December 2015

Welcome to your last Weekly Email of 2015 from your Students’ Union.

Christmas Day

Remember way back when we had Christmas in November? Well here’s a little video we made on the day to get you in the holiday spirit! Yay Christmas!

Connacht Rugby Tickets on Sale now in the SU Office

• Connacht vs Ulster 18:00 Saturday 26th December €15

ASIST Course now enrolling

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two day skills building workshop in suicide first-aid. Ireland ranks 5th in the EU for rates of suicide with almost 500 people dying by suicide every year. Suicide first aid helps meet some of the challenges in reducing suicidal behaviour. It could help save a life. ASIST trains participants to reduce the immediate risk of a suicide and increase the support for a person at risk. It helps them seek a shared understanding of reasons for suicide and reasons for living.

The 2 day course will take place 9am-5pm Thursday 11^th and Friday 12^th February in Áras na Mac Léinn and you must attend both days.

The course is free but there is a €10 deposit required to reserve your place. Spaces are limited – sign up now in the Students’ Union Office Monday-Friday 10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm.

Learn Sign Language in 2016
Registration is now open for our 10 Week Basic Sign Language courses in 2016. The course cost is €40 (usual price €75) and you can pay in the SU Office or phone 091 524810 to pay by credit card.

Course options are: 
• 12pm-1pm Tuesday (19th January-22nd March)
• 1pm-2pm Tuesday (19th January-22nd March) – Just 3 Spaces Left
• 6pm-7pm Wednesday (20th January-23rd March)
• 6pm-7pm Thursday (21st January-7th April)

SU Life Skills Yoga Now Enrolling

The next SU 8 week Ashtanga yoga course is on Thursday 21st January – Thursday 10th March 2016.

The course cost is €40 for 8 weeks and you can pay the course fee in the SU Office now Monday-Friday 10am-5pm. To pay by credit card please phone 091 524810.

•  6pm-7.30pm Beginners/Improvers – Just 4 Spaces Left
• 7.30pm-9pm Intermediate 

Student Travelcards & ISIC Cards Expiring 31^st December 2015

Please check the expiration date on your Student Travelcard/ISIC Card – if it expires on 31^st December 2015 make sure you call in to us before the Christmas break to renew it if you want cheap travel over the holidays! The Students’ Union office will close on Tuesday 22nd December and will reopen at 10am on Thursday 7^th January.

We take your photo and print the card off straight away for just €15.

Free Anxiety Management Workshops

Learn to manage stress and workload during the college term. This free 4 week group workshop aims to explore tools and techniques to help deal with stress and anxiety during your college year. Facilitated by Aisling Reidy Student Counsellor it starts Wednesday 20^th January 2pm-3.30pm in AMBE (Psychology Wing) GO66 Training Room 2. This course is free but please book early as it’s limited to 20 people.

To sign up contact aisling@optimum-health.ie

Free Assertiveness Workshops

This free 4 week group workshop aims to explore tools and techniques to help increase assertiveness in your social and college life. Facilitated by Aisling Reidy Student Counsellor it starts Wednesday 27^th January 4pm-5.30pm in AMBE (Psychology Wing) GO66 Training Room 2. This course is free but please book early as it’s limited to 20 people.

To sign up contact aisling@optimum-health.ie

Coming up in 2016

Contact Us

You can contact the Students’ Union by email to studentsunion@nuigalway.ie with any questions or suggestions you may have. You can also like or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Our office is located upstairs in the Áras na Mac Léinn building beside the College Bar and we are open Monday to Friday 10am-5pm.

Our reception desk in the Engineering Building foyer is open Monday – Friday 11am-3pm.

NUI Galway Christmas Holiday Arrangements 2015

The Students’ Union office will close on Tuesday 22nd December and will reopen at 10am on Thursday 7^th January.

The Library will be closed Thursday 24^th December to Sunday 3^rd January (inclusive)

The Student Health Unit will close on Tuesday 22^nd December and will reopen on Wednesday 6^th January.

The SU Cloakroom will close at 6.30pm on Friday 18^th December and will reopen at 9am on Monday 11^th January

The SU Engineering Desk will close at 3pm on Friday 11^th December and will reopen at 11am on Monday 11^th January

The College Bar will close at 3pm on Monday 21^st December and will reopen on Monday 11^th January.

The Hub is closed and will reopen on Monday 11^th January.

Caife Na Gaeilge will close at 3pm on Friday 18^th December and will reopen on Monday 11^th January.

The SU Shop will close at 5pm on Tuesday 22^nd December and will reopen on Monday 4^th January (reduced hours for first week back 8am-5pm)

Smokey’s Café will close at 5.30pm on Tuesday 22^nd December and will reopen on Monday 4^th January (reduced hours for first week back 8.30am-5.30pm)

The Wall Café will be open 10am-4pm Monday 21^st-Wednesday 23^rd December. Closed Thursday 24^th to Sunday 27^th December. Open 10am-4pm Monday 28^th Dec, 10am-12.30pm Tuesday 29^th Dec, 10am-4pm Wednesday 30^th December. Closed Thursday 31^st December & Friday 1^st January. Open 9am-6pm Saturday 2^nd to Monday 4^th January.

SUMS will close on Friday 11^th December and will re-open on Monday 11^th January.

Computer DISC will close on Friday 4^th December and re-open on Monday 18^th January.

The Academic Writing Centre is closed and will reopen in late January.

The Socs Box will be closing on Friday 18^th December.  

Flirt FM 101.3 FM will be finishing on Friday 11th December and will be back on the air Monday 11th January. 

Sin Newspaper will be back with a new issue on Tuesday 12th January. 

You can view the Academic Calendar for 2016 HERE 

Beannachtaí na Nollag agus Athbhliain faoi mhaise.

We hope you all have a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

See you all in 2016!