To develop the students’ career, English Department provides a course named ‘Professional Development' that occasionally invites international guest lecturer or practitioner. On April 4th, 2019, English Department held a guest lecture that took place in Convention Hall of UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. This guest lecture featured a young entrepreneur and academics from Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Hazrat Shamikh Shaw Sahadat. He raised the theme “Positive Mental Attitude”.

Shaw Sahadat explained that having a positive attitude is a must for each individual, especially for the students. It is because as a college student, many pressures are coming from the academic sides. He also emphasized that attitude and positive mentality affects many aspects of human life, such as friendship, business, career, family, and the future. The most interesting part was when the speaker explained about behaviors from the views of general science and Islamic science that made them interconnected to each other.

The attendance of Mr. Shaw Sahadat in this event was welcomed by the Dean of Faculty of Adab and Cultural Sciences. The students have looked forward to joining such a discussion. This can be seen from the enthusiasm they showed when they asked questions during the question and answer (Q&A) session that was facilitated by Dr. Witriani, M. Hum.