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CIT Students’ Union Magazine Volume Twenty Two, Issue 4 H a p p y C h ri st m a s In this issue: • Study Breaks schedule • Tribute to CIT President Dr Barry O’Connor • WIN One-4-All vouchers in our fun competitions ... and much more Your Union Your Voice See page 8 See page 8
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CONTENTS
4 SU OFFICERS - WHAT’S THE CRAIC! ALUMNI NEWS
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WHO IS HERE TO SUPPORT YOU?
6 CONSIDER VACCINATION
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A piece from CIT Medical Centre
7 STUDY BREAKS
Schedule of events from your Students’ Union FLYNNERS FLYING
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aimed at de-stressing students COLUMN
WHO IS YOUR TEACHING HERO?
8 CAREERS SERVICE NEWS
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9 EARNING FEATURE
L 16 SOCIETIES
5 ways that learning in college is different from Featuring Wistem, CIT Marketing Soc and
learning in school The Photographic Soc
DR. BARRY O’CONNOR
10 COMPETITIONS
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WHAT’S THE CRAIC?
CIT SU updates
H STUDY BREAKS
ello all, welcome to
another segment of
Study Breaks which was for-
What’s The Craic!
merly known as Exam DeStress
Thankfully we have exited Lev- was set up to try give you an
el 5 Lockdown, we thank you hour to take your minds off
for abiding by the Guidelines study, pressure and the stress
and keeping not only yourself of the continuous assesment,
safe and well but also your exams and project completion!
friends, family, classmates On Wednesday the 9th at 8pm
and Staff of CIT safe and well we host ‘Who Wants to be a
too. With this in mind we must Zoomonaire’ – a play on Who
not take our eyes off the prize Wants to be a Millionaire. On
as they would say and keep the 15th at 1pm we are host-
wearing a mask, sanitizing ing an hour of Meditation.
your hands and following the On Wednesday 16th we are
current set of Guidelines! running ‘Jingles Bells Music
MOVEMBER
Bingo’.
Movember is the leading global or-
POSITIVE MIND AND BODY To receive the Zoom Link, please
ganisation connected to changing
CAMPAIGN email: event@cit.ie and simply state
the face of men’s health! Big thanks
(9th to 12th November) to all those that took part and those
the event you wish to attend.
Positive Mind and Body was a great From the 7th December we are run-
that donated to the great cause!
success with high levels of engage- ning The 12 Days of CITSU, which
The CIT Movember Team was led
ments with our keynote speakers: will be Social Media Competition
by Student Ambassador Oisin
Eric Marah, Daragh Fleming, Gahan and we should have a total run across Facebook and Instagram
Rob Heffernan, Da Silly Heads. figure of what is raised soon and where the daily winner (registered
final adding up and donating is still students only) can win a €50 One4All
Each Webinar brought different
taking place! Voucher. So watch our socials!
tips and advice on how to look af-
ter both your physical and mental
health. We thank all those that took.
There is also a Health and Wellbe-
ing Initiative that was set up and
if you would like to register for a
FREE Wellbeing Pack. Register on
www.mycit.ie/healthandwellbeing
This initiative concentrates on three
things:
1. Physical Health.
2. Creating Connections (not only
with class but other students
and staff).
3. Emotional Wellbeing.
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TEACHING HERO AWARDS
2020
Ireland’s only national student-
led teaching awards, the Teaching
Hero Awards are organised by the
National Forum, in collaboration with
the Union of Students in Ireland and
other student unions, to recognise
outstanding teaching in Irish higher
education. Themed “Students shin-
ing a light on those who make a dif-
ference”, the 2020 awards will rec-
ognise and value those who teach.
Over 250,000 students registered
at Ireland’s universities, institutes of
technology and private colleges, in-
cluding CIT, can nominate teaching
staff who inspired them during their
learning journey in higher educa-
tion. Students make nominations by
submitting a short personal piece
that explains why the person they
have nominated is their ‘Teaching
Hero’. This nomination is open in
CIT from December 8 to 22, 2020.
See page 8 for link to nominate.
Yours sincerely,
AISLING, CIAN & ZACK, Let it snow!
YOUR SU EXECUTIVE
Want a FREE Wellbeing Pack compliments of CIT?
Register at:
www.mycit.ie/healthandwellbeing
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WHO IS HERE TO
SUPPORT YOU?
CIT SUPPORT YOUR CIT CIT EDUCATION
SERVICES CONNECTIONS SUPPORTS
STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT IT SERVICES
SECRETARY
CAREERS SERVICE LIBRARY
COURSE
COUNSELLING CO-ORDINATOR EXAMINATIONS &
SERVICE AWARDS OFFICE
ACADEMIC SUCCESS
CHAPLAINCY
COACHING
ADMISSIONS ACADEMIC
OFFICE LEARNING CENTRE
FEES & GRANTS
ACCESS SERVICE
OFFICE
STUDENT STUDENT
ASSISTANCE FUND ENGAGEMENT OFFICE
REPROGRAPHICS & INNOVATION &
CARD SERVICES ENTERPRISE
SOCIETIES MATURE STUDENTS
CLASS
REP
SPORTS OMBUDSMAN
MEDICAL CENTRE STUDENTS’ UNION DISABILITY SUPPORT
SERVICES
#KEEPWELLCIT
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STUDY
BREAKS
NIGHT-TIME FUN ON ZOOM!
Hosted by MC Fleming, CIT Students & Staff are eligible to win €50 One-4-All voucher prizes
Wednesday December 2nd at 8pm - CATCHPHRASE
Wednesday December 9th at 8pm - Who wants to be a ZOOMONAIRE Prizes kindly
sponsored by:
Wednesday December 16th at 8pm - Jingle Bells Music BINGO
AnSEO
STUDENT
ENGAGEMENT
OFFICE
MEDITATION SESSION
A simple, guided MEDITATION to alleviate any stress or anxiety - with Dee O’Connor
Tue 15th December at 1pm
All are welcome
Register at email: event@cit.ie
THE 12 DAYS OF CIT SU COMPETITION GIVEAWAY!
A daily €50 / €30 / €20 ONE-4-ALL VOUCHER GIVEAWAY takes place on
CIT SU Facebook and Instagram pages from December 7th.
Visit us every day for your chance to WIN!
CIT_SU
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NATIONAL FORUM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION
www.teachingandlearning.ie
HERO?
WHO IS YOUR TEACHING
STUDENTS SHINING A LIGHT ON
T H OS E W H O M A K E A D I F F E R E N C E
MY TEACHING
MY TEACHING HERO GAVE HERO GAVE ME MY TEACHING HERO
ME THE CONFIDENCE TO. . . SELF-BELIEF. INSPIRED ME TO. . .
MY TEACHING HERO MY TEACHING HERO
REALLY CARED WHEN. . . MOTIVATED ME TO. . .
Nominate here: https://www.teachingandlearning.ie/teachingheroes/
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5 ways that learning in college is
different from learning in school
A
t school your days were filled ule each student is also expected to do like. You are just beginning on a new
with classes. When you went 3 hours of independent work. phase in your learning and it may take
home you likely did the home- some time to adjust to the changed
work or study that the teacher had 2. You will need to plan for yourself expectations. If you feel like you could
assigned. If you listened in class and how you manage your study time improve your grade with a bit of extra
did all the work your teacher asked you help get in touch with the Academic
to do, you were probably doing enough The lecturers expect you to be able to Learning Centre. We have lecturers
to do well. Even if you were off school make your own schedule for how to from all over the college working indi-
for a week or two for midterm or Easter use this independent study time. You vidually with students to help them out
your teachers probably assigned revi- need to become an efficient independ- with their modules.
sion or past exam questions for you to ent learner. Nobody is going to tell you
do in this time. That’s why, for many how to organise your days to get every- 4. You’ll need to manage
people, we know they can find college thing that you need to do done. Getting your own deadlines
very different. good at this is one of the best ways you
So, we in the Academic Learning Cen- can guarantee your success in college. In school if you needed to complete a
tre have identified some of the ways If your lecturer gives you problem big project, e.g. your junior cert science
that learning in college is different from sets or tutorial sheets but there are no project, your teacher probably planned
learning in school: marks going for them don’t fool your- for everyone to be finished weeks
self into thinking you don’t need to ahead of the real deadline. They likely
1. Listening in class is not enough
do them. This is the lecturers’ way of made out a plan and nudged or even
2. You need to plan for yourself how nagged all students to keep on top of
helping you to plan your independent
you manage your study time the work. If someone fell behind the
study. They are basically saying, ‘this is
3. Grading schemes are different the type of thing you need to be able teacher might even have called their
4. Y ou are responsible for meeting to do to succeed in this module’. If parents. That is all very different in col-
the deadlines your lecturers set you don’t ask a question about these lege. Your lecturer will not plan out for
in the tutorial your lecturer will assume you how to spread the work to meet
5. Your subjects, Your passion, Your
you have it all under control. If you do your deadlines. They will not nag you
interest
have a question, you need to learn to if you fail to submit. This is up to you
be brave enough to ask it. It’s very likely now.
1. Listening in class is not enough that other people in the class are won- If you’d like to improve how you ap-
dering about the same thing but are too proach your time and deadlines why
Listening in lectures will not be enough. embarrassed to ask. not get in touch with the Academic
You will need to go over your notes You need to take control of your inde- Success Coaches? They’ll help you to
again afterwards and make sure you un- pendent learning, but you don’t need to work out a strategy that works for you.
derstand them. If there are parts you do do it alone. If you study best with oth-
not understand you will need to figure ers, then try to find others in your class 5. You are studying the subject
out where you can find the information who feel the same way. you are passionate about
to fill in the gaps. In college a lot of your
learning happens outside lecture times. In school you had some choice about
This is the time that you get to process 3. The grading system is different the subject you did but a lot was out
the information presented in lectures of your control. You probably did some
and try to figure out how it connects If you have always been used to getting compulsory subjects, and your choice
with other things you already know. high marks in school don’t be disheart- subjects may have been limited by
ened if they drop a bit when you start what the school offered or what fitted
To find out how much time you are ex-
college. Higher than 70% in a college the timetable. Now you’ve chosen to
pected to spend on each module out-
assessment is considered very good. come to college for your chosen topic.
side of scheduled lectures you need to
Don’t think of it as a H3 or O3, it’s a Hopefully, you are passionate about
look at the module descriptor. In CIT
first-class honours (H1) grade. That is the subjects you are studying, or at the
you can find your module descriptors
the top grade in college. very least you have a dream job in mind
at https://courses.cit.ie. Just put in your
that this course is bringing you closer
module code and click search. In each Try not to be too hard on yourself if your
to. When the going gets tough remem-
module descriptor there is a section grades are not as good as you would
ber that! Even if
entitled ‘Module Work-
you don’t like a par-
load’. This is an example
ticular module re-
from a 1st year Statistics
member that it has
module in CIT.
been put in your
This module has 3 programme be-
hours of lectures, 1 tu- cause people who
torial hour and 1 lab have gone before
hour. The red box often you found it to be
gets glossed over. To be important for their
successful in this mod- careers.
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F a r e we l l
DR. BARRY
O’CONNOR
A tribute in photos to Dr Barry O’Connor. A short trip
down memory lane showing Barry’s strong connection
to students! Deir pictiúr míle focal!
10The Students’ Union will
mark Barry’s impending
retirement in a number of
ways in the next while but
for now...
Go raibh míle maith agat
agus buile dea-ghuí thar
ceann na mac léinn
go léir.
11THE ALUMNI PODCAST SERIES
The CIT Alumni Office, in collaboration with the Student Engagement Of-
fice and the MA in Public Relations Class of 2020 developed an Alumni
Podcast Series featuring graduates, friends and new
connections. The aim of the Alumni Podcast Series was to reconnect
graduates with their alma mater and share their career stories with current
students and staff.
Graduates were from different fields of work and study and conversations
on climate change to education from personal hardships to developing
confidence emerged.
You can download the podcasts at
https://anchor.fm/cit-alumni-office
Season two of the Alumni Podcast Series will be released in 2021.
OVERCOMING ADVERSITY
Recently on Radio One, Drivetime, a CIT graduate was interviewed about his edu-
cational journey. Tim Long, who has just completed his Honours Degree in Con-
struction Management, as a mature student, has overcome huge adversity in his
life. His story and how he turned his life around with the help of education, is truly
inspirational.
The link below is to an article that was on the Examiner that details some of the
difficulties and challenges he encountered in his life.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40083443.html
Timmy, together with James Leonard (who featured on the Tommy Tiernan Show),
launched an excellent podcast series in the last number of months. They share
their stories and others, highlighting issues around crime, addiction, recovery and
justice. I would highly recommend this podcast.
https://thetwonorriespodcast.com/
CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations to CCAD Graduate & Lecturer Eileen Healy on her
major feature in the current issue of the American Pastel Journal.
The eight-page article (attached) features a range of images of
her figurative work “from life” and discussion of her influences
and other inspiration. This local, internationally recognised artist
is available for commissions.
More images (including some of her popular “lockdown” still life
work), information and contact details are available here:
https://www.eileenhealyart.com/
12Consider
Vaccination…
While we are all waiting for the arrival of the COVID 19 vaccine it is important
to remember other vaccines that should be considered.
Flu vaccine
Influenza is a highly infectious, acute illness of the respiratory tract with systemic symptoms which is most
prevalent from December to April. The flu vaccine is inactivated; therefore, you do not get the flu from it. This
year the HSE is particularly encouraging all at risk groups to get the flu vaccine to protect themselves and
reduce strain on our health services. “At risk groups” include those with Chronic illness, like Asthma, Diabetes,
Coeliac disease and those working in Health Care setting. It is available in the medical centre.
Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine
There has been a worldwide increase in cases of Measles. There has been an increase in the incidence of
Mumps in Ireland. College students are at particular risk. It is recommended that you should have two con-
firmed doses of MMR vaccine. If you have not had two doses of the vaccine please contact the Medical Centre.
Have you never been vaccinated as a child?
If you were not vaccinated in childhood and would like to be considered for vaccination please book an
appointment to speak to one of the medical or nursing staff. Unfortunately, there is no catch-up programme in
place for students over 18 years for the HPV vaccine and this would need to paid for privately by the individual.
Calling all Biomedical and Social Care students
As part of their studies Biomedical science students are recommended to be vaccinated against Hepatitis A
and B and Diphtheria, Polio and Tetanus. Social Care students are encouraged to consider vaccination against
Hepatitis B, Diphtheria, Tetanus and polio and Influenza.
If you have any questions on any vaccinations please do not hesitate to contact the medical centre to
schedule an appointment to discuss with one of the medical or nursing staff.
CIT Medical Centre is located in the Student Centre. CIT Medical Centre is now open by appointment only. No walk-in service available at pre-
sent. Please call CIT Medical Centre on 021 4335780 for an appoinment. http://www.mycit.ie/medical
Phonelines are open from: Monday to Thursday 8.30am – 4.30pm Friday 8.30am – 12.30pm CLOSED for lunch 1.00pm-1.30pm
13Flights of
Fancy… Flynner’s Flying Column
A Christmas Message for the year that was 2020...
And so 2020, the year that the Covid19 Pandemic took over er, what makes it different is that at least we all had the outlets
our lives, is nearing its unlamented close. And here’s hoping to spread our sense of feeling and emotion on what can be an
that we will celebrate Christmas in the correct spirit, however intense time of year, and now Covid19 has taken them away for
different it is going to be. 2020, maybe we should look at ourselves and each other and
remember that Christmas means a lot more than just superficial
There will be talk about why we are not able to meet up with our and abstract behaviour and attitude that goes on every year?
friends and relatives in the same manner that we do every year. Yes. Christmas in the pre-Covid world was just as lonely, isolat-
However, let us look at it this way. In the previous Christmasses ing and damaging on mental health on many people as it is – in
before the pandemic, we were able to meet family and friends, fact that bit more so – in these unprecedented times?
the pubs, restaurants, hotels and nightclubs were opened all
hours and there was shopping every day of the festive sea- So, this Christmas, please take this opportunity to enjoy what
son. In fact one of the biggest senseless rules was that parties family and friends really mean towards each other instead of
and shopping all had to be completed by 6pm Christmas Eve, taking each other for granted every festive season, for what
otherwise Christmas was ruined... only for the same things re- lockdown taught us was that in times of emergency, these are
garding shopping, parties and HOLD IT! - the notorious 12 Pub the very ones we can fall back on in times of crisis; after all,
Rituals to recommence first thing St. Stephens Morning an to economies and society can be rebuilt into a better new world.
continue till we were all feeling blue come at least January 2nd. For there is a vaccine on the way, the global economy will re-
bound and Joe Biden‘s US Presidential Election Victory will
For the Christmas 2018 issue, I wrote about what people were hopefully see a new dawn for democracy. And we will be back
going to be doing for Christmas, and listed a ton of not-so-nice to normal before we know it. This is all a lesson for us all never
things that was guaranteed to occur Festive Season, and sadly, to take basic living for granted and appreciate what we have
not too much of that is going to change this year either. Howev- while it is around in our brief time on this planet. SLAINTE!
WOTS DA CIT-UATION DERE?
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town! HO HO HO! The Jolly Big Guy
with the Beard with Reindeer in the Sky all the way from the North
Pole with prezzies for us all as long as ye are good! Ah c’mon!
I’m gonna let ye all in where Santa had its origins and evolution...
• In pagan times, the Germanic and Norse/Finnish Religions had
their Santas in the form of Yule and Wodan respectively. In the
Norse religion, Wodan was a bearded agent of Odin who rode
on a reindeer called Joulupukki and descended gifts down the
chimneys of their most devout followers during the Winter Sol-
stice, December 21st. Yule Trees were ascended by communi-
ties to express their gratitude before the night of passage.
• St Nicholas was a 4th C. Christian Bishop in Turkey who gifted Nast established Santa as the Jolly Man who loved his treats
to the poor and granted three impoverished daughters of a de- in the 1860s. Letter writing, treats under the tree, it all came
vout Christian dowries so they would not become prostitutes. into the legend.
He is celebrated as a bearded canonical bishop in Continental
• The 1910s saw Santa cast as a Corporate figure for the first
Europe.
time firstly through Santa visiting department stores in Britain,
• The feast day of St Nicholas actually falls on 6th December, Europe and America, then during the 1930s with Coca Cola
and thus various European countries have their own way of and its Xmas advertising that continues today with the Santa
commemorating him, and he is generally presented as a white Coke Truck Run. Other companies and groups were quick to
bearded man with Red robes mounted on a white horse with follow suit. The first Santa College was established by Charles
gifts for the community anytime between the 6th December-6th W Howard in 1937. while kids in Europe can go visit Santa in
January. In Russia, he is commemorated on the 6th Jaunary, Finland (Lapland), kids in America go visit Santaland in Alaska,
the Russian Xmas Day because of the Russian Calendar. so the Jolly Man has two HQs on the Arctic Circle!
• In England, these beliefs were all merged as Father Christmas • And remember... in Cork, we pronounce it... SANTY!! Merry
during the 16th Century as a man of generosity and cheer. Dur- Xmas Everyone and here is hoping for a better 2021!!
ing the Puritan reign of Cromwell, when fun was banned, a
way of defiance was people running through the communities,
knocking on the doors and chiming: “HO HO HO, Merry Xmas!!” OH! A FINAL THOUGHT FOR 2020...
This would help inspire Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol”
in the 19th Century. I am surprised Donald Trump did not lose the election by a far, far
wider margin. Sure he promised his supporters he would build
• As the 18-19th Centuries progressed, the character of Santa a wall on the Mexican frontier, at Mexican expense. Whatever
Claus became more enlightened, with various writers inventing happened to that? And why are his supporters not all the more
the myths of Mrs Claus, the Elves, Rudolph and the Reindeer outraged at his backtracking of that particular promise? It should
team all merged into the overall theme. In America, Santa was show that if you buy into that, you buy into anything! CAVEAT
established in Pennsylvania as Kris Kringle. US writer Thomas EMPTOR: LET THE BUYER BEWARE.
14CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR
FUTURE CAREER?
A survey is open now from the Careers Service
designed to hear your views and priorities for
career development as a CIT Student. Please
take the time to complete the survey so we can
improve services for you in relation to getting
ready for your future work life.
CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE
Interested
IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE YOU,
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
15WOMEN IN STEM SOCIETY CIT
By Elaine Muscheidt
Academic course based societies
2020 Comm
Automotive automotive@citsocieties.ie
WiSTEM CIT is a society whose foundation is based on Marketing marketing@citsocieties.ie
Physical Sciences physicalsciences@citsocieties.ie
bringing together women who study Science, Technology, Energy &
Engineering and Maths in CIT, in order for them to share Activities instructor led societies
their passions and experience. Orlaith McGowan and Ci- Alexander Technique alexandertech@citsocieties.ie
ara Sheehan, two 3rd Year Mechanical Engineering stu- Interest societies focusing on a specific hobby Interna
dents, realised there was desire and a need for women to Airsoft airsoft@citsocieties.ie
be represented in the traditionally male dominated STEM Anime & Manga anime@citsocieties.ie
M
field courses in CIT. From this the Women in STEM Society Cyber Security cybersecurity@citsocieties.ie
was established. The vision: to create a space for women in Esport . esport@citsocieties.ie
STEM courses to find support and assistance during their Photographic photographic@citsocieties.ie
Music
Programming programming@citsocieties.ie
college and working lives. Since its founding in 2019 WiS- Pool & Board Games gamescsm@citsocieties.ie
TEM CIT has had an avalanche of interest, with close to 300 Sci-Fi scifi@citsocieties.ie
new members this semester alone!
Societies Office Opening Hours
Monday - Friday 10:00am —4:00pm
By appointment only
Office Support &
general queries
Fintan O' Leary
fintan.oleary@cit.ie
021-4335767
Founding members Ciara and Orlaith at a WiSTEM event.
WiSTEM are active in collaborating with leaders in indus-
try such as Pfizer, Stryker, and MSD plus many more. This
has led to a number of extremely successful webinar events
that have run throughout the year. These events allow for
networking amongst students and professionals in STEM.
These connections are just part of what Orlaith finds re-
warding about her role as co-chairperson. WiSTEM has of-
fered its members the opportunity to make friends from the
different CIT courses and campuses.
For Ciara, the adaptability and survival of WiSTEM through-
out the pandemic has been a source of joy. Events like
the Freshers Social and the WiSTEM quiz night came as
a pleasant break from college work for the co-chairperson
and all those that attended.
To continue with the role of highlighting women represen-
tation, WiSTEM is currently focused on a Women in Tech
event which is causing a lot of excitement with its mem-
bers. 2021 will be bringing more industry led webinars and a
variety of social events.
For those that are interested in joining the society please
visit www.societies.cit.ie
Upcoming WiSTEM events can be followed on:
Facebook - wistemsocietycit Instagram - wistemcit
Linkedin - Wistem Society CIT and Twitter - WiSTEMCIT
Breaking barriers. Inspiring Change.
16CIT MARKETING SOC DIGS DEEP By Andrew Dunne, Treasurer
Since our new committee convened just over a month ago, we’ve of Sales and Marketing at The Montenotte Hotel.
achieved more than we reasonably could have expected in such a
short space of time. From trade secrets to Toy Show; we’ve learned We also held a LinkedIn workshop which was hosted by Gearoid
and delivered in ways we never anticipated. Buckley, Group Marketing Manager at LinkedIn itself. This was par-
ticularly useful for first and second year students who may wish
At the start of November, we launched our first giveaway, by part- to go out on placement next year; it’s a fantastic platform to make
nering with Rochestown Park Hotel; who generously donated a yourself known to the business and marketing community in both
voucher for one nights bed and breakfast. We decided to charge for Cork and Ireland.
entry and donate all proceeds to Cork Simon. In the end we raised
over €200. In a very difficult year, we felt one of our priorities should We also launched our Cork Business of The Week initiative, we
be to give back to those who need help most. invited students to nominate and vote for Businesses which they
felt had excelled in marketing and customer service despite the
Continuing our partnership with BUMBLEance, we were offered the pandemic. Our first two winners being West Cork Burger Company
opportunity to take over their social media for The Late Late Toy and Umi Falafel.
Show. As luck would have it, it turned out to be the best one in our
living memories. Two of the children, Jack Beattie and Adam King, With all this achieved in just under two months of our new com-
were some of the ‘King Bees’ of BUMBLEance, they undoubtedly mittee being instated, we feel the future is bright. We encourage all
stole the hearts of Ireland and the wider world. The Toy Show ap- students of any background whatsoever to join us and get involved,
peal has raised over 6.5 million euros and counting, with the pro- we’re always open to new faces and new ideas. We’re looking for-
ceeds going to incredible children’s charities all across the country. ward to seeing what we can all achieve in December and the com-
ing new year as an end to this global crisis is within reach. There are
Throughout November, we continued to host guest speakers and many stories yet to be written and told, so don’t be afraid to come
workshops. These events were all well received and gave the CIT and tell your story at CIT Marketing Society!
community valuable insights into the world of marketing and busi-
ness alike. Some speakers included Jennifer Power, the Head of Students can sign up to the society through the link on our
Marketing for McDonalds Ireland and Raymond Kelleher, Director Instagram page or through the CIT Sign Up to a society page’.
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