This is an info event being organised in conjunction with the Careers Office in IADT.

Here is a video about the event.

For any further information on the event, please see their website and also see the careers section for info about the careers office and how careers officer Paul Murphy can assist you.

*** Please see our summary of the differences between the current USI constitution and the proposed new constitution***

We are holding an emergency general meeting of the Student Union on Monday 16th January at 1pm in A019.

This is to facilitate an open discussion on the new USI proposed constitution. A constitution has been sent to us which a decision is to be made on at USI Emergency Congress on Wednesday 18th January which 4 IADT SU delegates will be attending.

We want as many students as possible to read over the constitution and come to the meeting, give us your feedback on the good/bad points and suggestions.

For emergency congress we need 4 delegates. All 3 sabbatical officers will be in attendance and we will get one more delegate to attend at the meeting.

We need to discuss how the delegates of IADT Student Union are going to vote on the day.

This issue is of great importance. Last year a referendum was held in the college and students voted in favor of staying affiliated to USI. We must take part in the process of a new constitution. We don’t want to be affiliated to an organisation whose constitution we don’t agree.

Please read the constitution and come along to the meeting on Monday at 1pm and give your feedback!

Please click to see the USI Constitution – Special Congress January 2012

Please see this link to a USI document on how the budget impacts on students - Budget 2012 with Student Eyes

For further info please drop into the SU office or send an email to educationiadt@gmail.com

Lisa

There is a student meeting taking place on Tuesday November 8th in the Chapel at 1pm! This is for students to get all the info needed about the protest and ask any questions you may have!

Buses will be leaving from IADT from 12pm on November 16th for the protest.

A bus ticket and a protest t shirt is €5. If you would like to buy a t shirt but are heading to town yourself on the day, you can pick up a t-shirt from €2.50!

To see the main IADT SU page for the protest click here.

To see the protest website click here.

To see the USI information leaflet and route of the march click here.

As some of you may have heard through the grapevine over the past few days, The USI are organising a massive student demonstration for November 16th in response to not only the increase in the reg fee (the student contribution of €2000) that we have seen ove the past couple of years, but also some media speculation that this fee is to rise to an amount up to €5000. 

It is no secret that the students were betrayed earlier this year when, pre-election, Ruairi Quinn, now the Minister for Education, & Eamon Gilmore (Tanaiste) signed a pledge to USI that they would NOT increase our fees and WOULD protect the grant. Since being elected, they have refused to rule out going back on this very pledge, and we are almost certain to see students take a hit again this December.

This is why we must act now. 

We are not just embarking on a march. Over the course of the next few months, IADT SU in association with USI will be partaking in a number of actions aimed at stopping the fees and protecting the grant. What we need from you guys is absolute dedication and participation.

Last year we saw over 40,000 students hit the streets in protest against increases to the reg fee; and cuts to the grant. We still took a hit; not quite the hit we were expecting, but a hit all the same. This time, we need more.

We are all IADT Student’s Union. We all need to get out there and fight.

Can you afford to pay up to €5000 next year?

Can you afford another cut to your student grant?

If not, please get involved in the efforts around campus and around the country over the next while, and we’ll see you on November 16th. 

Your Education Officer,

Lisa

IADT SU are delighted to announce that we have signed the lease for an external clubs and societies space in Deansgrange Business Park!

It is great to have finally secured a permanent spot for clubs and socs for the year.

More information will be given to Clubs & Socs asap

The Writing and Research Support Service in the college is running a set of skills seminars on Tuesdays over the next few weeks! It is a great service and is a quick handy way of learning about writing essays in an academic style, using your time efficiently, presentation skills etc.

They are starting on October 18th. They run from 4pm – 4.40pm, and then repeated from 5pm – 5.40pm! They are being held in room C036! 

Here is the schedule for the next few weeks:

18/10/11 – Notetaking/ Notemaking

25/10/11 – Planning/ Writing an essay

8/11/11 – Research/ Reading strategies

15/11/11 – Writing in an academic style

22/11/11 – Time management

29/11/11 – Presentation skills

6/12/11 – Exam techniques

Do try to attend, if you’re a 1st year or a 4th year! It’s all relevant! =)

Art Supplies and Stationary Price List

All available from the IADT Student union Shop in the Chapel

Pencil 2B/4B/6B €0.75
Pencil 6B Flat Sketcher €1.25
Mechanical Pencils €5.50
5mm Leads for mechanical pencils €1.75
Blue Pencils €0.70
Sharpeners €2.75
Putty Rubbers €0.75
Compressed Charcoal €0.75
Charcoal €2.50
Pen holder + Nib €4.00
Scalpel Blades €1.25
Scalpel Packs €5.50
Graphite Powder €5.00

Masking Tape L €2.25
Masking Tape M €1.75
Masking Tape Thin Red €2.50
Sellotape €1.75
Prett stick €2.50
Fixitive can €10.00

BIC Pens €0.25
A4 refill pads €1.50

A4 Printing
Colour €0.35
Black and white €0.10
A3 Printing
Colour €0.55
Black and white €0.20

Come get all your art supplies from the student union shop in the chapel. If there is anything on the list you want, let us know and we will try our best to get it in for you.