DCU President's Awards for Engagement 2024
We would like to congratulate the winners and thank all entrants & the judging panel.
The recipients of the 2024 President’s Awards for Engagement were announced by the Deputy President of DCU Professor Anne Sinnott on Thursday, April 11th in HG22 as follows:
Winners 2024
Staff Category Winner
Sylwia Kazmierczak-Murray & Kathryn O'Mahony
School of Inclusive and Special Education
with Alexis Carey, Independent Researcher
Removing Barriers to Participation: Developing Guidance for the Inclusion of Disabled Children and Young People in Decision-Making
Student Category Winner
Mark Dunne
DCU Institute of Education
Passionate commitment to Science Education, Crafty Ladies Project, DCU Volunteer Fair, RESPOND Charity and RAG society
Special Merit -- Staff Category Winner
Fiona Giblin, Catherine Mulryan-Kyne and Bernard Pierce
School of Language Literacy & Early Childhood Education
The DCU Tanzania Pre-Primary Education project
Special Merit -- Student Category Winner
Ishita Gupta
DCU Business School
Outstanding contributions to DCU life through Volunteering and work with Coimisiún na Meán
Nominations 2024
Staff Category Nominations
Fiona Hudson, Jason Sherlock, John Moriarty, Kyela Fanagan, Cathy McLoughlin, Joe Quinsey
Student Support and Development
Engagement with partners in business and industry to provide professional summer internships for DCU Access students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and for neurodivergent students
Aisling Murray Fleming
School of Human Development, Institute of Education
Guidance & Industry Network (GaIN)
Significant impact on linking career guidance and industry
Andy Way, Elizabeth Matthews, Shaun O' Boyle, Aoife Brady
ADAPT Centre - School of Computing and School of Inclusive & Special Education
Facilitation the exchange of information between deaf, hard of hearing and hearing individuals across Europe, by conducting state of the art research and developing a mobile solution for automatic translation between sign and spoken languages
Audrey Halpin
School of Human Development
Involvement with university’s wide work that is exploring the importance of Academic Environment Engagement as part of the Care and Connect initiative
Caroline Brady
Student Information System (SIS) Programme
Exceptional dedication and innovative strategies as the Change Management & Communications Lead for the SIS Programme
Catherine Maunsell
School of Human Development
Substantial impact on DCU students' learning experience and professional development, as well as on SPHE/RSE teaching and professional recognition
Darran Heaney
DCU Anti-Bullying Centre/UNESCO Chair on Bullying & Cyberbullying
DCU Anti-Bullying Centre FUSE Programme
Significant contributions to the goals of the University in terms of engagement and research
Fiona Giblin, Catherine Mulryan-Kyne and Bernard Pierce
School of Language Literacy & Early Childhood Education
DCU Tanzania Pre-Primary Education team
Innovating new ways to engage student teachers in Ireland and practising teachers in Tanzania in mutually beneficial teaching and learning experiences
Diarmuid Torney, Valery Molay- School of Law and Government
Benjamin Mallon, Rowan Oberman - School of STEM Education, Innovation & Global Studies
Darren Clarke, Jimmy O'Keeffe - School of History and Geography
Children and Young People’s Assembly on Biodiversity Loss
Significant external impact on giving voice to young people's views on biodiversity loss and raising DCU's media profile
Flora Abd Rabo
SALIS
Engaging leadership of the Cáca Milis play at the MERAKI festival
Joseph Rivera
School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music
Tiglin at the Lighthouse [homeless café]
Empowering Lives: volunteer work with the homeless
Marcella Bannon
Office of the Executive Director of Engagement
Engagement, promoting, supporting, development and encouraging Arts and Culture activities across all campuses of DCU and the local community
Paul Van Kampen
School of Physical Sciences
EIRSAT-1 launch watching event, inspiring student engagement
Síle Denvir
Fiontar agus Scoil na Gaeilge
Significant external impact on helping foster a new generation of Sean-nós singers
Sylwia Kazmierczak-Murray & Kathryn O'Mahony with Alexis Carey, Independent Researcher
School of Inclusive and Special Education
Theo Lynn, David Kenny, Tim Kennedy, Jennifer Kennedy
DCU Business School
Supporting engagement with key stakeholders and groups, contributing to DCU outreach activities
Thomas McCloughlin
Institute of Education
Eoin O'Malley
School of Law and Government
Extensive contribution to extending academic discourse within the public domain with considerable impact in national media
Student Category Nominations
Aisling Brooks
Bachelor of Arts
Class Leadership
Allen Bobinac
MA in International Relations
Excellent external impact engaging the homeless community and wider public
Earl John Villanueva
Bachelor of Education
Inspiring engagement with the DCU community, especially the Filipino, Choir, Drama and Music societies
Ishita Gupta
Marketing, Innovation and Technology
Outstanding contributions to DCU life through Volunteering and work with Coimisiún na Meán
Lilith Toal
BSc (Honours) in Psychology
Innovative approach to the LGBTA community building and substantial contribution to DCU community
Media Production Society
Clubs and Societies office
Impact on engagement across DCU and support for the Care and Connect initiative, Rag Rumble for the Jack and Jill Foundation
Michael Gheorghe Cucuiet Finn
Economics, Politics and Law
Internal and external impact in relation to Irish language and culture across and beyond DCU
Oisin McGovern
Aviation Management with Pilot Studies
Contributions to DCU life via roles on multiple societies especially RAG
Rory Flanagan
BSc in Education and Training
Student leadership and extensive extracurricular activities
Sarah Behan
Masters in Children and Young Adult Literature
Supporting students, involvement with social activism and USI
Sorcha Rose McGroarty
Creative Writing Society
Exceptional Leadership of the Creative Writing Society
Tudor Safta
Business Studies with Management of Operations
Xingru Zhou
School of Communications
Substantial internal and external impact through DCU Erasmus Network and Society of St Vincent de Paul
Sarah Horan
The Professional Master of Education programme
Exceptional work as class rep for PME 2024
PHOTO GALLERY 2024
