Lecturers of Sumatra Institute of Technology (Itera) held a Community Service (PkM) program at SMAN 4 Metro City (7/4). The activity was initiated by lecturers and students of the Itera Food Technology Study Program. The lecturers present included M. Rizky Ramanda, S.T.P., M.T.P., Isnaini Rahmadi, S.T.P., M.Si., and Wildan Suhartini, S.T.P., M.Eng. The students who also attended were Salsabila hanifa Yolanda, Alifa Taradila, Ray Alexander Manik, Cindy Kusumawati and Febryos P. Sinaga, who are currently in their sixth semester.
In her remarks, Dwi Erlinasari, S.Si., Deputy Head for Curriculum at SMAN 4 Metro City, expressed her gratitude that SMAN 4 Metro was chosen as a cooperation partner of Itera. “We would like to thank you for choosing our school as a community service partner of the Food Technology Study Program, Itera,” she said. She also designated 82 grade XI students as participants of the PkM.
The activity covered nutrients and methods of assessing nutritional status, such as anthropometric, clinical, and dietary methods. Several aspects assessed include Body Mass Index (BMI), waist circumference, abdominal skinfold thickness, blood pressure, and others. These nutritional status indicators are important for the early identification of nutritional problems in adolescents.
In addition, the series of activities also introduced the scope of study and career prospects of the Food Technology Study Program. M. Rizky Ramanda, S.T.P., M.T.P., as a lecturer, explained that Food Technology has three knowledge clusters, namely Food Chemistry and Nutrition, Process Engineering and Food Processing, and Food Microbiology and Biotechnology. At the end of his remarks, Rizky explained the admission pathways for pursuing an undergraduate education at Itera. “There are four pathways to become an Itera student, namely SNMPTN, SBMTPN, the independent pathway, and the Special Achievement pathway,” he concluded.
