ORGANISATION MEETING OF THE STUDENT UNION COUNCIL

Time:                 24 November 2021 at 6.15 pm

Place:                 Turku Hall, Rehtorinpellonkatu 4 A, 20500 Turku

                            Due to the prevailing meeting restrictions, only regular members of the meeting and secretary of the meeting are allowed in the meeting premises.

 

Meeting agenda

1

Opening of the meeting

                            Before the start of its term of office, between November 20th and December 10th, the Student Union Council shall convene in an organising meeting, where the Executive Board and the Chairs of the Committees, as well as the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Student Union Council and the Financial Board for the next term are elected. (TYY Rules Section 12)

 

2

Legality and quorum

                            Invitation to a meeting of the Student Union Council shall be delivered electronically or, if so requested, in a written form for all members of the Student Union Council, and the meeting shall be announced at the official bulletin board of the Student Union at least seven (7) days before the meeting.

                            The Student Union Council constitutes a quorum when at least twenty-one (21) members and the Chair or the Vice-Chair are present. (TYY Rules Section 12)

The matters on the agenda of a meeting shall be informed in the invitation to the meeting. A matter that has not been mentioned in the invitation to the meeting, will not be decided unless declared as urgent with a majority of two thirds (2/3) of votes or unless the matter needs to be decided by a certain date and a new meeting for processing the matter can no longer be convened.

Upon invitation to the meeting, the agenda shall also be delivered to the deputy members of the Student Union Council. (TYY Administrative regulation, Section 1)

 

3

Invitation of the scrutinisers of the minutes and tellers

                            In the beginning of the Student Union Council meeting, the Chair invites two members of the Student Union Council to control the final minutes. (TYY Administrative regulation, Section 5)

                            The elections shall be held and the results shall be counted by three tellers called by the Chair at the beginning of the meeting, and they shall be members of the Student Union Council. (TYY Administrative regulation, Section 16)

The convenor of the meeting proposes:

                            Chair invites two scrutinisers of the minutes, who also serve as vote tellers. In addition to them, one person is invited as a vote teller.

 

4

Announcements             

24 Nov            The second training event of the Student Union Council from 4 pm in Turku Hall before the organisation meeting

6 Dec               Independence Day torch procession

 

5

Approval of the agenda

 

6

Election of the Chair of the Student Union Council for 2022

                            A statutory task of the Student Union Council (Section 11 of TYY Rules) is to elect a Chair and a Vice-Chair among its members.

                            “Majority election: If there is one (1) candidate to be elected, the one which received the most votes shall be elected. In majority election, one vote is given for a candidate.

                            In order to be elected in the first voting, a candidate shall have the absolute majority of the provided votes. If nobody receives the required majority, another voting shall be organised between the two candidates who received the most votes. In this voting, the candidate who received more votes shall be considered elected. If the additional voting results in a tie, a draw shall resolve the vote.

                            If the first voting does not result in two candidates with the most votes, an additional voting shall be organised among the candidates with the equal number of votes. If the additional voting results in a tie, a draw shall resolve the vote.” (TYY Administrative regulation, Section 16)

The convenor of the meeting proposes:

                            The Student Union Council shall elect the Chair among its members.

 

7

Election of the Vice-Chair of the Student Union Council for 2022

                            A statutory task of the Student Union Council (Section 11 of TYY Rules) is to elect a Vice-Chair among its members. The election procedure is presented under item 6.

Chair of the Student Union Council proposes:

                            The Student Union Council shall elect the Vice-Chair among its members.

 

8

Election of the Chair of the Executive Board for 2022

                            “Student Union Executive Board includes Chair and five to seven (5–7) Executive Board members, who shall all be eligible members of the Student Union.” (TYY Rules Section 18)

                            The Chair of the Executive Board and individual members of the Executive Board shall have the confidence of the Student Union Council. The Chair or Vice-Chair of the Student Union, a member of the Student Union Council and an employee of the Student Union may not serve as members of the Executive Board.

                            According to Section 19 of TYY Rules, the Chair of the Executive Board shall be separately elected before the rest of the Executive Board.

                            Introduction to the task of the Chair is organised by the previous Chair and TYY Office usually in December 2021.

Chair of the Student Union Council proposes:

                            The Student Union Council elects the Chair of the Executive Board for 2022.

 

9

Decision on the size of the Executive Board for 2022

                            "Student Union Executive Board includes Chair and five to seven (5–7) Executive Board members, who shall all be eligible members of the Student Union." (TYY Rules Section 18)

Chair of the Student Union Council proposes:

                            The Student Union Council decides on the size of the Executive Board.

 

10

Election of  the Executive Board for 2022

                            “The election of the Executive Board considers the gender parity rule of the Equality Act. Upon request, the gender of a trans or non-binary person can be defined as the one that the person feels closest to, even if different from the legal gender. In such case, the gender can also be considered other than male or female. The person should inform the matter to the Chair of the Student Union Council.” (TYY Rules Section 19)

Lists will be set for the voting, which each include the people proposed as the members of the Executive Board. The list shall always be presented complete. The same person may serve as a candidate on several lists, but the presenter of the list shall have the consent of the person in question. If a list receives over half of the provided votes, the people presented in the list shall be considered elected. If there are more than two lists in the first voting, and none of them receives half of the provided votes, another vote shall be held, in which two lists which received the most votes in the first vote shall compete. If the votes result in a tie in the final voting, a draw shall resolve the vote.

                            If the first voting does not result in two lists with the most votes, an additional voting shall be organised between the lists with the equal number of votes. If the additional voting results in a tie, a draw shall resolve the vote.” (TYY Administrative regulation, Section 4)

                            Introduction for the Executive Board is organised by TYY Office in December-January 2021-2022.

Chair of the Student Union Council proposes:

                            The Student Union Council elects the Executive Board for 2022.

 

11

Election of the Financial Board for 2022-2023

                            "Financial Board includes Chair and six (6) ordinary members among the members of the Student Union. The Committee shall elect a Vice-Chair among its members. (TYY Rules Section 26)

                            The Chair of the Financial Board is elected with majority vote. “Majority election: If there is one (1) candidate to be elected, the one which received the most votes shall be elected. In majority election, one vote is given for a candidate.

In order to be elected in the first voting, a candidate shall have the absolute majority of the provided votes. If nobody receives the required majority, another voting shall be organised between the two candidates who received the most votes. In this voting, the candidate which received more votes shall be considered elected. If the additional voting results in a tie, a draw shall resolve the vote.

If the first voting does not result in two candidates with the most votes, an additional voting shall be organised among the candidates with the equal number of votes. If the additional voting results in a tie, a draw shall resolve the vote.” (TYY Administrative regulation, Section 16)

The members are elected with proportional representation. "Proportional representation: If there are two (2) or more candidates to be elected, the elections shall be held with proportional representation, unless otherwise prescribed in these rules. In proportional representation, the number of candidates in the desired order on the ballot is at the maximum the number of elected candidates. When the result is being counted, the first candidate on the ballot receives one vote, the second candidate receives half (1/2) a vote, the third receives a third (1/3) of a vote, and so on, until each candidate mentioned in the ballot has received votes. The number of votes received by each candidate is called the comparative index. The candidates are elected in the order prescribed by the comparative indexes.

                            The elections shall be held, and the results shall be counted by three tellers called by the Chair at the beginning of the meeting, and they shall be members of the Student Union Council.

                            Proportional and other elections, if so required, shall be held with a closed ballot. If the votes result in a tie, a draw shall determine the vote." (TYY Administrative regulation, Section 16)

Chair of the Student Union Council proposes:

                            The Student Union Council elects a Financial Board for the Student Union and its Chair for 2022–2023.

 

12

Election of the Executive Committee of Turku Student Newspaper (TYL) for 2022

                            “2.1 the Student Union Council appoints a Chair and six regular members among the Student Union members in TYL Executive Committee. The committee term lasts for a calendar year. The Student Union Council shall elect a new Chair in case the Chair resigns or is prevented from carrying their duties. The Executive Board shall elect a new member to replace a resigned or permanently prevented member until the end of the Committee’s term, upon the proposal of the Election Committee.

                            2.2 The committee shall elect a Vice-Chair among its members for the duration of the term. A member elected among the Committee shall serve as the Secretary.” (Regulation on Turku Student Newspaper)

Chair of the Student Union Council proposes:

                            The Student Union Council elects the Chair and six members in the TYL Executive Committee for 2022.

 

13

Electing the Election Committee

                            The Student Union Council sets an Election Committee for the period of its term and appoints its Chair among its members. The Election Committee shall elect a Vice-Chair among its members. In accordance with the Administrative Regulation, the Election Committee includes representation from all Student Union Council groups. (TYY Rules Section 25)

                            Each Student Union Council group proposes one member in the Election Committee and a maximum of two deputy members. (TYY Administrative Regulation, Section 38)

Chair of the Student Union Council proposes:

                            The Student Union Council elects an Election Committee and its Chair among the members of the Committee and that each Student Union Council group may change their member in the Election Committee by informing it in a meeting of the Student Union Council.

 

14

Electing the Support Committee

                            The main task of the Support Committee of the Student Union is to process the activity support applications of organisations and prepare the decisions on support for the Executive Board.

                            According to Section 8 of the Student Union Regulation on sub-organisations and financial support, "An open search for the Committee shall be organised, on the basis of which the Election Committee shall draft a proposal for the Student Union Council. The Support Committee includes Chair and six to ten (6-10) ordinary members among the members of the Student Union. A Member of the Executive Board of the Student Union shall serve as the Chair of the Committee. The Committee shall elect a Vice-Chair among its members."

                            The Student Union Council elects the Chair of the Support Committee with majority vote and the members with a proportional personal vote. The election procedure is presented under item 11.

The Election Committee 2020–2021 proposes:

The Student Union Council authorises the 2022 Executive Board, after its organisation, to elect the Chair of the Support Committee and that the Student Union Council elects the members of the Support Committee for 2022.

 

15

Continuation of the term of the 100th history committee

                             That is why the Committees serving under several terms of the Student Union Council need to be reappointed as the Student Union Council term changes.

                            In its March meeting in 2016, the Student Union Council decided to establish a history committee during its term, the task of which is to support the writing of the 100-year history book of the Student Union. The committee may make proposals related to its task to the Student Union Council. The following people were appointed in the committee:

Keijo Virtanen, Chair

Mats Kommonen

Johanna Kärki

Veikko Laakso

Riitta Monto

Riitta Pyykkö

Hannu Salmi

Kirsi Vainio-Korhonen

Vesa Vares

Tomi M. Virtanen

Lassi Laine, Chair of the Student Union Council

Rauli Elenius, Secretary General, Secretary

In its March meeting in 2017, the Student Union Council elect the following working group to write the history of the Student Union: Topi Artukka, Liisa Lalu, Otto Latva and Panu Savolainen. The book should be published in 2022.

In its organisation meeting in 2018, the Student Union Council decided to continue the term of the 100-year history committee for the Student Union Council term 2018–2019 and to appoint Tuomas Dahlström to replace Lassi Laine in the committee.

                            In its September meeting in 2019, the Student Union Council decided to change the composition of the History Committee so that Rauli Elenius continues as a member of the History Committee and the Secretary General Petra Peltonen is appointed as a member and a secretary of the History Committee.

                            In its organisation meeting in 2020, the Student Union Council decided to continue the term of the 100-year history committee for the Student Union Council term 2020–2021 and to appoint Nelli Mäkitalo to replace Tuomas Dahlström in the committee.

                            In its November 2020 meeting, the Student Union Council decided to appoint Saana Ylikruuvi to replace Nelli Mäkitalo in the committee.

Chair of the Student Union Council proposes:

The Student Union Council decides to continue the term of the 100-year history committee for the Student Union Council term 2022–2023 and to appoint the new Chair of the Student Union Council to replace Saana Ylikruuvi in the committee.

 

16

Continuation of the term of the anniversary committee

                            According to Section 23 of the Rules of the Student Union, the Student Union Council or the Executive Board may, based on their consideration, to set committees for the duration of their term or for a shorter period. That is why the Committees serving under several terms of the Student Union Council need to be reappointed as the Student Union Council term changes.

                            In its January 2021 meeting, the Student Union Council decided to establish an anniversary committee, the task of which is to decide on the contents and aims of the 100th anniversary. The committee may make proposals related to its task to the Student Union Council. The following people were appointed in the committee:

                        Heikki Isotalo (alumnus member)

                            Juha Laurila (alumnus member)

                            Jarmo Lindén (alumnus member)

                            Jeremi Nyyssönen (municipal member)

                            Rita Ojaniemi (municipal member)

                            Chair of the Student Union Council Saana Ylikruuvi

                            Chair of the Executive Board Aliisa Wahlsten

                            Executive Board Member for Student Culture Maria Nieminen

                            Secretary General Petra Peltonen

                            Event organiser Laura Forsman

                            Specialist for Organisations and Administration Lauri Lahoniitty

Chair of the Student Union Council proposes:

The Student Union Council decides to continue the term of the anniversary committee during the Student Union Council term 2022-2023 and to appoint the new Chair of the Student Union Council to replace Saana Ylikruuvi, the new Chair of the Executive Board to replace Aliisa Wahlsten, to authorise the 2022 Executive Board to elect a new member in the anniversary committee to replace Maria Nieminen and to authorise the 2022 to replace, if needed, those members of the anniversary committee that have been appointed based on their employment or position of trust.

 

17

Election of auditors for 2022

                            According to Section 37 of the Rules of the Student Union “An auditor shall be appointed to control the accounts and administration of each budget year, who shall be an auditor approved by the Central Chamber of Commerce (KHT), and a personal deputy auditor with the same requirements or an audit firm approved by the Central Chamber of Commerce.

                            If a KHT audit firm is appointed as the primary auditor, deputy auditor shall not be appointed.”

                            KHT audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is available.

Chair of the Student Union Council proposes:

                            The Student Union Council elects PricewaterhouseCoopers auditing society as the 2022 auditor of the Student Union, and the company will internally elect a responsible auditor.

 

18

Decision on the regular meeting time

                            The Student Union Council shall convene when deemed necessary by the Chair or if at least ten (10) members of the Student Union Council so request from the Chairs in a written form for the discussion of a stated matter, or as prescribed in the Rules. The Student Union Council shall convene in a celebration meeting annually on the anniversary of the Student Union Council, 9 Nov. (TYY Rules Section 12)

In its latest term, the Student Union Council has usually convened on the last or second last Wednesday of the week at 6.15 pm in Turku Hall.

Chair of the Student Union Council proposes:

                            The Student Union Council shall decide the regular meeting time of the council.

 

19

Other business

 

20

Closing of the meeting

 

Welcome to the meeting,

 

                            Saana Ylikruuvi                                                                   Petra Peltonen

                            Chair of the Student Union Council 2021                            Secretary General                

 

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Decisions made at the organisational meeting of the Student Union Council

In its meeting on 24 November 2021, the Student Union Council of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

• to elect Aliisa Wahlsten as the Chair of the Student Union Council,
• to elect Sofia Saarinen as the Vice-Chair of the Student Union Council,
• to elect Camilla Saarinen as the Chair of the Executive Board,
• that the size of the Executive Board is six (6) persons, which are:
  • Tuomas Alm
  • Veera Pajunen
  • Juho Pitkäranta
  • Akseli Tiitta
  • Arvi Tolvanen
  • Siiri Turunen
• to elect in the Financial Board:
  • Elmo Martelan, Chair
  • Mari van den Berg
  • Joonas Jormalainen
  • Lauri Orava
  • Jami Salonen
  • Samuli Tähtinen
  • Aino Virolainen
• to elect the following people in the Turku Student Newspaper Executive Committee:
  • Elisa Hyvärinen, Chair
  • Antti Hakamaa
  • Laura Kallio (née Norri)
  • Ville Karppi
  • Santeri Kauppinen
  • Sara Nyman
  • Valtteri Vuori
• to elect in the Election Committee:
  • regular member                        deputy member(s)
  • TSE list                                     Pihla Koski                            Julia Siimento, Jami Salonen
  • Green Left                                Jenni Jäntti, Chair                 Aapo Rauha, Kevät Saarniluoto
  • TYY Terveeksi                          Lyylia Koivuniemi                  Suvi Sajakorpi
  • Hybridiaani                               Sini Toivola                            Linda Broere, Kimmo Pyyhtiä
  • Group Lex                                Sami Köseoglu
  • Torchbearers                            Luukas Salonen                    Noel Niskanen
  • Coalition                                   Maria Yli-Jama                      Aaro Sivonen, Siiri Simola
  • Green List                                Saana Ylikruuvi                     Miro Ilvonen
• that each Student Union Council Group may change the member of the Election Committee by informing in in a Student Union Council meeting.
• to authorise the 2022 Executive Board, after organisation, to elect the Chair of the Support among its members and to complement the composition of the Support Committee,
• to elect the following persons in the Support Committee:
  • Linda Broere
  • Triinu Grün
  • Niina Kallio
  • Roosa Kesti
  • Saarni Kevätluoto
  • Ville Lahtinen
  • Julia Siimento
• to continue the term of the 100-year history committee for the Student Union Council term 2022–2023 and to appoint Aliisa Wahlsten to replace Saana Ylikruuvi in the committee,
• to continue the term of the anniversary committee during the Student Union Council term 2022-2023 and to appoint Aliisa Wahlsten to replace Saana Ylikruuvi, Camilla Saarinen to replace Aliisa Wahlsten, to authorise the 2022 Executive Board to elect a new member in the anniversary committee to replace Maria Nieminen and to authorise the 2022 to replace, if needed, those members of the anniversary committee that have been appointed based on their employment or position of trust,
• to elect PricewaterhouseCoopers auditing society as the 2022 auditor of the Student Union, and the company will internally elect a responsible auditor,
• that the regular meeting time is in Turku on the last or second last Wednesday of the month at 6.15 pm but the meetings held at remote campuses take place at separately determined time after hearing the representatives of the remote campus.

 

Turku, 29 November 2021

 

Petra Peltonen

Secretary General

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Executive Board decisions 2/2022

In its meeting on 14 January 2022, the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

•  to cancel Aliisa Wahlsten’s right to use TYY bank account and the credit card granted to her immediately.
•  to grant Chair of Executive Board, Camilla Saarinen, the right to use the Student Union bank account FI48 5716 9020 0256 10 and to acquire Wahlsten the Student Union credit card immediately.
•  to elect Juho Pitkäranta in the anniversary committee to replace Maria Nieminen and to appoint Event Organiser Hanna Kiiskilä to replace Laura Forsman in the committee during her study leave.
• on the practicalities of attending annual celebrations.
•  to open a continuation for the supplementary call for the Support Committee for 2022. The call ends on 27 Jan 2022.
•  to grant Aliisa Wahlsten a resignation from the extended management group and to appoint Camilla Saarinen, Chair of the Executive Board, as the representative of the Student Union in the extended management group of the university
•  the representatives of the Student Union in the Teaching and Learning Council and its sections as follows:
  • to grant Sofia Saarinen a resignation and to elect Executive Board member Arvi Tolvanen as a deputy member in the Teaching Council. Specialist for Academic Affairs, Joni Kajander, continues as a member of the Teaching Council.
  • to grant Suvituuli Lundmark a resignation from the Well-being Section and to elect Vice-Chair of the Executive Board, Akseli Tiitta, as a regular member. Specialist for Social Affairs, Ville Ritola, continues as the Chair of the section.
  • to grant Anna Ryzhova and Satu Nurminen resignation from the development section for degree programmes, and to elect Specialist for International Affairs Vilma Virtanen in the section as a regular member and Executive Board Member Tuomas Almi as a deputy member.
  • to grant Jenna Rautionaho a resignation and to elect Executive Board Member Arvi Tolvanen as a regular member in the section for continuous learning. Specialist for Academic Affairs, Joni Kajander, continues as a deputy member.
  •  to grant Jenna Rautionaho a resignation and to appoint as representatives of the Student Union in the steering group for quality work at the university Specialist for Academic Affairs Joni Kajander as a regular member and Executive Board Member Arvi Tolvanen as his deputy.
  •  to grant Sofia Saarinen a resignation and to appoint Executive Board Member Tuomas Alm as the representative of the Student Union in the steering group of the programme "Good academic leadership in the future university".
  • to grant Suvituuli Lundmark a resignation and to appoint Siiri Turunen as a representative of the Student Union in the health working group of Turku FSHS.

 

Turku, 18 January 2022

Lauri Lahoniitty
Specialist, Student Organisations and Administration

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

FEBRUARY MEETING OF THE STUDENT UNION COUNCIL

Time:                   9 February 2022 at 6.15 pm

Place:              The meeting will be organised as a remote meeting in accordance with Section 19 of the Administrative Regulation of the Student Union.

Those with a right of attendance will receive a participation link through the mailing list of the Student Union Council.

 

Meeting agenda

21

Opening of the meeting

 

22

Legality and quorum

 

                            Invitation to a meeting of the Student Union Council shall be delivered electronically or, if so requested, in a written form for all members of the Student Union Council, and the meeting shall be announced at the official bulletin board of the Student Union at least seven (7) days before the meeting.

 

                            The Student Union Council constitutes a quorum when at least twenty-one (21) members and the Chair or the Vice-Chair are present. (TYY Rules Section 12)

 

The matters on the agenda of a meeting shall be informed in the invitation to the meeting. A matter that has not been mentioned in the invitation to the meeting, will not be decided unless declared as urgent with a majority of two thirds (2/3) of votes or unless the matter needs to be decided by a certain date and a new meeting for processing the matter can no longer be convened.

 

Upon invitation to the meeting, the agenda shall also be delivered to the deputy members of the Student Union Council. (TYY Administrative regulation, Section 1)

 

 

23

Invitation of the scrutinisers of the minutes and tellers

 

Proposal:                Chair invites two scrutinisers of the minutes, who also serve as vote tellers. In addition to them, one person is invited as a vote teller.

 

 

24

Announcements

                           

8 Mar                 Evening school of the Student Union Council at 4.15 pm

•  Introduction to the promotion of student interests

sitsit of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

 

21 Mar              Meeting of the Group Chairs at 6.15 pm

 

                            28 Mar              Celebration meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

 

                            30 Mar              March meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

•                      TYY’s Annual Report from 2021
•                     TYY’s Financial statement from 2021
•                     Discharging the 2021 actors from liability
•                     Election of the editor-in-chief of Turku Student Newspaper
•                     Decision on the membership of Students’ Sports Federation
•                     Decision on the Regulation on Organisations and Financial Support

 

                            11 Apr              Meeting of the Group Chairs at 6.15 pm

 

                            19 Apr              Celebration meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

 

                            20 Apr              Student Union Council visits Pori campus

April meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm Pori

•                       Preliminary debate on the political agenda
•                       Election of the Chair and members of the Honour Committee

 

22 Aug              Meeting of the Group Chairs at 6.15 pm

 

29 Aug              Celebration meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

 

31 Aug              August meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

•                       Appointment of representatives in SYL Union meeting
•                       Appointment of representatives in OLL Union meeting
•                       Decision on TYY candidates for SYL Board
•                       Decision on TYY candidates in the Board of the Students' Sports Federation (OLL)
•                       Discussion on the mid-year report of the Executive Board
•                       Decision on the political agenda

 

10 Oct            Meeting of the Group Chairs at 6.15 pm

 

17 Oct            Celebration meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

 

19 Oct            October meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

•                       Preliminary debate on the Plan of Action and Target Programme
•                       Preliminary debate on the medium-term economic plan

 

9 Nov              Celebration meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15. pm

•                       Distribution of marks of honour

 

21 Nov            Meeting of the Group Chairs at 6.15 pm

 

28 Nov            Celebration meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

 

30 Nov            November meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

•                       Election of the Chair of the Student Union Council for 2023
•                       Election of the Vice-Chair of the Student Union Council for 2023
•                       Plan of Action and Target Programme 2023-2025
•                       Budget and the medium-term economic plan for 2023 – 2025
•                       Determining the membership fee for the term 2023–2024
•                       Election of auditors for 2023
•                       Election of the Chair of the Executive Board for 2023
•                       Decision on the size of the Executive Board for 2023
•                       Election of the Executive Board for 2023
•                       Election of the Executive Committee of Turku Student Newspaper (TYL) for 2023

 

 

25

Approval of the agenda

 

 

26

Question hour of the Executive Board and the Financial Board

 

 

27

Implementation plan of the plan of action 2022

 

Appendix 1      Implementation plan of the plan of action 2022

 

                            The Executive Board and the staff prepare an implementation plan of the plan of action, outlining division of responsibility and preliminary schedule. In addition, it opens up measures in order to reach the objectives in the plan of action approved by the Student Union Council. The plan of action is informed to the Student Union Council.

 

The Executive Board proposes:

 

                            The Student Union Council decides to record the implementation plan of the 2022 plan of action.

                         

 

28

Travel allowances for the meetings of the Student Union and its sub-committees

 

                            According to Section 11(2) paragraph 16 of the Rules of the Student Union, it is the task of the Student Union Council to decide on the travel allowances to the meetings of the Student Union Council and its sub-organs

 

                            During the term 2020–2021, the travel allowances were paid as follows: “Travel expenses to the members and deputy members of the Student Union and the organs elected by it will be calculated primarily as the cost of the most affordable public transport or as actual direct costs of using one’s own car, or secondarily, upon the consideration of the Secretary General, as other actual costs, to the Student Union Council meetings, evening classes and other official events of the organs elected by the Student Union Council in Finland from the permanent place of study or, if required by studies, from another city to Turku. The decision will be applied retrospectively to the training events, evening classes and meetings of the Student Union Council.”

 

Student Union Rules Section 11

 

The Executive Board proposes:

 

                            The Student Union Council shall decide on the expense compensation to the meetings of the Student Union Council and the subordinate organs.

 

 

29

Preliminary debate on the Finnish Student Sports Federation membership

 

                            In its November 2021 meeting (matter 250/2021), the Student Union Council adopted a resolution according to which the Student Union Council hopes that the Executive Board prepares a proposal for the Student Union Council on the resignation from the Student Sports Federation during 2022 so that TYY would resign from the Student Sports Federation in 2022 before the confirmation of the OLL budget.

 

                            The resolution has not taken a more specific stance on whether, for example, the Executive Board should prepare, after possible resignation, to realise on its own or with the assistance of another actor to receive issues currently received through membership in Student Sports Federation, such as promotion of student interests in sports, competition possibilities and benefits, and how after the resignation the funds currently used for the membership fee of Student Sports Federation are considered in the future on the budget of the Student Union.  The aim of the preliminary debate is that the Student Union Council informs the Executive Board more specifically in the preparation of the proposal.

 

The Executive Board proposes:

 

                            The Student Union Council holds a preliminary debate on the membership of Student Sports Federation.

 

 

30

Complementing the Regulation on Organisations and Financial Support Section

 

Section 13(2) of the Regulation on Organisations and Financial Support, approved in the meeting on 20 Oct 2021 excludes party political organisations outside organisational support. According to the second last sentence of the regulation, the Student Union Council decides on changing the Regulation.

 

TSE list proposes:

 

The Regulation on Organisations and Financial Support is updated so that it adds the following in the end of Section 13(2):

 

“TYY applies the same procedure, in addition to these, also to other political organisations. What is provided above does not apply to the use of premises or normal catering.

 

In unclear cases, decision on the granting of support is made by the Support Committee.”

 

 

31

Other business

 

 

 

32

Closing of the meeting

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the meeting,

 

 

 

                            Aliisa Wahlsten                                                                       Petra Peltonen

                            Chair of the Student Union Council                                        Secretary General   

 

 

 

 

APPENDICES

 

Appendix 1      Implementation plan of the plan of action 2022

 

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Decisions made in the February meeting of the Student Union Council

 

In its meeting on 9 February 2022, the Student Union Council of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

• to record the implementation plan of the 2022 plan of action
• on travel allowances for the meetings of the Student Union and its sub-committees
• to record a preliminary debate on the membership in the Students’ Sports Federation
• to reject the proposal of the TSE list on complementing the regulation on organisations and financial support

 

Turku, 9 February 2022

 

Petra Peltonen

Secretary General

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Executive Board decisions 3/2022

 

In its meeting on 28 January 2022, the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

 

• to propose to the Student Union Council to record the implementation plan of the 2022 plan of action.
• to propose to the Student Union to decide on travel allowances to the meetings of the Student Union and its sub-organs.
• to propose to the Student Union to hold a preliminary debate on Communications Officer and resource issue.
• to appoint Executive Board Member Juho Pitkäranta as TYY’s representative in the cooperation working group of the development of Vanhakaupunki.
• to continue the organisation status of old organisations, to grant organisation status to Mingbai Ry and Turkun Akateeminen Keski- ja Itä-Eurooppa -seura (Takis) ry and to remove after hearing period the organisations that have not submitted an organisation announcement and to confirm the list 1/2022.
• to pay advance activity support for the organisations that applied in time.
• to elect Siiri Simola, Salla Wiklund ja Aino Räike in the Support Committee.
• to grant Jenna Rautionaho a resignation and to appoint Executive Board Member Tuomas Almi as a representative of the Student Union in the Board of Turku Europe Forum.
• to elect the faculty-specific coordinators of student representatives as follows:

                             Faculty of Humanities
                             School of History, Culture and Arts Studies: Sara Lenkkeri
                             Coordinator for the School of Language and Translation Studies will be elected later.

 

                             Faculty of Education
                             Taru Puustjärvi (Laura Sysimetsä)

 

                             Faculty of Medicine
                             Roosa Rahkonen (Aino Virolainen)

 

                             Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
                             Roosa Ruokonen (Fanni Ristioja)

 

                             Faculty of Law
                             Kaapo Havuluoto (Katariina Juhakoski)

 

                             Faculty of Technology
                             Jutta Lindfors (Viola Inkinen)

 

                             Turku School of Economics
                             Ella Rantalaa (Wili Wrangell)

 

                             Faculty of Social Sciences
                             Victoria Luovikari (Matleena Halla).

 

• to appoint Executive Board Member Arvi Tolvanen as a regular member in the Digital steering group of the University.
• to grant Maria Nieminen and Sofia Saarinen a resignation and to appoint Executive Board Member Veera Pajunen as a representative of the Student Union and Specialist for International Affairs Vilma Virtanen as her deputy in the Sustainable development steering group.
• to grant Maria Nieminen a resignation and to appoint Specialist for International Affairs Vilma Virtanen as a representative of the Student Union and Executive Board Vilma Virtanen as her deputy in the working group defining the carbon footprint of the University of Turku.
• to grant Sofia Saarinen and Maria Nieminen a resignation and to appoint Executive Board Member Akseli Tiitta and Specialist for International Affairs Vilma Virtanen as his deputy representative of the Student Union in the working group of Sustainable development education of the University.
• to grant Maria Nieminen a resignation and to appoint Executive Board Member Veera Pajunen and Specialist for International Affairs Vilma Virtanen as her deputy representative of the Student Union in the working group on Sustainable life on the campus of the University.
• to grant Maria Nieminen a resignation from the support group of Fair Trade and to appoint Executive Board Member Veera Pajunen and Specialist for International Affairs Vilma Virtanen as her deputy representative of the Student Union in teh Fair Trade support group.
• to grant Jenna Rautionaho a resignation and to appoint Executive Board Member Arvi Tolvanen as a representative of the Student Union in the steering group of the project “Universities’ working life services for companies”. Specialist for Academic Affairs continues as a deputy member of the steering group.
• to grant Suvituuli Lundmark a resignation and to appoint Executive Board Member Siiri Turunen as TYY’s representative with the right of attendance in the Equality Committee of the University of Turku for 2022. Elisa Pirinen continues as the regular student representative in the committee and Marko Mäkinen as her deputy.
• to grant Suvituuli Lundmark a resignation and to appoint Executive Board Member Akseli Tiitta as the representative of the Student Union in the Fluent everyday life working group for 2022. Specialist for Social Affairs Ville Ritola continues as a member of the working group.
• to elect a new logo and a visual look for TYY.

 

Turku, 2 February 2022

 

Lauri Lahoniitty
Specialist, Student Organisations and Administration

 

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Executive Board decisions 4/2022

In its meeting on 11 February 2022, the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

• to appoint Chair of the Executive Board Camilla Saarinen as TYY’s representative in the steering group “Opiskelijakaupunki Turku” and Executive Board Member Juho Pitkäranta as her deputy.
• that cooperation agreements can be concluded without a separate Executive Board decision up to EUR 1,000, if the contents and obligations of the agreement relate to the sales of normal media visibility.
• to grant Sofia Saarinen a resignation and to elect Vice-Chair of the Executive Bard Akseli Tiitta as the representative of the Student Union in the student feedback team of Educational Affairs at the University.
• to grant Jenna Rautionaho a resignation and to elect Executive Board Member Arvi Tolvanen as the representative of the Student Union in the internship team of Educational Affairs at the University.
• to grant Jenna Rautionaho a resignation and to elect Executive Board Member Arvi Tolvanen as the representative of the Student Union in the curriculum work team of Educational Affairs at the University.
• to comment the recommendation of the University of Turku for students with disabilities or special needs.
• to offer Valokuvaus JPaija’s offer on photographing.

 

Turku, 11 February 2022

 

Lauri Lahoniitty
Specialist, Student Organisations and Administration

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Executive Board decisions 5/2022

In its meeting on 18 February 2022, the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

• to open a call for a Communication Specialist from 18 Feb to 4 Mar at 12.00.
• to open a search for the Chair of the Development Cooperation Wing from 18 Feb to 4 Mar at 12.00.

 

Turku, 18 February 2022

Lauri Lahoniitty
Specialist, Student Organisations and Administration

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Executive Board decisions 6/2022

In its meeting on 25 February 2022, the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

• to process as urgent the matter “Statement on the draft of the parliamentary elections programme of the National Union of University Students in Finland”.

• to approve the Group 40,000 formula for 2022:

             TYY 69.1%

             ÅAS 19.1%

             TUO 11.8%.

• to appoint Specialist for International Affairs, Vilma Virtanen, as a member in the steering group of the project “Kestävyys kannattaa, kannata kestävyyttä”.
• to grant Satu Nurmi and Jenna Rautionaho a resignation and to appoint Specialist for International Affairs Vilma Virtanen as the regular member of the foreign-language programmes’ grant committee and Executive Board Member Tuomas Almi as her deputy.
• to comment on the parliamentary elections programme draft of the National Union of University Students in Finland.
• that Statistika ry’s organisation status is changed into subject-specific organisation.
• to approve the criteria and coefficients of the activity support based on the number of members for the distribution of points.
• to comment to the University on the amendment of the Chapter 5 of the Aliens Act.

 

Turku, 25 February 2022

 

Lauri Lahoniitty
Specialist, Student Organisations and Administration

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Executive Board decisions 7/2022

In its meeting on 11 March 2022, the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

• to propose to the Student Union Council to approve annual report 2021.
• to propose to the Student Union Council to approve TYY's financial statement 2021
• to propose to the Student Union Council to decide on the discharge from liability for the accounts of the 2021 Executive Board and other people liable for the finances of the Student Union.
• to propose to the Student Union Council to decide to resign from the Student Sports Federation on 1 Oct 2022 and that the Executive Board takes into account the operational impacts of the resignation when preparing the plan of action 2023.
• to impose meeting fines for Akseli Tiitta and Tuomas Almi and Unicef’s emergency funds as the object.
• to distribute the project and separate support 1/2022.
• to appoint Executive Board Member Arvi Tolvanen as the representative of the Student Union in the UTUPEDA group.  Specialist for Academic Affairs, Joni Kajander, continues as his deputy member.
• to record the draft budget for the event TYYlikäs satanen.

 

Turku, 11 March 2022

Lauri Lahoniitty
Specialist, Student Organisations and Administration

 

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Executive Board decisions 8/2022

In its meeting on 16 March 2022, the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

• to elect Heta Laiho as a Specialist for Communication and to authorise the Secretary General to negotiate on the employment contract.
• to continue the organisation status of Fc KY-Sport ry, Kulma ry and Turun vihreät nuoret ja opiskelijat ry and to confirm the removal of Korkkivika ry and PoriSpeksi ry from the list of organisations.
• to comment to the University on the amendment to the Aliens Act.

 

Turku, 16 March 2022

 

Lauri Lahoniitty Specialist, Student Organisations and Administration

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

MARCH MEETING OF THE STUDENT UNION COUNCIL

Time: 23 March 2022 at 6.15 pm

Place: Turku Hall, Rehtorinpellonkatu 4 A, 20500 Turku

 

Meeting agenda

 

33

Opening of the meeting

 

34

Legality and quorum

Invitation to a meeting of the Student Union Council shall be delivered electronically or, if so requested, in a written form for all members of the Student Union Council, and the meeting shall be announced at the official bulletin board of the Student Union at least seven (7) days before the meeting.

 

The Student Union Council constitutes a quorum when at least twenty-one (21) members and the Chair or the Vice-Chair are present. (TYY Rules Section 12)

 

The matters on the agenda of a meeting shall be informed in the invitation to the meeting. A matter that has not been mentioned in the invitation to the meeting, will not be decided unless declared as urgent with a majority of two thirds (2/3) of votes or unless the matter needs to be decided by a certain date and a new meeting for processing the matter can no longer be convened.

 

Upon invitation to the meeting, the agenda shall also be delivered to the deputy members of the Student Union Council. (TYY Administrative regulation, Section 1)

 

35

Invitation of the scrutinisers of the minutes and tellers

Proposal: Chair invites two scrutinisers of the minutes, who also serve as vote tellers. In addition to them, one person is invited as a vote teller.

 

36

Announcements

20 Apr Student Union Council visits Pori campus

April meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm Pori

· Preliminary debate on the political agenda

· preliminary debate on updating the regulation on organisations and financial support

· Election of the Chair and members of the Honour Committee

 

22 Aug Meeting of the Group Chairs at 6.15 pm

 

29 Aug Celebration meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

 

31 Aug August meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

• Appointment of representatives in SYL Union meeting
• Appointment of representatives in OLL Union meeting
• Decision on TYY candidates for SYL Board
• Decision on TYY candidates in the Board of the Students' Sports Federation (OLL)
• Discussion on the mid-year report of the Executive Board
• Decision on the Political agenda

 

10 Oct Meeting of the Group Chairs at 6.15 pm

 

17 Oct Celebration meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

 

19 Oct October meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

• Preliminary debate on the Plan of Action and Target Programme
• preliminary debate on the medium-term economic plan

 

9 Nov Celebration meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

• Distribution of marks of honour

 

21 Nov Meeting of the Group Chairs at 6.15 pm

 

28 Nov Celebration meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

 

30 Nov November meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

• Election of the Chair of the Student Union Council for 2023
• Election of the Vice-Chair of the Student Union Council for 2023
• Plan of Action and Target Programme 2023-2025
• Budget and the medium-term economic plan for 2023-2025
• Determining the membership fee for the term 2023–2024
• Election of auditors for 2023
• Election of the Chair of the Executive Board for 2023
• Decision on the size of the Executive Board for 2023
• Election of the Executive Board for 2023
• Election of the Executive Committee of Turku Student Newspaper (TYL) for 2023

 

37

Approval of the agenda

 

38

Question hour of the Executive Board and the Financial Board

 

39

Election of the editor-in-chief of Turku Student Newspaper

The editor-in-chief of Turku Student Newspaper, Teemu Perhiö, has resigned from 14 December 2021. TYY Executive Board appointed Anni Savolainen as the fixed-term editor-in-chief for January-March 2022. The Executive Committee of the newspaper opened a search for the editor-in-chief between 28 Jan and 17 Feb 2022. Three applications arrived during the call period. The Committee invited two applicants for interview. The interviews were held on 4 Mar and 7 Mar. The Executive Committee made a proposal on the editor-in-chief to be elected in their meeting on 10 Mar.

 

Student Union Rules Section 11

 

The Executive Committee of Turku Student Newspaper proposes:

 

The Student Union Council elects the editor-in-chief of Turku Student Newspaper upon the proposal of the Executive Committee.

 

40

TYY’s Annual Report from 2021

Appendix 1 Annual Report from 2021

 

Annual report has been drafted for 2021 activities. Projects of the plan of action and continuous activities have their own parts. There are also separate parts for financial and administrative issues and e.g. for the meetings of the Executive Board and officials. The annual report also includes description on how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted TYY’s activities.

 

The aim of the annual report is to focus on the most significant or exceptional issues in the activities, which is why not everything that occurred during the year has been described.

 

According to Section 20(15) of TYY Rules, the tasks of the Executive Board include: Providing an annual report for the Student Union Council on the activities of the Student Union. According to Section 11(12), in turn, the Student Union Council shall: "discuss the annual report provided by the Executive Board on the activities of the Student Union, of its independent units and of the properties and decides on the consequential actions.

 

According to Section 12(5) of TYY Rules, decision on approval of the financial statement, discharging from liability for accounts and the annual report provided by the Executive Board shall be made at the latest in the April meeting.

 

Rules of the Student Union Sections 11, 12 and 20

 

The Executive Board proposes:

 

The Student Union Council approves the annual report from the year 2021.

 

41

TYY’s Financial statement from 2021

Appendix 2 Financial Statement and Audit Report 2021

 

A financial statement for 2021 has been drafted, demonstrating a deficit of approximately EUR 25,086.

 

According to Section 20(5) of TYY Rules, the tasks of the Executive Board include: "to approve the plan of action, political agenda, budget and financial statement to be presented for the Student Union Council". According to Section 11(11), the Student Union Council "shall decide on the approval of the financial statements of the Student Union, of its independent functional units and of the properties as well as on the discharge from liability for the Executive Board and other accountable people".

 

According to Section 12(5) of TYY Rules, decision on approval of the financial statement, discharging from liability for accounts and the annual report provided by the Executive Board shall be made at the latest in the April meeting.

 

Rules of the Student Union Sections 11, 12 and 20

 

The Executive Board proposes:

 

The Student Union Council decides to approve TYY Financial Statement from the year 2021.

 

42

Discharging the 2021 actors from liability

 

Appendix 2 Financial Statement and Audit Report 2021

 

According to Section 20 of TYY Rules, the Student Union Council “shall decide on the approval of the financial statements of the Student Union, of its independent functional units and of the properties as well as on the formal approval of actions for the Executive Board and other accountable people”. With the Financial Statement, the statement from the auditor is provided for the Student Union Council.

 

According to Section 12(5) of TYY Rules, decision on approval of the financial statement, discharging from liability for accounts and the annual report provided by the Executive Board shall be made at the latest in the April meeting.

 

Rules of the Student Union Sections 11, 12

 

The Executive Board proposes:

The Student Union Council decides to discharge 2021 Executive Board and other people liable for the finances of the Student Union from liability for the accounts.

 

43

Decision on candidates in the Board of the Students' Sports Federation (OLL)

 

In its November 2021 meeting, the Student Union Council approved (matter 250/2021) a resolution, according to which the Student Union Council hopes that the Executive Board prepares a proposal for the Student Union Council on leaving Students’ Sports Federation during 2022 so that TYY would resign from the federation in 2022 before the confirmation of the 2022 budget of OLL.

 

In its February 2022 meeting, the Student Union Council held (matter 29/2022) a preliminary debate on the membership in the Students’ Sports Federation.

 

According to Section 3 of OLL Rules, a member who wants to resign from the Federation shall notify it in writing to the Board of the Federation or its Chair or by announcing their resignation to be marked in the minutes of the Federation meeting. If the notification is made before the budget has been confirmed, the rights and responsibilities of the member will end immediately, but the member is obligated to pay the membership fee of the entire year during which the resignation was notified. If the notification is made later, the rights and responsibilities of the member will end immediately, but the member is responsible to pay the membership fee in accordance with the confirmed budget for the following year.

 

Rules of the Students’ Sports Federation, Section 3

 

The Executive Board proposes:

 

The Student Union Council decides to resign from the Students’ Sports Federation on 1 Oct 2022.

In addition, the Executive Board takes into account the operational impacts of the resignation when preparing the plan of action for 2023.

 

44

Other business

 

45

Closing of the meeting

 

Welcome to the meeting,

 

Aliisa Wahlsten Petra Peltonen

Chair of the Student Union Council Secretary General

 

APPENDICES

Appendix 1 Annual Report from 2021

Appendix 2 Financial Statement and Audit Report 2021

 

Decisions made in the March meeting of the Student Union Council

In its meeting on 23 March 2022, the Student Union Council of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

 

• to elect Hermanni Sankelo as the Editor-in-Chief of Turku Student Newspaper
• to approve the annual report from the year 2021.
• to approve the financial statement from the year 2021.
• to discharge 2021 Executive Board and other people liable for the finances of the Student Union from liability for the accounts
• to resign from the Student Sports Federation on 1 Oct 2022. In addition, the Executive Board will take into consideration the operational impacts of the resignation for the year 2023.

 

Turku, 23 March 2022

 

Petra Peltonen

Secretary General 

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Executive Board decisions 9/2022

 

In its meeting on 25 March 2022, the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

 

• to appoint Secretary General Petra Peltonen as TYY’s representative and Executive Board Member Arvi Tolvanen as her deputy in the university’s risk management steering group.
• to approve the local agreement complementing the collective agreement of Student Unions and a local wage solution.

 

Turku, 25 March 2022

 

Lauri Lahoniitty Specialist, Student Organisations and Administration 

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Executive Board decisions 10/2022

 

In its meeting on 8 April 2022, the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

 

• to propose to the Student Union to record a preliminary debate on TYY's Political Agenda on the basis of the draft prepared by the Executive Board.
• to propose to the Student Union Council that a new paragraph is added to Section 22 of the Administrative Regulation of the Student Union: “Executive Board member may participate with IT tools in Executive Board meetings, when the Chair of the Executive Board convenes the Executive Board as a remote meeting.”
• to make Hanna Kiiskilä’s employment contract as an Event Organiser permanent.
• to cancel Laura Forsman’s credit card.
• to obtain the Student Union’s credit card for Specialist for Organisations and Administration, Lauri Lahoniitty.
• to comment on the University’s proposal for introducing an academic career model.
• to approve the call for the Course and Teacher of the Year 2022 and to authorise the Specialist for Academic Affairs to open the call.

 

Turku, 8 April 2022

 

Lauri Lahoniitty Specialist, Student Organisations and Administration 

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

APRIL MEETING OF THE STUDENT UNION COUNCIL

Time: 20 April 2022 at 6.15 pm

Place: Auditorium 125, Pori University Centre, Pohjoisranta 11 A, 28100 Pori

Meeting agenda

46

Opening of the meeting

47

Legality and quorum

Invitation to a meeting of the Student Union Council shall be delivered electronically or, if so requested, in a written form for all members of the Student Union Council, and the meeting shall be announced at the official bulletin board of the Student Union at least seven (7) days before the meeting.

The Student Union Council constitutes a quorum when at least twenty-one (21) members and the Chair or the Vice-Chair are present. (TYY Rules Section 12)

The matters on the agenda of a meeting shall be informed in the invitation to the meeting. A matter that has not been mentioned in the invitation to the meeting, will not be decided unless declared as urgent with a majority of two thirds (2/3) of votes or unless the matter needs to be decided by a certain date and a new meeting for processing the matter can no longer be convened.

Upon invitation to the meeting, the agenda shall also be delivered to the deputy members of the Student Union Council. (TYY Administrative regulation, Section 1)

 

48

Invitation of the scrutinisers of the minutes and tellers

Proposal: Chair invites two scrutinisers of the minutes, who also serve as vote tellers. In addition to them, one person is invited as a vote teller.

 

49

Announcements

16 May Celebration meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

 

22 Aug Meeting of the Group Chairs at 6.15 pm

 

29 Aug Celebration meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

 

31 Aug August meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

• appointment of representatives in SYL Union meeting
• appointment of representatives in OLL Union meeting
• deciding on TYY candidates for SYL Board
• deciding TYY candidates in the Board of the Students' Sports Federation (OLL)
• discussion on the mid-year report of the Executive Board
• deciding on the Political Agenda

 

10 Oct Meeting of the Group Chairs at 6.15 pm

 

17 Oct Celebration meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

 

19 Oct October meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

• preliminary debate on the Plan of Action and Target Programme
• preliminary debate on the medium-term economic plan

 

9 Nov celebration meeting of the Student Union Council at 18.15.

• distribution of marks of honour

 

21 Nov Meeting of the Group Chairs at 6.15 pm

 

28 Nov Celebration meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

 

30 Nov November meeting of the Student Union Council at 6.15 pm

• Election of the Chair of the Student Union Council for 2023
• Election of the Vice-Chair of the Student Union Council for 2023
• Plan of Action and Target Programme 2023-2025
• Budget and the medium-term economic plan for 2023–2025
• Determining the membership fee for the term 2023–2024
• Election of auditors for 2023
• Election of the Chair of the Executive Board for 2023
• Decision on the size of the Executive Board for 2023
• Election of the Executive Board for 2023
• Election of the Executive Committee of Turku Student Newspaper (TYL) for 2023

 

50

Approval of the agenda

 

51

Question hour of the Executive Board and the Financial Board

 

52

Election of the Chair and members of the Honour Committee

 

In accordance with Chapter VIII of of the Rules of the Student Union and Chapter VI of the Administrative regulation, TYY distributes ribbons and badges for distinguished actors. According to the Rules:

 

“Section 42 Honour Committee

The Honour Committee of the Student Union decides on the distribution of ribbons and badges. The Student Union Council annually appoints the Chair and five members of the Honour Committee. The person elected in the Honour Committee shall have a ribbon of praise of the Student Union. In addition, the Chair of the Student Union Council serves as a member of the committee. The Secretary General of the Student Union shall serve as the secretary of the Honour committee."

The following persons are entitled to work in the Honour Committee (since 1991): Jarmo Linden, Jorma Jäntti, Kimmo Ketonen, Lea Saarikivi, Markku Hannula, Kari Karjalainen, Sirpa Kuronen, Juhani Soini, Petri Lempinen, Merja Kulonen, Maarit Saviranta, Erja Sallinen, Tiina Laiho, Mikko Sedig, Petteri Orpo, Sirpa Hartojoki, Matti Laihonen, Jarkko Kotamäki, Kirsi Vuorinen, Taina Kölhi, Sami Nieminen, Elias Aarnio, Teemu Hankamäki, Olli Järvelä, Mats Kommonen, Susanna Kärki, Tommi Laukka, Lasse Miettinen, Johanna Kärki, Sami Koivula, Olli Välke (né. Raimo), Laura Keihäs, Markus Vähä-Piikkiö, Mika Peltola, Samuli Lintula, Niko Kyynäräinen, Eric Carver, Katja Sauvola, Tytti Sokura, Markus Yli-Jokipii, Lauri Luoto, Aki Halonen, Mikko Soukkanen, Niklas Mannfolk, Topi Artukka, Toni Eklund, Laura Heinonen, Tuomo Liljenbäck, Haron Walliander, J. Tuomas Harviainen, Tomi Nyström, Jukka Vornanen, Anna Mäkipää, Rauli Elenius, Elias Laitinen, Matti Lajunen, Sini Terävä, Juha Isotalo, Lotta Aarikka, Tero Ahlgren, Joel Holmén, Essi Karvonen, Aku-Mathias Kähkönen, Matti Vähä-Heikkilä, Juha Laurila, Minttu Naarminen, Lauri Liljenbäck, Kukka-Maaria

Wessman, Antti Ainola, Tuomas Dahlström, Inari Harjuniemi, Riina Lumme, Petra Peltonen, Miika Tiainen, Nelli Mäkitalo, Satu Nurmi and Jeremi Nyyssönen.

The person elected in the Honour Committee shall have consented to work as in the Honour Committee. The above-mentioned people have been asked to inform their interest in Committee membership and to tell about their own TYY background and motivation to serve in the Honour Committee. The election criteria of the Honour Committee include the representation of genders, temporal distribution from TYY’s different operational years and faculties, and motivation.

 

The Election Committee prepares the matter to the Student Union Council.

 

According to Section 3 of the Rules of the Student Union, the Student Union may invite a person for whom it wishes to show respect as an honorary member. A person can be invited as an honorary member in a meeting of the Student Union Council, when at least two thirds of the Council members are in favour. The Student Union shall keep a record of its honorary members.

 

In its history, TYY has had six honorary members, of which the latest, Rector Emeritus of the University of Turku, Keijo Virtanen, was invited in 2012. TYY honorary members include:

 

J.R. Danielson-Kalmari 1923 (UTU Chancellor 1921–26) A.H. Virkkunen 1924 (UTU Rector 1922–24) V.A. Koskenniemi 1928 (UTU Rector 1924–32) Urpo Siirala 1954 (UTU Professor, TYY oldest 1948–51, Chair of the Construction Committee of Student Houses) Olavi Granö 1992 (Academic, UTU Professor Emeritus)

Keijo Virtanen 2012 (UTU Rector 1997–2012)

 

The 100th anniversary of the Student Union is a natural time to consider inviting a new honorary member. Due to its other tasks, the Honour Committee is a natural organ to prepare the invitation of an honorary member.

 

Rules of the Student Union, Section 3 and Chapter VIII

Administrative regulation of the Student Union Chapter VI

 

Chair of the Student Union Council proposes:

 

The Student Union Council appoints the Chair and five members of the Honour Committee upon the proposal of the Election Committee.

 

In addition, the Student Union Council authorises the Honour Committee to prepare the invitation of an honorary member.

 

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Updating Section 22 of the Administrative regulation of the Student Union

 

According to Section 21 of the Rules of the Student Union, “The Executive Board constitutes a quorum when at least half of the Executive Board members and the

Chair or the Vice-Chair are present, and the meeting has been convened according to the Administrative regulation of the Student Union.”

 

Chapter II of the Administrative regulation of the Student Union deals with the rules of procedure of the Executive Board. The rules of procedure do not explicitly take a stand on the method of organising Executive Board meetings. Chapter I of the Administrative regulation, which deals with the rules of procedure of the Student Union Council, is mentioned in Section 19 on the participation in a meeting with IT tools. For the sake of clarity, an entry in accordance with Section 19 of the Administrative regulation should also be added to the rules of procedure of the Executive Board.

 

According to Section 59 of Chapter VII of the Administrative regulation of the Student Union, “Amendments to this Administrative regulation shall be made by the Student Union Council with an absolute majority. Amendments can only be made to the Sections of the Rules that are mentioned in the invitation to the meeting. Section that is not mentioned in the invitation can be discussed by declaring it urgent with a two thirds (2/3) majority.”

 

Student Union Rules Section 21

Administrative regulation of the Student Union, Sections 19, 22, 59

 

The Executive Board proposes:

 

The Student Union Council decides that a new paragraph will be added to Section 22 of the Administrative regulation: “Executive Board member may participate with IT tools in Executive Board meetings, when the Chair of the Executive Board convenes the Executive Board as a remote meeting.”

 

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Preliminary debate on revising the Political Agenda

 

Appendix 1 Political Agenda for a preliminary debate

The central political lines of TYY are defined in the Political Agenda. The Student Union Council revises, as a rule, the Agenda once per term. The Agenda was last revised in 2020. A preliminary debate should be held on the Political Agenda before it is approved in April 2022 meeting.

The Executive Board and the Specialists have prepared a draft for updating the Political Agenda.

 

Section 11(9) and Section 20(5) of the Rules of the Student Union

The Executive Board proposes:

 

The Student Union Council decides that it will record its preliminary debate on TYY Political Agenda on the basis of the draft prepared by the Executive Board.

 

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Other business

 

 

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Closing of the meeting

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the meeting,

 

 

Aliisa Wahlsten Petra Peltonen

Chair of the Student Union Council Secretary General

 

 

APPENDICES

Appendix 1 Political Agenda for a preliminary debate

 

 

Decisions made in the April meeting of the Student Union Council

In its meeting on 20 April 2022, the Student Union Council of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

 

• to elect the following persons in the Honour Committee:

            Tuomas Dahlström (Chair)

           Matti Vähä-Heikkilä

           Joel Holmén

          Mats Kommonen

          Riina Lumme

          Satu Nurmi

• to authorise the Honour Committee to prepare an invitation of an honorary member.
• that a new paragraph will be added to Section 22 of the Administrative regulation: “The Executive Board members may participate to Executive Board meetings with IT tools, when the Chair of the Executive Board invites the Executive Board to convene as a remote meeting.”
• to record a preliminary debate on TYY’s political agenda.

 

Pori, 20 Apr 2022

 

Lauri Lahoniitty

Specialist for Organisations and Administration 

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Executive Board decisions 11/2022

In its meeting on 22 April 2022, the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

•  to confirm the voluntary fees collected in connection with the membership fee as follows:
  • Zambia project 5.00 €
  • Zambia project 10.00 €
  • TYY100 5.00 €
  • Roundel for student cap: torch wing 15.00 €
  • Home delivery of Turku Student Newspaper 7,95 €

 

• to impose a meeting fee for Tuomas Alm and to use the funds for the PR and representation budget of the Executive Board.
• to comment to the University on the University’s Africa statements.
• to grant 0.7 % funds for the Zambia project and Liana ry. The project will be evenly divided between the projects.
• to open a call for the local coordinator of the Sustainable Development week from 22 Apr to 9 May 2022.
• to grant Karoliina Nurmio a resignation from the Development Cooperation Wing.
• to record the budget of TYYlikäs Vappusatanen.

 

Turku, 22 April 2022

 

Lauri Lahoniitty Specialist, Student Organisations and Administration

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Executive Board decisions 12/2022

In its meeting on 6 May 2022, the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

• to add the possibility to purchase the history book published by the Student Union in the voluntary fees collected in connection with the membership fee as follows: "Tyylikkäät vuodet. Turun yliopiston ylioppilaskunta 100 vuotta" book 35 €.
• that Specialist for Organisations and Administration Lauri Lahoniitty continues as TYY’s representative in the steering group on data management of the University of Turku.
• to comment on the instructions on proving language skills of the university.

 

Turku, 6 May 2022

 

Lauri Lahoniitty Specialist, Student Organisations and Administration

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Executive Board decisions 13/2022

In its meeting on 13 May 2022, the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

• to sign a statement on the Biodiversity Strategy.
• to continue the call for the Coordinator for the Sustainable Development Week until 17 May at 12.00.

Turku, 13 May 2022

 

Lauri Lahoniitty Specialist, Student Organisations and Administratio

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Executive Board decisions 15/2022

In its meeting on 3 June 2022, the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

• to comment on SYL’s rules amendment draft.
• to distribute 2022 activity support.
• to approve the cooperation agreement with X-Sec for the term 2022–2024.
• to approve a cooperation agreement with Turun Sanomat.

 

Turku, 3 June 2022

 

Lauri Lahoniitty Specialist, Student Organisations and Administration 

Executive Board decisions 14/2022

In its meeting on 20 May 2022, the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

• to change its revision of responsibilities as follows:

Akseli Tiitta: Vice-Chair, Social Affairs, Academic Affairs, Satakunta campuses

Tuomas Alm: International affairs, Communications, Company cooperation

Veera Pajunen: Organisations, Support Committee, Environment

Juho Pitkäranta: Student Culture, Municipal Policy, Development Cooperation

Arvi Tolvanen: Academic Affairs, Working Life, Municipal Policy

Siiri Turunen: Communications, Tutoring, Volunteers, Social Affairs.

• to distribute the project and separate support 2/2022.
• to elect Annika Laitinen as the Local Coordinator of the Sustainable Development Week.
• to approve the proposal for the teacher and course of the year and to make the proposal for the Educational Council.
• to elect Ajasto as the supplier of TYY term diary.

Turku, 20 May 2022

Lauri Lahoniitty Specialist, Student Organisations and Administration

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Executive Board decisions 16/2022

In its meeting on 10 June 2022, the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

• to impose a meeting sanction for Chair Saarinen and to set UNICEF emergency fund.
• to approve the personnel plan for 2022–2023.
• to open a call for the coordinator of TYY tours from 10 Jun to 1 Jul 2022 at 23.59.
• to open a call for the alumni and municipal posts of the strategy committee from 13 Jun to 14 Aug at 23.59.
• to record Mikko Kiippa’s and Simo Nuuttila’s resignation from the University Collegiate Council and to elect Matti Kinnarinen as the deputy of the new regular member Henri Laitila and Sofia Isolauri as the deputy of Jami Salonen.
• to record Simo Nuuttila’s resignation from the Board of the Faculty of Medicine and to elect Aino Virolainen as the deputy of Mikael Eklund, who became a regular member.
• to record the resignation of Vilma Lintu and Olli Lintu from the Board of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and to elect Noora Kontoniemi as a regular member and Juuso Pitkäniemi as Tommi Tervo’s deputy.
• to appoint Mari van den Berg as TYY’s candidate in the SYL climate network.

 

Turku, 10 June 2022

 

Lauri Lahoniitty Specialist, Student Organisations and Administration

STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Executive Board decisions 17/2022

In its meeting on 13 July 2022, the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Turku has decided:

•  to elect Linda Kujander as the coordinator of TYY tours and to authorise the Secretary General to negotiate on the employment agreement.

Turku, 14 July 2022

Petra Peltonen, Secretary General