Yogyakarta, 16 October 2019—Fisipol UGM won several awards during the UGM awarding night for high achievers. This awarding night was held in the courtyard of the UGM central building and was held to celebrate the 14th lustrum and the 70th Dies Natalis of UGM.
The Kandang, a band from the Faculty of Engineering of UGM, enlivened this event. Faculty members of UGM participated in this event, ranging from students, staffs, lecturers and even alumni. Numerous awards were given at that night, starting from the university level, the national level and until the international level. These awards were given to individuals and organizations.
Drs. Gugup Kismono, MBA., Ph.D., the Executive Secretary of UGM, stated that this awarding night was held to motivate all faculty members of UGM. Gugup believed that the awards themselves could never repay the contributions that the awardees have given for UGM and Indonesia.
According to Gugup, UGM’s excellent reputation is earned through the dexterity, creativity, humility and spirit to serve the university and the nation of its faculty members. Prof. Ir. Panut Mulyono, M.Eng., IPU., ASEAN Eng., the Rector of UGM, seconded this.
Panut believed that these awards weren’t given for nothing. Panut conveyed that it took hard work, consistency, prayers and support from the community in order to achieve success. He hoped that the awardees, including students, will be the agents of change that can inspire their peers.
During the awarding night, Fisipol received these awards:
The Best Social Media Management
The 3rd Best Website Management
Verbal Commendation (2nd place) for Building Cleanliness
In addition, Dr. Phil Hermin Indah Wahyuni, S.I.P., M.Si., lecturer from the Department of Communication Studies, also won the 2nd Best Lecturer in the Humanities Category. 2 Fisipol students: Gardenia Sekartaji (Department of International Relations batch of 2017) and Nida Karimah (Department of Management and Public Policy batch of 2019), also managed to win awards. Gardenia Sekartaji won Fisipol’s most outstanding student award, while Nida Karimah won the English Debate Competition at the MTQMN XVI competition.
Dian Fatmawati, lecturer from the Department of Social Development and Welfare and also the Faculty Secretary of Fisipol, hoped that these awards will motivate the other faculty members of Fisipol.
Congratulations for all of the winners, and thank you for all of the lectures, staffs, students, alumni and other faculty members of Fisipol that have supported Fisipol! Hopefully this can inspire other faculty members to excel in their own respective fields.