The students of SSW Roshni Nilaya were given the opportunity to explore their skills and enhance their knowledge through the AICUF Orientation hosted by the college with the assistance of Mr. Joclyn Lobo , a dynamic individual with years of experience in teaching at various degrees of educational positions. There were about 50 students present from the UG department from both BA and BSW streams.
The MC commenced the program with a brief introduction about The All India Catholic University Federation (AICUF) highlighting their motto and cause. Following this , a grouop of Roahni Nilaya Representatives were called to lead the gathering into prayer with a prayer song,
Ms Vandana Dsouxa , AICUF Animator and Head of English Department of SSW Roshni took over the stage to introduce Mr Joslyn Lobo and the significance of today’s event. Mr Joslyn was the recently retired Associate Professeur and Dean of SSW Roshni Nilaya. He is the board member of several NGOs and is currently the President of Service Society of Banglore He was the past president of AMUCT (Association of Manglore University College Teachers).He was a former elected member of the Acadamic Council of Manglore. He has made many notable achievements throughout the course of his career but he is mostly admired and recognized for his innovative and unique methods of passing knowledge to the next generation and instilling in them confidence and a sense of purpose.
This was was convincingly demonstrated when he began his speech by with a game guided only through the task of teamwork and patience. The gathered audience were divided into five groups where they had to pass through the loop of an elastic, come out and pass it to the next person beside you to do the same until the elastic reaches the last person.
Once the game was over and the audience went back to their places , he proceeded to talk about the pivotal change and confidence AICUF has created in him that set motion to a career full of achievements. He was formerly the AICUF president of St Aloysius during his college days where he would regularly visit the headquarters of AICUF in Chennai for meetings. He briefed us on the history of AICUF and how it came to existence through the collaborations of various catholic movements in India.
Following this talk, there was yet another game in the form of a riddle with which he tried to develop the students’ analytical skills and reasoning. The motive of of the game was to make the young audience understand that even in a situation that seems too complicated to come out of , there is always a solution present if you calmly choose to understand and think about the situation to the fullest.
Mr. Lobo then pointed out how the dynamic proposals and ideas of the yuyouth has ultimately always made AICUF improved for the better ultimately providing a platform for them alternatively.
AICUF is known for it s religious social service but Mr.Joselyn emphasised on the fact that AICUF goes beyond Social Work. It empowers youth in many aspects that serve to be beneficial for life in the long run.
The last game involved a paper with circles printed on them, he asked the audience to draw anything that is circular in nature. The entire gathering was able to finish the drawings and those who finished first were awarded. He then proceeded to advise the young adults to never let this spark of creativity to die out and urged them to use it for ultimately lending a helping hand to those around them.a
The program concluded with the vote of thanks given by a SSW Roshni representative.
