IPB University Dormitory Students Contribute Ideas to Support Green Campus

IPB University Students supported Green Campus 2020. This showed from their enthusiasm in Aisle Social Gathering (SOLONG) themed “Green Campus 2020”. On the agenda, the dormitory students received a general idea of the five elements of Green Campus from the Senior Residents. Besides, they also conducted a Focused Group Discussion (FGD) which aimed to trigger ideas regarding the implementation of several green campus elements in daily life. They ideated creative solutions of green space in the dormitory area, save energy implementation, sorting and processing of plastic waste, and implementation of healthy and eco-friendly life.

“Alhamdulillah, I was happy to see the enthusiasm of the students during the discussion process on the issue of green campus. It was seen from the excited look in their eyes during presentation because they activated their creative and critical power. Solong run actively and in two directions so that it did not cause boredom,” said Hasna, a senior resident of the female dormitory.
“The concept of FGD is an excellent opportunity for introverted students to mingle and form a leadership spirit. Many students finally know how the FGD system is, because many of them have never done it before, “said Robi, one of the senior resident male dormitory.

The expected output from this activity is an understanding of the green campus for each person, healthy lifestyles implementation, and also training of critical thinking. The ideas that have been presented by boarding people will then be documented as a collection of applicable solutions that will be applied in the dormitory going forward.

Keywords: IPB University students, dormitories, Aisle Social Gathering, green campus