ALIVE Certificate for Volunteering

Get Certified! The NUI Galway ALIVE Certificate for Volunteering is a Presidential Award
recognising all extra-curricular activities of all NUI Galway students.

What's it all about?

The ALIVE Certifcate has two aims.

First and foremost, we want to reward all the time and effort students put into societies, sports clubs, campaigns, committees, volunteering, Mentoring, Class Rep, student radio, and everything else that isn't degree-related, all your extra-curricular activities.

Secondly, employers note that students have a lot of fantastic experience but don't know how to talk about it in interviews and application forms.

So, NUI Galway has developed the ALIVE Certificate for Volunteering: a chance to tell us what you've been doing, and get the recognition you deserve! 
 
Certifcate Ceremony
The ALIVE Certificate for Volunteering represents the volunteering, training and reflection you have undertaken.  The Certificate is awarded at the end of the academic year by the President of NUI Galway at a special cermeony.  This year's ceremony will take place in the Bailey Allen Hall, Aras na Mac Leinn at 11:00am on Wednesday the 24th of March. All volunteers and community partners are welcome to attend. 
 
On your CV it is important to refer to the ALIVE Certificate as an achievement. 
 
To Qualify
You need to be an active volunteer for at least one semester.  All kinds of volunteering is recognsied by the Certificate. You may have volunteered in Galway, in your hometown, or internationally. You may have volunteered on campus through clubs, class reps, student radio or newspaper, societies, or mentoring a first year student.  All volunteering is recognsied!  

Apply 
ALIVE is now accepting applications for the March 2011 presentation of ALIVE Certificates to NUI Galway student volunteers.  To apply students must complete the application form which is a series of questions about your volunteering.  Its easy!  Log in, compete the application form and click submit. You can save your application, return and edit it and manage your volunteering at:  www.yourspace.nuigalway.ie 
 
Message from the President of NUI Galway, Dr. Jim Browne
 “Our University is at the forefront in Ireland of pioneering models for civic engagement including volunteering programmes that annually actively engage over 1,500 NUI Galway students to think critically about society and their place within it. We are proud of our role in helping to shape socially-aware citizens, who are active members of their community through their voluntary activities.”
- NUI Galway President, Dr James J. Browne 
 
 
 
 
NUI Galway student Sandra Carden, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo, at the ALIVE Certificate Awards Ceremony which took place at NUI Galway to mark the achievements of 500 student volunteers. Sandra received an 'Outstanding Contribution Award' for her volunteer work for over three years with ISPCC as a Childline Call Facilitator. Sandra is currently undertaking a higher diploma in psychology.