What is Student Council?
The Student Council is made up of 54 students who discuss and vote on UL Student Life policy. As the representative group of all UL students, they direct Executive on what work to carry out. Council meets every second Tuesday at 6pm. For the coming semester, these meetings will take place online.
Student Council comprises of 26 Department Representatives for each of UL’s academic departments, and 16 Interest Group Representatives with particular responsibility for specific student life and welfare areas.
The 12 Executive members attend Council. Only the volunteer Executive members have a vote. The Student President, Welfare, Communities and Academic student officers do not have a vote.
How to Join Student Council.
Student Council Meetings Semester 1
Times: From 6pm – 7.30pm
All meeting will be conducted online using Zoom
Semester 2
| Tuesday of Week 2 – (2nd Feb) | 6:00pm |
| Tuesday of Week 4 – (16th Feb) | 6:00pm |
| Tuesday of Week 8 – (2nd March) | 6:00pm |
| Tuesday of Week 6 – (16th March) | 6:00pm |
| Tuesday of Week 10 – (30th March) | 6:00pm |
Current Student Council Vacancies 2020-2021
If you are interested in any of the vacant positions please contact: john.mcdermott@ul.ie or follow instructions for online nomination process below
Student Executive Members
Interest Group Representatives
Kemmy Business School
Arts, Humanities and Social Science
Education & health Science
Science & Engineering
Student Council Nomination Form
Enter a few short details about yourself. Remember you have to be a current student of UL to be eligible. Fill out the form carefully and double-check all details before you submit. For any technical queries please contact john.mcdermott@ul.ie explaining your problem and sending screenshots where possible.
When you receive your quota of votes, your name will be greyed out from the drop down menu, however this does not mean you have been elected. A confirmation email will be sent from UL Student Life confirming your seat on council, once all checks have been done.
Voting closes at 4pm every Friday. If you do not receive all 30 votes, your nomination will roll over to the next week.
