A Cup of Stories, Sips of Nostalgia in JAPAS Fateta

Peak of Golden Anniversary of Faculty of Agricultural Technology (Fateta) of Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) was filled with Morning Healthy Way (JAPAS), Saturday (8/11), by around 600 alumni of Fateta of 2nd to 46th batches in Bogor Botanical Garden (KRB). Exactly at 07.00 WIB, the red-shirted participants were released by Vice Rector of Research and Cooperation of IPB, Prof Dr Anas Miftah Fauzi, Dean of Fateta, Dr Sam Herodian, and Chairman of Alumni Association (HA) of Fateta, Franky Sibarani.

Dean of Fateta, Dr Sam Herodian, met in the middle of the event said, "The activity of JAPAS with the theme of A Cup of Stories, Sips of Nostalgia becomes a means of silaturrahim as well as excellent networking."

He added, JAPAS involving these alumni was the third time. Previously, the route of JAPAS was from campus to campus. But with the conditions of the roads of Bogor City which were often jammed, this time JAPAS harnessed KRB which was located adjacent to the Campus of IPB Baranangsiang, where the majority of the alumni were the students who ever attended the colleges in the campus.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Committee, Bambang Sumaryanto, mentioned that in the activity of Golden Anniversary it was collected funds from the alumni for the faculty of more than Rp 420 million. The fund would be used for financing the students of Fateta who experienced the financial difficulties during their colleges. “Our principles, there should be no students of Fateta who fail the college because of money,” demolished the Dean.

There was a special thing from this JAPAS Fateta, i.e. the number of stands of the variety of products which were the offering of the alumni. Starting from snacks, meatball soup, drinks, to herbs and books. (nm)