Education and Academic Affairs at UCD

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Education and Academic Affairs at UCD Office of
the Registrar, Deputy President and Vice
President for Academic Affairs Dr Philip Nolan
leads the Office
Office of the Registrar, Deputy President and
Vice-President for Academic Affairs
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What do we do? Provide a wide range of
administrative and operational services and
support to students and staff within the areas of
learning, teaching and academic development.
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What services?
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• What kind of services? E.g.
• Teaching Learning development at undergraduate
  and graduate levels
• Academic policy and regulations
• Academic Committee support
• Student systems support i.e. Banner Student
  registration system
• International strategy international student
  supports
• Access Lifelong Learning Strategy student
  supports
• Quality assurance enhancement

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Who are we?
Philip Nolan Registrar, Deputy President and
Vice-President for Academic Affairs
Michael Ryan Dean of Graduate Studies
Postdoctoral training
Bairbre Redmond Deputy Registrar, Teaching
Learning
Julie Berndsen Deputy Registrar, Graduate Studies
Gerry Doyle Dean of Academic Affairs
Kevin Griffin Director of Registry
Roy Ferguson Director of Quality
Deborah Kavanagh Director of Finance Enrolment
planning
Ronan Murphy (Interim)Director of Access
Patricia McCarron Programme manager
Erik Lithander Director of International Affairs
Pauline Corrigan UCD Librarian
Mary Crowe Chief information Officer (Head of IT
Services)
Bairbre Fleming, Director of Adult Education
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Points of Contact

• Edel Ward PA to the Registrar and Vice
  President for Academic Affairs
• Patricia McCarron, Registrars Programme Manager,
  ext.1502
• Kevin Griffin Director of Registry ext 1451
• Erik Lithander Director of International ext
  1990
• Roy Ferguson Director of Quality ext 2039
• Debbie Kavanagh Director of Finance Enrolment
  Planning ext 1506
• TBC Director of Access lifelong learning
• Gerry Doyle Dean of Academic Affairs ext 1095
• Michael Ryan Dean of Graduate Studies and post
  Doctoral Training ext 4042
• Pauline Corrigan Interim Librarian ext 7697
• Mary Crowe Chief Information Technology
  Officer ext 2002

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Registry (core administrative services for
students and programmes)

• Administration Services Michael Sinnott ext
  1634
• Assessment - Karen OShea ext 1459
• Academic Secretariat Sinead Critchley ext 1344
• Admissions Bronwyn Maloney ext 1649
• Recruitment Anne Marie Harvey ext 8702

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Major initiatives

• Modularisation of curriculum almost complete
• Final policy, regulatory, governance and
  operational issues being addressed
• Renewed strategic focus on planning and on
  enhancement and quality-assurance of education
  and service provision to staff and students
• Exploring benefits of modularisation
• Addressing national and international
  requirements and constraints e.g. EU Bologna,
  International student recruitment
• Universitys Strategic Plan 2009-13 in
  preparation
• Education Strategy well developed
• Research Innovation Strategy in development

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Further information

• Visit our website at www.ucd.ie/registrar
• Call in to us at Tierney Building (main Registry
  reception on ground floor)

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Questions