where and When Can You Vote for Jack?

CAMPUS:Tuesday 12th Feb, 11:00 - 18:00

Wednesday 13th Feb 09:00 - 21:00Thursday 14TH FEB. 09:00 - 16:00

VOTING WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE IN D’OLIER STREET, ST. JAMES’ HOSPITAL, TALLAGHT

HOSPITAL, CICE, & JCR HALLS

LEAHY FOR

EDUCATIONchoose a better education

WHAT DOES YOUR EDUCATION OFFICER

DO?The Education Offi cer is the primary representative of the academic interest of Trinity students.

This involves representing students on all College com-mittees that have the power to make decisions that affect you, including Board, University Council, and the Undergraduate Studies Committee. There are over 30 in total.

The Education Offi cer also offers informed advice to students who encounter diffi culty relating to any aspect of their educational experience. He or she is your ally if you fail or miss an exam, feel bullied by a lecturer or want advice on course transfer options.

An experienced education offi cer will help make sure that your academic experience of College is as good as it should be.

ABOUT ME

VOTE LEAHY #1 IF YOU WANT:

SU Policy on Cyber-bullying

Easy facility for reporting broken computers, plugs, and lights

Skills for part-time jobs

Halls Education Clinics

Support for Midwives and Nurses

Standardised, easy-to-understand module handbooks

Mature student introduction workshops

An experienced, knowledgeable, and capable education officer

JACK

I’m currently the SU’s Finance and Services Offi cer and was involved in bringing Clever Cuisine - a scheme that provides 4 full meals for 10 Euro - to Trinity Hall this year. Before that I was a class rep in my fi rst year and secretary to council and chair of the SU’s oversight commission in second year. I have represented students at USI congress, the library review group and to the Dean of Students and the Senior Tutor.

I’m in my third year of studying English Literature & History TSM, and also in my third year on the editorial team of The University Times, Ireland’s leading student newspaper for the past three years. I’m currently News Editor and was the fi rst journalist in ireland to report full details of Trinity’s pioneering new admissions scheme, for which I was invited to speak on national radio.

I’ve been a peer mentor for the last two years and am the PRO for DU History. In November, I was part of a team of founding directors who ran National Media Conference 2012.

Resemblence to Brave characters, Ronald Mc-Donald or Ed Sheeran is purely co-incidental.

What do you want FROM YOUR EDUCATION?Hi there,My name is Jack Leahy, I’m a 21-year old third-year student of History and English, I’m from Dublin and I want to be your education offi cer.

Your education is your preparation for life. In an era whereby College is forced to value your education only according to its price tag, you need an education offi cer who can ensure that your degree refl ects a quality educational experience in a creative and innovative environment.

A good library, an education in skills and a College that values your unique contribution can be a formbidable combination. If you elect me as your education offi cer, I will help you achieve that.

CHristmas exams for those who need them

EMPLOYABLE SKILLS THE LIBRARY SERVICE THAT YOU NEED

MyCourse, MyFeedback

I’m surrounded by bright, idealistic, interesting, hardworking young people in Trinity, but when we graduate we will be told we are not good enough.

There are 65,000 unemployed graduates in Ireland, and unless our education offers us something more than it currently does then we are in immediate danger of joining them.

Graduate employers and internship providers are looking for skills that aren’t always part of the undergraduate educational programme. Not having these skills is hindering us.

If elected, I will organise a series of ‘Employable Skills’ seminars aimed at providing you with a competency in the skills that employers have identifi ed as attractive.

Vote Jack Leahy for Education and you could soon be enhancing your CV with a certifi cate of mastery in project leadership & management, design, coding 101, PR, crisis management, advanced Excel, and everything else you need.

It’s great to have more 24hr study space during the exam periods - but we can’t stop there.

The John Stearne Library caters for students based in St. James’, most of whom have a longer academic year and different exam period to those based on campus. The library’s opening hours do not refl ect this extended term. If elected, I will lobby for opening hours that refl ect the needs of Health Science students.

The Biomedical Sciences Institute currently only has a reading room that must be booked in advance of use for a maximum of two hours - this is unacceptable in a building with a signifi cant area of unused space.

The 24-hour BLU space must be extended even outside of the exam period. No student should have to be in at 7am to ensure a study space beyond 5pm on a Sunday.

College has a responsibility to provide the best possible academic environment for its students, but requiring of engineering, science and pharmacy students to sit up to 15 exams in one period is not conducive to good performance.

Christmas exams would improve the educational experience and academic performance of many students, particularly those with a large number of teaching hours and taught modules who currently sit all of their exams in Trinity Term.

If elected, I will launch a review of particular schools and faculties by interviewing students, academics, and administrators and assessing the need and potential for Christmas exams in each school and faculty. I will use this review to lobby College authorities to implement Christmas exams where they are much needed.

Between the class rep system and the exceptional peer mentoring and support services available, we have a real opportunity to harness our existing resources and create a valuable education forum.

Many courses in Trinity don’t have any institutional memory among students - that is to say lessons about exams and module choices are learned, but they aren’t passed on from year group to year group.

If elected, I will establish that resource - MyCourse.tcdsu.org - to give students a chance to impart their advice and experiences through a controlled module on the SU website. This will give students the chance to consider the experiences of their fellow students when choosing the path and manner of study best suited to them.

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