Committee Structure
The SURE Network has the following committee structure:
- SURE Network Committee
- SURE Network Conference Committee
- SURE Network Undergraduate Journal Committee
- SURE Network Digital Badge Committee
- SURE Network Evaluation Committee
- SUREbyts Project Team
Details for these committees are listed below.
SURE Network Committee
Chairperson,
May 2021 to 2026 : Therese Montgomery, Atlantic Technological University, Galway City campus
Acting Chairperson, Jan 2023 to June 2023: Clare Lennon, Southeast Technological University
Previous Chairperson, October 2016 to May 2021: Ciarán O’Leary, Technological University Dublin
This committee oversees the activities of the SURE Network and sets its strategic direction.
Membership January 2023 to date:
- Eva Campion, Atlantic Technological University
- Tracey Coady, South East Technological University
- Edel McNeela, South East Technological University
- Geraldine Dowling, Atlantic Technological University
- Julie Dunne, Technological University Dublin
- Enda Finn, Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Laurence Fitzhenry, South East Technological University
- Andrea Kealy, Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Laura Keaver, Atlantic Technological University
- Claire Lennon, South East Technological University
- Sinead Loughran, Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Valerie McCarthy, Dublin City University
- Therese Montgomery, Atlantic Technological University
- Anne Marie O’Brien, Technological University Shannon: Midlands Midwest
- Eileen O’Leary, Munster Technological University
- Ciarán O’Leary, Technological University Dublin
- Cormac Quigley, Atlantic Technological University
- Annamarie Rogers, Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Barry Ryan, Technological University Dublin
- Carla Surlis, Technological University Dublin
- Josephine Treacy, Technological University Shannon: Midlands Midwest
- Janette Walton, Munster Technological University
- Carla Surlis, Technological University Dublin
- Siobhan Leahy, Atlantic Technological University
- Ziga Ude, Technological University Dublin
Associate Members Jan 2023 to date:
- Anne Friel, Technological University Shannon: MIdlands Midwest
- Gemma Kinsella, Technological University Dublin
- Carloalberto Petti, South East Technological University
- Karen Finn, Atlantic Technological University
- Martin McHugh, Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Arjan van Rossum, Dundalk Institute of Technology
Membership prior to Jan 2023 :
- Sharon Barrett, Atlantic Technological University
- Tanya Beletskaya, Technological University Shannon: Midlands Midwest
- Cathy Brougham, Technological University Shannon: Midlands Midwest
- Eva Campion, Atlantic Technological University
- Emma Caraher, Technological University Dublin
- Tracey Coady, South East Technological University
- Gordon Cooke, Technological University Dublin
- Geraldine Dowling, Atlantic Technological University
- Julie Dunne, Technological University Dublin
- Enda Finn, Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Karen Finn, Atlantic Technological University
- Laurence Fitzhenry, South East Technological University
- Anne Friel, Technological University Shannon: MIdlands Midwest
- Andrea Kealy, Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Laura Keaver, Atlantic Technological University
- Gemma Kinsella, Technological University Dublin
- Claire Lennon, South East Technological University
- Sinead Loughran, Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Fiona McArdle, Atlantic Technological University
- Margaret McCallig, Atlantic Technological University
- Valerie McCarthy, Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Hugh McGlynn, Munster Technological University
- Martin McHugh, Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Therese Montgomery, Atlantic Technological University
- Anne Marie O’Brien, Technological University Shannon: Midlands Midwest
- Eileen O’Leary, Munster Technological University
- Ciarán O’Leary, Technological University Dublin
- Carloalberto Petti, South East Technological University
- Cormac Quigley, Atlantic Technological University
- Annamarie Rogers, Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Barry Ryan, Technological University Dublin
- Lisa Ryan, Atlantic Technological University
- Orla Slattery, Atlantic Technological University
- Carla Surlis, Technological University Dublin
- Nicolas Touzet, Atlantic Technological University
- Josephine Treacy, Technological University Shannon: Midlands Midwest
- Arjan van Rossum, Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Janette Walton, Munster Technological University
SURE Network Conference Committees
This committee organises the annual SURE conference, due to changes in the hosts of the conference.
Members
Membership changes annually.
For 2024 Conference membership, See SURE 2024 Conference page (section titled Organising Committee).
For 2023 Conference membership, See SURE 2023 Conference page (section titled Organising Committee).
For 2022 Conference membership, see SURE 2022 Conference Booklet (Page 5)
For 2021 Conference membership, see SURE 2021 Conference Booklet (Page 3)
For 2020 Conference membership, see SURE 2020 Conference Booklet (Pages 4-5)
For 2019 Conference membership, see SURE 2019 Conference Booklet (Page 2)
For 2018 Conference membership, see SURE 2018 Conference Booklet (Page 4)
SURE Network Undergraduate Journal Committee
Chairperson: Anne Friel, Technological University Shannon: Midlands Midwest
Previous Chairperson (2017-2021): Barry Ryan, Technological University Dublin
This committee will:
- Select papers for the undergraduate journal from the papers presented at the conferences.
- Provide guidance and feedback to authors of papers.
- Arrange a suitable platform for the publication of the undergraduate journal.
- Publicise the journal.
Current Members:
- Eva Campion, Atlantic Technological University
- Laura Keaver, Atlantic Technological University
- Sinead Loughran, Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Fiona McArdle, Atlantic Technological University
- Barry Ryan, Technological University Dublin
SURE Network Digital Badge Committee
Chairperson: Anne Marie O’Brien, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest
This committee will:
- Develop and implement the SURE Network digital badge strategy.
- Propose and agree guidelines and criteria for the development and approval of new SURE Network digital badges.
- Approve SURE Network digital badges and associated criteria that are proposed by SURE Network members and/or SURE Network Committees.
- Provide guidance to SURE Network members, students, academic staff and others as required regarding SURE Network digital badges.
- Effectively manage and govern the issuing and use of SURE Network digital badges.
- Monitor the use and impact of SURE Network digital badges.
- Lead on the use and assessment of Team Based Learning for the preparation of students and others for SURE Network activities potentially leading to the acquisition of a digital badge.
Current Members:
- Anne Marie O’Brien, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest
- Cathy Brougham, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest
- Valerie McCarthy, Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Eileen O’Leary, Munster Technological University
- Josephine Treacy, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest
SURE Network Evaluation Committee
Chairpersons: Laura Keaver, Atlantic Technological University; Eva Campion, Atlantic Technological University
This committee will:
- Lead on the long-term evaluation of the impact of the SURE Network and its activities.
- Advise and support other committees on the evaluation of their activities, in partnership with the organisers of the activities.
- Advise and support individual partners on the assessment of the impact of SURE Network activities on staff, students and graduates in that partner.
SUREbyts Project Team
Chairperson: Ciarán O’Leary, Technological University Dublin
This committee coordinates the SUREbyts project.
Membership: See SUREbyts Project Team.