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The Otaniemi 1.5 petition, whose signatures were collected in connection with the Otaniemi climate strikes, encourages the Aalto community to commit to acts that can radically reduce our impact on global warming.

AYY’s Services Office will partially be closed during the summer months of June – August.

This week (30 May–5 Jun 2019) is the European Sustainable Development Week. The ESDW is a Europe-wide annual initiative to increase awareness of the UN’s Agenda 2030 action plan and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) included in it.

This spring and summer, two university interns have been working at Aalto University Student Union. Hanna Yletyinen completed her internship in March–May in the Communications team, while Jasmin Järvinen started to work on sustainable development themes in May.

This is the spring’s last weekly newsletter. Have a sunny summer, everyone! The weekly newsletter will return from its summer break at the end of August. To while away your summer, why not visit AYY’s new website at beta.ayy.fi. Send us feedback and improvement ideas so we can make the website even better!

The AYY Board has decided upon the grants distributed to associations in its meeting (item 1). If you missed out on submitting your association notice in March, the late submission is now open and ends on 30 Jun (item 2). Additionally, you can check your association’s profile in the beta version of the new website and report any changes to us (item 3). The association newsletter is starting its summer break after this newsletter. Have a sunny and relaxing summer, everyone!

In Mikkeli, the new year has started with speed as the clubs’ new Boards have taken up their positions and got used to their new responsibilities.

During the publishing break will be clarified what the future of the Aino magazine will be like

Espoo’s goal is to be permanently Europe’s most sustainable city and carbon neutral by the year 2030.

In 2017, AYY started to accumulate its own art collection. This year, AYY’s Steering Group of Artistic Activities decided to add sculptures of Veera Krouglov and Siina Levonoja to the collection.

In early April, AYY’s Freshman Committee started the Wappupotti appeal in connection with the Fuksipeijaiset opening. The original goal was to raise a pot of 500 euros but, with this sum being collected in minutes, the goal was increased to 10 000 euros. During the one-month appeal, the pot eventually climbed to more than 22 000 euros. The purpose of the appeal was to evoke discussion and to shatter the taboo surrounding mental health issues.

The weekly newsletter comes out for the last time this spring on Monday next week, 3 Jun. Because of Ascension Day, the materials for the spring’s last newsletter must be delivered by 10.00 am on Wednesday 29 May to [email protected].