Reflections - News Letter, St Paul's College, Kalamassery (Vol. 49, Issue 2, Dec 2014

Vol. 49 Issue-1 December 2014

REFLECTIONSSt. Paul's CollegeNAAC Re-accredited Institution(Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University)Kalamassery-683 503

The scent of newly printed books, eye catching covers, famous names, the lovely rustle of paper….all came vibrantly alive at the week-long International Book Fair organized at St. Paul's College, Kalama ssery's auditorium on 18/09/2014. A brain

child of the College Golden Jubilee Celebration's General Convenor, Sri. Edwin Joseph, the fair was

in keeping with the theme of meaningful celebrations on the occasion of the college's Golden Jubilee.

In a formal inaugural ceremony presided over by the College Manager, Rev. Fr Felix Chakkalakkal, the Principal, Dr. Edwin Xavier welcomed the gathering. Prof. K. V. Thomas, M.P and former Central Minister, inaugurated the International book fair and delighted the audience with his promise to donate books to the new digital library and sponsor both the 'D space' proposal and solar energy panels from his M. P. fund.

The fair was conducted by the college with the help of Calicut Book Distributers. About thirty publishers participated and around three crore rupees worth books were displayed. The fair also happened to be the first of its kind organized in the Kalamassery region, and proved to be a boon to both the public and the many educational institutions in the area. In addition, there were several literary compe-titions organized for both school and college students. The fair continued till 25/09/2014.

Golden Jubilee Year Celebrations

INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR

@ St PAUL'S

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As St. Paul's College, Kalamassery celebrates its Golden Jubilee, one of the major makeovers on the anvil was the New Cafeteria. This ambitious project was realized when the Archbishop of Varapuzha, His Grace the Most Reverend Dr Francis Kallarakal, inaugurated the renovated cafeteria, NCC office and the beautified portico on 22/09/2014. He also blessed the renovated Chemistry Lab. In a formal inaugural ceremony presided over by the Manager, Fr Felix Chakkalakal, the Archbishop expressed his appreciation of the tremendous improvements in the College's infrastructural facilities. The Principal, Dr Edwin Xavier proposed the vote of thanks at the ceremony. The function was well attended by priests, nuns, officials and teachers from neighbouring institutions. The staff and students of the college are certainly pleased with this new milestone in St. Paul's College's proud march to the future.

Inauguration of Cafeteria & Blessing of Renovated Chemistry Lab The much required Student Support Centre is another

infrastructural addition to the college in the Golden Jubilee year. The new Student's Support Centre was inaugurated by Dr Harry Cleetus, Principal, St. Albert's College. The College Manager Fr Felix Chakkalakal, Principal, Dr Edwin Xavier, teaching and non-teaching staff and the students were present on that occasion. The Centre provides stationary, Xerox and other necessities for students at competitive rates.

Student Support Centre

Sri. Jacob A. X., Sri. Sebastian T. J. and Sri. C. George Stephen bid farewell to St. Paul's College after many years of seless service. The college acknowledges their service and wishes that their years ahead be filled with rich rewards of joy and fulfillment.

Happy Retirement

Sri. C. George Stephen

Sri. C. George Stephen joined the college on 10-03-1981. He served the college for 33 years. He retired from service as Jr. Superintendent on 30-09-2014.

Sri. Sebastian T. J.

Sri. Sebastian T. J. joined the college on 08-09-1986. He served the college for 28 years. He retired from service as Lab Assistant on 31-08-2014.

Sri. Jacob A X

Sri. Jacob A X joined the college on 13-04-1981 . He served the college for 33 years. He retired from service as LD Store Keeper (Higher Grade) on 31-08-2014.

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Congratulations!!

Sri. Antony P.D.New Office Superintendent

Sri. Antony M.K.New Head Accountant

New Members in St. Paul's Family

Ms. Maria AugustineAsst. Professor

Department of Chemistry

Mr. Binu P. C.Librarian

Mr. Siby . K. MAsst. Professor

Department of Economics

Mr. Francis Assisi. T.Asst. Professor


New Heads for DepartmentsIn this academic year, five teachers have taken charge to steer the activities of the departments.

Dr. V. J. Peter - Dept. of Physics

Dr. Raju - Dept. of Chemistry

Prof. Valentine D'Cruz - Dept. of Mathematics

Prof. George Valluvassery - Dept. of Malayalam

Prof. Gibin Jacob - Dept.of Commerce

On the 11th of June, 2014, the redesigned website of St. Paul's College, Kalamassery was formally launched by the College Manager, Rev. Fr Felix Chakkalakkal in a simple ceremony at the seminar hall. Though simple, the ceremony was 'technologically correct'- rather than cutting a ribbon or lighting a lamp, the manager simply pushed a button on the laptop and the site was launched! The Manager congratulated the 'young turks' of the college on their initiative and noted that the website is yet another feather in our cap.

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NewsLetterREFLECTIONSSt. Paul's College Kalamassery

Launch of Redesigned Website

The fourth Bi-annual News Letter of St. Paul's College, an IQAC initiative showcasing the activities of the college, was released by Very Rev. Msgr. Jose Padiyaramparambil, Vicar General of Archdiocese of Veropoly.

Release of News Le�er

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UG RESULT ANALYSIS (2011-14 Batch)Gender wise Result Analysis

Subject Sex Appear Pass Fail Pass %

Commerce

Male

24

23 1 95.8

Female

35

34 1 97.1

Economics

Male

30

22 8 73.3

Female

23

23 0 100.0

English

Male

14

10 4 71.4

Female

10

7 3 70.0

Maths

Male

10

5 5 50.0

Female

16

15 1 93.8

Chemistry

Male

11

10 1 90.9

Female

8 8 0 100.0

Physics

Male

12

7 5 58.3

Female

20

20 0 100.0

Department

wise

Overall

Result

94.7 96.6

84.476.9

84.9

70.8

0.0

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100.0

Chemistry Commerce Physics Maths Economics English

AdmissionWise

0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0

Sports

GM

CM

MQ

SC/ST

55.6

87.9

86.0

91.7

86.4

Internal Assessment is an integral component of the college teaching and learning process. The dates of examinations, results and open house are scheduled by the staff council and monitored by the IQAC. The Internal examination committee comprises of Dr Sobhana Michael, Prof. Maya K. and Prof. Teresa Stephen for UG and Prof. Valentine D'Cruz and Prof. Shiju C.R. for PG examinations. Dr. Geetha M. S. and Prof. Nevil Stephen are in charge of conducting University Examinations.

Examinations

Under Graduate CoursesstI Internal Examinations

thV Semester- from 18 to 20 of August 2014. rdIII Semester- from 6 to 10 of October 2014.

stI Semester- from 27 to 31 of October 2014.nd II Internal ExaminationsthV Semester- 7to 9 of October 2014.

University Examinations

thIV Sem (CBCSS) B.A./B.Sc./ B.Com. Degree Exam,

October 2014. From 21-10-2014 to 7-11-2014.

rdIII Sem (CBCSS) B.A./B.Sc./ B.Com. Degree Exam,

October 2014. From 31-10-2014 to14-11-2014.

Post Graduate Courses

Internal ExaminationsthIV Semester-16 to 20 of June 2014

ndII Semester-7 to 11 of July 2014

University Examinations

th4 Sem M.A./ M.Sc./ M.Com. (CSS) Degree Exam, July

2014. From 11-07-2014 to 30-07-2014.

nd2 Sem M.A./ M.Sc./ M.Com. (CSS) Degree Exam, Aug-

Sept 2014. From 27-08-2014 to 5-09-2014.

NET CoachingThe department of English offers Net Coaching in English Language and Literature which caters exclusively to the preparation of students for the UGC NET exam. The classes are designed in such a way that there is personal interaction between teachers and students. Prof. Bini John is the co-ordinator.

DCACentre for Continuing Education, Govt. of Kerala, offered 'Diploma in Computer Application' programme was launched in college from the month of September. The duration of the course is six months. 121 students from various departments registered for this course. The classes are arranged before college hours and on public holidays. Mr. Joseph Paul John is the instructor of the course. Prof. Justine George and Prof. Binil Kumar co-ordinate this programme.

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The commencement of the classes for fresh batches in the college was blessed by the presence of Very Rev. Msgr. Jose Padiyaramparambil, Vicar General of Archdiocese of Veropoly. He inaugurated the new academic year and released the newsletter. The senior students staged variety of programmes to welcome the new batches. Fr Felix Chakkalakkal, Dr Edwin Xav ier and Prof. George Valluvassery spoke on the occasion.

Opening of New Academic Year

Msgr. Raphael Olattupuram Memorial Lecture

The late Rev. Fr Raphael Olattupuram, former Principal and then Manager, St. Paul's College, Kalamassery, was a man of great vision, who believed that education brings enlightenment, empowerment and progress. Keeping this in mind, the IQAC of the college invited Sri. Rahul

Easwar, social activist and HRM expert, to deliver the Rev. Fr Raphael Olattupuram Memorial Lecture on 28/08/2014. The programme began with the Principal, Dr Edwin Xavier welcoming the gathering and Dr Reena J Andrews, IQAC Convenor giving a brief introduction on Rev. Fr Raphael Olattupuram. The College Manager, Rev. Fr Felix Chakkalakkal offered felicitations. In his address, Sri. Rahul Easwar pointed out that in today's

technologically advanced society, the role of the teacher is multidimensional – he/she is not merely a giver of knowledge but also a mentor and friend. With his characteristic air, the speaker captured the imagination and interest of the audience. The programme was a befitting tribute to the Monsignor, who spent his life building up St. Paul's College, which is now celebrating its Golden Jubilee.

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NAAC Orientation seminar

A NAAC Orientation seminar was held for the members of the teaching and

ndnon-teaching staff on the 2 of November as part of the preparation for the NAAC assessment for

rdaccreditation, 3 cycle. Dr Harry Cleetus, Principal, St. Albert's College, and NAAC Peer Team Member gave valuable tips and suggestions for the preparation of the report. He recommended that several modifications have to be made in the student support mechanisms of the College. He stressed the need for green initiatives and a green audit. In a highly motivating talk, he exhorted the audience to move ahead in its quality enhancement ventures. The Manager, Fr. Felix Chakkalakkal, Principal Dr. Edwin Xavier, NAAC Coordinator, Dr. V. J. Peter and IQAC coordinator, Dr. Reena J. Andrews spoke on the occasion.

Orientation Programme for the parents

An orientation programme was arranged for the parents before the commencement of classes for the first year students. Prof. V. X. Sebastian, former principal led the workshop.

Implementing New Initiatives

An Orientation Talk was conducted by the IQAC Coordinator, Dr. Reena J. Andrews for the Faculty on two programmes of the Higher Education Council, Walk With a Scholar and Student Support Programme.

The Department of Eng l ish c o n d u c t e d a S h o r t - t e r m Certificate course on Soft Skills Development, in collaboration with e-Tail Networks Limited. The classes were handled by Mr. George Scar ia Pu l i kkunne l , Managing Director of ETNL and his team.

Scholar Support Programme was introduced in the college for first year students in June 2014. The programme is one among the five New Initiatives in Higher Education. Students are provided with additional help in subjects identified by the college council based on result analysis. Economics, Core and Common English, Mathematics and Physics are the subjects identified. The classes are conducted on every Tuesday and Thursday, 3.30 to 4.30. Prof. Bini John is the coordinator. Students are provided with study materials and solved question banks by the programme.

SSP

WWSWalk With a Scholar (WWS), a agship initiative of the Dept. of Higher Education, Kerala, started functioning in the college in October 2014. It is aimed at providing special mentoring programmes for promising students in Undergraduate Arts/Science and Commerce streams. A group of 30 students selected on the basis of merit is given necessary orientation to prepare them for employment, guidance, motivation and mental support to identify appropriate areas for higher study as well as employment. At the outset, all the Internal Mentors and Co-ordinator of WWS Programme attended a One day Workshop held at St.Xavier's College For Women, Aluva on 14th October 2014. The internal mentoring sessions started in the fourth week of October. The following faculty members serve as internal mentors. Dr. Manju Menon K., Dr. Asha E. Thomas, Prof. Jose Xavier, Prof. Justine George and Prof. Nevil Stephen. Prof. Deepa George is the Co-ordinator.

Inauguration of external mentoring

The inaugural session of external mentoring was organized in the last week of October. Rev. Fr. Felix Chakkalakkal inaugurated the programme. Vice Principal Dr. V.J. Peter spoke on the occasion. Dr. Mary Matilda, former Principal of Maharaja's C o l l e g e del ivered the k e y - n o t e address.

Short-term Certificate course

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As part of the Golden Jubilee Year activities, department of English conducted Kerala State Higher Education Council sponsored National seminar on 'Reading Media Texts: Representation and Meaning' on 26 and 27 June 2014. The seminar was inaugurated by Dr Sebastian Paul, former Member of Parliament and renowned media critic. The seminar was enriched by the eminent resource persons like Dr C. S. Jayaram, Professor of Amritha School of Arts and Science, Kochin, Dr. P. P. Ajayakumar, Professor and Director of Distance Education, University of Kerala, Dr D. E. Benet, Associate Professor, National College, Thiruchirappalli, Prof. N.M. Babu, Assistant Professor, University College, Thiruvananthapuram and Prof. Ashley, Assistant Professor, St. Stephen's College, Delhi. Dr. Reena J Andrews was the convenor of the seminar. Prof. Binil Kumar and Prof. Nevil Stephen were the co-ordinators.

Seminars Conducted

UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Topology and Analysis

The Department of Mathematics organized a National Seminar on Topology and Analysis on 9 and10 of October

2014. The seminar was inaugurated by Prof. K. Babu Joseph, Former Vice Chancellor, CUSAT. Dr. Manju K. Menon was the convenor and Prof. A. Vijayakumar, Department of Mathematics, CUSAT was the academic advisor of the programme. The seminar was divided into three sessions – Invited session, Problem session for PG Students, Contributed session for young researchers. Prof. Parameswaran Sankaran, IMSc, Chennai delivered the keynote address. Prof. A. K. Nandakumaran, IISc, Bangalore and Prof. M. N. Narayanan Namboodiri, formely of CUSAT were the speakers for the invited session. The uniqueness of the seminar was the problem session organized for the PG Students. Dr. T. P. Johnson, School of Engineering, CUSAT and Dr Kiran Kumar, PSMO College, Tirurangadi lead the problem session. Speakers of the contributed session were Sri. T. C. Easwaran Nambudiri, Government College, Kasargod, Dr. Vinodkumar P. B., RSET, Kakkanad, Dr. Krishnakumar G., Government College, Kollam and Dr. Jayaprasad P. N., RIT, Paambady. The proceeding of

stthe seminar was published on December 1 by Prof. A. Vijayakumar in the inaugural ceremony of the compact course organized by the Department of Mathematics in association with the Ramanujan Mathematical Society.

UGC sponsored National Seminar on Environmental Concerns and Sustainable Development in India

UGC sponsored three day National Seminar on the theme “Environmental Concerns and Sustainable Development in India: Issues and Challenges” was organised by the Dept. of Economics from 25 to 27 of September 2014. Shri. V.K Ebrahim Kunju Hon. Minister for Public Works Kerala State inaugurated the National seminar. The inaugural session was enriched by the talk of Rev. Fr. Felix Chakkalakkal, Manager, St. Paul's College, Dr. Edwin Xavier, Prof. E Antony Issac, Dr. Ulakanathan Sankar and Dr. Sallyamma Job.

Media Seminar

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Prof. Binil Kumar M. R. participated and presented a paper on “Daring Voice: Themes in the Poems of Surjeet Kalsey” in the National Seminar on 'Exploring the Terrains of Canadian and American

th thDiaspora' held on 18 & 19 September 2014 at Sree Ayyappa College for Women, Nagarcoil.

Prof. Lima Sunny participated and presented a paper on “The Battle for Existence-Emergence of a New Violence: Analysing Women as the 'Have-Not's” at the National Seminar sponsored by Planning Commission of India, New Delhi on 'Crime and Violence by and against Women: Observations from Kerala' organised by the Women's Studies Centre, Cochin University of Science and

st ndTechnology on 21 & 22 July, 2014.

Prof. Lima Sunny participated and presented a paper on “Analysing the Subaltern Voices in Khalid Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns” at the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on 'Subaltern Chronotopes: Issues and Strategies' organised by the Post Graduate and Research Department of English at Newman College,

th stThodupuzha on 20 & 21 October, 2014.

Prof. Bini John participated and presented a paper on “Mental Maladies and the Pursuit of Happiness: A Critical Analysis of the Treatment of Folk in the Select Novels of Anita Nair” in the UGC sponsored national seminar on 'New Cultural Studies a Crit ical Investigation', at St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Devagiri, Calicut on 13 & 14 October 2014.

Prof. Jibin Jacob presented a paper titled on “A Study of the Level of Satisfaction among E-banking Customers” at the UGC sponsored workshop on 'Statistical Package for Social Sciences' at Panambally memorial Govt. College, Chalakkudy from 4 to 8 of November 2014.

Dr Asha E.Thomas presented a paper titled “A Case Study on Indian Dairy Industry with special reference to MILMA” at the UGC sponsored National Seminar on 'Doing Business in India-Opportunities and Challenges',

th thheld at The Cochin College, Kochi on 29 & 30 of August 2014.

Prof. Sumitha Franklin participated and presented a paper titled “Environmental concerns of union Budget 2014” in the UGC sponsored national seminar on 'Environmental Degradation: A threat to India's Economic development' organised by Morning star home science

th thcollege Angamaly on 24 & 25 July 2014.

Paper Presentation at National Seminars/Conferences/Workshops

Dr Reena J. Andrews: UGC national seminar on “Quality in Higher Education: Exploring New Frontiers in Rural Institutions” organised by Al-Ameen College Edathala,

th thAluva on 12 & 13 November 2014.

Prof. Deepa George: UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Media and Culture: Creations and Transcreations” on 24 & 25 September 2014 at St. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva.

Prof. Sallyamma Job: Faculty Development Programme th thon “Commodity Futures Markets in India on 11 &12

September 2014 at Pondicherry University, Pondicherry.

Prof. Sallyamma Job: UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Major Issues in Centre-State Financial Relations in

rd thIndia” organized by U.C. College Aluva on 23 & 24 October 2014.

Prof. Valentine D'cruz, Prof. Regina Margret V. J., Prof. Maya K. & Prof. Pramada Ramachandran: UGC Sponsored National Conference on “Recent Trends in Applicable Mathematics”, Department of Mathematics, Bharata Mata College, Trikkakara from 18 to 20 November 2014.

Dr Manju K Menon & Prof. Pramada Ramachandran: UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Graph Theory & its Applications”, Department of Mathematics, St. Xavier's College, Aluva from 7 to 9 August 2014.

Prof. Maya K & Ms. Jyothi Mariam Koshy: UGC Sponsored Seminar on “Multi-variate calculus and cryptography”, Department of Mathematics, The Cochin college, Kochi on 17 October 2014.

Prof. Shiju C.R. & Prof. Christy George: UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Doing Business in India-Opportunities

th thand Challenges”, at The Cochin College, Kochi on 29 -30 August 2014.

Dr Asha E Thomas: Workshop on “How to invest in a Smart Way” at Hedge Equities Pvt. Ltd along with Final year PG

ndstudents of St. Paul's College on 2 August 2014.

Dr Beena P.J. : National Seminar on “Loktantra aur Sahitya” conducted jointly by Vikalp Thrissur and Department of Hindi, Sree Sankaracharya University of

thSanskrit, kalady on 27 September 2014.

Dr Raju P. & Tresa Sunitha George: Seminar on “Stimulating Concepts in Green Chemistry” organised by SNM college, Maliankara on 13 & 14 November 2014.

Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops attended

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Dr Rose Philo, Texin Joseph & Tresa Sunitha George : Two day seminar on “Applications of spectroscopic Methods in Chemistry” at Postgraduate and research department of

th thChemistry, Maharajas college, Ernakulam on 28 and 29 November 2014.

Prof. Tresa Sunitha George: seminar on “Green Chemistry” conducted by CIPET on 15 November 2014.

Prof. Tresa Sunitha George: National seminar on “Flavours to Wellness –An Approach Through Spice Chemistry” at St.

thPeter's college, Kolenchery on September 30 October 2014.

Prof. George Valluvassery: Two day U.G.C. sponsored national seminar on “Mass Communication – Challenges, Trends and Future” conducted by the department of Oriental Languages, St. Stephen's College, Uzhavoor,

th thKottayam on 12 & 13 November 2014.

Prof. Deepa George & Dr Asha E Thomas: One day Workshop for “Internal Mentors and Co-ordinators of WWS Programme in Aided Colleges for the year 2014-15” organized by the Office of the New Initiatives under Directorate of Collegiate Education held at St.Xaviers

thCollege for Women, Aluva on 14 October 2014.

Induction Training ProgrammeDr Asha E Thomas, Prof. Bini John & Pof. Binil Kumar M. R. attended Induction Training Programme –A Workshop on Good Learning conducted by Fostering Linkages in Academic Innovation and Research (FLAIR), a Kerala Government and Collegiate Education Department Initiative as selected candidates from among college teachers in Kerala at Water Authority Training Centre, Trivandrum in November 2014.

Meetings AttendedDr Reena J Andrews & Prof. Bini John: attended meeting of Coordinators, New Initiatives in Higher Education conducted by Dept. of Higher Education. Govt. of Kerala,

thThiruvananthapuram on 7 August 2014.

Dr Raju P & Ms. Tresa Sunitha George: attended 'ENCON club' staff coordinators meeting at BPCL (Bharat Petroleum Cochin Limited) at Kundanoor, Kochi.

Refresher CourseProf. Binil Kumar M. R. attended UGC Sponsored 'Refresher Course in English' for University / College Teachers conducted from 01-08-2014 to 21-08-2014 at The UGC- Academic Staff College, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.

Prof. Lima Sunny attended UGC Sponsored 'Special Winter School' conducted by the UGC Academic Staff College, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum, from 28-11-2014 to 18-12-2014.

Papers in international Journals

1. V.G. Rajeshmon, M.R. Rajesh Menon, C. Sudha Kartha and K.P. Vijayakumar, “Effect of Copper Concentration and Spray Rate on the Properties Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films Deposited Using Spray Pyrolysis”. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis.

2. Thomas, Asha E. and M C. Dileep (2014), “Momentum as an Investment Strategy in the Indian Stock Market-An Evaluative Study”, International Journal of Economic Research, Vol.11, No.12, pp 219-240, ISSN:0972-9380.

Papers in National Journals

1. Shiju C.R. and M.C. Dileepkumar (2014), “Effectiveness of Emerging Advertising Trends in the Changing Social Milieu”, Contemporary Commerce Review, pp 29-35, ISSN: 2319-3638, Vol. 3 No. 1.

2. Thomas, Asha E. (2014), “A Case Study of Kerala Dairy Industry-with Special Reference to Ernakulam Regional Co-operative Milk Producers Union Ltd”., Doing Business in India-Challenges and Opportunities Ahead, pp 201-209, ISBN:978-821-924688-4-6

3. Thomas, Asha E. (2014), “The performance of Indian stock market: An Analytical Study on IT Sector from an Investor's Perspective”, Pauline Journal of Research and Studies, Vol.2,No.1,pp 169-182,ISSN:2347-3843

4. Rose Philo K. J, Texin Joseph B.J., Sugunan S., “Study on Acidity of Mesoporous Ceria on Modification with Chromium and Manganese”, Pauline Journal of research and studies, Vol. 1, Issue 2 (2013)

5. Rose Philo K. J, Eldhose Jacob, Sugunan S., “Preparation and Characterization of Ce-Si-SBA-15 Modified With Chromium”, Pauline Journal of research and studies, vol. 2, Issue 3 (2014)

Publications by faculty

PTAPTA donated drinking water facility at the left block of the college.

PTA met the expenses of Onam Celebrations 2014.

Class wise PTA meetings are conducted by the financial support of the PTA.

Mr. Aevin D'Almeida of M. Sc. Physics (2012-14 batch) cleared UGC NET in JUNE 2014.

Achievement

St. Paul's College Kalamassery

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Faculty selected nationally/ internationally to visit other laboratories/ institutions/ industries in India and abroad:

Dr Asha E Thomas got selected to FLAIR International Internship 2014-15 in Commerce discipline from Aided Colleges in Kerala. The objective of this programme is to develop competent human resource that is trained in the identified best institutions outside India. Selected faculty members will spend four weeks observing the best practices in learning and teaching and research in relevant areas with the aim of experience sharing and capacity building.

Dr Rose Philo and Texin Joseph B.J. were selected from Kerala to attend International Chemistry Olympiad (ICHO) EXPOSURE camp at National Centre for Science Education, Homi Baba Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay.

Faculty in Editorial BoardsDr Rose Philo K.J. is the editorial board member of

1. International journal of Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics

2. International Journal of Analytical and Applied Chemistry Journals Pub

Dr. Sallyamma Job was appointed as the member of the Working Group to Study on Non-Banking Financial Intermediaries in Kerala by the State Planning Board, Thiruvanathapuram.

Dr Asha E Thomas achieved a high score in International Engl ish Language Testing System (IELTS) for the test conducted by Cambridge

Achievements

English Language Assessment, The British Council and IDP Education. The test result: Overall Band Score: 7.5

Dr Asha E. Thomas, Prof. Bini John and Pof. Binil Kumar M. R. got selected to FLAIR programme of 2014-15. Fostering Linkages in Academic Innovation and Research (FLAIR) is a capacity building programme of the Department of Higher Education, Government of Kerala, for the newly-joined faculty members of Arts and Science Colleges, Engineering Colleges, and the Teaching Departments of Universities.

Recognition for Teachers

Dr Manju K. Menon chaired a session in the National Seminar on “Graph Theory and its Applications” held at St. Xaviers College for Women, Aluva during August 7-9, 2014.

Dr Manju K. Menon inaugurated the mathematics club activities of the Department of Mathematics, Panampilly

thGovinda Menon Government College, Chalakkudy on 12 December 2014 and delivered a talk on 'Interesting Mathematics'.

Dr Manju K. Menon was a resource person in the Two-day Workshop for Mathematics Teachers of Standards 9 to 12, sponsored by Azim Premji University and Ramanujam Mathematical Society which was held during 7- 8 November 2014 at the Department of Mathematics, CUSAT. She delivered a talk on 'Recurrence Relations'.

thDr Beena P.J. inaugurated Hindi Day celebrations on 14 September 2014 conducted by Hindi Shikshak Samithi, Aluva Sub. District at SNDP Higher Secondary School, Aluva.

Dr Beena P.J. offered felicitation on the occasion of St. thFrancis Assissi anniversary on 9 September 2014

organised by St. Francis Atmeya Sabha, Achdiocese of Verapoly.

Dr Rose Philo K.J. is executive committee member of School development board of Kendriya Vidhyalaya, NAD, Kalamassery.

Dr Reena J Andrews is a member of Peer Review Committee of Bharata Mata Journal of multidisciplinary Studies.

Dr Reena J Andrews is External Question Paper Setter for U.G. Examinations in Autonomous Colleges.

Prof. George Valluvassery was the resource person in the NSS Annual Camp of St. Paul's College at Chengamanadu.

Scholarship

263 first year U.G. and P.G. students have applied for various scholarships sponsored by Central and State Governments, UGC, KSHEC, CBSE, Minority welfare commission and social security vision and are awaiting for selection. In the previous year 239 students have availed various scholarships. During this semester the total amount dispersed is Rs.17.18 lacks.

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Department of Chemistry

1. Special lecture was arranged for M.Sc. students on 'computational chemistry' by Dr. M. George, Associate Professor, S.H.College, Thevara.

2. Special lecture was arranged for MSc students on 'Quantum chemistry' by Dr. Cyriac, Associate Professor, St.Albert's College, Ernakulam.

3. Invited talk by Dr.Ananthapadmanabhan on Quantum mechanics

4. Students of III BSc attended seminar at Aquinas College, Edacochin.


1. An interim budget analysis was arranged on 12th August 2014. Dr V.K.Vijayakumar, Investment Strategist, Geojit Paribas Ltd. was the key analyst.

2. An orientation programme has been organised for the UG & PG students on 26th June 2014. Prof. V.X Sebastin, former Principal of St. Paul's College, was the resource person.

th3. Special lecture on “Post Keynesian Economics” on 11 July 2014. Dr. Vyshaka Varma, Former Faculty of Govt. College, Palakkad was the key resource person.

4. PG students of Economics conducted a PPT Presentation on “The present Kerala Economic Scenario' and on Indian Economy: Issues and Challenges”.

Student Enrichment Programmes

Students of Economics department Tiyala Mary, K.U Krishna Kumar, Roshan Raphel & Ivy (III B.Com.) won Cash award and certificates for the “Best Union Budget Analysis Team" conducted by Chinmaya Vidhyapeed Ernakulam 2014-15.

In the All India Essay Writing Competition 2014, jointly organised by the Sri Rama Krishna Mission and the United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan, Sajitha K. and Christymol Joseph of II BA English won prizes.

Anjali Raphel and Amal Antony (Dept. of Chemistry) ndsecured 2 prize for inter departmental seminar

presentation competition.

Anjali Raphel and Amal Antony (Dept. of Chemistry) rdsecured 3 prize in debate competition organised by

English department.

sSinto Sebastian (Dept. of Chemistry) secured I t prize in poster designing competition held at S.H.College, Thevara in connection with ozone day celebration.

stAarsha Surendren (Dept. of Chemistry) won I prize for inter departmental seminar presentation competition organised by Physics department.

Students' Achievement AssociationActivitiesMathematics

ndOn 13-11-'14, II M.Sc. Maths students conducted their Math club activities with games on the basis of cryptography, games to test the concentration, thinking ability and games connecting Mathematics to nature. Also there was a paper presentation on the topic 'Fractals' which was really interesting and informative.

Hindi

Hindi Club conducted group song & Solo competitions in th thHindi on September 29 & 30 2014. In Solo

competition Sony. P.R. of I B.A. English Model I won first prize. Shigma Prasteena of I B.Com. Computer Applications and Arathy of II B.Com. won second and third prizes respectively. In Group Song competition Sony. P.R. & Team of I B.A. English Model I bagged the first prize. Nimitha & Team of I B.A. English Model II and Aswathy & Team of I B.Sc. Chemistry won second and third prizes respectively.

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Economics

Celebration of National & International Days

World population Day: Department of Economics conducted a debate competition on 'Population Growth in India is a boon or bane'. Tiyala Mary George & Semeena V.N of III B.A Economics won the First prize. In association with this, the department conducted a poster exhibition.

Youth Day: Economics Department celebrated Youth Day on 12-08-2014. In relation to this, Banner, Street play and Vilambarajatha were organized.

English

The Department of English in association with MCMAT thhosted 'INTELIGENCIA 2014' on 14 August 2014, an

inter collegiate quiz programme in which S. Sajitha and Vikram H.C. of II B.A. English were selected for the semi finals.

The students of II BA & III BA English along with their teachers visited the Kerala History Museum as part of the programme of visiting places of cultural importance.

Literary Competitions

2014 marks the hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the First World War. In an attempt to ensure that this commemoration is used to promote peace and international co-operation, the Department of English organized a Literary Fest with interdepartmental competitions every month, based on the theme 'No Glory

in War'. Prof. Deepa George coordinated the competitions and the exhibition.

A Mighty Pen : Writing Editorials was conducted in the month of July. K. Sajitha of II BA Eng. won first price. Maria John of I BA Eng., Agnel Treesa I BA Eng. won second and third prices respectively.

Montage: Collage Competition was conducted in August. Amrutha S. Bhatt II BSc Maths won first price. Thresia Jesny, II BSc Maths won second and Jerlin George, II BA Economics bagged the third prize. An exhibition of theses collages were exhibited in the portico.

Other competitions held in the following months are as follows. Plead for Peace: Poster Design Contest (September); Illusion: Face Painting Competition (October); Humour as a Weapon: Cartoon Competition (November). The results will be announced soon.

Malayalam

Department of Malayalam conducted Chingapulari stMalayalam Utsavam on 21 Aug. 2014. In Nadan Pattu

competition Krishna & Team III B.Sc. Maths won first prize. Amritha & Team III B.Sc. Chemistry won second and Amritha P M & Team II B.Sc. Maths won the third prize. In Onappattu, Arathy & Team II B.Com won first prize. Jomon & Team II BA Eco. Won second and Krishna & Team III B.Sc. Maths won the third prize. In Onappattu for teachers, Prof. Maya & Team, Dept. of Maths bagged the first prize and Prof. Asha Thomas & Team, Dept. of Commerce won the second.

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The Nature Club of St. Paul's College has undertaken various activities in the year

th2014. On June 4 2014, the Nature Club of St. Paul's college received Green Certificate from 'PLAN @ EARTH' for recycling 583 kilos of waste paper and thereby saving 10 trees, 16907 liters of water, 1.9239 cubic yards of landfill space and reduced greenhouse gas emission by 583 kgs. of carbon equivalent in a function held at Changampuzha Park.

thOn June 5 as part of 'World Environment Day' celebration, students of Nature Club planted more than 50 saplings in the campus.

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A one day seminar on the topic 'Biodiversity and Heritage Conservation' was conducted by Sri. Ponnekudam Bhagavathy Devaswom Trust at the

thtemple premises of Thevakkal on June 7 2014 and three club members of our college and the teacher coordinator Dr. Sobhana Michael participated in the seminar.

thOn September 20 2014, Nature Club of St. Paul's College conducted 'My Tree Challenge' Programme by planting fruit trees in the campus. Former Indian cricket player Chandrakanth Pandit commenced the Challenge by planting saplings in the college premise and challenged neighboring colleges and the different departments of St. Paul's College. The Programme was a great success.

The Women Empowerment Cell of this college is constituted under the guidance of Dr Manju K. Menon, Department of Mathematics. Ms. Shalin, III B.Sc. Mathematics is the student secretary and there are student representatives from each class.

The cell organized a Food Making Competition in which no heating/cooking was allowed. Yet there were 14 teams and many innovative items were presented. The first prize was bagged by Krishna Rajeev, Sharanya S. Raj and Priya Jose of III B.Sc. Mathematics and second prize was bagged by Minu Antony, Rasli K.

Women Empowerment Cell

K. and Tesna Yesudas of III B.A. English. The Best Dish award was for the Avil Cake prepared by Riya Richard, Jesna K. S., Aswathy S. of I B.Sc. Chemistry.

The cell organized a course in paper ornament making in September 2014 and Ms. Safna C. A., III B.Sc. Mathematics lead the class.

The cell organized a Food festival on 24/09/14 to raise funds and the whole Pauline family cooperated with the programme. Variety of lunch items, snacks and ice creams were there at the counter and the stall was empty by afternoon. It was a great success!

Focusing on the aspect of empowering students, the Mentoring and Counselling Cell organized a mass counselling programme titled 'Life Solutions' on 17.10.2014 forenoon to inculcate values and skills in students that enable them achieve success and happiness in future. Psy. Vipin V. Roldant, Chief Consultant and HOD, Sunrise Hospital, Kakkanad led the session. He was assisted by psychiatric social workers Mr. Shaji Mathew and Preetha Anu. Dr Beena P.J., Prof. Deepa George and students - Hridya Joly, Manu Martin, Lijo Jose and Agnel Treesa spoke on the occasion.

Mentoring and Counselling Cell

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Jesus Youth unit of the college organized an Exhibition of Marian pictures in October 2014 in lieu with the ten-day Rosary rec itat ion wh ich culminated with an Agape feast for the teaching, non-teaching staff and students of the col lege. The ten-day recitation and Agape were organized by Prof. Regina Margret and Dr Salia Rex. College Manager, Rev. Fr Felix Chackalackal delivered the spiritual message and Principal Dr Edwin Xavier picked the lucky draw and gave away the gift.

The All India Catholic University Federation (AICUF) unit of St. Paul's College was inaugurated by Rev. Fr Felix Chackalackal on

t h29 August 2014. The

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Akhil Titus ( I B.Com. Tax.) and K. Albert George Xavier (III B.A. Eng.) won the second prize as team in the Inter Collegiate Debate Competitions conducted by Dept. of

thChemistry, St. Michael's College, Cherthala on 8 Oct. 2014 on the topic 'Revolution in Technology and Existence of Ozone' as part of 'International Ozone Day Celebrations'. K. Albert George Xavier (III B.A. Eng.) received the best debater award.

DEBATE CLUBVincent de Paul society of St. Paul's conference adopted seven students and gave them financial support to meet their homely needs as well as educational needs. The

thconference conducted ac council meeting on 7 December 2014 and participated 50 members from various conferences. This unit conducts meeting twice in a month.

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inaugural ceremony was followed by Holy Mass at St. Paul's Church. Rev.Fr Xavier Tharamel S.J. was the chief celebrant. Dr Salia Rex is the coordinator, Glenn Gomez of I B.Sc. Physics, Elizabeth Nivya of I B.Sc. Maths, Nitheya Jolly of III BA English, Christy Joseph of III BA English are elected as President, Secretary, Treasurer and Public Relation Officer of the college respectively.

A three-day residential camp was organized by the AICUF, Thiruvanathupuram Zone from th th 13 to 15 September 2014. Glenn Gomez of I B.Sc. Physics represented the college. The

members of the camp visited the site of Adhivasi Gothra Maha Sabha to support them on ththeir 60 day of standing strike for justice in front of the Secretariat.

thA two-day residential camp was organized at Sameeksha Spiritual centre at Kalady on 5 & th

6 September 2014. Albert George of IV B.A. English, Elizabeth Nivya of I B.Sc. Maths, Divya of I Eco. and coordinator Dr Salia Rex represented the college.

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Teams participation in the M G University Inter collegiate Badminton, Basketball, Chess, Table Tennis and Football teams took part in the MG University Inter collegiate tournaments. All the teams put up a good show, especially the Football team which lost to Maharajas College in tie breaker after winning four matches.

Inter Collegiate Matches organised by the Department

The department organised Mahatma Gandhi University North Zone Chess and Table Tennis tournament for the year 2014-15.

BCCI Matches organised at the College

The college in collaboration with the Kerala Cricket Association organised All India U-19 Women's Cricket tournament at the picturesque St. Paul's College ground during the month of October. The Board matches covered with six cameras was for the first time at St. Paul's College.

Two more wickets

Kerala cricket Association has added two more new turf wickets making five wicket centre Square. This will help us to organise the matches without much damage to the wickets.

World Cup Quiz

In connection with the World Cup at Brazil the department jointly with the Placement Cell organised a World Cup Quiz for the students. Dr Asha E Thomas was the quiz master. All the six department took part in the quiz and the winners were Clevin Tom Louis and Jomy Roban of II B.Com (Self). On the occasion 32 Flags of the playing countries were exhibited at the college portico.

Run Kochi Run

St. Paul's received the torch of 'Run Kochi Run', Cochin International Half Marathon 2014.

Reunion of Women's Cricket team

The Women's Cricket team of St. Paul's rejoins the college for celebrating 25 years of winning t h e MG Un i v e r s i t y Women C r i c ke t championship.

My Tree Challenge

The Department joined the Nature club in organising My Tree Challenge in the college Ground. Former Indian Cricketer Chandrakant Pandit, Kerala U-19 team coach Sreekumaran Nair, Himachal Pradesh U-19 team coach Mr Anujpal Das, Manager Fr Felix Chakkallakkal, Principal Dr Edwin Xavier, Dr Sobhana Michael, Nature Club in charge and Department faculty were present on the occasion.

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This year's Onam was celebrated in a grand style. Fr Felix Chakkalakkal and Dr Edwin Xavier delivered the Onam message. The programme was followed by Sinkari Melam and different kinds of competitions. Nikesh of B.Sc. Chemistry was the Maveli.

In Onappattu competition, Gayathri & Team, B.Com. and Krishna & Team III B.Sc. Maths won first and second prizes. In Nadan Pattu competition, Krishna & Team III B.Sc. Maths won first prize and Soumya & Team I B.Sc. Maths won second prize. Renjitha of II B.Com was selected as Malayala Manka and Malayala Manka Group was won by Sandra & Team, III B.Com. III BA Eco. Won first prize in Pookkalam competition III BSC Maths won second prize. In Tug of War Physics Dept. won the first prize and Commerce Dept. won the second.

Onam Festival 2014

From the Editorial Board....From the Editorial Board....From the Editorial Board....From the Editorial Board....

Prof. Binil Kumar and Prof. Justin George

We feel extremely happy to bring out the fifth edition of Reections showcasing the activities of the college from June 2014 to November 2014. The support shown by the heads of the Department and the Faculty in giving the inputs for the News Letter is appreciable. We express our sincere thanks to the Manager, Principal, the College Council, the teaching and Non Teaching Staff and the students for the support they have rendered. A special thanks to Dr Reena J Andrews, IQAC Co-ordinator for her help and support.

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Dept. of EconomicsThe dept. of Economics has conducted an outreach programme and extension activity in Moolampilly

thvillage, Kadamakudy Grama Panchayat on 15

November 2014 by distributing seeds and seedlings of cabbage, ladies finger, chilly plant and 'cheera' plant

Outreach Programme

to the farmers with the support of VFPC, Kakkanad. Dr Sallyamma Job on behalf of the dept. of Economics conducted a “Financial Education Workshop” to the participants of the outreach programme in Moolampilly.

Extension Activity

The students and faculty of the dept. of Economics participated in the “Pokkali Harvest Festival” at

thPizhala Panchayat on October 20 2014.

Dept. of PhysicsThe department of Physics conducted an

th outreach program on 19 July, 2014 at HMT High School, Kalamassery. The goal of the workshop was to explore how physics education in high school could be improved through experiments.

The Career Cell Conducted a class for Final Year PG Students (Commerce) on Employability Skills. The sessions were handled by resource persons from District Employment Exchange, Ernakulam.

A class has been arranged in participation with SCM Hub thfor Final year degree students on 15 December 2014

on employability skills. The session was handled by Mr. Sandeesh S, Faculty SCM Hub.

Career cell in association with Post Graduate Department of Commerce organized a seminar on

Career Cell"Prospects For Commerce Students" for Second Year and Final Year Commerce students and for First M.Com students. The session was handled by National Institute of Tax Studies affiliated by National Centre for labour and learning under government of India.

13 students from Final year B.com and M.com participated in the job fair conducted by by KPMG at Viswajothi College Campus .

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In order to inculcate love and care to soil and farming, the students under the guidance of the faculty of the Dept. of Economics developed organic vegetable garden on the campus and proved to be a success.

Green Initiatives:

A small plot of the campus was earmarked by the students of the Department of English and banana saplings were planted. The College Manager Fr Felix inaugurated the venture.

Young Farmers Club Young Farmers Club Young Farmers Club & Vegetable Cultivation on the Campus:

The Music Club of St. Paul's college organized a Patriotic Group Song Competition, Deshadhwani 2014 on 13th August 2014. Team from Economics Department won the first prize and team from Maths Department secured the second place.

The NCC unit of St. Paul's College is attached to the 22 Kerala Battalion of NCC, Eloor. The cadet strength of our unit is 53 on roll. There are 32 SD cadets and 21 SW cadets.

From our unit 18 cadets have passed the 'C'- certificate examination. 21 cadets attended 10 day residential Annual

Training Camp conducted at MES College Marampally. Our cadets Cicil Josy and Amal Narayanan attended Army attachment camp with J&K Ries. Our cadet Amal Raj attended National Integration Camp.

40 regular parades were conducted in the college campus during the academic year. Our cadets were also given opportunity to interact

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with officers of armed forces, Wg. Cmdr Kalyanaraman was invited for one of such sessions and cadets were given awareness about structure of armed forces opportunities available to them. 15 cadets donated blood at different occasion during the academic year. NCC cadets along with NSS volunteers cleaned college premises as part of 'Swach Baharat' programme. Our cadets were specially invited from the office of Honourable Minister Mr. Ibrahim Kunju to give Guard of Honour to the Honourable Chief Minister Mr. Ommen Chandy during his visit to CUSAT.

thThe College celebrated 66 Independence day with grand NCC parade displaying our cadet might and their synchronised and synergetic performance. The chief guest of the event Dr. Edwin Xavier hoisted national ag and motivated students by making them aware of importance of the day.

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K.U. Krishnakumar of II B.A. Economics directed a short film titled 'Avarthanam', a strong message against the use of tobacco. Many students from different departments acted as well as took part in the making of the film. The film had its premiere at Kochin Media School. The film was screened in the college Seminar Hall as part of NSS day celebrations.

The NSS unit of the college began the activities for the academic year 2014-2015 by organizing a campus cleaning drive. This was followed by planting saplings to celebrate Environment Day. The focus this year was to promote a plastic free campus. Litter, especially plastic waste was to be avoided and messages to this effect were propagated by the volunteers by way of posters and a rally. A food collection drive to feed the homeless and destitute was organised. Beggars and citizens living on footpaths were helped by the distribution of food packets that the volunteers supplied to the different parts of the city.

The special camp of this year was conducted at G.H.S.S. Chengamanadu. The highlight of the seven day camp was an eye camp conducted in collaboration with the Little Flower hospital, Angamaly. More than 500 people participated and about ten people were selected for free cataract surgery.

The path towards the local river where people generally bathed and washed was wildly overgrown with weeds and was rumoured to be a regular hub for snakes and other creatures but was cleared and made accessible once again by the dedicated effort of the volunteers. The local residents expressed their gratitude by arranging a magic show for the volunteers by a local magician. This proved to be a very entertaining experience for the volunteers.

Jithu Joseph, Malayalam director, had an interaction with the volunteers and spoke about adolescent response and opportunity in the world of media. The Superintendent of Police, Angamaly division spoke about crimes committed by teenagers and the law procedures connected with this. Yet another innovative act was the production of a short film by the NSS volunteer secretary Krishnakumar. The film titled

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'Avarthanam' was a strong message against the use of tobacco.

A one day workshop was conducted on communicable diseases and volunteers interacted with doctors and health workers from the nearby hospitals and health centres. Community cleaning was given serious study as part of the Swach Bharat Abhiyan. A pledge was taken to keep our surroundings clean and a week of cleanliness measures was agged off ranging from classroom cleaning to maintaining hygienic toilets. NSS volunteers also participated in various inter college camps and meets organized by the Mahatma Gandhi University.