The day began with a Guest Session by 𝗠𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆. With her strong background in marketing, branding, and digital media, Ms. Thareendra shared valuable insights on building a personal brand and developing a professional image. She emphasized 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀. Drawing from her experiences in both the corporate and non-profit sectors, she encouraged students to focus on self-presentation, confidence, and networking, helping them understand how to make a lasting impact in their respective fields. 

Following this, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗞. 𝗥. 𝗡. 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶, 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘂 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗮 and Senior Lecturer in Library & Information Science, along with 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘂 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗮, conducted a session on mental well-being. Their discussion focused on the 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.   

The final session of the day was conducted by Temporary Lecturers Dinithi and Rupeshika, focusing on 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀. This interactive session helped students develop confidence, clarity, and engagement in delivering effective presentations. They covered essential techniques such as 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, ensuring that students are well-prepared to communicate their ideas persuasively in academic and professional settings.  

With each session, students gained not only knowledge but also a deeper sense of confidence and belonging within the department. The ninth day was yet another step towards building a well-rounded, capable, and prepared student body.