21/01/2026
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐: ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐
The ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ - ๐๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ firmly took a stand for truth, compassion, and public health through the ๐๐จ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐: ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ, held today at the Dadivas Gymnasium. The gathering brought students together for honest conversations on HIV, grounded in science, empathy, and shared responsibilityโproving that awareness is strongest when the community listens and learns as one.
The symposium was enriched by the presence of ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐๐๐, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐., who served as the ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ซ, offering grounded insights on HIV education, prevention, and the urgent need to confront stigma at its roots.
We extend our sincere appreciation to the university officials who allowed and supported the campus-wide participation of students:
๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐. ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง, Dean, College of Education;
๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ ๐. ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ณ, ๐๐ก๐, Dean, College of Engineering and Architecture;
๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ง ๐. ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐, Dean, College of Management;
๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐๐จ, Program Chair, BlindTech; and
๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ, NSTP Director.
Special thanks are also due to ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฅ๐๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐. ๐๐จ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง, ๐๐๐, ๐
๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โ ๐๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ, whose approval and support made this initiative possible.
This meaningful activity was strengthened through the partnership of ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐. and the ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โ ๐๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ, whose collaboration and commitment helped ensure that the message of awareness reached every corner of the campus.
Todayโs symposium reminded us that HIV awareness is not just a health issueโit is a human issue. And when a community chooses understanding over fear, stigma has no place to stand.