Opening Ceremony of Faculty of Psychology 28th Anniversary: Mass & Friendly Gathering

06/08/2020 00:00:00

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On Monday, June 8, 2020. a special Mass was celebrated to give thanks to God for the 28^th anniversary of Faculty of Psychology UNIKA Atma Jaya, with the theme of:”Faculty of Psychology UNIKA Atma Jaya for Indonesia: Building Collaborative, Excellent, and Caring Individuals. Before the Mass begun, Dr. Dhevy Setya Wibawa, M.Si, as the head committee for FPUAJ 28^th Anniversary, gave a welcoming speech.

 

This special Mass blessed the series of events to celebrate Faculty of Psychology 28^th Anniversary celebration. Ps. Albertus Yogo Prasetianto accompanied by Ps. Daniel Makbalin served in this special Mass. Vox Alberty choir from Atma Jaya Pastoral, BSTI (System & Information Technology Unit), Studio Pendidikan (Education Studio Department), and BPPS UNIKA Atma Jaya helped to serve in this Mass. 

After the special Mass, the Dean of Faculty of Psychology UNIKA Atma Jaya, Dr. Theresia Indira Shanti, M.Si, Psychotherapist, gave her speech to open the series of event. Dr. Shanti described her appreciation of how Faculty of Psychology UNIKA Atma Jaya is still trusted by the Indonesian society at large, she expressed her wishes for the civitas of the Faculty of Psychology to work together to achieve the Faculty’s vision. Dr. Shanti again reiterated her appreciation of how Faculty of Psychology UNIKA Atma Jaya has the full support of the civitas and its alumni. The theme for this 28^th anniversary was in accordance with UNIKA Atma Jaya 60^th Anniversary’s theme. Faculty of Psychology 28^th’s Anniversary theme was to fit its vision to become a Faculty of Psychology that is nationally renown by everyone in the field of Psychology, having care and putting ethicality in its ever changing interactions with various sub-cultures in the Indonesian society, also to achieve international recognitition by the year of 2027. Faculty of Psychology UNIKA Atma Jaya appreciated its 28 years of journey to be where it is now, contributing in building collaborative, excellent, and caring individuals, also it restated its commitment to yield quality products that would be acknowledged by the society.

 

Faculty of Psychology determines to prepare individuals who can contribute to Indonesian society at large by perfecting its curriculum in accordance to the Kampus Merdeka’s policies and the pandemic situation, in the hope that every graduate during this pandemic would still be prepared to transformative leaders. Alumni who have been entering the workforce in various district in Indonesia, including in foreign countries, and work partners  that have been built and maintained all these years in various areas of the field of Psychology such as industrials, hospitals, national and international non-profit organizations, schools, and communities, do show that the Faculty has been moving toward the right path to achieve its vision. International networking that it has made will also be improved in quality and quantity, in the hope that every collaboration will be enjoyed by civitas of FPUAJ and Indonesian society. 

After the special Mass, a friendly chit chat session followed, named,”Ngumpul di Rumah Yuk (Let’s gather at home)”. This event was attended especially by several employees of Faculty of Psychology. Even though the friendly gathering was an online one, but this special occasion event had been a fun one with games prepared by the anniversary committee were played. Long live Faculty of Psychology UNIKA Atma Jaya!