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Who We Are

Student Life and Learning (SLL) aims to improve access to third level education at WIT and to help students to complete their courses.

SLL is staffed by:

  • Head of SLL: Martina Harte
  • Disability Co-ordinator: Patt O'Keeffe
  • Assistive Technologist: Michelle Power
  • Access Officer: Nuala Lennon
  • Access Project Officer: Cathriona Diggins
  • Access/Retention Project Officer: Colm Bonnar
  • Retention Officer: Aishling O'Toole
  • Student Support Administrators: Sile Curtin, Ina O'Shea
  • Student Assistance Fund: Richella Sexton

Contact Us

Telephone: +353 51 302758 / 845513
E-mail: sll@wit.ie

Who We Work With

  • Students
  • Academic, Administrative and Support Staff
  • Other educational providers (e.g. secondary and primary schools, VECs, other Institutes of Technology and Universities)
  • External Voluntary, Statutory and Community Agencies

What We Do

The centre is primarily concerned with

  • Improving retention of students within WIT by helping them in a range of ways to complete their course.
  • Making the Institute more accessible for those who traditionally may not have considered third level education as an option for them (e.g. socio-economic disadvantaged students, early school leavers, ethnic minorities, student with a disability).

Where We Are

The SLL office can be accessed through the main reception on the Cork Road Campus

Useful Downloads

file: Study Skills for Undergraduate Students, PDF, 73KB Study Skills for Undergraduate Students
(PDF, 73KB)

Workshop Handout, 2008

file: Student Assistance Fund Details 2011/2012, PDF, 140KB Student Assistance Fund Details 2011/2012
(PDF, 140KB)

file: Study Skills for Undergrads 2008 Powerpoint slides, Powerpoint, 457KB Study Skills for Undergrads 2008 Powerpoint slides
(Powerpoint, 457KB)

file: Preparing for Examinations, Powerpoint, 121KB Preparing for Examinations
(Powerpoint, 121KB)

file: De-Registering from an
Undergraduate Programme, PDF, 75KB De-Registering from an Undergraduate Programme
(PDF, 75KB)

file: De-Registering from a Postgraduate Programme, PDF, 73KB De-Registering from a Postgraduate Programme
(PDF, 73KB)

file: Deferring from an Undergraduate Programme, PDF, 104KB Deferring from an Undergraduate Programme
(PDF, 104KB)