I-SQUARE “Planting Seeds of Change: Growing Hand in Hand with IFSA LC UGM”

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I-SQUARE

“Planting Seeds of Change: Growing Hand in Hand with IFSA LC UGM”

8^th—9^th March 2025

Author: Lutfiyyah Roihanah

Picture 1. Documentation session of I-SQUARE

The Board of IFSA LC UGM has successfully held I-Square on March 8–9, 2025 as its official inauguration meeting to welcome the new members of the organization. The event marked the beginning of the journey of IFSA LC UGM 2025, offering a warm space to understand the organization more deeply and to connect with fellow members. I-Square became an introduction to the work environment, internal culture, and system that guide IFSA LC UGM throughout the year.

Picture 2. IFSA LC UGM President presenting about IFSA Global

On the first day, through an engaging series of sessions and discussions presented by Ferizta Hardika Putri as the President, new members were introduced to the parent organization that is IFSA Global including its structure, roles, and projects that deepen the new members’ understanding of the core value of IFSA. After that, Lutfiyyah Roihanah, the Vice President presented about what IFSA LC UGM does locally and globally as part of the association, including the structure, commissions, and how it works. Moreover, each head of commission introduced the projects that will be held by the commissions (Human Resource Development, Media and Communication, Language, and Forestry Education) throughout the presidency along with the objectives and timeline. In this session, members were expected to get picturization about what they were going to do to get into the organization’s dynamics.

Picture 3. Clara Citra presenting about delegation experience

Picture 4. Rizka Afif presenting about the career journey from IFSA

It was more fascinating to have another presentation session conveyed by one of the former delegates, Clara Citra Arundati. She was a delegate for the 51st International Forestry Students’ Symposium (IFSS) 2023 held in Germany and the United Nations World Food Forum 2024 in Rome, Italy. Through the session, she shared her journey including how she got into the delegation, the sessions, and the key takeaways. This session was very engaging as most members were expecting to experience delegations after they join IFSA LC UGM. The session was then followed by a comprehensive sharing session with alumni held hybrid via Google Meeting, featuring Rizka Afif, President in year 2022 that had numerous organizational and job experiences, he shared his journey from IFSA LC UGM to the world to motivate new members in building their career from tiny steps.

The second day of I-Square was also called Class of IFSA. On this day, members would mainly learn about the technical work system consisting of regulations and guidelines in IFSA LC UGM. The first presentation was conveyed by the President about work ethic in IFSA LC UGM. It helped to set expectations on how the organization’s work environment professionally. After that, the Secretary and Treasurer presented secretarial and financial regulations to prepare new members to manage proposals, reports, budgets, and documents correctly. It was also aimed to emphasize the sense of professionalism, discipline and responsibility.

I-Square day 2 was concluded with an insightful presentation on design and caption regulation by the Head of Media and Communication Commission and Head of Language Commission. This session was aimed to ensure that every commission produces content and captions that follow the organization style, no need for constant corrections, and be approved by correct persons. The combination of strong design standards and proper captioning shows the organization’s professionalism.

Picture 5. The enthusiasm of new members

With the successful implementation of I-Square 2025, IFSA LC UGM celebrates the start of a new chapter filled with fresh enthusiasm and potential. The success of I-Square 2025 would not have been possible without the collective dedication, enthusiasm, and teamwork of so many individuals within IFSA LC UGM. We extend our deepest appreciation to the Boards of IFSA LC UGM 2025 for the hard work in organizing the project, all presenters who shared essential insights and ensured that every new member began their journey with clarity and confidence. And most importantly, we celebrate our new members, whose excitement, curiosity, and energy made I-Square truly come alive.The organization looks forward to seeing its new members grow, contribute, and thrive as part of the IFSA community.