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# Society Individual of the Year
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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.
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He helped forge connections with Games, Games Development, and the Anime & Manga societies.
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He even helped the latter two in setting up.
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He was instrumental in the development of the UL Computer Society, coordinating committee members in preparing several unique events for the entire academic year.
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He also rebooted Skynet, UL Computer Society's in-house server cluster.
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Brendan is responsible for most, if not all, of UL Computer Society's modern server infrastructure.
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## 2. What are your THREE proudest achievements with societies this year?
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### — Achievement 1 (5 Marks) (Max 250 words)
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Brendan upgraded and revitalized Skynet and has self-organized regular training sessions to others on how to use it.
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His hands-on training has helped our members learn and use subjects such as server infrastructure outside an academic environment without the stressors and consequences of a professional environment.
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The training also helped enthusiasts find their passions and niches within the field of computing.
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Since his Final Year Project was related to providing Documentation & Training for Skynet, he provided plenty of documentation and training for society members of any skill-level to be able to use the server.
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### — Achievement 2 (5 Marks) (Max 250 words)
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Brendan was instrumental in the development of the Inter-Soc Committee member Discord server
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This server helped build a common space for committee members of all participating societies to coordinate and network with one another.
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This has helped encourage discussions and collaborations between societies.
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### — Achievement 3 (5 Marks) (Max 250 words)
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Brendan was responsible for helping provide a common space for all students in the Computer Science and Information Systems Department.
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This helped them to socialize and interact with their passion in an open and friendly environment outside class and their career.
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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 made to UL Computer Society was the development of Skynet, the society's in-house server cluster.
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Using it, he was able to host minecraft servers for multiple societies, such as Games Society.
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Additionally, he helped build Open Governance.
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Open Governance is a system that allows the public to access information regarding decision-making, event information, and other important insights into current and past Committees.
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This fosters a culture of openness and transparency regarding why certain decisions were made within the society.
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## 4. Explain the top 2 challenges you encountered in your society work this year?
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### — Challenge 1 (5 Marks) (Max 200 words)
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One of the biggest challenges Brendan faced was implementing GDPR regulations while setting up the Inter-Society Networking Server.
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This was a challenge because it required a lot of back and forth with the C&S office to ensure that the server was compliant with GDPR regulations.
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The server also included innovative features like automatic addition and removal from the server based on Committee status.
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### — Challenge 2 (5 Marks) (Max 200 words)
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Another challenge he encountered was organizing multiple events of different types every week.
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This required a lot of coordination between committee members to ensure that events were prepared in time.
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This was because the Computer Society adopted a model of having unique events every week.
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This was done instead of the normal model of having regular weekly events to alternate between technical and social events and keep things fresh.
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This required a lot of coordination between committee members to ensure that events were prepared in time.
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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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His contribution to the UL Computer Society's committee has been invaluable.
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He acted as the leader of the committee, which covered a variety of topics.
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This included coordinating members towards preparing budgets, working on Skynet, and organizing events.
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He also regularly checked in on Committee members and offered help wherever needed, going well beyond what was expected of him to help our members.
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His actions helped motivate a sense of responsibility among committee members and helped us create a friendly atmosphere in the committee and the society at large.
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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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The UL Computer Society's work has had a significant impact on campus life.
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For example, it gave students studying in Computer Science and similar subjects a common space to socialize and interact with other like-minded people with similar interests.
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This helps students engage with the computer-related passions outside the classroom and their career and foster connections.
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Additionally, we've offered many students a place to find respite from events like fresher's week.
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This allowed people who don't participate in those events to still have a place to socialize and not feel left out.
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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.
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### — Skill 1 (5 Marks) (Max 250 words)
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The main skill Brendan said he learned during his time as president of the UL Computer Society was leadership skills, which would be instrumental in his career and future development.
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These leadership skills contributed to him being a great leader and manager of people, which would surely help him greatly in his post-college life.
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### — Skill 2 (5 Marks) (Max 250 words)
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He also learnt other important soft skills like communication, networking, and teamwork, which are essential in maintaining a good life both during and after college.
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These skills were developed from being in a leadership role in the UL Computer Society for several years.
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