SWSA Inaugural Ceremony 2021-2022

The SWSA inaugural ceremony for the year 2021-2022 was held on the 13th of October 2021 through MS Teams. The programme was solicited by the presence of Ms. Rebecca Taylor as the chief guest. The programme began with a prayer song by Girija from 2nd MSW. Then, Anna Theresa, the Vice President of SWSA welcomed the gathering. Bijila Mariam, programme coordinator of SWSA then introduced the chief guest Ms. Rebecca Taylor, who is a Director of an International Event Management Firm in Australia. She holds a Guinness World Record and is a National Award-winning cartoonist. She is currently, a professor in the field of Event Management at the University of Alberta, Lisbon, Portugal. She shared her experince of working with children with HIV/AIDS which changed her perspective of life and how she viewed her expertise. She inspired the gathering with her passion to work towards child rights and women empowerment. The programme continued with Prof. Kiran Jeevan reminding the students about the beginnings of SWSA and how far it have come.  Ms. Taylor declared the association open for the year 2021-2022. Then, Prof. Viola Noronha, SWSA coordinator, introduced the members of the core committee for the year 2021-2022. It was followed by the oath taking ceremony by the core committee members. Then Dr. Alan Godfrey, Head of the Department,  addressed the gathering and congratulated the members of the new committee for being elected and wished them good luck. A virtual skit was then performed by the students of 3rd BSW on the awareness of mental health and its importance. Then, Sanchitha of 2nd BSW sang by Whitney Houston. There was also a dance performance by Meghana of 2nd MSW.  Ann, the president of SWSA gave the vote of thanks, thanking everyone for their valuable contribution towards the success of the programme. The programme ended with a group photo of all who were present.