FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

24 December 2010

THE ALMA MATER CALLS STEPHANIANS WORLDWIDE

My dear fellow Stephanians,

To have met several of you at the Annual Reunion Lunch 2010 in College is a happy and encouraging experience. Of course a great many among you missed the occasion, I am sure, for imponderable reasons.

Reunion Lunch is a symbol of our bonding together under the umbrella of St. Stephen’s.

Beyond the Reunion Lunch I have further good news to share.

After several months of silent reflection, tentative homework and private consultations with the alumni within reach, I took the plunge finally to proceed with road-mapping the renovation, up-gradation and further growth of our College which has remained somewhat stagnant for over five decades at least. I am humbled and delighted to share with you that this process has, since then, made significant progress and evoked responses far in excess of my most robust expectations!

Consequently, 1 February 2011 will be observed as the College Day in a befitting and purposive manner. The main highlight of College Day 2011 will be the unveiling of Project “St. Stephens’s 2050” (in a provisional and embryonic form) and to open it up for a detailed interactive session mainly on two focal points (a) The new courses to be introduced and (b) the infrastructure to be developed. Two Focus Groups have been formed to address these two particularly significant aspects in a systematic way and they are hard at work. Please ensure that you are present on that occasion to give the College the benefit of your wisdom and expertise in these and allied areas. The day’s programmes will culminate in a Charity Dinner which is envisaged also as a fund raising event.

I felt urged to notify all alumni in respect of College Day well in advance so that they may keep that day for being in College. Those who wish to participate in the planning and consultative progress in a regular way from now onwards, may please get in touch with me on my personal email id: vthampu@gmail.com

I shall keep you posted on the various emerging and imminent developments through successive reports on this website, until a separate and specialized website becomes operational - to serve as the dedicated link between the alumni and their alma mater - which is also envisaged.

I am currently in Kerala, preparing myself for a demanding and exciting 2011 in the life of our College.

I wish all of you a blessed Christmas Season and a Happy New Year

Rev.Dr. Valson Thampu

Principal