Mid-Week Mail, week 51

• ELIAS LAITINEN TYY EXECUTIVE BOARD CHAIR
• FINAL PROJECT SUPPORT DISTRIBUTION FOR THE YEAR
• TYY MAKES STATEMENT ON DRAFT OF UNIVERSITY OF TURKU REGULATIONS
• TYY COMMITTEE MEETINGS
• OFFICE STAFF ON HOLIDAY BREAK 21 DEC -- 3 JAN
• STARTING PACKAGE STORAGE OPENING HOURS
• STUDENT UNION UPDATE

ELIAS LAITINEN TYY EXECUTIVE BOARD CHAIR

The Student Union Council made a selection of persons for 2010 at its December meeting. Elias Laitinen (Green Left) was selected as TYY Executive Board Chair. Other new Executrive Boardmebers selected are: Rauli Elenius (Green List), Jarmo Kallunki (Hybridiaani),  Hannele Karilainen (Eduxi), Lauri Lahoniitty (Torchbearers), Ilkka Marja-Aho (TuKY) and Joel Uusi-Oukari (Lex).

Tuomo Liljenbäck was chosen for Financial Board Chair, Haron Walliander was chosen for Turku Student Newspaper Executive Committee Chair and Nicolas Fleury chosen for Film Board Chair.

The following were selected as TYY Committee chairs:

TYY Committee on Cultural Issues:  Elina Ahtela
TYY Committee on Development Cooperation: Elina Harju
TYY Committee on Environmental Issues: Nuppu Ervasti
TYY Committee on International Affairs: Leila Uotila
TYY Committee on Student Affairs: Jukka Väisänen
TYY Committee on Sub-Organisations: Tuulia Merivuori
TYY Student Cafeteria Committee: Riina Paimen

Other members of the aforementioned directorates and committees as well as representatives named for the Financial Aid Board and temporary department councils can be viewed in the decisions on www.tyy.fi/ylioppilaskunta/edustajisto/edustajiston-paatosluettelot/joulukuu-2009 (in Finnish only).

FINAL PROJECT SUPPORT DISTRIBUTION FOR THE YEAR

The TYY Executive Board has granted the sub-organisations their final project support for the year.

The break down of the distribution can be found at www.tyy.fi/ajankohtaista/2009/915 (in Finnish only)

TYY MAKES STATEMENT ON DRAFT OF UNIVERSITY OF TURKU REGULATIONS

The new regulations concerning study affairs will go into force at the new University of Turku on 1 August 2010. A work group set up by the central administration has prepared new study regulations. The work group has been drawing up sufficiently concrete and detailed regulations that are, at the same time, general enough, so that there would be no need for continuous changes to be made. It would also be as broadly adaptable as possible to accommodate the diverse education of the university.

TYY's statement can be viewed at http://tyy.fi/node/468 (in Finnish only)

TYY COMMITTEE MEETINGS

TYY Committee on Student Affairs, 17 December, 14.00, Turku-sali

OFFICE STAFF ON HOLIDAY BREAK 21 DEC - 3 JAN

The TYY Office and Service Desk will be closed from 21 December until 3 January. The office will have new tricks up its sleeve starting 4 January.

The TYY Library will be on holiday from 19 December to 10 January.

STARTING PACKAGE STORAGE OPENING HOURS

Here are the opening hours of the Starting Package Storage for the rest of the year:

18.12. Friday 11-14
21.12. Monday 11-14
29.12. Tuesday 14-16

The storage opens again after the Christmas holidays on 4 January.

More information: www.tyy.fi/startingpackage

STUDENT UNION UPDATE

The Student Union of the University of Turku wishes to thank all international students for this fall. It has been great to have you here. For those of you who are not staying for the spring term, we wish all the best and hope to see you in Turku again! If you have any feedback, we would be happy to receive it at tyy-kvsihteeri@utu.fi.

If you are spending another term here, we are looking forward to seeing you again after the holidays. Mark already in your calendar the huge Welcome Party on 14.1. with all the new international students of the University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University and Turku University of Applied Sciences.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year!