In the event held in the FMIPA mosque, Habib Novel Alaydrus mentioned Allah’s blessing for the Islamic community. He mentioned that as a Muslim, people should ask for a blessed life to Allah SWT. He gave an example of Noah’s Ark when Noah wished for a blessed place as his ark’s berth. He did not ask for a good berth, a wide berth, or a beautiful berth. Habib Novel Alaydrus added that Noah’s wish is also reflected in “Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh”, which means may salvation be upon you and also be bestowed upon you, mercy from Allah and blessings.

He also reminded that people should not cut the greeting to assalamualaikum because Islam is not just a salvation for people and to be bestowed on people. When greeting each other, Muslims should pray to that other received peace and mercy from Allah, but also His blessings. The other person should reply with “Wa ‘alaikumus salam wa rahmatullahi wabarakatuh” which means may the safety, grace of Allah, and His blessings be upon you too.

“May you get the salvation of grace from Allah and blessings, blessings, blessings, blessings, and blessings,” Habib Novel Alaydrus stated.

During the Habib Novel Alaydrus speech, he was accompanied by the Vice-Rector for Academic and Student Affairs UNS Prof. Ahmad Yunus, Dean FMIPA UNS Harjana, Ph.D, a representative from Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) Surakarta, and FMIPA UNS academic members. In his opening remark, Prof. Yunus shared his gratitude to Habib Novel Alaydrus, who have attended the event and delivered a speech. Habib Novel Alaydrus’ visit to FMIPA UNS mosque could strengthen the belief and commitment of FMIPA UNS academic members in making zakat.

“Currently, we have Nazhir Wakaf from faculty members, academic staff, and people who want to strengthen or increase their cash wakaf every month,” Prof. Ahmad Yunus stated.

Prof. Yunus also shared that each month Nazhir Wakaf FMIPA UNS collected around IDR 100 million that was distributed to people in need, especially students from financially disadvantaged families. Humas UNS

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In his report to open the 36^th Bakorlak Disaster Response SAR UNS Anniversary, Gatot Sugiartono, M.H mentioned that Bakorlak Disaster Response SAR UNS had been involved in 438 operations since its establishment on 17 August 1985 to 2021, including water, land, mountain, and sea accidents. Besides the reported operations, Bakorlak also has many other small operations that could not be reported. “But these small operations, we have not recorded them,” Gatot reported.

Gatot then reported all major operations performed by Bakorlak Disaster Response SAR UNS to the Rector and honorary guests. These operations are the evacuation of Garuda Indonesia B737-300 with flight number GA-421 that landed in Bengawan Solo river in 2002. Bakorlak SAR UNS was also involved in the evacuation of Lion Air JT-538 flight that slipped in Adi Soemarmo Airport in 2004. “We also participated in the Aceh Tsunami 2004 operation and Yogyakarta earthquake in 2006,” Gatot added.

Gatot explained that Bakorlak Disaster Response SAR UNS involvement in various operations is supported by its members’ and volunteers’ skills equipped by various internal and external team training. The training is an effort to ensure that all members and volunteers have reliable skills to help victims or deployed to the operation area.

“Training I of ’85 was preceded by training with SAR Gorila Central Java, then we got a Decree from Rector that SAR UNS is independent as Emergency SAR UNS by the late dr. Prakosa,”  Gatot explained.

Following the report from Gatot Sugiartono, M.H, the Rector of UNS, Prof. Jamal Wiwoho appreciated the role and spirits of Bakorlak Disaster Response SAR UNS members and volunteers to continue serving the community. He considers the team involvement in various operations a form of Bakorlak Disaster Response SAR UNS readiness to handle disasters or accidents anytime.

“All UNS management team appreciated and thanked (Bakorlak Disaster Response SAR UNS) for (its) activities in humanity, at national, and even during the pandemic, Bakorlak Disaster Response  SAR UNS continue to be ready and serving,” Prof. Jamal stated.

In his remark, Prof. Jamal also reminded that in this 36^th Anniversary, Bakorlak Disaster Response SAR UNS could take a role in disaster research and education through holistic work, including disaster mitigation, disaster technology development, disaster operational, and post-disaster handling. The Rector mentioned that this encouragement is based on UNS designation as Higher Education with Legal Entity (PTNBH) by the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) based on the Government Decree (PP) Number 56 of 2020 on Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta as Higher Education with Legal Entity (PTNBH) on 6 October 2020.

Following this decision, UNS is demanded to improve its performance and require all its units to work together to achieve 8 Key Performance Indicators (IKU) of UNS. To support this effort, the SAR unit could perform several actions. “For example, developing technology research, disaster handling, disaster mitigation handling, disaster operation, and post-disaster handling,” Prof. Jamal stated.

Further, Prof. Jamal also mentioned that to support Bakorlak Disaster Response SAR UNS, UNS will establish a Center for Excellence (PUI) of Disaster Study. Prof. Jamal added that this plan is based on the numerous disasters that occur, which demand the planning stage to mitigate disasters. This PUI will follow its previous three PUIs: Javanology, Lithium Battery, and Center for Fintech and Banking UNS (UNS Fintech Center). The first step to establishing this center is taken by renovating the Bakorlak Disaster Response SAR UNS office in Jalan Kolonel Sutarto Nomor 150K, Jebres, Surakarta. Due to this renovation, currently, the unit operates from Building D UNS Student’s Dormitory in Jebres Subdistrict.

“We are building the Bakorlak Disaster Response SAR UNS. Currently, we hope that PUI Disaster Study will complete the existing three PUIs,” Prof. Jamal explained. Humas UNS

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The celebration took “FKOR UNS 3^rd Anniversary: Supporting Indonesian Team in Paralympic Tokyo 2020” as a celebration theme. The Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) RI, Zainudin Amali, attended the celebration and appreciated FKOR UNS roles in assisting Kemenpora to shape excellent athletes in Indonesia, especially in sports for people with disabilities (paragames). Menpora even suggested UNS declare itself as the Center for Research and Development of Sports for People with Disabilities (Paragames) for its success in accompanying Indonesian athletes in Tokyo Paralympic 2020.

In line with the anniversary theme, FKOR prepares the Indonesian team to participate in the Tokyo Paralympic 2020 on 24 August – 5 September 2021 by providing a training site and sending faculty members as trainers for the athletes. The Rector of UNS, Prof. Jamal Wiwoho, shared his proudness for FKOR UNS achievements at a young age by proving its position is supporting Indonesian sports.

“(FKOR UNS) might be young, but at the national and international level, FKOR has a significant contribution, especially in Paralympic in Japan. FKOR UNS faculty members are trusted as the committee, trainers, and managers of Paragames since 2018,” Prof. Jamal stated.

He added that UNS involvement in the Indonesian Paralympic team is the trust from Kemenpora in FKOR UNS capabilities. The success of the Indonesian team in the Tokyo Paralympic 2020 means that FKOR UNS has contributed to bringing proud names to the nation. Prof. Jamal also mentioned the moment of pride and joy when the badminton women double won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic 2020. The Rector said that the moment was not just a pride and joy, but also the moment Indonesia raised itself to be one of the respected nations in the world.

“If we want to be a big and respected country, we need to think how we could build strong sports champions together so that we could have a respected level in Southeast Asia, Asia, or globally,” Prof. Jamal emphasized.

Becoming champions in sports require great innovation, including innovations in athlete’s training. The Dean of FKOR UNS, Dr. Sapta Kunta Purnama, M.Pd stated that FKOR UNS faculty members are qualified, with more than 50% of the faculty members have a doctoral degree. This qualification affected training provided to FKOR UNS students and brought them to the highest podium in national and international sports championships.

“During these three years, FKOR UNS has provided positive contributions for Universitas Sebelas Maret. Our student brought pride to UNS by winning a national and international championship, in line with our vision to shape human resources with sports knowledge who could perform sports,” Dr. Sapta Kunta stated. Humas UNS

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