Mangaluru: The Department of Economics of St Aloysius College (Autonomous) Mangaluru organized a one-day State Level intercollegiate economics fest “ECONOVANZA-2019” on Wednesday, 21 August 2019 at Eric Mathias Hall. Dr. Shripathy Kalluaraya P. Finance Officer and Professor of Economics, Mangalore University was the Chief Guest at the program.
Rev Dr. Praveen Martis SJ, Principal, St Aloysius College, Mangaluru presided over the program. Dr. Norbert Lobo, HOD of Economics, Alwyn Misquith and Reji John, the Co-ordinators of Econovanza, Llyod Vineeth Sequeira and Suzana Asiya, the Student Co-ordinators were present on the dais.
The programme was inaugurated in a unique way with the dignitaries putting a coin into the Piggy Bank and unveiling the theme of the Fest ‘Save Resources’.
Dr. Shripathy Kalluaraya P. in his address shared his experience of teaching and being a part of St Aloysius College in various capacities. He said that we are now in a world of competitions and Economics is a science of ‘wants’ and it needs to be more creative nowadays. We must see how ‘wants’ entered into Economics and how they emerged. Besides today, ‘wants’ emerge in young minds with social and technological advancement. We must study human behavior and how the culture should implement it. He urged the students to become smarter and do hard work to achieve great things in their life.
Principal, Rev. Dr Praveen Martis, in his presidential remarks, thanked the department for organizing Econovanza in a meticulous manner. He advised the students to prepare themselves for future prospects.
Econovanza 2019 is the 5th Edition of its existence. This year, there were 10 different competitions organized on the theme “Save Resources” and over 250 students from 23 different colleges from Karnataka and Kerala participated in these events.
During the inaugural programme, Finance Officer of Mangalore University, Dr Shripathy Kalluaraya P. was honored for his meritorious service to the field of education.
Registrar, Dr. A.M. Narahari, Controller of Examinations, Dr. Alwyn D’Sa, Director of Admin Block, Dr. Dennis Fernandes, deans, and faculty members were present during the programme.
Alwyn Misquith welcomed the gathering. Karen Hezron Maben compered the programme. Lloyd Vineeth Sequeira proposed the vote of thanks.
