DCU Alumni

The DCU Alumni Monthly newsletter is sent at the end of the month! Be sure to keep your details updated with the alumni office here at dcu.ie/keepintouch so you receive the newsletter.

📢 Are you a DCU graduate based in Vancouver?

Join us for our first DCU alumni networking event in the city kindly hosted by four of your fellow graduates in the city of Vancouver.

Register here: https://www.dcu.ie/alumni/dcu-events/2026/jan/vancouver-alumni-networking-event

We are hosting this breakfast as part of our March St Patrick's Day celebrations. It is an opportunity to enjoy some breakfast whilst reconnecting with familiar faces and making new connections with other DCU graduates based in the city.

Please register and update your contact details to stay connected so we can keep you up to date with all the latest news and events.

Date: 7 March 2026
Local Time: 11:00 am
Registration is required and we will follow up with details.

Meet the Alumni Council: Jennifer Brennan

Jennifer graduated from DCU with a BBS in 2003. She is CEO of Thrive Marketing and is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a demonstrated history of working in the private and not-for-profit sector.

Read more about the Alumni Council: https://www.dcu.ie/alumni/alumni-council-alumni

Jennifer is skilled in all areas of branding, marketing, communications, strategy, planning, event management, PR and all things digital.

For over two decades Jennifer has successfully led several rebranding projects with leading companies throughout Ireland, in particular those within the professional services, not-for-profit, start-up, wellness and sustainability space.

Jennifer is also a personal brand and employer brand strategist working with individuals, senior management and c-suite executives to manage their personal, professional and employer brands, along with their online and offline reputation. She helps all those she works with to create a personal and professional brand that places them in the best position to excel in all they do, and to build an employer brand to attract and retain the best talent to build their teams and businesses.

Education: Bachelor of Business Studies and Marketing, 2003

Do you live in the NYC Area? Are you visiting around St. Patrick's Day? Join Dublin City University President Daire Keogh on March 18th, 5:30-7:30pm, for a networking reception to connect with fellow DCU graduates in the NYC Area! Register here: https://www.dcu.ie/alumni/26marchnyc

Details: March 18th, 2026
5:30pm-7:30pm
The Tailor Public House, Public House 505 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018 *Venue Change
Registration is required

The SeanadVoter.ie portal is now open for applications to be entered on the Register of Electors for the Seanad Éireann Higher Education constituency. The deadline for inclusion on the 2026 Register is 26 February 2026. Learn more about eligibility and apply to be entered, here: https://seanadvoter.ie/

Meet the Alumni Council - James Brunton

Dr James Brunton is Assistant Professor and Programme Chair of the BA in Psychology programme in DCU's School of Psychology, which is an online, open education programme accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI).

Meet the other members of the alumni council: https://www.dcu.ie/alumni/alumni-council-alumni

James is a Chartered Psychologist (C. Psychol., Ps.S.I.; C. Work & Org. Psychol. Ps.S.I.; CPsychol BPS), having graduated from University College Cork with a BA (Hons) in Applied Psychology, and with a PhD in Psychology from the Business School in Dublin City University. James is also an EDEN (European Distance Education Network) Fellow, an Advance HE Senior Fellow (SFHEA), and Professor Extraordinarious in the University of South Africa (UNISA).

Education: PhD Social and Organisational Psychology, 2009

Each month our mentors in the DCU Career Mentoring Programme collaborate and share ideas on how we can enhance our mentoring and deepen the impact of the programme. On Thursday, our Dublin based mentors met to network and expand their connections in the Dublin area. Learn more about the DCU Career Mentoring programme here: https://www.dcu.ie/alumni/dcucareermentoring

DCU Rises to the top 350 universities in the world! Dublin City University has again risen in the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, to its highest position ever. It is now ranked among the top 350 universities in the world. DCU was ranked in the top 400 in the 2025 rankings. It is also ranked #1 in Ireland for research quality!

Read more about it here:

DCU rises to highest ever position in THE World University Rankings | DCU Alumni University now ranked in the top 350 in the world Dublin City University ranked 1st in Ireland for Research Quality

Meet the Alumni Council: Lauren Pompey

Lauren Pompey earned a Masters in International Relations from DCU. There she led campaigns in partnership with the University of Sanctuary to uplift asylum seekers and refugees, from Albania, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Iran through educational opportunities. She then served as a mentor through DCU’s Graduate to Student Mentorship Programme. Lauren served as General Officer Coordinator in partnership with the 11th Wing Command in Washington, D.C. for high-ranking Officers in the United States Military.

Learn more about the alumni council here: https://www.dcu.ie/alumni/alumni-council-alumni

Pompey became a contributing member of the New York Chapter of the Organization for Women in International Trade (OWIT) in 2020, where she led PR special projects and built professional mentorship opportunities for young women.

In 2021, Lauren was appointed to serve as the Co-chair for the Redefining National Security working group, by Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, founder of Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation.
Today, she is a Senior Consultant for the Federal National Mortgage Association.
Education: MA International Relations, 2018

A delight to have seen so many back at DCU for our Alumni Christmas Lunch last week. We had participants from two of our flagship programmes, the Emerging Leaders Programme and the Career Mentoring Programme, colleagues and graduates with the DCU Educational Trust, the Alumni Council, the DCU Futures graduates, and various graduates in with friends and colleagues, all accompanied by lovely trad. Thank you to James Corcoran for hosting this year's lunch and we look forward to seeing many of you for next year's! Be sure to update your details at dcu.ie/keepintouch to be kept up to date!