PRAGATHi-07, the Symposium conducted by the MBA students of AIBA, St Aloysius College was held on Aug. 28 2007. Mr Ahmed Ali Khan, GM, Corporation Bank, Mangalore.was teh Chief Guest. After the formal inaugural the session the symposium on INNOVATION and ENTREPRENEURSHIP was conducted by various speakers. Prof. Manuel Mendonca, McGill U, Montreal, Mr Giridhar Prabhu, proprietor, ACHAL INDUSTRIES, Capt. J P Menezes, President, Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Ronald Mendonca were the speakers of the day. The symposium was well attended and was appreciated by the delegates.
M Sc-CHEMISTRY INAUGURATED
The inauguration of the new M.Sc. ( Analytical Chemistry ) course in St Aloysius College was held on the 16th August 2007 . The new course has an intake of thirty students this academic year. The department of chemistry will be coordinating the course. Dr.A.M.A. Khader, the professor and chairman, department of post-graduate studies and research in chemistry in Mangalore University was the chief guest for the Inaugural function..
The course is of two years duration. Dr Khader in his speech emphasized the importance of analytical chemistry in the modern era. He further said that the course on analytical chemistry is well equipped to meet the challenges of the modern day demands, and assured that it will be vital in every sphere of our lives.
Rev. Fr Principal, Swebert D’silva, SJ in his address stressed the importance of a teaching career in the chemistry field and wished that at least half of the new batch will be motivated to enter in to a teaching career as it would do much good for the thousands of students. Also he assured that the Aloysius College chemistry department is well set to meet the challenges of an advance course like analytical chemistry.
REPORT BY :-Thiranjala Weerasinghe.
KARNATAKA CHIEF MINISTER
VISITS St. Aloysius College
Mr. HD Kumaraswamy, the Chief Minister of Karnataka visited the College Chapel on 31 morning. Fr Swebert D'Silva, the Principal, Fr Eugene Lobo , the former Principal and other fathers and and faculty members were present at the portico to welcome the Chief Minister. After visiting the Chapel the CM came to the Jesuit Residence and had coffee with the other guests. Fr Eugene extended a formal welcome. He also prayed for the CM in the Chapel.
FAREWELL TO FR. EUGENE & WELCOME TO
FR. SWEBERT
Fr. Eugene Lobo Sj, the Principal of the College was accorded a warm send off on 29th March 2007 by the staff Association of the College. Fr Eugene after being the Principal of the College for the last four years, laid down the office and tFr. Swebert D'Silva SJ, the former Principal of the PU College has taken over the reins of the College.. During his tenure as the Principal, Fr Eugene has endured to the faculty and the students of the College due to his warm personality and unassuming smile. Fr Swebert D'Silva after one year sabbatical in the United States and Europe is back in the campus. He was given a warm welcome by the Staff Council on April 10. He has vast experience of managing the PU College , which saw a sea of change during his tenure as the Principal, with new buildings, extra batches and other excellent facilities to the students and the staff. Fr Swebert has a vision for the College. In his initial remarks he said that his priority would be the development of the staff and the the students.
WORKSHOP IN BIOINFORMATICS
The students of the Department of Bioinformatics, St. Aloysius College organized a two days seminar cum workshop in Bioinformatics on 26 and 27 th of March 2007. The programme was inaugurated by Dr Alice Clare, senior scientist, at Monsanto Research Centre, Bangalore. Rev. Dr. Eugene Lobo, SJ, the Principal, St Aloysius College presided over the function and congratulated the students for organizing the workshop. Fr Denzil Lobo SJ, Director, AICS and AIBA Dr Alice Clare, who is also the recipient of prestigious International award of Monsanto Associate Fellowship delivered the keynote address. Dr. Amruthavalli, CIST, Mysore was one of the resource persons of the workshop. Faculty and the students also organizedTUTORIALS in bioinformatics to the participants of the programme. the workshop was very much appreciated by the delegates. Fr Leo D'Souza SJ, former Principal and the Director of Advanced lab for Plant Biotech was the Chief Guest for the valedictory and distributed the certificates to the participants.
St Aloysius College Annual Day
St Aloysius College Annual Day took place on 9 March 2007. Dr K. M. Kaveriappa, Vice Chancellor, Mangalore University was the Chief Guest. Dr. Mrs. Brinda Kaveriappa distributed the prizes and certificates to award winners. Rev Fr Francis Serrao Sj, rector presided over the function. A large gathering of students was present. The College Day began with a few dances to the tunes of some popular songs. Prof. Janardhan welcomed the gathering. Fr Eugene Lobo SJ, Principal presented the report of the various student activities and staff achievements. This being the last College Day for Fr Eugene Lobo he was felicitated by Prof Eric Patrao and was presented a Mysore peta. The formal function was followed by a Kannada play enacted by our students.
St Aloysius I.T.C.Annual Day
The first Annual day of St Aloysius I.T.C. was celebrated on 1 March 2007 at 3 p.m. The Principal of the Mangalore TTI was the Chief guest. Fr Leo Pereira SJ, the Director, welcomed the gathering. Mr Sherigar, Principal, presented the Annual Report. Fr Leo D'Souza, who was the Director for the last 17 years, and who has done a lot to establish this Institution was also felicitated on his 75th B'day Fr Francis Serrao, the Rector of St Aloysius College presided over the function and gave advice to the students of the ITC. The programme was followed by entertainment.
CHRISTMAS at SAC
The Christmas Mass was celebrated with pomp in the High School quadrangle on 24th evening at 8 p.m. There was a huge congregation with over 1,300 participating in the X'Mas Celebrations. Many alumni/ae from USA , UK and the Middle East Countries were present. Fr Francis Serrao SJ, Rector was the Chief Celebrant and Fr Eugene Lobo SJ, Principal preached the homily during the Mass. The Choir conducted by Fr Denzil Lobo under the leadership of Mr Peter vaz and Fr Walter Albuquerque was appreciate by the congregation. some of the age old carols were rendered by the choir. Mrs Cecilia Albuquerque sang the 'HOLY NIGHT" and Joanne D'Souza sang "AVE MARIA'.
Mr George Fernandes, the former Defence Minster and alumnus of St Aloysius College was also present for the X'Mas Mass.
Inter Religious PRAYER HALL in the PU section was inaugurated by cutting the ribbon by Fr Walter Albuquerque, the octogenarian Jesuit Father and musician of St Aloysius College on 12 Dec. at 9 a.m.. . Fr Francis Serrao SJ, the Rector of St Aloysius College blessed the Hall and explained the significance of the symbols representing various religions depicted in the plaque. Fr Elvis lewis SJ led the gathering in bajans and prayers. Student representatives from all the PU sections were present for the inaugural. Mr John D'Silva, the Principal and other faculty members were present.
IMPRINTS-2007
IMPRINTS-2007, the Annual Science fest conducted by the faculty of Science took place on 11 and 12 Dec. Mr Vinaya Hegde, the Chairman, Lamina Group of Industries and Nitte Group of Educational Institutions was the Chief Guest. In his very inspiring speech he congratulated the students of St Aloysius College and enthused them to strive to do great things in life. A SCIENCE EXHIBITION was also conducted as part of the fest. A lot of exhibits by students from other Colleges were also displayed for the public.
The programme was successfully conducted under the guidance of Staff coordinator, Mrs Prescilla D'Silva and student coordinator Mr Colin Noronha. Dr. Arthur D'Souza, an alumnus of St Aloysius College from Cincinnati, USA was the Chief Guest for the Valedictory function and Mr Das, Peerless, was the Guest of honour. St Agnes College bagged the overall Championship.
A three days workshop on computer usage was organized for the Bishops of India at AICS, St Aloysius College, Mangalore Cardinal Telespore Toppo, the Archbishop of Ranchi inaugurated the workshop by lighting the lamp in the College Chapel. Fr Swebert D'Silva SJ, Principal, welcomed the bishops to the Aloysian campus. Twenty five bishops and Archbishops are attending the workshop. Theywill be givne practicla input in MS Office applications and the Internet. There will also be input on E-Governance. the Bishops will be in Mangalore for four days.
Mr. Prem Watsa, Chairman & CEO, Fairfax, Canada made a quick visit to St Aloysius College on 24th July 2007. "What the mind has decided it can achieve", was the message of Mr. Watsa. He was speaking to the MBA students AIBA, St Aloysius College . He said , “India is exploding”, meaning that India is at a particular juncture in history, and that there are opportunities to those who are daring and are ready take risks in life. He asked students to remember the slogan “Never say die”. He also visited Aloysian Boys Home at Kotekar, Ullal- the delinquent Home for children run by St aloysius College.
INTER RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
Inter-religious dialogue is the need of our time. Being much aware of this great need of awakening millions of youth to the truth of inter-religious harmony, St Aloysius college Humanities association organized an inspiring talk on inter-religious dialogue.
Rev. Fr Ronny Prabhu, SJ inspired the young minds with his timely thoughts. Fr. Ronny in his speech emphasized the importance of creating brotherly and sisterly feelings among all religious sects. Many interested students were present for the talk.
REPORT BY:- Thiranjala Weerasinghe
INAUGURAL:STUDENTS' COUNCIL
The inauguration and oath taking ceremony of the students' council of St Aloysius College took place on 14th August in the College auditorium at 3.30 p.m . .
Dr Prem Kumar a retired Principal of Canara Engineering College was the chief guest.
The Principal of the College, Rev. Fr Swebert D’silva, S.J administered the oath while Rev. Fr Francis Serrao, S.J, the Rector, presided over the ceremony.
Dr. Prem Kumar, through his illuminating anecdotes, praised the excellent communication skills of the students and wished the young Aloysians to be vibrant and industrious leaders of our country.
The gavelliers Annual Speech Contest was organized by AIBA Gavel Club in Eric mathias Hall of the IT Centre on 10 April at 5p.m. Mr. Walter D'Souza , founder the Chief Editor of DaijiWorld was the Chief Guest and gave away the prizes to the winners in PREPRAED SPEECH CONTEST and the IMPROMPTU speech contest. Manjusha Hebbar was the Winner in the prepared Speech category and Somanna wont he first prize in Impromptu speech contest. There were many Toastmasters Club members and the MBA students of AIBA in the audience. S Saudir, the President of AIBA Club was the Conference Chairman and Laxmi Shenoy was the Contest Chairman.
ANVEEKSHA-2007
ANVEEKSHA-2007, the National level technical paper presentation on Futuristic Technologies in the field of computer science was inaugurated by Dr Aloysius Sequeira, Registrar ,NITK on 15 march 2007 at 9 a.m. in Eric Mathias Hall of the IT Centre of St Aloysius College, Mangalore. Dr. Sequeira the Chief Guest of the day addressed the gathering on the growing
importance of knowledge workers who need to be trained from an early age. Ricky
Santhosh Rebello, the staff co-coordinator of Anveeksha welcomed the gathering.
Rev.Fr. Francis Serrao SJ, the Rector of St. Aloysius College presided over the function and stressed on the growing need value based education. Also present on the dais was Rev.Fr.Denzil Lobo SJ, Director of AICS. He stressed the need of improving higher education in our Country. He made a reference to the recommendations of National Knowledge Commission with regard to quality education and said that we need to train our Human resource to face the challenges of the changes that are taking place and have research going on not only in premier Institutes, but that it should be part of under graduate Colleges also. Fifteen colleges are participating in the symposium, and papers will be presented on topics like soft Computing, Network security, Business Intelligence and Emerging Technologies.
VERVE-07: VALEDICTORY
The Valedictory of VERVE-07 was held on 15 Feb. MR M V C S Karanth, DGM-HR, Karnataka Bank was the Chief Guest. MATS, Belgaum won the OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP and IMER, Belgaum were the RUNNERS UP. IMPULSION, the MBA Annual was released on the occasion by Mr. Karanth. For more info visit this link.
SAC LADIES HOSTEL DAY
St. Aloysius College Ladies Hostel Day was on 28th Jan. The
programme started with a prayer song.
Fr Eugene Lobo S.J, the chief guest, advised the students saying to be more helpful. “The more you give the more you get,” said Fr Eugene. Prof. John D’Silva , guest of honour quoted one of the students saying that there is no difference between home & St. AloysiusHostel. “House is made by sand and stone, home made by hearts,” said Fr Francis SerraoS.J,Rector, was the president of the function. Fr Leo Pereira, the director presented the annual report. . Prizes were distributed and the hostel staffs were rewarded for their hard work. Shilpa P.C compered the function. Cultural programmes were held. Ms Simone Sebastian was rewarded for being very helpful. She has been helping Asha -physically challenged. Sr Eulalia, the warden of the hostel, was also present. (Reported by Raksha)
Disintinguished Guests from US
Dr. Prbhakant Sinha, Prof. in Marketing from Chicago and also a visiting faculty at ISB, Hyderabad along with Mr Stuart Murphy, author of best selling children's books in the US ( http://stuartjmurphy.com) visited the Chapel and the IT Centre of St aloysius College recently.
19 Jan. All the work, efforts, and dedication was visible at the 127th College Day of St Aloysius PU College. The programme began at 5.30. After the dignitaries were escorted with the Kalasha welcome, the choir
consisting of 127 boys and girls of SAPUC invoked God, the giver all blessings. It was followed by a wonderful prayer dance, thanking and prasing the Creator for his gifts. “NaaLe matthu Naanu,” a Kannada play directed by K.K. Pejavara and coordinated by Dr Ganesh Amin was highlighted the society’s role in a perons’ life - creative or destructive role.
Then followed a 50-minute video, an A-V presentation of the Principal’s report. Not a word, not a whisper was heard from the 2000-strong crowd, during this presentation!
In his address, Dr Ramachandra Rao, an alumnus of the College and a metullurgist at the McGill University, Canada, lauded the spirit of Aloysius. He noted with pride that every programme in the Campus begin by invoking God, the creator of every knowledge, be it artistic, humanities or scientific. He invited the students to keep up this noble tradition of St Aloysius.
Fr Eugene Lobo SJ, the Guest of Honour, in his characterstic style narrated the story of a mouse and ox, thus challenging the students to change for the better, to be noticed in society. Fr Francis Serrao, SJ, Rector and President of the programe, placed on record the yeomen service rendered by the dedicated PUC staff, led by a commited Prof John D’Silva. Fr Swebert’s absence was sorely felt, and was fondly remembered.
Dr Rao gave away the certificates to those who have made a mark during this academic year. To make the ending memorable, the students staged an English play “The Boor,” directed by Mrs Vijitha Shenoy.
SEMINAR ON GRAPH THEORY
National-level seminar on GRAPH THEORY was organize by the maths Dept. of St Aloysius college on 4,5th and 6th of Jan. The seminar was inaugurated by Dr. Abdul Rahiman, former VC, Kannur an d Calicut University. In his speech he said that more and more students are opting for professional courses and hence pure science is losing popularity. He said that the study of pure sciences has to be made more interesting. Dr. Parameshwara Bhat, alumnus and Chairman, Dept. of Mathematics, Mangalore University, released the abstracts of the seminar. He also said that graph theory finds applications in various ,startling from genetics to traffic management. Fr Francis Serrao SJ, Rector presided over the function. Prof. Eric Patrao, the convener of the Seminar welcome the gathering. Fr Eugene Lobo also spoke. There were a lot of interesting papers presented during the three days.
HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL DAY CELEBRATIONS
Nostalgia, gratitude, excellence, a massive gathering of students and their parents, and display of multifarious talents and fun and laughter, and spontaneous rounds applause marked the 127th School Day of St Aloysius College High School, Mangalore, here on Friday evening.
Prof. Ramachandra Rao, an alumnus of St Aloysius College (1956 batch of graduates), was the chief guest at the school day. Prof Rao, a chemical scientist, a gold medallist, founding member of APNA (North American chapter of St Aloysius College Alumni), awardee of many a prestigious international awards including the Teck Cominco Environmental award (2006)- and scholar-researcher in Canada, ruminated over his student days at St Aloysius College and his days back in Mangalore.
An excellent short cultural programme followed the formal programme. Fusion dance, fisher folk dance, songs such as Vande Mataram ( A R Rehman rendering), Fire, Falling in Love with you, Hindi songs, and Dhooma Ketugalu, a short comedy kept the audience on the edge of their seats! Earlier, the choir and the College Band and the orchestra accompanied the Chief Guest, Rector, Headmaster, and Mr Satish Pai (vice president of Parent Teachers Association) to the dais. Fr Gilbert Saldanha, the Headmaster read the annual report, and the school pupil leader proposed the vote of thanks.
The U.A.E Alumni of St. Aloysius College will sponsor 5 or more undergraduate students with good academic background irrespective of Caste, Religion and Gender. A Corpus Fund ‘in the name of UAE Alumni of St. Aloysius College, Mangalore has been instituted for this purpose. Mr. Johnson Samuel, the chairman and Mr. Robert Rego, senior member handed over a cheque of sum of Rs. 4,55,781 to the Principal of the College Fr Swebert D’ Silva, SJ, on 17 August 2007. The sponsorship will not include the charges of Hostel Facilities.
In the past, the net savings of the alumni get together have been contributed towards mid day meals, IT Building Fund, Furniture to staff rooms and Cricket Kit for the College. They have also instituted scholarship in the High school and College for best sports men, brilliant students and all-rounder.
Thus the sponsorship promises the deserving students a better life and a bright future.
REPORT BY:- Sandhya D’souza & Sindhu MV
"learn to live within means to check corruption"-Lokayukta Justice Santhosh Hegde
"If there is anything secular in this country, it is corruption" said Karnatka Lokayuktha, Justice Santhsoh Hegde, an alumnus of St aloysius College on Feb. 26 to the alumni and friends gathered in Erick Mathias Hall of the IT Centre. he was delivering a talk on"People's Role in good governance", organized by SACAA. He said that patience is the best possible way to get rid of corruption rate in a growing city like Mangalore. He said, " teach your children to live within means, i you really want to fight against corruption".
Urging citizens to do their duty by doing their little bit against bad governance, he asked them to get involved in the war corruption. He once again stressed the duty of the citizens to take control of the situation if the governance is not proper. He said ,"if we don't have a governance or have a bad governance now, it is because the elected representatives have usurped the power of the executive".
Mr Winston D'Souza, President, SACAA welcomed the Chief Guest. Fr Francis Serrao SJ, Rector and Fr Eugene Lobo SJ, Principal were present.
RENDEZVOUS-07: KUWAIT
Kuwait , February 1: St. Aloysius College Alumni Association, Kuwait ( SACAA-KUWAIT) organized a fund raising show “Rendezvous 07”. The program was held on 1st February 2007 at grand Mubarakia ballroom of Hotel Ramada International from 9.30 pm onwards. SACAA Kuwait officiated by Archie Menezes witnessed a great success of their maiden show Rendezvous 06 and the proceeds were donated to the Aloysius boys home catering to the needs of many homeless children to sustain their stride towards a brighter future. Program commenced with an introduction about the purpose of this event followed by a warm welcome by the MC Lloyd D`Souza. DJ Aryans and Soul Shakers rocked the show with their hit numbers and the dance lovers were on the floor, which went on till 5.30am.
St Aloysius College Alumni/nae association began rocking on the High Grounds on 12 Jan 2007 at 7 p.m. During the formal function, Rev Fr Vijay Prabhu SJ , the Jesuit Provincial spoke to the alumni gathered in large numbers. He also presented trophies to the SACCA team which won the cricket match against the Degree teachers. There was a housei-housie game- a lot of prized sponsored by various people were distributed. The largest number of alumni from 1980 batch were present on that day .
Office Bearers of SAACA visit Biri
The Office bearers of SAACA visited the new Beeri site along with their spouses on 25th Nov. Fr Eugene Lobo , the Principal, Fr Gilbert Saldanha, the Headmaster, Fr Denzil, Capt. John Prasad Menezes, the President, Canara Chamber of Commerce were also present. Fr DEnzil explained to them the plans for this campus. There after al of them moved to Beeri tot he villa of Mr N G Mohan, former president, SAACA for dinner. The design of the new campus:
Max Rasquinha presents priceless gifts to AICS
Mr Max Rasquinha, alumnus from Houston, texas presented priceless gifts of Chinese panel, huge painting and some carpet paintings from his valuable collection. to AICS, St Aloysius College. These adorn the walls of the Eric Mathias Hall in the IT Centre of St Aloysius College. Mr. Rasqhina also was the Guest of Honour for the Gradation Day and the Chief Guest for the AIBA gavel Club Charter Ceremony which took place on 27th Oct. he has sponsored the AIBA Gavel club. Thanks to Mr Max Rasquinha for his generous and loving gifts to AICS and AIBA.
Fr. Pius Fernandes, Alumnus
gets PRESIDENT'S AWARD.
Fr Pius Fernandes was awarded the National Teachers Award 2005 by the President of India, at Vigyan Bhawan. The human resource minister Arjun Singh was also present at the occasion. Fr Pius later visited Rastrapati Bhawan for tea.
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam himself a great scientist and a teacher honored Fr Pius for his great work and dedication. Mr. President also mentioned that two out of the four most influential teachers in his life were Jesuits. The President said, "Fr., I am a Jesuit product."
Born to the late Rosario Fernandes and Dulcine Fernandes of Kundapur, Fr Pius hails from a teacher's family. While Rosario Fernandes was the headmaster of the school, Dulcine too had rendered services as teacher. Fr Pius did his early education at St Mary's School here and completed his further education from St Aloysius College at Mangalore.
He is the Principal of De Nobili School, FRI, Dhanbad for about four years. He was also the principal of the prestigious Loyola School situated at Jamshedpur in Bihar for ten long years. He is also member of the ICSE council board. He has been chosen for the national-level best teacher award for his committed and selfless service in imparting education.
A student, Kunal Majumdar writes, "I was humbled when he asked me to accompany him to the award ceremony". He said a teacher is nothing without a student. He dedicates this award to all teachers and students. It is indeed a recognition for the Jesuit Education and for the twin schools… De Nobili and Loyola!
The Alumni Reunion in Bangalore took place on Saturday, 26 August. Over 200 alumni were present for the gathering. It was a wonderful experience to meet friends and exchange notes. Fr DEnzil Lobo, the Vice Principal and the Director of AIBA/AICS welcomed the gathering and spoke about the recent developments. he also showed the designs of the new aloysian campus which is going to come up at Beeri, Ullal. Then some from the audience were invited to share their aloysian experiences. Mr Rajesh Rao,Brig. Gonsalves, Dr. Sunil Furtado,Mr Vignesh and a few others shared their wonderful experiences. Mr AMith Prabhu, one of the organizers of the programme then spoke about the necessity of having a CHAPTER of Alumni Association in Bangalore to conduct various activities. Mr Rajesh Rao, CEO, Druva Interactive was elected the President of ALBA ( Aloysian@Bangalore ) , Mr AMith Prabhu was selected as the treasurer and Mr Joyson is the Treasurer.
St Aloysius Association of Kuwait contributed Rs 2 lakhs towards the Aloysian Boys Home- the home for the delinquents run by St aloysius College, Mangalore Mr Satish Lobo, representing the SACAA-Kuwait handed over the cheque to Fr Denzil Lobo SJ, the Director of AIBA & AICS, St Aloysius College. There are 110 kids at ABH. This project was started during the centenary of the College in 1981.
THANK YOU ALOYSIANS from Kuwait for your generous gift. Special thanks to Mr Archie Menezes, the President of SACAA-Kuwait.
The World Headquarters of Toastmasters International has proudly proclaimed Max E. Rasquinha ,Houston, Texas as the recipient of Presidential Citation for various meritorious contributions rendered towards the world of leadership. This is a prestigious recognition indeed that is conferred upon Max Rasquinha in Region III of Toastmasters International that comprises total nine Districts in the States of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Oklahoma, with more than 1,100 Toastmaster Clubs and more than 24,000 members.
Max Rasquinha has served as a Toastmaster for over 30 years in six countries. During his tenure of assignment as a District Governor of Houston, Texas, he led his District with nearly 150 clubs and more than 3,500 members to World Rank number seven. In addition to being an active Toastmaster, Max Rasquinha has continued to serve many other philanthropic Organizations such as Lions, Rotarians, Knights of Columbus and many other leading Chamber of Commerce groups in Texas, as well as United Nations Houston Chapter.
. “This is a most rewarding experience in life out of nearly 33 years of being associated as a Toastmaster,” proclaims Max Rasquinha.
Mr Max rasquinah has also sponsored AIBA GAVEL CLUB of St Aloysius Instituue of Business Administration. We congratulate him.
SACAA,KUWAIT Celebrates the FIRST ANNIVERSARY
Kuwait June 22: St. Aloysius College Alumni Association, Kuwait (SACAA Kuwait) led by its President Archie Menezes and his Executive Committee have successfully steered the Kuwait chapter of SACAA through an eventful year. In its very first year of inception, with the aide of its ardent Aloysians in Kuwait, the alumni have carved out a niche for itself in the hearts and minds of the local community.
From a humble gathering on June 03, 2005 that was enkindled in the presence of (X) Aloysians, it has grown from strength to strength to a member base of over 125 registered Aloysian Alumnus in Kuwait. In a span of one year, it has to its credit of formal adoption of a written constitution for the Kuwait Chapter of SACAA, installation of the first elected members to its Executive committee and the Mega success of its maiden Annual Grand Event “RENDEZVOUS ‘06” held in February 2006 and hosting a cricket tournament.
Very few Alumni have achieved so much in the given time frame. The achievements and continual progress is the mark of the true Aloysian spirit. As the saying goes, the best is yet to come. Some excerpts from the AGM that was held recently, hinted at many more cultural & sports events, competitions to be held through the year in addition to career building and academic workshops. The drive to induct every single Aloysian in Kuwait and foster a global network of Aloysian Alumni laid great emphasis during the meet.
The AGM unanimously favored contribution of IRs. 2,00,000.00 to cater to the needs to the Aloysian Boys Home, Mangalore as part of SACAA Kuwait commitment to aide in the betterment of the society by supporting the endeavors of its Alma Mater.
APNAFest’06, a social and cultural event took place on 29 th April 2006 at St. Raphael's School Auditorium, 600 New Bridge Road, East Meadow, NY 11554. The event was organized by APNA - Aloysians and Partners in North America, a newly formed organization of the alumni and friends of St. Aloysius College, Mangalore, currently residing in North America.
APNAFEST ‘06 was a memorable celebration of St. Aloysius College alumni and friends with an attendance of over 200 guests from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Boston and Detroit. By all standards, for a premier event, it was a resounding success.
Aloysian Alumni of Kuwait organized Rendezvous-2006 on 25 Feb. at Safar Palace Hotel, Riggae, Kuwait. Sensational music, Exciting dance competitions and lots of fun & frolic were all part of the all night long show. The programme was inaugurated by Mr Archie Menezes, the President of the Association by lighting the lamp. There has been overwhelming support to Archie for the wonderful work being done to bring together alumni/ae of St Aloysius College. We wish him and all the office bearers and the members the very best. Let this Association grow from strength to strength.
Dr Azar Manipady awarded the
"Top Physician of America 2004-05
Dr Azar M Z Manipady, an alumnus of St Aloysius College, was awarded the prestigious "Top of the Physicians of America 2004-05" award by Consumer Research Council of America. Dr Manipady completed PU from St aloysius College back in 1963. After completing his medical studies from KMA he proceeded to UK, and then to America.
His speciality is in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Bone densitometry. We are proud of you Dr Manipady and we congratulate you and wish him all the best.
United States and Europe is back in the campus. He was given a warm welcome by the Staff Council on April 10. He has vast experience of managing the PU College , which saw a sea of change during his tenure as the Principal, with new buildings, extra batches and other excellent facilities to the students and the staff. Fr Swebert has a vision for the College. In his initial remarks he said that his priority would be the development of the staff and the the students. 
Dr. Amruthavalli, CIST, Mysore was one of the resource persons of the workshop. Faculty and the students also organizedTUTORIALS in bioinformatics to the participants of the programme. the workshop was very much appreciated by the delegates. Fr Leo D'Souza SJ, former Principal and the Director of Advanced lab for Plant Biotech was the Chief Guest for the valedictory and distributed the certificates to the participants.
Inter Religious PRAYER HALL in the PU section was inaugurated by cutting the ribbon by Fr Walter Albuquerque, the octogenarian Jesuit Father and musician of St Aloysius College on 12 Dec. at 9 a.m.. . Fr Francis Serrao SJ, the Rector of St Aloysius College blessed the Hall and explained the significance of the symbols representing various religions depicted in the plaque. Fr Elvis lewis SJ led the gathering in bajans and prayers. Student representatives from all the PU sections were present for the inaugural. Mr John D'Silva, the Principal and other faculty members were present. 
to the Aloysian campus. Twenty five bishops and Archbishops are attending the workshop. Theywill be givne practicla input in MS Office applications and the Internet. There will also be input on E-Governance. the Bishops will be in Mangalore for four days. 
particular juncture in history, and that there are opportunities to those who are daring and are ready take risks in life. He asked students to remember the slogan “Never say die”. He also visited Aloysian Boys Home at Kotekar, Ullal- the delinquent Home for children run by St aloysius College.
Winner in the prepared Speech category and Somanna wont he first prize in Impromptu speech contest. There were many Toastmasters Club members and the MBA students of AIBA in the audience. S Saudir, the President of AIBA Club was the Conference Chairman and Laxmi Shenoy was the Contest Chairman. 
Director of AIBA/AICS welcomed the gathering and spoke about the recent developments. he also showed the designs of the new aloysian campus which is going to come up at Beeri, Ullal. Then some from the audience were invited to share their aloysian experiences. Mr Rajesh Rao, Brig. Gonsalves, Dr. Sunil Furtado, Mr Vignesh and a few others shared their wonderful experiences. Mr AMith Prabhu, one of the organizers of the programme then spoke about the necessity of having a CHAPTER of Alumni Association in Bangalore to conduct various activities. Mr Rajesh Rao, CEO, Druva Interactive was elected the President of ALBA ( Aloysian@Bangalore ) , Mr AMith Prabhu was selected as the treasurer and Mr Joyson is the Treasurer. 
The programme was inaugurated by Mr Archie Menezes, the President of the Association by lighting the lamp. There has been overwhelming support to Archie for the wonderful work being done to bring together alumni/ae of St Aloysius College. We wish him and all the office bearers and the members the very best. Let this Association grow from strength to strength.