in partnership with the Strategic
activity this April when the Student’sCentre,
Student Engagement and Retention Initiative, ran a series of sparq at CIT
meetings and workshops.
Facilitated using the expert skills of Simon Varwell from sparqs (Student
Partnership in Quality, Scotland), students and staff of the Faculty of
Engineering & Science experienced the sparqs student partnership
approach on Monday April 4th, 5th & 6th. This followed a similar day with the
Faculty of Business and Humanities in October 2015. A wide range of topics
were discussed by 30 staff and class representatives including curriculum,
quality, feedback and assessment and the teaching and learning experience
at CIT.
On Tuesday April 12th, Simon met staff from CIT’s student support services
where the sparqs model of partnership was introduced. This was followed
by a planning session with the Students’ Union and the Strategic Student
Engagement & Retention Initiative for future activities. Wednesday April
6th involved a visit to the Crawford College of Art and Design to introduce
the sparq at CIT project, followed by an afternoon workshop with teaching
staff and students at the National Maritime College of Ireland.
“I like the models of
partnership – has given
me a lot to think about”
“Everyone seems to be
on the same page.”
Quotes from staff and students in the
Faculty of Engineering & Science
National
Recognition
The highlight of our student engagement activities came
at the end of the month when CIT was announced as one
of five institutions nationwide to pilot the National Student
Engagement Programme in conjunction with the Higher
Education Authority, Quality & Qualifications Ireland and
Union of Students Ireland. A national working group,
including members of CIT staff and Students’ Union, will
be established to develop the programme. Our friends
from Sparqs (Student Partnerships in Quality Scotland),
will act as consultants to the project.
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“This shows there are better
ways to communicate with
lecturers”
CIT enjoyed a special mention from the Higher Education
Authority’s CEO Tom Boland; ““The student engagement
initiatives at CIT have had a tangible impact,” says Tom
Boland. “On any visit to the campus, you can see evidence
of how students are meaningfully engaged in decisions
affecting their learning. A number of the student
retention and support initiatives that are now in place came
about directly because of suggestions made by students
themselves. This is the type of meaningful student
engagement that we would like to see on campuses across
Ireland.” This national recognition of CIT’s successful
student engagement activities is a wonderful endorsement
of the partnership and commitment of CIT’s Students’
Union, the Strategic Student Engagement and Retention
Initiative and the wider teaching and learning community at CIT.
Table Talk
Gathering momentum, sparq at CIT did not end there.
On Tuesday, April 12th, CIT’s very first TableTalk event
in conjunction with the Faculty of Business & Humanities
was held. A mixture of 24 class representatives, 8
faculty staff, and 8 facilitators had themed discussions
in small groups based on student experiences at CIT. A
delicious lunch was served in the Training Restaurant at
the Tourism & Hospitality building and a special thank
you is due to the staff and students of the restaurant.
Feedback from the lunch was overwhelmingly positive
with 100% of the attendees reporting they would
recommend the event to a colleague.
Quotes from staff and students in the
Faculty of Business & Humanities
“Listening to students, meeting
students, hearing new ideas for
improvements, hearing positive
feedback”.
“Do the same again, it was
a great experience!”
“Would 100% recommend it!”
“It was very beneficial to give ideas, to
see each other’s views and just to simply
get to know the staff and students of
our courses & depts.”
For further information about sparq at CIT
or to discuss ideas for possible sparq
at CIT activities please contact:
Shane Falvey, SU President: supresident@cit.ie or
Cliona Hatano Student Engagement & Retention
Officer: Cliona.Hatano@cit.ie.
See also http://sparqs.ac.uk
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Live CIT,
Love Societies
Full list of societies:
http://societies.cit.ie
Tel: 021 433 5759
FB: facebook.com/CITsocieties
Twitter: @CITsocieties
Web: http://societies.cit.ie
Instagram: citsocieties
Would you like to have your society featured in expliCIT?
Simply email your submission to: supublications@cit.ie
CIT Student Societies & Activities Award Recipients 2016
Society of the Year
Photographic
Best Academic Society
Chemical Engineering
Best New Society
Breaking the Silence
The Irish Red Cross Society winners of the Risam Uíle
award, Lorna Costelleo, Joshua Volfango, Monika
Hajkova and Daniella Janssen. Individual Award recipient Celeste Burdon from the Open Mic Society. Best
Fresher Jenny Whyte of the Mental Health Society and
Best New Society Breaking the Silence Chairperson
Rebecca Donnachie.
Most Improved Society
Guild (PC) Gaming
Supreme Event
Musical Society – ‘Bare’
Best Small Event
Postgraduate Society –
‘Rag Week Table Quiz’
Rísam Uile Award
Irish Red Cross
Supreme Achievement
in Society & Collegewide Activities
Martin Crowley, Guild (PC)
Gaming, Anime and Manga,
Drama and Origami
Individual Awards
Celeste Burdon
Open Mic
Niamh Egan
Dance
Jackie Ní Fhogartaigh
Photographic
Kathlynn Punch
Anime & Manga
Thierry Zoller
International Students
Best Fresher
Jenny Whyte
Mental Health
Pics by Darragh Kane
Group picture of all the Winners of CIT group and
individual societies awards
Presenting the Chemical Engineering Society as the
Best Academic Society. Chairperson Michael Gilroy, Treasurer
Leanne O’Reilly and 1st year rep Leona Sheehan
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Volunteers Abroad Scholarship recipients:
Áine O’Leary, Enniskeane; Máiread Breen, Glenbay; Lisa Mitchell,
Ballinteer; Aaron Horan, Billie-Rose McCusker, Ballincollig, Kathryn
Stoyle, Blarney; Ian O’Sullivan, Hollyhill and Alexsandra Ananica.
BICS 2016
And the winner is…
*drum roll please*
The BICS awards took place on the 14th
and 15th of April in the oh so fancy Radison Blu Hotel, Limerick. Photographic Society, Guild (PC) Gaming Society, Breaking
the Silence Society, Martin Crowley and
Jenny Whyte all put their best foot forward
and did us proud representing CIT this year
at the awards! CIT did not leave empty
handed at this year’s awards either. Martin
Crowley emerged victorious in his category
bringing home the title of Best Individual to
CIT for the second year in a row!
BICS stands for Board of Irish College
Societies, a national organisation providing a national platform for societies. Every
year BICS hold an award ceremony to
award the best of the best with prestigious
titles (and bragging rights). Only committee officers can go on to BICS to represent. They compete with societies in other
colleges across the country and battle it
out for the crown. Societies compete for
Best Society, Most Improved Society, Best
New Society, Best Event, Best Fresher and
Best Individual along with other awards
such as best poster and best publicity
campaign.
CIT BICS representatives
Every person and society I have ever met
at BICS has completely blown me away!
It’s a wonder how they ever decide who
wins these awards with all the phenomenal work these amazing students do!
Speaking of amazing students, did you
know you’re one of them? Don’t nod your
head, or laugh. You really are! You just may
not know it yet but societies are just the
place to find that out.
Now is the time, to think about joining
a committee for the year ahead. Lots of
societies will be having their Annual Gen-
eral Meetings (AGM) before finishing for
exams, so why not try something new?
I’ve been involved in society committees
since joining CIT in 2012 and I have not
regretted it once. The skills you learn here
are not taught in the classroom and not to
mention the life-long friends you make!
Challenge yourself, call in to the societies
officer Aoife for a chat (she’s right next to
Students’ Union) or drop her an email at
aoife.kelliher@cit.ie It’ll be one of the best
decisions you’ll ever make, trust me!
Megan Cronin
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCiety
A Picture Says a Thousand Words
Musical Society
As we reach the end of the college year 2015/16, the CIT Musical Society would like to thank all of our members for their
participation. We have had an extremely successful year as we
found ourselves going from strength to strength. Our year included events such as the Irish Premiere of “bare”, Table Quizzes,
Ensemble Singing Workshops, a performance in “Spotlight: Jazz
at the Pav”, “Out on Stage” in Cyprus Avenue, Bake Sale, Carol
Singing, Flashmobs, a Singathon and attending the first ever
Musical Theatre Intervarsities competition held in UCD. This year
alone we are the proud recipients of the Supreme Event at the
CIT Society Awards and also three awards at the Intervarsities
competition, Best Overall Production, Best Chorus, Best Female
Performer (Katie Porter).
We held our AGM on Tuesday 19th of April and the 2016/17 committee was elected. Welcome Chairperson - Anna Rose Hennessy, Secretary - Maggie Keating, Treasurer - Conor O’Boyle,
P.R.O. - Katie Porter. A huge congratulations and thank you to the
outgoing committee, Chairperson - Katie Porter, Secretary - Liam
Cuthbert, Treasurer - Tara Downes, P.R.O. - Anna Rose Hennessy,
Production Manager - Shannon Hurley, O.C.M. - Patrick Lehane
and 1st yr O.C.M. - Muireann Joyce-Hearne. Our year wouldn’t
have been possible without the support of Aoife and the Societies Office. We are very grateful for you! Don’t forget to log on to
facebook, twitter and instagram to keep up with what we’re doing
over the next few months.
Have a happy, healthy and musical summer!
This year in the photographic society has been an amazing year.
We are honoured to have been in your presence for some of your
biggest achievements this year and capturing these as memories.
We have helped capture some of your moments- silly moments,
fun moments and proud moments and we hope to capture many
more.
This year we have even made our own achievements. We have
run two successful exhibitions (Into the Wild and Movement) and
we are so thankful for everyone who took part. Our exhibition this
semester was something we never thought was possible before.
We broke away from the typical framed photo on the wall look
and we went for a statement piece. Our photos hung from the
ceiling with the wonderful decorations of cranes and butterflies
from the Origami Society around the room which brought the
whole scene to life. We also had a running slideshow of a lot of
our pictures from throughout the year. All proceeds for this exhibition went to Crumlins Children Hospital.
This year also we took a step further by creating our very own
calendars which can be purchased in the societies office for €5
and we will continue selling next semester. We have been on
some amazing trips around Ireland and even abroad and we have
hosted many of our own workshops every week where people
can have fun and learn something new. We do have one very big
achievement too this year which is a combination of all of our
hard work and that is winning “Best Society 2016” and an individual award to our chairperson Jackie Ni Fhogartaigh. We couldn’t
have done it without all of you. Everyone in CIT who showed up
to some of our meetings or trips or who invited us to their events
or who came to support ours. We have way too many people to
thank for such a great year.
We hope to see you all again next semester with new ideas and
new moments to capture. Until then just know that wherever this
quote came from it is a powerful one –
“
Life is like a camera.
Focus on what’s important and
you will capture it perfectly
”
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Sports Awards 2016
by Miriam Deasy,
Sports Officer
Excellent Guest Speaker, John Caulfield, was in top form followi
ng Cork
Citys recent run of victories at this year’s Sports Awards and
reminded
athletes “to keep believing in yourself, avoid distractions and
that you’re
playing days really are the best days of your life”.
Twelve individual awards, as well as a “Fresher of the Year”
award were
presented (full details attached) by Dr Barry O’Connor, Registr
ar & Vice
President for Academic Affairs and Dr Dan Collins, Acade
mic Administration & Student Affairs Manager, to Club members who
had led by
example all year and done more than their share to put
CIT Sport on
the map.
The “Graduate Achievement” award recipient Mary White
shared her
own personal journey and you could hear a pin drop as she
effectively
shared her message that despite being so engulfed by sport
to not forget your family and friends along the way.
Uniquely and remarkably CIT had ten athletes selected
on Irish Colleges teams this year for basketball, boxing, camogie,
hockey and
soccer, and each athlete was given a token to mark this achiev
ement.
An “International Achievement Award” was presented to
rower Gary
O’Donovan who has outstandingly qualified for the Rio Olymp
ics.
There was a tremendous buzz of anticipation as the Club award
s were
revealed with both the Racquetball and Sailing Clubs being
recipients of
“Risam Uile” awards and the Camogie Club being named
“Club of the
Year”. All three Clubs are worthy recipients for their outstanding
commitment and achievements over the course of the year.
on & Student Affairs
Dr. Dan Collins, Academic Administrati
Jack Caulfield, Cork
d;
Irelan
Of
Bank
,
Manager; Aisling Killela
and Vice President of
City FC and Dr. Barry O’Connor, Registrar
the Year Award to The
Academic Affairs presenting the Club of
Club.
Camogie
Ursula O’Sullivan, Rachel O’Mahony, Belin
Reyes, Ross O’Connor,
Richard Nolan, Liam Tracey, Laura O’Riordan
and Ciara Meere, CIT
Power Lifting Society
Norma Buckley, Cara O’Neill, Fintan O’Leary, CIT Sports,
Mary White, Recipiant of CIT Graduate Prize, Miriam Deasy and
Eric Marah, CIT Sports Dept.
From left to right: Conor Skehan, Stephen Quinn, Oisin O’Driscoll, Jay Stacey, Pearse O’Flynn, Liam Treacy, Vladimir Belujsky, Gary O’Donovan,
Tim Ryan, Cathal Keane, All sports Award recepients.
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Pics by Darragh Kane
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Sporting Year In Review 2015/16
In the 2015/2016 academic year, the Institute had a number of outstanding achievements including:
Athletics: Outdoor T&F Ladies Division
2 Winners, Indoor T&F Ladies Relay-Silver.
Munster Road Relays – Men 3rd & 4th, Women 2nd & 3rd. IUAA Road Relays – Men 7th,
14th & 22nd, Ladies 6th. Cork City Marathon
Relay – Both Male and Female 3rd.
Badminton: Reached Intervarsity plate
semi-final
Basketball: Men’s Team finished 4th in
the Colleges Leagues. Ladies reached final of
the league narrowly losing out to WIT. 3 Players selected for Male and Female All Ireland
Colleges Team. Men’s Club member selected
for team Hibernia.
Boxing: 2 Gold & 3 Silver Medals at Intervarsities. 2 Members selected for Irish Colleges team.
Canoe: 15th Overall at Intervarsities, moving up 3 places from last year.
Camogie: Purcell Cup & Division 2 League
Winners. 2 members received All Stars.
Darts: 7th overall in Division 2, Spring
2016.
Equestrian: Club Member made it to the
second round of show jumping at the National Intervarsities
Football-Ladies: Reaching All Ireland
Giles Cup Quarter Final. Won the Division 2
All Ireland League.
Football: Mens Fresher 2 All Ireland Winners.
Hockey: Men’s plate winners in Intervarsity Competition, gaining promotion to Cup
for next year. Women’s team plate finalists.
Member selected for Irish Colleges team. 1
Member awarded her 200th Cap.
Hurling: Reached the quarter final of the
Fitzgibbon Cup. Fresher Division 1 All Ireland
Hurling Champions.
Karate: Female Team Kumite Silver, Indi-
vidual Female Kata Gold. Club members on
mixed college teams for female team Kata
won Gold and Silver. Club member on mixed
college team for male team Kata won Gold.
Karting: Number of drivers placed in top
10, placing 3rd in the league overall.
Kickboxing: 1st Place Mens +94kg at the Irish
Open and quarter finalist in the Men’s -63Kg.
MMA: DCU Submission Comp – 1 Gold,
1Silver & 1 Bronze. Cork Martial Expo – 1
Gold & 1 Bronze.
Powerlifting: 3rd Overall at Intervarsities as a result of 26 people placing from 1-5
in the age & weight class. Following national
single lifts four members qualified to compete
in the World Single lifts.
Racquetball: Intervarsities – Overall
Winners with 3 Gold, 2 Silver & 4 Bronze, plus
women’s intervarsity champions. Munster Intervarsity Champions. To date five National
Competitions, won 4 open doubles titles. 1
gold, 2 silvers & 3 bronze in singles.
Rock-climbing: 1st & 2nd Place in Bouldering Competition.
Rowing: Top 20 in the Men’s under 23
Lightweights at the Munster Indoors Championships. Club member qualified for Rio
Olympics. 1st Place in the Intermediate Single Scull at University Championships.
Sailing: Won the National Student Yachting Championships. Have qualified to represent CIT & Ireland at World Championships in
France in November. IUSA “Club of the Year”.
Easterns 2nd, Intervarsities 2nd. 4th at Irish
Match Racing Nationals. Hosted a number of
events throughout the year.
Soccer: Mens: 2 Members selected for
Irish Colleges & Universities team.
Surf: Club Overall 15th & 17th position out
of 30 Colleges and Universities across Ireland
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What is Asthma?
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community. It causes respiratory symptoms, limitation of activity and
flare-ups (attacks) that sometimes require urgent health care and
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Asthma Clinic in the CIT Medical Centre
An Asthma Clinic takes place every Monday afternoon
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