DkIT Elevate Awards
Elevate yourself, and your CV, by contributing to DkIT life!
Students contribute hugely to the DkIT community in many ways. For example, as Student Ambassadors, Clubs and Societies Officers, Student Representatives and through discipline-specific engagement such as Coder Dojo, H2o Heroes and so on.
The aims of the new DkIT Elevate Awards is to:
- Recognise and celebrate these contributions,
- Help students to recognise and evidence the skills they have developed through this engagement, elevating employability.
What's involved in the award
Once we verify your engagement hours, you will need to complete a CV, a LinkedIn professional profile and an online video using a STAR story that demonstrates a skill or attribute most used as part of your voluntary activity.
These activities are all accessible on the DkIT Elevate Award 2025 Pathway on DkIT Careers Connect, and are designed to help you evidence the skills you have developed through your engagement activities.
As your progress through this Pathway, you will find the links and resources required.
What happens to the information you provide?
The information is used only for the purpose of determining eligibility for the award. Once you register for the award and submit your Employability activities, we will include your name on a list sent to the relevant member of staff to check against each activity. For example, if you select Student Ambassador 2024/25, your name will be included on a list sent to the Student Learning and Development Centre for confirmation of Ambassador hours for that year.
This database will be available only to the DkIT staff involved in organising the award. Other staff will be asked only to verify hours for specific activities, they will not have access to the full database. This database will be deleted once the awards have been made but a list of names of those who receive Elevate Awards will be kept by DkIT and will be published on the website. If at any time you wish to remove your details, please contact [email protected]
Past Winners
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Student Name |
Department |
| Aoife Murphy | Department of Visual and Human-Centred Computing |
| Aaron Lawlor | Department of Creative Arts, Media and Music |
| Holly Francis | Department of Management and Financial Studies |
| Jia Li Chew | Department of Management and Financial Studies |
| Barbora Melounova | Department of Business Studies |
| Mansi Vilas Jikar | Department of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering |
| Dieu Anh Dinh | Department of Humanities |
| Gursimar Singh Ply | Department of Visual and Human-Centred Computing |
| Maria Finnegan | Department of Agriculture, Food & Animal Health |
| Harjappan Singh Maan | Department of Visual and Human-Centred Computing |
| Opeyemi Emmanuel Tanimola | Department of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering |
| Israa Atike | Department of Computing Science and Mathematics |
| Grainne Cumiskey | Department of Business Studies |
| Ebunoluwa Akano | Department of Life and Health Sciences |
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Student Name |
Department |
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Andrea Murray |
Life and Health Sciences |
|
Andrew Chollom Pam |
Built Environment |
|
Ben McKeever |
Visual & Human Centred Comp |
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Caoimhe Sheridan |
Agri Food and Animal Health |
|
Ciara Reilly |
Life and Health Sciences |
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Ciara Smith |
Agri Food and Animal Health |
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Ciaran Gunn |
Agri Food and Animal Health |
|
Ealagh Toner |
Life and Health Sciences |
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Ebunoluwa Akano |
Life and Health Sciences |
|
Evan Kane |
Hospitality Studies |
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Gracie Chaudhary |
Visual & Human Centred Comp |
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Grainne Cumiskey |
Business Studies |
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Hannah Stratton |
Creative Arts, Media & Music |
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Harjappan Singh Maan |
Visual & Human Centred Comp |
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Kaylee Wijaya |
Computing Science & Maths |
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Leah Glass |
Built Environment |
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Louise Duffy |
Humanities |
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Mark Nulty |
Computing Science & Maths |
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Patrick Orjieh |
Visual & Human Centred Comp |
|
Ryan Habis |
Computing Science & Maths |
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Sarah Murphy |
Built Environment |
|
Tom Hakizinka Senga |
Electronic & Mechanical Eng |
- Adrienne Collins,
- Connor Lynch Mcsherry,
- Conor Mc Guire,
- Daina Carroll,
- Dylan Gough,
- Ebunoluwa Akano,
- Fayaz Khalid,
- Gemma Regan,
- Mark Nulty,
- Oluwatimilehin Ayomide Oladipo,
- Sarah Armstrong,
- Sergejs Zapivalovs,
- Xin Xu
- Ciara Brady,
- Gracie Chaudhary,
- Fayaz Khalid,
- Amrita Giri,
- Jing Ling Wong
- Michael Carey,
- Elin Choi,
- Laura Henry,
- Habibul Hira,
- Alan Kieran,
- Zhe Lim,
- Jing Sheng Moey,
- Lelia McDonnell
2020 Winners with Special Commendation for their roles in developing the DkIT Elevate Framework
- Angelina Shin Yee Jong,
- Brianán Johnson,
- Maria Maguire,
- Aisling Munster,
- Peter Toplis,
- Johanna Young
- Hannah Casey,
- Fang Yi Chuah,
- Victory Emmanuel,
- James Farrell,
- Amrita Giri,
- Fayaz Khalid,
- Zhe Lim,
- Jing Sheng Moey,
- Cathleen Nairn,
- Abhijeet Prasad,
- Lauren Reilly,
- Catherine Smyth,
- Mahaveer Singh Sankar Singh,
- Yue Zho Tong,
- Karl Tracey,
- Aurelija Senkute,
- Kevin Weldon.
Types of Engagement Activities
Below is a selection of some of the types of engagement activities that you can take part in:
- Cell Explorers: up to 20 hours
- Clubs and Societies Committee members: 15 hours per semester
- Class Representatives: 12 hours per academic year.
- Coder Dojo: Lead – 4 hours per session | Mentor – 3 hours per session
- Diversity Week: up to 5 hours
- HCI Labs: up to 8 hours
- H2O Heroes: 10 hours 2020/21 and 21/22, 30 hours 22/23
- International Women’s Day: up to 5 hours
- Student Ambassadors: 40 hours (training plus induction, additional hours will also be recognised).
Need help with CV and Elevator Pitch?
Careers & Employability Support: Familiarise yourself with the ‘CV and Elevator Pitch’ guidance on the ‘DkIT Elevate Award’ section of the Careers Moodle page and use the resources in this section to guide your CV and Elevator Pitch preparation.
This scheme has been developed, by students and staff, as part of the Partners in Employability project funded by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning. We gratefully acknowledge the support for the National Forum.
