Kildare native selected for DCU student ambassador position

By Kim O'Leary

A former pupil of Piper's Hill College, Killashee, Naas has been chosen as a Dublin City University student ambassador for the 2017/2018 academic year.

Gráinne O'Leary is a second year marketing, innovation and technology student at DCU, and she was recently chosen for the position as student ambassador for the well-known university which is based in Dublin.

Student ambassadors are hired by the university to give prospective students an insight into life at DCU, and they are also required to combine their academic studies with their role as a student ambassador at numerous DCU events, on and off campus.

Lauren Quinn Taylor, Student Recruitment, DCU said: “In DCU we hire a select number of current DCU students every year. They are essentially brand ambassadors for the university and they work at a number of events on and off campus promoting DCU and the courses on offer."

The student ambassadors can also provide new students to the university with a real insight into life on campus and can talk from experience on academic life, social life, accommodation, supports services.

Ms Taylor added: "The student ambassadors play a hugely valuable role in the promotion of DCU and are a great support and resource for the student recruitment tea