TU Students’ Union Student Council Officer Report Tuarascáil Oifigeach Comhairle na Mac Léinn Aontas na Mac Leinn, Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta, Baile Átha Cliath

Officer Name: Pierre Yimbog Email Address: [email protected] Ainm an Oifigeach Seoladh Riomhphoist

st th Officer Position: President Period of Work: 1 ​ July – 11 ​ October 2019 ​ ​ Seasamh an Oifigigh Treimhse Oibre

Key Points Since Last Meeting Príomhphointí ón gcruinniú deireanach

1. New Students’ Union

st TU Dublin Students’ Union was formally established on 1 ​ July 2019, with the dissolution of DIT Students’ ​ Union, IT Students’ Union and IT Students’ Union. The full time officers officially started their term and work begun on how this new Union would look, how we would work together and campaigns and events that would be rolled out. I delegated a number of the overall briefs to the Deputy Presidents to try get this consistency across the Union and is detailed in the documentation.

2. Funding

The Union is structured differently across the campuses which affects the way we’re funded. The University understand that DITSU CLG is there to fund the services and operations of City Campus and there was a th formal funding agreement in place which ended on 30 ​ June, while Tallaght and Blanchardstown have ​ other arrangements and structures. We’re in negotiations to secure interim funding for the three campuses and overall Union for this academic year and ensure student organisations don’t see any loss in funding, especially on City Campus. It is my priority and that of the Executive to present and negotiate one funding arrangement for the Union before end of the year.

3. Daft.ie Rental Report

I was given the opportunity to include an insert in Dafts.ie Quarterly Rental Report which is usually given to Students’ Union Presidents to include the perspective of students in their Autumn launch. The piece can found if you search Daft.ie Rental Report and it got good coverage with quotes on The Journal, Irish Mirror, The Sun, Extra.ie and full article included in Irish Independent. Thanks to the City Campus Education & Welfare team for helping me with the research and input into the press release that helped highlight the accommodation crisis affecting all students.

TU Dublin Students’ Union Student Council Officer Report Tuarascáil Oifigeach Comhairle na Mac Léinn Aontas na Mac Leinn, Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta, Baile Átha Cliath

Officer Name: Pierre Yimbog Email Address: [email protected] Ainm an Oifigeach Seoladh Riomhphoist

st th Officer Position: President Period of Work: 1 ​ July – 11 ​ October 2019 ​ ​ Seasamh an Oifigigh Treimhse Oibre

Meetings Attended (and Number) Priorities for Next Period Tinrimh Choistí agus Cruinnithe (agus Líon) Tosaíochtaí don chéad tréimhse eile

● Meeting President FitzPatrick – 2 ● Funding for Students’ Union, Clubs and ● Meeting Diarmuid O’Callaghan -1 Societies ● Meeting with Tom Stone – 1 ● Meeting with Mary Meaney – 1 ● Postgraduate Representation ● Meeting with David Gavin - 1 ● TU Dublin Strategic Plan

● Executive Meeting – 6 ● Constitutional Working Group ● DITSU CLG Nominations Committee – 1 ● Student Activities Working Group ● DITSU CLG Board Meeting – 2 ● Electoral Commission – 2 ● Catering Contract ● Bolton St CRM - 1 ● Grangegorman Office

● Governing Body – 2 ● Student Safety and Conduct ● Academic Council - 2 ● Leadership Group – 3 ● Funding Meeting – 2 ● Student Charter Workshop – 2 ● Student Voice PDR – 2 ● Student Orientation PDR - 1 ● QQI Institutional Review Steering Group – 2 ● Graduations Committee - 1

● USI Postgraduate Affairs WG – 1 ● USI Governance Review WG – 1 ● Meeting with Michelle, Lorna and Craig (USI) – 1 ● Meeting with Lorna and Craig (USI) - 1

TU Dublin Students’ Union Student Council Officer Report Tuarascáil Oifigeach Comhairle na Mac Léinn Aontas na Mac Leinn, Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta, Baile Átha Cliath

Officer Name: Pierre Yimbog Email Address: [email protected] Ainm an Oifigeach Seoladh Riomhphoist

st th Officer Position: President Period of Work: 1 ​ July – 11 ​ October 2019 ​ ​ Seasamh an Oifigigh Treimhse Oibre

Events/Activities Attended Annual Leave Taken Tinrimh Imeachtaí / Gníomhaíochtaí Saoire bhliantúil ​ ​ th th ● SUT (8 ​ – 14 ​ July) ​ ​ ● Students’ Union Strategic Plan Workshop st ​ th th ● 1 August – Full Day (18 ​ July, 10 ​ October) ​ ​ ​ th th nd ● Executive Teambuilding (19 ​ – 20 ​ July) ● 2 ​ August – Full Day th th ​ ​ ​ ● SUT+ (7 ​ – 9 ​ August) th ● 6 ​ August – Full Day ​ ​ th ● Galway Pride – 17 ​ August ​ th ​ st ● 30 ​ August – Full Day ● NStEP Development Day (21 ​ August) ​ nd ​ ● USI Presidents Day (22 ​ August) ​ th ● Student Mental Health Launch (27 ​ August) th ​ ● TU Symposium (29 ​ August) ​

th th ● UCC National Council (14 ​ – 15 ​ ​ September) ● City Campus Freshers Crawl (16th ​ September) ● Tallaght International Welcome Night (17th ​ September) th ● City Campus Bingo Loco (19 ​ September) th ​ ● Global Climate Strike (20 ​ September) ​ rd ● Tallaght Messy Mondays (23 ​ September) ​ ● City Campus Drink Tea & Draw (24th ​ September) ● Blanchardstown Comedy Roast (24th ​ September) ● Meeting with Fianna Fáil TDs (25th ​ September) th ● Freshers Ball (25 ​ September) ​ ● Blanchardstown Mystery Tour (26th ​ September) th ● Co-Create Workshop (27 ​ September) ​

TU Dublin Students’ Union Student Council Officer Report Tuarascáil Oifigeach Comhairle na Mac Léinn Aontas na Mac Leinn, Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta, Baile Átha Cliath

Officer Name: Pierre Yimbog Email Address: [email protected] Ainm an Oifigeach Seoladh Riomhphoist

st th Officer Position: President Period of Work: 1 ​ July – 11 ​ October 2019 ​ ​ Seasamh an Oifigigh Treimhse Oibre

th ● Tallaght Class Rep Training (10 ​ October) ​ ● City Campus Class Rep Training (11th ​ October

Mandates (Complete/In Progress/Uncompleted) Comments Sainorduithe (Déanta / Ar Siúl / Le Déanamh) Ráitis

● All motions and policies from three former ● Presenting fresh policy and motions manual for Students’ Union automatically became first Student Council of TU Dublin SU st mandates of TU Dublin SU on 1 ​ July ​ Gifts Received Personal Expenses Bronntanais a Fuarthas Costaisí phearsanta

● Dinner by TU Dublin & HEA – TU ● Taxi - €104 Symposium ● Parking & Tolls – €105.36 ● Dinner – House by Fianna Fáil ● Petrol - €30 ● Governing Body – Bag, notebook, pen and umbrella

Any Other Matters Aon nithe eile

● Niteline Services – The Union was approached by Student Services on if the University should partner with Niteline Services to offer to all TU Dublin students, a service which was already available in Tallaght and Blanchardstown but not City Campus. After meeting with Niteline along with counselling service staff, the Executive took the decision it was not in the best interest of students to affiliate with due to the cost proposed, the limited service available and other concerns raised. ● The Emergence of Technological Universities in Ireland – I made presentation at this symposium, titled ‘Students at the centre of TUs in Ireland’. It was organised by TU Dublin and HEA and was ​ ​ attended by many staff from colleges both in Ireland and in Europe, and representative from the European Students’ Union and Lorna Fitzpatrick, USI President. ● Meeting with Fianna Fáil – This was arranged by Stephen Donnelly TD for all Students’ Union President including from UL, UCD and USI. We spoke on a broad range of issues affecting students including funding, accommodation, SUSI, mental health supports and a number of other TDs

TU Dublin Students’ Union Student Council Officer Report Tuarascáil Oifigeach Comhairle na Mac Léinn Aontas na Mac Leinn, Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta, Baile Átha Cliath

Officer Name: Pierre Yimbog Email Address: [email protected] Ainm an Oifigeach Seoladh Riomhphoist

st th Officer Position: President Period of Work: 1 ​ July – 11 ​ October 2019 ​ ​ Seasamh an Oifigigh Treimhse Oibre

attended including Leader of Fianna Fáil Party, Micheál Martin. ● Training – The full time officers attended both SUT and SUT+ and held a number of training sessions nd th for part-time officers from 2 ​ – 6 ​ September. ​ ​ th th ● Orientations – This took place from 9 ​ – 13 ​ September and I made every effort to attend as many ​ ​ across the three campuses and also support the officers in some of the activities taking place on the campuses including selling Fresher event tickets.