Milestones of SVTJanuary to December 2014

Re- accreditation (3 rd cycle) by NAAC “GRADE – A” (CGPA -3.09), Feb 2014

SVT INSTITUTE’S FIVE GOLD MEDALS

1.Late Motibai Madhavji Thackersey Gold Medal Prize (Faculty of Home Science)-Merchant Alisha

2. Late Ranjit Kaur and Swarnjit Singh Madan Gold Medal Prize (Dept of Food & Nutrition)-Merchant Alisha

3. Late Mrs. Nirmala Kher Memorial Gold Medal Prize (Dept of Human Development)- Shah Upasana

4. Mr. Krishnaraj MD. Thackersey Gold Medal Prize (Dept of Textiles & Apparel Designing)- Kapadia Afreen

5. Late Dr. (Mrs.) Kanta Malhotra Gold Medal Prize (Dept of Resource Management) -Gupta Surbhi

KNOWLEDGE PARTNER: SVT College of Home Science (Autonomous), SNDTWU, Mumbai

Collaboration with PVR NEST, SANOFI INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD, Aries Social Solutions, United Association for Public Health and

Education (UAPHE)

Pan India Project – 4 Major Metro cities (Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore & Chennai)

Coverage – 50 schools in each city (from different SES) & 2 Lakh Children

Principal Investigator – Dr. Jagmeet MadanCo investigator – Ms. Vipra Banerjee

Co-ordinators and PGCND & T.Y. students of MCE

Healthy Children Happy Children (HCHC) Project : June – Nov 2014

“School Health and Nutrition Awareness Initiative for Children”

Total enrollment in FYBSc was a record of 300 students

Khel Utsav Family & Child Enrichment Centre (HD) (23rd Nov 2014)

240 participants (6-12 years)Traditional Games to Promoting

Development of:• Language (Alphabets)• Maths (Chaupal)• Motor Skill(Sakli/Lagori)• Creativity (Pottery/Warli)

An Unusual Exposure of Kids to Unstructured Way of Life

Learning Disability Friendly College Initiative

2014 - Total Students with Learning Disability who have availed of

concessions – 24

SVT College formalized and passed admission and Evaluation norms for students with Learning Disability and slow learners (2013-2014).

2013- LD Advisory Board set up

2013 – Faculty sensitization workshop - Guidance and mentoring

• Jointly organized by SVT College and SNDT

University Library [Juhu]

• Hands on Practical Training

• Eminent Resource Persons from all over

India

National Workshop on ‘Digitization of Resources using Open Source Software’: Greenstone Digital Library

(GSDL)- 28th Oct -3rd Nov ‘14

World Population DayPoster Competition on Aids

awareness by NGO SOSVA

Campus CLEAN –UP Program

Peace March

NSS Community Out Reach Program

Campaigning for voters ID through the posters and enrolling students

3rd state level Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhi Vyasanmukti Samity Sammellan 2014

Program on personality Development Participated in the International youth day

program Swachha Bharat Awareness flagged of on

Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi 7 day special camp at Chinchani Village with a

focus on Women Empowerment in Dec 2014

Ms Suman Mundkur:Products from Clothing Waste’ at 3rd International Conference (by IIUCNN) on Recycling and Reuse at Kottayam, Kerala on 11th to 13th April 2014. & Web Conference : ‘Occupational Details of Collectors of Post-Consumer Clothing Waste in Mumbai’ ,2nd Dec’14

INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS Dr.Jagmeet Madan :International Conference on Probiotics:Microbiome and Gut Function- Transforming Health and Well being, New Delhi, 15-16th Feb’14; “ Pro and Prebiotics- a Nutritional Perspective”

Dr. Amar Dhere : “Analysis of Surfactant Degradation in River Water” in the International Conference RTCST at Pravarnagar-Loni, MS frpm 20th to 22nd August,2014.`

Mrs. Manjiri Bhalerao ,Mrs. Chetna Raje: presented papers at an International Conference organised by Smt. Surajba College of Education - Gandhi Shikshan Bhavan, Mumbai

Mrs. Manjiri Bhalerao, 2014: “Ergonomic Evaluation & Design Considerations for Indian Kitchen Tongs’, at IIT Guwahti

National Conference of Home Science Association of India: 100 Years of Home Science: Prospect and prospects: Mrs. Neera Barooah , Ms. Milan Desai, Ms. Armaiti Shukla , Ms. Suman Mundkur, Baroda

NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS Dr Koshy-Resourse person “Building Teacher-counsellor alliance”at a National Symposium organised by Drishti Remedial Centre for teachers, parents, counselors, school administrators, Mumbai

Mrs. Anju Tulshyan:“Eco labelling for Textiles –A key to Sustainable Development”, Jaipur

Ms. Vidya Thakur:”Disposal Management of Textiles in Village - A case study,5th June 2014, Jaipur

STATE LEVEL PRESENTATIONS Dr. R. Battalwar : resource person, “ Current trends in

Health and Fitness Management BMN college, Mumbai,10th Jan. 2014

Mrs. Chetna Raje , Mrs. Hemani Malhotra : poster presentations ,“Latest Trends in Interior Design” organised by S.M.R.K. BK – AK Mahila

Mahavidyalaya, Nashik

Dr. Amar Dhere’s: ‘Ecological Modernization: Foot Prints of Special Economic Zone in Ecological Restoration’, Asian Journal of Research

in Social Sciences and Humanities Vol, 4 April 2014, pp.287-293&

‘Urban Solid Waste: present Issues and Challenges before Pune Municipal Cooperation’ , 5th National Conference on Urban and

Biomedical Waste Management

STAFF-PUBLICATIONSDr.Jagmeet Madan, Narsaria A, 2014, Quality Nutrition and Lifestyle Determinants to Prevent Childhood & Adolescent Obesity; In Obesity in Children & Adolescents, IJCP Group of Publications, New Delhi Madan J, Nigudkar MR; Oct 2014, Resistant Starch- A Nutritional Treasure of Indian Diets; Centre for Research on Nutrition Support Systems; Update Series 64

Dr. Rekha Battalwar: June 2014 “High Prevalence of Malnutrition in children under 5 years from Rural Thane District, Maharashtra”, Voice of Research, An International Refereed Journal for change and development, ISSN No. 2277-7733, Vol.3, Issue. 1, p.7-9“A Study on the Health status of the Institutionalized and non- Institutionalized Elderly in Mumbai City”, on line publication in International Journal of Current Research, ISSN – 0975-833x, 18th Nov. 2014, Vol.6, Issue. 11, p. 9550 -9554

Mrs. Madhuri R Nigudkar: Aug 2014, “Estimation of Resistant Starch Content of Selected Routinely Consumed Indian Food Preparations”, Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science, Vol. 2, no. 2. ISSN 2347-467X.

Mrs. Neera Barooah -paper on ‘Symbolism in Tribal Textiles’ published in “Textile value Chain.’

Mrs. Anju Tulshyan- Article ‘Green fashion- Not only the survival of society, but the business too’…, journal

Textile Value Chain

Ms. Suman-Review paper, ‘Foreign Trade Policy and The Textile Industry’ published in Insight Management

Review (Special Edition)

Mrs. Archana Jain: Chapter in book. Second Career: An eventual need in today’s world. In Handbook of career

development ISBN: 978-1-4614-9459-1.

STAFF-PUBLICATIONS

STAFF ACHIEVMENTS Dr Jagmeet Madan: Selected for training by NAAC for

the ASSESSORS INTERACTION MEETING at NAAC, Bangalore on September 2-3 , 2014

Dr. Godhia invited editorial board member of Gnosis journal of Food and Nutrition.

Dr. Manjit K Chauhan received recognition as a Ph.D. Guide

Dr Jagmeet Madan: Invited as an UGC Expert Committee member for Granting Autonomous status to a college in

Bangalore, Sept ‘14

Mrs. Rajeshree Shinde attended Orinentation Programme at Academic Staff College, Mumbai University from 28th November to

25th December, 2014

Ms Vipra Banerjee contributed an article “Message in a TVC” in Mid Day,16th Feb’14

Mrs Suman Mundkur:Re-elected to the Governing Body of Indian Fibre Society from 2014-16

STAFF ACHIEVMENTS Dr. Uday Govalkar :The Best Teacher of 2013 -14 (Interior

Construction) at Rachna Sansad

Mrs. Sulakshana Mane , Mrs. Madhuri Nigudkar, Ms Sangeeta & Mrs. Rajeshree Shinde completed Refresher course in Academic

Staff College Mumbai university