CUBS Leaders of Tomorrow is an initiative that formally recognises the impact of students beyond academic grades. It allows students to showcase their many talents, capabilities, and resulting impacts across several categories. Open to all undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes, Leaders of Tomorrow enables students to articulate a complete picture of their impact during their time in CUBS. Some examples of the activities that got recognised include: charity work (Global citizen), coaching and mentoring (Learning Transformation), improvements made in the workplace (Innovation and Entrepreneurship), supporting fellow students (Student’s choice), overcoming personal challenges or life-changing situations like a bereavement (Exceptional Journey). There are three levels of recognition, all of which give students an individual differentiating factor that can be used as part of many future career activities. See below for the category winners (Outstanding Achievement Award).
Across the categories, there are three awards (i) Recognition Certificate, which is given for the demonstration of a clear positive impact, (ii) Outstanding Achievement, which is given for the demonstration of an exceptional impact, and (ii) Sustained Impact, which is given for the accumulation of three or more awards throughout a student’s time in CUBS.
Key Criteria:
Open to all undergraduate and postgraduate taught students. Only one (self-nominated) submission is allowed per year.
Take your first step in becoming a Leader of Tomorrow and discuss your activities and impacts with a member of CUBS staff. To get your leadership qualities recognised go tohttp://ucc.ie/cubsleadersfor more details and the submission forms.
Neasa O Sullivan (BSc Finance4):won the Global Citizen category helping to create successful social enterprises that delivered positive impacts for both the environment and society. She got the opportunity to represent Ireland and present the social enterprises at the Enactus World Cup in 2022
Margaret Lynch
Margaret Lynch (MSc Human Resource Management):won the Innovation & Entrepreneurship category for managing the nursing leadership of a 30 bedded modular build in the Mercy University Hospital (MUH). There is a daily challenge to allocate beds to admitted patients in the Emergency Department (ED) who are on trollies and meet our required commitment to admit patients for time critical cancer procedures.
Sam Davies
Sam Davies (BComm International French4):won the Exceptional Journey category for overcoming a sudden loss of vision and long-term visual impairment. Sam empowered himself through his disability to achieve great experiences and educate people on the topic of accessibility.
Rose Goggin
Rose Goggin (BComm4):won the Student’s Choice. As chairperson of UCC’s Commerce Society, she ensured each committee member was able to do their role to the best of their ability, grow new skills and be able to put their academic learnings to practice. She organised the first ever BComm co-curricular event where the Commerce Society along with 80 BComm students came out in full force and raised over €1600 for our local charity SHARE.
Alison McKeown
Alison McKeown (MSc Human Resource Management):won the Learning Transformation category for working with the Scout Section in Bishopstown Scouts. She redeveloped the learning programme by improving planning methods, including long term skill development strategies, and incorporating the children into developing the plan using the 'Court of Honour' system.
Emma Coffey (BComm4, Quercus Scholar):won the Deans’ Leadership category for her contribution to CUBS Conference, as well as being included in the Sunday Independents 30 under 30 list of 2022. She is a very successful CEO and Founder at FinalBend, and co-founder at UGC.ie. FinalBend specialises in providing sustainable sportswear at sustainable prices. Through scaling FinalBend, the idea for UGC.ie, an automated content service was born. UGC.ie gives Irish SME’s access to content creators based across Ireland and Europe.
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