3.12.2013

Weekly newsletter 49/2013

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This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 49/2013

The weekly newsletter will not be published in week 50. The last newsletter of the year will be published in week 51 and the first newsletter of the year of 2014 will be published on Monday, 13 Jan 2014, in week 3/2014.

You still have time to apply for AYY’s volunteer positions for the year of 2014. See more information and apply at ayy.fi/stop.

  1. This and next week’s events
  2. Call for applications open for AYY’s sections and committees!
  3. University students’ traditional torchlight procession on Independence Day, 6 Dec
  4. The ordering system for teekkari caps is open
  5. AYY is looking for persons in non-military service
  6. Welcome to the opening ceremony of the student hub at Otakaari 1
  7. Aalto chaplains on duty on the campus during the academic terms
  8. Noppa unavailable on 6 December, 10am–8pm
  9. Get to the Christmas spirit in the Christmas concerts of Aalto’s music associations
  10.  May Day magazine Julkku’s public editorial night on 4 Dec @ OK20 main room
  11. Application period for CEMS Master in International Management

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 49

WEEK 50

2. Call for applications open for AYY’s sections and committees!

Come and make the student union look more like you! For the year of 2014, we have tasks in various sections and committees. You will certainly not regret a year at AYY’s service! The call for applications is open until 9 Dec for AYY’s sections and 19 Dec for the committees. A more detailed application schedule can be found at /stop/hakuaikataulu-2013/.

Further information on the positions is also available at /stop.

3. University students’ traditional torchlight procession on the Independence Day, 6 Dec

The university students’ traditional torchlight procession will be held again on the Independence Day on 6 Dec. Due to the renovation of the Presidential Palace, there are changes to the procession route. The website of the event can be found at itsenaisyyspaiva.ayy.fi. Joint transport of flags is organised from Otaniemi to the torch procession and back. Please register your flag for the procession by sending e-mail to arkisto@ayy.fi. Flags must be delivered to Otaniemi Service Point by 12noon on Thursday, 5 Dec. If you need the Finnish flag ribbons for your flag, please inform us at arkisto@ayy.fi. Further information is available at itsenaisyyspaiva.ayy.fi and arkisto@ayy.fi

4. The ordering system for teekkari caps is open

The ordering system for teekkari caps is open at: https://lakkitilaus.ayy.fi/

Wahlman cap can be ordered at the lowest price by 10 Dec and Seifert’s cap until the end of the year. Further information is available at https://lakkitilaus.ayy.fi/ or Otaniemi Service Point.

5. AYY is looking for persons in non-military service

AYY is looking for persons in non-military service for the positions of property assistant and IT support person. Detailed information on the job descriptions is available on AYY’s website at /siviilipalvelus/.

Both of these positions are filled as soon as suitable candidates are found.

For further information on the position, please contact AYY’s Secretary General Janne Koskenniemi (paasihteeri(at)ayy.fi / 050 520 9415).

6. Welcome to the opening ceremony of the student hub at Otakaari 1

A new student hub will be opened at the address Otakaari 1 on 11 Dec 2013. The hub is located on the former premises of the physics laboratories on the first floor, along the corridor connecting the old and new facilities, close to the IT Service Desk. Join the opening ceremony on 11 Dec 2013, from 1pm onwards. At the opening ceremony, you can have coffee and snacks and get to know new ideas on learning. In addition, the name contest for the facilities will be launched in the event. You do not have to register in advance, just come by!

The student hub is a learning facility intended for all Aalto University students, which can be accessed around the clock. The hub includes study, teaching and group work facilities. In addition, there are computers, printers and a kitchen.

Please leave your shoes in the cloakroom and bring your woolen socks to warm up your feet. Welcome to get to know our new study facilities!

7. Aalto chaplains on duty on the campus during the academic terms  

Aalto Chaplains Jenny Vainio and Juha Lassila are on duty at Otaniemi Main Building (Otakaari 1) in room M136, Mon-Thu, 9am-12noon. The university chaplains are there for you, regardless of your religion or conviction, when you want to talk about life, relationships or studies.

See the contact information of chaplains on other campuses and their office hours at Into.

8. Noppa unavailable on 6 December, 10am–8pm

Noppa is unavailable due to the data centre arrangements on Friday, 6 December, 10am-8pm. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

9. Get to the Christmas spirit in the Christmas concets of Aalto’s music associations 

Dominante

  • Tue, 17 Dec, 7pm, Helsinki Cathedral
  • Wed,18 Dec, 7pm, Tapiola Church

KYL

  • Tue, 17 Dec, 6pm and 8pm, German Church
  • Thu, 19 Dec, 7pm and 9.30pm, Temppeliaukio Church

Tickets from Tiketti, choir members or at the entrance

KYN – Quiet Christmas Carol 

  • Thu, 19 Dec, 7pm, Pyhän sydämen kappeli
  • Sat, 21 Dec, 7pm, Temppeliaukio Church.

Tickets from choir members,Tiketti, www.kyn.fi and at the entrance one hour before the concert.

Christmas concerts of the Polytech Choir

  • Sat, 7 Dec, 3pm Tapiola Church
  • Sat, 7 Dec, 7pm Paavalinkirkko Church
  • Thu, 19 Dec, 6pm and 8pm St. John’s Church

Tickets from AYY’s service point in Otaniemi, joulukonsertti.fi and choir members

Polytech Orchestra

  • Wed, 4 Dec, 7pm Uusi Paviljonki in Kauniainen
  • Sat, 7 Dec, 4pm, Sibelius Academy Concert Hall in Helsinki

Tickets and further information here and on facebook.

10. May Day magazine Julkku’s public editorial night on 4 Dec @ OK20, main room 

Where do all the jokes come from and who comes up with them? Now is your chance to get your own funny ideas between the covers. Engineering students’ May Day magazine Julkku organises a public editorial night, where the aim is to come up with jokes and develop them for the May Day magazine. If you do not have anything on your mind, you can seek inspiration from the earlier material of Julkku through the e-book service of Elisa. Electronic Julkku has only been published from the 80s, but there is more to come.

  • What? Julkku’s public editorial night in Christmas party spirit
  • Where? OK20 main room + Sauna
  • When? 4 Dec

Follow Julkku on facebook. Will Julkku 2014 include your joke?

11. Application period for CEMS Master in International Management

Are you interested in studying in an international environment? Would you like to acquire a top-ranked international double degree with just one more year of studies? CEMS MIM offers you this – and so much more. All the Aalto students with min. 60ECTS of business-related studies and a bachelor’s degree (by June 2014) are eligible to apply. Read more about the CEMS MIM here.

Come and join us at the CEMS info evening organized by the current CEMS students on 3 December at KY Yläkertsi at 6pm->! You’ll have a chance to ask about anything you are wondering while having a great time with current, older and potential future CEMSies! CEMS – What, Who, Why? on Facebook.

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