The annual sparkle of the Public Relations (PR) Concentration of the Communication Studies Program of UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta “Party of Public Relations (POP) 2025” was officially opened today, Sunday, May 18, 2025 with the holding of the Grand Opening & Fun Walk which took place in the courtyard of UIN Sunan Kalijaga Polyclinic. the Grand Opening & Fun Walk event is the opening of a series of POP 2025 events. It was conducted by walking along the Solo - Yogyakarta road until returning to UIN Polyclinic via Jl. Sapen, Yogyakarta.

The event was opened with a dove release session and ribbon cutting by the Head of Communication Science Department, Dr. Mokhamad Mahfud, S.Sos. I., M.Si., Vice Dean 3 for Student Affairs of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Dr. Rama Kertamukti, S. Sos., MSn., and Chairman of the 20th Anniversary of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Achmad Zuhri, M. I. Kom. Furthermore, various activities, ranging from Gymnastics, Fun Walk, Dorprize Distribution, Sexual Violence Material, to Music Entertainment became a series of sessions in this event.

After the fun walk, the dorprize distribution was immediately carried out with a festive atmosphere, the large number of prizes prepared by the committee made the participants very enthusiastic in following it.

The presentation of material related to Sexual Violence among Students was given by Dr. Astri Hanjarwati, S.Sos., M.A. as Head of the PLT PPKS Prevention Division (Integrated Service Center for Sexual Violence Prevention and Handling) UIN Sunan Kalijaga in one of the event sessions. This session was held with the aim of building awareness from students to be more sensitive and to various forms of sexual harassment that often occur, especially among students in the campus environment.

The ranks of the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and Academics of the Communication Studies Program provide full support and great appreciation for the implementation of this Grand Opening event. “We from the ranks of the Communication Studies Program Academics really support and appreciate the implementation of this Party of PR 2025 event, with enthusiasm and strong determination, this event can be carried out very lively,” said the Head of Communication Studies Program, Dr. Mokhamad Mahfud, S.Sos. I., M.Si. in his speech.

Meanwhile, with the opening of the POP 2025 event, it is hoped that it will be a successful opening for the Party of PR 2025 which carries the topic of the contribution of PR (Public Relations) to the development of the creative economy in Indonesia. “It is hoped that the grand opening event will be a successful opening of the POP 2025 series, by carrying out the big theme ”public relations strategies for creative economy“ this is intended to collaborate Communication Science in the world of PR with creative ideas for the Indonesian economy, especially for the younger generation,” said Himawan Wicaksono as Chairman of the POP 2025 Committee.

Furthermore, the POP 2025 event will be followed by an Entrepreneurship Workshop and Awarding Night as the culmination of the event on May 21 & 28. (mus/red)Furthermore, the POP 2025 event will be followed by an Entrepreneurship Workshop and Awarding Night as the culmination of the event on May 21 & 28. (mus/iu/red)