College day annual report

Lighting of the lamp by Rev. Frs. Rector, Secretary and Principal. Prayer Worship.

Inputs given to I UG Students on History of the College, Jesuit Vision, Campus Culture, SHEPHERD activities, Placement Cell and Other organizations and Photo Session.

Class Representatives were elected by the students of each class. All the elected representatives elected the One Chairman, Three Vice Chairmen and Three Secretaries

Inputs given to I PG Students on History of the College, Jesuit Vision, Campus Culture, SHEPHERD activities, Placement Cell and Other organizations

Installation of Office Bearers of the Students’ Council, Welcoming the Freshers and Inauguration of the Fine Arts Assiociation The Chief Guest, Dr. P Devanesan spoke on the importance of Fine Arts and the Aesthetic Sense of the Students. Cultural Show by the students of College Fine Arts Association

Two-Day seminar on Leadership skills was conducted Inputs on Leadership qualities and Social Responsibilities were given.

Annual Retreat for the I UG and I, II & III PG students were organised Students were divided in to 5 groups – A, B, C , D & E. Preachers were asked to give spiritual inputs to the students

A Spiritual Exercise given to the students to help them grow in christian faith.

A Spiritual Exercise given to the students to help them grow in christian faith.

Mr. Lavanam Amballa Region Campus Manager, Talent Aquisition , Wipro Technologies spoke on the WASE and WISTA programmes in WIPRO. He gave a tentative plan of organizing a recruitment drive for the WASE and WISTA.

Prayer Service in front of the Lawley Hall. Rev. Dr. Rufus Godwin SJ, Vice Principal, Arul Anandar College gave the Feast Day message. The Digital Display Board was dedicated to the College.

Feast Day High Mass was concelebrated at St. Lourdes Church. Rev. Father Rector greeted all members of St. Joseph’s Community. Greetings were exchanged by all the members. Morning Breakfast was served to all members of St. Joseph’s Community.

It was organized by the Campus Ministry and it began with a prayer song. Rev. Fr. Rector, Rev. Fr. Secretary, Rev. Fr. Principal, Rev. Fr. Deputy Principal & Rev. Fr. Controller lit the lamp and addressed the students highlighting the importance of relevance of research.

The meeting was called for to address the physically challenged students the various welfare schemes available in the government towards their education. Certain sports events were also planned out.

Some special sports events were conducted for the Physically challenged students. All the participants were honoured on the day of Sport Meet by the Chief Guest - Honbl. Union State Minister of Social Justice T. Nepolean. The Students Council coordinated the conduct of these special events. 1. Tricycle Race, 2. Running along the Rope, 3. Basketting the Ball 4. Carrom Tournament.

Students’ Council Members greeted and honoured all the Teaching staff of our college. Col. Vivek Davar, Station Commander, Army Recruiting Tiruchy spoke about Teachers’ service to the Community and Rev. Dr. S. John Britto, SJ, Rector greeted and felicitated the teachers. A culturl show was organised by the Staff

About 36 UG students from various US universities visited our campus and had interaction with our students. The theme of their interaction was on the topics – rural occupation, life style, habits, customs, folk arts, etc.

Display of Placards on “Nature”, Painting Contest, Elocution Contest were conducted for the students. Messages on Ecology and Environment were given to Students through the Public Address System. The Last Day was observed as a vehicle-free day.

A workshop was organized jointly by the JMAAD Team from Kanyakumari. About 110 students participated in this workshop. The workshop was conducted by Mr. Jerald, Ms. Bennito Jose and Mr. Andrew. Students were given inputs on the negative impacts of Drugs and their implications.

Students’ Representatives and Students Council Office Bearers had a meeting with the Administrators. Students expressed their genuine needs and concerns.

Condolence Prayer Service was conducted on the sudden demise of Prof. Fernandez Garnet on Oct. 28, 2012.

A special Eye Camp was organised for the students in collabortion with the NCC unit of our College and the Mahatma Eye Hospital, Trichy. More than 700 students and Staff participated and benefitted in that eye check-up camp.

Condolence Prayer Service was conducted on the sudden demise of Rev. Fr. Santiago SJ, on Dec. 05, 2012.

Mr. David J. Gainer PAO, US Consulate, Chennai addressed the students on Indo-US Relations. Rev. Dr. S. Lazar also spoke on that occasion. Most of the PG and M.Phil Students participated in this programme

A three-day interdepartmental cultural competitions were organized by the Fine Arts Association. The Day-1 (Dec.13^th) began with a Cultural Procession followed by the Inaugural Ceremony. The Poet Arivumathi spoke on the importance of Folk Arts in human life. Then, the days were filled with eventful cultural shows given by the students of various departments. The Day-3 (Dec.15^th) had the Grand Finale of Valediction. The Cine Actor spoke on the Cultural Atmosphere in the campus and the Quality of performances by the students in various events.

To mark the Year of Faith, a Crib contest was organized by the Campus Ministry on the theme “Christmas in the Year of Faith”. All the Departments participated. The Best three departments were given prizes separated for Shift I and Shift II. Rev. Fr. Irudayaraj of St. Paul’s Seminary gave the Christmas Message. At the end of the program cakes were distributed to the students and the Staff. All exchanged the Season’s Greetings.

The Meditation in Action Movement (MAM) organised a Mega Eye Donation Awareness Programme. The IG of Police, Central Zone, Mr. Alexander Mohan IPS presided over the function. Dr. Subha Prabhu of Joseph Eye Hospital, Trichy gave the awareness message. Nearly 300 students participated in this programme and registered for Eye donation. A rally was organized to concientise people on Eye Donation.

A six-day Soft Skill Training programme was conducted by the Equal Opportunity Cell. It was meant for the students of rural background and first generation, Physically challenged students and the girl students. Inputs were given on Values & Attitudes, Interpersonal skills, Leadership skills, Communication skills, Time managing skills, Lateral thinking, Aptitude tests and Interview techniques.

The campus ministry conducted the monthly mass for the catholic students. The mass was concelebrated by Rev. Frs. Rector, Secretary, Principal and Campus Minister.

It was a three-day programme organized by the Campus Ministry. It was attended by the students of various colleges all over Tamil Nadu. It began with a high mass on Feb. 15, 2013 concelebrated by Rev. Fr. Principal. Input sessions on spirituality, catholic faith were given to the delegates. Prayer worship sessions and Healing session were conducted.