Freshers Day anchoring script

Newness or novelty has been intriguing and fascinating to man since theNeanderthal times. Novelty for us is excitement and exuberance, surpriseand science, cheerfulness and joy, hope and happiness, boldness andbuoyancy, positiveness and passion.

Good Morning. Namaste. Vanakkam.

I welcome all of you into this beautiful <day> morning to welcome a batchof new faces into this department.

I was just wondering if life is like a game. Like those we have in ourphones. Just like these games are divided into different levels, our life hasdifferent stages. Each level has its own difficulties but crossing them iswhat makes us a veteran.

Going by this I would like to congratulate these new faces who havesuccessfully cleared their previous levels and stepped into this new world.

Before we further advance into the day I would like to request all of you toplease stand up for <prayer name>.

Every experience in your life is being orchestrated to teach you somethingyou need to know to move forward.

Dear juniors today or rather a month back you have started this newjourney along with this department which will take all of us forward.

Now I would like to request <name & designation> to formally welcomethe batch of <year>.

(Thank you)

In his commencement address to Stanford University batch of 2005 SteveJobs had shared a small lesson from his career. Quoting his words...

"You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect themlooking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connectin your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life,karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has madeall the difference in my life."

Now I would like to request <name & designation>, to share some of hismotivating experiences.

(Thank you)

Well any event like this is incomplete without a cultural twist. So I callupon stage <name(s)> to present a song.

(Thank you)

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

Bioinformatics is a dream that you have seen dear juniors and I believe thefuture will be yours.

I would like to request <name & designation>, to share his views on thesubject of Bioinformatics and few words of encouragement in taking upthis wonderful subject.

(Thank you)

Next I would like to request <name & designation>, to say a few words toour new friends.

(Thank you)

It has come to my ears that this new batch has ample of talented students.Let's see if it's really true. I call upon stage <name(s)> for their danceperformance.

Next I would like to request <name & designation> to say a few words toencourage our junior.

(Thank you)

There is an old proverb: “If you are in Rome be like Romans”. But to belike Romans you must know who they are. So as dear newbies we have ashort movie prepared by <name> to familiarise you with the department.

As the adage goes: “ All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. So wehave also included a few games and it will be co-ordinated by <name>.

The wonderful dance performance of the first years' have made some ofmy classmates envious of their talent and I know they won't give it up soeasily. <name> is here to challenge them.

<name> back again with another game.

In this small department of ours we only have the PhD scholars whom wecan call our seniors. To whom we can go for help regarding academics. SoI would like to call on stage a few of our seniors to welcome andencourage our new friends.

Oh! Oh! Oh! My friends are not done yet …. They have yet another dancelined up.

We have come to the end of the program. I would request <name> topropose the vote of thanks.