‘Aspire living in radical hope with critical imagination’

May 12, 2023 40 Views No Comment

C-Edge College 9th Commencement Day

DIMAPUR, MAY 12 (MExN): C-Edge College, Naga United Village on Thursday held its 9th Commencement Day at the G K Auditorium with Dr Akum Longchari, Publisher, The Morung Express as its commencement speaker.

Dr Akum Longchari in his commencement speech applauded the faculty and staff of C-Edge College, led by its principal, for its commitment to aspire and pursue a vision for social transformation and its dedication to imparting quality education.

In his discourse, Dr Longchari highlighted the recent situation in neighbouring Manipur which he said reminded us that violence is not just brutal, systematic, numbing and blind but also has the potency to impact the future.

Taking the incident into context, Dr Longchari dwelt on the need to place ourselves in a position to determine how to respond to it. “The interdependence and interconnectedness of our geographical region are the very fibre through which we need to find creative and viable solutions that open the way forward,” he pointed out.

Dr Longchari further elaborated on why is it important to speak about it on this day and what it meant for the graduating class who are stepping into the world outside academia , and for institutes like C-Edge who are committed to social transformation, and all who aspire to live in dignity and peace.

He said the crisis in Manipur must provoke us to a process of self-reflection, self-questioning, self-defining and self-transformation to enable an examined and purposeful life. This self-examination catalyses us and has the power to bring us together in creating a new dignified and harmonious humanizing culture.

Dr Longchari invited the graduating class of 2023 to ‘aspire living in radical hope’ by releasing the critical imagination and harnessing the matrix of human solidarity for the new to be born so that we can become fully human.

He urged the class of 2023 to boldly dream dreams and to aspire to be different and to make a difference and shared with the audience on the lines from the poem by Liam Mac Uistin “We saw a Vision.”

The programme was anchored by LimizaAchumi, BA IV Semester. The programmebegan with an invocation by Talimoa Jamir, Associate Pastor Youth, Ao Baptist Church, Diphupar-A while the welcome address was delivered by the Principal, Dr Chubatola Aier.

This was followed by Pledge of Allegiance by Ikaito Zhimomi, Asst. Professor. The College Award was deliberated by Wapanginla Ao, Dean of Management Studies on which the students were awarded on seven categories viz. Laurel Merit Award, Best Star& StarAttendance Award, Champion Star Attendance Award, Balakrishnan Ramanathan Award for EVS Topper, NUVBC EU Student of the Year, SPEAR Prize and the Outgoing CEC Students Forum Leaders.

This year’s Champion Star Attendance Award was bagged by Sentibenla of BA VI Semester. The EU Student of the Year and the SPEAR Prize was bagged by Vesulu Puro of BA VI Semester. The EVS topper was bagged by Wepre Marhu and Vesulu Puro of BA VI Semester.Speeches on behalf of the outgoing students and juniors were given by Ayeka Aye BBA VI Semester, Abelo Lotha of BA VI Semester and Aloka Chishi of BBA II Semester respectively.

The junior students on the occasion presented a song titled “Follow the Stars” followed by the Roll of Honour which was called out by Daisy Shitio, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences. The program concluded with vote of thanks by Seema Debnath, Asst. Professor, Department of Management.