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StudentVolunteer.ie is enabling and growing student volunteering. We would be delighted to connect with you. 


Contact Us!

Our Programme Manager (StudentVolunteer.ie)

Dr Lorraine Tansey

Lorraine@studentvolunteer.ie


University of Galway (UG)

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Email: studentvolunteering@universityofgalway.ie

Visit us! ALIVE in Aras na Mac Leinn

The ALIVE student volunteering office is located beside the Hub, Áras na Mac Léinn. The Hub is University of Galway's student common room, a great space to hang out, eat lunch, watch TV, play pool and have a chat.

The ALIVE office is located right beside the Hub, and we are open from 2-6 Monday - Friday for drop-in queries and a chat!

University of Galway ALIVE (@universityofgalwayalive) • Instagram photos and videos 

ALIVE's Twitter

ALIVE's Linkedln

ALIVE's Facebook


University of Limerick (UL)

Student Support and Engagement Hub

Linda Fitzgerald - Student Volunteering & PVA Manager

Nichola Keegan - Student Volunteering & PVA Snr Admin

Maeve McMahon- Student Volunteering & PVA Admin

 

Email: studentvolunteer@ul.ie

Instagram: Instagram

Facebook:  Facebook

TikTok: UL President's Volunteer Award (@ul_pva_) | TikTok

Linkedin: UL Student Volunteering Office - PVA: Overview | LinkedIn


University College Dublin (UCD)

Contact : UCD in the Community 

Email: ucdic@ucd.ie

Telephone: 01 716 2409/2268

Address: 
Coote Hub, First Floor, UCD Village Block E4,
University College Dublin,
Belfield,
Dublin 4 


Technological University Dublin (TUD)

Contact:

Claire Flannery

TU Dublin Student Volunteering Co-ordinator
 

Email:

claire.flannery@tudublin.ie

Instagram: instagram.com/tudublinvolunteering


Main Address:

Societies & Volunteering Office

TU Dublin 

Aungier Street

D02 HW71

Ireland



University College Cork (UCC)

Lead Coordinator of the UCC EmployAgility Awards Programme.

Tel: +353 (0)21 490 4802 main reception number

Email: careerawards@ucc.ie

 

UCC EmployAgility Awards
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UCC Careers


Atlantic Technological University (ATU)

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Sligo: Kelley

Dublin City University (DCU)

Email:

●       Meadhbh Hannon, Student Volunteer Coordinator, DCU Volunteer

( meadhbh.hannon@DCU.ie )

●       Emily Cathcart, VP for Community and Citizenship, DCU Students’ Union

( emily.cathcart@dcu.ie )

●       Office of Student Life, ( studentlife@dcu.ie )


Social Media:

●       Webpages: DCU Volunteer

Office of Student Life

●       Instagram: DCU Volunteer

Office of Student Life

DCU Students’ Union

TikTok: DCU Students’ Union

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Our Partner Higher Education Institutions

Atlantic Technological University:

www.studentvolunteer.ie/atu 

Dublin City University:

www.studentvolunteer.ie/dcu

TU Dublin: 
www.studentvolunteer.ie/tudublin

University Of Galway:
www.studentvolunteer.ie/universityofgalway

University of Limerick:
www.studentvolunteer.ie/ul

University College Cork:
www.studentvolunteer.ie/ucc

University College Dublin:
www.studentvolunteer.ie/ucd

Our Strategy

About Student Volunteer Ireland

Student Volunteer Ireland is a social enterprise driven by Irish higher education institutions that have created together a national collaborative platform and a shared online resource to connect students and Volunteer Involving Organisations such as community groups, charities, schools, hospitals, public bodies, non profits and NGOs across Ireland. 

Student Volunteer Ireland manage the innovative software www.StudentVolunteer.ie and comprise of Executive, Management and Advisory Groups to guide the growth and development of student volunteering initiatives for enabling and rewarding student volunteering. 

Our Mission and Vision

Our Mission

To consolidate, strengthen, enable, and promote higher education (HE) student volunteering in Ireland. Our work focuses on delivering higher education civic engagement policies and practices by acknowledging, sustaining, growing, reporting, researching, and recognising student volunteers across the sector.

Our Vision

Every third-level student in Ireland has the opportunity to volunteer and this activity is recognised and supported throughout their volunteering journey.

Our Strategic Plan


Read our Strategy that documents our history, our impact and our plans for growing student volunteering movements across Ireland through four pillars and fifteen actions. 

The Value and Impact of Higher Education Student Volunteering in Ireland: Delivering Purpose through Practice


Our Impact

Our Digital Badge for Enabling Student Volunteering

In partnership with the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education we deliver our micro-credential Digital Badge to staff, students and partners that seek to enhance their practice with theoretical and research frameworks.


Enabling Student Volunteering Open Course


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Our Impact Report


Read our Impact Report that outlines the societal and economic impact of student volunteering. 

Our Impact Report shares our three stakeholder perspectives - Student, Community and Higher Education - on the benefits of student volunteering. 

The Value and Impact of Higher Education Student Volunteering in Ireland: Delivering Purpose through Practice

Our National Conference

Empowering Sustainable Development

Students from across Ireland will attend the Student Volunteer Ireland Conference on Friday 14th March at Barretstown, Co Kildare.

The Conference is an intensive hands-on training event for students diving into:

Supporting the journey towards a Circular Economy, Volunteer Leadership Skills, Sustainability and Influencing Decision-Making

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Our Partnerships

Gaisce

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Across HEIs the Gaisce Medal and its personal and professional development opportunities are supported. Student Volunteer Ireland are Strategic Partners of Gaisce. 


Comhlámh

6cdd60ea0045eb7a6ec44c54d29ed402_1754846499.jpgStudentVolunteer.ie and Comhámh signed a partnership agreement to ensure that all volunteering opportunities promoted to students through our website are officially Comhlámh Code of Good Practice Signatories. This ensures that students are receiving excellent support and training as part of their overseas volunteering experiences. 


IDEA

The Code of Good Practice for Development Education at IDEA is a framework to support organisations that are committed to global citizenship education. StudentVolunteer.ie is a Code Member and adheres to the principles of social justice, student voice and democractic ways of engaging. 


National Youth Volunteering Portfolio (MyVP)

Localise lead on the development of the National Youth Volunteering Portfolio (MyVP) and StudentVolunteer.ie partner in this groundbreaking reflection and recognition tool to enable young people to reflect on their skills and learning in order to build their civic understandings and access educational and employment pathways.


The Volunteer Charter

The Volunteer Charter at Volunteer Ireland is the national framework to support volunteers and Volunteer Involving Organisations that are committed to good practice. StudentVolunteer.ie is a Charter Member and adheres to the principles outlined to ensure that both volunteers and VIOs are supported.


Our Board

Our Management Board

Technological University Dublin: Student Volunteer Coordinator
University College Cork: Head of Partnerships
University College Dublin: UCD in the Community
University of Galway: Head of Engagement
University of Limerick: Student Volunteering Office
Student Representatives

Our Executive Board

Technological University Dublin: Head of Sport and Societies
University College Cork: Head of Research Culture, Engagement and Impact
University College Dublin: Dean of Students
University of Galway: Dean of Students
University of Limerick: Head of Student Affairs & Associate Professor of Student Engagement
Student Representatives

Our Advisory Board

Members of our Community and higher education networks support us through our Advisory Board:

  • Eileen Costello Rawat, Young Social Innovators
  • Karol Quinn, Gaisce
  • Nina Arwitz, Volunteer Ireland
  • Caitriona Rogerson, STAND
  • Lewis Purser, Irish Universities Association
  • Ciarán Ó hIarnáin, Student Sport Ireland Representative
  • Mikayla Morton, NiteLine Coordinator
  • Riona Hughes, Chair Board of Irish College Societies (BICS)
  • Bryan O’Mahony Elected President of USI/AMLÉ
Our Student Advisory Group

Our Student Advisory Group undertake training on decision-making in higher education with NSTEP. 

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