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The Executive Board of Students (BEM) Student Organization (Ormawa) Capacity Improvement Program (PPK) Team, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) held a learning program themed “Parenting-Knowledgeable Women” on Friday, August 25, 2023.

This Parenting-Knowledgeable Women program is the 4th program held by the PPK Ormawa Team of BEM FEB UNS through the Karangturi Women’s School (SEANTURI) which focuses on empowering women in Karangturi Village.

Attended by housewives who are mostly members of the Family Welfare Empowerment (PKK) in Karangturi Village, the 4th program from the Karangturi Women’s School (SEANTURI) was carried with the theme “Parenting-Knowledgeable Women” with the aim to increase the knowledge and awareness on the importance of understanding positive communication and child-rearing practice.

As revealed by the committee, the PPK Ormawa Team of BEM FEB UNS has targeted PKK members as the target audience, considering there are still mothers or prospective mothers who lack knowledge related to good and correct child-rearing practices. In fact, a proper understanding of child-rearing practice is a stimulus in supporting the growth and development of children, especially in character.

To support the implementation of the target output from this program, the PPK Ormawa Team of BEM FEB UNS invited Citra Tyas Laksmadita, S.Psi., M.Psi., as an invited speaker to deliver material points on child rearing practice to PKK Mothers in Karangturi Village.

The learning process delivered in this program is designed interactively to attract enthusiasm from women and avoid monotonous learning models.

The core activity of this program began with an introduction to material entitled “The Importance of Parenting: Child Rearing Practice and Positive Communication and Digital Native to Realize Intelligent and Superior Humans.” The speaker is highly enthusiastic and interactive in delivering parenting material, so it could arouse the enthusiasm of participants.

The material session in this program was followed by a question-and-answer session with speakers. In this session, enthusiasm was clearly seen from PKK mothers who asked quite a lot of questions about parenting based on personal experience or those closest to them.

After the question-and-answer session, activities continued with a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) session accompanied by the PPK Ormawa Team of BEM FEB UNS and assignments to measure participants’ understanding of the material presented. Participants were also voluntarily allowed to present assignment results interactively.

The implementation of the “Women Understand Parenting” program ended with giving prizes to participants who have been active in assignments and also a documentation session attended by participants and speakers guided by the PPK Team of BEM FEB UNS Ormawa.

Of course, through the implementation of this 4th program, hopefully, “mothers” will better understand and be able to apply positive communication and appropriate parenting patterns to “their beloved children.”

The Student Organization (Ormawa) Capacity Improvement Program (PPK) Team by Executive Board of Students (BEM), Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) once again held the 5th program from the Karangturi Women’s School (SEANTURI) with the theme “Disaster Mitigation-Ready Women”, on Friday, September 8, 2023, in Karangturi Village, Gondangrejo District, Karanganyar Regency.

In this program, the PPK Ormawa BEM FEB UNS team collaborated with SAR UNS in the 5th program implementation, which focused on disaster mitigation.

The implementation of the Disaster Mitigation-Ready Women program was held with the objective of increasing the insight and knowledge of the community, especially women, in responding to disasters that occur in their surrounding environment.

To achieve the program indicator points, the program implementation is not only filled with material presentation sessions but also practice sessions and assignments that can support the participants’ understanding of the related material presented.

The SAR UNS team as a collaborator in this program believes that potential disasters that might occur in Karangturi Village are earthquakes and fires, considering that geographically, Karangturi Village is a fairly hilly and arid area. Therefore, the material session presented is related to earthquakes and their mitigation, followed by a practice session in the form of a fire extinguishing simulation, which was led and guided by a team from SAR UNS. Both participants and the PPK Ormawa BEM FEB team were very enthusiastic about practicing fire mitigation simulations.

After the material session and simulation practice were completed, the 5th program activity continued with assignments on earthquake disaster mitigation steps.

Based on this assignment, it can be seen that participants have followed the material session well, thus, they already understand enough about earthquake mitigation. In addition, participants also seemed quite enthusiastic about doing assignments given by the PPK Ormawa BEM FEB UNS team.

The Disaster Mitigation-Ready Women program was closed with the handing over of a token of appreciation by the PPK Ormawa BEM FEB UNS team to SAR UNS as a form of appreciation for the collaboration that has been carried out.

PPK Ormawa BEM FEB team and SAR UNS hope that through this program, community awareness and knowledge about potential disasters that occur in Karangturi Village will be improved, thus, the residents can provide a safer feeling for themselves, their families, and communities.

A number of Security Personnel from the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) participated in the Coordination and Discussion on the Main Duties of Security Personnel, on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, in First Meeting Room Soeharno TS Building FEB UNS.

The event was attended by the Vice Dean for Human Resources, Logistics, and Finance, the Coordinator of Administration Affairs FEB UNS, the Sub Coordinator for Academic and Non-Academic Affairs, and FEB Security Personnel.

In her direction, the Vice Dean for Human Resources, Finance, and Logistics, Dr. Djuminah, M.Si., Ak., conveyed that this activity is a forum for maintaining close relationships between leaders and subordinates.

In this activity, Dr. Djuminah also opened opportunities for discussion, conveying numerous inputs and topics to be discussed for the benefit of FEB.

Meanwhile, Iwan Kusmartono, S.H., Coordinator of Administration Affairs reminded the staff of the duties and functions of security personnel.

“The duties and functions of security personnel are to safeguard and make all occupants feel safe and comfortable. As a public servant, the mindset of semi-military security personnel, which is usually associated with fierce and tough character needs to be transformed into a security personnel character who provides hospitality, smiles, and greetings, while still maintaining vigilance. When there are unknown people entering the FEB environment, stay alert and ensure their needs and if necessary, coordinate with related units,” he explained.

Furthermore, with the openness of information, everyone will find it very easy to give assessments and can freely spread mistakes to social media. Hopefully, all employees including security personnel will be more careful in providing services, maintaining attitudes to provide the best for users or customers.

In terms of work coordination, Iwan also emphasized that Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) need to be applied. Work coordination or information delivery should be done in accordance with the designated mechanism, making it more controlled.

Several directions were also given by the Sub Coordinator for Academic Affairs, Nur Hariawan, S.H., and Sub Coordinator for Non-Academic Affairs, Ardi Wikanto, S.E., Ak., M.A.P. The security personnel who attended the session alternately were also given the opportunity to express their opinions, suggestions, and inputs.

The Local Wisdom Research Group of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), held a Digital Marketing Transformation Webinar: Social Impact on Community and Research in the New Era, on Thursday, August 31, 2023.

The virtual event presented Dila Maghrifani, SE, B.Sc., M.Sc., an FEB UNS Lecturer who is also a Member of the Local Wisdom Research Group as a speaker.

At the beginning of her presentation, Dila invited Lecturers to always adapt to the technological advancements that are moving very fast.

“As digital marketing continues to evolve, so does our role as lecturers and researchers. We are the translators of this stream of technology, transforming it into enlightening knowledge and guiding our students’ path to a brighter future generation. The world is very dynamic, hence we need to decide whether we want to keep going as we usually do or to adapt to innovate and get more creative,” she said.

Dila said that in the current era, digital marketing has a tremendous social impact. The barrier between sellers and buyers is getting thinner. Digital marketing increasingly encourages impulsive behavior, such as someone wanting to buy just because they see a story from a colleague or friend, that is related to what they want, even though it is not their main desire.

Furthermore, it is said that several paradigm shifts in research and research in the digital era include increasingly rich and extensive data. This is one of the advantages because we get easier if we need a lot of data but it is also a challenge because the filtering is also increasingly challenging. We must filter which data are significant and relevant and which data are not.

In addition, research in the digital era has shifted in research methodology, focusing on innovation and creativity in solving problems, focusing on the successful use of technology and application of various context studies.

In this forum, Dila also opened a wide opportunity for webinar participants to discuss with each other.

The Accounting Partnership Development Team, Accounting Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), held an Activity Material Workshop on Tax Brevet A and B on Friday, August 25, 2023. The agenda was conducted in a hybrid manner at the Teleconference Room, Soedarah Soepono Building, and through a Zoom cloud meeting.

The event presented two speakers, Warsito S.E., M.Si from the West Java DGT Regional Office, and Mukh. Nurkholis, Ak., BKP-C., CA. MNCo Tax Consultant.

Dr. Setianingtyas Honggowati, MM, Ak., Chairman of the Accounting Study Program Partnership Development stated in her remarks, that the current technology is developing faster, which does not rule out the possibility of intersecting with the economic sector. Therefore, the purpose of this event is to serve as self-development, to find out various things that are happening in the applied business sector or the working world in order to face the current development.

Dr. Setianingtyas also expressed her gratitude to the two speakers who had taken the time to enlighten the teaching staff of the Tax Brevet A and B program.

The first speaker, Warsito, in his presentation, explained that there are three tax systems in Indonesia, namely: Official Assessment System, Self Assessment System, and Withholding System. In the Self Assessment System, taxpayers are required to actively report their taxation, while the tax authorities take a passive approach.

Taxpayers are required to have an understanding of tax provisions. In this system, taxpayers have four obligations (4M), namely: registering, calculating, depositing/paying, and reporting.

The Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) authorizes taxpayers to properly implement the 4M in accordance with the KUP Law. However, due to concerns from taxpayers regarding errors in the calculation process, taxpayers prefer to use the tax consultants service.

Meanwhile, Nurkholis explained that taxation knowledge is not general knowledge, taxation is a practical skill. “Studying tax is the same as accounting, the same as studying silat, the same as learning to dance. Taxation must be practiced repeatedly,” he stressed.

Furthermore, Nurkholis evaluated the constraints of Tax Brevet and almost all the training anywhere, namely the limited time. Then the lack of motivation to learn from Brevet participants. And also modules that have not been updated, thus, it can lead to bias in the taxation application.

Brevet instructors at the beginning of the program must often motivate participants to really take training seriously and not just as the formalities of getting a certificate, thus, participants can really master the material.

The Academic Support Staff (Tendik) of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) participated in a Discussion meeting in the Konimex Hall of the Bachtiar Effendi Building, on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Aside from serving as a performance evaluation for the Academic Support Staff, the agenda also aims to introduce the new Coordinator for the Administration Affairs at FEB, Iwan Kusmartono, SH.

The Vice Dean for Human Resources, Finance, and Logistics of FEB UNS, Dr. Djuminah, M.Si., Ak., in her remarks, conveyed that FEB Academic Support Staff should always maintain a sense of unity and collaboration in conducting their job duties, working together for seamless tasks completion at FEB.

“When conducting your duty, do not get divided into groups as it will erode our comradeship. We must be able to help each other,” she stressed.

Furthermore, she added that each staff has their own strengths, which similar to units or faculties. Weaknesses and strengths must make opportunities for the staff to work better, together, in facing the challenges of a rapidly developing era.

Meanwhile, starting his remarks Iwan shared his experiences when serving in the HR department at the UNS Headquarters Office. He also invited more than 40 Academic Support Staff who attended the discussion to remain grateful.

“We must strengthen our hearts, and always be grateful that we are here more fortunate than people out there. This is important because if we do not strengthen our hearts, we will always feel like we are lacking in something. Harboring this feeling, at the time when we are assigned to do a task, which is outside our main duty, it will definitely feel heavy and we reject it,” he revealed.

Iwan also emphasized the importance of maintaining trust in work, things related to job duty shall be resolved first while maintain discipline to comply with predetermined working hours. Certain values and principles in helping, alleviating, and facilitating other people’s affairs needs to be instilled, thus the staff can conduct their job well and contributes positively to FEB in particular and also UNS.

“At the beginning let’s try to build synergy, build a good work ethos, build good working relationships, thus all work can be completed well too, not for person per person but for FEB,” he stated.

Iwan also advised the participants to be careful in providing services, do not make statements that hurt others. In this era, any dissatisfaction from those we serve will be very easy to go on social media, especially Twitter.

Iwan also conveyed several things that had previously been discussed with sub-coordinators at FEB, including improvements in terms of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), evaluation of Main Duties and Functions of Academic Support Staff, application of legalization in carrying out work, and the latest in data collection needed for the information services that must be contained on the PPID Website, Information and Documentation Management Officer FEB.

At the end of his direction, Iwan invited Academic Support Staff to work together to improve and build FEB, without the need to overthrow each other and condemn each other. Build a good work ethos with a sense of sympathy and empathy.

The discussion also opened an exchange with Academic Support Staff, hoping that with close relationships, existing problems can be resolved well. In the future, discussions are planned to be held regularly once a month.