This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 6/2016
Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. Read the newsletter at /en/associations/association-newsletter/
Shrove Tuesday is here again! Celebrate the day by joining the traditional sledding event at Ullanlinnanmäki Hill. When you get tired or cold, you can find warm atmosphere and drinks at Gravitaatio.
1. This and next week’s events
2. Participate in the organising of the teekkari tradition party!
3. Participate in AYY’s security officer course for free!
4. Are you interested in sustainable development? AYY is looking for a coordinator for the development cooperation theme week
5. Would you like to carry out non-military service? AYY is looking for a maintenance assistant
6. Winter Aalto is coming on 1 March!
7. FSHS health promotion theme day is approaching
8. Otetta opiskeluun workshop
9. Glider flying course of Polytech Aviation Club
10. Boston Promenade big band is looking for trumpeters!
1. This and next week’s events
Week 6
8 Feb ESN Aalto Shrove Monday Baking
9 Feb Gravitaatio 2016
9 Feb Shrovetide celebration
9 Feb Introduction sauna of Otakoppi’s men’s provincial league
10 Feb Ristin kilta: Outi and Jouko Lahtinen: Me, you and interaction
10 Feb KY-Spex 2016: Messias-Protokolla
11 Feb KY-Spex 2016: Messias-Protokolla
12 Feb KY-Spex 2016: Messias-Protokolla
14 Feb TAK winter race day
Week 7
17 Feb Chapel evening: Game night
18 Feb KY-Spex 2016: Messias-Protokolla
19 Feb KY-Spex 2016: Messias-Protokolla
20 Feb ESN Aalto Beer Pong Tournament
2. Participate in the organising of the teekkari tradition party!
The culture of engineering students celebrates its 144th anniversary this year. To honour this, we organise the tradition week of engineering students on 7-13 Nov 2016. The highlight of the week is the teekkari tradition party which gathers together engineering students over the years, regardless of their age of the field of education. Teekkari Tradition Director is now looking for a committee to organise the party. Join the committee!
Application and further information at: /stop/en/culture-events/teekkari-tradition-party-committee/
3. Participate in AYY’s security officer course for free!
AYY will organise a security officer course at the beginning of March on 4-7 Mar 2016. The course is free of charge if you commit to act as a security officer in four (4) AYY’s events by the end of the year of 2017.
Ten people may participate in the course which is organised in AYY’s facilities in Otaniemi.
Registration is ongoing and will end on 22 Feb 2016.
The course is held in Finnish.
Further information and registration: https://lomake.ayy.fi/vapaaehtoiset/kouluttaudu-jarjestyksenvalvojaksi/
4. Are you interested in sustainable development? AYY is looking for a coordinator for the development cooperation theme week
The development cooperation theme week is part of the communication and global education project coordinated by the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL), which is implemented with the project grant of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
The theme week aims to bring global development problems and solutions close to a student’s everyday life.
The coordinator is responsible for the arrangements of AYY’s local theme week. The coordinator gathers a team of volunteers, which consists of students who help to implement the theme week. The planning work takes place in the spring. Most work is to be done during the theme week organised in the autumn and the reporting process will take place approximately one month after the event.
A one-time fee of €1,530 is paid for the position. Applications should be sent to rekrytointi@ayy.fi by 5pm on Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016. The coordinator’s orientation period will take place at SYL’s office in Helsinki on 14-15 Mar 2016. It is important that the dates of the training session are suitable for the coordinator’s schedule at least to a large extent.
Further information on the position and the development cooperation week: International Affairs Specialist Milla Ovaska, milla.ovaska@ayy.fi, tel. 050 520 9446 (on vacation on 17-28 Feb 2016) and AYY Board Member in charge of international affairs Rosa Väisänen rosa.vaisanen@ayy.fi, tel. 0505272401. Further information on the position: /en/student-union/vacancies/ayy-is-looking-for-a-coordinator-for-the-development-cooperation-week/
5. Would you like to carry out non-military service? AYY is looking for a maintenance assistant
Did you know that your student union is a service location in accordance with the Non-Military Service Act (1446/2007)? Currently, the Student Union is offering three (3) service positions: maintenance assistant, graphic designer (AD) and IT support person.
Starting dates for each position can be found in the directory of the civil service centre. Unfortunately, the Student Union cannot hire a new person for non-military service much earlier than the service of the previous person ends. Currently, we are looking for a maintenance assistant for the year of 2016 to start in the position in February.
We appreciate creativity, accuracy and the ability to cooperate. AYY offers a pleasant working environment in Otaniemi, Espoo, nice colleagues, apartment close to the working place as well as other statutory benefits.
The maintenance assistant is responsible for taking care of the maintenance and development of the student union’s organisational facilities and residential properties together with organisation and housing sectors and the building contractor.
The job description includes the checking of rental facilities and the condition and equipment of residential properties in Teekkari Village. The position includes office work at times and the management of everyday affairs at the student union office. Applicants are expected to have experience from the construction and maintenance field. A driving licence (at least category B) is a must. In brief, we are looking for a person who is responsible for a janitor’s duties.
If you are interested in the student union as a non-military service location, please contact the Student Union’s Secretary General (paasihteeri(at)ayy.fi / 050 520 9415).
6. WINTER AALTO IS COMING ON 1 MARCH!
Arctic freeze, slush and grey in all of its shades – has your winter been like this? Now it is the time to bring some joy to this season of coldness because Winter Aalto is here!
Winter Aalto, arranged by Community Committee Aava, is an energizing event and it’s for everyone who’s open minded. On the 1st of March there’s going to be more or less wintery sports which are suitable for everybody from couch potatoes to top athletes. In addition, there’s (of course) aftersauna, sport demos and surprise program. More information about those will be coming soon but book the date on your calendar already!
FB-event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1688013164746464/
WHAT: Winter Aalto!
WHEN: 1st of March 2016, tentatively at 4 pm
WHERE: Near sports field at Otaranta, more information coming soon
WHY: Get in shape because Wappu might be coming
FOR WHO: For You!
HOW MUCH: Nothing
7. FSHS health promotion day is approaching
The day was celebrated for the first time on 13 Feb 2012. The purpose of the day is to encourage students to a healthy lifestyle in the middle of the cold winter and all the exams. At the same time, the day is the signature date of the foundation’s charter (1954). This year, the day’s theme is the promotion of students’ mental health.
Get to know the well-being site of FSHS at http://www.yths.fi/i_love_arki and Headsted’s online programmes which provide further information on a positive attitude and stress management. Self-help programmes are free for higher education students, you can register with the university’s email address. On the eve of the health promotion day on Friday, 12 Feb 2016, Otaniemi Health Care Unit provides information on the promotion of mental health.
Let’s take care of ourselves and one another!
8. Otetta opiskeluun workshop
Does it feel difficult to study? Are you just unable to do anything? Have you lost the direction of your studies? If you answered yes, join the workshop!
In the workshop, you receive support and you can consider your study motivation and objectives and ways to progress in your studies. The workshop is practical and its aim is to provide tools for daily studies and help you to find your study motivation. The workshop will be held in classroom M134 at Otakaari 1 on Tuesdays, 10am-12noon, 23 Feb-15 Mar. Further information: https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=19831664
9. Glider flying course of Polytech Aviation Club
Become a pilot next summer! The theory section of the glider flying basic course will start at 6pm on Tuesday, 9 Feb 2016 with an introduction event organised at Maarintalo in Otaniemi, Espoo. The course is organised by Polytech Aviation Club in cooperation with Nuorisoilmailijat. The course is open to all, also to those who do not study engineering! Further information and registration instructions can be found at http://pik.fi/kurssi
10. Boston Promenade big band is looking for trumpeters!
Do you know how to play the trumpet? The famous big band Boston Promenade originating from Aalto School of Business is looking for new players. We have rehearsals on a weekly basis
and have 20-30 gigs in big company parties and with the most famous Finnish artists. Our repertoire includes everything from jazz classics to the latest hits. If you know how to play the trumpet and you are a nice Aalto student, please send email to conductor Matti Vuolahti: kapu@bostonpromenade.com. Further information: http://bostonpromenade.com // https://www.facebook.com/bostonpromenade