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+# Society Individual of the Year
+Page: https://cp.ulwolves.ie/committee/awards/2025/s_person
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+## 1. Detail your involvement with a society/societies this year? How have you helped the society/societies you're involved in develop and grow this year? (Max 1500 words)
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+Brendan Golden is the president/system administrator of UL Computer Society. He helped forge connections with Games, Games Development, and the Anime & Manga societies, directly helping the latter two in setting up.
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+He was instrumental in the development of the UL Computer Society, coordinating committee members towards preparing several unique events every week for both the Fall and Spring semesters during his final year. He also set up Skynet, and is responsible for most, if not all, of UL Computer Society's server infrastructure.
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+## 2. What are your THREE proudest achievements with societies this year?
+
+### — Achievement 1 (5 Marks) (Max 250 words)
+
+* Brendan upgraded and revitalized Skynet and has highhandedly given regular training sessions on how to use it. His hands-on training has helped our members learn subjects like Git, CI/CD pipelines, and server infrastructure outside an academic environment without all the stressors that adds. The training also helps enthusiasts find their passions in the field of computing.
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+### — Achievement 2 (5 Marks) (Max 250 words)
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+* He was also instrumental in the development of the Inter-Soc Committee member Discord server, building a common space for all committee members of participating societies to coordinate with each other and network. This has helped ease discussions and collaborations between societies.
+
+### — Achievement 3 (5 Marks) (Max 250 words) 
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+* Brendan was also responsible for providing a common space for all students in the Computer Science and Information Systems Department to socialize and interact with their preferred subject in an open and friendly environment. This has improved the social lives of many students in the department, and better prepared them for a good post-college life.
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+## 3. What significant contribution have you made to the society/societies you were involved in during previous years of college? (Max 500 words)
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+Brendan's most significant contribution he made to UL Computer Society was the development of Skynet, the society's in-house server infrastructure. Using it, he was able to host minecraft servers for multiple societies, like Games Society. Additionally, he helped build Open Governance, which allows the public to access information regarding decisions, event information, and other important insights made by the Committee. This fosters a culture of openness and transparency regarding why certain decisions were done concerning the society.
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+## 4. Explain the top 2 challenges you encountered in your society work this year?
+
+### — Challenge 1 (5 Marks) (Max 200 words)
+### — Challenge 2 (5 Marks) (Max 200 words)
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+## 5.  How have you worked as part of a team and how have you motivated others within the society this year? (Max 400 words) 10 points 
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+## 6.  How has your societies' work impacted campus life in your college this year? (Max 200 words) 5 points 
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+## 7. Please describe two skills that you have developed as part of your society work that have prepared you for your post-college life.
+### — Skill 1 (5 Marks) (Max 250 words)
+### — Skill 2 (5 Marks) (Max 250 words)