SASC NEWS LETTER (December 2014 – May 2015) PARENTS - TEACHER MEETING A “Blood Donation Camp” The “Citizen Consumer Club” Parents‐teacher Meet was was also organized by the NSS. organized an awareness conducted on 16th December, Four of our volunteers donated programme on “Labour Welfare 2014, for all UG and PG students four units of blood in Akshaya in Workplace” on 12th March, after the publication of their result. Hospital, Namakkal on 21st 2015. The chief guest was The performance of the students January,2015. Mr.Mugilnathan, District Labour was reported to the parents and It also organized a special Magistrate, Namakkal . suggestions were shared for the camp for 180 students and 4 students'improvement. programme officers who underwent training at K.Pappinaikenpatti, Karadipatti, Namakkal, from 29th January to 4th February,2015. YOUTH RED CROSS (YRC) YRC Committee organized TRAINING AND PLACEMENT an “AIDS Awareness The Placement cell of SASC, Programme” in our College on managed to place 46 of our final th 17 February, 2015. The chief year students (2014–2015) batch The NSS team trained our guest was Mrs.Bella Sanker, in Wipro(IT), Infosys (BPO), TCS, college student Mr.S.Anbarasan, Training and Programme Officer, Integrated Enterprises India Ltd Namakkal. participated in March Past held in Delhi on the Republic Day from and TNQ Book & Journals Editing. 1st to 31st January,2015. NSS CITIZEN CONSUMER CLUB WOMEN'S WELFARE The NSS team organized a On behalf of SASC “Citizen Women’s Welfare Committee “CANCER” awareness Consumer Club” organized an invited Dr. Deepthi Mizra, programme in our college, on 26th awareness programme on Thangam Hospital, Namakkal February, 2015. The chief guest “Consumer Rights” on 8th who delivered a special lecture on was Dr.Saravana Manikkam, January, 2015. The chief guest “Cancer” on 24th February 2015. was Mr.K.Senthil Kumar, Namakkal. 2 SASC NEWS LETTER (December 2014 – May 2015) CELEBRATIONS: FOUNDER'S DAY and students. Cash prizes were PONGAL Founder’s Day was celebrated given to the staff who showed Faculty members and on 11th February, 2015. All the best performance in their students celebrated the “Tamilar Principals of Selvamm academics by assessing the Thirunal Pongal” in the Institutions, staff members and resultsofstudentsinthe traditional manner, on 13th other guests, rendered their examination concerned. The January, 2015. Our esteemed greetings and thanked our function ended with cultural Trustee, Mrs.Jayam Selvaraj honorable Chairman. A programmes. inaugurated the celebrations sumptuous dinner followed. with a prayer, distributed sweet pongal and conveyed her greetings to everyone. Many cultural and pongal‐related traditional competitions were DEPT. OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION conducted and prizes were distributed. The BBA department has WOMEN'S DAY arranged industrial visit to Women's Day was celebrated Saranya Spinning Mills Pvt. Ltd., on 6th March, 2015. The Namakkal. A team of 65 students Administrative Director and and 2 staff members visited the Principal added glory to the mill on 15th December,2014. celebration with their charming presence and interaction. REPUBLIC DAY Mr.Vinoth Bharathwaj, Regional Republic Day was celebrated Trainer spoke on the topic “YOU in our college on 26th January, CAN”. 2015. Our Chairman, Dr.P.Selvaraj, presided over the Our final year student, function and gave a special J.Mukesh participated in the placement drive held at address to the students and staff COLLEGE DAY members. Muthayammal Arts and Science College, on 18th December, 2014 and he was placed in Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). 15 of our final year students The College Day was were placed in the placement celebrated on 20th March, 2015. drive organized by Integrated Students and staff members were Finance Ltd., on 19th December, in a festive mood, as they 2014. celebrated the day. Welcome A team of 74 students and address was given by our two staff members visited the Principal Dr.N.Rajavel, followed Kovai Maruthi Papers and Boards (Pvt) Ltd., on 29th December, by the chief guest 2014. Mr.K.Kuppusamy, who delivered a valuable speech, which was very motivating. Annual report was read by the Principal, prizes were distributed to cent percent attendance‐holders, both staff 3 SASC NEWS LETTER (December 2014 – May 2015) This department has Another workshop on conducted a workshop on “Vegetable Carving”, the chief Finance Education sponsored by guest was Mr.N.Raja, Professor, Chenneys, I.H.M, Salem on 16th SEBI, the chief guest was Prof. March, 2015. N.C.Chandrasekaran, former Principal, Kandasamy Kandar's Our department faculty, College, P.Velur on 8th January, Mrs.N.Deepa, attended the 2015. Faculty Development Program conducted by Knowledge Institute of Management Studies, Salem, on 6th February,2015. HMCS students prepared and On 28th February 2015, our served 7500 cakes for all the department arranged the students in our institution on the industrial visit to Ooty. A team of Founder's Day held on 11th The department has arranged 52 students and 4 staff members February, 2015. On the same day industrial visit to the Salem Co‐ visited the Aavin Milk Producers we provided dinner for 650 operative Sugar Mills Ltd., and Doddabetta tea factory. members. Mohanur on 9th January, 2015. A HMCS students prepared and team of 74 students and 2 staff serviced lunch for all VIPs and members visited the industry. guests on the College Day held on 20th March, 2015. DEPT. OF MATHEMATICS The department conducted a special lecture on “Art of The final year students of Mathematics”, on 30th G.Gobinath & G.Keerthivasan, December, 2014. The chief guest participated in the Radio was Mr.D.Dhamodharan, Jamal programme on Consumer's Mohamed College, Trichy. Awareness (Consumer Club) Our department has arranged organized by the Civil Supplies Industrial visit to Chettinadu and Consumer Protection Cement Corporation Ltd., Karur Department (Govt. of on January, 2015. A team of 45 Tamilnadu), conducted at Salem students and 2 staff members Collectorate on 11th February, visited the industry. 2015. The department conducted a special lecture on “Algebra and Topology”, on 31st January, 2015. The chief guest was Mrs.A.Kalpana, Kandasamy Kandar's College, P.Velur, Namakkal. DEPT. OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT AND CATERING SCIENCE The department conducted a We conducted a seminar on The department has special lecture on “Role of the “Importance of Insurance”, conducted a workshop on Mathematics in the Development on 28th January, 2015. The chief “Mixing and Icing”, on 29th of Society”, on 13th February, guest was Mr.Zahir Hussain, January, 2015. The chief guest 2015. The chief guest was Senior Business Associate, LIC of was Mr.Venkatesh, Cake World, Mrs.K.Malar, Erode Arts & Chennai. India. Science College, Erode. 4 SASC NEWS LETTER (December 2014 – May 2015) December, 2014. 42 students of Trends in Biotechnology” on 20th various colleges participated in February, 2015. 155 students of this programme. various colleges belonging to life science departments have participated. Republic Day was celebrated in a middle school, in a village called A.Valavanthi. The department arranged competitions for the school students and gave prizes to the winners. DEPT. OF COMMERCE WITH COMPUTER APPLICATIONS This department conducted a special lecture on “Recent Business Trends in the LPG Era” The two final year students on 26th December, 2014. The Ms.B. Aarthy and chief guest was Dr.K.Jayaraman, The Maths department Ms.S.Vijayalakshmi have Associate Professor in Economics, arranged a one‐ day industrial participated in “Chief Ministry Govt.ArtsCollege,Thiruvannmalai. visit to Munnar. 8 staff members Trophy”, district level hockey and 50 students participated. match on 10th January 2015, and Faculty Participation: theywon III place. Our department faculty, Two of our students Mr.R.Vimalkumar participated in participated in science workshop National seminar on “Recent on “Vistas in Biosciences” Advances in Mathematical organized by PG and Research On 24th January 2015, the computing” held at Sri Ganesh Department of Botany, St.Joseph's department organized an Alumni College, Trichy on 30th & 31st College of Arts & Science, Salem, Meeting, in which 28 students on 8th January,2015. January,2015. 8 students and a faculty participated and gave valuable Our department faculty, suggestions and feedback. Mr.P.Sowndhar participated in member participated in National International conference on level seminar on “Bio Scientific “Mathematical Methods and Research and its Sustainable Computation” held at Jamal Development” organized by Mohamed College, Trichy, on Department of Biotechnology and 22nd & 23rd January,2015. Microbiology, Maharaja Co‐ Education Arts and Science Students Participation: College, Erode on 31st January, On 8th January 2015, 12 of 2015. The department head, our students, participated in 12 students and one staff Mr.S.Ramesh, presented an article national seminar on “Recent Member participated in an in one day State level seminar on Advances in Mathematical International seminar on “ 6th February, 2015. Titled Computing” held at Sri Ganesh Biological Tools for Clean and “Women's Empowerment” in College of Arts & Science, Salem. Green Environment” organized by Paavai Arts & Science College for Department of Biotechnology and DEPT. OF BIOTECHNOLOGY Women,Rasipuram,Namakkal. Microbiology, Sri Ganesh College An Industrial visit was The department organized of Arts and Science, Salem, on 5th organized by the department to National workshop