21.11.2016

AYY Weekly Newsletter 47/2016

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This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 47/2016

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. Read the newsletter at /en/associations/association-newsletter/

The Council of AYY is selecting the Board for next year in its meeting on Thursday. Other matters include the budget and action plan for 2017. You can follow the meeting at ayy.fi/live. There is simultaneous interpreting in English in the broadcast.

  1. This and next week’s events
  2. AYY’s lost property practices are changing
  3. AYY is looking for a Service Manager
  4. Come and hear about the voluntary positions of AYY at Arabia Campus on 21.11. and in Otaniemi on 24.11.!
  5. Social life satisfaction study for foreign students in Aalto
  6. Apply to become a student representative in administration!
  7. Smökki’s kitchen training TOMORROW, 22.11.
  8. Independence Day Torch Parade
  9. The Physicist Speksi is looking for directors and people responsible for other sub-areas
  10. Startos Program 2017 application period is open
  11. The open follow-up party of the 108th Wähäjoulu, 5.12
  12. The Christmas Concerts of the Academic Female Choir KYN on Sunday, 11.12 and Sunday, 18.12.
  13. People aged 18-29 wanted! Tell your own story to young people
  14. The Child Welfare Support Person Operations of the City of Helsinki are looking for new volunteers for a course at the beginning of the year!

1.    This and next week’s events

Week 47

Week 48

2.    AYY’s lost property practices are changing

Up till now, it has been possible to bring objects from clothes and bags to items of value to AYY, found in the one-off rental premises of AYY or the campus area. Due to a lack of resources, the lost property service will end at the end of this year and such items will no longer be accepted at the office of AYY.

This means that from there on, passing on clothes or bags found in the premises of AYY or the campus to lost property offices or their owners is at the responsibility of the event organisers. It will only be possible to bring phones, wallets, keys and spectacles to the service point of AYY. Travel cards found are to be returned to the service points of HSL or given to bus drivers, who will pass them on to HSL.

So, the period of November and December is the last time that you can come to look for your lost property. At the end of December, all existing lost property will be taken from the storerooms of AYY for recycling or waste collection.

3.    AYY is looking for a Service Manager

Our service operations need a bold and customer-oriented reassessment and our objective is to raise our member service operations to a new level to meet the changing needs of our members. That’s why we’re looking for a Service Manager for the new task who gets stuck in and has organisational abilities, to supplement our ranks.

In your role, you’ll work in the specialist team of the Student Union under the General Secretary. You’ll be responsible for leading, developing and standardising the housing and member services, and we hope that you have experience and a vision about how to develop services. You will get clear support from management for service strategy work, and your actions will be guided by the Direction of the Student Union background paper and our new property strategy. An understanding of the rental activity of housing will help you in your work. As the Service Manager, you will act as a motivational manager for the housing office and the workers of the member service points. The work requires a fluent proficiency in Finnish.

The application process is open until 30.11. at:  https://atalent.fi/avoimet-tyopaikat/palvelupaallikko/

4.    Come and hear about the voluntary positions of AYY at Arabia Campus on 21.11. and in Otaniemi on 24.11.!

The volunteer search of AYY is now open! There are numerous voluntary positions at our Student Union that differ in terms of their tasks and amount of work! Roles can be found from, amongst others, event production, campus development, international affairs, student advocacy and corporate relations. Do you want to know more, what opportunities there are in our student union? Come and hear about the experiences of volunteers at Arabia Campus in front of Tokyo lounge on Monday 21.11. at 1-3 pm and at the Undergraduate Centre lobby (Otakaari 1) on Thursday 24.11. at 1-3 pm! There will be casual discussion and the opportunity to ask about different positions. Snacks will be served. We want YOU!

Facebook event at Arabia Campus on 21.11.: https://www.facebook.com/events/1828372100764809/

Facebook event in Otaniemi on 24.11.: https://www.facebook.com/events/1797604650477560/

You can find more information about the search and the experiences of volunteers at /stop/en/.

5.    Social life satisfaction study for foreign students in Aalto

Welcome to a quick survey about foreign students social life satisfaction in Aalto. This survey is part of a Data Now course organised in the Department of Media. The objective of the study is to find out how satisfied foreign students who study at the Otaniemi campus are with their social life.

Link to the survey:https://laurames.typeform.com/to/lhltzX

6.    Apply to become a student representative in administration!

The application process is open 7.11.-4.12.2016. at halloped.fi

The Student Union of Aalto University has announced that the positions of the student representatives in administration (Hallopeds) for 2017 are open for application. Student representatives are sought for both University-level bodies, such as the Academic Committee, Equality Committee and Restaurant Committee, and for the college level and the management of training programmes. Whether you’re interested in power, quality or the development of teaching, as a Halloped you will get to influence the operations of a large organisation and make Aalto a better place!

https://www.facebook.com/events/373499306323243/

7.    Smökki’s kitchen training TOMORROW, 22.11.

Would you or your association like to have a party at Smökki and cook the food yourself? However, does using a large establishment kitchen cause you a headache and bring you out in a cold sweat?

There is a solution to your problems: Smökki’s kitchen training.

The training session will be held on Tuesday, 22.11.2016 from 6 pm.

Sign up by 3 pm on Tuesday, 22.11. at https://lomake.ayy.fi/hallinto/ilmoittautuminen-servin-mokin-keittiokoulutukseen/. The training session can accommodate at most the first 12 people who sign up. The training will be in Finnish!

Further information from the kitchen trainer ring at keittiokouluttajat@list.ayy.fi

If there is a problem with registration, contact the Administrative Manager (johanna.pietilainen@ayy.fi, 050-5209434).

8.    Independence Day Torch Parade

On 6.12. the students of the capital city area are commemorating Finland’s Independence Day with a joint torch parade. Everyone is welcome to join in the parade. Torches will be handed out for the event at the start of the parade. Associations can take part in the parade with their own flag.

Instructions and timetables for the event can be found at: http://itsenaisyyspaiva.ayy.fi/fi/ .

The timetable will be updated as soon as possible.

AYY traditionally offers its operatives the following services:

Flag taxi: The flag of the association is to be delivered to the service point (Otakaari 11) on Friday, 2.12.2015 by 4 pm AND recorded on the delivery list. Make sure that you record the flag on the list because only the flags on the list can be taken along. The flags will be returned to the same place, from where they should be collected by Friday, 9.12.

Carrying belts and herald sashes in the Finnish national colours: The Student Union has a limited number of carrying belts for flags and blue and white herald sashes that suit all flags. Reservations in order of time of booking at arkisto@ayy.fi. The equipment can be found on the day of the event by the flags. at the organisation point.

The flag-bearers and heralds can leave their bags safely during the parade in the operational vehicle, which is going to Senate Square. When you hand in your flags for return delivery, you’ll get back the things you left for safe keeping. Flag-bearers and heralds must not have bags when they are carrying out their duties.”

9.    The Physicist Speksi is looking for directors and people responsible for other sub-areas

The sixth production of the Physicist Speksi will see the light of day in October 2017 with five performances in Finnish. The writing work is already proceeding at full speed! We’re now looking for 1-3 directors to guide the actors through the Speksi. People responsible for directing other sub-areas are also sought. We’ll look more intensively for other workers next year, but you can, and should, already let us know of your initial interest now with the recruitment form at http://tinyurl.com/fyysikkospeksirekry .

The deadline for the director search is already on 30.11.2016 because the actors will be recruited in the first part of the year; the deadline for other sub-areas is 31.12.2016. Director applications should be addressed to the producers by e-mail (tuottajat@fyysikkospeksi.fi); the applications for other sub-areas will be done by completing a recruitment form (tinyurl.com/fyysikkospeksirekry).

The producers Olli Halminen, Elsa Mannila and Markus Mattila are happy to answer further questions! You can also come to ask at the Guild Room of the Guild of Physics (Otakaari 1, next to the Learning Hub) on Wednesday, 7.12. from 1 pm to 3 pm, and of course it’s always worth buttonholing them when you see them!

10.                  Startos Program 2017 application period is open

Are you looking for real-life business project at top companies in Finland? Are you looking for a FREE study trip to one of the world’s top business centers? You can have both by joining us.

Stratos is a program for those interested in global economics and commerce. It consist of three parts:

1) A business project at one of Finland’s leading enterprises, good for 3-6 credits and valuable experience about working globally inside a business. You get to work on a real project the company has to offer.

2) Series of excursions through several enterprises, offering a peek to globalisation from the point of view of different domestic firms.

3) A trip abroad with the other Stratos-students to broaden your perspective of global economics abroad.

If you would find this intriguing, you are approaching the end of your studies and have some economics as your major or minor in Aalto-university, you just might be the perfect applicant!

Please send your application including cover letter, CV and transcript before 27.11.2016 stratosprogram2017@gmail.com

If you have questions, please contact Stratos coordinators via email.

https://www.facebook.com/Stratos-Program-1569182183326321/

Ohjelman esittely

11.                  The open follow-up party of the 108th Wähäjoulu, 5.12

Due to great demand, the follow-up party of the 108th annual celebration of the Guild of Architecture, Wähäjoulu, is open! The location is still secret, but it will be revealed on 5.12. at 8 pm at the event’s Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/197926173992578/

Bring all your friends along, leave Otaniemi for one evening to go to the centre of Helsinki and come and have fun with annual celebration guests! There’s an epic party in store with a top DJ and the party band Hittiputki! Bring cash; you can get tickets at the door and admission is only €5.

  • WHAT: The open follow-up party of Wähäjoulu
  • WHERE: To be revealed later on
  • WHEN: 5.12 at 9 pm
  • PRICE: €5

12.                  The Christmas Concerts of the Academic Female Choir KYN on Sunday, 11.12 and Sunday, 18.12.

The ’Kun se loistavi’ Christmas concert is like a Christmas before Christmas itself. With its music, KYN creates a warm and timeless moment. The cold and hurry are left outside. In the concert, old Christmas songs with traditional and new arrangements will be heard alongside modern-day Christmas classics. Some pieces have also been included which were not originally composed as Christmas music, but which in this whole tell the story of Christmas.

We extend you a heart-felt welcome to go with us towards Christmas.

The Academic Female Choir KYN, ’Kun se loistavi’ Christmas concert. Conducted by Kaija Viitasalo.

  •     Sunday, 11.12.2016 at 7 pm, Old Church, Lönnrotinkatu 6, 00120 Helsinki
  •     Sunday, 18.12.2016 at 7 pm, Temppeliaukio Church, Lutherinkatu 3, 00100 Helsinki

Tickets €18/€12 from choir members and at the door, from Tiketti €20/€13.50

Concessionary ticket (students, pensioners, national servicemen, unemployed, children aged 7-17). Children under the age of 7 go free.

Further information from www.kyn.fi and fb.com/KYNchoir

13.                  People aged 18-29 wanted! Tell your own story to young people

Do you want to tell your own story to young people? Has something great, educational, perhaps sad happened in your life that you think might be of help to other young people? In 2017, the Ilmajoki association of the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare is carrying out a ’Mun tarina’ (’My Story’) live series on YouTube and is now looking for brave and open people around Finland to tell their own story to young people.

Apply for the live series by writing or filming your own story and send it to mll.muntarina@gmail.com by 4.12. Further information: Hymy Larimo-Tullila/Youth Project Co-ordinator, tel. 044-9782071

14.                  The Child Welfare Support Person Operations of the City of Helsinki are looking for new volunteers for a course at the beginning of the year!

Support people are dependable adults who are willing and able to commit themselves, whose life situation is stable and life management in order. The children and young people to be supported are aged 7-18 and those supported are met around twice a month. Often those supported want active and functional people as their support people, with whom different kinds of activities are made possible. In addition, support people are required to have patience, many kinds of perseverance and broad-mindedness, as well as an ability to co-operate.

Support person action is a rewarding use of time and we already have more than 200 support people in Helsinki. At the moment, there is an acute shortage of male support people in particular! Would you be the volunteer that we’re looking for? You’ll get training for the role from us, as well as continued support after that.

If you’re interested, get in touch: ls-tukihenkilotoiminta@hel.fi or call: Piia Vanhatalo 09 310 43 794/ Mari Mehtonen 09 310 43112, and we’ll guide you onwards!

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