Whether you have been on campus for four years or one semester, you probably have met, interacted with, or at least seen Jeremy Satyawan Putra. Putra is well known for his bold business casual outfits and striking up conversation with any friendly looking face. 

Putra is a member of the Wood Honors College and a communication, journalism and media major with a concentration in public relations and a marketing minor. Additionally, Putra is involved in many campus organizations. You may find him behind the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) help desk, or perhaps giving a tour around campus to prospective students and their parents.

Putra is a natural people person and entertainer. He relayed stories in which he struck up random conversations in line for the different dining services around campus. 

“I enjoy being an entertainer and making people laugh,” Putra said. According to Putra, the line for Dunkin’ in the CUB can produce the most interesting topics between those in line. It is no surprise that pre-coffee discussions lead to bonding between tired college students.

Putra floats between many groups of students, never quite having one specific group of friends. This does not bother him in the slightest. 

“I enjoy the moment as it happens,” he explained. According to Putra, there may not be enough of him to go around, but he still enjoys interacting with everyone that he can. 

The self-proclaimed “foodie” takes his time to bring people together through food. “I like eating it, I like watching it [be made], I like learning about it,” Putra said. In the past, he has hosted Instagram lives in which he made and ate noodles. During these lives, Putra would let another person join to converse with. 

Through the little thing such as the Instagram lives, Putra has found a way to combine his enjoyment of all things food as well as his skills as a conversationalist. Perhaps most importantly on the topic of food, Putra has publicly chosen Sheetz over Wawa.

Of the many activities and organizations that Putra is a member, the Shippensburg University President’s Student Advisory Council is one that allows him to voice the concerns of his peers to higher administrators. As a current member of the Wood Honors College Commuter Committee, Putra aspires to become a co-chair of the committee. He is a commuter to Shippensburg University from Chambersburg, like many other students at SU. 

Both as a part of the Commuter Committee and the Student Advisory Council, Putra wants to help aid in bridging gaps between students, faculty and administrators through everything from “small conversations to meaningful discourse.”

When not in the CUB working, chatting in food lines or giving tours to families, you may be able to spot Putra on the way to his classes. Keep an eye out for him in a button-down T-shirt adorned with limes on a longboard flying through the academic quad. 

“Last time I checked lemons, limes and stripes [together] are not business casual,” Putra joked. However, his self-proclaimed “business casual” style has gained him many compliments on and off the SU campus. 

“I mostly take inspiration from Korean streetwear and what I see on TikTok,” Putra said. Many of Putra’s clothes are actually made by his mother, Ruth Agustina. According to Putra, his mother learned to sew during the quarantine and now he frequently receives his wardrobe from her handiwork. 

This seems to come in handy for Putra as he frequently enjoys dancing and learning choreography to K-pop songs.

“I rip my pants pretty often,” Putra explained, so having his own in-house clothing expert has been a lifesaver. Some of the music groups that he enjoys listening to include TWICE and ITZY, and those familiar with their songs will recognize why Putra’s pants find a way of splitting. 

Often heard before seen, Putra is a friendly force and ally on campus to all SU students. Those who have interacted with Putra experienced his charisma firsthand. Who knows, perhaps the next time you are waiting in line for Dunkin’ or Chick-fil-A, you will run into Jeremy Satyawan Putra.

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