Khon Kaen University holds the official freshmen welcoming ceremony to KKU

July 4, 2022

817

Sunday June 26, 2022, 17:40 p.m. at the 50^th Year Sports Center – Khon Kaen University Student Organization held the official 2022 freshmen welcoming ceremony to build moral support and unity among the 57^th, 58^th, and the newest, 59^th classes of new students.

Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, M.D., President of Khon Kaen University presided over the ceremony, with Vice Presidents and Assistants to the President for different sections, division directors and the University administrators.

Mr. Wutthikron Imthawin, President of the Student Organization delivered the reporting speech about the background of the event.

The ceremony began with Mr. Wutthikrai Imthawin, President of the Student Organization reporting about the background of the ceremony: “On behalf of the Student Organization and the Project participants, I am grateful to the President of Khon Kaen University for honoring and presiding over this event today. The activity on this occasion is one among other welcoming activities that the Student Organization holds for welcoming the new students. The activity includes singing the institution song to build moral support to the new class of freshmen. In addition, there will be a relationship building activity to enhance love and unity among the elder and the new students. The activities that are arranged will promote important basic skills in confronting different situations and different atmosphere from where the new students came from.” The President of the Student Organization then ended his speech by inviting KKU President to deliver the opening address.

Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, M.D., President of Khon Kaen University said in his speech, “Dear Vice Presidents, President of the Alumni Association, Assistants to the Presidents, Division Directors, Advisor of the Student Organization, Committee members of the Student Organizations, the 57^th, 58^th and 59^th classes of students, and distinguished guests, I am pleased and honored to preside over the opening ceremony of the welcoming activity for the new students today. It is the third time that I’ve met the new students. The first time was at the official orientation. The second time was the last Friday activity. So today is another time that administrators meet you. There is the President of KKU Alumni Association, Khun Morakot Pittarat, joining the ceremony today. I’d like to use this opportunity to show you that the important thing about any activity arranged for the students is for building love and attachment. We have the alumni association for the alumni to reunite. Having connection or network of friends in the same and different occupations means you have support for your work, you have the social network of friends from other faculties. This means the power that will benefit your life after you have graduated. Today is another time that I appreciate the Student Organization and the committee for arranging the singing session. I believe that the university song is an important tool showing that we are from the same family, the family of Mo Din Daeng enclosed by the brick-color fence. Other activities will also be the tool for building love and unity among ourselves. Lastly, I’d like to thank the organizers of the event today. I hope that all activities to happen today will be successful. At the end of the event there will be the bouquets decorating event. The bouquets stand for the 57^th, 58^th, and 59^th classes, showing that you belong to Mo Din Daeng or Khon Kaen University. I officially declare the event open now.”

The President of KKU, administrators and students sing the “Boom KKU” song together.

After the official ceremony ended, the participants then watched the performance called “Rom Pakakarn” by a group of students from the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts and another singing performance of the University songs to welcome the freshmen from the KKU Chorus. The students then sang KKU March and KKU songs together. At 19:40 p.m., the freshmen welcoming procession moved into the ceremonial venue with the Golden Kalaphruek Tree and the class flag. Then the students and the administrators sang the “KKU Boom” song together. Next, Dr. Wandee Phonthongsathit, an Isan heritage artist in the field of performance art delivered the welcoming speech in verse. The ceremony ended at 21:30 p.m. with good impression among the students.