Association newsletter for week 4/2019

This is the AYY association newsletter for week 4/2019

Take a look at AYY’s operators for 2019 (item 1) and join the relevant channels for event promoting (item 2). These are also the last moments to apply for funding from TTE Fund for your bigger projects (item 6).

Upcoming events and important dates for associations

22 Jan: TTE Fund’s application round I ends (https://tter.ayy.fi/hae-avustusta/briefly-in-english/)
27 Jan: Application to Aava’s Outdoor Games Committee and to Mosaic ends (https://ayy.fi/stop/en/)
31 Jan: Survey on the JMT3 rentable facilities closes (item 5, https://lomake.ayy.fi/kampusjaosto/kertavuokrattavien-tilojen-kehitys/)

Contents of the newsletter

1.The operators for 2019 have started
2. Remember to join AYY’s events groups and to promote your events
3. Follow AYY on social media
4. Attention, persons in charge of studies!
5. Development of the JMT3 rentable facilities
6. First application round of TTE Fund for 2019 closes soon!
7. AYY is looking for a communications intern
8. Pool table – Something to brighten up your Guild room or do in your shared apartment?

1. The operators for 2019 have started

The new year is accompanied by new operators. The AYY Board took up its duties from the start of January, and nearly all sections and committees for 2019 have also been selected by now.

This year, the position of Chair of the AYY Board is filled by Tapio Hautamäki, who is a master’s level student from the School of Sciences. The other Board members and their areas of responsibility are:

Iida Palosuo, ARTS, Vice Chair, Services
Ellen Heikkilä, ARTS, Real Estate, Campus and Sustainable Development
Leila Kettunen, CHEM, Elections, Brand and Education Policy
Lumi Ketola, ENG, CHEM, Education Policy
Taneli Myllykangas, ELEC, Internationality and Corporate Relations, Archive and Museum
Anna Halsas, BIZ, Organisations, New Students and Council
Marianne Honkasaari, SCI, Student Centre and Artistic Activities
Antti Pentikäinen, BIZ, Social Policy, Municipal Influencing and Sports
Olli Kesseli, SCI, Community, Volunteers and Alumni

Take a look at the compositions of the sections and committees here: https://ayy.fi/en/blog/2019/01/16/vuoden-2019-toimijat-ovat-aloittaneet/

P.S. Application to Aava’s Outdoor Games Committee (https://ayy.fi/stop/en/culture-events/outdoorgames/) and the renewed Mosaic Committee (https://lomake.ayy.fi/rekry/mosaic/) is open until 27 Jan.

2. Remember to join AYY’s events groups and to promote your events

AYY Events is a channel administered by Aalto University Student Union for events. On the channel, you can advertise your non-commercial event that is meant for Aalto students: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AYYEvents/.

AYY Sports and Wellbeing is a channel administered by Aalto University Student Union for sporting and wellbeing events and opportunities that are aimed at students. On the channel, you can advertise, for instance, interesting sporting opportunities and wellbeing-related events that are meant for Aalto students. The group’s main goal is to encourage Aalto people to take part in low-threshold sporting and wellbeing activities that are easy to join in: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2062045280696358/.

AYY Study Events is a channel administered by Aalto University Student Union for study events and opportunities. On the channel, you can advertise interesting study opportunities that are meant for Aalto students: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1079976045426133/. In addition, the themes of advocacy and influencing can be discussed on Telegram: https://t.me/AYYadvocacy.

Aalto International is a channel administered by Aalto University Student Union for communications and discussion related to matters and events aimed at both international students and anyone interested in internationalisation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AaltoInternational/. The channel can also be found on Telegram: https://t.me/aaltointernational.

3. Follow AYY on social media

Do you want to be among the first to know what your Student Union is doing and what is going on in the Aalto Community? Follow AYY’s social media accounts to instantly find out what is going on:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ylioppilaskunta/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayy_fi/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AYY_FI
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aalto-university-student-union

Also keep in mind the Facebook groups AYY Events, Aalto International and AYY Study Events and AYY: Advocacy, as well as the Telegram groups AYY: Advocacy and Aalto International!

4. Attention, persons in charge of studies!

Are you the person in charge of studies in your organisation in 2019? The Study Council, which brings together the persons in charge of studies from associations operating within AYY, is starting its operations. For the persons in charge of studies, the Study Council offers peer support, interdisciplinary friends and current information on study matters.

If you are interested in taking part, contact the Chair, Tarmo Kivioja, at tarmo.kivioja(a)aalto.fi or Leila Kettunen from AYY’s Board at leila.kettunen(a)ayy.fi.

5. Development of the JMT3 rentable facilities

Join the Campus Section in developing AYY’s rentable facilities!

Let us know what your association has been using the soon-to-be-renovated facilities for and what kinds of wishes you have for the them in the future. The survey focuses particularly on the following facilities: Rooftop Sauna, Game Room, Takka Cabinet, Sitsi Kitchen.

Link: https://lomake.ayy.fi/kampusjaosto/kertavuokrattavien-tilojen-kehitys/

The survey closes on 31 Jan 2019.

6. First application round of TTE Fund for 2019 closes soon!

The first application round of TTE Fund for 2019 is open! The Fund can grant financial aid for all AYY members as well as communities operating in connection with it. TTE Fund supports operations that reach for the stars, get other people excited to join in and can be seen and heard.

You can apply for grants from TTE Fund in two ways: through the application rounds organised around three times a year, or via the continuous application process which is open during semesters. Via the continuous application process, the maximum amount of a grant is 2000 €, whereas the amount of project funding in the actual application rounds is not limited.

Application time for the first round of 2019 ends on Sunday 20 Jan 2019 at 11.59 pm. Instructions for preparing an application and its attachments can be found on the Fund’s website at https://tter.ayy.fi/hae-avustusta/briefly-in-english/. The grants are applied for by filling in an online form that can be found at https://lomake.ayy.fi/tter/hakulomake/.

The times of the application rounds for autumn 2019 and other information is available on the TTE Fund website at https://tter.ayy.fi/hae-avustusta/briefly-in-english/. Also, check out the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/tterahasto (in Finnish).

7. AYY is looking for a communications intern

Aalto University Student Union, creating the best student’s life in the world, is looking for a communications intern for our diamond communications team. As the intern, you will be involved with launching AYY’s new website, planning and executing communications about the parliamentary and European elections as well as the crowning of Havis Amanda taking place on May Day.

We will fill the position as soon as a suitable person is found, so please act fast! Send an application and your CV to [email protected] soon, at the very latest by 31 Jan 2019. More information on the position can be found at https://ayy.fi/…/avoimet-tyopaikat/viestinnan-harjoittelija/ (in Finnish).

P.S. There is also a rare position of Financial Director on offer. Application ends on Sun 20 Jan already. More information: https://ayy.fi/ylioppilaskunta/avoimet-tyopaikat/talousjohtaja/ (in Finnish).

8. Pool table – Something to brighten up your Guild room or do in your shared apartment?

KY is giving away a pool table for free! The table measures 250 cm x 150 cm (inner measurements 230×120) and is not in perfect shape, but that doesn’t stop a good game from being played on it! You will also get the balls, some cues and chalk packets. You can arrange a time to have a look at the table at Saha (Konemiehentie 4). We are hoping for a quick pickup but, above all, that the table would find a new home!

Queries: KY’s service secretaries, [email protected] or tel. 040 353 8283 (Mon–Thu at 1–5 pm).

Pictures: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1b8MrGSJyJXSJ1mU-yrBuCxote-5uYZkY?usp=sharing

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