Voices 2025 - Leading the way
The programme – now in its sixth year – offers leadership, coaching and mentoring support to recent graduates from all five faculties at DCU. The programme consists of both in-person and virtual engagements, alongside executive coaching hours tailored to each participant and a mentoring relationship with a graduate from the programme.
Commenting on the achievements of the programme to date, Katie Keogh, Programme Director says: “I am thrilled that the DCU Alumni Emerging Leaders Programme is already living out DCU’s mission to transform lives and societies. Seeing our alumni grow in confidence, leadership and impact has been inspiring, and I can’t wait to see how the programme continues to evolve and empower even more leaders in the years ahead.”
The DCU Alumni Emerging Leaders Programme facilitates the next generation of leaders from our alumni community through a schedule of innovative professional and personal development opportunities. You can find out more information about the ELP here.
And the award goes to....
Demonstrating the success of the programme, it was awarded the Learning and Development Institute’s 2024 Excellence Award for Best Mentorship or Coaching Initiative.
Speaking about the award, the President of DCU, Professor Dáire Keogh said: “I want to congratulate the programme team, led by Ross Munnelly and Katie Keogh, on being awarded this prestigious prize. The award is a recognition of the innovation and impact of the Emerging Leaders Programme, which is a great example of how graduates pulling together can develop each other. It has delivered really significant benefits for the professional and personal development of our alumni participants.”
Emerging Leaders closing ceremony 2025
The recent Emerging Leaders 2024-2025 Programme Closing Ceremony was not only a celebration of this cohort’s growth, but the growth of the programme over five years.
The event featured a fireside chat with Professor David Collings and Sinead Heneghan, a reflection from Gaye White, and an acknowledgment of Katie Keogh’s work on the programme culminating in the success achieved to date.
Congratulations to Angel Cassin who was awarded the Emerging Leader of the Year, and to Andrew McGrane and Derrick Moloney as Emerging Leader Mentors of the Year.
How to apply
This Leadership development opportunity is available to graduates who:
- Are seeking the development opportunity to move to the next level of their career
- Are advanced enough in their career to bring strong experience to the table in relation to their own functional area
- Are a graduate from any of our five DCU faculties
- Have high potential for future development
- Applications for the 2025-2026 Cohort are now closed. Applications for the 2026-2027 Cohort will open in Summer 2026. Learn more about the DCU Emerging Leaders Programme here.