Welcome Week
20 -24 September
Welcome Week (20-24 September) is an opportunity for all new students starting in Maynooth University to:
- Familiarise themselves with the University and its various departments;
- Meet new friends;
- Meet your lecturers;
- Explore various subject and programme options (where relevant);
- Learn about the various supports services available to you.
- Explore the student life opportunities open to our students, including Clubs and Societies, Students’ Union, Volunteering, etc.
Check back here as the list of events will grow and change as the week goes on so bookmark this page for the next few weeks.
If you want to read more about these events and workshops:
Online Events
We have a plethora of online Welcome Week events that you can enjoy from the safety of your own home.
We also have some subject talk running this week:
| 10:30am | Active* Consent Workshop |
| 11am | Maynooth Online |
| 12pm | |
| 1pm | Active Consent Workshop |
| 2pm | |
| 6pm |
| 10am | Programme Advisory Office – How can we help you? |
| 10:30am | Active* Consent Workshop |
| 11am | Maynooth Online |
| 12pm | |
| 1pm | |
| 2pm | |
| 3pm | |
| 6pm |
In-Person
This year we are excited to welcome you back to our wonderful campus. We have a helpful booklet and schedule so you can visit us safely. Download this to plan your visit to the campus:
Consent / Bystander Training
MU is committed to the development of an institutional campus culture which is safe, respectful and supportive. We will be running events during welcome week
You can sign up on our site (individual sign-up forms for sessions will go live this week). All Maynooth students are expected to take a sexual consent workshop.
Use the big button to sign up. More dates will be added to this page for the rest of semester one.
Wednesday September 15, 2021 6pm
Thursday September 16, 2021 6pm
Monday – Friday, September 20-24, 2021 10:30am, 1pm, 6pm
Active* Consent
Technology at Maynooth
To help enhance your learning at Maynooth University, you’re invited to join some group online sessions designed to introduce you to the online academic environment and to the technologies available to support you. There are three topics and you are welcome to attend any and all of them, as many times as you like without pre-booking.
Maynooth Online
11am
Learn how to access your Office 365 college email, access your course content in Teams and Moodle, store your documents and engage with your classmates.
Learn to Learn
12pm
Find out about resources that can assist with note-taking in lectures, with completing your readings, researching and tracking your library searches.
Student Strategies
2pm
Key strategic tools are introduced to help you to manage your timetable, organise yourself and improve your memory with helpful tips and apps.
Your stepping stone to success at University
Self Care Workshops
Self Care
Wednesday 15 September 2021
1pm-2pm
Join any of these fun, student-led sessions on managing stress, finding college supports, breathing techniques and more!
Fees & Grants Office Welcome
13 – 17 September &
20 – 24 September 2021
2pm daily
Introduction to the Exchequer Free Fees Scheme, important dates and deadlines and Q&A
Parents & Families
As part of our New Student Orientation Programme, we host a number of information sessions specifically for Parents, Guardians and families so that we can give you an insight as to what your son, daughter or family member can expect during their time here in Maynooth. We will also be highlighting the various support services we have on campus.
