Dear staff, students, Parents, Alumni and Well- wishers of Loyola College of Education,
Greetings from Fr. Alphonse Manickam, S.J.

I am happy to inform you that I took charge as the Secretary and Correspondent of Loyola College of Education (LCE) in June 2025. I have served as Professor of History and Administrator in 5 Jesuit Institutions for the past 38 years: 1. Loyola College – Professor of History, HOD, Vice-Principal (1988 – 2007), 2. St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai – Principal (2007 – 2012) Secretary (2019-2022), 3. Loyola College, Vettavalam - Principal and Secretary (2012-2017), 4. Director of Loyola – ICAM College of Engineering and Technology - LICET (2017 – 2019), 5. Superior, Loyola College, Mettala (2022- 2024) and ARCALI – Jesuit Social Service Centre near Paramankeni ECR (2024-2025).

Having acquired rich experience as Professor of History and also French and having served in the field of administration in our institutions, I am happy to be in LCE to train, mould and motivate the students and staff. The variety of exposures, extra-curricular activities and the academic programmes offered to the students in LCE will enrich my experience and expertise in teaching as well as in the art of administration and I in turn will be able to contribute to the integral development of the students and staff. LCE is unique in the sense the students who join here have clear focus and purpose in life because they have already acquired, some UG and others PG Degrees. Unlike institutions that offer irregular programmes to obtain B.Ed / M.Ed Degrees, students who come to Loyola College of Education want to be trained, moulded and nurtured to become good and inspiring TEACHERS. As we know, Teaching is a noble profession. I am reminded of what Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said in an interview:
Sir,
"You have written books,
You have been Professor,
You were Aero - Space Engineer,
You have served as the President of India.
But the title that you like best is “TEACHER”. Why is it?
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam replied:
“Teacher has got fantastic opportunity to grow minds, to enrich the minds, to give dreams to the young people and nurture the dreams with them. They will become great human beings, human beings better than you and me, better than their own teachers. That opportunity Teachers have.” “My teachers gave me the Vision of my life”.

Loyola College of Education has got the fantastic opportunity to enrich and nurture the minds and hearts of the prospective teachers, to inspire them to dream dreams so that they become better human beings, better than you and me, better than their own teachers.

Loyola College of Education is committed to translate the dreams of the Prospective Teachers into reality, give them all the skills and motivation needed, and place all of them in good schools to be inspiring teachers.

Rev. Fr. Dr. Alphonse Manickam, S.J.,

Secretary and Correspondent.