YOUR UNION
A democratic organisation run by students, for students.About
Every registered GMIT student is automatically a member of the Students’ Union.
There are 4 full-time officers representing GMIT students: the Overall SU President, the Deputy President for Education, the Vice President for Welfare and the Vice President for the Mayo Campus. Each of these officers has their own brief but also a collective responsibility as a team to ensure that all GMIT students are represented in all areas of student life.
We represent students in a wide variety of area, some of which are listed below:
The Executive.
The executive is the ‘Cabinet’ of the Union and comprises of all full-time and part time officers. The executive meet every 2 weeks.
FULL TIME OFFICERS
I’m so thankful for the opportunity to represent the students of GMIT! Hopefully the year
Ricarda Bolle
DP for Education
I am delighted to have the chance to represent our students across all five campuses on all
College is a life experience that is unique to every student and as Welfare Officer, I want to do the absolute best I can to constantly improve the experience for you! I understand that not only is the transition into college life extremely hard, but that there are also challenges around every corner.
I look forward to meeting you all hopefully on campus throughout the year and getting to know all of the students. I am passionate about making the GMIT college experience for students unforgettable. Each and every one of the students will be my number 1 priority! Please don’t ever be afraid to contact me with anything! Let’s make the college experience for everyone safe, fun and unforgettable
The structure of your union.
Student Body.
Student body is another term for all of the students of the institute together. The student body is the supreme decision making body and has the final say on all matters of most importance affecting the Union.
Students have their say by voting for class reps, full-time sabbatical officer and by voting in referenda which may take place on various topics throughout the year.
Class Rep Council.
Every class in the institute should have at least 1 class representatives, based on the size of the class.
The class rep council is the ‘Parliament’ of the Union and is made up of all class reps and executive officers. Council meet every month and adopts policy for the Union as well as holding the executive officers accountable for the work they do.
About USI
USI
Union of Students in Ireland
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is the national representative body for the 374,000 students in third level education on the Island of Ireland.
GMIT SU is a Member Organisation (MO) of USI and our officers attend training sessions, monthly National Council meetings and the Annual National
Congress.
For more infomation please view the USI website: http://usi.ie
Contact
Mayo Campus
Tel: +353 94 9043109
Email: sumayo@gmit.ie
Galway Campus
Tel: +353 91 742264
Email: suoffice@gmit.ie
