Dr. Rauf A. Hatu is currently a Lecturer in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Gorontalo State University and has served as Vice Dean III from 2001 to 2005. He has completed his Ph.D. in Rural Sociology from University of Brawijaya, Indonesia. He also served as Lecturer at the School of Teacher Training and Education (STKIP) Gorontalo State of the Chairman STIKIP Gorontalo. Dr. Rauf has received Satya Lencana X of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia from the President of The Republic Indonesia. He has 2 publications in journals.