Sakura Picnic

Sakura Picnic: perwujudan sila ke-5 Pancasila, i.e. mangan ora mangan sing penting ngumpul! ;D

Indonesianis

Bagaimana kalau mengundang para Indonesianis maupun kandidat Indonesianis untuk berpartisipasi dalam web ini. Mereka boleh mengirimkan artikel, pertanyaan, foto, dll.

Ezki

Ohio University at Glance

University Profile
Below are some of our most commonly requested statistics. Graduation and transfer-out rates as reported to the federal government, along with other important facts and figures, are available on our Institutional Research web site.

16,854 undergraduate students on the Athens campus
1,125 students from other countries
846 full-time faculty (Athens campus)
20:1 student to faculty ratio
21 student average class size
41 residence halls
350 registered student organizations
33 fraternities and sororities
Over 250 majors from which to choose
201 buildings on 1,800 acres
18 NCAA Division I teams in the Mid-American Conference
84% freshman to sophomore year retention rate

Recognition
Ohio University has been cited for academic quality and value by such publications as America's 100 Best College Buys, Princeton Review's Best Colleges, and Peterson's Guide to Competitive Colleges. In 2002, U.S. News and World Report ranked the University 45th in the nation for academic quality. The John Templeton Foundation has also recognized Ohio University as one of the top character-building institutions in the country.

Accreditation
Ohio University is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, as well as by a number of professional accrediting agencies.

History
Established in 1804, Ohio University is the oldest public institution of higher learning in the state of Ohio and the first in the Northwest Territory. Admission to Ohio University is granted to the best-qualified applicants as determined by a selective admission policy.

Kuambil dari: http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/facts.cfm

Pasukan Angklung

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Amel, Anis, Putut (di belakang), Winna, Tiwi, Tim (USA), Adrian, Sony, dan Zul.

Angklung di Spring Into Southeast Asia

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Anglklung Performance

Sony memberi keterangan untuk Klothekan

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Im (Cambodia), Anis, dan Sony

Bergaya untuk Spring into Southeast Asia

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Dari kiri ke kanan: Endah, Anis, Tiwi, Elis, Winna, dan Elin.

Selamat Bergabung

Puji Syukur kepada yang Maha Kuasa untuk jatah hidup yang masih berkenan Ia berikan kepada kita sebelum satu persatu kita melangkah.

Permias adalah organisasi yang sengaja kita bentuk sebagai wadah silaturrahmi warga Indonesia diluar negeri. Mudah-mudahan dengan adanya Permias ini kita bisa saling bertukar informasi dalam berbagai hal. Semoga Permias ini bisa menjadi rujukan bagi rekan-rekan kita yang ingin mencari informasi tentang kuliah di Amerika khususnya tentang Ohio University, dan Athens. Dengan adanya Blog ini, kita harapkan akan lebih banyak informasi yang bisa kita berikan kepada rekan-rekan yang berada di Indonesia. Untuk itu atas nama warga Indonesia di kampung Athens ini saya mengharapkan masukan-masukan dari semua rekan sehingga Blog ini benar-benar menjadi rujukan yang sangat berguna bagi kita semua. Selamat datang ke kampung Athens yang indah nan permai, Wassalam.
Zul

Selamat

Selamat Atas Kelahiran Permias Blog ini. Mudah-mudahan bisa jadi penyambung silaturahmi, juga untuk teman-teman yang akan datang ke Athens.

Ketua Permias Athens periode 2005/2006: Zulfikar

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Menyanyi Bersama

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Walaupun anggota Permias Athens tidak ada yang bisa nyanyi, semua "maju tak gentar" untuk menyajikan lagu "Ibu Pertiwi" dan "Indonesia Tanah Pusaka".

Membaca Surat

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Anak-anak Indonesia di Athens membaca surat untuk anak-anak di Aceh yang menjadi korban bencana tsunami.

Anggota Panitia Aceh Tsunami Relief Benefit Dinner

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Benefit dinner offers food, facts, chance to contribute

Published Tuesday, January 18, 2005.

Two Ohio University student organizations helped aid the victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami by hosting a benefit dinner Sunday for students and Athens community members.
Permias, the Indonesian Student Association and SEASA, the Southeast Asian Studies Association, organized the Aceh Tsunami Relief Benefit Dinner, which was presented in Baker Ballroom in Baker University Center.

Adrian Budiman coordinated the event, which sponsored a variety of speakers so those who attended the dinner could learn about the effects of the tsunami through pictures, letters and personal accounts of life in Aceh, located 65 miles from the epicenter. The speakers urged the audience to take a proactive approach in aiding the victims by donating to relief efforts.

The dinner was organized in buffet style with some of the 30-50 volunteers serving traditional Indonesian food. The presentation portion of the night opened with Budiman thanking everyone for coming. The area of Aceh was struck by a force equivalent to 20,000 nuclear bombs, he said. "Every dollar collected will assist in the long healing process," Budiman said. "This tsunami has brought out the worst of nature but the best in humanity." Karen Kray, who spoke for SEASA, said that the fund-raising dinner was good not only because it helped bring much-needed funds to victims in Aceh, but it also brings attention to other areas also devastated by the tsunami. Speaker Teuku Zulfikar said victims need physical and psychological treatment more than money.

OU President Roderick McDavis also spoke of the importance of helping disaster victims.
"It seems we have to have a crisis for the best part of us to come out ... we are all tied together in our bond of humanity," McDavis said. "If we get up and believe we can make a difference, then I believe we can change the world. I believe that we can bring hope to the hopeless." After McDavis spoke, Indonesian children of Athens, ranging from indergarteners up to 7th graders, read letters they wrote to Acehnese children.

Zulfikar went to school in Aceh and explained the aftermath of the tsunami while showing pictures of the area through a PowerPoint presentation.
Zulfikar left the area just days before the tsunami hit. He said some of his professors were among the more than 100,000 killed. The disaster also displaced about 700,000 and orphaned about 70,000. "The people have to start at zero," Zulfikar said.

All proceeds went to Nurani Dunia, a humanitarian organization that that aids areas of Indonesia affected by social conflict and natural disasters. For the tsunami victims, the foundation helps with emergency aid distribution, crisis communication facilitation, disaster response education and orphan care. As of Jan. 15, the OU groups collected $13,000 from donations, mail-in checks, their Web site and campaigning at College Gate. The dinner portion of the fund-raiser sold 300 tickets at $10 each. There was also a silent auction where people could bid on hand-made crafts from Indonesia and items donated by local businesses.

Source: http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/Articles/Culture/2005/01/18/640/

Student group has close ties to tsunami victims, aids in recovery

Published Thursday, January 6, 2005.

Every day this week, members of the Indonesian Student Association of Ohio University stood in the rain at College Gate to collect donations and answer questions about last week's tsunami, where the death toll is estimated to be 156,000. This is one of several upcoming relief efforts in Athens this month. In addition to donation opportunities at College Gate this week, three benefit dinners will take place throughout the month, including a Community Fundraising Dinner today at 5 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church on College Street. The ISA has personal ties to the disaster in Asia. The north Sumatran province of Aceh in Indonesia was one of the hardest-hit areas, where an estimated 80,000 people were killed.

According to ISA adviser Don Flournoy, one member was in Aceh when the tsunami hit, though there is no indication the student is in danger. Nurani Dunia, an Indonesian humanitarian organization co-founded in 1999 by OU professor Elizabeth Collins, has distribution capabilities in Aceh, and will be the pipeline for Athens contributions to the disaster sites. "(Nurani Dunia is operated by) young people and the organization is as clean as they come and well-respected in Indonesia," Collins said.

According to ISA member Adrian Budiman, 100 percent of the money collected for Nurani Dunia will go directly to disaster relief. "All funds we collect, every single penny, (will go) without a middle person," Budiman said. "People here would like to see a tangible outlet where they know their money is going to do the most good, and that's what we're trying to provide for the local community." The College Gate campaigns were successful in the first two days, according to ISA treasurer Ratri Istania. Local faculty members contributed to a check for $3,000 that was sent to Aceh, and before the campaign began on yesterday, students donated an estimated $500. According to Collins, one American dollar can feed five Indonesian families. Student contributions from Monday and Tuesday alone could provide one meal to nearly 3,000 families.

Beyond tonight's dinner and the College Gate campaigns, two more fundraising opportunities occur later this month. At 6 p.m. on Jan. 16, the ISA is hosting a dinner for the Athens Tsunami Disaster Relief Project in the Baker Ballroom, featuring a silent auction with Indonesian handicrafts.

An Indonesian Benefit Dinner, sponsored by United Campus Ministries, will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 29, on the lower level of 18 N. College St. Half the proceeds will go toward relief efforts in Asia; the other half will benefit UCM. According to ISA adviser Flournoy, these monetary contributions will be the easiest and most efficient way to help the devastated area. "Money is probably the primary way (to provide aid); food and clothing and other tangible aid is piling up at airports -the problem is how to get these assets to locations," Flournoy said. For information on disaster efforts and other donation opportunities, visit www.saveindonesia.org.

Source: http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/Articles/News/2005/01/06/160/

McDavis offers support

Published Thursday, January 6, 2005.

Ohio University President Roderick McDavis said yesterday that he wanted to express his condolences to the thousands of OU students and alumni affected by the tsunami that hit East Asia on Dec. 26. More than 250 OU students are from the affected countries, and 1,600 alumni are from Malaysia.

McDavis said he has not heard of any students or alumni being injured, and he is hopeful that will not change. "This is a tragedy beyond belief," McDavis said. "All of our students, alumni and their families are in our thoughts and prayers."

The Southeast Asian Studies Association is collecting donations at College Gate this week, according to a press release distributed at the meeting. Donations will be given to the Nurani Dunia Foundation, an Indonesian humanitarian organization. A non-denominational service will take place at 12:10 p.m. today in the First United Methodist Church, 2 S. College Street, and it will also host a fundraising dinner from 5 to 8 tonight.

The Indonesian Student Association will also host a fundraising dinner Jan. 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Baker Ballroom. All proceeds will go to the Nurani Dunia Foundation.
McDavis said the International Student and Faculty Services department offers support to any students or faculty who may have been affected by the tragedy. Counseling and Psychological Services representatives will also be available to speak to individuals.
He said he plans to send a personal e-mail to all of the alumni affected and has already contacted OU students to offer support.

At his press conference yesterday, McDavis also discussed: As the Hocking River continues to rise, the university is prepared to take necessary precautions, such as closing the university, to ensure the safety of students and faculty. McDavis said no decisions have been made, but he continues to monitor the situation.

The seven-member committee reviewing the Mill Street apartment proposals has reduced construction proposals from three to two. McDavis said the committee will offer counter-proposals and a company will be selected by Jan. 7. Construction of the student center is still on schedule, and the university is considering moving the Baker University Center name to the new facility.

Director of University Relations Mary Dillon has resigned, an action that will be effective June 30. n Hub Burton, associate vice president for University Communications and Marketing, and Paul Ladwig, vice president for University Communications and Marketing, were reassigned to intercollegiate athletics for the betterment of the department, McDavis said.

Source: http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/Articles/News/2005/01/06/158/

OU hosts Indonesian guests

Published Friday, October 1, 2004.

Ohio University got the nod from the United States State Department to spearhead peace and reconciliation in Indonesia, where conflicts between Muslims and Christians have existed since 1998, and to improve relations between the Southeast Asian country and the United States.

According to a news release from Ohio University's Center of International Affairs, OU was invited to apply for the grant because of the faculty's long involvement in Indonesia. OU recently has collaborated with government and non-governmental organizations working to promote peace and reconciliation efforts. OU competed with other colleges for the grant.

As a result, 10 Indonesians were at OU for four days this week. The group participated in a workshop on interfaith dialogue, met community leaders and observed peer mediation program in the local schools, said Richard Kraince, special projects manager at the Center for International Affairs.

The program began in Chicago, where the participants observed various interfaith activities. Yesterday morning the group left Athens for Washington, D.C., where they will hold high level meetings with the State Department, Congressional Indonesian Caucus, Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Congressional Foreign Committee.
Kraince, who directs the Center for International Affairs' Inter-religious dialogue project, said the project's objective is to provide ideas for people who want to promote inter-religious peace.
"We want the Indonesians to come here, learn from the US and see the challenges we also face. It is two-way; the Indonesians will also make Americans have a different view of global dynamics," Kraince said.

Kraince said that as the fourth largest country and the largest Muslim country in the world, Indonesia is important to the United States. He said the just-concluded elections in the country were one of the largest experiments with democracy since former President Suharto's 32 years of autocratic rule ended in 1998.
Kraince said the gains OU will get from the program include developing linkages with institutions in Indonesia and a deeper ability to understand issues in Indonesia. He said the program demonstrates OU's commitment to working on practical problems in the world rather than merely theoretical issues.

Ellis Zuliati Anis, a first-year graduate student from Indonesia who attended the Indonesian delegation's welcoming session, said the inter-religious program presented both the US and Indonesia with ample opportunities to learn from each other.
"This program is good because it will correct the misconceptions that both of the countries have had toward each other," Anis said. "Some Indonesians think that Americans are very bad; some people in the U.S. also think that people of Indonesia are very bad; through this (program), there is hope that some understanding will be reached," she said.

Source: http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/Articles/News/2004/10/01/9324/

Event offers insights into Southeast Asian cultures

Published Monday, April 26, 2004.

Members of the University of Pittsburgh's Gamelan Ensemble perform after dinner at the Spring into Southeast Asia 2004 event in the Baker Ballroom at Baker University Center Friday evening. The event included student performances, an authentic Southeast Asian meal, and then a performance by the Gamelan Ensemble.

Food, folks and new cultural experiences were the themes of Friday night's "Spring into Southeast Asia," an annual event sponsored by the Southeast Asian Studies Association.
The event is for Southeast Asians to share their cultures with the Athens area and Ohio University. "They're so excited to present their cultures," said Masumi Nakano, president of the Southeast Asian Studies Association. "There are not many chances, it's really important to us."

Representatives from 11 Southeast Asian countries including Indonesia, the Philippines, Burma and Laos welcomed the audience of about 250 with a greeting from their country followed by student performances. "We have such a colorful nationality in our organization," Nakano said.

Members of the Vietnamese Student Association sang a song called "Hanoi - Belief and Hope," a favorite in Vietnam, and the Thai Student Association presented a skit about the Sangkran Festival of Thailand, the New Year celebration. The Cambodian Student Association performed a traditional Cambodian folk tale called "How Thunder and Lightning Began" and Minah Harun, an OU grad student, read a poem called "Going Away."

After the student presentations, a meal featuring popular Southeast Asian foods such as Vietnamese spring rolls and Malaysian satay was served, followed by a performance by the Gamelan Ensemble from the University of Pittsburgh. The ensemble, which plays traditional Indonesian music, presented a puppet show and provided the background music.

Jaclyn Jimison, an OU freshman, attended the event for the International Business Society and chose the Southeast Asian event as preparation for future travels. "My friend's mother is from Thailand," Jimison said. "I'm going there over the summer, so this was my first choice." Jimison said the student performances were interesting because they offered a different perspective on Southeast Asian entertainment.

Tickets for the event were pre-sold April 14 to 21, and 30 additional tickets were sold at the door. The sold-out crowd was not a big surprise for Nakano because the turnout last year was just as big. "Last year, the same thing happened," she said. "But we didn't sell any tickets at the door, and we didn't like turning people away."

The International Student Union, which is an umbrella organization for about 20 international student organizations, helped to support the event. "I thought they did a really nice job," said Molly Dwyer, communications director for ISU. "I think it's nice for the Southeast Asian Association to put on a nice event to share their culture."

Source: http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/Articles/Culture/2004/04/26/5504/

Indonesians gain real view of U.S.

Published Thursday, April 15, 2004.

Prior to arriving in Athens with a group of 13 other Indonesian delegates, Michael Mamentu, a teacher at Sam Ratulangi University in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, remembers harboring a distorted image of American society.

After a week in Southeast Ohio filled with activities ranging from contra dancing at the Dairy Barn to a scenario-planning workshop with the U.S. Institute of Peace, Mamentu and fellow participants of the Indonesian Conflict Management Delegation said they have acquired a broad understanding of the United States and its people. "One of the most important things that we are learning from our workshop here is not only about the (peace-building) method, but about the U.S. culture. So many people are thinking negatively about Americans now, but we saw (American society) directly here. It's not like we imagined before. I can tell this to my friends," Mamentu said.

Along these lines, Alan Tidwell of the Institute of Peace worked with the 14 delegates to increase communication and peace-making strategies between the Indonesian leaders. Participants envisioned possible scenarios for their nation in the future and went on to discuss ways of working toward the best future for Indonesia. "Indonesia has many conflicts because Indonesia has many cultures, many races and many religions. I think after this program we will come away with many advantages from this program, and it will help us to manage the conflict in Indonesian communities," said Tuti Alawiyah, a researcher for the Center for Languages and Cultures at Syarif Hidayatullah National Islamic University in Jakarta.

The Indonesian leaders fondly recall the cultural events that highlighted their week in Ohio, which included a trip to the Athens Farmers' market and Wal-Mart, a visit to a local farm, Easter morning church services and a tour of Hocking Hills State Park.
Concluding the OU segment of the program, participants gathered last night in the rotunda of the new Lecture Hall Facility to reflect on the progress that was accomplished during the week. Sentiment was unanimously positive as representatives from each party expressed a hope that the program would be one occasion in a continuing segment of similar events.

In the next two weeks, OU faculty will accompany the Indonesians to Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Lancaster, Pa., New York City, Cincinnati and Chicago to participate in similar peace making activities and seminars.

"I think that they have learned a lot by meeting real Americans and seeing that we have a difference of opinion and that we're not all miniature George Bushes," said Ann Shoemake, an OU doctorate student and consultant for the project. "Experiencing all of the different programs while working on peace strategies for their own country has opened their eyes to the variety of American life, the variety of American values and the different opinions that exist here. It gives them a much more realistic view of the U.S."

Source: http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/Articles/Culture/2004/04/15/4929/

OU promotes end to strife in Indonesia

Published Thursday, April 8, 2004.

As social tension and religious extremism continue in the Indonesian islands, Ohio University has made an effort with the University of Indonesia to bring an end to the violence that has been shaking the country.

Fourteen Indonesian academics and professionals will arrive in Athens tonight to begin the Inter-Religious Dialogue Project, constructed by Richard Kraince, special projects manager for the OU Center for International Studies. Tension in Indonesia has erupted sporadically since the nation's transition to a sectarian democracy in 1998, Kraince said. In the midst of this unstable, transitory period, political leaders and extremist groups have attempted to frame local and global issues in terms of a religious power struggle. As a result, entire communities of Christian and Muslim individuals have turned against one another in certain areas, a scenario that has led to thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of misplaced refugees. "These are extremely important issues to discuss today. If Indonesia is going to take its place as a stable democracy, it needs to address these inter-group and interreligion conflicts," Kraince said.

Until April 14, participants in the program will remain in Athens to take part in a conflict-scenario planning workshop with the U.S. Institute of Peace, a government organization that promotes international conflict resolution. They also will observe the Amesville School peer mediation group and attend a meeting with the Christian Peacemakers Team. "Religious issues play an important role in fueling conflict as well as serving as a pathway to peace," said Alan Tidwell of the Institute of Peace. "Participants will be looking at ways to develop alternative futures and considering the way those alternative futures can impact the way they do their jobs.

"After accomplishing these goals, participants will travel to Lancaster, Pa.; Washington, D.C.; Cincinnati, and Chicago. At each destination, the group will convene with Christian and Muslim groups who are attempting to promote interreligious harmony.
Having directly witnessed the horror and pain these conflicts have created on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, Lorraine Aragon, professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, continues to work in both nations to develop peace strategies. Aragon will serve as a linguistic and cultural interpreter at the workshop to help ensure understanding among all participants.

"It is too ambitious to think that any of these smaller programs will completely resolve the problems themselves," Aragon said. "What this will do will give these individuals a chance to gain a broader perspective beyond their own experiences. It allows them to talk in ways that might have been dangerous in their home environment."
The project will be funded by the U.S. State Department through the Office of Citizen Exchanges. To introduce the Indonesian leaders to the Athens community and to expose the public to these issues, a reception will be next Thursday at 4 p.m. in the rotunda of the new Lecture Hall facility.

"These young activists will get to see America as not only the country that went to war with Iraq or the golden country where everything goes right, but they will get to see us as we really are, struggling to solve our own problems," said Elizabeth Collins, director of International Development Studies at OU. "It's important for them. It's important for us. It's just a really exciting thing that's happening right here in Athens, Ohio."

Source: http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/Articles/Culture/2004/04/08/4534/