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What’s Inside:
• How to apply for Sports Scholarship • Special Offers in Fitness Suite • Futsal 5-aside coming soon • Rugby Season Kick off Away to C.I.T.
Clubs and Socities Office
• Basketball bounces back for 2011-12 season • Ladies Soccer looking for new recruits • GAA Fresher Trial’s get underway
Clubs & Societies Open Days Mon 26th/ Tues 27th
CLUBS & SOCIETIES There is a diverse range of sport and recreation activities to all students in WIT, and every student is offered the opportunity to join a club or society each year. In 2010-2011 we had 39 registered sports clubs that catered from the elite sports star to beginners and the casual or recreational athlete. So if you want to be active on campus and get involved with a WIT club we hope to able to provide something for everyone; from swimming to soccer, sky diving to cycling and much more in between!
Looking to play sport, engage in debate on academics, culture or politics; make sure to sign up to your preferred clubs and societies on these dates. Clubs and Societies Open Day 2011: College Street Campus Monday 26th September 12pm to 2pm In the Chapel Cork Rd Campus Tuesday 27th September 11am to 3pm In the F Corridor
Last year also saw a large number of over 30 active societies here in the institute covering three main areas; Academic, Cultural & Political so there is no excuse to not get involved in the vibrant and exciting clubs and societies scene here in WIT.
HOW TO CREATE A NEW CLUB OR SOCIETY:
List of Sports Clubs 2010-2011 Hurling, Camogie, Ladies Football, Gaelic Football, Handball, Basketball, Men’s Rugby, Ladies Rugby, Men’s, Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Badminton, Table Tennis, Cricket, Kickboxing, Karate, Athletics, Equestrian, Hockey, Golf, Motor Sport, Skiing, Kayaking, Sailing, Surf, Swimming, Ultimate Frisbee, Boxing, Cycling, Darts, Judo, Mountaineering, Orienteering, Outdoor Activities, Poker, Rowing, Sky Diving, Softball, Tennis & Volleyball.
• Call to the clubs & societies office • Read the handbook which contains all you need to know on setting up a club or society. • Create awareness of this club or society • Recruit your members • Fill out the official forms • The rest is up to you!
Academic Societies 2010-2011 Architectural, Art & Design, Business, Computer, Construction Management, Early Childhood Studies, Engineering, Forestry, Hospitality, Law, Music, Psychology, Science, Social Care & Visual Arts Cultural Societies 2010-2011 African, Chinese, Christian Union, Dance, DJ & Dance Music, Hackers, International Students, Irish Traditional Music, Journalism, LGBT, Mature Student’s & Creative Arts.
WIT Skydiving Club
Political Societies 2010-2011 Social Workers, Young Fine Gael & The Political Society
Clubs & Societies Contact Details Robin Croke Clubs & Societies Officer Email: rcroke@wit.ie or clubsandsocs@wit.ie Phone: (051) 302238
WIT Equestrian Club
WIT Students’ Union Conor Do WITSU P yle resi dent
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WIT Students’ Union is the representative organisation for over 10,000 students in WIT. There are three full time & two part time sabbatical officers: President, Welfare, Education being full time and Communications and Entertainments being part time. The officers have been elected by you the students to represent you. This year’s team has 25 years of student life experience between us. Please check out our website www.witsu.ie which has a host of information across the categories we cover & where we have a list of our various services including our bike shop & grinds database. Our facebook page is updated daily with all SU Info http://www.facebook.com/witsu
YOUR UNION, HERE FOR YOU!
SPORTS CLUBS
NOTICE BOARD
WIT Soccer Club WIT Men’s and Ladies soccer club’s are currently recruiting players for the 2011-12 season .WIT has three soccer teams, two men’s team which play in the Colleges Premier Division and Division 1 and one ladies team who play in Division 1. The Soccer club is keen to encourage more ladies to come on board and get involved in one of the fastest growing clubs in the college. Last season two WIT students, Maria Delahunty and Claire Conlon, were selected to play for the Irish Colleges team and this season the ladies soccer team hope to grow even stronger and increase their numbers of members. The contact details for WIT Soccer Club are listed below.
club take on a lot of beginners and if you want try something new this year the ladies rugby club would be delighted to sign you up! Contact David Whelan (Coach) 085-1106823 Email: clubsandsocs@wit.ie Basketball Club WIT basketball are getting underway in the coming weeks and will be holding training/scrimmage sessions in the sports hall every Monday night for the women’s and men’s teams. Anyone interested in playing basketball is asked to contact the club through the Clubs and Societies Office or by email at clubsandsocs@wit.ie
Contact John Douglas 087-6799579 Email: witsoccerclub@gmail.com
Basketball Training Times Ladies Senior/Fresher teams Mondays @6.15pm Men’s Senior/Fresher teams Mondays @7.15pm
Men’s Rugby Club WIT men’s rugby club get their season underway today when the Fresher’s squad travel to play Cork IT in their opening fixture on Wednesday the 21st of September. Anyone interested in trying out for the either the senior or the fresher teams this season are asked to contact the club as soon as possible.
Futsal Soccer Social League A new Futsal 5 a-side soccer tournament is getting underway in September where eight teams will battle it out between now and Christmas to become champions. If you are interested in signing up a team of classmates or friends please contact Andy or Graeme over the next two weeks.
Contact Gerry Walsh (Coach) 086-8697731 Email: clubsandsocs@wit.ie
Contact Andy Kavanagh 087-6971874 Graeme Penkert 087-1329802 Email: witsoccerclub@gmail.com
Ladies Rugby Club The WIT ladies squad are up and running already and all players are very welcome to take part. The
EDUCATIONWELFARE Hey everybody,
Hi everyone!!!
I hope you are all enjoying your first few weeks at Waterford I.T. Hopefully you are all starting to get organised for the semester ahead and going to class. I will be around this week to all classes to get the details of elected class representatives and to carry out the elections of those who have yet to elect a Rep. Without an active Class Rep system the Students’ Union won’t be as strong as possible so I would encourage all classes to elect a strong representative as soon as possible. If you ever need anything feel free to contact me on 086-0499842 or at education@witsu.ie Brian
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I’m Denise McCarthy, your Students’ Union Welfare Officer. I hope you have all settled in and that you’re having a ball here in WIT! College is the best time of your life so make sure you have fun but take it easy and don’t burn yourself out... Play hard and work harder. As part of my role as Welfare Officer I will be running campaigns on campus such as Love Your Body, Positive Mental Health, Sexual Health, Money Matters and so on, so keep an eye out for these. I also co-ordinate Condom Wednesdays so if you see crazy guys running around in Sperm Suits grab a condom. We’re always looking for people to help out and get involved, so if you are interested join the Welfare Crew. If you need anything during the year no matter how big or small pop into me or give me a buzz, stop me in the corridor if needs be! You can contact me on 086-7854402 or at welfare@witsu.ie Denise
Opening Hours: Tuesday: 11.00—14.00 Wednesday: 11.00—14.00
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Bicycles available for €160 Buy Back Offer Available
Call: 086-0748010 Email: witbikeshop@gmail.com
WIT Bicycle Shop Will OFFER to buy back any bike sold from WIT Bicycle Shop up to the value of €70 at the end of Each Semester, provided Bikes are in Good Condition
WIT MEDICAL CENTRE Medical Scheme
€100 for one year (unlimited visits) €40 per visit
SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE
From RSC to WIT (dropping outside Luke Wadding Library). Monday to Thursday. 8.50 am 9.00 am 9.10 am 9.20 am 9.30 am 9.40 am 9.50 am
From WIT to RSC (pick up outside Luke Wadding library) Monday to Thursday. 4.30 pm 4.40 pm 4.50 pm 5.00 pm 5.10 pm 5.20 pm 5.30pm
From WIT to RSC (pick up outside Luke Wadding library) Friday only. 1.15pm 1.30 pm
This service operates during semester time only and is subject to change. Bus Provider is T & T Coach Hire Thomas Carey Coaches.
Freshers Special
Tel: (051) 302 484 Email: sport@wit.ie
Membership Was €130 Now €100 For Month Of September Only!!!
15% OFF
For all Returning Students €130 Now €110 For Month Of September Only!!!
Also Available
€50 membership And pay €2.50 Each Visit
WIT Sports Scholarship Programme Waterford Institute of Technology offers a very attractive and extensive scholarship programme. Sport’s scholarships are available to all students in WIT from first year to post graduates and all sports are covered by the scheme. The main thrust of the scholarship programme offered by WIT is in the area of services and benefits available to the recipients. These include Academic Mentoring Support Strength and Conditioning. Sports Science Support- access to nutrition, psychology etc. Technical Support. Medical Facilities. Financial Bursary. If you are interested in applying for a Sport Scholarship in WIT please contact Cathy Pembroke in Sport’s Scholarship Office (Beside C&S Office).
Closing Date For Applications
Friday 30TH September
Email: cpembroke@wit.ie Telephone 051- 834132
their support for First Fortnight’s campaign to challenge mental health prejudice and discrimination.
REPUBLIC of Loose are set to play a very special show at Waterford IT on Wednesday October 12 as part of the innovative new First Fortnight college tour to help challenge mental health prejudice and discrimination. Organised by arts-based mental health awareness project First Fortnight (firstfornight.com), the all-day event will also see WIT host a free screening of a special student-only cut of the acclaimed RTE documentary series, ‘I See A Darkness’, as well as a talk and question and answers session with the documentary’s makers and participants. The series is an intimate portrait of three suicide stories: two deaths by suicide and one attempted suicide. First Fortnight has staged successful music events in Dublin on the first two weeks of every year, for the past two years, as part of its mental health awareness campaign. Students in Waterford are one of only three colleges and universities across Ireland who will take part in their inaugural student tour, which is staged in association with Suicide or Survive (SOS) USI and See Change, the national mental health stigma reduction charity. The tour will also visit UCD and Galway/ Mayo IT. With the 10th anniversary looming, Republic of Loose remain one of Ireland’s best live acts and have expressed
Mental health prejudice and discrimination can do more lasting harm to people than a period of low mood or self harm. It is important for students — as well as the general population — to help fight mental health stigma and open dialogue on the mental health issues that face us all.
In Ireland, one in four of us will experience a mental health problem at some point in our life. That’s enough of us to fill Croke Park 14 times over. It’s also six times the number of students who enrolled in all our Universities and all our ITs combined right across the county last year, and its more people than the combined population of Cork, Clare, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. Tickets for First Fortnight presents Republic of Loose live in WIT will be on-sale from September 28th from WITSU. If you would like more information on mental health issues, please contact Student Union Welfare Officer Denise McCarthy. For more information on First Fortnight see Firstfortnight.com
GAA Club News
WIT has a proud record of GAA within the college and the 2011-12 season gets under way this week, as trials take place for Fresher’s in all disciplines of camogie, hurling, ladies football, and men’s football. In 2011 there was plenty of success in the college as the ladies swept the boards winning the Ashbourne Cup in camogie for the third year and a row, while the Giles Cup was secured for the first time ever by the ladies football team, the intermediate hurling team also collected the All Ireland title and the men’s handball squad won the 60 x 30 team title for the second year in a row.
The GAA office is located upstairs in the courtyard building on the main campus. It is opened Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 5.30pm so feel free to drop in if you have any questions or want to sign up. All GAA notices are displayed on the screen in the main atrium, so please keep an eye on this for dates of training, matches and other activities. Sign up today and be part of the biggest club in WIT. Conor Phelan, WIT GAA Development Officer Contact Details: • Tel: 051-302239 • Mob: 087 7547921 •FAX: 051-353906 • Email: gaa@wit.ie
GAA FIXTURES/DATES