JULY AND AUGUST 2020 Rectorate Reflection Inspiration Student Life Career Center Agenda Achievements Academic Info Testimonials Marketing Corner Current Info International Corner UPH Medan Info UPH Surabaya Info FOCUS UPH Interior Design Shares Spatial Design Principles Towards The “New Normal” n the “New Normal” era, most activities of modern society will be done indoors. This change requires all spaces and activity patterns to be reviewed in accordance with the demands of the “New Normal” era. One important subject that was taught in Interior Design is the way of Iuniting the activities of modern society and space that accommodates it. This is further emphasized by Elya Kurniawan Wibowo, S.Sn., M.A., Interior Design Lecturer in School of Design UPH to the High School students who participated in a Webinar entitled ‘Interior Design in New Normal’ which was held on May 27, 2020. “The ‘new normal’ requires Tradition. This second principle emphasizes combine it into a solution for their design. extraordinary approaches, including in that any interior designer should always “If we fully understand what an terms of Interior Design. There are three learn from history and the cultural individual or a group of people need, we main principles that must be put into pattern of the previous generation. This is can overcome some issues caused by the practice in order for any space and building important for a designer to create a design virus. For example, we can use the help of to adapt to the ‘new normal’ life. These that fits the particular characteristics of certain technology and regulate the airflow three principals are human-centered a certain society. The third principle is and lighting income in such a way to create design, historicity-culture-tradition, and Interdiscipline-Sustainability-Technology. the safest condition for the group of people interdiscipline-sustainable-technology,” Interior design should be learned as who will be using it,” Elya explained. This Elya explained. an interdisciplinary by emphasizing webinar did not only give its participant Human-Centered Design is a principle sustainability and the ability to adapt to more insight and knowledge on interior which emphasizes Interior Design as more the existing technology. This means that design in the new normal era, but also on than just about organizing, it has to be designing should always start and centered the UPH’s Interior Design study program centered around human beings as the main around the understanding of human needs. and its students’ achievements, as well user. This first principle is then supported by Therefore, an interior designer can take all as inspiring testimonies from successful the second principle, Historicity-Culture- the greatness of the other disciplines and alumni to encourage participants. July - August 2020 I • EDITORIAL • RECTORATE REFLECTION s we welcome the new Academic Year of 2020/2021, UPH has Welcoming New Normal Era, Aprepared a new normal learning scenario amidst this COVID-19 pandemic. UPH Prepares M-FLex Learning Method This scenario is arranged based on several by: Chief Academic Officer - Christine L. Sommers, Ph.D., RN, CNE. considerations: an evaluation survey of the learning and teaching activities done ike all universities globally, UPH coursework will be conducted online with in the current semester, the development has needed to transition to online multi-flexible learning (M-FLEX) that of this pandemic, and the official health Llearning to finish the academic year. includes synchronous and asynchronous protocols that have been established by I am pleased how the UPH community, active learning methods. Using M-Flex will the Ministry of Education and Culture. both faculty and students, have responded; give us the flexibility needed to provide UPH has decided to conduct all activities even though this has been a challenge, as excellent education and maintain the safety online; starting from online admission a community we have met that challenge. and health of the UPH community. I am for new students, the procurement of Based on feedback from the survey sent to thankful for all the hard work that everyone various creative programs, and means of all students and faculty, we learned about the has invested in preparing M-FLEX for our communication for prospective students. importance of communication; flexibility; and students. The UPH community is well- This also applies to the welcoming the need to focus on using Moodle, Teams, prepared to work together once again to procession of UPH new students, also and Zoom to provide the online learning. We meet this challenge. I am eager to see how known as UPH Festival, which will be done are continuing to analyze the feedback as we God will continue to use the UPH community online. Students will be introduced to the prepare for the next academic year. during Odd Semester and the next academic campus and the new normal learning For Odd Semester, all educational year. adjustments. UPH has prepared all facilities STUDENT LIFE necessary for students’ safety to prevent the spreading of COVID-19. This includes UPH Held The Leadership Webinar Series for a routine disinfectant spraying around campus area and learning facilities, Students from UPH and other 28 Universities provision of hand sanitizer in entrance and exit areas, temperature checking, and other preventive measures necessary to stop the spreading of COVID-19 around campus area. In this odd semester, UPH has prepared the Multi-Flexible (M-Flex) learning method for students. This method consists of active synchronous and asynchronous which will provide flexibility and safety for the UPH community. With all the preparation that has been (left-right) Ahmed Zaki Iskandar (Regent of Tangerang) and Andry M. Panjaitan, ST., M.T (Director of Student Life UPH) in a Leadership Webinar Series done by God’s intervention, UPH is ready to welcome this new Academic Year in the PH is highly aware of the students’ the implication of social distancing, and many new normal era. important role as future leaders. more. UTherefore, UPH carries out this Some highly inspiring key speakers were ADVISOR : Jonathan L. Parapak awareness through the Leadership Course also present in this series. One of them is Subject which will equip students to lead EDITOR IN CHIEF : Silvy Santoso dr. Vito Damay, a young heart specialist and themselves and other people. This course also an alumnus of UPH Faculty of Medicine EDITOR : Rosse Mince Hutapea subject does not only teach students about who actively shares Healthy Lifestyle tips DESIGNER : Meishiana Tirtana theory but also practice through various and Health Services in Television and Social projects such as the Service-Learning Media. In addition to that, Kom. Jend. Pol. SUGGESTIONS Project (SLP) - coordinated by the Student Life Dharma Pongrekun, M.M., M.H. (Deputy e-mail: [email protected] Department. This year, students are going to Head of Indonesian National cyber and do their SLP online as a response towards State Codes Board), Ahmed Zaki Iskandar AGENDA EVENT the government’s policy regarding the Large- (Regent of Tangerang), Colonel Kristomei Scale Social Restrictions (or also known as Sianturi (Communication Division of COVID-19 July 18 and 25 2020 PSBB). One of the online programs for this Taskforce), and many other notable key year’s SLP is the Leaders Talk Series, open UPH i-Share Series speakers were also present. This series for students from all universities. In total, was arranged and facilitated by Industrial August 18-19, 2020 28 universities participated in the Leaders Engineering students who are taking the Talk Series, which was held 6 times from UPH Festival ‘Grow x Go’ Leadership Course Subject and the Student June 6 to July 11, 2020. A variety of topics Executive Board of UPH. Hopefully, students August, 18, 19, 26, 27, and were discussed throughout the webinar can learn leadership from these notable September 5, 2020 series including the utilization of digital key speakers and apply these leadership technology, undergoing health protocols in principles as they prepare and carry out this UPH Virtual Open House Series the new normal era, social responsibility in webinar. July - August 2020 I 2 ACADEMIC INFO MARKETING CORNER Tips to Manage Your Mental Health UPH Series Webinar During Online Learning in Pandemic Period #Dirumahajatetapseru Encourages Students to Keep Productive One of The Webinars ‘Liburan Bareng Yuk’ with UPH Psychology Webinar Shares Tips for Students to Manage their Mental Health during Online Learning Period n this ‘New Normal’ era, online activities nline learning is going to be the even play some games. Students could also have become a part of our daily routine new routine in this new normal enjoy moments with their family, do their Iduring this pandemic. You can still be Operiod. During this pandemic, hobbies, and do some workout. Keeping a productive even at home, especially with the social interactions are limited, and online healthy body is also important to prevent #stayfunathome online series from UPH. interactions become the only option. ourselves from getting the virus. Moreover, This webinar series aimed to introduce High School students to university life, the study Students will have to adapt to this new students should also learn to filter the programs, and some useful experience change and therefore, maintaining their information they read to prevent inaccurate from professionals. This series was divided mental health during this online learning news from adding more stress to their into three sessions: “Liburan Bareng Yuk”, period becomes important. In order to minds. If their anxiety does not get better, “Featuring The Expert”, and “Ini CERITAKU”. anticipate this condition so that it would not they should seek for professional help, “Liburan Bareng Yuk”, students got to impact students’ mental health negatively; such as HIMPSI (Indonesian Psychological fill their holidays with a number of interesting Wiwit Puspitasari Dewi, M.Psi., Psi.