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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><font
size=5 color="#333399" face=Helvetica><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:16.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333399;font-weight:bold'>Shannon
Consortium Regional Teaching Award<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>The Shannon Consortium, a collaborative
alliance between UL, MIC, LIT and IT <st1:place w:st="on">Tralee</st1:place>, through
the Shannon Consortium Regional Teaching Award process aims to showcase and
champion outstanding practice in higher education teaching from across the
Shannon Region. The external regional award panel met last week to make
this decision and the panel comprised of Dr Steven Walsh (Newcastle
University), Prof Alan Mortiboys (Birmingham City University), Dr Ciara
O’Farrell (TCD) and Prof Gina Wisker (University of Brighton). Dr
Iain MacLabhrainn (NUIG) chaired the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;color:#333399'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>The Shannon Consortium is delighted to
announce the winner of the Regional Award for Excellence in Higher Education
Teaching. The recipient of this year’s award is <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Dr Déirdre Ní Chrónín, Department of Arts Education
and Physical Education, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Mary</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Immaculate</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial;color:#333399'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>Given that candidates apply from all the
Shannon Consortium institutions,</span></font><font size=2 color="#333399"
face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Arial;color:#333399'> </span></font><font color="#333399"
face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>being short
listed for the Regional Award is a considerable achievement and we are
delighted that three faculty members from UL were among the short-listed
candidates: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-family:
Arial;color:#333399'>Carmel</span></font></st1:City></st1:place><font
color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-family:Arial;
color:#333399'> Hinchion, Educational and Professional Studies<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 color="#333399"
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font color="#333399" face=Arial><span
lang=EN-IE style='font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>Dr Stephen Kinsella,
Department of Economics<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 color="#333399"
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font color="#333399" face=Arial><span
lang=EN-IE style='font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>Dr Lisa O’Malley,
Department of Management and Marketing<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial;color:#333399'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>You are invited to attend a ceremony to mark this award which will
take place in the <u>Millstream Common Room at 12noon on Wednesday 28<sup>th</sup>
April 2010.</u><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
color:#333333;font-weight:bold'>Dr. Mary Fitzpatrick</span></font></b><b><font
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