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JULY . 2020

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Greetings from Sampoerna University. On behalf of our faculty, staff and students, we extend our best wishes to you and your families during these challenging times. As many of you know, the Government has provided guidance to close universities to traditional, face-to-face instruction through December 2020. As a result, we will be maintaining online instruction for the remainder of the Summer and Fall terms.

While this has seriously disrupted the higher education plans for many students, I am pleased to report that our transition to online learning has, thus far, been very successful. We are the only Indonesian university using Canvas, the leading learning management system (LMS) in the world. Our faculty and students benefit from using this LMS---the same one used at top universities such as Harvard, Stanford, Oxford and Cambridge. And, the hard work of our faculty to produce engaging online courses really paid off! Dr. Marshall E. Schott Student attendance was recorded at 96% President of Sampoerna University and average GPA differentials showed no significant difference from the same courses offered in a face-to-face format.

The current situation has forced many Indonesian students to forego attending university next academic year. Still others are contemplating taking a “gap year” that will delay their studies and graduation. We are very grateful that this is not the case at SU. Indeed, we expect to see a record number of transfer students from the US when classes resume in August 2020.

As always, we appreciate your interest and support for Sampoerna University.

SU . NEWSLETTER . JULY . 2020 1 STUDENT AFFAIRS

Since May 2020, Sampoerna University Student Affairs has held several events as follows

ONLINE JOB INTERVIEW SIMULATION

To improve students’ interview performance, SU Student Affairs conducted an Online Job Interview Practice for 11 days from Thursday, 16 April 2020 to Friday, 8 May 2020. It was held virtually on Microsoft Teams.

In the simulation, the students practiced a one-on-one online job interview simulation with our invited business practitioner, Mr. Pierre Alexander as Career Coach, Ms. Jasmine Kharissa as Recruitment Consultant and also Ms. Ayu Resky Oktavianti as HRBP Manager at Sampoerna University.

All of the students received feedback on how to improve their performance for their next real job interviews. Fifty-five (55) students joined this simulation session enthusiastically to ace their job placement process. Each of them was given 45 minutes for interview practice and review discussion on their CV, interview and career choice.

The simulation aimed to prepare all SU students for the kind of job placement they will experience. In addition, this simulation allowed students to be more aware of common mistakes made by candidates during the recruitment processes.

SU . NEWSLETTER . JULY . 2020 2 CAREER PREPARATION WORKSHOP

In order to prepare our graduates for the challenging job market, Student Affairs held “Introducing Career Preparation and Culture in FMCG (A Career Preparation Workshop)” on Friday, May 15th, 2020 in collaboration with Mondelez Indonesia.

The event was held virtually on Microsoft Teams, starting from 09.30 am to 11.30 am. During this session, the attending students learned directly from HR expert Nadiasari Wahyuhardini (HR Business Lead at Mondelez Indonesia).

They found out that employers are looking for qualities beyond academic qualifications, such as being “a good fit” and being able to adapt to a company lifestyle. Academic achievements are necessary, but employers consider other non-academic aspects as well before recruiting.

After the event, the students learned more about career opportunities and how to prepare for certain industries. In particular, they learned what skills/attributes are valued by recruiters in FMCG companies. They also learned about the intense, fast-paced work culture at many FMCG’s.

By attending this event, SU students will be even better prepared for internships and job placement. In addition, this session allowed students to learn more about what they should prepare for after graduation and the kind of careers in which they might have an interest. There were 102 students who attended the sessions.

SU . NEWSLETTER . JULY . 2020 3 CENTER OF RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE From May 2020, Center of Research and Community Service successfully held three (3) major events as follows:

DISSEMINATION: “FROM RESEARCH TO SOCIETY, THEN TO TEACHING: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE FIELD”

Center of Research and Community Service (CRCS) supports research and community service activities by providing grants. Following up on the internal grants from AY.2018-2019, the recipients of research and community service grants disseminated the results of their activities.

For this purpose, CRCS held an event entitled, “From Research to Society, then to Teaching: Lessons Learned from the Field.” This event aimed to communicate the result of research and community service activities to raise awareness, understanding and action to a wider audience from different fields/topics. The recipients of research and community service internal grants shared the result of their activity using poster as the media.

The poster exhibition was held on Friday, 23rd August 2019 at the Creativity Center 1 & 2, 7th floor. The posters exhibited were reviewed by both internal and external reviewers. The reviewers selected the two best presenters Sepwin Nosten Sitompul, M.Sc. (Faculty of Engineering) as the best presenter for research poster, and Santo Tjhin, M.M., M.Ds., M.Cht. (Faculty of Engineering) as the best presenter for community service poster.

SU . NEWSLETTER . JULY . 2020 4 PROPOSAL WRITING SEMINAR

CRCS held an event to facilitate and provide opportunities for SU faculty members in applying for DIKTI grants. The workshop entitled “Workshop on Research Proposal Writing for DIKTI Grants” featured Prof. Dr. Achmad Nizar Hidayanto (Professor at Faculty of Computer Science, Universitas Indonesia, and the recipient of DIKTI grant, PDUPT Scheme 2018-2019). This workshop was held on Friday, 17th January 2020, at 10.00 – 11.30 a.m. in 7F-02, 7th floor.

INTERNAL GRANT

In the academic year of 2019-2020, CRCS has provided internal grants to support 34 research projects and 16 community service projects.

SU . NEWSLETTER . JULY . 2020 5 LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER

Learning Resource Center held one (1) major event.

RESEARCH WRITING TRAINING AND DISSEMINATION

The research writing training and dissemination program is one of LRC’s unique initiatives for students of Sampoerna University to nurture and showcase their research skills, evaluate and exchange their ideas, and to respond to other’s argument in the form of academic writing. This program provides intensive training and guidance to disseminate students’ research paper in an international academic conference that will enhance students’ ability to become future professional scholars and allow them to work collaboratively.

LRC held an academic research paper writing training for students who are interested in doing research in the field of Teaching, Education and Learning which can be seen from the perspective of various disciplines. LRC lecturers and instructors will implement research writing workshop/training for the students from October to December 2019. Students will then submit the abstract of the research paper to the 28th ICTEL 2019 – International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning that will be organized by Teaching & Education Research Association (TERA) on 18-19 December 2019 in Ibis Bali Kuta, Bali, Indonesia.

SU . NEWSLETTER . JULY . 2020 6 CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING In the first semester of 2020, Center of Excellence for Teaching and Learning held one (1) public event.

Disrupt.ED EDUTECH CONFERENCE

CETL organized Disrupt.ED EduTech Conference on January 11 and 12, 2020. The main objectives of this conference were to position SU as the leading organization in EduTech K-12 Training and to create a Professional Learning Network (PLN) for Tech Educators around Indonesia.

This event included numerous speakers, for example Natali Ardianto (Co-founder & CEO itmi.id – Indopasifik Teknologi Medika Indonesia), Fairruza Ahmad Iqbal (Senior Manager Newsroom – Bukalapak), Norman Sasono (Chief Technology Officer of Dana) and many more.

SU . NEWSLETTER . JULY . 2020 7 RECRUITMENT

LIVE WEBINAR BY FACULTIES

During the first semester of 2020, SU Recruitment Unit successfully coordinated 3 (three) live webinars on Zoom platform led by faculty members of our three faculties (FET, FOE, and FOB). Aiming to show our university’s high-quality American Curriculum and to promote available study programs to prospective students, the event was joined by high school students who showed interest in enrolling in SU.

Below is the live webinar series:

“How to Enhance Your Public Speaking Skills” (May 15, 02.30 pm) by Bakti Abdillah Putra, M.Int.Comm. (Lecturer of Faculty of Education) “How to Build a Brilliant Idea for Your Startup” (May 22, 02.30 pm) by Ivan Butar, Ph.D. (Dean of Faculty of Business) “The Future of The World: Robots and Smart Machine” (May 29, 02.30 pm) by Muhamad Rausyan Fikri, S.Si., M.Eng (Lecturer of Faculty of Engineering and Technology, IoT Lab)

LIVE INSTAGRAM: “LEARN ON HOW YOU CAN STILL EARN A U.S. DEGREE IN JAKARTA DURING THIS PANDEMIC”

On Sampoerna University’s Instagram account @sampoerna.university, University of Arizona Jakarta Location Manager Greg Bardzell presented an exposition on U.S. degree and how to take the degree safely in Jakarta during the pandemic. Broadcast on 20 May 2020 at 04.30 pm, the event was viewed and joined by around 900 people.

LIVE INFO SESSION: “HOW TO GET UP TO 100% SCHOLARSHIP IN SAMPOERNA UNIVERSITY”

At our info session in June 2020, we invited interested high school students to get to know more about what Sampoerna University is, its uniquely designed Two-Degree Program, and Scholarship opportunities for new students planning to enroll in August 2020. Held on Tuesday, 23 June 2020 at 07.30 pm, it was joined by 58 people consisting of students and their parents. Dr. Marshall Schott (President of Sampoerna University) was featured as the speaker.

SU . NEWSLETTER . JULY . 2020 8 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY FET In the first semester of 2020, the Faculty of Engineering and Technology helped Indonesia’s Coronavirus preparedness efforts and held one (1) public event.

FACE SHIELD PRODUCTION AND DONATION PROJECT

In collaboration with PT Flexitech and supported by Asosiasi Printer Tridimensi Indonesia (Indonesia’s Tridimensional Printers Association), FET produced face shields using its 3D printer and donated these masks to curb Covid-19. On 20 April 2020, FET sent 150 face shield masks to MMC Kuningan Hospital, 130 to Pondok Indah Hospital, and 82 to Awal Bros Hospital in East Bekasi.

INDUSTRY VISIT AT PT TRI-WALL INDONESIA

On 5 May 2020, Farid Triawan (Head of Mechanical Engineering Study Program) was on an industrial visit to PT Tri-Wall Indonesia.

SU . NEWSLETTER . JULY . 2020 9 COMMENCEMENT DAY OF TWO-DEGREE PROGRAM AT LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

There were 6 (six) students of Mechanical Engineering under our Two-Degree Program that recently graduated from Lousiana State University.

COMMENCEMENT DAY OF TWO-DEGREE PROGRAM AT UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

On 16 May 2020, 43 (forty-three) students of Industrial Engineering under Two-Degree program graduated and joined the Virtual Commencement Ceremony held by the University of Arizona.

IEOM OUTSTANDING FACULTY ADVISOR AWARD

On 3 June 2020, IEOM Society International announced that Dr. Ammar Ammer received this year’s IEOM Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award.

SU . NEWSLETTER . JULY . 2020 10 IEOM SAMPOERNA UNIVERSITY STUDENT CHAPTER

IEOM Sampoerna University Students Chapter earned the Gold Outstanding Student Chapter Award for the second year in a row. IEOM Sampoerna University is the one and only Indonesian university at the top position while the other Indonesian private and state universities earned silver and bronze medals.

INTERNATIONAL WEBINARS BY UNIVERSITY OF BURAIMI, OMAN

On 15 June 2020, our FET faculty member Prof. Teddy Mantoro was invited as one of the speakers at “International Webinars: Cybersecurity, Information Security, Artificial Intelligence, and Supporting Education and Research” held by University of Buraimi, Oman.

On the following day, 16 June 2020, another FET faculty member Prof. Media Anugerah Ayu also served as one of the invited speakers at the same webinars.

FET ONLINE LEARNING

“Planar Multibody Dynamics” “Engineering Experimental Design” course by course by Farid Triawan Nurul Retno Nurwulan on Canvas

SU . NEWSLETTER . JULY . 2020 11 “Human Computer Interaction” course A student of FET was learning on Canvas by Prof. Media Anugerah Ayu on Canvas at home after all face-to-face classes on campus were suspended during the pandemic.

FACULTY OF EDUCATION FOE

ADAPTING TO THE PANDEMIC

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the faculty had actively engaged students in Online Learning via Microsoft Teams. They also involved guest lecturers to enrich students’ knowledge. There was also Planning Assessment and Evaluation class with a guest lecturer.

CAPSTONE PROJECT EXAM

In the Academic Year of 2019-2020, FoE will graduate 25 students, 11 from Mathematics Education Program, 14 from English Education Program. All of the examinations were conducted online from 16 May 2020 until 3 July 2020, Faculty of Education also invited Dr. Meiliasari from Jakarta State University and Mr. Obert Hoseanto, M.Pd. from Microsoft Indonesia as External Examiner.

SU . NEWSLETTER . JULY . 2020 12 Capstone Project Exam Anggun Siska Hamidah (Mathematics Education Program) with External Examiner Dr. Meiliasari from Jakarta State University 29 June 2020

Capstone Project Exam Alifia Afifah (Mathematics Education Program) with External Examiner Obert Hoseanto from Microsoft Indonesia 30 June 2020

Basic Business Writing Workshop for employees

Writing well is one of the most important skills we can develop to be successful in the business world. Over seventy companies and twenty thousand students-- from professional writers, new employees, non-native This workshop was facilitated by English speakers to seasoned executives-- have used English Education Program lecturers, and was being held on: the techniques in Business Writing to empower their Day/Date : June 10th – July 29th, ability to communicate and launch their ideas. 2020 (Every Wednesday) This course teaches Sampoerna University staff on Time : 13:00 – 15:00 how to apply the top ten principles of good business Venue : Virtual Meeting writing to their work, how to deploy simple tools to dramatically improve their writing, and how to execute organization, structure, and revision to communicate more masterfully than ever.

SU . NEWSLETTER . JULY . 2020 13 ACHIEVEMENTS

 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS HAK KEKAYAAN INTELEKTUAL HKI OF STUDENT ‘S CAPSTONE PROJECT PRODUCT “KOMIK PEMBELAJARAN BANGUN DATAR UNTUK SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR”.

Alifia Afifah (Fifi), Mathematics Education Student of cohort 2016, with Deshinta P.A.D.A, the capstone project advisor, have designed and developed a comic for the Capstone Project: Teaching and Learning Media. The comic, called “Komik Pembelajaran Bangun Datar untuk Siswa Sekolah Dasar”, is created to facilitate students of Grade 4 in learning geometry especially of two-dimensional shapes. In Indonesia, comics for learning mathematics is very rare, especially in the domain of geometry. Learning geometry needs a thoughtful pedagogical facilitation, precisely because it develops students’ thinking skills, especially abstraction. Therefore, this comic can be an innovation in learning mathematics (geometry), particularly the comic is delivered in Bahasa Indonesia.

VIRTUAL TALK IERA THE INDONESIAN EXTENSIVE READING ASSOCIATION.

This online event was hosted by American Corner of Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta in cooperation with IERA (the Indonesian Extensive Reading Association) and RELO (Regional English Language Office) US Embassy. In the meantime, Ms. Susilowaty (Head of English Language Education study program) was appointed to the committee, and named as one of the speakers at “Extensive Reading for Pre-Service Teacher” on 30 May 2020.

SU . NEWSLETTER . JULY . 2020 14 FACULTY OF BUSINESS FOB

AACSB INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & ANNUAL MEETING 2020 (ICAM 2020)

Due to Covid-19, AACSB hosted its International Conference and Annual Meeting 2020 virtually on 26 – 28 April 2020. One of FOB faculty members, Mr. Pananda Pasaribu, Ph.D. was representing Faculty of Business Sampoerna University at this event. Below are some photos of the virtual ICAM 2020:

HSBC BUSINESS CASE SEMINAR 2020

ONLINE TEACHING LEARNING FOR SUMMER SEMESTER

During the online learning period, the students of Faculty of Business were actively participating in the online classes. Here is a snapshot from “IT Auditing” class by Andrey H. Pulungan, M.Comm., Ak., C.A. (Head of Accounting Study Program).

SU . NEWSLETTER . JULY . 2020 15 ONLINE THESIS DEFENSE

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Faculty of Business changed a face-to-face Thesis Defense into an online one via Microsoft Teams starting from May 18, 2020 to June 24, 2020. There were 39 students graduating during the period. Appointed examiners and each student did a video conference in which student defend his/her thesis. Below are some snapshots of FOB’s online thesis defense:

Online Thesis Examination, June 11th, 2020 – Lawrence Sa Benning

Thesis Title: “The Role of Brand Equity and Brand Credibility Toward the Millennial’s Purchase Intention: The Case of Youth of Indonesia (YOI) Shoes As A Donation Product”

Online Thesis Examination, June 15th, 2020 – Julius Caesar Wahono (HSBC Scholar)

Thesis Title: “Direct Effect of Inflation Rate, Interest Rate, And Balance Trade Toward the Rupiah Currency Stability and Indirectly to IDX Composite During Covid-19 Pandemic Time in Indonesia”

SU . NEWSLETTER . JULY . 2020 16 Online Thesis Examination, June 16th, 2020 – I Putu Setiasa Giri

Thesis Title:” The Impact of Service Automation Attributes Toward the Customer Satisfaction and Customer Retention i n Jakarta Rail Transportation”

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