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Student Facilities & Supports
What’s on Campus Te main Belfield campus offers students a wide range of services, with different types of restaurants, coffee shops, well-stocked shops, a campus bookshop, a bike shop and a barber shop. Launderettes are available for the student residences, providing full washing and dry- ing services. Tere is also a post office, and full banking facilities on campus. Te UCD Student Centre offers a relaxed meet-
ing place for students, with café and bar areas. Te centre is home to a 600-seat auditorium (the Astra Hall), where gigs and performances are held, an exhibition space, a second-hand bookshop, the offices of the Students’ Union and meeting rooms for student Clubs and Societies. See page 13 for more details on exciting new developments in the new UCD Student Centre, scheduled for completion by 2012.
UCD Students’ Union All UCD students are automatically members of UCD Students’ Union (SU). Te SU represents students’ views and opinions, and works on a number of University committees (including the Governing Authority) as the voice of the student population. Te SU is there to advise, support and direct
students through any kind of situation in which they may find themselves – everything from landlord/tenancy issues to personal, financial or educational problems. It offers information on health issues, employment opportunities and lists of available student accommodation. Te SU also supports Niteline, a voluntary stu- dent-run organisation that operates a telephone listening and information service for students. All the SU officers are UCD students, or have been in the recent past, so they understand the issues facing students. Troughout the year, the SU Entertainments
(Ents) Office runs class trips and parties, gigs, comedy nights, and the prime event in the campus social calendar – the UCD Ball. Te SU also provides a variety of services for students including bars, shops, photocopying bureau and pool hall to name but a few. Te SU will keep you informed through its radio station, Belfield FM, and its award-winning newspaper, Te University Observer. Te SU is also a great way to get involved and meet people.
Student Facilities & Supports
Student Welfare UCD is a large and very friendly university. Even so, we know it can seem quite daunting for first- year students. We have set up a comprehensive network of services to help you overcome any difficult issues and to fit into life at university. After all, we want you to succeed, both academi- cally and personally. We are always here to help. Professors, lectur-
ers and tutors can advise and help on academic matters, and there are dedicated and specialist student services to help you with any social, personal and emotional matters; these include Student Advisers, Chaplains and the Counselling Service. We have lots of experience dealing with the
areas of difficulty that can affect you, and it is easy (and confidential) for you to meet some- one who can discuss any problems or queries you might have. Student Welfare and Student Assistance Funds make financial aid available to students who find themselves in unexpected financial difficulty or whose income is very low. For more information log on to
www.ucd.ie/ studentadvisers/
financial.html.
Key student support services include: A Student Advisers (see page 15)
A UCD Chaplains (see page 15)
A Te Students’ Union (see above for more details)
A Supports for students with disabilities (page 22)
A Supports for students from economic or socially disadvantaged backgrounds (page 23)
A Supports for mature students (page 23)
Tese are all important resources and form a vital part of university life. Help is always at hand, no matter what your situation. Te
www.pleasetalk.ie website also contains lots of information about how students can get help with anything that’s happening in their lives.
Every programme at UCD has a designated Student Adviser… help is always at hand.
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