Student Affairs Professionals meet in TUS to discuss Best Practices and Share Ideas

The biannual Student Affairs Ireland Seminar took place at the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Moylish Campus.

Study in Ireland: More than 180 student affairs professionals from 19 Higher Education Institutes attended presentations and specialist workshops to ensure best practices while sharing ideas and experiences around student engagement in a new era in education. The workshops were part of “Creating, Engaging and Enhancing Community for Student Success” seminar.

President of Student Affairs Ireland and Student Affairs Manager at TUS Midwest Linda Barry said, “Moving on to third level education is a major milestone for all students, and while each student will face challenging moments along the way, those challenges are not universal. As student service professionals our role is to ensure that students are supported through their personal journey and remain engaged with the whole college experience. We must therefore always be prepared to adapt to the changing needs of our students – be that navigating the digital age or providing extra supports in a post pandemic Ireland."

“This seminar was an opportunity for student affairs professionals from the third level sector to share knowledge, good practice and expertise. It provided a platform for researchers and practitioners to present new research and to share ideas to enhance student growth, development and success," added Linda Barry.

Inclusivity and supportiveness are values that emerged in discussion

While developing the TUS Strategic Plan, the values that emerged were inclusivity and supportiveness. President of TUS Professor Vincent Cunnane said, “This means that student services are almost uniquely important to us here in TUS, both because of their work and because student services articulate what we are about, our values, our mission, and our very identity. Possibly more than another single group, our student services staff really provide the meaning for the phrase “We care about people.”

Tom Lowe, Senior Lecturer in Higher Education at the University of Portsmouth delivered the keynote address “Creating Higher Education Communities that Foster Student Engagement and Success”.

Mayor visits Manufacturing Solutions Ireland at TUS

Newly elected mayor of Limerick John Moran attended Ireland’s largest Irish-UK collaborative manufacturing event held at TUS. It was organised by the UK manufacturing supply chain trade association, the GTMA, and TUS.

GTMA Manager David Beattie said, “The strong working relationship between the GTMA and TUS has resulted in an event that began as a conduit for opening up new possibilities within the supply chain to customers and suppliers, to becoming an annual event that is advancing stronger trading relationships between Ireland and the UK. The GTMA is delighted to bring our members to Limerick every year for this event, and it has now become one of the main events on our members calendars.”

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