Arts at SETU

Delighted to welcome Dr Stefan Reynolds to the first of this year’s Theology in the Public Square events on Christian Mindfulness in a Troubled World at
Thanks to all for your support and the Growth Hub for hosting. More to come!
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Is the world really speeding up, or is it our minds that are getting more busy and stressed? How do we deal with our worries? How can we separate genuine concerns from unnecessary anxieties? What is there in Christian spirituality that can be a practical help? In the first Theology in the Public Square event of the year, Dr Stefan G. Reynolds exploring the relationship between mindfulness and love.

Find out more here: https://www.wit.ie/events/all_news/christian-mindfulness-in-a-troubled-world

Christian Mindfulness In A Troubled World
13th October, 2022 18:30 pm - 20:00 pm
Location: F01, SETU Waterford, Cork Road.

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Come and find out all about studying Arts at WIT at our Open Day event!

WIT Spring Open Days 2022 For your chance to see all that Waterford Institute of Technology has to offer you, come along to our Spring Open Days this April

Staff from University of Washington (Bothell campus) joined us this week IN REAL LIFE (!) to discuss the TEaCH CoLab project with partners from the Departments of Health, Sport & Exercise Science, Arts, and Computing, Maths and Physics at WIT. This is a COIL initiative (Collaborative Online International Learning) that gets staff and students working together across continents to discuss issues of health, connectedness and wellbeing. There are currently two students attending WIT from UW Bothell on an Erasmus+ programme generated by the project, and two WIT students doing likewise in Washington! The visit involved film screenings, meetings with community partners, and planning for future collaborations. It also involved walks in the mountains, pub grub and a tour of Waterford Walls! If you are interested in the project, you can find out more on teachcolab.org

Congratulations to everyone who received their results today. Some of you may be delighted while others will be disappointed with their grades.

Either way, try to find out as much as you can about why you received the grade you did by going through your feedback thoroughly.

For those who need to repeat, take a look on the Moodle page for the module to find out what arrangements have been made.

Above all, know that results do not define you and that there is always room to grow and learn.

Finally, remember that the summer lies ahead, and that there is always another sunrise on the horizon. 🌞

Photo courtesy of The Journal

This is a wonderful resource for all students at WIT. Stay tuned for more information when we return in September.

It's National Poetry Day! Take the opportunity to connect with words, or step out of your comfort zone today. Find out more at Poetry Ireland's website.

Poetry Day Ireland - Thursday 29 April 2021 | Poetry Ireland Poetry Day Ireland takes place on Thursday 29 April 2021 – Whether you share a poem, read a poem, or programme your own online event, everyone is invited to join in and celebrate.

Interested in the BA(Hons) in Music at WIT? You can find out about it by going to https://www.wit.ie/courses/ba_hons_in_music. The degree programme examines music from both a theoretical and practical perspective, and, like this short TED video on the physics of playing the guitar, will help you to uncover all of the wonders of music!

The physics of playing guitar - Oscar Fernando Perez Guitar masters like Jimi Hendrix are capable of bending the physics of waves to their wills, plucking melody from inspiration and vibration. But how do wood, metal, and plastic translate into rhythm, melody, and music? Oscar Fernando Perez details the physics of playing the guitar, from first pluck....

The Irish Examiner here remembers Finbarr Dwyer's influence over trad music in Ireland. The BA(Hons) in Music degree at WIT covers jazz, as well as popular, classical and Irish traditional music and you can find out more at https://www.wit.ie/courses/ba_hons_in_music

Cork's Greatest Records: How Finbarr Dwyer blazed a trail from Beara to Shepherd's Bush In the latest of our B-Side The Leeside series, we see how the Irish Traditional Accordionist album showed Dwyer's incredible technique and ear for ...

Congratulations to our English colleague, Dr. Fiona Ennis on being one of the winners of the 2020/21 Fish prize. Read more about the prize at the link below.

Short Story Prize 2020/21: Results, Short & Long-lists - Fish Publishing Winners Short-list Long-list On behalf of all of us at Fish, we would like to congratulate the 10 winners and also those who made the short and long lists. The Ten Winners: Selected by Emily Ruskovich The 10 winners will be published in the Fish Anthology 2021. (There were 1,631 entries to the compe...

As you prepare to enter the last few weeks of the semester, remember to reflect with positivity on what you’ve achieved so far. Here are 9 reflection questions that you might like to think about before we return to the virtual classroom. The full article is linked below.

1. What (insert subject area) assignments helped you learn the best / most this year?

2. How did you know you were learning?

3. Which (insert subject area) concepts and skills do you feel the most confident with now?

4. What type of (insert subject area) assignments were the most thought-provoking for you?

5. Identify your effort level for this class.

6. What type of feedback was the most motivating to you over the year?

7. How much time did you spend on (insert subject area) work each day, approximately?

8. How did you grow as a (insert subject area) student during this time? (Think about what you learned about yourself – your skills, your study habits, your knowledge, your mindset, etc.)

9. How does what you learned this year connect with other content areas and with real life?

9 Important Student Reflection Questions for the End of the Year | Reading and Writing Haven End-of-year reflecting is extremely important. These 8 student reflection questions are imperative for continued growth moving forward.