Fe Inaugural Prayer Service

The Inaugural Prayer Service for the newly inducted first year engineering students of Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda, was conducted on 2nd August 2024. The dignitaries present on the dais were Rev. Fr. Ian Figueiredo – Rector, Don Bosco Loutolim (Ex-Provincial, Salesian Province of Panjim), Rev. Fr. Kinley D’Cruz- Director, Dr. Neena Panandikar – Principal and Dr. Kala Nayak – Registrar & Head, Science & Humanities Department. Also present were heads of Departments of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Computer Science and Computer Engineering, newly joined staff of the college and the entire batch of the newly inducted first year students from the Civil, Mechanical, ECS and Computer branches.

At the outset, a video summarising the Student Induction Program (SIP) was screened. This was followed by three students reading passages from the Quran, Bhagavad Gita and Bible. A hymn “Light the way” was played and sung by the first year students. On behalf of the first year students and faculty, a prayer seeking God’s help was recited by a student and faculty respectively. The dignitaries along with a first year student then joined in traditional lighting of the lamp marking the inaugural of the new first year batch. All the dignitaries were subsequently welcomed by floral tributes.

Dr. Neena Panandikar then welcomed the gathering and urged the students saying “make good use of the facilities at DBCE, follow your passion and work towards achieving your dream and the vision & mission of the institution.”

Fr. Kinley C’ruz welcoming the FE students said “Don Bosco College of Engineering, since 2011, has been imparting quality education through the dedicated efforts of our faculty members, quality infrastructure, supportive administration and a large pool of learning resources. The college primarily focuses on making our students good human beings and successful professionals.” He wished all the students a happy and academically fulfilling journey ahead.

 Fr. Ian Figueiredo, speaking about Don Bosco said that Don Bosco was a priest whose dream at the age of nine pushed him towards shaping the lives of thousands of youth. He further said “We at Don Bosco do not merely educate you to make a living but work towards your holistic development, because intelligence alone, without wisdom, generates monsters in society.” He prayed the students to be honourable, mature flag bearers of a new society. He wished the students success in all that they do.

The new joined staff of the college was then welcomed with a rose by Fr. Ian Figueiredo. The academic calendar for the odd semester of academic year 2024-25 and the current issue of the college quarterly newsletter “Connections” was then released at the hands of the Fr. Ian. The program ended with a vote of thanks proposed by Dr. Kala Nayak. The inaugural service was arranged by the counsellors Ms. Elaine Dias and Ms. Mancia Lobo.