The activity “Socialization of Archaeological Research Results in Kalumpang Sub-district, Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi” was the final part of delineation activities in preparation for the establishment of the location of ODCB findings into CB. This activity consisted of four presentation sessions and ended with a discussion session. Two presentation materials were the presentation of research results in Kalumpang, especially the latest findings, one material about the condition of Kalumpang’s natural environment and its potential as a “Geoheritage Park”, and one material from the aspect of protection of Suspected Cultural Heritage Objects. The material presented by Dr. Anggraeni, M.A., entitled “Minanga Sipakko (Sitokon) and Palemba Sites Evidence of Cultural Development in Karama Valley, Kalumpang District”. In the question and answer session at the end of the socialization, there were many questions and inputs from the participants. One of the traditional leaders suggested changing the name of the Minanga Sipakko Site to Sitokon Site which is better known by the local community, while another participant who is a teacher suggested that socialization activities could be carried out every year.

Considering that among the participants were teachers and junior high school students, after the socialization event was closed, Dr. Anggraeni, M.A. conducted an interview with one of the teachers and junior high school students to inform them about the book “Kalumpang Pottery Product Design Development Module Based on Archaeological Remains”. The book was prepared to provide an example to revive the enthusiasm of potters in Kalumpang District to produce. The skills still possessed by potters in Lebani Hamlet are threatened with extinction if there is no next generation. Therefore, teachers and students are encouraged to become agents of pottery product design development so that pottery-making skills can be preserved. In this case, the inspiration for the development of ornamental varieties comes from the remains of decorated pottery found in archaeological sites in the Kalumpang District area. The role of teachers and students from Kalumpang is to bridge and ensure that the modules and prototype examples of decorated pottery that have been prepared can really be useful and inspire an increase in the variety of pottery products.

This effort was taken considering that Kalumpang teachers and students are the ones who can continuously provide assistance. Meanwhile, researchers can only occasionally be present to assist and evaluate the results of pottery product development. Teachers and students are also expected to serve as intermediaries between producers and consumers. Without consumers, the productivity of potters would not be maintained and developed.

The waste emergency that occurred in Yogyakarta and its surrounding areas due to the closure of the Piyungan Landfill (TPA) which experienced excess capacity had a negative impact on environmental problems, including in Naga Asri Permai Housing, Kwarasan, Nogotirto, Gamping, Sleman. Garbage that is not transported for a long time creates an unpleasant odor that pollutes the environment and invites insects, especially flies, to come and breed. Some residents also take the initiative to burn garbage in residential areas so that the burning smoke pollutes the air which can endanger health.

This problem has been going on for a long time and is likely to continue considering that until now the local government has not been able to overcome this waste emergency problem. For this reason, it is necessary to think and act together at the lowest level, namely the community, to help overcome this problem. If so far the handling of waste has only focused on downstream in the form of final disposal, it is necessary to think about how to deal with it from upstream. together to tackle it from upstream, namely households as waste producers.

Households as the largest producers of waste need to be involved in efforts to control and manage the waste they produce. The movement to reduce or minimize waste production through waste sorting actions, the 3R Movement (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), and others, at the household level. Socialization activities need to be encouraged to raise awareness that the waste problem is a shared responsibility starting from oneself, family, immediate environment to the surrounding environment. For this reason, Stedi Wardoyo, S.S., M.A., lecturer in Japanese Language and Culture initiated socialization activities and waste handling simulations as a first step to raise awareness of residents in the smallest environment, namely Dasa Wisma A Housing Naga Asri Permai, Gamping, Sleman, which totals 14 heads of families.

Activities in the form of lectures and counseling related to waste management in the household scope. On the occasion, there was also a demonstration of processing organic waste into compost and bio-enzymes by environmental and waste processing practitioner, Mrs. Neni Widuri Lestari from Guwosari Training Center (GWTC) Pajangan, Bantul.

Sunday, May 12, 2024, at The Ratan, Kampung Mataraman, Bantul, the 10th book discussion was held in the Jogja Art and Book Festival event. At around 15.10 WIB, the discussion of the novel Dirty Hands Behind the Screen with Puthut EA as the author and Saeful Anwar as the discussant was opened by Abdul Rahman who became the moderator. In front of about 50 participants, the discussion began with the presentation of Saeful Anwar’s reading, which broadly linked the tradition of writing criticism of the current government in Indonesian novels and the content of criticism in Puthut EA’s work. In addition, in the first discussion, the speaker also revealed the impression of distraction due to the names of the characters in the novel derived from real characters around the author.

Puthut EA as the author admitted this and revealed that he had a weakness in remembering names so he used names he knew in his daily life as a solution to the problem. Puthut also revealed that actually criticizing the current power was not the main focus of the novel. He stated that his novel was more intended to criticize the condition of today’s society which easily cultivates a person. This was also responded to by the interviewee who quoted Pierre Bourdie’s opinion that there is a tendency for people today to consider someone who has privileges as an auctor (prophet), not as a lector (teacher/teacher). If a prophet is trusted and believed in because of his person, a teacher/lector is followed not because of his person, but because of the teachings he carries. Nowadays, people tend to lose their critical thinking, so they don’t see what the teachings are, but who the person is.

In the question and answer session, many questions arose, including, what is the motivation for writing a novel (for the author) and to what extent is the motivation successfully expressed in the novel (for the speaker), can someone criticize a novel without knowing literary theory, what if the novel being read turns out to have the characteristics of a novelette which tends to be concise and one-sitting in reading, why criticism of the authorities rarely appears in the work, and is there a possibility of the author being legally sued because of criticism in his work?

All these questions were alternately answered by the author and resource persons by providing descriptions of the problems and examples of cases. The discussion ended with the conclusion that the novel Dirty Hands Behind the Screen does not make criticism of the government the center of the story, but is the main attraction of this novel because the issue is still actual.

This activity was carried out as an effort to help tourism actors to design sustainable tourism in Dewi Pandang tourist destination. The various activities carried out are also an effort to implement Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) No. 1: No Poverty, No. 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, and No. 17: Partnership for the Goals in tourism practices. This activity is part of the implementation of tridarma, namely community service carried out by lecturers of the UGM Tourism Study Program, Runavia Mulyasari, S.Ant., M.A., together with M. Jhony Fonsen (student), and Fatimah Azzahrah, S.Par., alumni of the UGM Faculty of Arts Tourism Study Program.

The Indonesian government through Law Number 10 Year 2009 made tourism as a form of economic development in rural areas. Rural areas are considered to have great potential in the form of natural wealth and cultural values of the community. Integration of rural communities with tourism is done through the development of tourism villages in various regions including in tourist destinations that have developed. However, the planning process of developing tourist destinations into tourist villages often does not receive attention and support from the government. This of course implies that the planning process often does not run smoothly.

However, problems often arise in the process of planning and developing tourist villages. One of them is that the planning of tourism village development is entirely left to the community without intensive assistance from the authorities in developing a sustainable tourism village.

Tourism is a variety of tourist activities supported by various facilities and services provided by various stakeholders involved in tourism activities. According to Law No.1/2009 on Tourism, there are four elements in tourism, namely industry, destination, marketing, and institutions. These four elements are filled by various actors with their respective roles and duties.

In an effort to organize sustainable tourism in rural areas, the government designed the concept of a tourist village that has the principles of economically feasible, environmentally feasible, socially acceptable, and technologically appropriate. To turn an area into a tourist village, it is necessary to pay attention to several criteria, namely seeing the tourism potential in the area, the presence of people who are willing to get involved, having formal institutions, being able to respond to opportunities by providing support in the form of tourist facilities, and having the ability to develop a tourist market.

In the planning process, the community around Dewi Pandang destination needs to identify the existing conditions of various tourism potentials (fisheries, culture, agriculture and MSMEs). This identification process is then derived through a mature tourism development plan as an effort to improve community welfare, preserve nature, and community culture. Strengthening through meeting the potential of the local community can help the implementation of sustainable tourism activities.

The output results in the form of Dewi Pandang planning videos can be accessed through the following link:

This Community Service activity is a subtheme of the big theme carried out by the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM, namely “Foreign Language Training that can be applied in the community or students”. FIB UGM encourages the emergence of community empowerment around the campus to become a learning and empowered community. This program is focused on the community around the campus, namely Caturtunggal, Terban, and Sinduadi Villages. In this context, the community can be interpreted broadly, not limited to the native / local population in the village. Therefore, immigrant students are also part of the beneficiaries of this program.

On March 15-29, 2024, the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM Community Service team guided by Alvanita, S.S., M.Ed., Lecturer in English Literature at Faculty of Arts UGM, in collaboration with Mardliyah Islamic Center (MIC) held an English language improvement activity, especially for TOEFL ITP for students around the MIC environment. This activity aims to provide provisions for participants to further improve their skills in English, especially in listening, grammar, and reading. This activity is expected to help participants to get a good TOEFL score, making it easier for them to get internships, student exchanges, and work in the future. In addition to English skills, this activity also aims to motivate participants to be more courageous in the international realm with their English skills.

This activity was attended by 20 participants from various universities around the MIC region. Generally, they are students who live around MIC with different study program backgrounds. This program is held once a week every Saturday for two hours. Participants are equipped with the TOEFL ITP Module compiled by the PkM team to help participants learn independently outside the TOEFL class session. In addition, the teacher also provides material including what TOEFL is, functions, scoring, tips and tricks, to get a good score, as well as a detailed explanation for each skill. In between TOEFL materials, the lecturer also tells stories about the cultures of other countries to broaden students’ knowledge and reduce culture shock.

This activity is also an effort to support SDGs, especially Quality Education (SDG 4). With quality education, participants will have superior provisions to enter the increasingly competitive world of work. TOEFL training is indeed a first step to equip participants to flap wider wings to the international job market.