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alumni links - may 2008
Message from Prof Ger Hurley,
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives & External Affairs
Reunion BBQ - June 2008
Alumni Association Board AGM - June 2008
Engineering Class of 1983 Reunion - October 2008
Galway University Foundation Gala Dinner in New York - November 2008
St Patrick’s Day Parade in Beijing
Law Faculty Annual Distinguished Lecture 2008: Family Law in Ireland
and the United Kingdom: Common Threads and Divergent Perspectives
Cumann Caoga Bliain Celebrations
Midlands Reunion
Corrib Engineering Network Dinner
Inaugural Alumni Club Award
NUI Galway Facebook Group
Critical Thinking: The Galway Symposium on the Future of Universities - June 2008
Atlantic University Alliance – Postgraduate Diplomas
NUI Galway Graduates Receive the Gaisce Gold Award
NUI Galway Geography Department fieldtrip to Shanghai, March 2008
University News
Message from Prof Ger Hurley, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and External Affairs
Fáilte chuig eagrán eile de e-nuachtlitir na gcéimithe. Mar a druidimuid le deireadh na bliana acadúla, tá réimse mór scéalta suimiúla san eagrán seo.
Welcome to the last edition of Alumni Links before the summer. As we come to the end of a very busy academic year there are plenty of stories to share with you.
The numbers participating in our reunion activities keeps growing year by year. The recent Cumann Caoga Bliain Reunion was attended by more than 100 graduates and friends from as far back as 1939. Reunion 2008 promises to be the biggest ever with the classes of 1958, 1968, 1978, 1983, 1988 and 1998 coming together on June 7. If you would like to meet one of your former professors or lecturers, let us know and we will invite him/her. If you would like to organise your own class reunion, let us know.
Congratulations to the New England Club, the inaugural winners of the Alumni Association Club Award, this award recognises the alumni group who are considered to have best represented NUI Galway in alumni club activity in the previous 12 months.
The new €40 million Sports Centre is on schedule to be ready for the new academic year and the new €60 million Engineering Building has received planning permission and is due for completion in 2010. These are part of the University's €400 million "Campus of the Future" capital programme.
Best wishes for the summer. If you are back in Galway for a visit, be sure and drop in to our Alumni Office.
Prof W Gerard Hurley (PhD 1988)
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives & External Affairs
Forthcoming Alumni Events
Reunion BBQ 2008
Calling all NUI Galway graduates from the classes of 1998, 1988, 1983, 1978, 1968 and 1958 this year marks a milestone anniversary of your graduation. You are invited to return to campus for a Reunion BBQ on
Saturday 7th June in the Students’ Union Bar, Áras na Mac Léinn located on the old IMI factory overlooking the Corrib River.
Please see map.
All alumni celebrating their 50th, 40th, 30th, 25th, 20th and 10th anniversaries have been invited to attend this event. It's a great night out and the best excuse you’ll ever have for returning to college. You can even make sure the
DJ is playing the hits
from your college days. So pick up the phone, ring around your friends (don't leave it to others) and reserve your spot at Reunion today!
If you have any queries or require further information please contact Sheila Gorham at your convenience on + 353 (0) 91 493750 or email
alumni
nuigalway.ie or visit
www.nuigalway.ie/alumni-office/reunion2008.
Alumni Association Board AGM
The Alumni Association Board invites all graduates to its Reunion Weekend AGM to be held Saturday 7th June from 11.30am-12.30pm in the Gatelodge, NUI Galway. RSVP attendance to Sheila Gorham
sheila.gorhamnuigalway.ie, 091 493750. For more information, contact Mike Gaffney, Chairperson,
mikeleapadvisors, 091 755736.
Engineering Class of 1983 Reunion
A Reunion for the Engineering Class of 1983 (and for all those who crossed paths with this group) will take place on the weekend of 3rd/4th October 2008. The Friday night will be spent at an informal gathering in Wards Hotel, Lower Salthill. The following night a Reunion Dinner will be held in the Ardilaun Hotel, Taylors Hill with music and craic. A major secretive coup to see the return to the disc deck by the one and only Big G (King of the Beach Hotel disco scene in the 70’s & 80’s) is being planned. A variety of Saturday afternoon activities is also being scheduled. There has been great interest in this event already and a large number of the class are planning to attend. The committee would appreciate early commitment to ensure that the facilities are pitched at the right group size.
Come see our (very fun) website
http://www.ucgeng.com/.
Galway University Foundation - New York Gala Dinner
The second annual Galway University Foundation Gala Dinner will take place on Tuesday, November 18th in the Metropolitan Club, One East 60th Street, New York City. The event begins at 6:30pm with cocktails followed by dinner. For further information please contact Sarah Kelly on +1 (347) 623-3866 or email
sarahekellyearthlink.net.
Recent Alumni Events
St Patrick's Day Parade in Beijing
The NUI Galway Beijing Alumni Club participated in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Beijing. The parade was part of the Irish Cultural Festival organised by the Irish Embassy. The 21 NUI Galway alumni were the only group representing their University by marching in this parade. A reception was held by the Chapter following the parade.
Beijing Club Contacts: Professor Yu Ming, Chairman
mingyutsinghua.edu.cn or Betty Liao, Secretary
liaoyedongtsinghua.org.cn.
Congratulations to Serena Shang and Calvin Xiao on the recent arrival of their baby boy Wei Wei.
Law Faculty Annual Distinguished Lecture 2008
Two of the foremost jurists in the area of Family and Child Law, The Right Honourable Baroness Hale of Richmond (pictured Left) and Mrs Justice Catherine McGuinness, jointly delivered the Annual Distinguished Lecture 2008 hosted by the Faculty of Law at NUI Galway in April.
The lecture, 'Family Law in Ireland and the United Kingdom: Common Threads and Divergent Perspectives' was chaired by Alumni Board Member and family law expert, Geoffrey Shannon. The lecture focused on the division of assets and the question of ’proper provision’ upon divorce, the position of children, and the role of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms in family law.
Full streaming videos are available in three separate files: (1) the introduction by the President of NUI Galway and the paper of Baroness Hale; (2) the paper of Mrs. Justice McGuinness; and (3) the questions and answers session.
For further information please visit the Law Faculty website.
Record Numbers attend Cumann Caoga Bliain in NUI Galway
Over 100 graduates and friends attended the 9th annual
Cumann Caoga Bliain event in NUI Galway on Thursday 17th April. The
Cumann Caoga Bliain was initiated in 2000 by the University’s Alumni Office and was established to encourage and help maintain the relationship that our senior alumni have with their
alma mater. Since its inception, this club has grown with more alumni returning to campus each year. Lunch is followed by a bus tour of a campus vastly transformed.
This year’s event was attended by alumni whose graduation years ranged from 1939 to 1957. The most senior attendee was Mr Charles McGrath, an engineering graduate from 1939 who travelled from Dublin to celebrate the 69th year of his graduation.
To view photos from this year's event please click here.
Midlands Reunion
Almost 100 alumni, from all years and faculties, came together for a reunion on Friday 25th April in the Custume Barracks, Athlone. A buffet dinner, refreshments and music were on offer and the attendees enjoyed an evening of catching up with old friends and meeting new people. They were joined by Guest of Honour, Dr Jim Browne BE 1974, MEngSc, 1978, President of NUI Galway and Athlone native.
Pictured here are event organisers Sinead Lenehan BA 1978 and Arthur Geraghty BA 1987 (far left and right respectively) with Dr Jim Browne BE 1974, MEngSc 1978 and Maeve Browne BA 1975, HDip in Education 1976.
The NUI Galway Midlands Reunion was organised with the kind assistance of Commandant Jim Byrne BSc 1978, Custume Barracks.
Corrib Engineering Network Dinner
Over fifty BE graduates and friends of the College of Engineering attended the Engineering Network Dinner to launch the Corrib Engineering Network on Friday May 16th. The dinner hosted by the President Dr Jim Browne and Galway University Foundation, highlighted the need for philanthropic support for the University’s New Engineering Building. Set in the Quadrangle, the evening brought together graduates from the 1960’s to the 1990’s to hear of the development of this truly world class learning and research resource. Two students, Martin Howley (2nd Civil Engineering) and Eamonn O’Mairtín (4th Biomedical Engineering) led the discussions on the plans for the building and took graduates through the buildings resources and philosophy.
At a cost of €61 million the 14,000 square meter building will be Irelands Largest Engineering educational centre. The culmination of the 5 disciplines under the one roof for the first time presents a major opportunity for the cross pollination of ideas into a unique and symbiotic learning experiences and work environment for students and staff. The major challenge facing the project is the delivery of adequate financial support for the new state-of-the-art building. The Corrib Engineering Network is a network of graduates, faculty and friends dedicated to realising adequate financial support. Membership is open to all individuals making an annual contribution of €1,500.
For further information on the new
Engineering Building, or how you might support the development of the Building, please contact Susan Treacy, Development Executive. Galway University Foundation 091 495497 or e-mail
susan.treacynuigalway.ie.
Other News
New England Wins Inaugural Alumni Club Award
The Alumni Association Board is pleased to announce New England as the winner of the 2008 Alumni Club Award. The Award which provides recognition and financial support to alumni groups who are considered to have best represented NUI Galway in alumni club activity, will be presented this year at Reunion 2008 (June 7th). It aims to:
* Encourage new ideas from NUI Galway alumni to create positive change for the University and its constituents
* Encourage existing NUI Galway alumni groups and to increase the scale and quality of their activity
* Support the University's strategic priorities through increased alumni participation
Shortlisted for the 2008 inaugural Award were three alumni clubs: Arts-Media (Dublin), Beijing and New England.
Facebook - NUI Galway Alum
'NUI Galway Alum' on Facebook now has 640 members –
http://www.facebook.com/. Sign up today.
Critical Thinking: The Galway Symposium on the Future of Universities
5-6 June 2008, NUI Galway
This symposium will bring together key commentators on higher education in order to pose a fundamental question: What is the purpose of the University in the 21st Century? The symposium will include keynote speakers and a series of workshops led by facilitators who are experts in the field. Participants will also be able to engage in discussions in the workshops on specific themes, including civic engagement, globalisation, and the links between research and teaching.
This event is aimed at anyone working in or with an interest in higher education. The questions being raised and discussed are broad ranging and of a wide interest. Academic and administrative staff, as well as students should find this event of use and can choose workshop themes to suit their own interests. The main presentations are aimed at such a general audience and this is not a specialist research conference.
For further information please click here.
Atlantic University Alliance - Post Graduate Diplomas on offer
The Atlantic University Alliance (AUA) is a partnership between University College Cork, University of Limerick and National University of Ireland, Galway. Together, these universities provide a range of flexible, part-time programmes, which are industry focused and provide practical content for today’s managers.
This year two brand new one-year diploma programmes have been added:
Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation Management - is aimed at innovators and entrepreneurs who want to maximise the benefit from innovation investment and intellectual assets. This course will be invaluable to anyone working in R&D or new product development.
Postgraduate Diploma in Technology Commercialisation - is aimed at people responsible for technology commercialisation, research programme management and business development. You will learn about business planning, learn to commercialise new technologies, products and services, and how to secure project finance. For full details visit
http://www.aua.ie/
The MSc in Software and Information Systems developed by NUI Galway and Regis University in Denver (USA) is also receiving applications at present. The MScSIS is an ideal programme to update your Information and Communication Technology skills, with particular emphasis on innovation in software development and databases. The combination of both theory and practice, provides the student with hands-on experience of software development methodologies and the application of information systems in industry. The course is delivered using online learning technology. For full course details visit www.it.nuigalway.ie/mscsis.
NUI Galway Alumni and Students Achieve the Gaisce Gold Award from President McAleese, Uachtarán na hÉireann
Congratulations to this year's recipients of the Gold Gaisce Award; Laura Heneghan BE 2006, Deidre Jennings BA 2007, Annette McGroary 4th Year BComm & French and Michelle Collins BA 2007 who are pictured here (from left to right) with President Mary McAleese and Student Volunteer Coordinator Lorraine Tansey. The Gaisce Award is Ireland’s National Challenge Award and the country’s most prestigious and respected individual award programme for young people between 15 and 25 years of age.
Marion Slattery, 3rd Year Occupational student, not pictured, also received the Gaisce Award that day.
Shanghai Geography Fieldtrip
A group of 41 NUI Galway second year Geography students took part in a fieldtrip to Shanghai in March 2008 as part of their BA Degree programme. The fieldtrip was coordinated by Dr Chaoshang Zhang of the Department of Geography and he was accompanied by three colleagues and five postgraduates. The group studied aspects of Shanghai's urban development and its natural environment, including planning issues, population, tourism, industrial development, conservation promotion, biodiversity, water and air quality.
NUI Galway graduate John Lynam BA International 2000, Vice-Consul at the Irish Consulate in Shanghai kindly hosted NUI Galway students and alumni to dinner where they met with other young Irish people working in the city and its environs.
Photograph: From top right, Barry Clogan (Corp Law 1995, LLB 1996), Niamh Daly (B Comm 2005), John Lynam (BA International 2000), Eilis Keogh (BA 2006), Rose Cahill, Eva Quaid (a student at GMIT on placement in Shanghai), Mary-Elizabeth Cross, Kevin Murray, Doreen Gurney, Garret Maher, Elaine Keane (from Limerick, TCD).
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