Weekly Newsletter of the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä 16.9.2019-22.9.2019
NEWS
• Apply to become JYY Council of Representatives member and make an impact!
SUBCOMMITTEES
• Dev. Coop. Subcommittee September meeting & Newcomers night
• JYY Subcommittee for Cultural Affairs meeting
RECRUITING
• JYY is looking for a coordinator to promote fair trade products
• Apply for JYY’s Sustainable Development Week’s organizing team
WHAT TO DO
• Meet the care and reading dogs
• Tech Race Jyväskylä
• Jyviva Newcomers’ Night
• JYY’s speed friending
• Interdisciplinary floorball
• Jyväskylä’s Social Democratic Youth abd Students: Newcomers’ night
• Weekend thesis undertaking
• Handicraft courses in Rentukka
• Advocacy training
MOVIES OF THE WEEK
• The Lion King
• Ballon
NEWS
BECOME JYY COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBER AND MAKE AN IMPACT
Nomination of candidates ends on 1.10.2019 at 12
JYY Council of Representatives makes decisions on member fees and developing Kortepohja Student Village and other important decision regarding the Student Union. All JYY students have a right to vote. Find your council group. Become a candidate. Make an impact.
More info: https://jyy.fi/en/election/
SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS
DEV. COOP. SUBCOMMITTEE SEPTEMBER MEETING & NEWCOMERS NIGHT
Tue 17.9 4 pm at Lyhty
Are you passionate about international development co-operation and sustainable development? Do you want to know how you can be a part of the ongoing development projects at the university? Join us for the very first development co-operation meeting of the semester. We will play some games and eat delicious snacks from around the world.
Where to find Lyhty: http://r.jyu.fi/AB8
JYY SUBCOMMITTEE FOR CULTURAL AFFAIRS MEETING
Wed 25.9. at 18 Ilokivi, meeting room Halonen (back of the restaurant)
First subcommittee meeting of the fall takes place in Ilokivi. The meeting is open for everyone, for new and old faces! You are welcome to brainstorm, bring ideas or plan cultural events for the fall.
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/386171618765837/
RECRUITING
JYY IS LOOKING FOR A COORDINATOR TO PROMOTE FAIR TRADE PRODUCTS
JYY and JYU are looking for a coordinator to promote Fair trade products in our university community. Understanding of Finnish required.
More info: https://jyy.fi/jyy-etsii-reilu-yliopisto-koordinaattoria-4/
APPLY FOR JYY’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WEEK’S ORGANIZING TEAM
Wed 18.9. at 16, venue TBC
Would you like to do something meaningful to solve the climate change? In JYY’s Sustainable Development week´s team you will find various tasks, in which you will learn, get inspired and meet other students from different study backgrounds. You may also find out that your actions truly do matter!
More info: https://jyy.fi/en/apply-for-jyys-sustainable-development-weeks-organizing-team/
WHAT TO DO
MEET CARE AND READING DOGS
Tue 17.9. at 16.30-17.30, Oppio 103/104
Movi’s dog friends are here again! Our first meeting is in Oppio, come cuddle the fluffy dog friends. Remember to sign up in Korppi, by using the code xKoirat.
More info: https://movi.jyu.fi/en/development/campus-dogs/care-and-reading-dogs
TECH RACE JYVÄSKYLÄ
Wed 18.9. at 17.30-22.30 at Yritystehdas
Tech Race Finland tours through cities of Finland finding the top concentration of tech masterminds. In every event, the local participants receive a large pool of challenges to solve, ranging from programming puzzles to design problems, from basic tasks to extremely trick ones. Sign up for free!
More info: http://bit.ly/2kbRlie
JYVIVA NEWCOMERS’ NIGHT
Wed 18.9. at 18 Ilokivi, meeting room Halonen (back of the restaurant)
University of Jyväskylä’s Green Left (Jyviva) organizes the traditional Newcomers’ night. You are warmly welcome to get to know the activities of our campus’ red-green student community and enjoy warm drinks and vegan snacks!
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/803333510061979/
JYY’S SPEED FRIENDING
Wed 18.9. at 18.30, Ilokivi
JYY’s speed friending is here again! Meet international and domestic students can get to know each other in a fun way. Sign up by 16.9.
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/456126541651579/
INTERDISCIPLINARY FLOORBALL
Thu 19.9. at 09-19, Monitoimitalo
Floorball tournaments for students in 3 versus 3 formats. There’s place for 20 teams of 5-10 players and a goalie. You can lend the goalie’s gear from the organizer. Sign up your team for free via Kide.app on Friday 13.9. at 12!
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/2768250266567428/
Sign up: https://bit.ly/2kKmrNZ
JYVÄSKYLÄ SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC YOUTH AND STUDENTS: NEWCOMERS’ NIGHT
Thu 19.9. at 18, Opinkivi
Jyväskylä’s Social Democratic Youth and Students organize an evening for newcomers and/or those interested in their activies. You’ll get to know other like-minded students and our activities in this relaxed get-together.
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/493741568123708/
WEEKEND THESIS UNDERTAKING
Fri-Sun 20.-22.9., Rentukka club room
Weekend Thesis Undertaking is a weekend dedicated to writing your thesis. Why? Because peer pressure works! So take your laptop with you, bring yourself to the Rentukka club room in Kortepohja, meet others who are also battling with their Master’s or Bachelor’s thesis, set your goals for the weekend and share them with the others. Then, just get to work!
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1996197847192180/
Sign up: https://forms.gle/v2ag8LfH4zdLCLAu7
HANDICRAFT COURSES IN RENTUKKA
Tue 24.9. at 17, Rentukka club room
Would love to create a hanging basket but don’t know how to start? You’re interested in handicrafts but it’s boring alone? This fall, we offer open handicraft courses for everyone interested, once a month in Rentukka! We’ll make hanging baskets the first time!
Sign up: https://bit.ly/2OCB83N
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/906683059697337/
ADVOCACY TRAINING
Tue 24.9. at 17 Vapaudenkatu 26, Vanha Pappila.
Make an impact in the world around you! Start it with the Changemaker’s advocacy training. We’ll look at the basics of advocacy work and how to influence the society in different ways. The training is targeted to at anyone interested in changing the world.
More info: https://www.changemaker.fi/ajankohtaista/tapahtumat/vaikuttamistoiminnankoulutus-jyvaskyla/
MOVIES OF THE WEEK
THE LION KING
Mon 16.9. at 18, Ilokivi downstairs
Languages: English / Subtitles: Finnish
Tickets: 8/10€.
More info https://www.facebook.com/events/2293872967392245/
BALLON
Tue 17.9. at 18, Ilokivi downstairs
Languages: German, English / Subtitles: Finnish
Tickets: 8/10€.
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/637384930117062/
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Teemu Rahikka
Viestintä-asiantuntija | Communications Officer
Jyväskylän yliopiston ylioppilaskunta (JYY)
The Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä
Keskussairaalantie 2, 40600 Jyväskylä
+358 50 352 9591
tiedottaja@jyy.fi
http://jyy.fi/en
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The Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä, JYY, is a student organization that protects students’ interests and organizes diverse activities. Every undergraduate student at the University of Jyväskylä is a member of JYY.
More info on JYY: http://jyy.fi/en