PERIODICAL NEWSLETTERS
What is Periodical Newsletter?
Condus Periodical Newsletter is a gathering of topical announcements Condus sends to it’s member organisations once in every study period if there is something to inform about. The newsletter will contain information that we in the Condus board think you might benefit from. Especially we hope that the Condus correspondents keep them selves up to date on what is going on in Condus. Still this newsletter has been planned to provide useful information for all actives in you organisation, no matter of their correspondence. This Newsletter is made for you and we will gladly take suggestions and feedback on how to make the newsletter better. If you have any feedback or questions, please contact us via e-mail at communications@condus.fi or via social media @condusry.
RESENT NEWSLETTERS
COMMUNICATIONS MATERIAL MARKET
Hi communicator! Did you see on social media material that you would like to use? Or is an event coming from your organisation that you would like other organisations than Condus to promote and advertise? You can find Condus’ materials and add your organisation’s material to communication’s marketplace!
Come see the material market from here!
HOW TO APPLY RIBBONS?
ACTIVE- AND MERIT RIBBONS
Condus grants active- and merit ribbons to people who have been active in his/hers own student organization or in other faculty’s organs that benefit students. Condus’ board grants the ribbons and badges based on memberorganisation’s applications, in the meeting that decides the receivers usually in the spring. Regulations and application form can be found from the website’s document.
GRANTING THE ACADEMIC CREDITS
ACADEMIC CREDIT FROM ORGANISATION- OR ADMINISTRATIVE WORK
You can apply for credits for activities in subject and faculty organisations, in the Student Union or in organisations, committees and departments within the Student Union. In addition, credits can be obtained for administrative work and general activities such as participation in the Penkeree Speksi.
INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT
1) Where can I apply for academic credit? Read first on what ground academic credits are granted and how many credits is possible to apply from each task: Participation in administrative bodies and student organisations as part of studies
2) Write an application
Put the next information in to your application:
- Your name
- Contact info
- Student Number
- The tasks that you are applying credit
- The dates when you have acted in these tasks
- A Short description of your own activity in these tasks
- How many academic credits you want altogether
The sufficient length of application is one (1) page. Look up an example from the active ribbon application form. You can download it to your computer and write an application on top of it. Example of application of credits
3) Apply for approval of your application.
The application should be endorsed by the organisation in which you are active (e.g. your subject association or department). Credit points can be applied for through the Condus Association for activities in faculty administration or general activities . When applying for credits for activities in two organisations, a letter of support must be submitted from each organisation separately. If the application cannot be approved as such, the applicant will be asked to complete and/or correct the application. The statement of support must indicate which organisation is supporting the application. It must also include the signature of the organization’s nominee. The statement is often accompanied by the minutes of the meeting at which the decision to support the application was made. An example of a recommendation document
Be on the move well in advance to apply for a statement of support, as statements of support are approved at board meetings.
4) Send the application and recommendation to faculty’s student services. Student Services add the academic credits to your register. The email address is siltavuori-student(at)helsinki.fi
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ORGANISATIONS
1) Receive the application and add it to the agenda of the board meeting. The applicant sends the application for credits to the board of the organization from which he/she is seeking credits. If the application is for credits from two different organisations, the Board will only approve credits from the organisation’s own activities. The application will be considered at a Board meeting.
2) Where can I recommend academic credit? Read first on what ground academic credits are granted and how many credits is possible to apply from each task: Participation in administrative bodies and studentorganisations as part of studies
3) Write a recommendation document. The organisation may endorse or ask the applicant to complete and/or correct the application. The supporting statement must indicate which organisation is in favour of the application. It must also bear the signature of the organisation’s legal signatory. The statement must be accompanied by the minutes of the meeting at which the decision in favour was taken. Example of recommendation document
4) Send the recommendation document and a citation of the transcript to the applicant. The applicant will deliver these to the faculty’s student services.
THE FORMS ASSEMBLED:
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