The opening speech was delivered by Dr. Suharko, M.Si. as the Head of the Sociology Department from 2021 to 2026. Suharko talked about his impressions of Soeprapto as a lecturer that is always available and ready to contribute in all kinds of community work. A speech was also delivered by Dr. Wawan Mas’udi as Fisipol UGM Dean that talked about the numerous knowledge and inspirations given by Soeprapto to Fisipol UGM. Wawan also talked about his experience as Soeprapto’s student who was given the choice to choose the final exam method. Soeprapto himself is known to exempt students from taking the final test if they can submit an additional task. “Through that method, it can be seen that Pak Prapto have put into motion the independent learning method for a long time, meanwhile the MBKM program has just been implemented recently. It’s a great innovation to let the students choose,” Wawan said.
In the talkshow session, Nurul Aini, S.Sos., M.Phil. as the moderator talked with a couple of people such as Dr. Gentur Sutapa from UGM Forestry Faculty, Dr. Arie Sujito, M.Si. as UGM Sociology Department lecturer, as well as UGM Sociology Professor, Prof. Dr. Partini, SU. Dr. Gentur Sutapa talked about his impression as Soerapto’s best friend in UGM’s Office of Quality Management. Gentur said that Soeprapto is a solution-oriented person that is always calm in the face of troubles. Arie Sujito as a student who became a colleague said that Soeprapto is an orderly lecturer. According to Arie, “Mister Prapto was a lecturer that not only copies the material straight from the textbook, but also relates it to empirical experiences.This makes it easier for students to understand.”
Prof. Dr. Partini, SU who was connected through zoom also said that Soeprapto is patient and kind. As a senior that retired before Soeprapto, Partini said that “After retiring there are a lot of things that one can do. Retirement is just formality, teaching from the heart is always a part of Mister Prapto”. Soeprapto closed the event by thanking everyone for the care and togetherness that he has felt until now.