Overview (April08)

Making a difference in the world

The 15th annual convocation was held at SCMS-COCHIN on April 27, 2008. A noteworthy feature of this year’s convocation was the phenomenal attendance of the parents of the students on the occasion. In spite of having a spacious convention hall we could not accommodate all of them at the venue and a large number of them had to sit in another adjacent hall and watch the proceedings with the help of a closed circuit TV.

Usually we have two occasions in a year when all the parents come face to face with us. The first occasion is the inauguration of the programme. On such an occasion we could invariably observe on their faces flashes of emotions of anxiety, tension, hope, expectations and the like and a deep concern on the future of their children.

The second occasion is the convocation day when the mood will be quite distinctly different – mostly reflecting jubilance, joy, ecstasy, satisfaction, gratification, fulfillment and such cheerful sentiments. By that time all the children would have been well placed on a successful career path.

Some of the parents prefer to come to me and express their sincere gratitude. I also make it a point to go to them to share our feelings. It is a matter of great satisfaction and inspiration to me to listen to their feelings of contentment and gratitude. It actually triggers our internal power that pushes us up the ladder of growth.

The words and feelings of the parents of Vivek Namboodiri (PGDM batch 15) who claimed, this year, both the awards for excellence – the Gold Medal in academic attainments and the Best Student Award for overall performance (a very rare feat achieved for the first time by any student in the history of SCMS-COCHIN) - were particularly stimulating. They revealed that Vivek was just another ordinary student during his engineering days. But after his joining SCMS-COCHIN they could notice a metamorphosis in him, a total transformation that has now culminated in his unique achievement. They were earnest in expressing their gratitude to SCMS-COCHIN for converting him into a super star.

Inspiring success stories of this sort are the true guiding lights for us. We are here to help our students to get to their greatness. To help them reach their best at work and to make a mark. To guide them find happiness at home and in life. And when we help them to live their finest in life we get a feeling that we are making a difference in the world. That we are not walking the planet in vain. The sole purpose of our setting up a group of quality professional educational institutions in the banner of SCMS is just that.

Therefore we value very much the trust reposed in us by a large number of students and their parents year after year.

Dr.G.P.C.Nayar
Chairman, SCMS Group