Masterpiece: Mengembangkan Rumah Ilmu Melalui Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi di Universitas Konservasi

Masterpiece: Mengembangkan Rumah Ilmu Melalui Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi di Universitas Konservasi

Mengembangkan Rumah Ilmu Melalui Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi di Universitas Konservasi

Mengembangkan Rumah Ilmu Melalui Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi di Universitas Konservasi

            Mahasiswa, itulah sebutan yang ditujukan kepada para pelajar yang mengenyam pendidikan di perguruan tinggi. Seperti yang tercantum dalam PP RI No. 30 Tahun 1990, mahasiswa diartikan sebagai peserta didik yang terdaftar dan menuntut ilmu di perguruan tinggi tertentu. Tapi apakah para mahasiswa mengetahui apa makna mahasiswa itu sendiri? Apa tugas mereka? Dan bagaimana peran mereka di masyarakat? Khusunya di kampus konservasi Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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            Menurut Knopfemacher (dalam Suwono, 1978), mahasiswa merupakan insan-insan calon sarjana yang dalam keterlibatannya dengan perguruan tinggi, dididik, dan diharapkan  menjadi calon - calon intelektual. Sedangkan tugas dan peran mahasiswa (Nugroho, 2013) adalah sebagai (1) Agent of Change atau agen perubahan yang diharapkan mampu membawa perubahan di masyarakat ke arah yang lebih baik. (2) Social Control atau kontrol sosial yang diharapkan bahwa setiap mahasiswa mampu mengendalikan dan bersosialisasi dalam masyarakat dalam mengambil perannya di masyarakat. (3) Iron Stock atau generasi penerus yang diharapakan bahwa setiap mahasiswa mampu menjadi generasi penerus bangsa sebagai pundak kemajuan bangsa. Jelaslah bahwa peranan mahasiswa di masyarakat sangat besar. Oleh karena itu, seorang mahasiswa harus mempunyai andil dalam memajukan taraf kehidupan di masyarakat.

            Tetapi, banyak mahasiswa yang hanya sekadar berfikir bagaimana menghabiskan waktu, bukan berfikir bagaimana memanfaatkan waktu. Sungguh kegiatan yang tidak produktif ketika dibandingkan dengan sebagian kecil mahasiswa yang aktif di kampus. Mereka yang berfikir bagaimana memanfaatkan waktu untuk hal yang bermanfaat. Mereka rela mengurangi waktu, pikiran, uang, dan tenaganya untuk bergerak. Mahasiswa bukanlah sekadar pelajar yang menghabiskan waktunya untuk belajar di kelas, makan, ataupun tidur di kasur yang empuk, tetapi mahasiswa harus belajar bersosialisasi, berorganisasi, meneliti, dan mengabdi dan berfikir bagaimana memperoleh ilmu dan pengetahuan melalui proses yang kita alami. Proses tersebut dapat melalui kegiatan-kegiatan kemahasiswaan yang bermanfaat yang ada di kampus seperti organisasi  ataupun UKM.

            Tetapi, melalui kegiatan kemahasiswaaan saja belum cukup jika belum dapat melaksanakan Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi. Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi memegang peranan sangat penting dalam kehidupan berbangsa dan bernegara. Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi yaitu pendidikan, penelitian, dan pengabdian kepada masyarakat. Dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 20 Tahun 2003 tentang Sistem Pendidikan Nasional menyebutkan bahwa perguruan tinggi berkewajiban menyelenggarakan pendidikan, penelitian,  dan pengabdian kepada masyarakat (Pasal 20 Ayat 2).

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            Hal pertama yang sesuai dengan Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi adalah Pendidikan. Pendidikan itu sendiri menurut UU No. 20 Tahun 2003, tentang sistem pendidikan nasional,  pendidikan adalah usaha sadar dan terencana untuk mewujudkan suasana  belajar dan proses pembelajaran agar peserta didik secara aktif  mengembangkan potensi dirinya untuk memiliki kekuatan spiritual  keagamaan, pengendalian diri, kepribadian, kecerdasan, akhlak mulia, serta  ketrampilan yang diperlukan dirinya, masyarakat, bangsa, dan Negara. Hakikatnya, pendidikan merupakan upaya mewariskan nilai, yang akan menjadi penolong dan penuntun umat manusia dalam menjalani kehidupan dan sekaligus untuk memperbaiki nasib dan peradaban umat manusia. Tanpa pendidikan dapat dipastikan bahwa manusia sekarang tidak berbeda dengan generasi manusia masa lampau. Karena itu, secara ekstrim dapat dikatakan bahwa maju mundur atau baik buruknya peradaban suatu masyarakat atau bangsa sangat ditentukan oleh bagaimana proses pendidikan yang dijalani oleh masyarakat bangsa tersebut (Kasinyo Harto, 2002: 89). Sementara. John Stuart Mill (filosof Inggris, 1806-1873 M) menjabarkan bahwa Pendidikan itu meliputi segala sesuatu yang dikerjakan oleh seseorang untuk dirinya atau yang dikerjakan oleh orang lain untuk dia, dengan tujuan mendekatkan dia kepada tingkat kesempurnaan. Dengan demikian sangatlah jelas jika seorang mahasiswa sebagai kaum terpelajar seharusnya mampu mengamalkan ilmunya di masyarakat, yaitu untuk membentuk masyarakat yang berbudi pekerti baik dan maju. 

            Hal yang ke dua adalah Penelitian. Pengertian penelitian yang disarankan oleh Leedy (1997: 3) sebagai berikut: Penelitian (riset) adalah proses yang sistematis meliputi pengumpulan dan analisis informasi (data) dalam rangka meningkatkan pengertian kita tentang fenomena yang kita minati atau menjadi perhatian kita. Dengan demikian penelitian sangatlah penting untuk dilaksanakan oleh seorang mahasiswa untuk mengetahui, memecahkan, dan memberikan solusi tentang fenomena dan permasalahan yang ada di masyarakat. Maka seorang mahasiswa mempunyai tanggung jawab dalam berkontribusi dalam perkembangan dan kemajuan ilmu dan pengetahuan di masyarakat dalam rangka meningkatkan taraf hidup masyarakat melalui penelitian.

            Hal ketiga adalah Pengabdian. Pengabdian kepada masyarakat sesuai dengan PP 60/99 (BAB III pasal 3 ayat 4) yang menyatakan bahwa: Pengabdian masyarakat merupakan kegiatan yang memanfaatkan ilmu pengetahuan dalam upaya memberikan sumbangan demi kemajuan masyarakat. Jelaslah dari pengertian tersebut bahwa mahasiswa yang dipandang sebagai kaum intelektual seharusnya mampu melaksanakan perannya dengan baik yaitu melalui pengabdian di masyarakat dengan membagikan dan mengamalkan ilmu yang dimilkinya. Mahasiswa sangat diharapkan kontribusinya di masyarakat sebagai kaum yang dapat membawa perubahan kearah yang kebih baik. Oleh karena itulah mengapa mahasiswa disebut sebagai agent of change yaitu sebagai agen perubahan yang mengemban tugas sebagai motor penggerak perubahan di masyarakat.

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            Dengan demikian, Universitas Negeri Semarang sebagai kampus konservasi dapat membentuk genersi-generasi konservasi yang mempunyai intelektual tinggi sehingga dapat menciptakan kampus sebagai rumah ilmu bagi civitas akademik Universitas Negeri Semarang. Melalui Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi sebagai bekal mahasiswa, maka akan menciptakan agen-agen perubahan yang berwawasan keilmuan dengan berdasarkan konservasi, khususnya konservasi moral. Sehingga mahasiswa dapat menjalankan perannya baik di lingkungan kampus ataupun di masyarakat dengan baik melalui rumah ilmu, Kampus Konservasi, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

Sumber:          

1. Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 30 Tahun 1990 Tentang Pendidikan Tinggi

2. Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 20 Tahun 2003 Tentang Sistem Pendidikan Nasional

3. http://definisipengertian.com/2012/pengertian-definisi-mahasiswa-menurut-para-ahli/

4. http://catatanaktivismuda.blogspot.co.id/2013/08/peran-fungsi-mahasiswa-pfm.html

5. https://ulfatulhasanah.wordpress.com/2015/02/24/pendidikan-islam-menurut-hasan-langgulung/

6. http://www.artikelbagus.com/2012/11/pengertian-pendidikan.html

7. http://aspek-teknis-karyatulis-ilmiah.blogspot.co.id/2010/07/apakah-penelitian-itu.html

8. http://suarniherman.blogspot.co.id/2015/05/metode-penelitian.html

Thomas Alva Edison

The most influence person in the world

Thomas Alva Edison

            Thomas Alva Edison is a great inventor in the world and gives big contribution, such as the first electric light inventor. He was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11^th 1847. In 1854 his parent moved to Port Huron, Michigan. He grew up there. When he was child, he just studied for 3 month because his teacher said that he cannot study in school. So his mother taught him by herself. Although he did not study in school, he showed a curiosity about something. He did dissection with animal and made a small laboratory under his house. A year later, he was success made a telegraph. Because he needed a big cost to do experiment, in 12 years old he sold newspaper and candy in the train that operated in Port Huron city and Detroit. He also made a small laboratory in a train railway coach and he did experiment and read some literatures in his spare time.

            In 1861, there was a war between south and north countries. He took an advantage of it by buying an old printing machine. Then he made a weekly herald printing newspaper. This was the first newspaper in train. And it could create 400 per day. In 1868 he got a job as a telegraph operator in Boston. Every his spare time was done to do experiment about technical. In this year he invented the intercom electric system. Thomas Alva Edison obtained the patent right for the first time for electric vote recorder, but it was not too interesting. Then he developed the more commercial invention, stock ticker. He sold it to the company and get 40000 dollar. This profit was used to build a company and laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. In this laboratory he invented many inventions that changed life style of several people in the world.

            In 1877 he invented phonograph. In this year, he focused on electric light because he realized that a light source was needed more by people. He spent 40.000 dollar in two years to do experiment about electric light. He tried around 6000 materials to do experiment. Finally, on October 21th 1879 the first electric light was created that could lit up to 40 hours.

            There are still many useful inventions from Thomas Alva Edison. Over all there are 1.039 patent right inventions such as: telegraph, electric pen, battery, microphone, carbon telephone transmitter, and picture projector, etc. In 1920s, his health was getting bad. He died on October 18^th 1931 in his 84 years old.     

Quotes:

”How many people give up, whereas only need some step more to reach the success”

“I am sure will be success because I am running out of fail experiment”

“I have not failed. I have just found 10.000 ways that won’t work”

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and look like work”

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up”

“Genius in one percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration”

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            After reading this Thomas Alva Edison’s biography, I get much of new knowledge. I think this writing is very good to be read because we can get much knowledge and motivation. On this writing we can find that something impossible can be possible. I believe that something impossible can come true because of the strong will and followed by a real action. Ignoring others twaddle word that want to ruin our belief and always doing our best.

            We have to follow the way Thomas Alva Edison is. Although he fails in many times, he always struggle to prove something great because he believes of his ability. We also can take value that to be success we cannot only wait, but always move and try a variety of ways. I do agree with Thomas word that we will not reach the success before we run out of failure because to be success only need some step before giving up. To be a great person, there must be a great struggle.

The Success Principles Book

The Success Principles Book

How You get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

By Jack Canfileld

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This is not a complete book by Jack Canfield. This is the simple one, but the content is very motivational. The content of this book is Fundamentals of Success that has 2 sub topics, these are: Take 100% Responsibility for Your Life and Be Clear Why You’re Here. This a motivation book to be success by having principles. The first sub topic is opened by very motivational quotes, “You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself” by Jim Rohn, America’s foremost business philosopher. On this book also be mentioned that “There is only one person responsible for the quality of the life you live, that person is you.” This is very good word because if we do not take the responsible of ourselves, who else? If you want to be successful, you have to take 100% responsibility for everything that you experience in your life. This includes the level of your achievements, the results you produce, the quality of your relationships, the state of your health and physical fitness, your income, your debts, your feelings everything! This is not easy. In fact, most of us have been conditioned to blame something outside of ourselves for the parts of our life we don’t like. We blame our parents, our bosses, our friends, our coworkers, our spouse, the weather, the economy, the government, our astrological chart, our lack of money, anyone or anything we can pin the blame on. We never want to look at where the real problem is ourselves.

There is a wonderful story told about a man who is out walking one night and comes upon another man down on his knees looking for something under a street lamp. The passerby inquires as to what the other man is looking for. He answers that he is looking for his lost key. The passerby offers to help and gets down on his knees and helps him search for the key. After an hour of fruitless searching, he says, “We’ve looked everywhere for it and we haven’t found it. Are you sure that you lost it here?”The other man replies, “No, I lost it in my house, but there is more light out here under the street lamp”. It is time to stop looking outside yourself for the answers to why you haven’t created the life and results you want, for it is you who creates the quality of the life you lead and the results you produce. You, no one else! To achieve major success in life, to achieve those things that are most important to you, you must assume 100% responsibility for your life. Nothing less will do.

You see, without a purpose in life, it’s easy to get sidetracked on your life’s journey. It’s easy to wander and drift, accomplishing little.But with a purpose, everything in life seems to fall into place. To be “on purpose” means you’re doing what you love to do, doing what you’re good at, and accomplishing what’s important to you. When you are truly and passionately on purpose, the people, resources, and opportunities you need naturally gravitate toward you. The world benefits, too, because when you act in alignment with your true life purpose, which may at first glance seem selfish, all of your actions automatically serve others.

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There are some quotes, “Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses” By George Washington Carver, Chemist who discovered over 325 uses for the peanut. “All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you” By Wayne Dyer, Coauthor of How to Get What You Really, Really, Really, Really Want. “The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it” By Lou Holtz, The only coach in NCAA history to lead six different college teams to postseason bowl games, and winner of a national championship and “coach of the year” honors; now an ESPN football analyst. “It is the soul’s duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion” By Dame Rebecca West, Bestselling author.

After reading this book, I think this is a very good book. The content of this is very interesting. There are motivational story, motivational quotes, and the formula of 100% responsibility that we can learn about it. There are many words that will make us realize that we must not blame other, blame someone, time, event, something or whatever that is. We just need to realize that only us who need to change because we cannot change circumstance or time. We just need to response the event that happen surrounding us positively. By positively response in every event, the events also will response us positively. It is a good book to be read because it can uplift your mind in thinking positively and fire our spirit in passing this life enjoyably.