This week’s theme is student wellbeing.
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WEEKLY DIGEST week 07
CONTENTSI EventsLaskiaisrieha 13.2. Gravitaatio 13.2. MAIK-cruise 25.-27.3. II StudiesAnswer to questionnaire about IT-teaching! Open till 17.2. ARTS migration is approaching: emptying of the premises has started AllWell-questionnaire Let’s work together to make the Aalto community safe for everyone |
I Events
Laskiaisrieha 13.2.
| The Laskiaisrieha outdoors event with sledging, music, fun and the legendary ABB Academic sledging competition is tomorrow on Shrove Tuesday 13.2. You still have time to get your sledge and overalls and head to Kaivopuisto for a fun winter afternoon!
Laskiaisrieha starts officially at noon. The main program of the day, the ABB Academic sledging competition starts at 2pm. Come cheer your favourite team towards victory as the ingenious sledge builds compete against each other for the title of the most creative and “wow” performance! The awards ceremony for the competition is at 3pm and the Laskiaisappro barcrawl starts immediately after Laskiaisrieha at 4pm. Remember to have enough warm clothes on! If you one of the lucky ones who got a ticket to Laskiaisappro bar crawl, follow carefully the communications in the social media to keep up with the latest infromation! You may exchange your bar crawl ticket to the chekcpoint map starting at 3pm in Kaivopuisto. You may exchange your filled checkpoint map to the bar crawl badge at 8pm to 9.30pm in front of Apollo Live Club at the Foorum courtyard. Facebook Instagram With: ABB, TEK, Fennovoima, Tallink Silja and AYY! #Laskiaisrieha18 #Laskiaisappro18 #LR18 PS. Let’s keep Kaivopuisto clean and take trash to the bins! |
Gravitaatio 13.2.
| The traditional afterparty of the Shrove Tuesday madness – Gravitaatio in Apollo Helsinki! Stop shivering from the cold and come enjoy the hot winds of Gravitaatio, when the atmosphere is raised to the roof by RosvoSektori and Petri Nygård in the biggest interdisciplinary student party of the beginning of the year!
What: Gravitaatio 2018 The tickets are sold at: More info at fb event: Collaborating with us with the event are also VT, Julkku and RWBK! NB! The age limit is 18. |
MAIK-cruise 25.-27.3.
| It’s time for the traditional, annual MAIK-cruise! Gather your own cabin crew and take a cruise across the Baltic Sea with the guilds of Civil Engineering, Surveying, Mechanical Engineering and Architecture. On Monday we’ll have a chance to enjoy Stockholm as well. The cruise costs 35€, including the cruise itself and an overall patch. The ship leaves from Olympiaterminaali on Sunday at 17:00 and returns on Tuesday at 10:30 Sign-up begins on Friday 9.2. at 12:00, and closes on Sunday 18.2. at 23:59. After this the sign-up is binding. Link to the sign-up will be added here. WHAT: MAIK-cruise WHEN: Sun 25.3. to Tue 27.3. COSTS: 35€ including the cruise and overall patch WHY: MAIK is turning 50 yolo Payment info and other information will be sent via email after the sign-up. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/199731810608401/ |
II Studies
Answer to questionnaire about IT-teaching! Open till 17.2.
| IT TEACHING. To some the word itself must cause nightmares. The IT teaching of our department has been versatile, inadequate, random and even obscure for many years. Therefore we would now like to survey how the IT teaching should change. The subject divides opinions. Many think there is not nearly enough teaching while others find self learning via internet to be the most suitable for them. What do you think? Answer this short survey and make sure your opinion is heard in the developing of our IT teaching. The survey will be open until Saturday 17th of February. https://goo.gl/forms/y0hCyPnwSdtoFbiA2 |
ARTS migration is approaching: emptying of the premises has started
| ARTS migration is approaching: emptying of the premises has started The migration of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture ARTS to the new Väre building in Otaniemi campus is taking steps further during spring. It requires preparatory work from all ARTS people on the Arabia campus as well as in Otaniemi.
During the spring, students and staff will also be provided with opportunities to discuss more in detail the working facilities in Väre and Otaniemi, as well as the practicalities of the moving. The dates will be given out soon. Storage of material only in permitted areas Students are allowed to store their personal belongings only in a locker or other storage designated to them by their own department. Materials such as course works or project works are not permitted to be stored anywhere other than designated and approved storage locations. Everything found elsewhere will be destroyed during the final cleaning week and moving. Check the storages assigned to you at your department. Current premises will be emptied Start reducing the amount of your materials immediately in order to get your own important items saved. All personal items, tools, materials, works etc. that are left in the university premises at the end of the spring term 2018 will be destroyed and will not be transferred when moving. Aalto University, according to its strategy, will reduce its premises by a third by year 2020. In the new Otaniemi premises there is very little space for material storage. For emptying the ARTS facilities the final cleaning week will be organized February 12-16. During the last cleaning week, the ARTS premises on both Arabia and Otaniemi campus will be emptied of all other materials except those that will be taken to the new Otaniemi premises. During the cleaning week, students and staff must empty all workspaces, teaching rooms and warehouses from unnecessary materials. It is also necessary to remove any materials that may be stored there by the graduates. All items found outside the designated and approved storage areas will be disposed during the cleaning week and moving. The workshops will close in May All workshops in Arabia campus, Aalto Art House, Miestentie and Sähkömiehentie will be closed on Friday, May 25, 2018 at 4.00 pm. After that, students will no longer have access to these workshops and the material left there will be destroyed. The Otaniemi premises ARTS will migrate to three sites in Otaniemi: the Väre building (MA teaching, 3rd year Bachelors, researchers and studios) and to Otakaari 1, A-wing (1st and 2nd year Bachelors) and Metallimiehenkuja 4. Early 2017 also Aalto Studios moved into Otakaari 7. In addition to the operations in Arabia campus also the already existing ARTS operations in Otaniemi will be migrating to the Väre building: Media and Architecture from Miestentie 3, Aalto Art House operations at Lämpömiehenkuja 3, and ELO at Otakaari 7. The migration will take place in phases, and the current Arabia campus, Miestentie 3 and Aalto Art House will be left for good in summer 2018. Instructions: Take care of your personal belongings: Checklist for the ARTS migration: https://inside.aalto.fi/display/enarts/Checklist+for+the+ARTS+migration Instructions to clear out the spaces: https://inside.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=48114306 Movings: https://inside.aalto.fi/display/enarts/Movings The logistics team: https://inside.aalto.fi/display/enarts/ARTS+logistics+team Otaniemi campus and Väre: http://onecampus.aalto.fi/ |
AllWell-questionnaire
| This years AllWell-questionnaire has been sent to all the 2nd year bachelor and 1st year master students via aalto-mail. The university has become aware of the importance of students’ wellbeing and wants to improve it. Every answer is really valuable as it shows if there has been improvement in one year and that this is still a really current issue. Last year only 25% of the ARTS student answered, so let’s do it better this time! The questionnaire is open until the 16th of February. |
Let’s work together to make the Aalto community safe for everyone
| The Aino magazine and Helsingin Sanomat have published news pieces on an inappropriate sitsi party organized in Otaniemi. The Aalto University Student Union commits to the goal of Aalto University in offering all students an equal and egalitarian environment, regardless of the background or situation of the student in question, and to support associations in these aims. Racism or other forms of inappropriate treatment should not be tolerated in events or social media. Errors in judgment can be prevented by discussing and learning from past mistakes. AYY wants to support its members and has already contacted the parties in question regarding the article in Aino magazine. Let’s remember to support each other in this community. Association actives and event organizers should review the ”Safely in events” training material and contact the association specialist if any questions arise. https://ayy.fi/en/associations/services/training-and-courses/safely-in-events/ Where to get help?
If you have encountered or witnessed inappropriate treatment or harrasment, you can contact our trained harassment contact personnel Minna Mäkitalo hairinta-nainen@ayy.fi or Lauri Jurvanen hairinta-mies@ayy.fi. You can also turn to the Aalto chaplains, if you wish to discuss any issues concerning life, studies or relationships confidentially. They are here for every Aalto member, regardless of religious beliefs or world view. https://into.aalto.fi/display/enchaplain/Homepage AYY information bulletin from yesterday: https://ayy.fi/en/blog/2018/02/09/have-you-encountered-any-inappropriate-behavior-ayy-is-here-to-help-you/ Read more on receiving aid in harrasment situations: https://ayy.fi/en/students/health-and-welfare/ |