The celebration event in the context of the 65th anniversary of the chemical education department, FMIPA, UNY was held on Friday, October 22, 2021. This celebration event was the culmination of the anniversary event with several series of activities that had been carried out including POSKIM, Chemistry Art Festival, Action Social, as well as Webinars covering 6 series. The Thanksgiving event was started by remarks from the head of the chemical education department, FMIPA UNY, remarks from the vice dean for academics and collaboration at FMIPA UNY, followed by a cone cutting ceremony, and a talk show by Irwan Rosadi, M.Psi., a psychologist.

In his remarks, the Head of the Department of Chemistry Education, Dr. Retno Arianingrum conveyed several advantages and achievements achieved by the Department of Chemistry Education, FMIPA UNY, namely: (1) having excellent Human Resources with 9 professors from various fields, (2) having obtained ASIIN accreditation certificates until 2025 for S1-Chemistry study programs , S-1 Chemistry Education, and S-2 Chemistry Education, (3) received various grants including the Independent Campus Competition Program for the Chemical S-1 study program, Curriculum Cooperation and Implementation of Independent Learning Independent Campus for the Chemical Education S-1 study program and International Credit Transfer grants for Chemical S-1 study programs and Chemical Education S-1 study programs. These achievements are worthy of gratitude and are thanks to the hard work of various parties. However, on the way to reaching the age of 65, the Department of Chemistry Education has lost two lecturers, namely Alm. Dr. Crys Fajar Partana and Alm. Dr.rer.nat Gymnastics, M.Si. may he both have been placed in the most beautiful place in the side of God Almighty. Even though it has made many achievements, the Department of Chemistry Education FMIPA UNY should not stop, the younger generation must continue the struggle so that the Department of Chemistry Education is increasingly victorious in making achievements.

The event was continued with remarks by the vice dean for academics and cooperation, Prof. Jaslin Ikhsan, M.App.Sc., Ph.D. while officially opening the event. In his speech, Prof. Jaslin said that graduates of the Chemical Education Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, UNY, were superior and qualified graduates, as evidenced by the spread of graduates throughout the country. Prof. Jaslin also said that the Department of Chemistry Education excels in terms of Human Resources and various grants such as independent campus grants and grants for lecturers such as research and service. In addition to excelling in terms of lecturers, students majoring in chemistry education also excel in making achievements as evidenced by the number of students who get achievements at local, national, and international levels. However, several things that still need to be improved are: (1) overseas partners need to be increased in quantity as indicated by the number of IA that are said to be superior, and (2) involve many practitioners with the implementation of PKKM grants.

At the ceremony, the cutting of the cone was carried out symbolically by a senior lecturer in the department of chemistry education, namely Prof. Dr. Endang Widjajanti accompanied by the head of the department, namely Dr. Retno Arianingrum and given to the youngest lecturer, Nur Fitriyana, M.Pd. After the tumpeng cutting ceremony, it was continued with the delivery of messages to the department which was also represented by Prof. Dr. Endang Widjajanti. Prof. Endang motivates lecturers and students to continue to work and maintain the good name of the institution. The journey of 65 years is not short but long enough and is the result of contributions from those who preceded, retired, and those who are still active. The Department of Chemistry Education has advantages including having quality lecturers and many alumni scattered everywhere for further study and student exchange. The hope in the future is that the Department of Chemistry Education can achieve RSC accreditation.

The last event was a talk show with Irwan Rosadi, M.Psi. by presenting a material entitled Making Peace with Yourself to Maintain Mental Health. In his presentation, Mr. Irwan conveyed the importance of mental health and the impact of negative emotions. The 3 effective ways to release negative emotions easily and effectively are: (1) change the words, (2) change the motion, (3) change the focus. Some things that can be done to maintain mental health are: (1) knowing and respecting yourself, (2) maintaining physical health, (3) managing emotions, and (4) seeking positive support from others.

Congratulations to the department of chemistry education celebrating its 65th anniversary. Tomorrow must be better than today!