THE PERAN RESIMEN MAHASISWA UNIVERSITAS NEGERI SURABAYA DALAM DINAMIKA KAMPUS DAN MASYARAKAT TAHUN 2000-2020

THE ROLE OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF SURABAYA STUDENT REGIMENT IN CAMPUS AND SOCIETY DYNAMICS 2000-2020

Abstract

Abstrak

              Resimen Mahasiswa merupakan organisasi kemahasiswaan bercorak semi-militer yang berperan dalam pembinaan kedisiplinan, kepemimpinan, dan kesadaran bela negara di lingkungan perguruan tinggi. Pasca Reformasi 1998, keberadaan Resimen Mahasiswa mengalami dinamika yang signifikan, terutama setelah diterbitkannya Surat Keputusan Bersama Tiga Menteri Tahun 2000 yang mengalihkan pembinaan Resimen Mahasiswa dari pemerintah pusat dan institusi militer kepada perguruan tinggi. Kebijakan tersebut berdampak langsung terhadap status, legitimasi, dan peran Resimen Mahasiswa, termasuk di Universitas Negeri Surabaya (UNESA). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjawab dua rumusan masalah, yaitu: (1) bagaimana kondisi Resimen Mahasiswa Universitas Negeri Surabaya pasca dikeluarkannya SKB Tiga Menteri Tahun 2000, dan (2) bagaimana peran Resimen Mahasiswa Universitas Negeri Surabaya dalam dinamika internal kampus dan masyarakat selama periode 2000–2020. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian sejarah dengan tahapan heuristik, kritik sumber, interpretasi, dan historiografi. Sumber data diperoleh melalui wawancara dengan alumni dan pembina Resimen Mahasiswa UNESA, arsip organisasi, serta literatur pendukung. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Resimen Mahasiswa UNESA mengalami penurunan legitimasi dan keanggotaan serta pergeseran orientasi organisasi menjadi Unit Kegiatan Mahasiswa. Namun demikian, Resimen Mahasiswa UNESA tetap mampu beradaptasi dengan menjalankan peran sebagai sarana pendidikan karakter, stabilisator dan dinamisator kegiatan kampus, serta agen pengabdian masyarakat.

Kata kunci: Resimen Mahasiswa, UNESA, dinamika kampus, masyarakat, pasca Reformasi.

Abstract

              The Student Regiment is a semi-military student organization that functions as a medium for fostering discipline, leadership, and state defense awareness within higher education institutions. Following the 1998 Reform era, the existence of the Student Regiment underwent significant changes, particularly after the issuance of the Joint Decree of Three Ministers in 2000, which transferred its supervision from the central government and military institutions to universities. This policy directly affected the status, legitimacy, and role of the Student Regiment, including at the State University of Surabaya (UNESA). This study addresses two main research questions: (1) how was the condition of the UNESA Student Regiment after the issuance of the Joint Decree of Three Ministers in 2000, and (2) how did the UNESA Student Regiment perform its role in campus and community dynamics during the period 2000–2020. This research employs the historical method, consisting of heuristics, source criticism, interpretation, and historiography. Data were collected through interviews with alumni and supervisors, organizational archives, and supporting literature. The findings indicate that the UNESA Student Regiment experienced a decline in legitimacy and membership, along with a shift in organizational orientation into a student activity unit. Nevertheless, it remained adaptive by performing roles in character education, campus stabilization and dynamization, and community service.

Keywords: Student Regiment, UNESA, campus dynamics, society, post-Reform era.