Starting 2020, Tuesday, February 28, 2020, the lecturers of the Sociology Study Program held a working meeting for the Sociology Study Program. This time, the Sociology Study Program took a place at Cimol Resto to evaluate the activities of the study program during 2019 and finalize the Sociology Study Program activities for 2020. The event was attended by Lecturers of the Sociology Study Program. Also present were Achmad Zainal Arifin as Head of Study Program, Yayan, Achmad Uzair, Masdjuri, Agus Saputro, Bj. Sujibto, Muryanti, Napsiah as Secretary of the Study Program, Ambarsari Dewi, Astri Hanjarwati, UI Ardaninggar Luhtitianti, and Fitriana Widyastuti, as well as one of the educators, Nurita. The Working Meeting was also attended by the dean leaders, Dr. Mohammad Sodik S.Sos., M.Si as the dean, Dr. Sabarudin as Deputy Dean 3, and Dr. Sulistyaningsih as Deputy Dean 1.

This working meeting succeeded in accommodating the aspirations of lecturers in evaluating 2019 activities and finalizing study program activities in 2020. In his remarks as a Moderator in the activity, the Secretary of the Sociology Study Program said that the Sociology Study Program Work Meeting always precedes the faculty work meeting every year because the basis of the faculty work meeting is from the study program work meeting. In his remarks as a Moderator in the activity, the Secretary of the Sociology Study Program said that the Sociology Study Program Work Meeting every year always precedes the faculty work meeting because the basis of the faculty work meeting is from the study program work meeting, so it is only natural that the study program work meeting takes precedence so that activities are socialized then can obtain input from the lecturer so that during work meetings at the faculty all study program activities are perfect and ready to get legality from the dean.

In this meeting, the Head of Sociology Study Program, Achmad Zainal Arifin, PH.D., submitted a year-end report and delivered a 2020 Study Program activity plan. In the event, 7 study program activities were successfully formulated which were budgeted from BLU and BOPTN. The seven activities are: first, the 4th Reflective Sociology Journal Conference. In this activity Achmad Zainal Arifin, Muryanti, Agus Saputro, UI Ardaninggar Luhtitianti, Bj. Sujibto and Fitriana Widyastuti as the Journal team are the people in charge of this activity. Second, the Social Network Analysis Methodology Workshop in charge of Ambarsari Dewi. Third, Achmad Uzair, Achmad Zainal Arifin, and Astri Hanjarwati are the people in charge of the Visiting and Conference activities of the Sociology Study Program. Fourth, UI Ardaninggar is responsible for the Public Lecture of the Sociology Study Program. Fifth, Ambarsari Dewi and UI Ardaninggar Luhtitianti are responsible for the Social Research Practical Training Workshop. Sixth, Yayan Suryana and Mrs. UI Ardaninggar Luhtitianti are responsible for the Socioenterpreneurship Workshop. Seventh, Muryanti and UI Ardaninggar Luhtitianti are responsible for the Guest Lecturer Lecture activities.

After formulating the seven activities, the head of the study program conveyed to the people in charge of carrying out activities well and also report these activities in the form of activity reports and attach the output of each activity. This is done to carry out quality assurance at the study program level and these activities are data for re-accreditation of study programs that will be submitted at the end of 2021.

At the end of the Sociology Study Program Work Meeting, the moderator invited the Dean, Deputy Dean 2, and Deputy Dean 3 to give messages and impressions to the Sociology Study Program. In this message and impression, the leadership motivated the lecturers of the Sociology Study Program to advance their study programs in both academic and non-academic fields in order to become superior and leading study programs. (Napsiah)