20 December
Kamastawa 2023 Great Deliberation: LPJ Agreement, Kamastawa Name Change, to Determination of HMJ Kamastawa Chairperson for the 2024/2025 Period
NewsSDGSStudentStudent's Activity Wednesday, 20 December 2023
The Student Association of the Javanese Literature Student Family (Kamastawa) has held a big conference on Tuesday (18/12/2023). The meeting was held online and took place in room 709, Soegondo Building, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada.
The event was hosted by Yasmin Nabila Sahda (class of 2022) as the emcee, Idharul Huda (class of 2021) as the first presidium, Endar Sasmita Aji (class of 2022) as the second presidium, Amining Tyas S. (class of 2021) as the first notetaker, and Laksito Amero F. (class of 2021) as the second notetaker.
The 2023 Kamastawa Mubes discussed several matters, such as the agreement of the Answer Sheet (LPJ), the agreement of the Basic Bylaws (ADRT), and the appointment of the chairman of HMJ Kamastawa for the 2024/2025 period. The PLJ agreement comes from several divisions, consisting of:
- Chair
- Vice Chair
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Human Resources Division (Humas)
- Public Relations and Organization Division (RPO)
- Social Society Division (Sosmas)
- Media and Information Division (Medinfo)
- Scientific Division
- Entrepreneurship and Logistics Division (Kewirugistik)
- Interest and Talent Division (Mikat)
The second discussion was to agree on the ADRT of HMJ Kamastawa for the 2024/2025 period. One of the provisions is the change in the name of the department's student association. The Javanese Literature Student Family has been agreed upon to become the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Student Family. The change was made by considering the name of the study program, namely Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture UGM. However, the acronym of the major students has not changed, which remains Kamastawa. The decision was agreed to maintain kamastawa etymologically, which is the word 'kāma', which means love and loyalty, and 'stawa' which means prayer, hope, and praise in Sanskrit.
The third discussion was the determination of the chairman of HMJ Kamastawa for the 2024/2025 period. The determination of the chairman of HMJ Kamastawa was determined through deliberation by the mubes members. There were three candidates for the chairmanship of HMJ Kamastawa for the 2024/2025 period, namely Amtenaring Gulang (class of 2022), Gilang Cahyo Nusantara (class of 2022), and Yudha Adistira (class of 2022). The three candidates went through several stages, such as the presentation of the vision and mission, the question and answer session, the deliberation session, and the determination of the chairman of HMJ Kamastawa for the 2024/2025 period. Based on the deliberations of the participants in the big meeting, it was determined that the chairmanship of HMJ Kamastawa for the 2024/2025 period was held by Gilang Cahyo Nusantara. The determination of the chairman of HMJ Kamastawa for the 2024/2025 period was the last discussion in the HMJ Kamastawa mubes activity. The mubes activity was closed with a closing and joint documentation session.
The big meeting of HMJ Kamastawa 2023 is a learning activity for students to organize and be responsible for the obligations that have been mandated. Furthermore, these activities can be used to familiarize themselves with deliberation and expressing opinions. Thus, the procurement of the HMJ Kamastawa mubes is in line with the fourth point in the sustainable development goals, namely providing and improving the quality of good education for the community.
Wignyasta UGM Achieves Great Achievement: First Place in UNESA Javanese Literature Reportage Competition
NewsSDGSStudentStudent's Activity Wednesday, 20 December 2023
The Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has made another proud achievement. This time, the Wignyasta UGM group won first place in the Javanese Literature Reportage Competition organized by Surabaya State University (UNESA). The competition took place from November 7, 2023, to the announcement period on December 3, 2023, online.
The Javanese literature reportage by Wignyasta UGM was titled "Sapa sing Temen, Bakal Tinemu." In this reportage, the Wignyasta UGM team interviewed Nini Klenyem, a writer of Javanese literary works from the past to the present. Nini Klenyem told us about her journey to publishing her works. Although she did not continue her formal education like most, her strong determination in creating works has brought her works to be more diverse and published until now.
The Wignyasta UGM group consists of four students of Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture class 2023, namely Alma Syahwalani, Bernadetta Rahayuning Tyas, Rachel Aulia, and Dian Nitami.
Etymologically, Wignyasta comes from the words 'wignyan,' which means "3 sandhangan panyigeg," and "asta," which comes from the Javanese word for "hand." The word 'wignyan' is interpreted as having a value of 3, while 'asta' is interpreted as having a value of 2, resulting in the number 32. By following the sengkalan system, the numbers are positioned upside down so that they become the number 23. "We made it the name of our team in order to raise the class of 2023," said Alma in an interview on Thursday, (21/12/2023).
The process of creating the reportage was not free of challenges. Alma explained, "In making the reportage text, we faced the obstacle of having to know and use Javanese speech levels appropriately, especially when interviewing Nini Klenyem. We also faced other obstacles, such as limited storage on our device, while we had to make revisions to the work."
"But, Alhamdulillah, we managed to get through all that so that the reportage work is ready to be completed. The making of this Javanese literature reportage was also inseparable from the guidance of Mrs. Wiwien (Dra. Wiwien Widyawati Rahayu, M.A.), the lecturer of our 'Introduction to Javanese Literature' course. She also helped us with the selection of sources because we didn't have much information about the writers of Javanese literature," Alma continued.
With the achievements made by Wignyasta UGM, it is expected that students of Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture UGM can continue to improve their abilities and knowledge related to Javanese culture, language, and literature. It is expected that students will continue to be enthusiastic about their work and can use their time to achieve achievements. This achievement is also in line with point four of the sustainable development goals, namely providing and developing the quality of education.
Two Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Students and Members of Paramadaya Won First Place and Trophy in Choir Competition
NewsStudentStudent's ActivitySDGS Wednesday, 20 December 2023
Great achievements have been made by students of the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) who are members of Paramadaya (Choir of Cultural Sciences). Yudha Adistira (class of 2022) and Abhimanyu Mahendra Maladeta Darmadi (class of 2023) won first place and the trophy in the choir competition titled "Christmas Choir Festival." The competition was held at Galleria Mall Yogyakarta on Sunday, (17/12/2023).
Yudha, Abhimanyu, and their fellow Paramadaya students performed the songs 'Grown Up Christmas List' and 'Look Closer'. Their choral performance drew the admiration of the audience and the judges. Because of this, Paramadaya won first place and the trophy.
In an interview with Yudha Adistira, he shared his experience: "At first, we didn't expect to win the championship. Our rivals were from other universities whose scale included the University Student Choir (PSM), while we were from the faculty choir. In addition, there were many participants who were older and more experienced than us. Alhamdulillah, we were able to pass the challenge and win. Hopefully, in the future, we can win first place again so that we can get the rotating trophy back."
This success is proof that Cultural Sciences Students (Mahadaya) at UGM can develop potential in the non-academic field through Semi-Autonomous Bodies (BSO) such as Paramadaya. The development of potential, both academic and non-academic, within the scope of the study program, faculty, and university is in line with the goals of sustainable development, especially in improving the quality of education for the community.