P R E S U N I V

FEBRUARY 2012 Volume V

Where Tomorrow’s Leaders Come Together

NEWS LETTER

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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, Ci-

karang. 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 fu-

ture collaborations in the field of

Engineering and Bio Medical

Science. Along with Prof. Vin-

cent Remcho were his wife, Can-

dace Remcho, Prof. Myra

Koesdjojo, and an intern,

Virgnia Permata Sari.

Oregon State University (OSU)

is a coeducational, public re-

search university located in Cor-

vallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate,

graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportuni-

ties. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered

through the university. OSU’s programs in nuclear engineering, ecol-

ogy, 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 signifi-

cantly. More than 200,000 people have attended OSU since its found-

ing. 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 re-

searching 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 Uni-

versity; 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.

Sendy Widjaja,

B.Com, MBA is the

current Vice Rector

3 of Student Affairs

of President Uni-

versity and is a can-

didate for Doctorate

Degree from Uni-

versitas Persada

Indonesia, Jakarta.

He obtained his

Bachelors Degree in Commerce from Uni-

versity of New South Wales, Sydney, Aus-

tralia in 1997 and his Masters Degree in

Business Administration from Monash Uni-

verstiy, 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 manage-

ment 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 be-

came the keynote speaker in an interna-

tional symposium entitled “South East

Asia’s Minister for Open Learning Educa-

tion Center Annual Forum” conducted at

JW Marriot Surabaya in 2000. Some of his

recent publications are Potensi Dampak

Krisis Yunani Terhadap Perekonomian In-

donesia (2011) published in Economic Jour-

nal, Business Culture in Indonesia (2010),

and Cross Cultural Business (2010).

As a professional, Sendy Widjaja started

his career as a financial analyst in TA Se-

curities (now Dicksons Pty Ltd), Sydney,

Australia in 1996. In 1998, he pursued his

career in PT. Intellisys Pratama as an as-

sistant managing director. In 2000, he

moved to PT. Supersiswa.com, SDI –

Soltius Group as the CEO. In 2003, he be-

came a lecturer and was finally appointed

as the Vice Rector 3 of President University

in 2004.

Profile of The Month Oregon State University Visits President University

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PRESUNIV MUN GOES TO KOREA! Batch 2010 and also Fajar Iqbal, Uswatun Hasanah, Lia Margareth, Made Yaya, Putu Ayu and Jona-than Davy from International Re-lations Batch 2011. The delegates departed from Indo-nesia on January 29th this year and they just returned to Indone-sia on February 5th. Attending winter conference would be a very special experience for the delegates because none of them had ever ex-perienced 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 competi-t i v e c u r r e n c y d e v a l u a -tion and Discussing how to allevi-

ate the negative conse-quences of austerity meas-ures in European coun-tries. At the same time, other delegates in the Nu-clear 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 re-l a t e d f a c i l i -ties and Preventing illicit trafficking of nuclear mate-rial and technology.

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 con-ferences in the United Nations were conducted. KMUN took place at Korea University Anam Cam-pus, Seoul, Korea. The President University Model United Nations Club was dedicated to support its member to be able to join such conference, espe-cially 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 Fai-zal, Wening Pranayadipta, and Rizky Muda Farsyah from International Relations

President University Lecturer Wins the Endeavour Awards 2012 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 scholar-ship, Maria Jacinta Arquisola will spend a four-year research study in Australia where she has been ad-mitted in Deakins University, Mel-bourne. Her doctoral research will mainly discuss the different con-textual factors, e.g. socio -economical, cultural, political, ideo-logical, or religious, which contrib-utes to the current lack of partici-pation 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 educa-tional 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 fin-ished her bachelor degree in Politic Science at the University of Philip-pine. She then won the Australia Development Scholarship and took a post-graduate study in Develop-ment Administration at the Aus-tralian National University in Canberra, Australia. She then con-tinued her achievement by receiv-ing the New Zealand Assistance for International Development for her Master Degree in Human Resource Management at the Massey Uni-versity.

In addition to her current position as a lecturer, she is also the Direc-tor of Internship and Career Cen-ter where she manages the intern-ship placement and career develop-ment program for students and maintain close and positive part-nership between President Univer-sity and industries.

Maria Ja-cinta Ar-q u i s o l a , M H R M - Currently the lec-turer of Faculty of Economics in Presi-dent Uni-versity is o f f i c i a l l y s e l e c t e d the benefi-ciaries of the En-d e a v o u r

Awards Year 2012. Endeavour Awards 2012 is one the most pres-tigious and competitive scholarship granted by the Department of Edu-cation, Employment, and Work-place Relations from the Govern-ment of Australia. Endeavour Awards aim to develop the poten-

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Astra International to Challenge PresUnivers President University in cooperation

with Astra International, Tbk., con-

ducted an opening session of a pro-

gram called Astra Challenge on Sat-

urday, the 28th of January 2012, at

President University’s Auditorium,

Cikarang. The program was partici-

pated by selected 40 PresUnivers

who enthusiastically followed the

opening session started at 9.30 AM.

The event was open with a welcom-

ing speech from Sendy Widjaja,

B.Com, MBA, the Vice Rector 3 of

President University, and was fol-

lowed soon after with a brief expla-

nation 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 As-

tra’s Corporate Social Responsibili-

ties (CSR) programs to the nation.

Yeni Hardy was one of the gradu-

ates of Astra First. Together with

her friends, Yeni initiated the pro-

gram as her contribution to the Uni-

versity. She described Astra Chal-

lenge as a program to face the chal-

lenge 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 crea-

tive 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 PresUni-

vers would have

to join some work-

shops and train-

ings delivered by

reputable speak-

ers and motiva-

tors.

The opening ses-

sion was divided

into two semi-

nars. The first seminar was de-

livered by Helen Listiani, a dele-

gation from Astra International,

and the second one was delivered

by a great motivator, Dedy Dah-

lan.

At the end of the program, the 40

PresUnivers would be given a

certificate of appreciation for

completing the program.

VOICE FROM PRESUNIVER

Yeni Hardy

Accounting - Batch 2010

Being a part of President Univer-

sity 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 self-

development especially when it

comes to being a real leader, work-

ing 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 appre-

ciation through students’ study

performance. The last but not least,

President University keeps giving

lots of opportunities to develop my-

self for instance about competition

information, organizational experi-

ences, and the real working experi-

ences that I am going to have in the

seventh and eighth semester hence

it is my pride and joy becoming a

PresUniver.

Upcoming Events!

SpringFest/ 13 Feb

EComFest/15 Feb

Career Day/ 28 Feb

CaHiring

29 Feb - 9 March

19 - 30 March

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“THE SECRET OF LIFE IS NOT TO

DO WHAT YOU LIKE BUT TO

LIKE WHAT YOU DO”-

Anonymous

“I CAN’T MAKE US LIMITED I

CAN MAKE US UNLIMITED”-

Anonymous

“THE SIMPLE LOOK DOES NOT

REDUCE OUR SELF-ESTEEM”-

Emir Chairullah

“BY ECHANGING THOUGHTS,

THAT’S THE REAL IDEA”-

Emir Chairullah

“LIFE CAN ONLY BE UNDER-

STOOD BACKWARDS; BUT IT

MUST BE LIVED FORWARDS.” -

Søren Kierkegaard

“IF WE DON’T FALL, WE WON’T

LEARN TO RAISE UP”-

Anonymous

“WE BECOME MORE BEAUTIFUL

OR HANDSOME NOT BY OUR

APPERANCE BUT BY OUR AC-

TIONS BACKED WITH OUR IN-

TENSIONS”- Anonymous

“YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE

GREAT TO START, BUT YOU

HAVE TO START TO BE GREAT”-

Anonymous

“I CRIED BECAUSE I HAD NO

SHOES, TILL I SAW A MAN WITH

NO FEET. LIFE IS FULL OF BLESS-

INGS, SOMETIMES WE’RE JUST

TOO BLIND TO SEE THEM”-

Anonymous

“WHEN YOU CAN’T LAUGH

ON THE SAME JOKE AGAIN

AND AGAIN, THEN WHY DO

YOU KEEP CRYING OVER THE

SAME THING OVER AND

OVER AGAIN”-

Anonymous

“FORGET THE PAST AND MOVE

ON”- Anonymous

“LIFE IS NOT MEASURED BY

THE NUMBER OF BREATHS WE

TAKE, BUT BY THE MOMENTS

THAT TAKE OUR BREATH

AWAY.” -Maya Angelou

“YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE, BUT IF

YOU DO ITS RIGHT, ONCE IS

ENOUGH.”- Mae West

“INSANITY IS DOING THE SAME

THING, OVER AND OVER

AGAIN, BUT EXPECTING DIF-

FERENT RESULTS.”-

Albert Einstein

“IN THREE WORDS I CAN SUM

UP EVERYTHING I'VE LEARNED

ABOUT LIFE: IT GOES ON.”-

Robert Frost

“UNBEING DEAD ISN'T BEING

ALIVE.”- E.E. Cummings

“THERE ARE ONLY TWO WAYS

TO LIVE YOUR LIFE. ONE IS AS

THOUGH NOTHING IS A MIRA-

CLE. THE OTHER IS AS THOUGH

EVERYTHING IS A MIRACLE.”-

Albert Einstein

“IT IS BETTER TO BE HATED FOR

WHAT YOU ARE THAN LOVED

FOR WHAT YOU ARE NOT.”-

André Gide

“I'M NOT AFRAID OF DEATH; I

JUST DON'T WANT TO BE THERE

WHEN IT HAPPENS.”-

Woody Allen

“TODAY YOU ARE YOU, THAT IS

TRUER THAN TRUE. THERE IS

NO ONE ALIVE WHO IS YOUER

THAN YOU.”- Dr. Seuss

“I'M THE ONE THAT'S GOT TO

DIE WHEN IT'S TIME FOR ME TO

DIE, SO LET ME LIVE MY LIFE

THE WAY I WANT TO.”-

Jimmy Hendrix

“THE FEAR OF DEATH FOL-

LOWS FROM THE FEAR OF LIFE.

A MAN WHO LIVES FULLY IS

PREPARED TO DIE AT ANY

TIME.”-

Mark Twain

“LIFE IS LIKE RIDING A BICY-

CLE. TO KEEP YOUR BALANCE,

YOU MUST KEEP MOVING.”-

Albert Einstein

“I SPEAK TO EVERYONE IN THE

SAME WAY, WHETHER HE IS

THE GARBAGE MAN OR THE

PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVER-

SITY.”-

Albert Einstein

“THE MIRACLE IS NOT TO FLY

IN THE AIR, OR TO WALK ON

THE WATER, BUT TO WALK ON

THE EARTH”- Chinese Proverb

“CONFLICT IS A PART OF LIFE”-

Emir Chairullah

“LEARN FROM YESTERDAY,

LIVE FOR TODAY, HOPE FOR

TOMORROW. THE IMPORTANT

THING IS NOT TO STOP QUES-

TIONING”- Albert Einstein

PRESIDENT UNIVERSITY CHARITY CLUB

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Indonesian Language &

Cultural Studies Program Visit Us: http://www.president.ac.id/admissions/study-student-exchange/

English Competition and Festival Officially Opened Monday, January 16th, 2012, bois-

terous atmosphere accompanying

the opening of the English Compe-

tition and Festival, or abbreviated

Ecomfest, at Prof. Charles Hi-

mawan Auditorium, President Uni-

versity. At sharp 5.30 PM sharp,

the event was opened by Aswin

Tan and Dinar as the host. Ecom-

fest was attended by all partici-

pants and faculty members.

The event began with the appear-

ance of Yoanda Marpaung, who

sang a song entitled Officially

Missing You from Tamya. After

that, the show continued with

some games that involved all par-

ticipants. They enjoyed the games

that demanded not only coopera-

tion and solidarity but also fun.

The event continued with remarks

from organizers of the event, Suvi

Tan Antara, as the Project Man-

ager 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 perform-

ances by Yoanda Marpaung who

sang the song Price Tag by Jessie

J.

What is Ecomfest? And why is this

event carried out for a month? As

the name implies: English Compe-

tition 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 competi-

tions 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 chal-

lenging

and fun for

young gen-

eration.

Therefore,

that com-

petition is

designed to

be chal-

lenging

and fun",

said Antonio and Inov Grasita

which is committee of Ecomfest.

"Not only that, We can also gather

some talented students, which in

the future can be a campus repre-

sentative, especially for the Eng-

lish competition at regional, na-

tional and international levels."

Add Suvi Tan Antara.

In line with the objectives of the

event, the participants were stu-

dents from PresUniv, from any ma-

jors or batches. The event was ini-

tiated by the President of the Asso-

ciation of Critical Thinker (PACT)

and was held from Monday to Fri-

day 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 in-

ternal 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 an-

nouncement of winners during up-

coming festival."

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It’s a day called VALENTINE

Origins of the Day of Love

The origins of Valentine's Day are

shrouded in mystery. According to

University of Notre Dame Profes-

sor Lawrence Cunningham, schol-

ars have two main theories to ex-

plain how February 14th became

synonymous with romance:

Roman Feast of Lupercalia -

This ancient pagan fertility cele-

bration, which honored Juno,

queen of the Roman gods and god-

desses and goddess of women and

marriage, was held on February

14th, the day before the feast be-

gan. 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

w o m a n w h o

wrote the mes- sage

they had chosen.

(Apparently, the custom of

lottery drawings

to select valen-

tines continued

into the 18th cen-

tury, coming to

an end when peo-

ple 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

Day. Medie-

val Europe-

ans be-

lieved that

birds began

to mate on

February 14th.

There's also some controversy re-

garding 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 festi-

val. In 496 A.D., Pope Gelasius

named February 14 in honor of St.

Valentine as

the pa-

t r o n

saint of

lovers. In

1 9 6 9 ,

P o p e

Paul VI

dropped

it from

the calendar. However, the blend

of Roman festival and Christian

martyrdom had caught on, and

Valentine's Day was here to stay.

Approximately 141 million Valentine's Day cards are

exchanged annually, making Valentine's Day the second

most popular card-sending holiday after Christmas.

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 cen-

tury, floral lexicons were pub-

lished, allowing secrets to be ex-

changed with a lily or lilac, and

entire conversations to take place

in a bouquet of flowers. The more

popular the flower, the more tradi-

tions and meanings have been as-

sociated with it.

The rose, representing love, is

probably the only flower with a

meaning that is universally under-

stood. 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 favor-

ites 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 Valen-

tine's Day gift, depending on the

recepient's tastes.

Love has no desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love

and must needs have desires, let these be your de-

sires; To melt and be like a running brook that sings

its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much

tenderness. To be wounded by your own understand-

ing of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully.

- Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

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Final Round of PresUniv Debate Competition and the negative team namely Ja-

pan tried to debate the topic from

different perspectives like the in-

fluence 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

per form-

ance; they

s t a t e d

their ar-

g u m e n t s

with great

e n t h u s i -

asm sup-

p o r t e d

with facts.

To win

t h e

j u d g e s ’

o p i n i o n ,

they had

to com-

bine verbal and nonverbal commu-

nication skills. Meanwhile, the

audience said that the debate

helped them broaden their knowl-

edge.

At the end of the debate, the judges

reviewed and commented each de-

bater’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 com-

petition 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 Festi-

val), to name other competitions

such as scrabble, story telling,

writing, and news casting.

The 30th of January 2012 marked

the end of the fierce debate compe-

tition in President University. The

debaters were from different ma-

jors, 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

President University and Dong-A University of South Korea Sign MoU gates who visited President Uni-

versity at 9.30 in the morning were

welcomed by Mr. Jhanghiz Syahri-

var, 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 Commu-

nication Department; Mr. John

Mewburn, the Head of Interna-

tional Affairs Office; and lastly,

Mr. Syonanto Widjaja from Presi-

dent University’s Foundation who

had became the liaison between

the two institutions.

The MoU signed by Prof. Er-

maya Suradinata and Presi-

dent Kyoo-Hyang Cho on be-

half of President University

and Dong-A University stated

both institutions commitment

for the student exchange pro-

gram 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 Presi-

dent University offers to its stu-

dents is on par with well-

established universities abroad.

Tuesday, the 3rd of February 2012,

was marked as the cornerstone of

President University’s fruitful at-

tempts to introduce and establish

its position in South Korea as

the Indonesian world class uni-

versity. The relentless at-

tempts 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 Kyoo-

Hyang Cho, the President of

Dong-A University, that on

aforementioned date he and

his colleagues visited Presi-

dent University, Indonesia, to

sign Memorandum of Under-

standing (MoU).

Along with the President of Dong-

A University were Prof. Song Han-

sik, the Dean of International Af-

fairs; Mr. Kim Tae Wan, the Man-

ager of Office of International Af-

fairs; and lastly, Ms. Oh Raina, the

Coordinator for Study Abroad and

Exchange Program. The four dele-

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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. So-

cial activities conducted by these so-

cial-minded Presunivers might be in

the form of teaching children from

underprivileged families, visiting or-

phanages, and conducting fund-

raising concert to help babies with

hydrocephalus or enlargement of the

head due to the accumulation of ex-

cessive fluid in the brain. The young-

sters 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 coun-

sel of Mr. John Mewburn, PresUniv’s

lecturer. As the name implies, Char-

ity 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 underprivi-

leged 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 car-

ried out five times a week from Mon-

day to Friday at Simpang 5 Elemen-

tary School and the participants were

mostly students in their 3rd and 4th

grade, although sometimes kinder-

garten or even high school students

joint the program. Meanwhile, Char-

ity is Fun was games designed to

children from underprivileged fami-

lies 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 activi-

ties, 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 hydro-

cephalus dis-

ease. Actually

there were

many others

Charity ac-

tivities such

as Charitale,

C h a r i t i p s ,

Meet the Eld-

erly, and so

forth. Of all

Charity’s ac-

tivities, one

which could

be spot easily

by all Pre-

sUnivers and

staffs was

P r e s U n i v

C h a r i t w i t .

Charitwit are

several moti-

v a t i o n a l

quotes from

Academic Di-

vision 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

a c t i v i t i e s , i n c l u d i n g

the Vietnam traditional dance per-

formed by four Vietnamese stu-

dents. There were also modern

dances, such as break dance,

and games that involved the audi-

ence. During the dinner time, the

a u d i e n c e w a s t r e a t e d

to fruit, drinks, and the tradi-

tional cake of Vietnam, such

as the Tet cake and Chung

cookie. Those who had tried must

agree that the cakes and cookies

were yummy!

O f a l l a c t i v i t i e s , t h e

most awaited one was the fire-

works. At 11:45 pm, the organizers

of the event, the perform-

ers, 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 fire-

works marked the passing of the

Lunar New Year from year 2562 to

year 2563. All PresUnivers who

attended the event were then say-

ing "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 stu-

dents. "Anyway, in addition to the

Lunar New Year event on campus,

we were also invited by

the Vietnam Embassy in Ja-

karta to celebrate the Lunar New

Year together. Participants were

diverse, ranging from stu-

dents, employees, tourists, which

o f c o u r s e , c a m e

from Vietnam. However, the

m o s t i n a t t e n d a n c e

were PresUniv students from Viet-

nam, 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 hous-

ing, Phan said that the event

ran successfully. The audi-

ence seemed to be enthusias-

tic 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 !

Sunday evening, the 22nd

of January 2012, the ambi-

ance in the President Uni-

versity’s Student Hous-

ing (PUSH) area felt ex-

traordinary. There was a

big stage near the new hall

and a crowd of stu-

dents gathered neared the

stage. Also there were lots

of foods and fruits were

served in the hall. What was hap-

pening at that night? It appeared

that a group of Vietnamese stu-

dents celebrated Lunar New Year

in the dormitory. How was the

celebration going on at that

night? Read the following article.

T h e 2 5 6 3 L u n a r N e w

Year ce lebrat ion he ld 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 prepa-

rations 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 cele-

bration. After the opening, the

show was filled with some exciting

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