High-achieving County Roscommon student receives DCU award
Professor Pamela Gallaghar, representative for the Faculty of Science & Health; Principal of Mercy College, Roscommon Miriam Hunt; Megan Molloy, and DCU President, Professor Dáire Keogh at the DCU awards ceremony.
A County Roscommon student has been recognised by Dublin City University for her academic achievements in this year’s Leaving Certificate.
Megan Molloy, a former student at Mercy College, Roscommon was among more than 100 undergraduate students honoured at the DCU Scholars' Awards in The Helix, Glasnevin Campus.
Megan was recognised for achieving more than 600 points in her Leaving Certificate exams. She is currently undertaking the Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Mathematics in DCU.
Recipients of the awards hailed from 17 counties across Ireland and represent the university’s five faculties - the DCU Business School, the Institute of Education, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Science & Health and the Faculty of Engineering and Computing.
Speaking at the ceremony, DCU President, Professor Dáire Keogh told the awardees: “You represent the talent of our young people and the future of our country. I know that you will enjoy the academic challenges and opportunities that DCU offers, the chance to stretch yourselves.”
“It’s important to add that university is not simply about academic excellence, but about developing the whole person. At DCU, our aim is to give you a ‘transformative student experience’ that develops graduates who are ready to flourish in an unscripted world.”
