Peran Mahasantri dan Alumni Ma’had Aly Hasyim Asy’ari dalam Program Pengabdian di Pesantren Tebuireng Jombang

Abstract

Ma'had Aly has the ability to establish and develop its own curriculum, guided by core, main, and supporting competencies based on classical texts and assessable using Credit Units (SKS). Additionally, the curriculum of Ma'had Aly must include materials on research implementation and community service. The purpose of this research is to investigate the community service program of Ma’had Aly Hasyim Asy’ari and the roles of students (mahasantri) and alumni within the program at Pesantren Tebuireng Jombang. The research method employed is qualitative, involving data collection, data reduction, data presentation, conclusion drawing, and verification. The research findings indicate that in its implementation, Ma’had Aly Hasyim Asy’ari, as a higher education institution, has fulfilled the principles of community service, including institutional principles, the principles of practical knowledge (ilmu amaliah) and scientific action (amal ilmiah), cooperation principles, sustainability principles, as well as educational and developmental principles. The roles of Mahasantri in the community service program at Ma’had Aly Hasyim Asy’ari in Pesantren Tebuireng include being mentors, administrators, and instructors. Mahasantri in the community service program can carry out three main roles: social control, an iron stock (strong successor generation), and moral force (exemplars). However, the role as an agent of change has not been fully realized, as the community service program only serves as a support rather than a pioneering force.