Mangaluru: St Aloysius College to host National Aloysian Fest 2014 from Dec 18 to 20

- Media Release

Mangaluru, Dec 17, 2014: St Aloysius College (Autonomous) will be hosting national-level Aloysian Fest 2014-15 at College campus here from Thursday December 18 to Saturday December 20.

 

St Aloysius Education Institutions rector Fr Denzil Lobo SJ will inaugurate Aloysian Fest 2014 – 15 here on Thursday at 9:30am.

 

St Aloysius College principal Fr Swebert D’Silva SJ and Central Bank of India senior regional manager Vasti Venkatesh will be the chief guests of the occasion.

 

Fr Denzil will preside the valedictory function here on Saturday December 20 at 4:00pm.

 

Karnataka Bank general manager Dr Meera Arahna will be the chief guest of valedictory function. 

 

 

 

The Aloysian Fest - 2014 encompasses fests of diverse streams such as:

 

ARTBEAT: With the theme  Ithihotsav, Reliving the Golden Age,  the Arts fest looks back upon the nostalgic beauty of Indian history. Events such as Creative Writing ‘Krutitva’, Moot Court ‘Nyaya Kshetra’, Mock U N ‘Sanyukkth Rashtra’, photography event ‘Darpan’ and many more will be held.  An exhibition on the rich culture of India will be held as part of the fest.

 

IMPRINTS: The Science fest with the theme ‘Rejuvenating the Indian Scientific Mind’ provides a platform that brings ideas together with events such as Chaos 2.0, Science Apocalypse, Land of the lost, Gene police and many more fascinating competitions. A science exhibition ‘Shoonya Shakti’ displaying products and innovations of different agencies and the innovative working models by the students will be held as part of the fest.

 

SPIN-OUT: The Management fest ‘The Excerptor’ has various events like Content Marketing, Best Manager, Human Resources, Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Relation Expertise to identify the attributes of young budding managers of tomorrow.

 

ACME: The commerce fest ‘Immortality 2K14’ with its non disclosure of events until the inauguration will add an element of surprise to the participants.

 

COMPOSITE: The National Level IT fest is organized exclusively by the students for the first time with the theme ‘Theatre of Transition’. It provides opportunities to the students with events like Mad ads, Paper presentation, IT quiz, Coding and Debugging, Gaming and Web designing.

 

ASTITVA: The Cultural and Art Fest common to all streams will be held on Friday December 19. It is a unique fest with events such as Variety Entertainment, JAM, Painting, Turn Coat, Mad Ad and cultural events such as Classical Singing, Classical Dance (Solo and Group) which would bring all the students together to witness a cultural extravaganza.

 

BATTLE OF BANDS: An inter-collegiate battle of musical bands will be organized by the college for the first time onDecember 20 in the college grounds with a chance for the bands to win Rs 10,000.

 

ALOYSIAD: An inter-collegiate sports fest for men and women with events such as throw ball, basketball, softball, volleyball and football tournaments will be held at College grounds here from Thursday December 18 to Saturday 20.

 

PHOTO EXHIBITION: The college library is organizing a photo exhibition for three days, displaying the journey of Aloysius institutions over hundred years.

 

Aloysian Fest is a distinctive event organized by the college for the students across the nation. This year the fest is hoping to attract 25-30 participant colleges.

 

About St Aloysius College (SAC)

SAC has a history of 134 years. The motto of this institution ‘Lucet et Ardet’ means ‘Shine to Enkindle’. The institution has committed itself to spread the light of knowledge and wisdom by forming men and women for others who are academically accomplished, emotionally balanced and morally upright powerful source for the transformation of the society. 

 

For more info contact:

Professor John Sherra (staff co-ordinator) +919448328136, Lizane Tanya D’Souza (president of students’ council) - 8095243275