MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh and Association of MCM DAV Alumni (AMDA) organized an Alumni Meet here today. An evening of rendezvous and reminiscence, the meet brought together the illustrious alumni of the college, retired teachers and current faculty and staff for an interactive and fun filled event.
The highlights of the event included an “MCM Quiz”, a musical and dance programme. Video messages by alumni residing abroad added to the nostalgia quotient of the evening. The alumni present on the occasion fondly recalled and shared their experiences during their college days and expressed their heartfelt gratitude towards their teachers and their alma mater. A ball room dance session was also organized for the alumni.
The enterprising 1994 batch alumni contributed Rs. 40,000 as scholarship for meritorious students. The alumni also raised funds for the CII initiative of providing solar powered lamps to poor families.
Mr. H.R. Gandhar, Advisor to the President DAV College Managing Committee, commending this superlative imitative of AMDA and the college, stressed upon the fact that relationship building is the backbone of any organization because it is humans who make an organization and take it forward.
Vice Chancellor of Panjab University Prof. Arun Grover was also present on the occasion and he congratulated AMDA for providing a platform to the ALUMNI to reconnect a network.
Addressing the alumni, Principal of the college, Dr Nisha Bhargava expressed great pride in the college’s esteemed alumni who are diligently balancing values of tradition and modernity instilled in them during their college years. Dr. Nisha reminded the alumni of their role as harbingers of positive change in the society and as mentors for the future generations of MCMites.