St. Paul's College "Quality is never an accident; NAAC Re-accredited Institution R with 'A' Grade it is always the result of intelligent effort " (Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University) - John Ruskin Kalamassery-683 503 Innovative development is E the need of the hour. St. Paul's college has been imparting knowledge for over half a century now. Having secured A grade in the recent UGC St. Paul's NAAC, the college continues F to improve its services day by day. Excellence is not a final to greater heights destination but rather an unending journey towards perfection. The Pauline family secured yet another L feather in it's cap with the ISO Certification for excellence 2018-2020. The Pauline family decided to get itself assessed and this requires inherent strength. E This strength was achieved through collective effort and co operation with each department excelling in their own way. 2 Research Centres, s i x P o s t G r a d u a t e C Departments, 2 Vocational Courses and 11 Under th Graduate programmes are Certificate was issued on 26 October, st s u p p o r t e d b y 1 1 and unveiled on 1 November 2017 by Vol. 52 Issue-1 January 2018 Vol. departments. the Manager, Rev Fr. Felix Chakkalackal and was handed over to the Principal, The team behind this venture T Dr. V. J. Peter. Music Director Alex Paul and their departments are was the Chief Guest during the Dr. Poornima & Dr. Rajeshmon (Physics), Dr. Tresa Sunitha ceremony. As St. Paul's gears up to meet the dream 2020 challenge (Chemistry), Professors envisioned by the Patron, Management and Faculty, the ISO Savitha (Maths), Sumitha Certificate adds mileage to the miles ahead. To conclude, one may I Franklin (Economics) and borrow the words of Edwards Deming, “Innovation comes from John (Commerce). The ISO people who take joy in their work”. th Welcome O Patron showers Blessings 20 February 2018 N NEWSLETTER S The Patron blesses the new second floor wing of smart classrooms and flags off the work on Acoustics theatre. UNIVERSITY RANK HOLDERS Book Release Dr. Salia Rex published a book 3rd RANK 11th RANK 10th RANK entitled Hamlet and Arjuna: Heroes of M Sc MATHEMATICS M Sc MATHEMATICS M A ECONOMICS a Feather which was released on 8th December, 2017 at The 21st International Book Fair at Kochi.The book was released by Dr. K.S. Radhakrishnan Former Vice- Chancellor of Sree SankaraSansrit University Kalady and received by Prof. K. S. Rex, former Principal of Govt. college Manimalakkunnu. CRIS FRANCIS KEERTHI FELIX KOCHURANI K G UGC NET Holders Department of Commerce Department of English Department of Chemistry SOUMYA M ALKA GEORGE NEEMA SOMAN HARITHA RAJEEV LAKSHMI ASOK ARUN RAVI 1St M Com Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty VOSP RADIO Radio VOSP launched itself two days a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays and the first two episodes were presented by the students of I BBA. This was followed by the department of Chemistry. The Principal, Manager, and HOD's have voiced their compliments for the successful endeavor. The title song was composed by the faculty in charge of the radio and sung by the students. The broadcast was well received and will continue after the exam break. REFLECTIONS 2 Msgr. Raphael Olattupuram Memorial Lecture Msgr. Raphael Olattupuram memorial lecture organized by IQAC of St. Paul's college was delivered on 15th September 2017 in the seminar hall. The programme was inaugurated by Shri. Hibi Eden MLA who spoke on the present system of education needing a boost in the form of innovations. Dr. K.S. Radhakrishnan, former PSC Chairman and former Vice Chancellor of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady delivering the memorial lecture opined that, the paradigm shift in education has revolutionized higher education sector all over the world; but the educational institutions in Kerala have a long way ahead to pace with the drastic change. Manager Fr. Felix Chakkalakkal, Principal Dr. V. J. Peter, Office Staff Mr. C. J. Paul and Release of IQAC Co-ordinator Mr. Binil Kumar spoke on the occasion. Newsletter The Newsletter of the college was released on 15th September 2017 by Shri. Hibi Eden MLA and Dr. K.S. Radhakrishnan received the first copy. 3 Invited talks A Nobel Lecture on 'Gravitational waves detection', the topic for which this year's Nobel Prize was awarded, was organized on 19-10-17. Dr.V.C. Kuriakose, Emeritus Professor, Department of Physics, CUSAT delivered the lecture, which was informative. An orientation and motivation talk by Dr.T.R. Ananthakrishnan, former Professor and Head of the Department of Physics, St.Paul's College & presently Visiting Faculty, International School of Photonics, CUSAT was organized for the benefit of The Dept.of Economics organised a talk students on 25-07-17 by the Physics club. for UG and PG Economics students on The intention of the programme was to 'Life Enrichment' by Dr. Kochurani K.J. Head of the dept. of Economics, motivate the new students to study physics th and to develop a liking towards the topic. Bharathmatha College,Thrikakara on 4 December 2017. M. Sc Enrichment Programme on 26/10/2017 on the works of Dr. S. S. Shrikhande, renowned Mathematician, by Dr. Matjas Film actor and Alumni of St.pauls Mr. An Educational Seminar on various career Kovse, Visiting Professor, IIT Shafeek gave a motivational talk for options for the students of B.A. English B h u b a n e s h w a r a n d Management students. Literature was conducted by Career Guru Dr. P. Dr. A.Vijayakumar, Department of R. Venkittaraman on 4th December, 2017 in the Mathematics, CUSAT. The talks Seminar hall. The seminar was convened by were part of the birth centenary Dr.Salia Rex, HOD and presided by Principal celebrations of Dr. S. S. DR.V.J. Peter. Shrikhande. Anti Drug Cell The Anti Drug Cell functioning in the college participated in Competitions organized by the Excise Department of Kerala. Vettom won the second place at the regional level in the Manuscript Magazine Competition. Ms. Deepa George was the staff editor. Arun Raj (II BCom Tax), Bennet Paul (I BA English), Archit Niranj (I BA English) participated in 'Say No to Drugs, Poster designing completion organised jointly by the District Tourism Promotion Council, District administration, and the Excise Department to highlight the menace posed by narcotic drugs. The Cell organized Drug Awareness talks on 14th December 2017 to create awareness among students. Mr. K.A. Nelson, Deputy Excise Commissioner, Mr. V.T. Job, Civil Officer were the speakers. Aparna R, Gabriela Galeena, Devu Ramesh, MaryKripa, Jenitta C and the coordinator Deepa George took part in the one day workshop organized by the Excise Department at the Municipal Town Hall, Kalamassery on 6th October 2017. Excise commissioner Mr. Rishiraj Singh was the lead speaker. REFLECTIONS 4 ENCON CLUB ENCON club started with world environmental day celebrations in the college during June, 2017 in association with the Chemistry and Physics department under the sponsorship of KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala. The theme of the celebration was “Connecting people to nature”. On June 29th an awareness talk was held for the students based on the theme “Energy and Environment” by Prof. Dr. Honey John, Head of the Department, Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, CUSAT. An energy conservation oath was also taken by the students. Distribution of prizes for the competition winners of 'Saksham -2017' was also done. Ozone day Celebrations The year 2017 marks the 30th Anniversary of the Montreal Protocol on “International Day for the Presevation of the Ozone layer” with a theme “Caring for all life under sun”. The NATURE Encon club celebrated the day in a benefitted manner in association with science departments. Poster making, power point presentation based on the theme were organised. Dr. Tresa Sunitha George co-ordinated CLUB the celebrations. On July 27th the Nature Club conducted a poster designing competition in connection with World Tiger day and Ms Athira Roy of I B Com won 1st prize. On October 5th 2017 the Nature Club of the College and the Forest & Wildlife department organised a talk on 'Birds around us' by the well known photographer & Bird Watcher Shri Basil Peter in connection with Wildlife Week Celebrations. On November 2nd the plan@earth under the auspicious of Nature Club organised a sale of bags, files and rugs made of recycled clothes . On December 13th the Nature Club organised a seminar on Periyar River pollution. The famous Environmentalist Shri Purushan Eloor gave a talk on pollution of river Periyar. A photo exhibition was also organised on Periyar river pollution. 5 Jesus Youth and AICUF Jesus Youth organized a ten- day Rosary prayer from 11th October, 2017 under the guidance of its co-ordinators Prof. Regina Margret and Dr. Salia Rex The final session culminated with an Agape feast offered to the entire staff and students of the college. Rev. Father Felix Chakkalackal delivered the message for the attendees. Jesus Youth volunteers and its co- ordinators distributed waste paper bins to the students on 14th August, 2017 to instill the habit of cleanliness and order in class rooms. AICUF Ernakulam zone animators annual meet was held at St.Paul's college on 19th August, 2017. AICUF Director Fr. Babu Paul and animators from various colleges in the Ernakula Zone viz. Sacred Heart College, Thevera, Morning Star Angamaly, BMC Thrikkakara gathered in the seminar hall.The meet was Health Centre organized by Dr. Salia Rex, AICUF co-ordinator of the host college. A health centre has been working in the college in collaboration with L o u r d e s H o s p i t a l , Ernakulam.