Media Release
 
Mangalore, Oct 22: Brian Santhumayor, liaison officer, Bureau of Consular Affairs, US State Department, visit the AIMIT campus of St Aloysius College recently and spoke to the MBA students at the sprawling auditorium of AIMIT.
 
Brian began his talk by giving a brief about his academic life and his work experience in various parts of the globe especially the United States. He spoke about the various educational avenues available for students abroad. He also explained the importance for every student interested in pursuing studies abroad to do his homework with regard to selecting the best colleges as they are ones which shape a student’s career.

“Dream big and have realistic goals” was the piece of advice he gave to the faithfully listening student audience. Brian shared excerpts from his own life experiences and the great people who influenced him. He emphasized the students on evaluating their goals against SMART (Specific, measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Achievable). “Never let others decide your goals” he echoed. He stressed on the importance of learning the fundamentals in every subject we learn. According to him, Fundamentals are essential for a person working at any level of organization.

The speaker talking about his experiences in the United States said that many Indians who come abroad speak negative things about India as they feel it keeps them a step ahead in America, but this is not true. “Be proud of where you come from” with this statement, he asked the students to be proud of their background, values and cultures wherever they go. He also shared his experiences of his career wherein he faced a lot of obstacles and also gave a list of do’s and don’ts for students who would be interested to study or work in US in future.

Santhumayor asked the students to think out of the box in every task they perform. He asked the students to become a visionary, transform themselves into a leader and become an entrepreneur instead of remaining another person’s shadow.

Towards the end of the session, he received couple of queries from the students on the emerging sectors and economies in the world, implications of the cut in outsourcing to India by the US and guidelines to be followed while applying for higher education in US. He clarified and cleared all the queries of students.

Brian Santhumayor is currently working with the US State Department in the Bureau of Consular Affairs as Liaison Officer on special projects to enhance US national security. With a bachelor’s degree in engineering and an MBA, he worked in South Asia, the Middle East and North America for over 18 years, spearheading large global technology projects for which he received several Business Excellence Awards. In addition to receiving a number of leadership awards from nonprofit organizations, he received the US President’s Volunteer Service Award and a commendation from former US President Bill Clinton’s American India Foundation for his leadership. He is also an alumnus of St Aloysius College, Mangalore.

Sudeva Amai welcomed the gathering and introduced the guest, while Pearl Maria Joseph concluded the session with vote of thanks.

Fr Denzil Lobo, director, AIMIT welcomed the guest with a bouquet and Pratibha Shetty, faculty coordinator for guest lecture presented a memento to Brian Santhumayor

Student Welfare dean Prof Ramesh Kamath, MBA faculty members and students were present.