CASS Student Leaders Shine in Showcasing Student Activities to UMY Professors: Sharing Best Practices for Better Engagements

(Mr. Romel Sencio/ CASS Dean's Office)

In an effort to promote better student welfare, the seven Societies of the College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS), with the Executive Council, and CASSayuran, the official college publication, presented their best practices to visiting professors from the Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY). The benchmarking session, which was held last March 6, 2023 at CASS, was initiated by the UMY professors as part of the "ComE with Us!" teacher mentoring program at MSU-IIT.

The session was attended by seven Society Mayors, the EIC of CASSayuran, and department chairpersons. The students were eager to showcase the various activities, engagements, and practices that they implemented to improve the college experience for their fellow students.

Prof. Puthut Ardianto, one of the visiting professors from UMY, expressed his admiration for the student leaders' dedication and creativity in coming up with innovative ideas to engage their peers. He noted that the benchmarking session provided valuable insights into the best practices for student engagements, which he believed would be beneficial to UMY.

Overall, the benchmarking session served as an excellent opportunity for the CASS student leaders to share their best practices and learn from the experiences of their UMY counterparts.

About the Author

Reggy Bartido

Reggy H. Bartido is a Senior BA (Sociology) undergraduate student at the Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT). Currently, Mr. Bartido is the Editor-in-Chief of CASSayuran - the Official Student Publication of the College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) of MSU-IIT. Mr. Bartido's undergraduate thesis centres around Environmental Sociology studies and Sustainable Development. Additionally, he is keenly interested in Youth Studies and Political Sociology, where he continues exploring new insights and perspectives. Likewise, Mr. Bartido was a participant of the Ateneo School of Government and participate PH sponsored training on Campus Media: Media Ethics and Democracy in Action held at Ateneo De Manila University, last November 2022. The training was attended by 30 campus journalists over the country. Mr. Bartido was also given a participant status at the SAPA Mindanao Workshop for Journalism last February 2023 during the FEMSUSCO Meet.