The Novisch Period is going strong!

On the union Facebook page you can check out pictures from the introduction week. More will be added over time. Make sure to follow the official Novisch Period Facebook page to keep up with all events, quests, and information.

If you have any questions at all, do not hesitate to contact the Mentor Committee (FU) or LUNA. You reach the Mentor Generals at fg@luna.lu.se and the union at luna@luna.lu.se. Call the union office at 046-222 03 18.

Welcome new students of LUNA!

Make sure to start your time at university in the best way possible – join the LUNA Novisch Period 2017.

From today and for the upcoming weeks, you as a new student, or ‘novisch’, are welcome to participate in some introductory fun. Learn more about the university, the faculty and your student union, find new friends, and have loads of fun of course!

The Novisch Period this year is a thrilling adventure of courage and wits to save ourselves from the apocalypse brought on by the Mentor Committee (FU). Join your team according to your subject of study and convince the world that your solution is the way to go.

Events included are games, university and city tours, dinners, game nights, parties, and so much more. For some activities you need to be a member of Studentlund and over 18 years old. You can find a list of all events in the Novisch booklet or on Facebook.

You can contact the Mentor Generals in charge of the Novisch Period for more information. Information on whatever you may need is also found in the booklet. And as always, feel free to contact the union via e-mail, call us at 046-222 03 18, or simply stop by the office.

Make sure to keep updated with the union by liking us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, and be sure to read the newspaper Zenit next time you visit a bathroom in the faculty buildings.

Tonight the union parliament elected a president for LUNA 2017/18.

Welcome Einar Elén. Einar has previously been chairperson of the physics student council GLuFS and spokesperson for the Gender and Equality Committee. With such a sound experience within LUNA, there is no doubt he will do a great job in the year ahead.

The fulltimers for the upcoming year are hence Einar Elén as president (left), Theodor Blom as vice president (middle), and Peter Bijnens (50%) as head of cooperate relations (right).

Due to earlier events one (1) post within the presidium is vacant for the upcoming year.

On August 22nd, at 17.15 there will be held an extraordinary parliament meeting concerning the election of said presidium post. Please note that this entitles both the President and the Vice President post.

If you are interested, or you know a friend who would be interested, you can send your candidatures and nominations to valb-ordf@luna.lu.se no later than August 16th.

We look forward to your candidature! Have a nice remaining summer!

Hello and welcome to the landing page of the Lund Science Student Union (sv: Lunds Naturvetarkår), LUNA. If you were recently accepted to start studies at the Faculty of Science at Lund University you have come to the right place.

Starting your studies at Lund University for the first time can be quite overwhelming. But do not worry, we are here to ease the process for you. On the 23rd of August we are hosting an Introduction Day for all new students at the Faculty of Science at 11.15 at the TLTH Kårhuset (John Ericssons Väg 3). Here you will get the opportunity to meet fellow students also starting their studies in the natural sciences as well as take part of valuable information for your upcoming studies. See you there!

Until then, there are a few things you can do to prepare:

You can read more about the upcoming period in Novischhäftet by going to ‘Novisch – New in Lund‘. If you have any further questions or need assistance with anything do not hesitate contacting the union at luna@luna.lu.se.

Have a great summer and see you the 23rd of August!

You can watch and listen to the student speech from the graduation ceremony which was held by Caspar Håkansson June 4th.

~ Interviews with students of LUNA ~

It is time for a very special text from the Information Committee’s research project Nadir. We infiltrated one of the Mentor Committee (FU) meetings and made some observations. This transcript is highly classified material, which is now leaked to all members of LUNA.

We give you

‘Observations from a Mentor Committee meeting’

by Sebastian Wolsing.

“Cellphones are being passed around, with more or less funny pictures. It is noticeable that this is both fun and serious. The chairperson of the Mentor Committee, Hanna, tries to take a firm grip of the attention by introducing the first topic of the meeting. She reads the Crisis Management Plan and the members listen carefully.

Vassily laughs a bit as he looks over at Eric. It looks like they have something to say. Hanna keeps reading. Ebba is looking at her phone and John is munching on the cookies that were bought just for this occasion. This is no ordinary meeting, this is an FU meeting where fun and serious are entwined into a mess of cookies and laughter.”

“Vassily shouts “Coffee break!” and goes out to get the coffee (that apparently could be way more black). When he comes back Eric has made a sandwich consisting of gingerbread and cookies, the others nod approvingly. Hanna remembers a story that she finds funny, and retells it to everyone’s pleasure.

After a while she continues to read the Crisis Management Plan, while constantly being interrupted by other committee members making jokes. It would be interesting to see how the productivity varies with coffee intake. Me as a statistician should make such an analysis and show it to them so that they can optimise their meetings.” Next follows a brief summary of how a general Mentor Committee meeting could turn out:

17.12 First person arrives (usually the president), packs up the fika from the backpack and waits for the others.

17.15 Meeting starts, still only one person there.

17.18-17.25 The rest of the committee arrives, everyone blaming late schoolwork/labs/buses.

17.25 Meeting starts for real.

17.27 Someone shows a funny video of a cat, and everyone starts talking about something else for a while.

17.31 Meeting is resumed, for a moment. Discussing mentor related matters, going through the agenda until someone gets a funny thought or has some other story to share.

“The Mentor Committee seems to have a lot of fun during their meetings and it feels like they really emphasize having fun over being productive but it does seem like most of the members are fine with it.

Being a member of the Mentor Committee means a lot of work during the year with meetings, evaluations, and the actual Novisch Period. This includes working hard under stress and  doing that together with a group of people going through the same amount of stress. Maybe this way of having meetings is their way to cope with the stress get closer to one another. After all, they need to be able to work together under a lot of pressure which makes it easier if they can have fun together as well.”

You can contact the Information Committee at info@luna.lu.se and the Mentor Committee chairperson at fu-ordf@luna.lu.se. You can reach the current mentor generals at fg@luna.lu.se. If you want to find out more about life as an active member of the union, you are always welcome to stop by the union office or simply browse our webpage. You can contact the union via this form (you can be anonymous) or by e-mail at luna@luna.lu.se.

~ Interview brought to you by the Information Committee ~

The winners of the awards handed out annually by LUNA have been decided upon. Today June 4th, at the faculty graduation ceremony, the prizes are handed out. Congratulations Melvyn B. Davies and Christina Ledje! Below you find the motivation texts that was sent along the nominations by students from the faculty, for the two.

Nomination text for Melvyn B. Davies as sent in by students

“A very respectable lecturer who teaches the subject with great enthusiasm. He use fun and useful analogies to make the subject easier to grasp. He use discussion in small group as a tool to give the student a deeper understanding of the subject and for the student to think about what the answer to a question before getting it handed to you. A worthy nominee for the pedagogical prize 2017.”

Nomination text for Christina Ledje as sent in by students

“As a biologist one is lucky to know that carrier and study advice is easily attainable and holds a great quality. A quick walk through the Ecology building and you find yourself at Tina’s office. No matter how stressed and nervous one arrives, you always leave her room with a smile and a feeling of confidence.

Tina’s drive and dedication shines through everything she does, and everything she does is in the best interest of the students. Taking on a coordinating role for master studies she is a well-known name across the faculty. Despite her many commitments, neither her work quality nor her empathy lets one down.

One cannot do anything but wonder how she manages everything so well and still finds time to make personal connections to the students she cares so well for. Such dedication and extensive knowledge within one’s area of work should not go unnoticed, and I cannot think of anyone more well-deserving of LUNA’s honorary prize.”