HumasUPNVJ - UPN Veteran Jakarta held a joint exercise activity on Friday, December 31, 2021. This healthy gymnastic activity is actually a routine activity that is attended by lecturers and employees of UPN Veteran Jakarta (UPNVJ) but what makes it different from previous weeks is the distribution of many doors prize and remarks from the Chancellor of UPNVJ in order to celebrate the end of the year and at the same time welcome the new year.
The activity began with joint gymnastics and continued with door prizes in the form of the main prizes, namely two bicycles, several batik fabrics, shoes, t-shirts and two bags. Four gymnastic participants who were assessed as energetic from start to finish by gymnastic instructors each managed to get sports shoes. Meanwhile, the other door prize winners were determined based on their success in answering the questions raised by the Chancellor and his three deputies.
In the middle of the distribution of door prizes , the Chancellor of UPNVJ, Dr. Erna Hernawati, Ak, CPMA, CA, CGOP gave a speech. All lecturers and staff carefully listen to the information and messages conveyed. On this occasion, Erna reviewed the major achievements that UPNVJ had achieved, namely the SIMKATMAWA Ranking and Status Change to BLU. Also, Erna did not forget to express her gratitude to all academicians who have dedicated and worked hard to achieve UPNVJ's targets.
"Thank you for your cooperation during 2021 so that we can end 2021 with achievements. One of the achievements that is the target of tertiary institutions is, of course, ranking. However, the 2021 ranking has not been issued by the ministry, but one ranking that is proud of the results of all of our efforts is the ranking in the field of student affairs at SIMKATMAWA. In 2020 our ranking reached 99 while in 2021 we were ranked 52nd. The ranking by the Ministry is usually divided into groups; League 1 group which contains PTN-BH and League 2 which are usually outside PTN-BH. UPN Veteran Jakarta should already be in the BLU League so if you look at the ranking in League 2," said Erna in her speech.
This achievement is a matter of pride for UPNVJ. According to Erna, this proves that UPNVJ is able to encourage students to excel. Erna believes that students are the main target of UPN Veterans Jakarta, not lecturers or employees. "When our students progress, when our students excel, the lecturers, staff, and institutions will also progress. I am sure that students will not be able to progress if the lecturers do not progress. It would be impossible to achieve such a ranking change if the students were not served by all of us. This means that the ranking shows an extraordinary performance for you in 2021.” Erna said.
Furthermore, Erna also conveyed the problems that will be faced in 2022, namely the rankings that have been achieved are not accumulated. The point is that even though UPNVJ has reached rank 52, the rating will come back from zero and you have to increase it again from the beginning. If UPNVJ is not careful, careless, and lowers performance, it is possible for UPNVJ's rating to decline.
Apart from that, Erna also mentioned the change in status of UPNVJ from Satker to BLU. This change is a proud achievement but it also has its own consequences. However, it is hoped that it can improve the welfare of all academics, which is one of the targets of BLU. Therefore, Erna invited all UPNVJ academics to commit to working hard again for UPNVJ to have BLU status.
Erna hopes that the information conveyed is not seen as a burden but as an encouragement for lecturers and staff to further improve their performance in 2022. “Let's improve our performance together. At the beginning of the year we immediately have to improve all plans so that all activities will be properly controlled. I am sure that if the plan is carried out, in 2022 not only SIMKATMAWA but all the achievements we can achieve," concluded Erna.