During the pandemic, the Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta Postgraduate School held a New Student Orientation for the Odd Semester 2019/2020 offline in the Seminar Room Lt. 5 Postgraduate Building, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta and Online via the UMS TV Youtube channel on Saturday (15/02/2020) at 08.00 WIB. For offline activities, students who attended the event were only represented by 1 person from each study program. So that #jagajarak is still being carried out during these activities. This activity is the first step for new students after passing various series of previous selection tests. In this event, new students were given directions regarding academic systematics, finance, libraries, as well as introductions to the leadership, lecturers and staff in the UMS Postgraduate School Environment.
After participating in the series, new Masters of Psychology students were given an introduction to the Psychology Masters Study Program online through Zoom at 13.00 WIB. A series of material about the Study Program was delivered by Dr. Eny Purwandari, M.Si as the Head of the Psychology Masters Program at the Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. Even though the process is carried out online, still without losing the essence students can get to know each other. Apart from Java, there are also Masters in Psychology from Riau, Papua and Lampung. Various regions have been collected in 1 zoom space during the day.
The Head of the Study Program gave advice to new students that students must be ready to leave their comfort zone, especially in accepting various assignments during lectures. “Ladies and gentlemen must be ready with our daily meals, especially with international journals. From now on we can get used to eating these foods,” she said.
Happy Learning and Fighting Spirit!
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