Pod leaflet

1:45pm

Wednesday 24th September

Registration

2:00pm

Una Redmond, Manager Office of Student Life Prof. Brian MacCraith, DCU President Claire Bohan, Director Of Student Support & Development

2:15pm

Deirdre O’Sullivan, Marketing & Communications Co-ordinator Matt Jennings-Temple, Sports Development Assistant

OSL Leadership POD Training Day

Welcome

Marketing & Communications

2:45pm

Shea McNelis, DCUSU Events Manager

3:00pm

Alan Crean, DCU ISS & DCU Club/Soc

3:30pm

Refreshments Provided

Event Management Going Google Break

4:00pm

Siobhan Byrne, Clubs & Societies Finance & Development Manager, Eithne Connolly, Manager Bank of Ireland, DCU & Past Club/Soc Committee Member

Managing Money

4:45pm

Dealing with Differences

5:00pm

Paul Smith, DCU Equality Officer

Panel Discussion: Top tips for success

5:30pm

Parallel Workshops Sports Clubs (The Venue) Societies (The Old bar)

Terry Keegan, CLC Chair, Jake Ryan SLC Chair & student panel

Yvonne McGowan, Senior Sports Development Officer & Terry Keegan, CLC Chair Siobhan Byrne, Clubs & Societies Finance & Development Officer & Jake Ryan SLC Chair

6:15pm

Evaluation & Clubs/Socs Sign Out 1. Clubs and Societies must have at least 2 committee members at all sessions. 2. Clubs and Societies will be issued with a resource pack when registering. 3. Funding will be reduced by up to 10% for clubs/socs that are not present at all sessions. 4. Club/Society officers will be required to sign in at the start and sign out at the end.. 5. Accurate at time of print, subject to change.

LEADERSHIP

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvonne McGowan

Siobhan Byrne

Senior Sports Development Officer CG25 Henry Grattan Building

Club & Society Finance & Development Club & Society Offices, The Hub

Tel: 01 700 5811 E: yvonne.mcgowan@dcu.ie W: www.dcu.ie/sportsdevelopment

Tel: 01 700 5585 E: siobhan.byrne@dcu.ie W: www.dcusu.ie

SPORTS DEVELOPMENT SERVICE

POD

PROGRAMME OF DEVELOPMENT

1-2pm, The Mezz 1-2pm, The Mezz

How to successfully complete Awards Nomination forms The Club Awards, Socs Awards and BICS awards are some of the ways that we recognise and reward your hard work as a committee leader. This workshop will help you effectively log your achievements, consolidate the skills you have learned and the impact you have made resulting in a successful award nomination.

Building the bridge from Student activities to work – a student perspective The workshop will focus on a case study with a DCU Graduate and will cover how you can successfully build bridges from student activities to the world of work, how to maximize opportunities at university to enhance your graduate attributes, CV and employability and how to understand what an employer looks for in a recruitment process .

1-2pm, The Mezz

Wed 4th Feb

The Handover The transition between committees can cause problems if planning and time has not gone in to informing the new committee of the Clubs/ Socs operations and strategic plans. Learn the top tips for an effective handover and ways to ensure you leave a legacy on DCU!

1-2pm, The Mezz

Keeping it Safe | Code of Safe Practice -(Clubs Only) The Code of Safe Practice outlines how your club or soc will manage its activities to ensure the safety and wellbeing of members at all times.

This workshop led by Eileen Tully, DCU Health & Safety Officer will give you guidance and advice on health and safety considerations for your activity, completing the Code of Safe Practice and how to maintain safety standards in all your activities.

Mon 9th Feb

10am-4pm QG04

This training day is for the elected students Officers of the Club Life Committee and Society Life Committee. Topics covered include working in groups, role of the rep, CLC/SLC strategy and policies and goal setting. This training will be facilitated

by DCU Graduate Donal Mulligan.

Planning for Success – How to write a Strategic Plan It is really important to dream big and to have a vision for your club/ society. You should start by creating a Strategic Plan. This workshop will identify the key steps in strategic planning and help you produce a long term plan.

Tuesday 10th Feb

1pm -3pm The Mezz

6.30pm-7.30pm The Mezz

Tues 7th Oct Tues 7th Oct Fri 19th Sept

1-2pm

Thurs 2nd October

The Role of the Chairperson Do you want to be an effective leader and make the maximum impact as the Chair of your club or society? Brian Smyth, Public Relations Officer, JCI Fingal will be facilitating this workshop on how you can successfully deliver on your role as Chairperson.

CLC & SLC Executive Training Day

Workshops Semester 2

Wed 11th Feb

- Jack Welch

This workshop will provide knowledge and practical skills to effectively deal with emergency situations. Former Dublin Fireman and paramedic Mr. Fergus Byrne, Assistant Officer Dublin Civil Defence will be facilitating this year’s session on Casualty Management - a must for all Clubs and Socs.

Successfully & Safely planning your Society event. (Societies only) Great events will engage your members, promote your club or society and help raise funds. Shea McNelis, DCUSU Events Co-ordinator and Eileen Tully, Health & Safety Officer will be providing a practical and clear guide to managing your club and society events.

1pm -3pm The Mezz

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

Grant App Clinics The Mezz Financial planning for your Club or Soc can be challenging! Come along to the Grant App Clinics with your questions and also get some tips on funding polices, budgeting and submitting a successful grant application.

Casualty Management

The Role of the Secretary Mastering good communication and organization skills are essential for success as a club or society Secretary. Brian Smyth, Public Relations Officer, JCI Fingal will be facilitating this workshop on how to be the best Secretary.

Tuesday 21st Oct

SPORTS DEVELOPMENT SERVICE

If you are a new club or society or a newly elected leader and need some guidance on how to get started, this is the session for you! Learn the top tips for success and the key tasks you need to do to ensure the successful running of your club or society.

5.30pm-7.30pm The Mezz

Your leadership journey starts here!

This training day provides essential training for club & society committees on the key areas required to effectively manage their activities. Sessions include managing the money, event management, marketing and communications, CLC/ SLC policies and also a panel discussion on top tips from successful Clubs and Socs.

Clubs & Socs The Basics Workshop: The Mezz

5.30pm -6.30pm The Mezz

As a club or society leader you will have access to many exciting and challenging activities to develop your leadership skills.

OSL Leadership POD Training Day

Monday 6th October

Creative and Enterprising | Solution-Oriented | Active Leaders Effective Communicators | Globally Engaged Committed to Continuous Learning

Workshops Semester 1

Tuesday 7th October

In collaboration with industry DCU has identified the following graduate attributes which we aspire to develop through a student’s time at DCU. Through involvement in class work and student activities, students will be supported to become:

POD 1.45pm-6.30pm, The Venue

The Leadership POD is a key component of DCU’s “Generation 21” initiative and Graduate Attributes. “Generation 21” is a unique programme of initiatives whose purpose is to shape our graduates into well-rounded individuals ready to make an impact on society and on the workforce.

Leadership

Wed 24th September

The Office of Student Life Leadership POD is a development programme for emerging student leaders in Dublin City University. We recognise that the skills and competencies gained through involvement in clubs, societies, Student’s Union and volunteering are an integral part of the student experience and can give you the essential skills to develop your club or society as well as the employability skills which employers seek. The Leadership POD aims to provide a framework where you can learn and develop as you run your clubs and societies, through development days, training, workshops and resources. The programme is supported by the DCU Sports Development Service.

Thurs 25th Sept 1-2pm Mon 29th Sept 12-1pm

Leadership POD 14/15

Welcome,