Thursday, August 29, 2024 became a very happy day for the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada. A total of 244 students of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM undergraduate program have successfully completed their education in higher education. A total of 244 graduates of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM hold a new title as a Bachelor.

This graduation period is a very special period in its history, which is the graduation period with the largest number of graduates. Because of this, this graduation was held in parallel, centered in the Soegondo Auditorium Room and connected to several other rooms on the same floor, namely the 7th floor of the R. Soegondo Building, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada.

Photo 1: Parallel Room of Undergraduate Graduation of Faculty of Humanities Period IV Academic Year 2023/2024

Photo 2: Dean of Faculty of Humanities UGM gives a welcoming speech

The graduation ceremony was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM, Prof. Dr. Setiadi, S.Sos., M.Si., Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Dr. Nur Saktiningrum, S.S., M.Hum. Vice Dean for Finance, Assets, and Human Resources, Suray Agung Nugroho, S.S., M.A., Ph.D and representatives from each department and study program at the Faculty of Humanities.

In this graduation period, Valentino Yovenky Ardi Bentarangga, a student of the Cultural Anthropology Study Program achieved the highest GPA of 3.95 with a length of study of 3 years, 10 months; followed by Emily Trisnandi with a GPA of 3.94 from the English Literature Study Program with a length of study of 3 years 10 months.

The event was opened by singing Indonesia Raya, Gadjah Mada Mars, and Mars Sastra by Paramadaya. Then the dean of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM, Prof. Dr. Setiadi, S.Sos, M.Si., delivered a welcome speech. In his speech, Setiadi congratulated the graduates and graduates, besides that he also conveyed several messages for graduates and graduates to continue their journey even though they had completed their studies and won a bachelor’s degree. The event was also enlivened by the entertainment performance of Geol Denok Dance by Ratnaraya Jawa, Javanese Literature Students. The next event was the handover of graduation documents in the form of diplomas and academic transcripts to graduates. In closing, a prayer was read by Mr. Hamdan, S.S., M.A.

Congratulations to all graduates! A bright future awaits you!

On 20 July 2024, Mohamad Yusuf, Lektor III/d from the Department of Anthropology, carried out Community Service activities on UGM Campus with the title ‘Writing Public Opinions’. The output of this activity is an opinion entitled ‘Building Tourism for What and For Whom?’, which is disseminated through newspapers. This opinion criticises the tourism development paradigm that currently focuses more on fulfilling the interests of large capitalist groups, while basic human values are often ignored.

In his writing, Yusuf voiced his concern over the direction and goals of tourism development, which is considered increasingly distant from the needs of local communities and humanity. He emphasises the importance of an approach that is more equitable and oriented towards common welfare, not just the benefits of a few parties. It is hoped that this opinion piece will spark further discussion and reflection on a more inclusive and sustainable future for tourism.

On Sunday, 21 July 2024, at 16.00 WIB, at the Jejak Imaji Community Secretariat, Banguntapan, Bantul, a literary community discussion was held. The discussion was held as one of the agendas to commemorate the decade-long journey of the Jejak Imaji community. The community has produced several poetry and short story writers who were published in many mass media and won a number of writing competitions. The celebration was held for approximately one week, from 20-28 July 2024 with a variety of agendas presenting 40 writers, artists, academics, culturalists, literacy activists, and musicians.

At the literary community discussion event, Saeful Anwar, a lecturer at the Indonesian Language and Literature Study Programme, Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM, said that there are three general trends of literary communities in Yogyakarta, namely those that offer celebrations of works, discussions to legitimise works, and relationships to expand the perspective of the work. For Anwar, Jejak Imaji is the third type of community, where members find space to collaborate together in entering the world of literature.

Yogyakarta, July 27, 2024 – Evi Idawati’s Literary House in Sedayu, Bantul, recently organized an intensive workshop entitled “Piwulang Sastra Menatah” which aimed to teach poetry writing skills to teenagers in Yogyakarta. This activity is aimed specifically at those aged between 17 and 21 years old.

The workshop officially opened on July 14, 2024, and on July 24, 2024, the training event entered its third agenda by presenting two renowned speakers in the field of literature, namely Hasta Indriyana, an accomplished poet, and Saeful Anwar, S.S., M.A., a poetry writer and lecturer at the Indonesian Language and Literature Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM.

In the session, Saeful Anwar shared valuable insights into the process of creating poetry. He explained that a poet’s perseverance often correlates with his ability to pay attention and absorb the things around him. Anwar emphasized the importance of originality in literary works, which he said are often inspired by the poet’s own social environment.

“Poetry is different from prose in terms of the limited number of words available, which makes poetry more honest because it has to be straight to the point without many additions,” Anwar said. He also introduced the 3T concept taught by Ki Hadjar Dewantara: titeni (observe), imitate and add. This concept aims to encourage workshop participants to be more critical in writing and add uniqueness to their poetry.

This activity received an enthusiastic response from the participants, who felt that they got a lot of inspiration and new techniques in writing poetry. With this workshop, it is hoped that more Yogyakarta teenagers will be able to explore and develop their literary talents through poetry.

Yogyakarta, August 26, 2024 – Faculty of Cultural Sciences Universitas Gadjah Mada (FIB UGM) held a meeting with the Linguistics Master Program of Nusa Cendana University (Undana) on Monday, August 26, 2024. The meeting took place from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Conference Room 1, Poerbatjarakan Building 1st Floor, Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM.

This event aims to provide input to the Undana Linguistics Master Program regarding strategies and best practices in building and managing a quality Linguistics Master Program. Present at this meeting were representatives from FIB UGM consisting of: Dr. Nur Saktingrum, M.Hum., Dr. Suhandano, M.A., Dr. Sailal Arimi, M.Hum., Dr. Sajarwa, M.Hum., and Dr. Ramayda Akmal, M.A. Meanwhile, from Undana, there were also representatives who came all the way from Kupang, NTT: Dr. Sebastianus Fernandez, M.Pd., Dr. Jermy Balukh.

In this meeting, the representatives of FIB UGM shared their experiences and insights on how to develop an excellent Master of Linguistics program, including tips and tricks to attract more enthusiasts. The discussion covered various aspects such as curriculum development, innovative teaching methods, and effective promotion strategies.

The meeting is expected to provide valuable guidance and strengthen cooperation between the two institutions for the development of linguistics education in Indonesia. Thank you to all participants for attending and contributing to this constructive discussion.