Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (JS)
Mangaluru, Mar 3: St Ann's college of education Managaluru conducted mother Josephine memorial lecture 2015 here on Saturday February 28.
Swami Veereshananda Saraswathi, chairman, Ramakrishna vivekananda ashrama, Tumkur, and chief guest delivered the lecture on the topic "Motherhood-Culmination of all human energies". The lecture focused on "What the modern world needs today is, women physically strong, intellectually vigorous, socially dynamic and above all spiritually great". Swamiji in his talk spoke about how women as mother are spiritually glorious. For a women education is spiritual development and struggle for expansion of mankind. Thus education is a pre requisite for all women folk. Touching upon the aspects of women power, Swamiji mentioned that a women should have an optimistic attitude with hopes and aspirations.
The 'Mother Josephine memorial lecture' is delivered every year during the annual general body meeting of the college alumnae association, since 1995 in memory of the foundress of the college, Mother Josephine A C, the fourth superior general of the apostolic carmel congregation, India. The college holds the pride of being the first private college for teacher education and an autonomous college in the state of Karnataka and has been preparing teachers for modern society with academic and professional competence and leadership capabilities.
Identifying the strenghs and best practices of the institution, the national assessment and accreditation council(NAAC) has presented the college with five stars in 2002 with an 'A' grade and CGPA of 3.71/4.0 at NAAC re-accreditation in 2014. The expert commitee of university grants commision (UGC), goverment of India and government of Karnataka has renewed the authority status for six years from 2007-2008.
Dr (Sr) M Clare AC, the president of alumnae association and the principal welcomed the chief guest. A total of 100 alumanae were present. Anita Gomes proposed the vote of thanks. Sumana B compered the programme.