Michelle Hannon has been appointed accommodations officer with the students union of Waterford Institute of Technology. The union says it will provide "extensive training" for the new position. Hannon, from Waterford, sees the appointment as "a major development for the union and . . . the students of Waterford IT. It's not just my appointment . . . that will revolutionise this area, but the structures we are putting into place." For information on accommodation telephone (051) 302275.