PT AEON Indonesia, in collaboration with PT Sahabat Kota Wisata, planted trees at AEON Mall Living World Kota Wisata, Cibubur. This activity was part of a series of events organized for the opening of the AEON mall in mid-March. Tree planting by the AEON Group began in 1991 and is used as an activity to embody AEON’s core philosophy of corporate social responsibility towards nature and the community around the company’s location. 

Trees were planted in the courtyard of the shopping center, covering an area of one hectare. For this planting, PT AEON Indonesia used Syzygium Oleana (Photinia Red Robin), around 60 plants measuring 60 cm. Several PT AEON Indonesia executives, including Mr. Takahiro Osugi as President and CEO, also attended the event. In his interview, he said: “The aim of planting this tree is to enrich the lives of the residents of Kota Wisata Cibubur and the surrounding area. The trees that will be planted should contribute to improved air quality and a healthier environment.” 

Tree planting is therefore one of the efforts being made to protect the climate and currently polluted land. In the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this activity can be classified as a collaboration under points 13 (combating climate change) and 15 (protecting terrestrial flora and fauna).

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Yogyakarta, Friday, October 25th, 2024. Line Dance Team of Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM has won the 1st Champion Award in the Line Dance Competition between Faculties/Schools and Work Units in the 75th Anniversary / 15th Lustrum of Universitas Gadjah Mada Beginner Category. This competition was organized by Universitas Gadjah Mada by inviting all faculties and work units to participate in enlivening the 75th Anniversary / 15th Lustrum of Universitas Gadjah Mada. The UGM Faculty of Arts team consists of a number of educators and lecturers of UGM Faculty of Arts, namely Mimi Savitri, M.A., Ph.D., Dr. Suzie Handajani, M.A., Dr. Wiwik Retno Handayani, S.S., M.Hum., Mubarika Dyah Fitri Nugraheni, S.Ant., M.A., Erika Purnawati, S.Kom, M.Cs., Vinanti Rahayu, A.Md., and Veronica Kurnia Wulandari, S.S., M.A., with Swety Firmanti, S.Sos. in charge. The competition was held in Auditorium drh. R. Soepardjo, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada at 12.30 pm to 16.00 pm.

Previously, the team had practiced intensively for one week by designing special choreography from the song that had been determined. During the competition, the activity began with remarks from the Secretary of Universitas Gadjah Mada, Dr. Andi Sandi Antonius Tabusassa Tonralipu, SH, LLM. Dr. Andi Sandi explained that this competition was not only a competition, but also a means to meet and strengthen relationships between faculties-schools and work units, considering that meetings are usually held only during formal moments. The Line Dance competition held by Universitas Gadjah Mada as a sport is a place to continue to the national competition stage.

Congratulations to the FIB UGM team for winning!

Yogyakarta, Thursday, November 14th, 2024. In order to strengthen the public relations function at Universitas Gadjah Mada, the UGM University Secretariat held a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) related to External Communication Guidelines held in Multimedia Room 1, 3rd Floor, North Wing, UGM Central Building. This activity was held at 09.30 WIB to 12.15 WIB, inviting a number of representatives of public relations staff, offices, and work units within the Faculty of Arts UGM. As presenters of External Communication material, Winda Pratiwi, Farchan Noor Rachman, and Mohamad Ryan Saputra, became the speakers of the activity.

The activity began with the first presentation by Winda Mizwar Pratiwi related to the organizational structure mind mapping journey and communication mapping to various stakeholders in the work unit environment at UGM. In this session, Winda explained the importance of feedback and setting appropriate responses to reduce miscommunication. The way our communication works at this time includes: Data Collection, Knowledge Sharing, SOP Guidelines, and Internalization of SOP / Guidelines.

The next session was presented by Mohamad Ryan Saputra regarding the analysis of stakeholder interest levels consisting of:

Level 1: High Interest, High Involvement
Level 2: High Interest, Low Involvement
Level 3: Low Interest, High Involvement
Level 4 Low Interest, Low Involvement
Each interest has a communication strategy, communication channel preferences, main activities, and communication channeling rules that must be considered. It aims to closely monitor communication activities to the public and public relations decision makers.

After the presentation of external communication guidelines by Ryan Saputra, Farchan Noor Rachman continued the presentation of media communication guidelines regarding the role of spokespersons in delivering communication to the public, criteria as well as Do’s and Don’ts of spokespersons, and the flow of information publication. He also added that technical forms of publication and dissemination of information related to UGM in print and digital must be in accordance with the established UGM brand guidelines.

Friday, November 8, 2024 The Cultural Anthropology Student Family (KEMANT) UGM held a discussion session in Rembukant#4 entitled “Navigating the Journey: Building Self-Awareness of Positioning in Ethnographic Fieldwork”. The event was hosted by Keisia Haneswari, a Cultural Anthropology student class of 2022 with Dr. Elan Lazuardi S.Ant., M.A. as the guest speaker. Located in Room 523 Soegondo Building, Faculty of Arts UGM, this event was attended by cultural anthropology students from various generations.

Reflecting on the fieldwork experience of anthropologists, this discussion explored the journey of anthropological researchers which is not always smooth. Awkwardness, fear, rejection, loneliness, and even failure often haunt ethnographers’ fieldwork. Therefore, Rembukant#4 is here to provide a space for anthropology learners to reflect on issues that have not been widely discussed in the classroom.

The discussion opened with a question from the moderator related to questioning the position of researchers when doing fieldwork. The question was then thoroughly discussed by Dr. Elan Lazuardi related to the multiple identities that each researcher brings when in the field greatly affects the relationship between researchers and researchers which will then also affect the ethnographic knowledge produced. In the event, Dr. Elan also shared his fieldwork experience when researching the use of HIV health services, how his identity as a researcher determines his positionality towards his research. By realizing his positionality, the researcher can not only successfully complete his research but also build a reciprocal relationship with his researcher, as stated by Dr. Elan Lazuardi.

In the question and answer session, a number of participants asked questions and shared their experiences when facing confusing circumstances regarding their positionality in the field. After that, the discussion was closed with a group photo which also marked the end of the KEMANT Rembukant series this period.

[Public Relation FIB UGM, Author: Keisia Haneswari, Photo: Hawa Muzayyinah Niswah & Kinanti Rahmi Khoiri, Editor: Sandya]

Illustration: Daiva Keefe Kalimasadha and Novilatul Ananda Ramadhan

Journal of Anthropology Gazette Vol.3 No.1 is published again! It begins with a speech by the Editor in Chief of Anthropology Gazette, Prof. Dr. Pujo Semedi Hargo Yuwono, M.A, who elaborates five articles and one inspirational speech under one big umbrella theme, knowledge. In the context of knowledge, readers will be presented with the first article by Umami (2024), which examines the behavior patterns of farmers in Sindukarto Village, Wonogiri, in reducing the population of walang sangit as an agricultural pest into local food ingredients. Nabila and Wirawan (2024), through an ethnoscience approach, then conducted research on the accuracy of the pranata mangsa system – a system to predict traditional rice planting and harvesting schedules – with data on seasonal changes in 2023. Indraswari (2024) poses a research question on the efforts of waste workers to survive through their understanding of processing waste into economically valuable goods.

The last two articles will present how humans utilize technology as a medium of expression, both in the political realm and in the context of religious life (Priambada, 2024; Fakhrani, 2024). Priambada (2024) will look at the phenomenon of online Eucharist conducted by Catholic youth in Banyumanik since the Covid-19 pandemic took place. The use of technology in the form of mass media is also felt by students in understanding political actions at the 212 Action (Fakhrani, 2024).

Five Shopee drivers utilize franchise stores as a place to wait for orders (Juwita and Lazuardi, 2024).

In addition to the five main articles, this edition includes several complementary articles such as inspirational speeches, photo essays, and book reviews. Prof. Dr. Pujo Semedi Hargo Yuwono, M.A in his speech compares the history of agricultural transformation that occurred between the 1850s and 2010s for people in Java and South Germany. No less interesting, Juwita and Lazuardi (2024) in their essay present a portrait of the phenomenon of the dim communal space (basecamps) of online ojek drivers caused by several factors, one of which is due to the changing algorithms of the company. Finally, readers will be presented with a book review entitled Making Kin: Ecofeminist from Singapore written by Pratiwi (2024). This book contains a collection of essays written by women about their bodily experiences, self, gender, family, home, and community.

Through this collection of main and supplementary articles, we hope that readers can actively participate in developing knowledge and being critical of environmental, social and political phenomena in everyday life.

To read the full article content, visit our Anthropology Gazette OJS website: https://journal.ugm.ac.id/v3/LA/

[Public Relation FIB UGM, Writer: Irene Saphira P.Y, Editor: Sandya]