IPB Alumni Association Cooperates with Students Executive Board to Facilitate Mudik for Students

Central Executive Board (DPP) of Bogor Agricultural University Alumni Association (HA IPB) with Student Executive Board (BEM KM IPB) has held Free mudik trip for students. Chairman of DPP HA IPB Fathan Kamil dismissed students in Baranangsiang Campus, IPB, Bogor, West Java, on Wednesday (6/6) morning. In addition to Fathan, other figures who attended in the release were HA IPB Secretary General Walneg S Jas, General Treasurer Emy Mufid and Committee Chairman Ali Fathoni, and Dr. Heti Mulyati as Director of Cooperation and Alumni Relations of IPB.

Fathan hopes that the contributions of the alumni and donors will be a proof of HA IPB’s commitment to help the students so they can gather with their relatives.

"One of the objectives of this program is to increase awareness and solidity of alumni with students, especially in helping to ease the burden of students. We understand there students from remote villages that can be up to five years not going home," he said.

Walneg S Jas explained that this activity has only reached several cities and is expected to be more developed at Lebaran in the coming years. The breakthrough that has been running smoothly strengthens the confidence that HA IPB program will always get support from various parties.

This mudik lebaran program is dedicated specifically for underprivileged IPB students so they can still celebrate Eid with their beloved family. This program is the initial launch of HA IPB which will be developed larger and involve more destinations in the years to come.

HA IPB is very concerned to help students who are in dire need of this holy day. The purpose of this program is to increase awareness and solidity of alumni in helping to ease the burden of students. By channeling the spirit of sharing of alumni in a more focused in accordance with the targets that require and provide the role and education of sharing and care for the alumni candidates, is expected to be preserved and continued in the future.

"HA IPB through this program also wants to show that alumni are always present and are in the back of the students who need support in the times they need. We represent HA IPB to thank all the alumni who have donated their assistance. This is one of the charities in the full moon," he said.

On this occasion, Dr. Heti Mulyati as the Director of IPB Alumni Cooperation and Relationship expressed her hope to support alumni in the future.

"Thanks to HA IPB who have initiated and implemented this activity in a short time so that it can be done. This aid is very needed for the students of IPB. The alumni and IPB are both collaborating and synergizing, so that IPB can develop with its alumni support," she said.

This mudik lebaran activity was first held together with the Alumni Association. In the process, the committee conducted a selection phase to find students who have the right to get this aid.

"In the initial registration process there were 307 participants who signed up and then selected by the committee to get a total of 153 participants that will going to their hometown for free this year.There are three destinations namely Lampung, Yogyakarta and Kediri. Participants are also given a gift from HA to give to their relatives at home," said the Student President of IPB, Qudsyi Ainul Fawaid.

Hopefully this kind of activity is held every year and the relationship between alma mater, HA and students can be closer. (FM)