Poor. The sad news enveloped the academic community of the State University of Malang (UM). The reason is that on the day that coincided with the commemoration of the National Teachers' Day, one of the UM leaders died. On Tuesday (24/11) Prof. Drs. H. Rosjidan, M. A Rector of the Teacher Training and Education Institute (IKIP) Malang from 1974-1978 passed away Rahmatullah. The body was buried the next day (25/11) at the New Sumbersari TPU.

The atmosphere of emotion enveloped the UM neighborhood that morning, plus the pouring rain that had started to fall as if it were sad for his death.  Late. After the release of the body from the funeral home, at 9:15 WIB Late brought by hearse to Masjid Al-Hikmah UM to be worshiped.

Before the body was buried, first the body was brought to the UM Rector's Graha as a form of respect to him for the last time. Appearing to be present in the mourning atmosphere, the UM Chancellor, the vice chancellors, senators, deans, relatives, and students who had studied with him. In his remarks Prof. Dr. Rofi'uddin, M. Pd expressed his deep sorrow for his departure Late. "What our teachers, our friends, our parents experience, we will experience as well, it's only a matter of time, because all of us belong to Allah and only to him we will return," he said.

Furthermore, he said that the figure of Prof. Rosjidan is one of UM's best sons. "He has put basic academic, managerial, social and humanitarian values to all of us, the countless services he has done for all of us, the mosque where the funeral prayer was one he started, the LAB school which Until now it is also his work, he has never stopped putting milestones in the history of education at UM "he said.

In line with what was conveyed by the UM Rector, the Head of the Department of Counseling, FIP UM, Dr. Muslihati, S. Ag, M. Pd also felt deep sorrow. "What is impressed is that his teaching method using the main reference book we are assigned to classify in detail down to the numbering, that is what makes us painstaking individuals," he said, who was once guided in completing his thesis. Late.

The Dean of the Faculty of Psychology Education, UM Prof. Dr. Fattah Hanurawan, M. Si, M. Ed. "We already know that he was one of the initiators of the establishment of FPPsi UM, the most visible of which was the figure of his professor, so I still remember very well when he walked from Postgraduate to FPPsi, simplicity and simplicity. authority that emerges from his person "he concluded.

After the release procession at the UM Rector's Graha, at 10.00 WIB the body was brought to Sumber Sari TPU to be buried. Prof. Rosjidan, M. A has left us, but his spirit of struggle must continue to be recorded as his charity. Goodbye Prof. Rosjidan

Reporter: Arya Wahyu Pratama - UM Public Relations Internship

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