SDGs 4: Quality Education
Devi Ayu Lisdiana, commonly known as Devi, is a student from the English Department who excels in the sports of Pencak Silat and Kickboxing. During the Rapat Senat held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, she was awarded as one of the outstanding students (mapres) in the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, UGM.
It all started when she saw a post about the faculty’s anniversary on FIB’s Instagram account. She then consulted with several lecturers in the English Deparment. This resulted in the decision that the Head of the English Department, Dr. Adi Sutrisno, M.A., proposed Devi to be one of the outstanding students.
Here are the various achievements accomplished by Devi:
- Runner-up at the AUB CUP 2021 Open Pencak Silat Tournament
- Runner-up at the PORDA XVI DIY 2022 Pencak Silat
- 1st place in the Women’s Low Kick Exhibition Kickboxing Category at PORDA XVI DIY 2022
- 1st place in Class D Women’s Pencak Silat at the DIY Regional Championship 2023
- Runner-up in Class D Women’s at the 2022 National Invitational Inter-College Championship UNY
- 1st place in Class E Women’s Pencak Silat Tournament Grobogan 1 Open 2023
- Runner-up in the Women’s Low Kick category at the 2023 Rambo Kickboxing
- 1st place in the UPY CUP IV 2023 National Pencak Silat Championship
- Runner-up in the Pre-PON Kickboxing 2023
This serves as evidence that non-academic achievements are just as important as academic ones. Devi is proof that balancing academic and non-academic achievements is crucial. She undoubtedly went through various long processes before successfully achieving these championships. She often faced failures, which she used as fuel to rise again and continue her journey.
May Devi’s journey and her myriad of achievements serve as motivation for students at Universitas Gadjah Mada, especially in the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, to always rise again even after thousand failures because failure is not the end of everything.
Congratulations to Devi Ayu Lisdiana!
