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The Albertian News Letter

Volume 15 No.2 June 2020| |

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The Lockdown Edition of Expressions,

the Albertian Newsletter was released by

the Principal Dr. Nelson Rodrigues by

handing over a copy to the Chairman &

Manager Rev. Fr. Antony Arackal.

Fr. John Christopher (Vice Principal &

Bursar), along with Dr. Sabu MC (HoD,

Dept. of Mathematics), Ms. Abhirami R and

Ms. Anna B (NCC Air Wing) handed over

one thousand masks to Sri. Yesudas

Parappilly, President, Paravoor Block

Panchayat. This was done as part of an

initiative by the NCC Air Wing and the

Department of Mathematics, St. Albert's College (Autonomous), Ernakulam.

St. Albert's College (Autonomous) has always been at

the forefront of ensuring learning and education

opportunities for students and faculty for more than

seven decades and it is a matter of great pride and th

happiness that the college has been ranked the 97

position by National Institute Ranking Framework

(NIRF) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

Congratulations and thank you to every single person who worked tirelessly for the

growth of this great institution!

Humans

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simple

beings with the

phenomenal capacity to over

complicate things. But the world around

has forgotten about human capacity.

Human capacity doesn't manifest

merely as atomic bombs, wars, arms and

ammunition. Human capacity manifests

i tself in kindness, compassion,

happiness and goodness. But the

attention span of humankind has fallen

on the necessity to focus on what is

negative. Broken world, bombarded

cities, murdered lives. And we've all

somehow started to believe that humans

have lost the capacity for goodness. In a

world of individuals capable of taking

others' lives, we have people believing

in this capacity. On one side, children

are killed. But on the other, we have

people risking lives to bring toys and

happiness to suffering children. We all

need a reason to believe. To believe that

we can do good. We need to move away

from anyone who tries to tell us that the

world can't get better. We need kindness.

We need to believe in our capacity for

goodness.

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NCC Air wing handed over 1000 masks

NIRF Ranking

Lockdown edition of Albertian Newsletter -Expressions

Smt. Soumya Salas adhoc faculty of the

Department of Chemistry was awarded

PhD. Degree from Mangalore University.

She completed her research work in

natural product chemistry at Central

Marine Fisheries Research Institute under

the supervision of Dr. Kajal Chakraborty.

Ms. Dhanya G S, Asst. Professor of the

Department of Computer Science

received patent for the invention titled

Internet of Things (IoT) based Intelligent

Wa t e r Q u a l i t y M o n i t o r i n g a n d

Distribution Management System in the

month of June, 2020.

Ms. Rachana Arora, Asst. Professor of the


successfully completed the certification

programme in Big Data Engineering

conducted by E & ICT Academy, IIT

Roorkee in the month of June 2020.

The Department of Malayalam, St. Albert's College (Autonomous) in

collaboration with the Library Department of the college celebrated thReading Day on 19 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.

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 th

College, Kalamassery during a function held on 15 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.

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s

Release of Year Book - Chemistry Department

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

Reading Day Celebrations

The Department of Computer Science, St. Albert's

College (Autonomous) organized an Online

Alumni Meet on 29 June, 2020 at 7 pm. Students

from various batches participated in the meet. They

shared their experiences after stepping out of the

institution. The meeting came to an end at 8 pm. Mr.

Amal M R was the faculty coordinator for the

programme.

The Department of Computer Science, St. Albert's College (Autonomous)

organized an Intra Departmental e-Quiz for the students of the college on

24th June, 2020. Students of semester 3 and 5 participated in the event. Ms.

Anjali Shalet of semester 5 won the first prize and Ms. Sreelakshmi of

semester 3 won the second prize. Ms. Dhanya G S was the faculty

coordinator for the programme.

On 26 June 2020, the Department of Economics, St. Albert's

College (Autonomous) Ernakulam, commemorated the

International 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.


Online Alumni Meet 2020 & Intra Departmental E-Quiz

Economics - International Day aainst Drug Abuse


Mr. K. J. BennyGoverning Council member &

HOD, Dept. of Zoology (Aided)

Dr. M A SolomonController of Examinations

Dept. of Chemistry

Dr. Siju M. VargheseDeputy COE

Dept. of Botany

Dr. Sajeesh T. H.Dean of Academics

Dept. of Physics

Ms. Mary JosephDean of Student Affairs

Dept. of Botany

Dr. Rajesh KunjanpillaiDean of Research

Dept. of Chemistry

Mr. Shine AntonyDean of Training and Development

Dept. of Computer Science

Ms. Nikitha Shaji Thomas Public Relations Officer

Dept. of Travel & Tourism

Dr. Ginson JosephDeputy Dean

Training & DevelopmentDept. of Fish. &Aquaculture

Dr. Anisha SDeputy Dean &

FIST Lab InchargeDept. of Botany

Dr. Deepthi AugustineDeputy Dean

International AffairsDept. of Zoology

Mr. Francis M CDeputy Dean

Academic AffairsDept. of Economics

Ms. Manju DasDeputy PRO

Dept. of MBA

Dr. Louie FrobelDept. of Physics

Dr. Vijay John Dept. of Chemistry

Dr. Jincy Joseph KDept. of Economics

Mr. Jose EmmanuelDept. of Fish. &

Aquaculture

Dr. Mary Sapna M.Dept. of English

Ms. Akhila LalDept. of BBA

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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.

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.

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.

Social Outreach- Department of Chemistry

Poetry Presentation- PG Department of English

Post Graduate Department of Economics Online Social Survey

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”.th

“Setting up the Kitchen Garden” was held on 7 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.th

“Selfie with Mask” washeld on 8 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.th

“The Art and Craft work” competition was conducted onJune 10 , 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.

Department of Mathematics – Participation in Lockdown Diaries

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.

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NSS activities - June 2020

World Environment Day International Yoga DayInternational 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.

International Day against Drug Abuse


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.

International Yoga Day

World Environment Day - NSS

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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.

World Blood Donor Day - NSS

An online photography contest was conducted along with these. The

contest was a huge success with the active participation of everyone.

Photography Competition - NSS

Distribution of Masks by Co - Operative Society

St. Albert's College (Autonomous) – Albertian Foundation organized a webinar series on Subhiksha Keralam Suraksha

thPathathi in association with IT Mission, Kerala Vani, Commission for Environment on Sunday, 14 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.

Subhiksha Keralam Suraksha Pathathi Webinar Series

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

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 ththe 5 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.

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 thbest solutions. The event took place on 5 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 thconcerns from around the world. The Grand Finale of this event took place on 25 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 th th

competition was conducted in three levels. The first level was conducted on 24 June, the second level on 26 of June and the final th

round on 28 .

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.

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.


Un75 The Climate Crisis - A Race We Can Win

One-day International Seminar on Biodiversity

World Environment Day 2020

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.

St. Albert's College Green Coordinators and Social Outreach Coordinators are organizing the Nakshatra Nagaram Project in the Ernakulam District.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 Nakshatra Nagaram Project

The Fruitful Seed Campaign

Albertian Green Volunteers

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.

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

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World Environment Day Celebrations

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 Chemistry

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 th

videos and selfies from their own gardens. On June 5 , 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.

Department of Commerce & Research Centre

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

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed with Global rdMedia Insight (GMI), UAE on 23 June, 2020 for

Internships, Knowledge Exchange and Placement.

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


MoU Signing - BBA

On 30th June 2020, the Department of Business

Adminis t ra t ion s igned 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.

MoU Signing - Post Graduate Department of English

MoU Signing - Post Graduate Department of Economics

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on the th

26 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.

Dr. M L Joseph (Msc., PhD.)

Principal(2016-2020)Associate Professor, Dept. of Zoology

Research Guide in M G University(1995-2020)

Dr. Vincent Terrence Rebello(Msc., MPhil., PhD.)

Dean of Academics(2016-2020)Associate Professor, Dept. of Zoology

Research Guide in M G University(1995-2020)


RETIRED FACULTY MEMBERS

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, th

Kerala, India on 17 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 thon the topic Microbiological Assessment on Biodiversity Assessment on 27

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.

thThe Research Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture organized a webinar on 8 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.

Research Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture

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Webinars

The Research Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture organized a

webinar on Migration in Birds: The Why, The Where and The How on th13 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.

On 5th June 2020, The Department of

Business Administration conducted a

webinar on “Biodiversity – Lifeline of

the globe”. The resource person for this

webinar was Dr. C . M. Joy, Retd.

Associate Professor, The Deaprtment

of Botany. This webinar was organized

by Ms. Akhila Lal, Head of the

Department, BBA.

On 25th June 2020, The Department

of Business Administration in

association with Albertian Centre for

Human Resource Development and

Research conducted a national

webinar on the topic “Give Wings to

Your Dreams”. The session was

t a k e n b y D r. N a j e e m u d e e n ,

Professor, writer and corporate

mentor. The webinar was organized

by Dr. Ajitha H and Dr. Shobitha P. S.

On 30th June 2020, The Department of

Business Administration in association with

Albertian Incubation centre and Institution

Innovation Council conducted YET (Young

Entrepreneurial Talk), an International

Webinar Series on Entrepreneurship. The

Topic for the webinar was “Necessity to

Passion”. The session was handled by Ms.

Rita Mathen and Alphy Mathen, owners of

Pro Nail Studio. This webinar was organized

by Ms. Akhila Lal and Mr. Nivedh Eustace.

Department of Business Administration


Webinars

As part of World Blood Donors Day 2020, the Department of

Zoology, in association with Albertian Foundation, St. Albert's

College (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 thAssociation, on Thursday 18

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.

Department of Zoology

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.

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Webinars

Webinars

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.

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.

Post Graduate Department of Economics

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).


Research and Publications Ethics in Science

Webinars

Webinars

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The Department of Commerce

( S F ) , S t . A l b e r t s C o l l e g e

(Autonomous) conducted a t hwebinar on 15 June, 2020

commemora t ing Prac t ic ing

Company Secretaries Day. The

resource person for the day was CS

Nikhil George Pinto. He is a law

graduate and an Associate member

of the Institute of Company

Secretaries of India. He is a

Practising Company Secretary by

profession and is an Academician.

A f t e r g i v i n g a w o n d e r f u l

introduction on the topic, he also

spoke about how CS aspirants can

reach their goals. Departm

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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.

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell

of St. Albert's College Autonomous

organized a National Webinar on

May 24, 2020 on the topic The New

Normal in Education by Dr. Ajay

Semalty, University SWAYAM

Coordinator, Assistant Professor,

Department of Pharmaceutical

Sciences, HNB Garhwal University

(A Central University) Srinagar

(Garhwal), Uttarakhand. This

webinar focused on the key

challenges faced by students and

teachers in the present scenario of

COVID-19. The speaker stressed on

the fact that the pandemic would

transform higher education and

there would be the huge challenge of

a forced shift from offline to online

mode of teaching-learning. He

spoke about the ways in which the

different s takeholders could

contribute to ensure a smooth

transition from the classroom to

technology-enabled teaching.

A National Webinar on the topic Looking

Ahead: Learning and Inspiring through

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

(Autonomous) on June 18, 2020. Mr.

John Samuel, President, Transform

Consulting, Former Post Master

General, Government of India and

Former Consultant, United Nations UPU

delivered the keynote address. The

webinar stressed on the fact that as a

global community, communities and

organizations were collectively sharing

the experience of the COVID-19

pandemic. The outbreak of a pandemic –

and accompanying social isolation – was

something that most people had never

previously known. As a result, it was

causing anxiety, confusion and worry

about the future. These were not ordinary

times and the academic as well as

emotional needs of students demanded

much attention. The speaker stressed on

how teachers could function best in this

time of social distancing and how they

could support students with hope and

purpose and help provide some sense of

normalcy at a time when everything had

been turned upside down.

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Department of B.Voc. Fitness Management

Webinars

Webinars

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.

The Department of Logistics management of St. Albert's college (Autonomous), Ernakulam thorganized a webinar on IOT, AI and Robotics on 26 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.


Department of B.Voc. Logistics Management

The Department of Logistics Management conducted a webinar on The First Step to Your Dream th

Job - Learn to Write Winning Resume on 30 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.

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.

Women Empowerment Cell honoured Ms. Dhanya G S


Webinars

Webinars

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.

International Yoga Day Celebrations of Various Departments

The Department of Commerce and Research Centre along with the Women Empowerment nd

Cell in association with Isha foundation celebrated International Yoga Day on the 22 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.

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Department of English

Department of Commerce & Research Centre

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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, thProfessor, L M Thapar School of Management. The session was on Monday, 8 June, 2020.

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

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

4. Relevance of Food Safety & Environmental Certifications in Seafood Export Trade – An Overview by T N

thVenugopalan, Vighneshwara Enterprises, Cochin, Kerala. The session was on Wednesday, 17 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

thThursday, 25 June, 2020.

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