The Rotaract Club of University of Colombo, Faculty of Arts welcomed a new batch of general members for the RI year 2026/2027 on 7 July at the Faculty premises. The Orientation consisted of the Rotaract formalities, an introduction to the Executive Committee, Board of Directors and the Club Avenues and an icebreaking activity to build fellowship with the new members.
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Month in Review (July ’25-Jan ’26)
Transition meeting The Rotaract year 25/26 commenced with the transition meeting held on the 1st of July, at the room number 45 at Faculty of Arts University of Colombo, marking the official handover of responsibilities to the new Executive Committee and Board of Directors for the Rotaract Year 2025/26. නව විධායක කමිටුවට සහ අධ්යක්ෂ මණ්ඩලයට නිල වශයෙන් වගකීම් භාරදීම සඳහා, ජූලි 1 වන දින කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්යාලීය කලා පීඨ 45 වන ශාලාවේදී පැවති රැස්වීම සමඟින් 25/26 රොටරැක්ට් වර්ෂය ආරම්භ විය. 2025/26 ரோட்டராக்ட் ஆண்டிற்கான புதிய நிர்வாகக் குழு மற்றும் இயக்குனர்கள் குழுவிற்கு அதிகாரப்பூர்வமாகப் பொறுப்புகளை ஒப்படைப்பதைக் குறிக்கும் வகையில், ஜூலை 1 ஆம் தேதி கொழும்பு பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் கலைப் பீடத்தின் 45 ஆம் இலக்க அறை வளாகத்தில் நடைபெற்ற மாற்றக் கூட்டத்துடன் ரோட்டராக்ட் ஆண்டான 25/26 ஆரம்பித்தது. Orientation The orientation session to engage new…
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