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UCC eNewsletter
April 2021
NAVIGATE STORIES
Note from the Head of
Note from the Head of Student Recruitment
Student Recruitment
Live Q&As for Dear colleagues and friends, Please let me know what you and your students
CAO Applicants – thought of the Prospectus. We put a lot of effort
5 May & 23 June I hope that our newsletter finds you all well. It is into the front section to demonstrate the breadth of
incredible to think what we have all collectively services, facilities and what UCC is all about, not just
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endured and achieved in the last twelve months. in terms of academia but also about its social and
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You have been providing a live line to many of your community aspects. Feel free to send me an email
students during these challenging times, guiding (lenka.forrest@ucc.ie) with what you liked and
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them through the complex and ever-changing what we may be still missing and could be included
UCC celebrates success
landscape. Thank you for that! in the next 2022 version.
Nurturing Bright Futures
Thank you also for your patience in waiting for our We will be running several events in May and June
Programme Launch
printed Prospectus 2021 copies. They should have to help students with their Change of Mind queries,
Technology to Make arrived in your schools together with a small fold some course talks etc. All the relevant details are
Learning Easier - Free out brochure listing requirements and a Nurturing contained in this newsletter.
Online Course/Resource Bright Futures booklet. We hope the Prospectus
2021 will still be useful to some of your students Hope to see you and your students at some of them.
BA (Hons) in Home
in 6th year when the CAO Change of Mind facility
Economics and Business
opens. We also have the CAO portal for this Kind Regards,
cohort. Next year’s Prospectus 2022 will arrive in
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your schools in September/early October, hopefully
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prior to our Virtual Open Day pencilled in for
Saturday 9 October 2021.
Irish Language Schools’
Liaison Scheme
Lenka Forrest
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LIVE Q&As FOR
Note from the Head of
Student Recruitment CAO APPLICANTS
Live Q&As for
CAO Applicants –
5 May & 23 June
5 May & 23 June We will host a Live Q&A session for CAO
Applicants on Wednesday 5 May from 3-6pm
BComm Convention 2021 – and again in June. Our student recruitment
Commerce CK201 and support teams will be available to chat to
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students and steer them in the right direction
in relation to student supports, scholarships,
Geoscience Information
UCC celebrates success accommodation and lots more. We will also
provide whatever additional information
Evening in June
students require around our courses. This is an Are your students interested This event will include short
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opportunity to get in touch and chat with staff. in how our planet works? talks by our lecturers and will
Programme Launch
The chat will happen in our Virtual Exhibition Where will we get energy in feature current students and
Hall platform and students can register at the future? How does climate graduates of our programme.
Technology to Make
www.ucc.ie/openday change happen, and how This is a great opportunity
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does life on Earth respond to to learn about what subjects
Online Course/Resource
environmental change? and topics you will study, our
work placement programme,
BA (Hons) in Home If these questions matter research experience, and
Economics and Business to your students, then they career opportunities for our
may consider a degree in graduates.
BSc in Public Health geoscience!
Sciences This is a virtual event.
Come along to our Geoscience Registration is free! To book
Information Evening, on a place, your students should
Irish Language Schools’ email Mary McSweeney,
Thursday 3rd June 2021 from
Liaison Scheme
7:00 – 8:15 pm. m.mcsweeney@ucc.ie
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Note from the Head of
Student Recruitment Our annual BComm Convention is on-line again this
year and includes a series of 3 captivating interview
Live Q&As for and a live Q&A with academic directors, students,
CAO Applicants – employers and alumni.
5 May & 23 June
Webinar 1 was released on April 14th. An exciting
BComm Convention 2021 – discussion took place on disciplinary and integrative
Commerce CK201 applications via our work placement element of the
CK201 programme. You can watch back HERE.
Entrance Scholarships – Webinar 2 was released on April 21st and explored
UCC celebrates success experiential learning through our extra-curricular Visit the webpage HERE
student led business activities. The Business Plan
Nurturing Bright Futures Competition in BComm1 and our amazing Commerce
Programme Launch Society was the topic of conversation by academics,
employers and students. You can watch back HERE.
Technology to Make
Learning Easier - Free Employment Readiness will be analysed in Webinar
Online Course/Resource 3, on the 28th of April, where our business mentor
network and current students identify how the
BA (Hons) in Home BComm programme builds a forward-looking critical
Economics and Business thinking graduate ready for a diversity of career paths.
These three webinars will be followed by a Live Q&A
BSc in Public Health on May 19th, where a panel of academics, students
Sciences and employers will offer insight on programme
content, experiential learning, integrative
Irish Language Schools’ applications and employment opportunities. Keep
Liaison Scheme an eye on www.cubsucc.com for more details.
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Entrance Scholarships – UCC Celebrates Success
Note from the Head of
Student Recruitment University College Cork celebrated the commitment, Their professionalism, enthusiasm, and commitment
dedication, and the achievement of 124 first year to teaching and learning deserves to be recognised
Live Q&As for students by presenting them with Entrance Scholarships and commended’. Dr Jennifer Murphy, Director of
CAO Applicants – on the 30 March 2021. Quercus Entrance Scholarships Recruitment & Admissions opened the virtual ceremony.
5 May & 23 June were awarded to 114 students, 96 of whom achieved a Ms Louise Catherine Coomes, a Quercus Academic
maximum Leaving Certificate score of 625 points. Scholarship recipient and final year OT student,
BComm Convention 2021 – gave the keynote address. She urged students to be
Commerce CK201 In addition to the Quercus Entrance Scholarships, compassionate towards others and themselves and to
10 students received the BEd Gaeilge Scholarship, engage fully in student life.
Entrance Scholarships – 5 received the Mary Ryan Language Scholarship, 1
UCC celebrates success student received the Keliher Entrance Scholarship, and You can view the virtual ceremony here:
1 student received the Monex Scholarship. Recipients
www.ucc.ie/en/study/undergrad/events/
were from 78 schools from Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Clare,
Nurturing Bright Futures scholarship-awards/
Galway, Mayo, Kildare, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Wexford,
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and Waterford.
Technology to Make
Learning Easier - Free Professor John O’Halloran, Interim President,
Online Course/Resource congratulated students on their outstanding
performance in the Leaving Certificate despite having
BA (Hons) in Home faced extraordinary challenges during the pandemic.
Economics and Business He acknowledged the dedication of teachers and
guidance counsellors in his address by saying ‘Your
success is a direct tribute to the schools you attended
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and to the hard work and dedication of your teachers,
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guidance counsellors and of course, your school
principals who provide leadership in your schools.
Irish Language Schools’
Liaison Scheme
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Nurturing Bright Futures Programme Launch
Note from the Head of
Student Recruitment
UCC launches Nurturing Bright Futures, a pre-entry programme for
all students to assist in the transition to third level learning and life
Live Q&As for
CAO Applicants – the virtual launch included
5 May & 23 June
guest speakers such as
Beatrice Dooley, the President
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of the Institute of Guidance
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Counsellors, and Claire
McGee, Head of Education
Entrance Scholarships – and Innovation Policy at Ibec,
UCC celebrates success in addition to three inspiring
Transition Year students
Nurturing Bright Futures from schools in Glanmire and
Programme Launch Macroom, who shared their
own experiences of doing the
Technology to Make programme. UCC’s Students’
Learning Easier - Free Union Education Officer,
Online Course/Resource After many months of Eimear Curtin, also gave a
design and development, the very personal reflection on the
BA (Hons) in Home Nurturing Bright Futures value of this programme to
Economics and Business programme was officially pre-entry students and Carol
launched by our Interim Veiga, Interim Manager of the
BSc in Public Health President, Professor John UCC Graduate Attributes
Sciences O’Halloran, on Monday 22nd Programme, gave a short
March. Chaired by Dr Jennifer demo on how to access,
Murphy, UCC’s Director of navigate and get the most out
Irish Language Schools’
Recruitment and Admissions, of the programme.
Liaison Scheme
Continued on next page
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Note from the Head of This self-reflective, self-directed course will give
Student Recruitment prospective students the opportunity and space
to understand more about themselves and to
Live Q&As for get to know more about higher education and
CAO Applicants – the realities of life and learning at third level.
5 May & 23 June Designed to be taken over the course of a
number of weeks, in bite-sized format, it will
BComm Convention 2021 – help students acquire the skills and tools they
Commerce CK201 need to successfully make this transition and it
will give them the confidence and the courage
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UCC celebrates success to follow their passions, pursue their dreams
and, ultimately, begin, belong and become the
Nurturing Bright Futures people they want to be.
Programme Launch
You should have received two hard copies of our
Technology to Make Nurturing Bright Futures booklet for Guidance
Learning Easier - Free Counsellors and hopefully you had a chance to
Online Course/Resource visit us at our UCC booth during the recent IGC
conference and learned more details about our
BA (Hons) in Home new programme. We are also planning to design
Economics and Business and print large posters to send to your school
before the next school year starts.
BSc in Public Health
Sciences For more information about this programme
visit: www.ucc.ie/nurturingbrightfutures
Irish Language Schools’
Liaison Scheme
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TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE LEARNING EASIER
Note from the Head of - FREE ONLINE COURSE/RESOURCE
Student Recruitment
Technology can have a are even options to have and make excellent, visual Learning Easier section
Live Q&As for positive, role in making text read aloud in Irish, revision notes with images, and clicking on the Canvas
CAO Applicants – learning easier and in French, German and other video and even sound files. link at the end of the
5 May & 23 June giving students and languages to help prepare You can then access your section. Please contact
educators greater choices for oral/aural exams. mind maps study on your Deirdre Madden if you
BComm Convention 2021 – in how, where and when Making a sound file of text phone anywhere, anytime. have any queries:
Commerce CK201 they learn. In this free to listen to learn/revise deirdre.madden@ucc.ie
course/resource, aimed anywhere, anytime even on To allow students to
Entrance Scholarships – at TY students and your phone is so easy and make the most of these Sincere thanks to the
UCC celebrates success educators (but applicable convenient. excellent, free learning SOAR Project for funding.
to all), we offer training tools we also examine Created by UCC’s
videos, links and advice Another section of the some fundamental IT skills Disability Support Service.
Nurturing Bright Futures to make reading, writing course shows how to get including touch-typing
Programme Launch and studying easier for your phone /computer and file management.
students. It explores various to type what you say to Resources to help teachers
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free technologies either speed up project work. It to share their teaching
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already on your computer, also covers using free mind and learning materials
Online Course/Resource
your phones or technology mapping software to plan/ digitally are also included
BA (Hons) in Home that is free to download. structure your written to allow students to utilise
Economics and Business work to speed up and technology to make their
Students can learn how improve your homework, learning easier.
to get their phone to read projects, Continuous Based
BSc in Public Health notes/ quotes/ definitions Assessment work etc. This course can be
Sciences etc read aloud to them. accessed via the UCC
There are tools to get In another part of the Support Services FAQ
Irish Language Schools’ the computer/phone to course students can learn page by scrolling down to
Liaison Scheme read aloud to you. There to use mind maps to study the Technology to Make
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Note from the Head of
BA (Hons) in Home Economics and Business
Student Recruitment
Munster Technological University studies, textiles fashion and design, graduates to meet all Teaching
Live Q&As for (MTU) & University College family resource management, Council requirements to teach both
CAO Applicants – Cork (UCC) have announced an home design, and social studies. Home Economics and Business to
5 May & 23 June exciting opportunity for students In Business, students will study Leaving Certificate level in Irish post-
to become fully qualified teachers modules in core areas such as primary schools.
BComm Convention 2021 – in Home Economics and Business entrepreneurship, international
Commerce CK201 through a unique collaboration business, management, accounting, A live webinar sharing specific details
whereby students will study at economics, and human resource of the new and exciting programme
Entrance Scholarships – MTU for 3 years and UCC for 2 management. All these areas of and opportunity, will take place on
UCC celebrates success years. The programme commences study are closely aligned with Thursday 29th April at 7p.m.
in September 2021. Gaining a the requirements of the Teaching
www.mtu.ie/homeeconomics
qualification from both universities Council of Ireland for graduates
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will certainly be an appealing option who wish to become post-primary
Programme Launch
for students seeking an innovative teachers of both Home Economics
programme of third level study in and Business.
Technology to Make
Learning Easier - Free the areas of Home Economics and
Online Course/Resource Business. Graduates who achieve a minimum
of Second-Class Honours Grade
BA (Hons) in Home Through the CAO, using Code 2 award in their MTU BA (Hons)
Economics and Business CR930, students can now apply for in Home Economics and Business
the BA (Hons) in Home Economics will automatically be offered a
and Business, which commences place on the Professional Master of
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in September 2021, with 32 places Education (PME) post-primary, in
Sciences
available. The first three years will UCC through a ‘protected places
focus on developing discipline pathway’ agreement between both
Irish Language Schools’ expertise in the areas of Home universities. Completion of both
Liaison Scheme Economics, across the areas of food programmes over 5 years, will allow
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DAIRYGOLD BSc IN PUBLIC
Note from the Head of
Student Recruitment BURSARY AWARD HEALTH SCIENCES
Live Q&As for This bursary will be of interest to students who Please share this new recently created video with your
CAO Applicants – are thinking of applying for the BSc Agricultural TY and 5th and 6th year students interested in Public
5 May & 23 June Science programme (CK412). Agri-business Health – the buzz word and profession these days thanks
company Dairygold awards two undergraduate to Covid! We have shared this with a few TY coordinators
BComm Convention 2021 – bursaries to students undertaking the Bachelor of and received good feedback despite the fact that it is
Commerce CK201 Agricultural Science degree at University College quite long. Viewers can always pause and continue and we
Cork. The successful students will receive an annual will have shorter bite-size versions of the various elements
Entrance Scholarships – bursary of ¤3,000 for the duration of their 4-year of it available in the future on our website and the Open
UCC celebrates success undergraduate studies and will also be offered the Day platform (www.ucc.ie/openday).
opportunity of a work placement with Dairygold.
See www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzgb3332cRA
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Professor Andy Wheeler, Head, School of
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Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
commented: “We are incredibly grateful to
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Learning Easier - Free Dairygold for their ongoing support which enables
Online Course/Resource our students to pursue a career in the exciting
and innovative agricultural industry. UCC is ideally
BA (Hons) in Home situated in the dairy heartland of Ireland, allowing
Economics and Business our students the unique opportunity to experience
state-of-the art farm management practices
alongside the workings of a global food business
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such as Dairygold.”
Sciences
Further details on the bursary can be found HERE.
Irish Language Schools’
Liaison Scheme
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Ionad na Gaeilge
Note from the Head of
Student Recruitment
Labhartha, Coláiste
Live Q&As for
na hOllscoile Corcaigh
CAO Applicants –
5 May & 23 June
(faoi choimirce Bhord
na Gaeilge)
BComm Convention 2021 –
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Is ann don Scéim chun tacaíocht an
Choláiste le meánscoileanna lán-Ghaeilge
Entrance Scholarships – a chur in iúl, chun saol UCC. idir acadúil,
UCC celebrates success ghaelach agus shóisialta a phlé le
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ranganna sinsearacha na scol san agus
chun mic léinn a mhealladh go dtí UCC. IRISH LANGUAGE SCHOOLS’
Programme Launch
Ní raibh deis againn dul ar cuairt chuig na LIAISON SCHEME
meánscoileanna i mbliana, is baolach, de This scheme shows University UCC students have made videos
Technology to Make
bharr na paindéime. College Cork’s support of Irish- talking about their experience
Learning Easier - Free
Online Course/Resource medium post primary schools. of University life. You can view
An méid sin ráite, dhein ceathrar mac
Information is provided about these along with Claire Ní
léinn físeáin ag cur síos ar an éispéireas a
BA (Hons) in Home academic life, college social life, Mhuirthile, Scheme Co-ordinator
bhí acu mar mhic léinn i rith na bliana seo.
Economics and Business along with the opportunities, introduction HERE.
Tá súil agam go mbainfidh sibh taitneamh schemes and courses that are
BSc in Public Health agus tairfe astu. available for Irish speakers in I hope that you enjoy and benefit
Sciences UCC. The scheme is also used from listening to them.
Claire Ní Mhuirthile to encourage students to apply
Riarthóir na Scéime for courses in UCC. While we Claire Ní Mhuirthile
Irish Language Schools’ were not able to visit schools this Scheme Co-ordinator
email: C.NiMhuirthile@ucc.ie
Liaison Scheme year due to the pandemic, four email: C.NiMhuirthile@ucc.ie
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