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What is the University Societies Coordinating Group?

The aim of the University of Galway University Societies Coordinating Group will be:
  • To assist the Societies of the University in fulfilling their aims and, in doing so, to develop and facilitate social and community life in the University
  • To consider applications and make recommendations on the recognition of new University Societies.
  • To regulate the continuing recognition of Societies.
  • To agree allocation of funds made available for Societies at University of Galway.
  • To develop and recommend policy in relation to Society activity and the provision and use of facilities for activity to the Vice President for the Student Experience.
  • To promote the interests of Societies and to act as their representatives within the University.

2023/2024 USCG Reps 

Student Reps: 

Artistic & Performance: Kaia Hall
Academic: Jacob Conneely
Special Interest: Sean Kelly
Social & Cultural: Sadhbh Ní Bhéarra
Life style & Wellbeing: Ciara O'Neill
Social Action & Volunteering: Open
Religious and Political: Open

Socs Chairperson: Rachel Concannon
BICS Rep: Cameron Keighron

Staff Reps:

College of Business & Law: Ursula Connolly (Chairperson)
College of Science & Engineering: Muhammad Usman Farid
College of Medicine, Nursing and and Health Sciences. Gerard Flaherty
Arts, Social Science & Celtic Studies: Julie Spray
Director of Student Services: John Hannon
Administrative representative: Thomas McCardle and
Administrative representative: Evelyn Bohan
Chaplaincy Representative: Kim Matthews
Buildings Office Representative: Anthony Curling

Secretary: Riona Hughes
Recording Secretary: Caira O’Neill

Student reps Elections take place at the end of semester 2

Nomination forms must be returned to the Socs Box by the deadline or they will not be accepted. 

NOTE: You do not need to gather actual signatures, we will confirm nominations directly with nominating Auditors once submissions close.

Only Auditors or their proxy in the constituency may vote, voting details will be emailed to your society email address.

Nomination Form Here

Societies are made up of constituencies see the full list at this link, you can search by constituency: socs.universityofgalway.ie/societies

USCG Terms of Reference


NUI, Galway, University Societies Coordinating Group (USCG)


A. The aim of the University of Galway University Societies Coordinating Group will be:

  • To assist the Societies of the University in fulfilling their aims and, in doing so, to develop and facilitate social and community life in the University
  • To consider applications and make recommendations on the recognition of new University Societies.
  • To regulate the continuing recognition of Societies.
  • To agree allocation of funds made available for Societies at University of Galway.
  • To develop andecommend policy in relation to Society activity and the provision and use of facilities for activity to the Dean of Students.
  • To promote the interests of Societies and to act as their representatives within the University.

B The University Societies Coordinating Group will comprise 18 members as follows:

1 existing staff member will be appointed by the Dean of Students as Chairperson of the Group

1 members shall be the Director of Student Services
2 members shall be administrative staff
1 member will be a nominee of the Chaplaincy Service
4 members will be appointed from the academic staff, representing the 4 colleges. Their term of office shall be for three years

1 member will be the Societies Chairperson of the NUI, Galway Students' Union
1 member shall be the appointed BICS Student representative.

7 members will be elected by the Societies' Auditors to represent the following groupings of Society activity:


Student Rep Constituencies
Artistic & Performance
: 
Academic:
Special Interest: 
Social & Cultural: 
Life style & Wellbeing: 
Social Action & Volunteering: 
Religious and Political: 

As new Societies receive full recognition, the University Societies Coordinating Group has the authority to allocate them to a grouping.


Student rep elections:
Group representatives will be elected at the beginning of each academic year at a duly convened election. Election will be by proportional representation. Each group will be a constituency for the purpose of conducting an election. The candidates for the position of group representative in any constituency must be a member of a society in that constituency and must be nominated by the auditors of two societies within that constituency. No candidate may run for more than one constituency group in a particular election. The Convenor of the election will be the Societies Officer. The term of office of group representatives will be one academic year, and no representative may serve for more three consecutive terms.


Student Rep Duties:

 Members elected by Societies Auditors will have the responsibility of maintaining close contacts with the wide diversity of Societies on campus, liaising with them and thereby keeping them abreast of important information.

The role of members elected by Societies Auditors will be to represent all societies on campus.
Societies Auditors may approach any members of the University Societies Coordinating Group in relation to matters pertaining to Societies.

Meetings: Members of the University Societies Coordinating Group who do not attend at least one meeting of the Group in any six-month period will forfeit membership of the Group and will be replaced. The quorum for University Societies Coordinating Group meetings will be 4, including the Chairperson or their designate.

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