Volume 15 | No.2 | June 2020

The Albertian News Letter Estd. 1946 ST. ALBERT'S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) Established and Administered by Archdiocese of Verapoly Accredited with 'A' Grade by NAAC | ISO 9001:2015 certified by TUV Rheinland

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umans EDIT NIRF Ranking a r e ORIAL St. Albert's College (Autonomous) has always been at Hsimple the forefront of ensuring learning and education beings with the Ms. Devika V. opportunities for students and faculty for more than phenomenal capacity to over seven decades and it is a matter of great pride and complicate things. But the world around happiness that the college has been ranked the 97th has forgotten about human capacity. position by National Institute Ranking Framework Human capacity doesn't manifest (NIRF) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. merely as atomic bombs, wars, arms and Congratulations and thank you to every single person who worked tirelessly for the ammunition. Human capacity manifests growth of this great institution! itself in kindness, compassion, happiness and goodness. But the NCC Air wing handed over 1000 masks attention span of humankind has fallen Fr. John Christopher (Vice Principal & on the necessity to focus on what is Bursar), along with Dr. Sabu MC (HoD, negative. Broken world, bombarded Dept. of Mathematics), Ms. Abhirami R and cities, murdered lives. And we've all somehow started to believe that humans Ms. Anna B (NCC Air Wing) handed over have lost the capacity for goodness. In a one thousand masks to Sri. Yesudas world of individuals capable of taking Parappilly, President, Paravoor Block others' lives, we have people believing Panchayat. This was done as part of an in this capacity. On one side, children initiative by the NCC Air Wing and the are killed. But on the other, we have Department of Mathematics, St. Albert's College (Autonomous), Ernakulam. people risking lives to bring toys and happiness to suffering children. We all Lockdown edition of Albertian Newsletter -Expressions need a reason to believe. To believe that The Lockdown Edition of Expressions, we can do good. We need to move away the Albertian Newsletter was released by from anyone who tries to tell us that the the Principal Dr. Nelson Rodrigues by world can't get better. We need kindness. handing over a copy to the Chairman & We need to believe in our capacity for Manager Rev. Fr. Antony Arackal. goodness.

01 The Albertian News Letter FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s

Smt. Soumya Salas adhoc faculty of the Ms. Dhanya G S, Asst. Professor of the Ms. Rachana Arora, Asst. Professor of the Department of Chemistry was awarded Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science PhD. Degree from Mangalore University. received patent for the invention titled successfully completed the certification She completed her research work in Internet of Things (IoT) based Intelligent programme in Big Data Engineering natural product chemistry at Central Wa t e r Q u a l i t y M o n i t o r i n g a n d conducted by E & ICT Academy, IIT Marine Fisheries Research Institute under Distribution Management System in the Roorkee in the month of June 2020. the supervision of Dr. Kajal Chakraborty. month of June, 2020.

Reading Day Celebrations

The Department of , St. Albert's College (Autonomous) in collaboration with the Library Department of the college celebrated Reading Day on 19th June, 2020. The celebration took place at the College Library and was inaugurated by Fr. Jolly John Odathakkal, Vice Chairman of St. Albert's College. Dr. Nelson Rodriguez, Principal, presided over the function. Prof. Mary Jain Jose welcomed the gathering. Prof. Augustine K J, Head of the Department of Malayalam spoke on Shri P. N. Panicker, the founder of the Library Movement in Kerala. A Reading Day quiz was also organized by the Librarian and Prof. Preethi Francis recited a poem. The event concluded with a vote of thanks by Prof. Dr. C Mollykutty Thomas.

Release of Year Book - Chemistry Department

The Department Year Book of 2019-20 containing the Departmental Activities of the previous academic year was released by Rev. Fr. Joseph Palliparambil, Governing Council Member and Assistant Manager, St. Paul's College, Kalamassery during a function held on 15th June 2020 at Emmanuel Hall. Rev. Fr. Antony Arackal, Chairman, St Albert's College (Autonomous) presided over the function. Dr. M. A. Solomon, CoE handed over the Year Book. Dr. Vijay John Gerson, the HoD, welcomed the gathering. Dr. Sajeesh T. H., Dean, Academics proposed the vote of thanks. Online Alumni Meet 2020 & Intra Departmental E-Quiz

The Department of Computer Science, St. Albert's The Department of Computer Science, St. Albert's College (Autonomous) College (Autonomous) organized an Online organized an Intra Departmental e-Quiz for the students of the college on Alumni Meet on 29 June, 2020 at 7 pm. Students 24th June, 2020. Students of semester 3 and 5 participated in the event. Ms. from various batches participated in the meet. They Anjali Shalet of semester 5 won the first prize and Ms. Sreelakshmi of shared their experiences after stepping out of the semester 3 won the second prize. Ms. Dhanya G S was the faculty institution. The meeting came to an end at 8 pm. Mr. coordinator for the programme. Amal M R was the faculty coordinator for the programme.

Economics - International Day aainst Drug Abuse

n 26 June 2020, the Department of Economics, St. Albert's College (Autonomous) Ernakulam, commemorated the OInternational Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Students of the department prepared a collage and a short film to spread awareness on the relevance of the day. Students of II BA Economics prepared a beautiful collage with the aim to express determination to strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the goal of an international society free of drug abuse. The collage was shared on various social media platforms to spread awareness. The efforts of the students were appreciated by all. The students of III BA Economics prepared a silent short film revealing the harmful effects of drugs. The theme of this silent short film was ' Drug Ends All Dreams'. Even with the limitations put forward by the pandemic, the students of Economics department were able to actively participate in raising awareness on the major problems caused by illicit drugs in the society.

03 The Albertian News Letter Oath taking Ceremony 2020-’21

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O F F I Mr. K. J. Benny Dr. M A Solomon Dr. Siju M. Varghese Dr. Sajeesh T. H. C Governing Council member & Controller of Examinations Deputy COE Dean of Academics E HOD, Dept. of Zoology (Aided) Dept. of Chemistry Dept. of Botany Dept. of Physics

B E A R E R S Ms. Mary Joseph Dr. Rajesh Kunjanpillai Mr. Shine Antony Ms. Nikitha Shaji Thomas Dean of Student Affairs Dean of Research Dean of Training and Development Public Relations Officer Dept. of Botany Dept. of Chemistry Dept. of Computer Science Dept. of Travel & Tourism

Dr. Ginson Joseph Dr. Anisha S Dr. Deepthi Augustine Mr. Francis M C Ms. Manju Das Deputy Dean Deputy Dean & Deputy Dean Deputy Dean Deputy PRO Training & Development FIST Lab Incharge International Affairs Academic Affairs Dept. of MBA Dept. of Fish. &Aquaculture Dept. of Botany Dept. of Zoology Dept. of Economics H O D s

Dr. Louie Frobel Dr. Vijay John Dr. Jincy Joseph K Mr. Jose Emmanuel Dr. Mary Sapna M. Ms. Akhila Lal Dept. of Physics Dept. of Chemistry Dept. of Economics Dept. of Fish. & Dept. of English Dept. of BBA Aquaculture

The Albertian News Letter 04 Social Outreach- Department of Chemistry

The pandemic drastically changed the Teaching-Learning process, switching over to online platforms from the traditional physical class room method. This sudden transition to the online teaching made it difficult for some students to attend classes due to financial difficulties to afford a smart phone. As a part of social commitment the Faculty, along with the involvement of students of the Department distributed two smart phones to two BSc final year Chemistry students, enabling them to join the online classes regularly. The generous efforts by the students and faculty are highly appreciable.

Poetry Presentation- PG Department of English

Ms. Devika V, Assistant Professor, Post Graduate Department of English participated in “Un-Taboo”, a spoken poetry initiative by Via Kochi, which is an initiative to bring honest and interesting stories from around the city, who believe that journalism is more meaningful with the noise and opinion building. “Un-Taboo” was a spoken poetry collective of 9 artists who performed their poetries for gender awareness. Ms. Devika was one of the 9 chosen poets.

Post Graduate Department of Economics Online Social Survey

The Post Graduate Department of Economics, St. Albert's College (Autonomous), Ernakulam in association with Department of Economics, St Paul's College conducted a Social Survey on 'Challenges of Online Learning Platforms for Teaching: A Student's Perspective'. The aim of the study was to understand the challenges of online teaching platforms with a focus on access to ICT facilities, its efficiencies and effectiveness from students' perspectives. The study is expected to bring out evidences which would facilitate policy making in order to derive efficient outcome from online learning platforms. All respondents were students.

05 The Albertian News Letter Department of Mathematics – Participation in Lockdown Diaries

Students of II M.Sc. Mathematics participated in a series of competitions organized by St. Albert's College (Autonomous), Ernakulam called 'Lockdown Diaries'. II M.Sc. Students participated in competitions such as “Setting up the kitchen garden”, “Selfie with Mask” and “Art and Craft work”. “Setting up the Kitchen Garden” was held on 7th June, 2020. Twelve students participated in this competition, namely; Riya Biju, Nivin Johny, Niya Joseph, Sreeja Sreenivasan, Riya Roy, Sandra Antony, Immanuel C J, Sandra Sudheer, Ann Mary Teena K S, Rinza Benedict, Athullya Suresh and Treesa Reshma A J. The winners were Immanuel C J, Sandra Sudheer and Treesa Reshma A J. “Selfie with Mask” washeld on 8th June, 2020. Ten students participated in this contest, namely; Riya Biju, Nivin Johny, Riya Roy, Sandra Antony, Ann Mary Teena K S, Sreeja Sreenivasan, Niya Joseph, Immanuel C J, Rinza Benedict and Treesa Reshma A J. The winner was Treesa Reshma A J. “The Art and Craft work” competition was conducted onJune 10th, 2020. Nine students participated in this competiton, namely; Riya Roy, Niya Joseph, Ramshitha K M, Sandra Antony, Sreeja Sreenivasan, Sandra Sudheer, Athullya Suresh, Ann Mary Teena K S and Treesa Reshma A J. The winners were Riya Roy, Sandra Sudheer, Sreeja Sreenivasan, Sandra Antony, Niya Joseph and Ann Mary Teena K S.

NCC activities - June 2020

The various wings of the NCC, St. Albert's College (Autonomous) conducted a series of programmes in the month of June.

06 NSS activities - June 2020

World Environment Day International Day against International Yoga Day Drug Abuse

International Day against Drug Abuse

The NSS Unit No. 32, St Albert's College (Autonomous) celebrated the International Day against Drug Abuse and Trafficking. A meeting was conducted through Google Meet and all the volunteers got together online. Programme Officers Prof. Sebastian A. V. and Ms. Sumisha E. S. were present for the meeting. All volunteers shared awareness regarding the day. Volunteers also arranged an online photo wall against Drug Abuse.

07 The Albertian News Letter International Yoga Day

The NSS Unit No. 32, St. Albert's College (Autonomous) celebrated International Yoga Day. During this pandemic of Covid-19 the NSS volunteers spread awareness among the society through social media and through Google meet. All the volunteers practiced Yoga at their homes and connected with each other on Google Meet. Sooraj S. Nair, an NSS volunteer of the College gave Yoga training to all the volunteers in the presence of NSS coordinators Prof. Sebastian A V, Ms. Sumisha and previous year's NSS coordinator Prof. Madhusoodhanan. The NSS Unit also conducted a Logo Making Contest based on the theme “Yoga as a Part of the Day.” The NSS volunteers of St Alberts College ( Autonomous) Unit No.32 participated in an online Yoga session in association with Mahatma Gandhi University and The 4am Club Programme. The session started at 4 in the morning. The purpose of the session was to develop disease resistance in the participants by doing yoga. The session was very useful.

World Environment Day - NSS

08 World Blood Donor Day - NSS

The NSS Unit No.32, St Alberts College (Autonomous) celebrated World Blood Donor Day. All the volunteers did their best in spreading awareness among the society through various social media platforms. Volunteers made various posters and charts explaining the importance of blood donation.

Photography Competition - NSS

An online photography contest was conducted along with these. The contest was a huge success with the active participation of everyone.

09 The Albertian News Letter Distribution of Masks by Co - Operative Society

Co - Operative society, St. Albert’s College (Autonomous) distributed masks to the staff members as a preventive measure against COVID-19.

Subhiksha Keralam Suraksha Pathathi Webinar Series

St. Albert's College (Autonomous) – Albertian Foundation organized a webinar series on Subhiksha Keralam Suraksha Pathathi in association with IT Mission, Kerala Vani, Commission for Environment on Sunday, 14th June 2020. The Most Rev. Dr. Joseph Kalathiparambil, Archbishop of Verapoly presided over the function. The event was inaugurated by Shri P. Sreeramakrishnan, Speaker, Kerala Legislative Assembly. A Panel Discussion on Subhiksha Keralam Sureksha Pathathi – Micro –Small Scale Industries | Live Stock | Agriculture | Fisheries was moderated by Dr. Martin Patrick, Advisor, Subhiksha Keralam Sureksha Pathathi, Archdicoese of Verapoly. Dr. Christy Fernandes IAS, Former Secretary to the President of India & Chairman KSIDC presented on Micro Small Scale Industries. Prof. Dr. M R Saseendranath, Chancellor, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) presented on Livestock. Prof. Dr. R. Chandra Babu Vice Chancellor, Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) presented on Angriculture. Prof. Dr. Harikrishnan M, Director, School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science of Technology presented on Aquaculture.Very Rev. Msgr. Mathew Elanjimattom, Vicar General of Archdiocese of Verapoly & General Convener, Subhiksha Keralam Sureksha Pathathi, Rev. Fr. Sebastian Karukapally, Director of Commission for Agriculture, Shri. Shine Antony, Dean, Training & Development; Social Outreach & Assistant Professor, St. Albert's College (Autonomous) spoke in the event.

10 World Environment Day 2020

On this year's World Environment Day, St. Albert's College (Autonomous), curated a selection of activities to celebrate human beings' intricate relationships with nature and the need for creating an aware, sustainable planet.

One-day International Seminar on Biodiversity

St. Albert's College (Autonomous) in association with the Departments of Botany and Zoology conducted a one-day International seminar on Biodiversity and Environment Day Celebration 2020, on the 5th of June. The technical sessions of the seminar were handled by a panel of eminent personalities such as Ramu Damodaran, Chief, United Nations Academic Impact Deputy Director for Partnership and Public Engagement, Chev. Dr. Edward Edezhath, Former Syndicate Member. Sree Sankara University of Sanskrit, Kalady, M. S. Sneha Dharwadkar, Co-Founder of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises of India (FTTI) and Wildlife Biologist, Giridhar Malla, Wildlife Institute of Dehradun, Fr. Rajesh Jose S J, Environmentalist, Dr. S. Bejoy Nandan, Professor & Head, Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, CUSAT and Dr. C. C. Harilal, Head, Department of Environmental Science, University of Calicut. Un75 The Climate Crisis - A Race We Can Win

The Albertian Center for Human Resource Development and Research hosted UN75: The Climate Crisis - A Race We Can Win, an initiative to echo the issues of Climate Crisis and share the best solutions. The event took place on 5th June, 2020 at 7 pm. It was inaugurated by Billy Batware, Project Officer, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC). This intercollegiate forum also invited speeches of participants voicing major environmental concerns from around the world. The Grand Finale of this event took place on 25th June, 2020, and Sonu S Shibhu from Alappuzha won the Student Ambassador Title. Out of the 121 registered participants, 8 of them made it to the final round.

International Quiz on Biodiversity

St. Albert's College (Autonomous) in association with Nature Club organized an International Quiz on Biodiversity. The competition was conducted in three levels. The first level was conducted on 24th June, the second level on 26th of June and the final round on 28th. The winners – I Position – Mr. Kevin Liam William. (Ernakulam, Kerala) II Position – Mr. Anand V. (Ernakulam, Kerala) III Position – Mr. Tushar Singh. (Patna, Bihar) IV Position – Mr. Austin Severinus Basil. (Mahe, Puducherry) V Position – Ms. Amy Mary Mathew. (Pathanamthitta, Kerala) VI Position – Ms. Malavika A P. (Thrissur, Kerala) VII Position – Ms. Anphi Antony, (Ernakulam, Kerala) The college has also planned a host of other events to commemorate Environmental Day celebrations. These activities will span across the academic year.

11 The Albertian News Letter The Nakshatra Nagaram Project

St. Albert's College Green Coordinators and Social Outreach Coordinators are organizing the Nakshatra Nagaram Project in the .The Nakshatra Nagaram project aims at bringing the young generation back into the folds of nature. Under this project, students will plant a tree that is associated either with their own birth star or birth month. Family members of each student will also follow the same project and plant trees aligned with their star/month in their own backyards. The Fruitful Seed Campaign

The college, in association with the Social Outreach Coordinators is launching the Fruitful Seed Campaign, which aims at raising, protecting and growing seeds which often fall out under the shade of larger trees. This campaign is thus a powerful step towards conserving local ecosystems, the strongholds of the environment.

Albertian Green Volunteers

In an attempt to inspire and engage the resourceful younger generations, the college has decided to launch the Albertian Green Volunteers group, which will begin with a group of 1,000 young students of the college engaging in various processes of protection and conservation of nature and natural resources. The goal of this project is to increase the number of participants to a higher number, ensuring whole hearted participation from youngsters.

Tree Hug Campaign

St. Albert's College (Autonomous) will launch the Tree Hug Campaign, where students will identify a tree they love, hug it and pledge to protect that tree for as long as they are alive. This powerfully symbolic action aims to call into notice the need for human beings to go back and hug the central block of life's sustenance on Earth. Without trees, we don't remain.

My Tree Challenge

The college, in association with the Army, Navy and Air wings of NCC, has launched My Tree Challenge, where students must plant a new sapling in their household, take a selfie with their tree, a symbol of growth and conservation and share it. Actions such as these always have the capacity to make great changes in the way human beings act and think.

Kutti Vanam

St. Albert's College (Autonomous) has decided to launch Kutti Vanam or Micro Forests, a project which aims at identifying 75 spots of one cent each in and around the district capable of turning into micro forests, or smaller representations of forests. These spaces would be filled with various combinations of trees and saplings, acting as lungs and protected habitats, increasing environment quality and social responsibility of the people.

12 World Environment Day Celebrations

Department of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry's World Environment Day celebrations for the year were inaugurated by Dr. M. A. Solomon, CoE, St. Albert's college (Autonomous) by planting a sapling. Dr. Vijay John Gerson, Head of the Department presided over the function. Programmes like selfie with a sapling and an E-poster designing programme on 'Biodiversity' were organized by the social outreach wing of the department. The events were coordinated by Dr. Nisha V S. Faculty of the Department released a promo video in connection with World Environmental Day, to convey the message of necessity for preserving our mother nature to the public. Online Certificates were distributed to the sixteen students who actively participated in the events.

Department of Commerce & Research Centre

The Department of Commerce and Research Centre celebrated Environment Day in a beautiful way. Dr. Rosalind Gonzaga encouraged the students to grow and display their own produce. It was presented through short videos and selfies from their own gardens. On June 5th, 2020, these videos and photos were circulated through WhatsApp. This not only helped students to portray their gardening skills, but also to inspire their fellow classmates. The activity focused on the importance of growing organic vegetables free from pesticides and and less prone to carriers of the deadly virus. The kitchen gardens were filled with tomatoes, long peas, drumsticks, bitter gourds, ash gourds, chillies, pumpkins, elephant yams, brinjals, Chinese potatoes, curry leaves, ginger, mango ginger, spinach, turmeric and colocasias. The students were instructed to use organic manures like cow dung powder and kitchen waste compost as fertilizers and tobacco leaves, neem oil and turmeric powder solution as pesticides. The students stated that looking after the crops everyday was very refreshing and that it made them happy when they were able to use their produce at home – a safer and sustainable option.

13 The Albertian News Letter MoU Signing - Post Graduate Department of English

The Post Graduate Department of English signed two MoUs in June, 2020.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed with Global Media Insight (GMI), UAE on 23rd June, 2020 for Internships, Knowledge Exchange and Placement.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed with Geo Printers on 29th June, 2020 for Internships and Knowledge

MoU Signing - BBA

On 30th June 2020, the Department of Business Administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Accumen Capital, Vertex securities Limited and Cochin Stock Brokers. The MoU will enable provide internships, research and publication activities and expert industrial talks to the students.

The Albertian News Letter 14 MoU Signing - Post Graduate Department of Economics

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on the 26th of June, 2020 between the Post Graduate Department of Economics, St. Albert's College (Autonomous), represented by its Head of Department (HoD), Dr. Jincy Joseph K, and the Post Graduate Department of Economics, St. Paul's College, represented by its HoD, Mr. Justine George.

Areas of Cooperation include teaching and research, sharing best practices adopted by each party, sharing of e-content between the parties, access to library and repository services of academic materials and other resources and collaborations in different forms of Socio-Economic surveys.

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15 The Albertian News Letter Webinars Research Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture

As part of the Career Guidance Webinar Series, Research Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, St. Albert's College (Autonomous) was the co-host for the Webinar on Relevance of Food Safety and Environmental Certifications in Seafood Export Trade – an Overview by Sri. T.N. Venugopalan, General Manager, Vigneshwara Enterprises, Cochin, Kerala, India on 17th June, 2020 at 10.AM. Dr. Ajith Thomas John HoD, Research Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, welcomed the participants. Sri. T.N. Venugopalan then spoke at length on the various aspects and modes of certification of seafood for export. Dr. Ginson Joseph, Deputy Dean, Training and Development, Research Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Convener of the Webinar, then proposed the Vote of Thanks. The Webinar had 90 active participants which included students, faculty members and research scholars.

The Research Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture conducted a Webinar on the topic Microbiological Assessment on Biodiversity Assessment on 27th June, 2020. The webinar started at 9.30am with a welcome address by Dr. Ajith Thomas John, Head of the Department of Aquaculture. The session was taken by Dr. Sherine Sonia Cubello, Scientist D Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), Kochi on the topic Microbiological Assessment on Biodiversity Assessment. The resource person also expressed her willingness to provide assistance to the students of the department to use the facilities and also expressed the possibility to collaborate with the department of Aquaculture of St. Albert's College (Autonomous), Ernakulum. The webinar concluded with a vote of thanks by the Convenor of the programme, Dr. Bijoy V. M. The programme came to an end at 10.30 am. 50 participants were tpart of the Webinar which included teachers and students of St. Albert's College.

The Research Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture organized a webinar on 8th of June, 2020 celebrating World Environment Day. The speaker of the day was Mr. Renjan Mathew Varghese, State Coordinator of WWF Division in Kerala. A renowned personality in the field of nature and environment, he is also a Wildlife photographer with a true passion for nature. He plays a crucial role in creating awareness among people and government to improve policies for protecting wildlife sanctuary, bird sanctuary etc. He delivered a talk on the topic A New Deal for People and the Planet. The talk began at 1:30pm with a welcome address by the HoD, Dr. Ajith Thomas John. There were 84 participants which included students, NGO personnel, government servants, teachers etc. Mr. Renjan Mathew Varghese spoke on the importance of nature to the people. He emphasised the fact the nature does not need humans but humans need nature. He answered almost all the questions posed by the participants and the talk was very informative to everyone. The session winded up at 2:30 pm with a vote of thanks delivered by Dr. Jithu Paul Jacob, convenor of the Webinar.

16 The Research Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture organized a webinar on Migration in Birds: The Why, The Where and The How on 13th June, 2020 in connection with World Migratory Birds Day 2020. The World Migratory Birds Day is celebrated biannually on the second Saturday of May and October. The session was taken by Mr. Praveen J, Bird-Watcher, Associate Editor, Indian Birds Journal and Coordinator of Bird Count India. He is a computer engineer by profession and hobbyist bird watcher. He began the session by throwing light into the world record of birds and the most migrated birds of the world. The discussion was followed by few questions from the participants which was generously clarified by the speaker. A total of 89 participants attended the webinar.

Webinars Department of Business Administration

On 30th June 2020, The Department of On 25th June 2020, The Department Business Administration in association with of Business Administration in Albertian Incubation centre and Institution On 5th June 2020, The Department of association with Albertian Centre for Innovation Council conducted YET (Young Business Administration conducted a Human Resource Development and Entrepreneurial Talk), an International webinar on “Biodiversity – Lifeline of Research conducted a national Webinar Series on Entrepreneurship. The the globe”. The resource person for this webinar on the topic “Give Wings to Topic for the webinar was “Necessity to webinar was Dr. C . M. Joy, Retd. Your Dreams”. The session was Passion”. The session was handled by Ms. Associate Professor, The Deaprtment tak en b y D r. N ajeemu d een , Rita Mathen and Alphy Mathen, owners of of Botany. This webinar was organized Professor, writer and corporate Pro Nail Studio. This webinar was organized by Ms. Akhila Lal, Head of the mentor. The webinar was organized by Ms. Akhila Lal and Mr. Nivedh Eustace. Department, BBA. by Dr. Ajitha H and Dr. Shobitha P. S.

17 The Albertian News Letter Webinars Department of Zoology

s part of World Blood Donors Day 2020, the Department of Zoology, in association with Albertian Foundation, St. Albert's ACollege (Autonomous), Ernakulam organized a webinar on 'Safe Blood Saves Lives' and an interactive session on 'Learn to Live With C o r o n a ' b y D r. A b r a h a m Varghese, the Kerala State President of Indian Medical Association, on Thursday 18th June, 2020 from 11.00 am to 12 pm. There were 136 online registrations and 86 active participations which included students and members of faculty from our institution and neighbouring colleges and the general public. Dr. Deepthi Augustine, the coordinator of the programme welcomed the charismatic leader of IMA, Dr. Abraham Varghese and the participants. Dr. Abraham emphasized on the importance of blood donation which is the greatest gift of life and gave valuable advices on how to lead a healthy life in the present scenario of the Covid-19 pandemic. The session was very informative with live demonstrations of the use of masks, hand washing etc. Participants actively interacted and clarified their queries with the Doctor. Srilakshmi of II PG Zoology proposed the vote of thanks and the session concluded by 12 pm.

Webinars Department of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry organized a webinar on Safety and First Aid in the Laboratory on Friday 26th June, 2020. Prof. Dr. Jude Martin Mendez, Professor and Head, Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities, Albertian Institute of Science and Technology, Kalamassery gave a talk on Lab safety. He was also the former Vice Principal St. Albert's College (Autonomous) and Former Head, Department of Chemistry and Research Centre. Dr. Rajesh. K, Dean Research and the coordinator of this webinar gave an introduction about the chief guest and welcomed the participants to this webinar. The topics discussed were safety precautions, safety measures, safe working with chemicals and first aid. This talk was highly beneficial to the students, faculty and laboratory staff. It gave an insight for the safe handling of laboratory activities. Dr. Vijay John Gerson, Head of the Department, Department of chemistry proposed the vote of thanks. More than sixty students participated in this webinar.

18 The Department of Chemistry, St. Albert's College (Autonomous) organized a Webinar on Gender Sensitization “Sadhairyam munnott” on Wednesday, 24th June 2020 at 2pm. Dr. Kochurani Joseph, Former Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Bharat Mata College gave a talk on Gender Sensitization. This webinar was organized in collaboration with the Anti Sexual Harassment Cell and Albertian Foundation. Dr. Nify Benny, Assistant Professor, Department of chemistry and the Coordinator, Anti Sexual Harassment Cell introduced the chief guest and welcomed the participants to the webinar. The webinar was well received and the participants asked several queries related to gender equality. Dr. Kochurani mentioned that gender equality begins at home, and families are the primary agents of gender socialization. More than eighty students participated in this webinar. Dr. Vijay John Gerson, Head, Department of chemistry & Research Centre proposed the vote of thanks.

Webinars Post Graduate Department of Economics

On 27th of June 2020, the Post Graduate Department of Economics, St. Albert's College (Autonomous), Ernakulam organized an International Webinar on Drug Prevention, Treatment and Care in association with the Office of the Dean, Training & Development, HRDR and Vimukthi Mission, Ernakulam as a part of the International Day against Drug Abuse.

The webinar had sessions by Dr. Soumya Raj T. J, Nodal Officer, District Mental Health Program (DMHP) who spoke on 'Drug Abuse and Addiction', Shri P. A Vijayan, Excise Inspector, Vimukthi Mission, Ernakulam, who shared the stories of people who have recovered successfully from the ropes of drugs, Fr. Jolly John Odathakkal, our respected Vice Principal and Head of the Department of Social Work who spoke on 'Drug abuse: Psycho-Social Interventions', Sarah Pirker, the Project Officer, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) who presented the 'World Drug Report 2020' and Prof. Ashwin Mathew, Professional Social Worker and former Assistant professor, Department of Social Work (St. Albert's College Autonomous), who spoke about 'Drug Abuse Treatment and care.'

The Webinar was actively attended by 160 participants who came from the Post Graduate Department of Economics and other departments of St. Albert's College and also from other colleges in the webinar. E-certificates were provided to all those who attended the International Webinar.

Webinars Research and Publications Ethics in Science

A Webinar on Research and Publications Ethics in Science was organized jointly by the Office of Dean Training and Development and Office of Dean Research, St. Albert's College (Autonomous) on Saturday 27th June 2020. The session was taken by Dr. Rajesh Kunjanpillai, Dean Research, St. Albert's College (Autonomous).

19 The Albertian News Letter Webinars

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell A National Webinar on the topic Looking of St. Albert's College Autonomous Ahead: Learning and Inspiring through organized a National Webinar on Uncertain Times was organized by the I Q A C , S t . A l b e r t ' s C o l l e g e May 24, 2020 on the topic The New (Autonomous) on June 18, 2020. Mr. Normal in Education by Dr. Ajay John Samuel, President, Transform Semalty, University SWAYAM Consulting, Former Post Master Coordinator, Assistant Professor, General, Government of India and Department of Pharmaceutical Former Consultant, United Nations UPU The Department of Commerce Sciences, HNB Garhwal University delivered the keynote address. The ( S F ) , S t . A l b e r t s C o l l e g e (A Central University) Srinagar webinar stressed on the fact that as a (Autonomous) conducted a g global community, communities and n t h (Garhwal), Uttarakhand. This

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n normalcy at a time when everything had D reach their goals. I technology-enabled teaching. been turned upside down. Webinars Department of B.Voc. Fitness Management The Departments of Fitness Management and Physical Education conducted a webinar based on the topic Yoga is not a Work-out it is a Work-in. The Department decided to create a relief formula for the students by inviting a practitioner and psychological motivator Asst. Professor Binu Susan Paul, School of Physical Education and Sports Science, MG University. She started with a basic introduction on the term 'Yoga' and the different perspectives of Yoga. She spoke on the causes, preventions and medicines to improve the mental and physical heath of the beings during Covid-19. She also demonstrated various asanas and pranayaam. After completing her sessions, she opened the floor for discussion.

20 Webinars Department of Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science, St. Albert's College (Autonomous) organized a webinar on Importance Of Data Science And Data Analytics On AI And Robotics on 25th June, 2020 at 2pm. Dr. Sreekanth D, Knowledge Officer, ICT Academy of Kerala was the resource person for the programme. Ms. Sangeetha J, HoD, Department of Computer Science delivered the welcome address. Dr. Sreekanth spoke about the importance of Data Science in the current world. Mr. Amal M R was the moderator of the programme. The webinar came to an end at 3 pm. Ms. Sangeetha J was the faculty Coordinator for the event. Certificates were issued to all the participants.

Webinars Department of B.Voc. Logistics Management

The Department of Logistics management of St. Albert's college (Autonomous), Ernakulam organized a webinar on IOT, AI and Robotics on 26th June, 2020. The webinar was presented by Mr. Rajashekharan A H, founder and global director of STEM Robotics International. His area of specialization is in electronics and robotics. He has led many activities in STEM learnings and robotics courses for school students, polytechnic students, engineering faculties etc. He has a great experience of 15 years in the field of STEM and also had served in the companies like Wipro technologies, iGATE global solutions etc. About 194 participants has joined the meeting, which included students and faculties from the different departments of our college and other colleges.

The Department of Logistics Management conducted a webinar on The First Step to Your Dream Job - Learn to Write Winning Resume on 30th June, 2020. The resource person for the day was A R Ranjith, CEO, Bramma Learning Solutions. He is a coach, mentor, trainer and a social provider for more than 500 small and medium companies. He has trained more than 2 lakh people on life skills and business skills. The class on the resume was very informative and interesting and he made the students know about the do's and don'ts in a CV. More than 170 students joined the webinar from St. Albert's College and several other colleges.

Women Empowerment Cell honoured Ms. Dhanya G S

The Women Empowerment Cell of St. Albert's College (Autonomous) honoured Ms. Dhanya G S, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, on her achievement of receiving patent for the invention titled Internet of Things (IoT) based Intelligent Water Quality Monitoring and Distribution Management System in the month of June, 2020.

21 The Albertian News Letter International Yoga Day Celebrations of Various Departments

Department of Commerce & Research Centre

The Department of Commerce and Research Centre along with the Women Empowerment Cell in association with Isha foundation celebrated International Yoga Day on the 22nd of June 2020. The celebration focused on “Yoga for Respiratory Health”. The session was organized by Mr. Somnath Kowdi and Ms. Dhanya and was demonstrated by Mr. Praveen Kumar. Students and teachers from various departments attended the session. The class highlighted the various benefits of Yoga. The first session was Yoga Namaskar. The only conditions to be applied was to maintain a light stomach. The procedure for Yoga Namaskar was explained with practical representations, which was a good respiratory exercise. Breathing exercises focused on Simha Kriya, an immunity boosting activity which enhances lung capacity. The Isha foundation also provided an overview to the works of the renowned Yogi Sadhguru.

Department of English

On International Yoga Day, students of III BA English participated practiced yoga at their homes and created collages and videos of various asanas. Students with artistic talents came up with posters and artworks emphasizing the importance of Yoga. Videos were also taken to let people know about the natural and amazing benefits of yoga. All students cooperated wholeheartedly and opined that it was a truly soothing experience which drew them closer to the ancient Indian practice which helps one achieve a better life physically, mentally and spiritually.

22 Career Guidance Webinar Series

St. Albert's College (Autonomous), Ernakulam is organizing a Career Guidance Webinar Series, in collaboration with St. Paul's College, Kalamassery. 1. The first webinar was on Career Opportunities in Retail Business Management by Mr. Sreekumar B. Pillai, Professor, L M Thapar School of Management. The session was on Monday, 8th June, 2020.

2. Career Opportunities in Renewable Energy by Dr. Jayakrishnan R, Associate Professor, the Department of Physics, University of Kerala. The session was on Wednesday, 10th June, 2020.

3. Career Opportunities in Economics by Dr. Abdul Azeez N P, Assistant Professor, the Department of Economics, Aligarh Muslim University. The session was on Wednesday, 10th June, 2020.

4. Relevance of Food Safety & Environmental Certifications in Seafood Export Trade – An Overview by T N Venugopalan, Vighneshwara Enterprises, Cochin, Kerala. The session was on Wednesday, 17th June, 2020.

5. Career Opportunities in Commerce & Management by Dr. Madhusoodanan Kartha N V, Assistant Professor, the Department of Commerce, Panampilly Memorial Government College, Thrissur, Kerala. The session was on Thursday, 25th June, 2020.

Mr. Antony K V Gardener St. Albert’s College (Autonomous) Ernakulam (2018-2020)

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