Mangaluru: “Don’t be negative in your life. Try to have positive mental attitude always. This will help you achieve success in your life”, said Mangalore University Vice Chancellor Dr. P S Yadapadithaya on Wednesday, June 26.
He was addressing the students of St. Aloysius College (Autonomous) after inaugurating the Students’ Council 2019-20 at L F Rasquinha Hall, LCRI Block. He asked the students to have discipline, devotion and utmost dedication to achieve a certain goal. “Securing mere ranks in schools and colleges will not help you get success in the life. In order to be successful in life, one should have positive attitude which is the only way to achieve something in life”, he opined.
He also asked the students to cultivate constructive and meaningful learning habits and also to possess values.“ Don’t ignore your parents and elders. Possessing human values is very necessary as values only would help you to lead a meaningful life”, he added.
Meanwhile, Yadapadithaya was felicitated by the college administration for his new post as the Chancellor of Mangalore University.
Rev. Dr. Praveen Martis SJ, Principal of St. Aloysius College, administered the oath to Lloyd Sequeira, the newly elected student president of Students’ Council. Later, Lloyd Sequeira administered oath to all the other office bearers of students’ council and the student leaders.
While informing about the future programmes of students’ council, president Lloyd Sequeira said that he would try his level best to upheld the dignity of the college through some unique programmes. He also said that the students’ council would focus on the important concepts like rain water harvesting, constructing plastic free society and he assured of adopting the same in the college premises also.
Rev. Fr. Dionysius Vaz SJ, rector of St. Aloysius Institutions, in his presidential address, congratulated the members of Students’ Council. He urged the students to develop participatory power which is necessary for leadership.
Students Council Director Dr. Ratan Mohunta welcomed the gathering. Assistant Director Dr. Santhosh Goveas, College Registrar Narahari among others were present on the occasion.
