Weekly Overview, week 34 | Welcome new students!
JAMKO’S WEEKLY OVERVIEW
Ti 22.8.
Welcome new students! This is Student Union JAMKO’s weekly newsletter, which is sent to every JAMK student to school email on Tuesdays. More: https://www.jamko.fi/en/weekly-overview/
JAMKO NEWS
Student card is the key to student life – Join now!
Free trial for JAMKO members at fresh fitness gym
Overall orders only via study field associations
JAMKO’s gym open again
Renewed JAMKO Café open
Are you the new shift manager of JAMKO Café?
Freshmen Party, the number one event for new students
ACADEMIC SPORTS’ NEWS
Mobile receipt replaces sports sticker
Academic Sports goes outdoors to Kanavuori
OTHER NEWS
Come and ask about student’s financial aid from Kela’s pop-up at Main Campus
Bicycles for rent to exchange students
Sunset Park – Start your semester with the biggest party in Jyväskylä
JAMKO NEWS
STUDENT CARD IS THE KEY TO STUDENT LIFE – JOIN NOW!
Tue 22.8.
Student card is JAMKOs membership card and you can join as a member for the whole year or just for a semester. JAMKO’s membership offers a wide selection of national and local benefits which you can get with a valid student card. Further information: https://www.jamko.fi/en/membership/become-a-member/
FREE TRIAL FOR JAMKO MEMBERS AT FRESH FITNESS GYM
Tue 22.8.
Jyväskylä’s Fresh Fitness center offers free trial for JAMKO members until the end of August. Free trial includes gym and group fitness classes. In order to use the free trial student must present a valid JAMKO student card at the gym. That is why the training must be done on a time the staff is available. More info: hyvinvointi@jamko.fi, https://www.freshfitness.fi/kuntosalit/jyvaskyla/matkakeskus/
OVERALL ORDERS ONLY VIA STUDY FIELD ASSOCIATIONS
Mon 21.8. – Fri 25.8.
Student Overalls are ordered and paid only via study field associations by the end of this week, Fri 25th of Aug at the latest. JAMKO does not handle the orders, but will organize the Overall Oath event, where the new overalls are put to their first test. Check your own study field association from here: https://oppimateriaalit.jamk.fi/jamkoguide/study-field-student-associations/
JAMKO’S GYM OPEN AGAIN
Tue 22.8.
JAMKO’s Gym is located at Rajakatu campus, basement of D-wing (DK25). JAMKO’s members train for free, so keep a valid student card with you while you train. Starting from this autumn, JAMKO gym and JAMK sports hall lockers will require an own lock. More: https://www.jamko.fi/en/services/sports/ or hyvinvointi@jamko.fi
RENEWED JAMKO CAFÉ OPEN
Tue 22.8.
Remodeled students living room JAMKO Café has opened at JAMK UAS Main Campus. We’we listened students’ feedback when planning the renovation. Small changes will be done outside opening hours. JAMKO café serves with shortened hours on orientation week, but change to longer hours starting from week 35. Opening hours: https://www.jamko.fi/en/contact-visit/
ARE YOU THE NEW SHIFT MANAGER OF JAMKO CAFÉ?
Fri 25.8.
Jyväskylän opiskelijoiden palvelut oy searches for one year substitute shift manager for the JAMKO Café at Rajakatu. Working period is 4.9.2017 – 6.9.2018. Weekly working hours 37,5 h / week. As fluent Finnish skills are requirement detailed job description is only in Finnish: www.jamko.fi/rekry
FRESHMEN PARTY, THE NUMBER ONE EVENT FOR NEW STUDENTS
Thu 14.9.
Freshmen Party is an event for all new students, where they get to know the city of Jyväskylä and other colleagues better. The theme this year is Life is a Game, so now is your chance to be a Sims character, Tetris block or whatever you desire on the 14th of September! The tickets (wristbands) of the biggest event of the year are sold now! More info here: https://www.jamko.fi/en/events/freshmen-party-tursajaiset/
ACADEMIC SPORTS’ NEWS
MOBILE RECEIPT REPLACES SPORTS STICKER
Tue 22.8.
The sports sticker goes gradually out of use and is replaced by a mobile receipt. The full-year payment is replaced by separate payments for every term. Autumn term sports fee is 40€ and includes group fitness, ball games and gym services, also the right to use Monitoimitalo gym. Further information at www.academicsports.fi
ACADEMIC SPORTS GOES OUTDOORS TO KANAVUORI
Thu 24.8.
Academic Sports organizes a trek to Kanavuori Nature trail on Thu 24 of August. Come to experience beautiful finnish nature! The trip is free of charge. You can come by a bike with us or by car/bus on your own. More information and enrollment: https://www.facebook.com/events/1953503841588386
OTHER NEWS
BICYCLES FOR RENT TO EXCHANGE STUDENTS
Tue 22.8.
Do you need a bike but don’t have one yet? In that case, Mainosvaunu might have what you are looking for. JAMK’s exchange students have an opportunity to rent a bike from Mainosvaunu for each semester. The price is 69€/semester + 30€ deposit, which will be paid back when the bike is returned. More information www.mainosvaunu.fi/bikes
SUNSET PARK – START YOUR SEMESTER WITH THE BIGGEST PARTY IN JYVÄSKYLÄ THIS YEAR
Fri 25.8.
Sunset Park brings you a party you don’t want to miss. See the world famous KSHMR, Lucas & Steve, Sak Noel and many others Friday 25.8. 17.00-01.30. The production and special effects will blow your mind. Get your very affordable tickets now from Ticketmaster. www.sunsetpark.fi
COME AND ASK ABOUT STUDENT’S FINANCIAL AID FROM KELA’S POP UP AT MAIN CAMPUS
- – 30.8.
Changes to students’ financial aid came into effect on 1st of August 2017. Kela sets up a pop-up office to JAMK’s Rajakatu campus on 29th and 30th of August from 12:00 to 15:30. So if you have any difficulties with the study grant or housing allowance, visit the pop-up to get some help from Kela’s advisors!
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In JAMKO Weekly newsletter the student union informs students about current news, events and other important issues. The newsletter is published approx. every week on Tuesdays. More info about the letter: https://www.jamko.fi/en/weekly-overview/
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