The Entrepreneurship Development Cell of Subbalakshmi Lakshmipathy College of Science conducted a one-day workshop on “Building Next-Generation Entrepreneurs” on 06.11.2020 from 11.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. The webinar focused on the various loan schemes which are brought by the State Government to encourage young entrepreneurs and also on the list of other financial schemes available to promote start-ups. A total no of 82 students participated in the event. Mr.M.Ramalingam, General Manager, District Industries Centre, Madurai served as the guest speaker for the event.
FREE EYE SCREENING CAMP
The Department of Animation and the Youth Red Cross (YRC) of Subbalakshmi Lakshmipathy College of Science organized a “Free Eye Screening Camp” in association with Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai for the welfare of Teaching and Non Teaching Staff on 04.11.2020 (Wednesday). The Inaugural function started with a prayer song followed by the welcome address delivered by Dr.R.Sujatha, Principal, SLCS. Dr.R.Lakshmipathy, President, SLF delivered the presidential address and the special address was given by Mr.Murugesan, Camp Organizer, Aravind Eye Hospital. Ms.Sailakshmi, Asst.Prof., proposed the vote of thanks and the function ended with the National Anthem.
This Free Eye Screening Camp was conducted to create awareness about the eye and to help everyone get a free eye checkup which they were unable to do so due to lack of time. Around 200 staff members from SLCS, RLIMS, RLINS & SLF, utilized this opportunity and got their eyes checked. Spectacles were ordered for those members with refractive errors. Staff members with serious ailments were advised to consult with Ophthalmologists at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai. Mr.Abdul Aziz Hakkim, Department of Animation, Mr.Dhamodharan, Coordinator, YRC and Ms.Sailakshmi of Women Empowerment Cell and Healthcare Centre made all arrangements for the grand success of the event.
Awareness videos on COVID
National Service Scheme and Youth Red Cross of Subbalakshmi Lakshmipathy College of Science has created an awareness on the topic “Preventive measures against COVID 19” on 24-10-2020 by telecasting a video in the YouTube channel “SLCS Activities” shoot by the department of Visual Communication. The following 6 NSS Volunteers has created and delivered the script with the help of faculty members. They volunteers are
- Selvan.M.Chandrapandi
- Selvan. S.Sanjai
- Selvan.V.Udhayaprakash
- Selvan.M.Roopan
- Selvan.S.Srinivas
- Selvan.P.Subbu
Readers Hub-Essay writing competition
The Readers Hub of Subbalakshmi Lakshmipathy College of Science organized Essay writing competition on 15th, October 2020 through online. Twelve students participated in this competition . Students from various departments registered their names and participated in the event successfully.
Conveners of this event, Mr.Senthil kumar and Ms.Sridevi, Assistant professor, Department of English represented the event and evaluated the essays of the Students. Score sheet was also given to the evaluators, the conveners and members.They awarded the marks based on the Content and presentation style.
After the successful completion of the event, the convener and the member of the competition awarded the marks based on their performance.
Finally the competition ended and the participants were appreciated for their wonderful involvement. 12 students participated in the competition and the names of the winners were declared. Students were motivated to take part in larger number in future.
Test Your Skills – Creative Arts & Literary Activity
Art and Media Club & SIP Cell of SLCS organized an Activity session on “Test Your Skills – Creative Arts & Literary Activities”.
Mr.P.Kishorekumar, Assistant Professor of Animation cum SIP Coordinator, conducted an activity oriented session on the topic “Test Your Skills – Creative Arts & Literary Activity” on 17.09.2020. The following were the activities posted during the session.
- Drawing – Topic : Current Affairs
- Tamil Verse Writing – Topics : நம்நாடு, தாய்மை, நட்பு
- English Verse Writing – Topics : Success, Failure, Beauty.
- Art from Waste – Topics : Waste from home
- Literary Activity – Platform : Read Theory
The SIP Coordinator explained about the activity by creating an interest towards the students. The students showed their eagerness towards this session by their active participation. The students were again informed about this participative learning and experiential learning through these activities. They were also asked to post the articles in the given mail id. Totally 250 students Participated and got benefitted.
Guest Lecture on “How to read and validate NEWS? (Virtual Tour)”
Art and Media Club & SIP Cell of SLCS organized a webinar on “How to read and validate NEWS? (Virtual Tour)”. NEWS – North East West South, the expansion of this acronym. Dr.R.Jeyakrishnan, Special Correspondence, Win TV, Chennai, shared his views on the topic “How to read and validate NEWS?” on 16.09.2020. He initiated the session by the virtual tour in the Win TV Channel, Chennai. He also explained the students that all the TV Stations’ gates will be opened always to receive the news from the public 24/7. He shared the students about the difficulties in collecting news. He then explained about the freedom given to each and every reporter while collecting news. A news reporter can even enter into a whole where the air cannot be entered. He answered the query raised by the students regarding the TRP rating. Finally he insisted the students to hear and read newspapers regularly for updating themselves about the current scenario. Totally 240 students attended and got benefitted.
Guest Lecture on “Teaching & Learning Pedagogy”
CDC & SIP Cell of SLCS organized a webinar on “Teaching & Learning Pedagogy”. Teaching and Learning is a dependent pedagogical approach which is followed by a teacher in the classroom. On 15.09.2020, Dr.R.Parthiban, IQAC Administrator of SLCS explained the variety of pedagogical approaches used in Colleges that are more effective and appropriate in the process. The effectiveness of pedagogy often depends on the particular subject matter to be taught, on understanding the diverse needs of different learners, and on adapting to the on-the-ground conditions in the classroom and the surrounding context.
He also explained about the differences between Teacher-Centered Pedagogy and Student-Centered Pedagogy. He added that at SLCS we follow the Outcome Based Education which is a Student-Centered Methodology of Education. The teachers at SLCS use the ICT facilities for teaching the students in an effective manner. So automatically, the students will be much interested in the classroom session. Finally the resource person motivated the students by showing few videos from the movies which replicates the Teaching Learning Pedagogy and links the same with the process at SLCS. The students enjoyed the session. Totally 240 students attended and got benefitted.
Guest Lecture on “How to utilize Resource Center Effectively?”
SIP Cell & Library Managing Team of SLCS organized a webinar on the topic “How to utilize the Resource Center Effectively?”. Information plays an important part in the wider learning process – to understand the context of the work. Guest Lecturer Dr.P.Ravichandran, Head-Dept. of LISC, Annamalai University, Chidambaram presented a wonderful session on “How to utilize the Resource Center Effectively?” on 15.09.2020. Learning takes place not only at workshops or on training courses, but also through discussions with colleagues, practical experience, and consulting newsletters, books and audiovisual materials. Resource centers can support a wide range of learning activities by making information available. Resource centers have an important part to play in improving access to information. A resource centre collects and organizes materials that are useful to a particular group of people. A resource centre actively seeks to share the information that it contains. The main aim of a resource centre are to create a pleasant environment for learning, to contain a relevant and accessible collection of resource materials (based on the actual needs of users), to provide a range of information services, to encourage people to use the information in the resource centre and to help users gain access to information from other sources. Finally the resource person informed the students to utilize all the resources regarding the government schemes and also regarding the education. Totally 228 students attended and got benefitted.
Motivational speech on “Thisaigal Unnai Thirumbi Paarkattum”
SIP Cell & Readers Hub of SLCS organized a webinar on the topic “Thisaigal Unnai Thirumbi Paarkattum”. The world is revolving every day and there is no doubt in that. But are we coping with it, is a great question that has to be asked to oneself. Mrs.N.Selvi, Assistant Professor & Head Department of Tamil motivated the students on the topic “Thisaigal Unnai Thirumbi Paarkattum” on 14.09.2020. We have many ways to achieve our life and we are running along with the time to adhere to it. Here the term THISAIGAL means the ambitions to be fixed by a person. A student should pay attention towards his / her own ambition. To succeed in life, one should learn to honor person, learn to show the gratitude towards others, work hard towards the ambition and so on. Before concluding the session, she insisted that a student should not run towards the direction instead he / she can strive hard for that. If a student works accordingly he / she need not run along, but the world will turn towards you and all the THISAIGAL will also turn to you. The students were motivated by listening to her speech to strive for a successful life. Totally 220 students attended and got benefitted.
Webinar on “Eye Awareness”
SIP Cell & NSS of SLCS organized a webinar on the topic “Eye Awareness”. In today’s world all the children and elders are addicted to mobile phones which are undoubtedly leading towards the world of blindness. To create awareness about the Eye, the International Rotary Eye Bank Manager Mr.Saravanan, from Aravind Eye Hospital was invited to give a lecture on 14.09.2020. He explained the reasons of Eye strain due to the usage of Mobile phones. Mobile phones eye strain may cause dry eye and irritation, painful throbbing headaches around the eye region, and even blurred vision. He also informed the students that smart phones are also comfortable for learning such as easy to get answers, bringing the world into real, easy to access educational tips and finally allows pavements for Social Learning. But it should be used in an effective and limited manner. Finally the resource person advised the students not to use the mobile phones too much which even leads the student towards eye blindness. Totally 220 students attended and got benefitted.









