Weekly Digest 5/22

 
I General

Aalto ARTS education portfolio – what, why, when?

As of 1 August 2022, the School of Arts, Design and Architecture will have a revised education portfolio. This page gives information on the renewal, its schedule, and instructions and material for students:

https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/students-aalto-arts-education-portfolio-to-be-renewed

There will be info sessions and clinics for students about ARTS education portfolio renewal. Timetable for these sessions and clinics will be updated here at the beginning of spring 2022.

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AllWell? Questionnaire

Dear 2nd year Bachelor’s and 1st year Master’s students – how are you? Please answer the study wellbeing questionnaire emailed to you. You get personal feedback and help us develop.

The questionnaire will be available online from 16 Feb. to 2 March 2022. Your response will remain anonymous.

After replying, you will get personal feedback with ideas on

• how to handle stress in a better way
• how to improve your study skills
• how to stop procrastinating with difficult issues
• how feelings affect study performance

We will communicate the programme level results to the heads of the degree programmes for the development of teaching.

Link to Into-page: https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58430665

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Important tips for course enrolment on Sisu

Dear student! There are four important things to remember when you are registering for courses in Sisu. More information on Into:

https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58430836

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COVID guidelines from Aalto, AYY and THL

Up-to-date website for facilities and COVID regulations on campus

https://www.aalto.fi/en/aalto-university/information-on-coronavirus

Reservable AYY workspaces closed until 7.2 + general current information:

https://www.ayy.fi/en/corona

COVID info from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare:

https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases-and-vaccinations/what-s-new/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-updates

II Upcoming events Fuksi’s Singing Test Sauna 22.2 at 6 pm // Rantasauna The Singing test point is mandatory on the Fuksi Point Card, and an important event! The event will start at the Rantasauna at 6 p.m. Because the point is important and mandatory, we are also trying to get the opportunity to participate remotely so that everyone can get involved. After the offical program is over, you can stay and spend the evenings going to the sauna and eating the food and snacks that are available!   – MAIK-Cruise 27.-29.3. (reg. 22.2. at 12 pm) // Olympia Terminal / the Baltic Sea / Stockholm It’s time for the traditional, legendary MAIK-cruise across the Baltic Sea with the guilds of Civil Engineering, Surveying and Architecture. The cruise costs only 20€, including the cruise itself and an overall patch. The ship leaves from Olympiaterminaali on Sunday March 27th at 17:00 and returns on Tuesday 29th at 10:30 Sign-up begins on February 22nd at 12:00, and closes on 3.3. After this the sign-up is binding. There is room for 92 people. Are you ready to receve your first clue for the race across the Baltic sea and step into an adventure? WHAT: MAIK-cruise WHEN: Sunday to Tuesday 27.-29.3. THE COST: 20€ / person WHERE: Baltic sea HEL-STO-HEL WHY: Because amazing MAIK, amazing cruise and amazing adventure   – R-AK-AS Snowfootball 26.2 at 3 pm // Otaranta You might be wondering, if it’s too early to start the football season in February❄️? What about the BBQ season? Madness right?!? Not quite. The Guilds of Architecture and Automation and Systems technology welcome you to join us for an outdoor event on the 26th of February at Otaranta. Activities in the event include winter football with overalls and a twist! ⚽️ Warm food and beverages will be available for purchase during the event, in case you get hungry The outdoor games start at 3pm and will go on untill around 6pm after which we will have an outdoor rave togerther !1! ‍♂️Are you ready to sweat??‍♂️ So grab your long johns and overalls and frolic to Otaranta on the 26.2. to play some outdoor games! And remember to dress according to weather and bring some cash with you for the food and beverages! The registration for the event opens on Wednesday 16th of February! (Link updates later / check The Guild of Architecture TG-chat!) WHAT: R-AK-AS WHERE: Otaranta WHEN: 26.2. 3pm -> WHY: Sausage, Hot Chocolate & Snowfootball❄️⚽️ DC:  Your guild’s overalls, ofc   – Laskiaisrieha 1.3. // Kaivopuisto park / Helsinki The world’s craziest downhill race is here again!  On Shrove Tuesday (1.3.) it’s time to find you something that passes for a sled and head on over to Kaivopuisto park, Helsinki! Students from all over are showing up for an action-packed afternoon outdoors – so why not you as well? In addition to the casual sledding and the magic of winter, there will be music, competitions and great activities! The most daring and ambitious take part in the legendary Academic Downhill Race, where teams pilot their home-made sleds in the hope of winning the grand prize! Sleds and teams are judged not only on their run’s distance, but creativity and showmanship as well. Got an idea? There have been many kinds of slides over the years, but You can be the one who surprises everyone’s expectations with an unprecedented downhill ride!  After the amazing afternoon sledding the action continues with the Laskiaisappro Pub Crawl where you can slalom through downtown Helsinki touring bars all the way to the official afterparty Gravitaatio!  Round up your team, design your own sled and fascinate the audience and judges to win great prizes! You can enter the race by signing up at www.laskiaisrieha.fi. (Registration closes on 20.2.) Sledding with us: Aalto-yliopiston ylioppilaskunta – AYY.  Schedule: 12:00 The event begins, DJ 13:30 Academic Downhill Race / Pick-up of Laskiaisappro Pub Crawl maps 15:30 DJ 16:00 Laskiaisappro Pub Crawl begins – Laskiaisappro Pub Crawl 1.3. // Helsinki Laskiaisrieha is over but the Gravitaatio party is still hours away? The remedy is here: Laskiaisappro Pub Crawl! After the sledding at Kaivopuisto park, you can slalom your way through downtown Helsinki touring bars all the way to the official afterparty, Gravitaatio by AYY. Based on your performance you will be rewarded with a completion badge from three different levels.  No previous Laskiaisappro attendance is required. WHAT: Laskiaisappro 2022 Pub Crawl WHERE: Helsinki city center (starting from Kaivopuisto) WHEN: Shrove Tuesday 1.3. 4 pm onwards TICKETS: 6€, the tickets will be sold on Kide.app starting on Friday 18.2. at 14 There will also be a limited batch of combo tickets for both Laskiasappro and Gravitaatio, stay tuned! – Gravitaatio 1.3. // Apollo Live Club / Mannerheimintie 16 / Helsinki Get ready to experience the pull of Gravitaatio as we stumble down the rabbit hole from Laskiaisrieha all the way to Apollo! After sledding and crawling, we get to fight the influence of gravity while jumping and dancing to the beat of some of the best artists in Finland! Gravitaatio (organized by Teekkarijaosto’s Party Committee JTMK) is held on Shrove Tuesday (March 1st) as an official after party for Laskiaisrieha & Laskiaisappro. The artists will be announced later! NB! The age limit for the event is 18. What: Gravitaatio 2022 Where: Apollo Live Club When: On Shrove Tuesday 1.3. How: Ticket sale begins Friday 18th at 14.00 o’clock on Kide.app, link will be published on Facebook Why: Gravishype!! The biggest student party of the beginning of the year. Incredible artists and the official afterparty of Shrove Tuesday’s shenanigans! You don’t want to miss this! The event is in collaboration with Vapaateekkarit, Radio Diodi, Julkku and Jäynä! More information on the website and the Teekkari Section (Teekkarijaosto) Instagram and Facebook!

III Interesting stuff

Apply to become a BIG of 2022!

The recruitment of BIG’s for 2022 has begun!

BIG’s are the backbone of our guild’s transgenerational student life, and the chance to apply to this rewarding, and first of all fun job is at hand. The application to becoming a BIG is done through the form that is linked here. please fill in the form no later than 28.1.

Being a BIG is among the best ways to partake in the student life of Otaniemi, however, each applicant should be aware of the responsibility and workload that continues until the potential wappu of 2023. Answer the form thoroughly!

The BIG-counselor @Niko_Toivonen and Master of Masters @amandapuerto (on Telegram) are happy to answer all questions that may arise.

Regards: Niko Toivonen, BIG-counselor.

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TG-group for Guild’s MA students has been made!

Welcome to join the official group chat for all MA students in the Guild of Architecture!

In this group you can find essential information about events and topics concerning MA studies. The group can also be used as a shared forum for questions and open discussion to support MA students continuing straight from BA as well as new MA student’s from Finland and around the world. Feel free to use this chat actively!

Link to the chat:
https://t.me/+FxXcdMxwb3Y2MDBk

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AK-Raati: Guild Room Committee

Love swimming in the ball pit? Interested in Monstera cuttings? Do nostalgic PS2 games bring joy to your days filled with never ending Rhino work? If your answer to any of the above is yes, it’s not too late to join the Guild Room Gang!

Interested? Send a message to Guild Room & Hut Supervisor @samuelhautamaki on Telegram.

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 IV Job offers

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Työantajat: Työpaikkailmoituksen julkaisusta sovitaan erikseen – olethan ajoissa yhteyksissä! 

Ota yhteyttä: 

tiedottaja(ät)arkkitehtikilta.fi
Telegram: @veeratainen