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Profile of The Month Sendy
Widjaja, B.Com, MBA is the current Vice Rector 3 of Student Affairs of President University and is a candidate for Doctorate Degree from Universitas Persada Indonesia, Jakarta. He obtained his Bachelors Degree in Commerce from University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia in 1997 and his Masters Degree in Business Administration from Monash Universtiy, Melbourne, Australia in 2004. As the Vice Rector 3 of PresUniv, Sendy Widjaja actively involved in various student intramural activities thus making him the most down-to-earth person in the management of the University. Known for being energetic and cheerful, he is in fact the youngest among other three vice rectors of the University. As a lecturer, Sendy Widjaja teaches many subjects mainly about business culture and cross-culture communication. He once became the keynote speaker in an international symposium entitled “South East Asia’s Minister for Open Learning Education Center Annual Forum” conducted at JW Marriot Surabaya in 2000. Some of his recent publications are Potensi Dampak Krisis Yunani Terhadap Perekonomian Indonesia (2011) published in Economic Journal, Business Culture in Indonesia (2010), and Cross Cultural Business (2010). As a professional, Sendy Widjaja started his career as a financial analyst in TA Securities (now Dicksons Pty Ltd), Sydney, Australia in 1996. In 1998, he pursued his career in PT. Intellisys Pratama as an assistant managing director. In 2000, he moved to PT. Supersiswa.com, SDI – Soltius Group as the CEO. In 2003, he became a lecturer and was finally appointed as the Vice Rector 3 of President University in 2004.
FEBRUARY 2012
Oregon State University Visits President University Tuesday, the 10th of January this year, President University had the pleasure of meeting some delegations from Oregon State University (OSU), United States, at President University’s main campus, Cikarang. OSU represented by Vincent T. Remcho, Ph.D., the Professor of Chemistry and Material Science of the University, was very eager to know President University, as one of few international standard universities in Indonesia, and to discuss the possibility of having future collaborations in the field of Engineering and Bio Medical Science. Along with Prof. Vincent Remcho were his wife, Candace Remcho, Prof. Myra Koesdjojo, and an intern, Virgnia Permata Sari. Oregon State University (OSU) is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the university. OSU’s programs in nuclear engineering, ecology, forestry, public health, biochemistry, zoology, oceanography, food science and pharmacy are recognized nationally as top tier programs. In recent years, OSU’s liberal arts programs have also grown significantly. More than 200,000 people have attended OSU since its founding. The Carnegie Foundation classifies Oregon State University as a “very high research activity” university. Prof. Myra Koesdjojo, an Indonesian who currently lived in Oregon and spent most of her time in OSU as a researcher, was currently researching the vaccine for Malaria disease and was hoping to have a sister university in Indonesia to help her with her research since there was no Malaria disease in Oregon hence samples were very difficult to obtain. Accompanied by Sendy Widjaja, the Vice Rector 3 of President University; Muh. A.S. Hikam, the Vice Rector 4 of President University; and Jhanghiz Syahrivar, the Head of Public Relations of President University, the four delegations had a short tour around the campus and student housing areas before making a pit stop in Cikarang Golf and Country Club, Jababeka, for lunch. Finally, around 1 pm, the four delegations went straight to the airport to catch their flight to Bangkok, Thailand.
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President University Lecturer Wins the Endeavour Awards 2012 Maria Ja-
cinta Arquisola, MHRMCurrently the lecturer of Faculty of Economics in President University is officially selected the beneficiaries of the Endeavour Awards Year 2012. Endeavour Awards 2012 is one the most prestigious and competitive scholarship granted by the Department of Education, Employment, and Workplace Relations from the Government of Australia. Endeavour Awards aim to develop the poten-
tial leader to enhance their skills and global awareness, and to also cultivate the growth of professional linkages between the education sector, government, organizations, and individuals Having awarded by this scholarship, Maria Jacinta Arquisola will spend a four-year research study in Australia where she has been admitted in Deakins University, Melbourne. Her doctoral research will mainly discuss the different contextual factors, e.g. socio economical, cultural, political, ideological, or religious, which contributes to the current lack of participation and engagement in the leadership position in Indonesia. One potential outcome expected from this research is the strategic resolution for the government to enhance the its role in promoting gender-egalitarianism in educational leadership in Indonesia. Maria Jacinta Arquisola has been
a scholar since her first study in the higher education institution. She was a scholar when she finished her bachelor degree in Politic Science at the University of Philippine. She then won the Australia Development Scholarship and took a post-graduate study in Development Administration at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. She then continued her achievement by receiving the New Zealand Assistance for International Development for her Master Degree in Human Resource Management at the Massey University. In addition to her current position as a lecturer, she is also the Director of Internship and Career Center where she manages the internship placement and career development program for students and maintain close and positive partnership between President University and industries.
PRESUNIV MUN GOES TO KOREA! The Korea Model United Nations
2012: 5th Winter Session was an annual event held from the 31st January to the 3rd February 2012. The event was aimed to encourage participants to experience how conferences in the United Nations were conducted. KMUN took place at Korea University Anam Campus, Seoul, Korea. The President University Model United Nations Club was dedicated to support its member to be able to join such conference, especially in terms of sponsoring and supporting all related activities and preparations. After a lengthy and tight selection process since late 2011, President University was able to select and send 11 delegates as participants, namely Andre Revian Danu - the head of delegations, Dikta Pradika, Achmad Faizal, Wening Pranayadipta, and Rizky Muda Farsyah from International Relations
Batch 2010 and also Fajar Iqbal, Uswatun Hasanah, Lia Margareth, Made Yaya, Putu Ayu and Jonathan Davy from International Relations Batch 2011. The delegates departed from Indonesia on January 29th this year and they just returned to Indonesia on February 5th. Attending winter conference would be a very special experience for the delegates because none of them had ever experienced winter conference. Each
of the delegates was representing one country, and allowed to choose between two different committees, which were ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council) and NSS (Nuclear Security Summit). In the ECOSOC committee, the delegates would discuss two major issues which were Evaluating the role of advanced, emerging, and infant economies in preventing competitive currency devaluation and Discussing how to alleviate the negative consequences of austerity measures in European countries. At the same time, other delegates in the Nuclear Security Summit would discussed other two m a i n a g e n d a s , namely Strengthening of IAEA and protecting the nuclear material and rel a t e d f a c i l i ties and Preventing illicit trafficking of nuclear material and technology.
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Astra International to Challenge PresUnivers President University in cooperation with Astra International, Tbk., conducted an opening session of a program called Astra Challenge on Saturday, the 28th of January 2012, at President University’s Auditorium,
Cikarang. The program was participated by selected 40 PresUnivers who enthusiastically followed the opening session started at 9.30 AM. The event was open with a welcoming speech from Sendy Widjaja, B.Com, MBA, the Vice Rector 3 of President University, and was followed soon after with a brief explanation about the program by Yeni Hardy, a PresUniver majoring in accounting batch 2010 and a project manager to Astra Challenge. The program was initially known as Astra First which was a part of Astra’s Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) programs to the nation. Yeni Hardy was one of the graduates of Astra First. Together with her friends, Yeni initiated the program as her contribution to the University. She described Astra Challenge as a program to face the challenge concerning the low awareness of social conditions and the need to nurture “servant leader” spirit in each student’s personality. According to Yeni, Astra Challenge would be conducted from January 28th to February 25th, 2012. The
selected 40 PresUnivers would be divided into 4 groups. Each group would be assigned a creative project (the detail about the project has yet been announced) by the committee to be presented at the end of the program. The creative project would be financed entirely by Astra. Meanwhile, as the preparation for the project, the 40 PresUnivers would have to join some workshops and trainings delivered by reputable speakers and motivators. The opening session was divided into two seminars. The first seminar was delivered by Helen Listiani, a delegation from Astra International, and the second one was delivered by a great motivator, Dedy Dahlan. At the end of the program, the 40 PresUnivers would be given a certificate of appreciation for completing the program.
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Yeni Hardy Accounting - Batch 2010 Being a part of President University is such a great honor for me. I have been studying here for one and a half year and I would like to say that I have absorbed so many values in President University. Frankly speaking, learning here is more than just getting knowledge. I build my character up towards selfdevelopment especially when it comes to being a real leader, working in a team, serving the others, getting networks, and making friends as well. Equally important, President University offers a great long-term scholarship as its appreciation through students’ study performance. The last but not least, President University keeps giving lots of opportunities to develop myself for instance about competition information, organizational experiences, and the real working experiences that I am going to have in the seventh and eighth semester hence it is my pride and joy becoming a PresUniver.
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English Competition and Festival Officially Opened Monday, January 16th, 2012, bois- sang the song Price Tag by Jessie terous atmosphere accompanying the opening of the English Competition and Festival, or abbreviated Ecomfest, at Prof. Charles Himawan Auditorium, President University. At sharp 5.30 PM sharp, the event was opened by Aswin Tan and Dinar as the host. Ecomfest was attended by all participants and faculty members. The event began with the appearance of Yoanda Marpaung, who sang a song entitled Officially Missing You from Tamya. After that, the show continued with some games that involved all participants. They enjoyed the games that demanded not only cooperation and solidarity but also fun. The event continued with remarks from organizers of the event, Suvi Tan Antara, as the Project Manager of Ecomfest. At 6.30 PM, the event continued with the firing party poppers into the air that made the atmosphere even more festive. The firing party poppers also marked the official opening of Ecomfest that would last for one month. After that, participants were entertained with performances by Yoanda Marpaung who
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said Antonio and Inov Grasita which is committee of Ecomfest.
What is Ecomfest? And why is this event carried out for a month? As the name implies: English Competition and Festival, Ecomfest is an event that combines concept of competition and festival of English. Competitions include Debate, Story Telling, Scrabble, Writing, and News Casting. These competitions will last for one month, while for the festival itself will take place simultaneously with the closing ceremony of Ecomfest, on February 15th, 2012. "Ecomfest event aims to make English more challenging and fun for young generation. Therefore, that competition is designed to be challenging and fun",
"Not only that, We can also gather some talented students, which in the future can be a campus representative, especially for the English competition at regional, national and international levels." Add Suvi Tan Antara. In line with the objectives of the event, the participants were students from PresUniv, from any majors or batches. The event was initiated by the President of the Association of Critical Thinker (PACT) and was held from Monday to Friday every week starting at 17.00. "In order to not disturb their class," Antonio said when he was asked about competition that should begin in late afternoon. Although the event was sponsored by PACT, the committee was not only from PACT members, "There are few volunteers apart from internal PACT. There are also some lecturers whom we ask for help" added Inov and Suvi. Antonio also added, "The winners will receive certificates and some cash at announcement of winners during upcoming festival."
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It’s a day called VALENTINE Approximately 141 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged annually, making Valentine's Day the second most popular card-sending holiday after Christmas. Origins of the Day of Love The origins of Valentine's Day are shrouded in mystery. According to University of Notre Dame Professor Lawrence Cunningham, scholars have two main theories to explain how February 14th became synonymous with romance: Roman Feast of Lupercalia This ancient pagan fertility celebration, which honored Juno, queen of the Roman gods and goddesses and goddess of women and marriage, was held on February 14th, the day before the feast began. During festival time, women would write love letters, also known as billets, and leave them in a large urn. The men of Rome would then draw a note from the urn and ardently pursue the
Day. Medieval Europeans believed that birds began to mate on
February 14th. There's also some controversy regarding Saint Valentine, for whom the famous day is named. Archaeologists, who unearthed a Roman catacomb and an ancient church dedicated to St. Valentine, were not sure if there was one Valentine or more. Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred on February 14th at least two of those in Italy during the 3rd century. Early Christians were happier with the idea of a holiday honoring the saint of romantic causes than with one recognizing a pagan festival. In 496 A.D., Pope Gelasius named February 14 in honor of St. Valentine as the paLove has no desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love t r o n and must needs have desires, let these be your desaint of sires; To melt and be like a running brook that sings lovers. In its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much 1 9 6 9 , tenderness. To be wounded by your own understandP o p e ing of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully. Paul VI dro ppe d - Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet it from w o m a n w h o the calendar. However, the blend wrote the message of Roman festival and Christian they had chosen. martyrdom had caught on, and (Apparently, the custom of Valentine's Day was here to stay. lottery drawings to select valentines continued into the 18th century, coming to an end when people decided they'd rather choose -sight seen! -their valentines.) The Birds and the Bees? - In the Middle Ages, people began to send love letters on Valentine's
Other Valentine Traditions A variety of interesting Valentine's Day traditions developed over time. For example, hundreds of years ago in England, children
dressed up as adults on Valentine's Day and went singing holiday verses from door to door. In Wales, wooden love spoons, carved with key, keyhole and heart designs, were given as gifts. The gift of flowers on Valentine's Day probably dates to the early 1700s when Charles II of Sweden brought the Persian poetical art called "the language of flowers" to Europe. Throughout the 18th century, floral lexicons were published, allowing secrets to be exchanged with a lily or lilac, and entire conversations to take place in a bouquet of flowers. The more popular the flower, the more traditions and meanings have been associated with it. The rose, representing love, is probably the only flower with a meaning that is universally understood. The red rose remains the most popular flower bought by men in the United States for their sweethearts. In more recent years, people have sent their sweethearts their favorite flowers, rather than automatically opting for roses. Also making the list of valentine favorites are tulips, lilies, daisies and carnations. Among early valentine gifts were candies, usually chocolates, in heart-shaped boxes. Today, just about anything goes for a Valentine's Day gift, depending on the recepient's tastes.
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Final Round of PresUniv Debate Competition The 30th of January 2012 marked the end of the fierce debate competition in President University. The debaters were from different majors, such International Business (IB), International Relations (IR), Information Technology (IT), and more. The debate topic was “the Legalization of Drugs” of which the affirmative team namely Brazil
and the negative team namely Japan tried to debate the topic from different perspectives like the influence of drug on human’s mental and physic, the impact of drugs on social harmony, stability, and so forth. The debate was started at 6.45 in the afternoon at President University’s B Campus. The debaters showed an excellent performance; they st ate d their arguments with great enthusiasm supported with facts. To win t h e judges’ opinion, they had to com-
bine verbal and nonverbal communication skills. Meanwhile, the audience said that the debate helped them broaden their knowledge. At the end of the debate, the judges reviewed and commented each debater’s performance and gave scores to each team. Finally, the affirmative team, Brazil, became the champion. Surya (BA’10), one of the affirmative team members, said that he was so happy became the champion of Ecomfest debate competition. While the two others, Lucius (BA’10) and Raymond (IT’10), said that winning the competition was unexpected since they had little time to prepare for the competition. All in all, the debate competition was part of PresUniv Ecomfest (English Competition and Festival), to name other competitions such as scrabble, story telling, writing, and news casting.
President University and Dong-A University of South Korea Sign MoU Tuesday, the 3rd of February 2012, was marked as the cornerstone of President University’s fruitful attempts to introduce and establish its position in South Korea as the Indonesian world class university. The relentless attempts to encourage more and more international students, including those from South Korea, to study in Indonesia had brought the University’s good name to the ears of KyooHyang Cho, the President of Dong-A University, that on aforementioned date he and his colleagues visited President University, Indonesia, to sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Along with the President of DongA University were Prof. Song Hansik, the Dean of International Affairs; Mr. Kim Tae Wan, the Manager of Office of International Affairs; and lastly, Ms. Oh Raina, the Coordinator for Study Abroad and Exchange Program. The four dele-
gates who visited President University at 9.30 in the morning were welcomed by Mr. Jhanghiz Syahrivar, the Head of Public Relations of the University, who then brought
them to the conference room to meet Prof. Ermaya Suradinata, the Rector of the University, and the faculty members, to name some were Mr. Sendy Widjaja, the Vice Rector 3; Mr. Muh. AS. Hikam, the Vice Rector 4; Mr. T. Manivasugen, the Director of Marketing Communication Department; Mr. John
Mewburn, the Head of International Affairs Office; and lastly, Mr. Syonanto Widjaja from President University’s Foundation who had became the liaison between the two institutions. The MoU signed by Prof. Ermaya Suradinata and President Kyoo-Hyang Cho on behalf of President University and Dong-A University stated both institutions commitment for the student exchange program that allowed Dong-A University’s students to take some courses in President University vice versa. The details about this program, such as the requirements and the fees, were still to be discussed. All in all, the MoU signed between President University and a major private university in South Korea, Dong-A University, indicates that the quality of education that President University offers to its students is on par with wellestablished universities abroad.
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Help the Needy through PresUniv Charity Club Probably not many PresUnivers knew that some of their fellows were active in various social activities. Social activities conducted by these social-minded Presunivers might be in the form of teaching children from underprivileged families, visiting orphanages, and conducting fundraising concert to help babies with hydrocephalus or enlargement of the head due to the accumulation of excessive fluid in the brain. The youngsters were member of a group called the PresUniv Charity Club. Want to know more about their activities? Read article below! PresUniv Charity Club, or Charity for short, was established in 2005. The charity Club was currently run by Bhirawa Anoraga (BF’10) as the chairman of the club under the counsel of Mr. John Mewburn, PresUniv’s lecturer. As the name implies, Charity was a club consisted of students that engaged in social activities. The club had routine activities known as Chariteach and Charity is Fun. Chariteach was a program designed to educate children from underprivileged families. The subjects taught were mathematics and English, “But we can also adjust to their special needs, for instance we will also teach IPA if the children request it.” said the chairman. Chariteach was carried out five times a week from Monday to Friday at Simpang 5 Elementary School and the participants were mostly students in their 3rd and 4th grade, although sometimes kindergarten or even high school students joint the program. Meanwhile, Charity is Fun was games designed to children from underprivileged families held once a month at a park not far from PresUniv’s main campus. In addition to routine activities, Charity also had other activities, such as blood donor, seminars, and the sharity. Among the three activities, Sharity was considered as the biggest event of all Charity activities. Sharity was a small concert held for fund-raising purposes. The fund was donated to people in need. The fund raised through previous Sharity event held in 2011 was donated to
Aisha, a baby with hydrocephalus disease. Actually there were many others Charity activities such as Charitale, Charitips, Meet the Elderly, and so forth. Of all Charity’s activities, one which could be spot easily by all PresUnivers and staffs was PresUniv Charitwit. Charitwit are several motiv a t i o n a l quotes from Academic Division and Figures that displayed at banner in front of elevator in Building A first floor. That was the PresUniv Charity Club at glance. A group consisted of youngsters who had a passion for sharing with others. Our friends from Charity Club had brought different colors in our campus life by continuing to voice the spirit of sharing. Let’s support the Charity Club!
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Chúc Mừng Năm Mới
Sunday evening, the 22nd of January 2012, the ambiance in the President University’s Student Housing (PUSH) area felt extraordinary. There was a big stage near the new hall and a crowd of students gathered neared the stage. Also there were lots of foods and fruits were served in the hall. What was happening at that night? It appeared that a group of Vietnamese students celebrated Lunar New Year in the dormitory. How was the celebration going on at that night? Read the following article. The 2563 Lunar New Year celebration held at the dormitory area was initiated by the Vietnamese Student Associatio n of President University. "All of the committee is members of the V i e t n a m ese Student Association, but in the process we have some helps from our Indonesian friends. The preparations for this year’s celebration w e r e a b o u t o n e month," said Phan Ho Tan Phat, th e chairman of Vietnamese Student Association. An opening by MC at 10:00 pm marked the start of the Lunar celebration. After the opening, the show was filled with some exciting
activities, including the Vietnam traditional dance performed by four Vietnamese students. There were also modern dances, such as break dance, and games that involved the audience. During the dinner time, the audience was treated to fruit, drinks, and the traditional cake of Vietnam, such as the Tet cake and Chung cookie. Those who had tried must agree that the cakes and cookies were yummy! Of all activities, the most awaited one was the fireworks. At 11:45 pm, the organizers of the event, the performers, and the audience gathered to wait for the turn of the year. Then, just after midnight on the 23rd of January 2012, the ignition of fireworks marked the passing of the Lunar New Year from year 2562 to year 2563. All PresUnivers who
attended the event were then saying "happy new year" one another. The event was closed at 1:00 am. Phan, the chairman of Vietnamese Student Association, also said that the purpose of this event was to bring the residents of the student housing closer, especially between Indonesian and Vietnamese students. "Anyway, in addition to the Lunar New Year event on campus, w e w e re a l s o i nv it e d b y the Vietnam Embassy in Jakarta to celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Participants were diverse, ranging from students, employees, tourists, which o f c o u r s e , c a m e from Vietnam. However, the most in attendance were PresUniv students from Vietnam, about 40 people," said Phan. W h e n a s k e d h o w the overall results of the Lunar celebration at the student housing, Phan said that the event ran successfully. The audience seemed to be enthusiastic and happy. Phan also hoped that this event could be more successful and vibrant next year, and through this event, the relationship among PresUnivers from various countries could be getting closer. Alright, Phan! Two thumbs up for you. Chúc mừng Năm mới !
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