Indonesia
Commemorating the 15th Anniversary and the 79th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia, the Faculty of Cultural Studies (FCS) of Universitas Brawijaya (UB) held a Tasyakuran event. The event was held in Hall A of Building A of FCS UB on Saturday (17/8/2024). Attended by the dean, lecturers, and education staff of FCS UB, this moment became a place to express gratitude for the fifteen-year journey of achievements and dedication.
The event began with remarks from the Dean of FCS UB, Hamamah, Ph.D., who expressed gratitude and pride for FCS UB’s long journey. In her speech, she invited the academic community to maintain the spirit of togetherness, innovation, and dedication for mutual progress. She also expressed her gratitude for the contribution of all parties to the achievements that FCS UB has achieved so far.
“Today we are gathered here for two purposes, the first is the 15th Anniversary of FIB UB, which we should have commemorated on August 10, 2024, and the second is the celebration of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia, which is exactly today, August 17, 2024,” said Hamamah.
“Let’s use this moment to reflect on the journey of FCS UB for 15 years and what we have achieved so far. Alhamdulillah, we have achieved a lot despite being relatively young. For that, I express my deepest gratitude to all of you. With our togetherness, we can achieve many things,” she continued.
“Hopefully, this moment can be a rising point for FCS UB so that we can go even higher in the future,” she added.
Next, the Dean of FCS UB expressed her congratulations to the lecturers who completed their studies this year, namely Irsyad Martias, S.S., M.A., Ph.D. from PS Anthropology, Devinta Puspita Ratri, S.Pd., M.Pd. from PS English Education, as well as Henny Indarwaty, S.S., M.A. and Iis Nur Rodliyah, S.Pd., M.Ed. from PS English Literature.
Then congratulations were also given to lecturers who will continue their doctoral program studies, including Fatmawati, S.Sn., MSn. from PS Pure Fine Arts, Galih Edy Nur Widyaningsih, B.Ed., MTCSOL. from PS Chinese Literature, and Aliffia Rachmawati, S.S., M.Li. from PS Japanese Literature.
“We congratulate those who have succeeded and those who are struggling. We pray that it will be smooth, both those who will and are studying,” said Hamamah.
Next was congratulations to the outstanding lecturers. Dr. Sony Sukmawan, S.Pd., M.Pd., a lecturer of the Study Programme of Indonesian Language and Literature Education, was awarded the 2024 Academic Leader in Arts and Culture. This achievement proves his dedication to developing arts and culture in the academic environment.
In addition, Dr. Dany Ardhian, S.Pd., M.Hum., from the same study programme, was named the 2nd Champion of UB’s Outstanding DIKTENDIK Year 2024 in the Social and Humanities Field, confirming his work in teaching and research.
Congratulations were also given to the Wargakarta Study Group, which received a grant from USAID for four consecutive years.
Today, FCS UB also won the GIRAFFE Awards in two prestigious categories. FCS UB got the first rank for the Number of Practitioners Teaching on Campus category. FCS UB also won the second most informative rank for the Information Service Unit (ULIN) Award category. These two awards emphasize the seriousness of FCS UB in providing the best service for students and the wider community.
As part of the celebration, the event continued with a joint prayer led by Very Erawanto, S.S., M.Pd.I. This prayer became a reflective moment to reflect on the journey of FCS UB for fifteen years and ask for smoothness and blessings in the future. Gratitude and hope for better progress flowed in every chanted prayer.
The peak of the event was closed with a tumpeng cutting procession by the Dean of FCS UB as a symbol of gratitude and togetherness of the entire academic community. This tumpeng cutting symbolizes the success and achievements achieved together and hopes for continued success. [trans.acl/ed.dts/PR FCS]