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Welcome to the September edition of Business e-Connections - your alumni newsletter.

Congratulations Class of 2023

September welcomes the return of students to campus as well as the graduating Class of 2023 to the UCD Business Alumni community. Undergraduate students from the UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business graduated last week with Assoc Prof Maeve Houlihan, Director of the Quinn School wishing them well on their next adventure. Photos from the ceremonies can be viewed here.

Upcoming New York Events
We return to New York this Autumn and invite members of our alumni community based there to join our Digital Transformation Masterclass on Monday 23rd October entitled, 'Is it Time to Get Rid of the IT Department?' with Prof. Joe Peppard, Academic Director Smurfit Executive Development.

UCD Alumni Affinity Groups also launch this month in New York, with two panel discussion events scheduled:

Emerging Technology 28th Sept | 18:00-20:30
Finance 25th Oct | 18:00-20:30

Both of these engaging panels will be held at Bank of Ireland's NYC Hub, 2 Grand Central Tower, E 45th Street, New York.

UCD Quinn Business Mentoring Programme
The UCD Quinn Business Mentoring Programme returns for its sixth year. A huge thank you to all previous mentors for making a positive impact on the professional and personal development of our 2nd Year students. We would be delighted to welcome previous and new mentors to this year’s panel. The Quinn Business Mentoring Programme will run from October 2023 to April 2024, and we ask alumni mentors to meet with their student mentees at least three times during this period. We invite alumni to join our panel of mentors and will endeavour to match mentors and mentees based on their areas of interest and expertise. Please see the Mentor Sign Up Form below and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact businessalumni@ucd.ie.

The GLP Mentoring Programme returns for its fourth year and will run from January 2024 – June 2024. Should you have an interest in participating, please email gillian.durnin@ucd.ie.

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UCD Quinn Business Mentoring Programme

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