Tuesday, 21 February 2023

Avoiding Distractions - How to Get and Stay Focused

The Student Success Coaching team invites you to this interactive workshop where you will explore what distracts you from your goal or tasks.  Identify procrastination excuses and gain insights into how to maintain your focus and avoid distractions.  

Please register below to join this workshop with Student Success Coaches on  

Tuesday February 21stfrom 1.00 – 1.45.  The workshop will take place in room IT 206 (IT Building).  

Spaces are limited so if you are interested, register here:   

We look forward to meeting you.  

If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact majella.perry@universityofgalway.ie 

Location: IT 206 (IT building)    
Time: 13.00

Tuesday, 14 February 2023

Decision-Making: The Process of Choosing Well

We know that making decisions can sometimes be challenging, and this interactive workshop is a great space to learn a different way you can approach decisions. This is a great opportunity to learn a decision-making technique which can help you choose well, based on Stanford University's Design Your Life framework. 

Please register here to join this workshop with Student Success Coaches on Tuesday 14th February 2023 at 1pm.The workshop will take place in room IT 206 (IT building). 
 
We look forward to meeting with you! 
 
If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to contact larissa.lamb@universityofgalway.ie 

Location: IT 206 (IT building)    
Time: 13.00

Tuesday, 7 February 2023

Finding Balance

In this workshop you will explore ways to create more balance in your busy student life, making time for the things that are important to you. Learn techniques and a tool to help you find and keep your balance. 

Please register below to join this workshop with Student Success Coaches on  

Tuesday February 7th from 1.00 – 1.45.  The workshop will take place in room IT 206 (IT Building).  

Spaces are limited so if you are interested, register here:   

We look forward to meeting you. 

If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate tocontactmajella.perry@universityofgalway.ie 

Location: IT 206 (IT building)    
Time: 13.00

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

How Can You Design More Energy into Your Life?

During this session you will have the opportunity to look at your energy levels throughout the week and identify the activities that drain your energy and those that energize you.  You will learn how to make better choices on which activities to spend time doing and how to organise your time to optimize energy, based on Stanford's Design Your Life model.  

If you are interested please register here to join this workshop withStudent Success Coaches on Tuesday 31st of January 2023 at 1pm. The workshop will take place in room IT 206 (IT building). 

We look forward to meeting with you! 
 
If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to contact larissa.lamb@universityofgalway.ie 

Location: IT 206 (IT building)    
Time: 13.00

Tuesday, 4 October 2022

Goal Setting

Designing Futures Student Success Coaches will be running a Goal Setting workshop for students from 12-1pm on Tuesday 4th October in the SC200A Seminar Room, Concourse South- Corridor beside Smokey's.

All students welcome to attend and gain help focussing on their personal and academic goals for the academic year ahead!

Location: SC200A Seminar Room    
Time: 12.00pm

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Finding Balance

Designing Futures Student Success Coaches will be running a workshop on Finding Balance in your personal and academic life. The workshop will run from 12- 1pm on Tuesday 11th October in SC200A Seminar Room, Concourse South- Corridor beside Smokey's.

All students welcome to attend and find out more about how they can balance better!

Find out more about Student Success Coaching and how to book a 1:1 appointment with a coach: 

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/successcoaching/

Location: SC200A Seminar Room    
Time: 12.00pm

Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Making Your Strengths Work for You

Designing Futures Student Success Coaches will be running a workshop on Making Your Strengths Work for You. The workshop will run from 12- 1pm on Tuesday 18th October in SC200A Seminar Room, Concourse South- Corridor beside Smokey's.

All students welcome to attend and find out more about how they can use their strengths!

Find out more about Student Success Coaching and how to book a 1:1 appointment with a coach: 

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/successcoaching/

Location: SC200A Seminar Room    
Time: 12.00pm

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Design More Energy into Your Life

Designing Futures Student Success Coaches will be running a workshop on Designing More Engergy into Your Life. The workshop will run from 12- 1pm on Tuesday 25th October in SC200A Seminar Room, Concourse South- Corridor beside Smokey's.

All students welcome to attend and find out they can design their own lives!

Find out more about Student Success Coaching and how to book a 1:1 appointment with a coach: 

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/successcoaching/

Location: SC200A Seminar Room    
Time: 12.00pm

Tuesday, 1 November 2022

Decision Making

Designing Futures Student Success Coaches will be running a workshop on Decision Making. The workshop will run from 12- 1pm on Tuesday 1st November in SC200A Seminar Room, Concourse South- Corridor beside Smokey's.

All students welcome to attend and find out more about how they can make decision making easier!

Find out more about Student Success Coaching and how to book a 1:1 appointment with a coach: 

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/successcoaching/

Location: SC200A Seminar Room    
Time: 12.00pm

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Avoiding Distractions

Designing Futures Student Success Coaches will be running a workshop on Avoiding Distractions. The workshop will run from 12- 1pm on Tuesday 8th November in SC200A Seminar Room, Concourse South- Corridor beside Smokey's.

All students welcome to attend and find out more about how they can avoid distractions - particularly important coming up to exams!

Find out more about Student Success Coaching and how to book a 1:1 appointment with a coach: 

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/successcoaching/

Location: SC200A Seminar Room    
Time: 12.00pm

Wednesday, 2 December 2020

Design Your Life

Explore the potential of design thinking and Designing Your Life at NUI Galway

We invite you to join us online to explore Design Thinking and how it could help you Design Your Life 

Speakers include:

  • Dr Tony Hall, NUI Galway
  • Kathy H. Davies, Managing Director, Life Design Lab, Stanford University
  • Professor Marc Hunsaker, Dean of Personal & Professional Development, Berry College, USA 
  • Majella Perry, Larissa Lamb, Student Success Coaches, NUI Galway

Designing Futures is a new flagship initiative in NUI Galway that has been awarded €7.57m in funding for a period of 5 years. The aim of this programme is to enhance our graduates’ employability, through promoting greater engagement with civic society, community and enterprise during their studies, while enhancing their overall education and preparedness for life in the challenging future now emerging, post-pandemic. 

Location: Online    
Time: 12.00pm

Wednesday, 12 January 2022

Designing Futures Launch

We invite you to join us online in launching NUI Galway’s Designing Futures programme on 12th of January 2022 at noon.

Register your attendance for this online launch  here 

Designing Futures is a new flagship initiative in NUI Galway that has been awarded €7.57m in funding for a period of 5 years. The aim of this programme is to enhance our graduates’ employability, through promoting greater engagement with civic society, community and enterprise during their studies, while enhancing their overall education and preparedness for life in the challenging future now emerging, post-pandemic. 

Designing Futures Launch Programme

 MC:  Professor Michelle Millar, Dean of Students, Designing Futures Programme Lead

12:00     Opening and Welcome Address, Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, President, NUI Galway

12:10     Minister Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

12:15    Designing Futures in Action - Professor Michelle Millar, Designing Futures Lead and Dean of Students, NUI Galway

12:25    The Future of Work - Panel Discussion

              Denise Rocks (Chair), West Region Skills Manager, Regional Skills West

              Vivienne Patterson, Head of Skills, Engagement and Statistics, HEA

              Darragh Colgan · Vice President, R&D, Structural Heart, Boston Scientific

               Laura O’Flynn, Manager, Human Capital Team, Deloitte

              Christopher McBrearty, Founder and IdeasLab Alum , Nanodetect

              Marie Laffey, Head of Careers, NUI Galway

12:50     Closing Remarks, Professor Michelle Millar

 

Join us at the online Designing Futures Launch 

 

 

Location: Online    
Time: 12.00pm

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

Student Success Coach Workshop - Understanding Your Strengths

In this session you have the opportunity to explore your personal strengths and increase awareness of how you can use them successfully at home, in work and in teams. We look forward to meeting you!

Time: 13.00-13.45

Location: IT 206 - IT Building 

Open to all University of Galway students

Find out more about Student Success Coaching and how to book a 1:1 session

Location: IT 206 (IT building)    
Time: 13.00