Author Archives: Danielle Hughes

Do you know someone who has made your time at college extra special? Always been there to offer support, a kind word or a helping hand? Or maybe a staff member who has inspired you to push yourself to new heights and achieve your goals? We are excited to bring back our annual Above &Continue reading “2023 Above & Beyond Awards”

Nominations for the posts of Student Association President, Vice President (Dumfries) and Vice President (Stranraer) for academic year 2023/2024 are now closed. Voting opens today, Monday 24th April, and will close at 12pm on Monday 8th May, with the successful candidates being announced on Tuesday 9th May. Below you can view each of the candidatesContinue reading “Student Association Elections”

We are excited to launch our new Wellbeing and 24/7 Student Support Platform & Mobile App, Spectrum Life. What is Spectrum.Life platform and mobile app and how can it benefit you?  Spectrum.Life will give you access to fitness plans, recipes, and eLearning content related to remote working, sleep and mental health among other topics. In addition, you will haveContinue reading “Spectrum Life”

This week we launched our Free Soup & Roll at lunch time alongside the existing offer of Free Breakfast to all students. The Free Soup offer is currently in a trial period, so if you have any feedback on your experiences with this please let us know at studentassociation@dumgal.ac.uk

We’ve updated our Social Media channels to use handle @DGCSAonline. You can now find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat & You Tube.

Being a student in Scotland means you can receive amazing student discounts to help pay for the things you want and need whilst you’re studying. Once you have enrolled at Dumfries and Galloway college and have your college email address, you can begin to access a selection of student discounts from companies such as UniDaysContinue reading “Student Discount”

We are hosting a Term Time Jobs Event alongside the Crichton Foundation focused on Events, Hospitality and Retail sector jobs. The event is intended to help students with areas such as What’s AvailableHow to Apply Balancing Work, Life & Studies To register for the event, CLICK HERE

This can be during lunch or after college, to assist with a selection of events across the college. We already have some plans for specific events, however if you have a particular skill or hobby that you’d like to share with other students please register and we’ll see what we can do to support this!Continue reading “Freshers Week – Volunteers Needed”

Join us during lunch on Wednesday at our Stranraer Campus for Freshers Fayre. We have some fantastic organisations coming in, and you’ll also have the opportunity to meet and chat with Student Association President, Danielle Hughes and Vice President of Student Life, Andrew Ritchie. We’ll also have some freebies – so make sure you don’tContinue reading “Stranraer Freshers Fayre”

We had a fantastic start to the year with our Freshers Fayre at the Dumfries campus running August 22nd – 26th. We welcomed a number of organisations in to speak to students, and the Student Association took suggestions from our students to find out what activities you would like to see us over the year.Continue reading “Freshers Fayre”