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09/10/2014
QUB Students Awarded For Volunteering
Five Queen’s University Belfast students have been commended by the UK Cabinet Office for their contribution to volunteering.
One student has been honoured by David Cameron with a 'Points of Light Award' and four students have been selected as 'Young Social Action Ambassadors'.
Mogue Lawless, a fourth year Business Management student, was named the 123rd recipient of the Prime Minister’s Points of Light Award. This follows his naming last year as Queen’s Student Volunteer of the Year.
Mr Lawless set up an initiative called Start Talking, which uses art to promote mental and physical health.
Professor David Jones, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students at Queen’s, said: "This is an exceptional achievement for our student volunteers and I would like to congratulate all of those involved. These students are testimony to the fact that at Queen’s a degree is about much more than an education, it is a gateway to the world. Through the student experience at Queen’s there are many opportunities to get involved in volunteering and to make a very positive impact on society."
Speaking about his award, Mogue Lawless said: "I am delighted to have been honoured by the Prime Minister with a Points of Light Award. Through the excellent support services available at Queen’s I was able to get the help I needed as I battled with my OCD throughout my studies. I am now using my experience to help others with mental illness."
(IT/MH)
One student has been honoured by David Cameron with a 'Points of Light Award' and four students have been selected as 'Young Social Action Ambassadors'.
Mogue Lawless, a fourth year Business Management student, was named the 123rd recipient of the Prime Minister’s Points of Light Award. This follows his naming last year as Queen’s Student Volunteer of the Year.
Mr Lawless set up an initiative called Start Talking, which uses art to promote mental and physical health.
Professor David Jones, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students at Queen’s, said: "This is an exceptional achievement for our student volunteers and I would like to congratulate all of those involved. These students are testimony to the fact that at Queen’s a degree is about much more than an education, it is a gateway to the world. Through the student experience at Queen’s there are many opportunities to get involved in volunteering and to make a very positive impact on society."
Speaking about his award, Mogue Lawless said: "I am delighted to have been honoured by the Prime Minister with a Points of Light Award. Through the excellent support services available at Queen’s I was able to get the help I needed as I battled with my OCD throughout my studies. I am now using my experience to help others with mental illness."
(IT/MH)
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