Hello there and welcome to all of our new DCU students!

Firstly I would like to take this opportunity to welcome each and every one of you to DCU. Congratulations on this huge milestone in your life, I wish you all the very best of luck!
My name is Fearghal Lynch and I am your Students' Union President. My job is to be the main spokesperson and representative of the Union, I look after the day to day running of the Union and much more. Learn more about what the SU is and what we do for you here. I’m ecstatic for the year ahead and I can assure you that the DCUSU Team of 2020/2021 has been working extremely hard all summer to guarantee you have the best University experience possible!

I’d like to introduce the four Vice-Presidents of your Students' Union and a few things we’ve been working on so far.

Lucien is your VP for Academic Affairs, and he's the man to speak to about any concerns related to your academic life, be that exams, lecturers, the library, or anything else. He's been working hard to make sure you're getting the best education possible this semester, and that you have as much information as possible before coming to college. Any other questions, shoot Lucien an email.

Chloe is your VP for Education and Placement, if you have any concerns about studying Teaching, Nursing or doing a course with INTRA placement, get in touch with her. Chloe has just finished her business degree so she can answer questions you may have about business courses or the business school.

Dean is your VP for Welfare & Equality! He handles all things to do with your Mental Health, Physical Health, and Sexual Health. He's also the main point of contact when it comes to Accommodation and Finance. Dean further looks after Equality Issues for minority students. Dean is a Psychology Graduate and commuted from Laytown for the duration of his degree.

Dylan is your VP for Engagement and Development and he is here to make your college experience outside the classroom go as smoothly as possible, and you further yourself in whatever way you can through your extracurricular activities.

Feel free to contact any of your DCUSU team with any questions or queries and make sure you follow us on Instagram and Twitter for the most up to date information.

President - Fearghal@dcusu.ie
VP for Academic Affairs - Lucien@dcusu.ie
VP for Education and Placement - Chloe@dcusu.ie
VP for Engagement and Development - Dylan@dcusu.ie
VP for Welfare and Equality - Dean@dcusu.ie

Learn more about the full SU team who are here to represent you!

Head to the 'Welcome 2020' section of our website for all the information you might need!

As always stay safe,

Fearghal
DCUSU President

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HELPFUL INFORMATION

To find your course code, head here. You will need this to access your timetable, which is available here. You have to add a 1 to your course code for first year. eg. Business studies= BS1 (These timetables are provisional and subject to change)
If you have any specific issues about registration or fees should be directed to registry@dcu.ie or fees@dcu.ie for those offices to handle.
You'll be emailed early this week with information on how to get your student ID card.
Change of module will be available from Oct 5-9th.
The Student Assistance Fund, which helps students with financial stress, will open towards the beginning of October. The SAF can go towards expenses such as rent, living costs, food, books, and even childcare costs. More information can be found here. Dean will be running a short session on financial support on Monday from 12:30-1pm.
The SU provides a bunch of free services. You can avail of free pregnancy tests via post, free condoms, free lube, and free drug testing kits. More information on the pregnancy tests, condoms, and lube are available in our sexual health section. If you'd like to avail of our drug testing kits, please fill out this Google Form here.
If you missed your consent class this past week, you can attend our follow-up session on Thursday from 13:30-14:00. If you've completed your consent class, you can register for your training certificate here.
If you're interested in getting some of our LGBTQ+ identity, allyship, or pronoun badges, you can apply here.
Most textbooks and readings for your course will be available through the library, but if you need to buy a textbook, check out our DCU Book Fair group on Facebook where students swap and sell used textbooks.
You can book study slots in the library on their website, and they'll be expanding the available slots soon.
If you're looking to find accommodation, you can join our Accommodation Group here: If you check out our Accommodation page on our website, there's more information on short-stay options. If you have a question about on-campus accommodation, please email campus.residences@dcu.ie.