शिक्षक दिवस का आयोजन

सेंट थॉमस महाविद्यालय में डॉ सर्वपल्ली राधाकृष्णन जयंती के उपलक्ष में  शिक्षक दिवस का आयोजन महाविद्यालय के शिक्षा विभाग में अध्ययनरत बी एड. प्रशिक्षणार्थियों द्वारा किया गया । कार्यक्रम की शुरुआत कॉलेज प्रार्थना एवं दीप प्रज्वलित कर किया गया ,  जिसमें कॉलेज के प्रशासक फादर. डॉ जोशी वर्गीज, प्रभारी प्राचार्य डॉ जेमस मैथ्यू.  आइक्यूएसी समन्वयक  डॉ देबजानी मुखर्जी एवं शिक्षा विभाग की विभागाअध्यक्ष  डॉक्टर शीजा थॉमस एवं सभी शिक्षकों द्वारा किया गया ।कॉलेज प्रशासक फादर डॉ जोशी वर्गिस मुख्य अतिथि के रूप में अपने वक्तव्य प्रस्तुत किए जिसमें उन्होंने शिक्षा एवं शिक्षक की भूमिका पर प्रकाश डाला।  प्रभारी प्राचार्य डॉ जेमस मैथ्यू ने  इस विषय पर अपने विचार प्रस्तुत किए।  आइक्यूएसी समन्वयक डॉ देबजानी मुखर्जी ने अपने विचार व्यक्त किए, उन्होंने बीएड प्रशिक्षणार्थियों को बताया कि एक अच्छा शिक्षक बनना है ।शिक्षक दिवस के अवसर पर विभिन्न कार्यक्रम हुए,  जिसमें स्वागत नृत्य प्रियंका एवं समूह ने शानदार प्रस्तुति दी  ।स्तुति हरिहरनो द्वारा कविता पठन किया गया। पारसनाथ द्वारा डॉक्टर सर्वपल्ली राधाकृष्णन की जीवनी पर पीपीटी प्रस्तुत किया गया । अनुपम रोजी मिज एवं परीना  द्वारा युगल गीत प्रस्तुत किया गया। कार्यक्रम में विभिन्न खेलों का आयोजन शिक्षकों हेतु किया गया।  जिसमें सभी शिक्षा विभाग की शिक्षकों ने अपनी सहर्ष सहभागिता दिखाई ।  शिक्षा विभाग की विभागाध्यक्ष. डॉक्टर सीजा थॉमस ने अतिथियों को धन्यवाद एवं प्रशिक्षणार्थियों को कार्यक्रम के संचालन पर बधाई दी एवं उनके उज्जवल भविष्य की कामना की।  सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रम प्रभारी डॉ  रीमा देवांगन ने कार्यक्रम की समीक्षा की।  धन्यवाद ज्ञापन प्रिया श्रीवास्तव दारा किया गया ।कार्यक्रम का संचालन डेनियल एवं अदिती द्वारा किया गया।

Talk on “Gender Sensitization”

The P G Department of Zoology and IQAC of St. Thomas College, Bhilai, organizes an expert talk on “Gender Sensitization”. Dr. Debjani Mukherjee, Head, Department of Psychology and IQAC co-ordinator of St. Thomas College was the resource person. During her interactive session, Madam Mukherjee sensitized the students regarding gender related bias and stigmas. She emphasized that the parents should groom the children without gender differentiation. The program was attended by the post graduate students of the college. The Administrator of the college, Dr. Joshi Varghese appreciated the efforts of the organizers and always encourages such type of awareness programs. The program was organized under the guidance of the Principal of the College, Dr. M. G Roymon. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. James Mathews, Head, Department of Chemistry, appreciated the organizers for arranging such programs to sensitize the young generation regarding various social issues. Dr. Joyamma John. Asst. Professor, Department of Zoology, Dr. Jyoti Bakshi, Head Department of Botany and Dr. Neetu Raj Panicker Asst. Professor, Attended the program. Dr. Jayasree Balasubramanian delivered the welcome address.  Mr. Ayush Dubele of MSc I Semester proposed the vote of thanks. Ms. Saytyam Bharadwaj, Mr. Tejaswee Sharwa and Mr. Naveen, student participants,  expressed their views on the topic.

GRAPHIC DESIGNING CONTEST

The P.G. Department of Commerce of St. Thomas College Bhilai organised a graphic designing contest to tap into the latent ingenuity of the students. The participants showcased their creative brilliance by crafting unique designs for the social media platforms of the institution along with its website. The designs were evaluated by a panel of three judges, including the college administrator Father Dr. Joshi Varghese, Head of the P.G. Department of Commerce Dr. Sapna Sharma and Assistant Professor of the Department of Education Mr. Chandan Dekate. They considered both technical & aesthetic aspects of the designs presented by the students in eight different criteria.
Ms. Riya Sara Jijy (B. Com final year) was declared the winner of the contest. The first runner-up was Mr. K. Abhishek (B.Com 1st year) and the second runner-up was Mr. Purna Jena (BSc. Computer Science 2nd year).
The administrator of the college Father Dr. Joshi Varghese appreciated the designs of all the participants. He also announced that they would join the social media committee of the college and their posts would be displayed on the institutional social media platforms.
Dr. Sheeja Varkey, Additional Head of P.G. Department of Commerce, Dr.Rincey B. Abraham, Dr. Sunita Kshatriya, Dr. Pratik kumar Sharma, Dr. Neelam Gandhi, and other teachers were present during the event. Miss Tabassum Hasan, Assistant Professor, Commerce Department hosted the event and was assisted by Abish Thomas, Bijoy Kujur, and Mili Mathew of M.Com 3rd semester.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CELL OF ST. THOMAS COLLEGE CELEBRATE SADHBHAVNA DIWAS

The Equal Opportunity Cell of St. Thomas College, Bhilai celebrated Sadhbhavna Diwas in the college on 23 August, 2023. The program started with lighting of the lamp and college prayer. Thereafter the special guests Mrs. Teena Khandelwal & Mrs. Monika Parekh, Directors, INIFD, Bhilai, Dr. James Mathews, Principal-in-charge, Dr. Debjani Mukherjee, IQAC Coodinator, Dr. Jyotsna Gadpayle, Convenor, Equal Opportunity Cell were welcomed with bouquet by students of the college. This was followed by the welcome speech given by Dr. Jyotsna Gadpayle.

Mrs. Teena Khandelwal then introduced Ms. Devsena Chauhan, Chief-Guest of the day. The whole emphasis of this program focused on making the students aware of the third gender and except them as an integral member of the society. After this, Dr. James Mathews, Principal-in-charge, expressed his views on Equal Opportunity. Dr. Neelam Gandhi anchored the program successfully. Dr. Sujata Koley, Dr. Preeti Jain and Dr. Sonia Popli extended their whole hearted co-operation for the successful execution of the program.Rev. Father Joshi Varghese administrator of the College has also appreciated the members for taking such initiative for upholding the social causes in the positive manner.Vote of thanks Proposed by Dr. Kanhiya Kumar Pandey proposed the vote of thanks. Finaly National Anthem marked the closure of the program.

National Sports Day Celebration

St. Thomas College, Ruabandha, Bhilai celebrated National Sports Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Famous Indian Hockey Player Major Dhyanchand. First of all Sports Officer Mr. Kailash Narayan Verma presented a brief introduction of Major Dhyanchand and motivated all the students for regular exercise to become fit and healthy. Principal Incharge Dr. Debjani Mukherjee also motivated the students to take active participation in the events of sports day. Principal of the college Dr. M. G. Roymon and Administrator Rev. Fr. Dr. Joshi Varghese congratulated the organizers for successfully organizing this event. During the program Half Marathon was organized for both boys and girls and all the winners were awarded by the prizes from Principal Incharge and other faculty members. On this occasion Rhythmic Zumba was conducted by Dr. Anupama Gangrade Asst. Prof. Dept. of Education in which all the students and staff members participated very actively. Dr. J Maju Asst. Prof. Dept. of Education and Dr. Santosh Miri Asst. Prof. Dept. of Computer Science were the referees of today’s activity. Mr. Mahendra Ikhar, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Management Studies conducted the program and proposed the vote of thanks. All the faculties, other staff members and students were present on this occasion.

Guest Lecture on Career Decisions after Graduation

Training and Placement office and PG Department of Commerce had jointly organized a Guest Lecture on“Career Decisions after Graduation” for the students of Commerce Stream on 17th August,2023. Mr. Siddharth Mehta, Alumnus, XLRI was the Resource Person on this occasion. Mr. Abish Thomas,M. Com Final year student of the Department of Commerce, anchored the whole session. The session was conducted for the purpose of special guidance program on MBA. The program was conducted in association with Training and Placement Office of the College. Dr.Sapna Sharma,HOD of Department of Commerce, Dr.Sheeja Varkey, Additional HOD of the Department of Commerce, Dr.Sunita Kshatriya,Convener of Training and Placement Office,Dr.Rincey B Abraham,Dr.Aditi Acharya, Dr.Pratik Kumar Sharma,Dr.Neelam Gandhi and Miss. Tabassum Sheikh were present in the session. The session presided with the prayer. The Welcome Speech was given by Mr.Bijoy Kujur. Next,the guidance class was conducted by our special guest on the career guidance on MBA. A total of 100 students attended the session. The session created valuable thoughts in the minds of everyone. Lastly,the session ended with a Vote of Thanks by Miss.Tusharika Sharma. The session lastly ended with the National Anthem.

Mega Tree Plantation

Department of Education, National Service Scheme and IQAC of  St. Thomas College, Ruabandha Bhilai organized Mega Tree Plantation in collaboration with Lions Club Bhilai Royal on 28th July, 2013. The chief guest of this program was Mr. Anil Agrawal, GLT Coordinator Lions Club Bhilai Royal. First of all Administrator of the college Rev. Fr. Dr. Joshi Varghese appreciated the efforts taken by college towards environment safety. Principal of College Dr. M. G. Roymon welcomed all the guests and explained the importance of plants for the safety of environment. Chief guest Mr. Anil Agrawal gave his best wishes to the college for organizing this program. Mr. Abhishek Agrawal, President Lions Club Bhilai Royal presented a brief report about the programs run by club for environment safety. On this occasion all the guests, NSS volunteers and other staff members planted many trees of various fruits. The program was conducted by Dr. Anupama Gangrade, Assistant Professor Dept. of Education and Vote of thanks was proposed by NSS Program Officer Mr. Mahendra Ikhar. On this occasion IQAC Coordinator Dr. Debjani Mukherjee, Co-convener of NSS Dr. Maju Joy, Sports officer Mr. Kailash Narayan Verma, other faculties and staff members were present.

77th Independence Day celebrated

On occasion of 77th Independence Day, a patriotic and colorful program was organized in St. Thomas College, Ruabandha Bhilai. First of all Principal Incharge Dr. Chanda Verma hoisted the National Flag and congratulated all the staff members and students for celebrating 77th Independence Day. She also motivated all students to be always ready and dedicated to serve the nation.  Dr. Kiran Bala Das, Asst. Professor PG Dept. of Economics and Dr. Neetu Raj Asst. Professor PG Dept. of zoology shared their patriotic views on this occasion.  This initial program was conducted by NCC Female Officer Dr. Surekha Jawade. After this session a cultural program with patriotic songs, poems, speeches and colorful dance was conducted in joint collaboration with NCC and NSS unit of the college. Principal Incharge Dr. Chanda Verma also conducted Oath Taking for students to stop and avoid ragging in college campus. The cultural program was conducted by NSS Volunteers Khomendra Sahu and Dhriti Vaishnav and vote of thanks was proposed by NSS Program Officer Mr. Mahendra Ikhar. During the program IQAC coordinator Dr. Debjani Mukherjee, heads of various departments, other faculties and staff members were present in the program.

St. Thomas College Bhilai, P. G Department of Psychology Conducts Workshop on the Occasion of National Counselling Psychology Day

The P.G Department of Psychology St Thomas College, Bhilai under the aegis of Psychometrician conducted a workshop on techniques of Counselling. The session was very engaging where training focused on various theoretical perspectives and practical knowledge on how to set up a private practice. The main idea behind this session was the inculcating awareness on which techniques to use in different psychopathological cases.

The resource person of the program was Dr. Kirti Sachdeva, practicing Psychologist and Counsellor, Mumbai. The resource person has MPhil degree in Clinical Psychology  from JNU, Delhi and PhD from Delhi University and is at present  practicing in Mumbai. The diagnosis, interventions applied and the future scenario of counselling in India was also explained to the students. The studentslearned about the techniques through which resistance in the counselling process can be resolved and fruitful behaviour modifications can be achieved through various directive, non directive  and eclectic techniques of counselling.

Fr. Dr. Joshi Varghese, Administrator of the college appreciated the program, Principal Dr. M.G. Roymon always promotes experiential learning processes for the students and believes that to achieve expertise, the main learning is through gaining practical insights in any field. Dr. Debjani Mukherjee, HOD, spoke on the occasion and motivated the students to gain knowledge of various therapies and wisdom from experienced speaker.

Assistant Professors Dr.Sumita Singh welcomed the gathering and Dr. Ankita Deshmukh proposed the vote of thanks.  Miss. Sanchana Sahu organised the program and helped in its smooth execution. The session was compered by Ms. Dally Jain, MA 3rd semester.

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