Events

Events

The University level Intercollegiate Tug-of-War Tournament will be held at Don Bosco Arts & Science College Campus on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. About 25 colleges affiliated to the University of Kannur are likely to participate in the tournament. Adv. Sunny Joseph MLA, representing Peravoor Constituency will inaugurate the tournament. Dr. P.T. Joseph, Director of Physical Education, will preside over the function. The people of the locality, the students from neighbouring schools and the staff and students from Don Bosco will be present, enthusing and fuelling the pulling spirit of the men and women teams participating in the tournament. The students from Vikas Bhavan Edoor, the centre for the rehabilitation of the retarded children are also brought to the campus to be part of this most entertaining sports event. Nithin P.K. Sir, the Physical Education Director and Biju John Sir, the College Union Advisor, Muhammad Ummair, the College Union Chairman, Anju Sebastian, College Union Vice-Chairperson, and Christo James, College Union General Captain are on the forefront to make the tournament colourful and memorable for all.


The NSS volunteers as part of their vision to make the locality eco-tuned, in collaboration with the authorities of Ayyankunnu Panchayat made check dams to conserve water as a preventive measure against drought. NSS programme officers Rajisha C.K. and Nithin P.K. led the team.


Equinox 2018, the South Indian Management Fest organized by the Department of Management (BBA) at Don Bosco Arts & Science College, Angadikadavu will be held on Friday, 12th January, 2018. Students from colleges across Kerala and neighbouring States will participate in the management proficiency competitions and the winners will be presented cash prizes, certificates and mementos. Arrangements are made for students who come on the previous day for accommodation and food. The College Music Band, South Side, will entertain the campus on 11th Thursday night, with their melodious and punchy orchestra. The popular team in D for Dance, the dance reality series which premiered on Mazhavil Manorama channel will be the guests and will perform during the Award Nite Cultural Extravaganza on Friday at 7 p.m. The Staff Coordinator of the Fest is Jijisha V.C. For more information contact 9048751023


In the General Body Meeting of the Past Pupils of Don Bosco Arts & Science College, Angadikadavu, Shanu Salman (MCJ 2012-2014 Batch), the Faculty In-Charge, Department of Journalism (MCJ) at Pazhassi Raja College, Pulpally in Wayanad affiliated to the University of Calicut was unanimously chosen as the President of the Alumni Association. The Alumni Association will be officially registered under the Societies of Registration Act, 1860 with Memorandum of Understanding and Bylaws for legal recognition and NAAC accreditation. Suzenna Babu (BCom Computer Application 2012-2015 Batch) is the Vice-President. Ann Treessa Benny (BA English 2012-2015 Batch) is the Secretary. Muhammad Abdul Basith (BBA 2012-2015 Batch) is the Treasurer and Akhila Tomy (BSc Mathematics 2012-2015 Batch) is the Joint Secretary. Angle Mary Mathew (BA English 2012-2015 Batch), Athira K. Louis (BSC Mathematics 2012-2015 Batch), Dayana (BCom Computer Application 2012-2015 Batch) Abbas P.M 2012-2015 Batch), Neena Thomas (BCA 2012-2015 Batch), Harsha C.J. (MSW 2011-2013 Batch), and Jince John (MCJ 2013-2015 Batch) are the members of the Executive Committee. In the open forum, it was suggested that the annual gathering could be held during Christmas holidays and the date should be communicated to all ahead of time. The decision on integrating cultural programme into the annual gathering and on the introduction of scholarship for deserving students was left to the executive committee. There was also a proposal to launch an online newsletter for the alumni. Principal Fr. Dr. Francis Karackat inaugurated the Alumni Meet. Staff co-ordinator Biju John T welcomed the gathering. Alumni Association President Shanu Salman proposed vote of thanks. The programme was concluded with fellowship meal in the auditorium.


Christmas Celebrations in the campus, the maiden programme organized by the newly elected College Union Leaders on Friday, December 23, 2016 kept the students and staff enthralled. The Christmas Crib brilliantly designed and fashioned by a team of committed artists led by Jomin doing BCom Computer Application in the Final Semester, was formally blessed and inaugurated by the College Manager, Fr. Dr. K.O. Thomas. The opening dance by Derik and his team put the whole campus in Christmas vibes. The lively presence of Santa Claus made Christmas gala sparkling. The cultural programmes performed by students from various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the interdepartmental competition mode were of quality, despite their constraints of time and university examinations. Manager, Fr. Dr. K.O. Thomas declared the winners of Christmas Lucky Bumper, an innovative item introduced by the College Union this year to identify the two luckiest persons in the campus. College Union Chairman Sabio Baby Joseph proposed vote of thanks. After the common programme in the auditorium, celebrations were held in the classrooms, cutting cakes and exchanging gifts.


Visakh Nair, one of the leading young actors in Malayalam cinema, stole the campus with his mesmerizing presence, inspiring talk, unassuming interactions and enticing dancing performance on stage during the inauguration of the College Union on Wednesday, December 20, 2017. College Principal Fr. Dr. Francis Karackat administered the oath of office to the union members led by the College Union Chairman, Muhammad Ummair. Visakh formally released also the logo of Arts and Sports Fest to be held in the month of January, 2018 and presented the Basketball Championship Trophy to the college basketball team members who won the Runner-up in the university level intercollegiate basketball tournament. The cultural extravaganza from students made the programme colourful.


The Department of Social Work at Don Bosco Arts & Science College will organize a two-day National Research Seminar on ‘Social Work Approach to Ageing’ on Friday and Saturday, December 15 and 16, 2017. Around 200 delegates from across the country including academicians, social work practitioners, research scholars, psychologists, and social work students will participate in the National Conference, said Fr. Dr. K.O. Thomas, Head, Department of Social Work. The programme is organized in collaboration with Partners in Population Development (PPD), an international intergovernmental initiative for improving South-to-South collaboration in the fields of reproductive health, population, and development. Dr. Nidhi Gupta, Associate Professor at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Biju Mathew, Director and State Head, Help Age India, and Dr. Joe Thomas, Executive Director of PPD, will be the key resource persons presenting the papers in the National Conference, said Zavierkutty Francis, the Staff Coordinator. India has the world’s second largest population of the elderly, defined as those above 60 years of age. It is projected that approximately 20% of Indians will be elderly by 2050, marking a dramatic jump from the current 8%. The existing share of the elderly in the Kerala’s population is 12 per cent, compared to the national average of eight percent. The proportion of the elderly in Kerala's population, already the highest in India, is set to go up from 12 per cent to 20 per cent by 2026. By 2061, the proportion of the elderly will constitute 40 per cent of Kerala’s total population. Of this, 6.7 per cent will be in the age group 60-69 years; 23.8 per cent in the age group 70-79 years; and 9.1 per cent in the age group of 80 years and above. The aging population is both medical and sociological problem and therefore, care for the elderly is fast emerging as a critical element of both the public and private concern. The traditional Kerala society with an age-old joint family system has been instrumental in safeguarding the social and economic security of the elderly people. However, with the replacement of joint-family system with the nuclear family setting in recent years, the elderly are now, to a great extent, exposed to emotional, physical and financial insecurity. It is in this context that a platform is offered for theoreticians and practitioners to delve into this phenomenon to be harbingers of change for the wellbeing and security of the elderly, said Fr. Dr. Francis Karackat, Principal.


Don Bosco Institutes of Higher Education, offering six postgraduate and nine undergraduates programmes affiliated to the University of Kannur, have added another feather to their cap, commissioning the 30 KW Grid Interactive Rooftop Solar Power Plant to have the whole campus run on solar energy. Installed on the rooftop of Don Bosco Arts & Science College at the cost of Rs.25 lakh, with the Government subsidy received through the Agency for Non-conventional Energy & Rural Technology (ANERT), the solar power generation project was implemented by Tata Power Solar Company. The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) facilitated the installation process ensuring optimum power generation, with the required safety measures. Power is generated from 120 solar panels. The average production per day is 120 units of power. The power plant is also equipped with 10A and 5A Triplen Harmonic Filters from Encon Engineers, Bangalore. The installation of Reverse Power Relay Unit to synchronize the solar power generation with the diesel generator is also done. KSEB returned 80% of the registration fee to the college. The power generation is being monitored regularly on internet and every error is identified and addressed, said Fr. Dr. K.O. Thomas, College Manager.


Adding another feather to the cap of Don Bosco Arts & Science College, Angadikadavu, the unparalleled institute of higher education in northern Kerala, in the University level intercollegiate basketball tournament held at St. Pius X College, Rajapuram, the basketball team led by Ebin Devasia from Fifth Semester BA English Literature, won the Runner-up Trophy, wresting it from SES College, Sreekandapuram. Nehru College, Kanhangad retained the championship, winning all the matches. The basketball team from Don Bosco Arts & Science College, Angadikadavu consisted of Renjith U.S. (IBBA), Mothy Ninan (IIBA English), Francis Viyon Vinoy (IIBBA), Mathew Vince Vinoy (IIIBBA), Sebastian Thomas (IIIBA English), Abin Babu S. (IBBA), Nikhil Baby (IBCom Co-operation), Sebin V.S. (IIIBCom Computer Application), Akhil Emmanuel (IIBSc Maths), Shybin (IBCom Co-operation), Albin Kuriakose (IBCom Computer Application), and Ebin Devasia (III BA English).


A two-day residential campus film festival being organised by the Department of Journalism (MCJ) at Don Bosco Arts & Science College at Angadikadavu, near Iritty in Kannur will begin on Friday, 6th October 2017. Over 600 delegates from various colleges in the State would attend the Don Bosco International Silver Screen Carnival (DISC). ‘The focus of this edition of DISC fest would be women centric films’, said Fr. Dr. Francis Karackatt, Head of the Department of Journalism and director of the fest. Besides there will be screening of world classics’, he said. Noted script writer John Paul will inaugurate the fest and will chair the sessions on film appreciation before screening the movies in four theatres with seven shows. 28 movies will be screened and ‘The President’, directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf will be shown as a night movie in the auditorium for all. The movies screened are classified into women, family, contemporary and world classics. The registration will begin in the morning and the fest will be concluded with the award nite function on Saturday. Sajitha Madathil, the award-winning actress, will be the chief guest. , Apart from screening world classics, campus short film and documentary contests, and television news presentation, television anchoring, film quiz, film review, still photography and research paper presentation on women and cinema competitions will also be held. The films screened include Mustang, Clash, Victoria, Pan’s Labyrinth, I, Daniel Blake, Land of Mine, 20th Centry Women, The Double Life of Veronique, Wild Tales, Miss Violence, Corn Island, Queen of Katwe, About Elly, Aligarh, Wolf Totem, Incendies, Leviathen, Son of Saul, Goodbye Children, ThRoom, A Man Escaped, Thithi, Double Indemnity, Day for Night Elle, and Onibaba.. The objective of the fest is to raise the ‘film sense' of the students, to usher them into world cinema beyond Malayalam movies, said Prince Augustin, Student Coordinator.


The Fifth Edition of the biggest Campus Film Festival in Kerala, DISC (Donbosco International Silverscreen Carnival), organized by the postgraduate department of journalism(MCJ) at Don Bosco Arts & Science College, Angadikadavu, the most equipped training centre in Kerala moulding professionals for main stream media, will be held on Friday and Saturday, October 6th and 7th, 2017. Apart from screening world classics in five theaters with authoritative inputs from luminaries in the field, there will also be competitions: campus short film and documentary, Television News Presentation, Television Programme Anchoring, Film Review, Still Photography and film quiz for students from various colleges across South India. The acclaimed script writer John Paul who has penned screenplays for nearly 100 Malayalam movies will be the key resource person initiating the delegates into the movies. There will also be Research Paper Presentation contest on Women and Cinema for postgraduate students and research scholars. The noted actress and film activist Sajitha Madathil, the State Award Winner for Supporting Actress will be the chief guest for the Award Nite on 7th evening. The staff coordinators are Fr. Benny Christudas and Previn P. F., Assistant Professors in the Department of Journalism. Student Coordinators are Fr. Prince and Anjaly from second year MCJ.


The Fourth Edition of the two-day Campus Commerce Fest, COMET, organized by the Department of Commerce at Don Bosco Arts & Science College, Angadikadavu, will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, 27th and 28th September, 2017. The events for intercollegiate contests include Best Commerciare, Marketing Game, Banking Game, General Quiz, Stock Game, Event Management, Finance Game, Spot Dance and Treasure Hunt. Sojimol P.J, Roshni P.K. and Jitheshmon Mullool are the staff coordinators of COMET. Alan Vincent (BCom Computer Applications, Nimal Varghese (BCom Computer Applications), and Stemil Devasia (BCom Cooperation) are the student coordinators for COMET.


Muhammed Umair from second year BBA will chair the College Union winning the coveted post by a slender margin of six votes against Jibin Babu from BCom Computer Applications in the college union elections in the Presidential mode held on Wednesday 30th August, 2017. Anju Sebastian from second year BCom Cooperation is elected as the College Union Vice-Chairperson. She had a majority of 146 votes against Asmath Aseena from second year BSW. Evan James from second year BCom Cooperation is the College Union Secretary. He defeated Bestin James from BCom Computer Application by 129 votes. Derik George from second year BCom Cooperation and Gautham Gangadharan from second year BA English Literature are the University Union Councillors. They contested against Adarsh Arjunan from second year BCA and Joseph George from second year BCA. Francis Viyon Vinoy from second year BBA is the Arts Secretary, defeating Arun Shaji from second year BBA by 82 votes. Christo James from second year BA English Literature is the General Captain. He won against Akhil P.P. from send year BSc Mathematics by 88 votes. Prince Sunny from second year BA English Literature is the Magazine Editor, defeating Felix Sunny from second year BCom Computer Applications by a margin of 41 votes. Alna Raj from second year BSW is the Joint Secretary. She won against Nayana P.P. from second year BCom Cooperation by 39 votes. The PG Representative is Vishnu Prasad from second year MA English Literature. He won against Aneetta N Binu from second year MSW by one vote. Christo John T from BBA is the First Year Representative in the College Union. He won by 15 votes against Arun Mathew from BCom Computer Applications. Joel Babu from BCom Cooperation is the Second Year Union Representative. He won by 23 votes against Dalgin George from BCom Computer Applications.


The ceremonious reception accorded to Maveli accompanied by BBA ‘subjects’ in traditional attire, and the interdepartmental competitions ranging from Flower Carpet (Pookalam) to arm wrestling, cultural extravaganza, blindfolded breaking pot, and to tug-of-war contest, made Onam celebrations in the campus on August 25th Friday, a dazzling experience for all. MCA Association won the ever-rolling trophy for Pookalam competition. In the interdepartmental arm-wrestling competition, George Joseph from MCA and Athira Thomas from BBA were the winners. BSW students stole the show winning the first prize for the interdepartmental cultural programme competition. In the neck-and-neck tug-of-war interdepartmental competition, BCom Co-operation students (Gents Contest) and BSW students (Ladies Contest ) bagged the championship. The message programme performed by MCJ students added colour to the Onam gala. Physical Education Director Nithin Kuttan Sir, along with Biju John Sir and Sajin Sir from the Department of Social Work, and P.F. Previn Sir from the Department of Journalism coordinated the programme.


The ceremonious reception accorded to Maveli accompanied by BBA ‘subjects’ in traditional attire, and the interdepartmental competitions ranging from Flower Carpet (Pookalam) to arm wrestling, cultural extravaganza, blindfolded breaking pot, and to tug-of-war contest, made Onam celebrations in the campus on August 25th Friday, a dazzling experience for all. MCA Association won the ever-rolling trophy for Pookalam competition. In the interdepartmental arm-wrestling competition, George Joseph from MCA and Athira Thomas from BBA were the winners. BSW students stole the show winning the first prize for the interdepartmental cultural programme competition. In the neck-and-neck tug-of-war interdepartmental competition, BCom Co-operation students (Gents Contest) and BSW students (Ladies Contest ) bagged the championship. The message programme performed by MCJ students added colour to the Onam gala. Physical Education Director Nithin Kuttan Sir, along with Biju John Sir and Sajin Sir from the Department of Social Work, and P.F. Previn Sir from the Department of Journalism coordinated the programme.