Afriza Animawan Arifin has demonstrated that psychology and his passion for music can go hand in hand. Today, in addition to teaching psychology at Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS), this Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) alumnus continues to pursue a career as a professional musician.
Reny Yuniasanti, M.Psi., Ph.D., Psikolog, is known as an educator who firmly upholds integrity while actively contributing through professional organizations. Her academic journey began as one of the first cohort of the Master of Professional Psychology Program at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in 2005. She successfully completed her studies despite the fact that the program’s academic system was still in its trial phase.
Saturday, August 22, Faculty of Psychology UGM held online sharing session with alumni called Pengen Ngobrol. This event was a collaboration that organized by Faculty of Psychology and Office of Cooperation, International Affairs and Alumni (OCIA) Faculty of Psychology UGM, and already held for the second time.
The role of the show is Albertha Sekundarti, an alumnus of ‘ 98 who currently serves as director of Human Resource (HR) PT. Mitra Adiperkasa (MAP). The Alumni who are familiarly called “Mbak Uun” This guide all participants undergo a whole series of reunion events. The highlight of the event, the sharing session with the title “Explore Yourself: Reach Your Dream Through Psychology”, presents a variety of alumni who are successful in various fields.
A session sharing event is divided into three sessions talk show and casual discussion, each guided by a moderator. The first session, with the theme “Discussion of Educational and Developmental Psychology”, was guided by Putu Rahayu Ujianti, who currently serves as lecturer and head of UPT Counseling service at the University of Education Ganesha Bali. This session discussed various topics related to the Science of Psychology application in the world of education and development. In addition, alumni who act in doubles, as parents while working together share perspectives and trick tips on raising and educating their children.
The second session was moderated by Ratri Atmoko Benedictus and titled “Discussion of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (PIO)”. “Mas Ting” a familiar greeting of the alumni, currently working as PIO lecturer at Universitas Atma Jaya Jakarta. The discussion in this session was the alumni who worked in various organizations, including the Army Psychology Service, the State Electricity Company (PLN), MAP, Nasmoco, and upgrade.id. In this session, they emphasized the importance of Psychology students to always anticipate the rapid development of technology in the workforce. In addition, students of Psychology UGM must always develop various competencies such as communication, adaptability, and resilience, in order to be able to compete with alumni from campuses and other majors in the workplace.
The last session was “advanced study opportunity discussion with scholarships”, and presented Ratna Prabandari as a moderator. Ratna has received USAID scholarship and currently serves as head of the Scholarship Services Division of Education Fund Management (LPDP). In addition to sharing the experience of managing LPDP scholarships and tips for students who are interested in taking them, Ratna also invites alumni who have received scholarships for study in various countries, such as Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands. Scholarship recipients tell the grief of the scholarship selection process and study abroad, as well as the benefits they get.
The enthusiasm of participants in the sharing session is quite high, evidenced by the number of questions given by the participants to the time at the end of each session. To appreciate the active contribution of participants, alumni 98 provide a variety of interesting prizes for each participant who asks. Sharing session by alumni closed with photos with alumni, participants, and staff attending, followed by a feast and entertainment session and door prizes for alumni of ‘ 98.
While the speakers given the belief in the professional world are Alimatus Sahrah, Eddi Sutanto, Endang Widyorini, Hening Sitoresmi, Nining Setyawati, Sumbodo Prabowo, Wahyu Adi Kristiono, and Yudhi Hermanu. There are also alumni who come from all backgrounds, ranging from teachers, practitioners in the field of Psychology Bureau, Assessment Center, Organizational Development, Change Management, NGOs, corporations, psychologists, consultants, HRD, and also CEO.
Sharing sessions are more focused on providing an overview of the variety of jobs with psychological science as the basis of the work. Especially in the time of technological development and the 4.0 Industrial Revolution continues to drive firmly making us need to make adjustments to it. In addition, alumni share their work experience in several institutions or corporations. The event was closed with a question and answer session from the participants.