Wexford People

All about college at Campus

- By MARIA PEPPER

THE WEXFORD Campus of IT Carlow went back to school to promote the benefits of third level education as part of College Awareness Week.

The campus stepped up its schools outreach efforts by organising numerous informatio­n visits by staff and students to second level schools across the county.

College Awareness Week is a national campaign aimed at promoting the educationa­l, social and economic benefits of going to college.

The Wexford campus which was establishe­d 23 years ago also embraced the initiative by holding an Open Day and invited students, parents, teachers and careers guidance councillor­s into the college to tour the facilities, meet lecturers and attend talks on the various courses on offer.

The campus offers a wide variety of degrees such as Sustainabl­e Farm Management, Applied Social Studies, Early Childhood, Creative computing, Visual Communicat­ions, Art, Design, Business, Tourism and Event Management.

There was an enthusiast­ic response from County Wexford students to the outreach initiative, according to Head of Campus Dr Karen Hennessy.

‘During College Awareness week, over 500 students from a range of schools including the Presentati­on, St Peter’s College, Coláiste Bríde, the CBS and Selskar College visited the Wexford Campus here in Summerhill Road’, she said.

‘It was a great opportunit­y for them to find out about the degree courses that are available to them and to learn about the benefits that a higher education can provides in their lives.’

The Wexford Campus of Carlow IT was establishe­d in 1995 and has risen to become the largest provider of third level education for Wexford’s more than 5,000 students with an estimated 20% of the county’s student population enrolled at the Institute.

Recently, more than 200 graduates were conferred with qualificat­ions at this year’s conferring ceremony.

 ??  ?? Dr Jeanette Davies (second from left) with – from left – Sharon Murphy, Oisin Byrne, Dayna Bradley-Keenan and Ciara Brennan, from Cumas New Ross.
Dr Jeanette Davies (second from left) with – from left – Sharon Murphy, Oisin Byrne, Dayna Bradley-Keenan and Ciara Brennan, from Cumas New Ross.
 ??  ?? Lorraine Galvin (Creative Computing), Selskar College student Aine Carroll and Mairead Carroll, and Rebecca Canning.
Lorraine Galvin (Creative Computing), Selskar College student Aine Carroll and Mairead Carroll, and Rebecca Canning.
 ??  ?? Aine Dunphy, Ciara Murphy, Philip Byrne and Lauren Murray from WCFC New Ross.
Aine Dunphy, Ciara Murphy, Philip Byrne and Lauren Murray from WCFC New Ross.
 ??  ?? Edmund Joyce and Julie Mulligan with Presentati­on Wexford students, Laura Kavanagh, Chloe Fortune and Jessica Quaid at the Tourism and Event Management display.
Edmund Joyce and Julie Mulligan with Presentati­on Wexford students, Laura Kavanagh, Chloe Fortune and Jessica Quaid at the Tourism and Event Management display.
 ??  ?? Coláiste Bríde Enniscorth­y students Sarah Cosgrave, Zoe Evans and (on right) Chloe Mitten, with Chloe Mahony and Chloe Bates.
Coláiste Bríde Enniscorth­y students Sarah Cosgrave, Zoe Evans and (on right) Chloe Mitten, with Chloe Mahony and Chloe Bates.
 ??  ?? Lecturer Stephen Whelan with William and Violet Nolan.
Lecturer Stephen Whelan with William and Violet Nolan.
 ??  ?? Nicola Murphy from Kildavin with lecturer Patrick Morgan.
Nicola Murphy from Kildavin with lecturer Patrick Morgan.

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