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PART A:

The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards

quality enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the year.

PLAN OF ACTION OUTCOME ACHIEVED

Curriculum Designing

Implementation of new Courses / Programmes:

• Planning for introduction of MBA& MCA

• Introduction of new courses - B. Com in Professional Accounting

- M. Sc Nanoscience an interdisciplinary Programme

- PG Diploma in Psychotherapy & Counseling

- Diploma in Creative Fashion Designing - Certificate in Fashion Designing

• Promoting Activity based Teaching / Interactive Class room teaching

• Evaluation Reforms

Initiated in the Academic year 2011-12 In process The Madurai Kamaraj University has granted affiliation for the B. Com with Professional Accounting from the year 2011-2012 with a sanctioned strength of 60. It has been offered from 2011 – 2012 The Madurai Kamaraj University has granted affiliation for the M. Sc Nanoscience (UGC Innovative Programme) and is offered from 2011-2012. The Madurai Kamaraj University has granted affiliation for PG Diploma in Psychotherapy & Counseling with a sanctioned strength of 40.

26 students were admitted in Diploma in Creative Fashion Designing in 2011-2012 10 students were admitted in Certificate in Fashion Designing in 2011-2012 Teachers were required to include in the work plan of atleast one course, details of activities used for ensuring Activity based Teaching / Interactive Class room teaching

A workshop on Item Writing was held on 10th September 2011. The resource person was Dr. Lethi, from Holy Cross College, Trichy. The workshop was attended by 90 of our faculty members. The purpose of this workshop was to guide faculty in writing MCQ’s of higher order to enable to prepare their students for competitive exams.

• E- Content Creation – at least one course from every department

One day Orientation Program on ‘E- Content Development was conducted on 22nd September 2011.

• Redesigning UG Curriculum as per the Integrated Curricular model (HUT) – using Backward design approach

One day workshop on Curricular Development was held on 26th March 2012. Dr. Francis Soundararaj, the former Principal of Madras Christian College, Chennai was the resource person. Preliminary discussions were held in the CPEC related to UG Integrated Curricular Model.

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Research

• Inter – disciplinary Research at Thondaimanpatti to develop it as a model village.

As on outcome of Massive survey conducted in 5 villages nearly satellite campus velichanatham. It was found that Thondaimanpatti village would require our services for developmental activities. 13 departments of the college undertook research/ extension activity in their field of specialization for the benefit of villages.

Department Area of Research

Tamil “gz;ghl;bay; Nehf;fpy; ehl;Lg;Gw

tof;fhWfs; (indentifying various folk games, beliefs and customs and analyzing the content of the folklore)

English Problems in sentence construction and in the

learning of English as a second language History working of the village panchayat and gram

sabha

Economics A study on Wage differentials among agricultural workers in Thondamanpatti Village

Social Sciences

reproductive health status of the women in

the village and sensitization of the women on

reproductive health problems

Physical Education

fitness training to the children who belonged

to the 7-14 year age group

Commerce Identification of the entrepreneurial traits

and resources available for entrepreneurship

development

Botany Digitization of the data of 115 plants

belonging to 48 families

Physics Study of spatial distribution of energy supply and demand using GIS at Thondamanpatti

Computer Science

Teaching aids were prepared and given to

the village schools

Chemistry Physico-chemical Analysis of Bore well Water samples of Thondamanpatti area in Madurai District

Biotechnology Prevalence of communicable and non-communicable diseases” – A case study at Thondamanpatti

Zoology Bacteriological testing of Drinking water

A mega event was organized with the villagers in sharing the

outcome of the above studies on April 30th, 2012.

• Extension – Special centralized Exhibition for school children for 3 days.

Exhibition EXPO 2011 for school children of 9th, 10th & 11th standards in and around Madurai city was conducted on 24th & 25th Nov. 2011. More than 2000 students participated from 13 schools. The departments of Mathematics, Physics, Economics and Social Sciences enthusiastically participated in explaining the basic concepts and organized ‘do and learn’ activity for school children.

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Human Resource Development

• Orientation for the Junior

Faculty – June 2011.

• Crash course for I UG students

(10 days) on ‘English for

Communications’

• Implementation of ‘Skilledge’

in collaboration with ICTACT

• International Conference on

‘Science, Society &

Sustainability’ in January 2012

• National Conference on

“Competence Building in

Higher Education: Trends and

Challenges” in September &

October 2011

� The Centre organized a junior faculty workshop from 7th to

10th June 2011. There were 64 participants out of which 23

were new recruits. The rest were junior faculty who were

deputed to attend the workshop as a re-orientation on teaching

and evaluation. All the sessions were handled by senior faculty

members from our college.

� It was organized for the first year UG students from 20th to

30th June 2011. An online English test was conducted for the

Freshers on the day of admission. Based on the scores 550

students attended the bridge course. Thirty teachers drawn

from all departments and two PG students were involved in

giving this coaching.

27 faculty drawn from various departments attended different

programmes like ORACLE higher education initiative for Tamil

Nadu, ICTACT BRIDGE 2011(focus on Skills for future and

innovation), . Net in Association with Microsoft Corporation,

Oracle 11g etc., (list enclosed in the annexure)

� An International Conference on Science, Society and

Sustainability with the theme ‘Many Species, One Planet for

Posterity’ was conducted from 11th to 13th Jan. 2012. With 300

participants at International, National and Local levels. 21

international participants, 94 from outside Tamil nadu and 185

local participants. 113 papers were received on the themes such

as Environment & Sustainability, Environment & Society and

Education & Sustainability, out of which 81 were presentations

and 15 were posters.

The papers selected by the respective chairpersons were

reviewed and they will be published as a special issue of the

Inhouse research journal ASPIRE September 2012.

� To refresh our curriculum relevant to the present context, we

wanted to learn how competence building can help in

furthering today’s trends and challenges in Higher Education.

Hence a National Conference was organized by our college on

30th Sep. & 1st Oct. 2011. Dr. Sivaram, Former Director of

CSIR, NCL Pune and the Bhatnagar Awardee, was the Chief

Guest for the Inaugural.

The resolutions of the conference were submitted to

Dr. Balagurusamy for consideration by the Planning

Commission for the XII plan. 15 papers were presented out of

which 5 papers were from external members and 10 papers

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• Workshop for faculty by

Dr. Rani George, USA (July

2011)

• Training in the Usage of Safety

Equipment for support staff

• Training in the Usage of the S/

W on College Management

System for support staff.

were from Lady Doak College faculty. Totally 114 members

participated in which 8 were external members and 106

internal members.

� Dr. Rani George (former faculty of Social Science Department)

from Albany State University, Georgia, USA, was on campus

from 13th to 16th July 2011.

� 150 support staff attended for training programme on handling

the Fire Extinguisher was conducted in Feb. 2012

� 150 support staff attended for training programme on college

management system was conducted in June 2011.

Organization and Management

• Office Automation

• Rewiring and Recabling for

computer networking

• Creating & maintaining the

new website with an alumnae

portal.

• Enhancing the research

competency at the college

• To strengthen the existing automation facility.

- Blade server is introduced for the smooth conduct of online

exams without any interruption of hardware failures even

with increased number of students.

- Upgradation of BSNL leased line from 10Mbps to 16Mbps

was done for effective & efficient usage of internet access

- Watch guard Firewall is initiated for effective Bandwidth

management. Unwanted sites are detached for the proper

usage of Internet facilities

- Structured network layout with L3 & L2 switches were installed to create VLANS to protect the college network from hackers

- Symantec Antivirus is set up for well maintenance of the computers in the campus preventing from virus issues

- Wifi is implemented in Guest house, Miller auditorium & in Multimedia Theatre

- E- filing of documents is introduced to minimize the paper work & avoid duplication

- Introduction OMR technologies for admission process to reduce the data entry.

� Fiber optic cables single mode cable is layed in all the corners

of the college to increase the speed of the internet

� New website is developed with alumnae portal Webmail is

effectively used by the faculty

� Institutional face book has been created to stay connected with

Alumnae

� NKN connected acquired – 10 Mbps

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Infrastructure and Learning Resources added on campus

• Strengthening up the Herbal

Garden.

• Strengthening up the Paper

Recycling Unit.

• Initiating Measures for saving

Electrical Energy on campus

including the whole of library

and JX Miller Auditorium

• Installation of Solar street lights

• Establishing - Centre for Media Centric Teaching & Learning

- Sports centre through Gym

- An Art Museum

� About 90 medicinal plants are maintained in the herbal garden

which includes rare and red listed plants. Students from

various schools visit to see and learn the medicinal uses of

plants.

� Waste paper collected from departments and offices are

processed into recycled value added paper products such as

- Invitation card for various activities of college - Carry bags, photo frames - Files

Training programme is offered to self help group women and college students in preparation of above mentioned products.

� T5 Model - 250 and CFL (Compact Florescent Lamp) – 300 were

installed to replace old bulbs and tube lights and installation of

50 energy efficient fans in the library

� 34 Solar street lights were installed.

� We conducted one day orientation programme on ‘e-Content

Development’ on 22nd Sep. 2011. Number of participants 59

persons. Resource person – Dr. S. Senthilnathan, Department

of Educational Technology, Bharathidasan University.

� We conducted 5 days summer workshop on ‘e-Content

Development’ from 4th June to 8th June 2012. Number of

participants 25 persons. Recourse Persons –Dr. Rani George,

Dean, Graduate School, Albany State University, Albany, US

&Dr. S. Senthilnathan and Fr. SusaiManikam, Department of

Educational Technology, Bharathidasan University, Trichy.

� LifeSize Team 220 (LifeSize Team 220) dual HD display and

camera support, digital input and output connections, an

embedded 4-way, Full HD multipoint control unit (MCU) and

dual LifeSize MicPods. Paired with the LifeSize® Phone™,

LifeSize® Camera 10x™ and LifeSize® Digital MicPod™.

Multi Station (Four)– 1, Twister-1 , Bycycle Ergometer-1,

Treadmil Electronic – 1, Treadmil Manual -1and Abdominal

Board -1 were installed in the gym.

An Art Education Center has been set up Coins of different eras

have been purchased labeled and displayed which will be used

in classroom teaching for courses like Archaeology and Art,

Indian History and Indian Culture. And this will enable the

Students to gain first- hand knowledge by seeing the artefacts.

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PART B:

1. Activities Reflecting the Goals and objectives of the Institutions:

Academic Excellence on par with international standards

• MoU Signed with foreign universities / colleges:

- Concordia College, New York

- Longwood University

- Canterbury Christ Church University, UK

- Oberlin Shansi – Study Abroad for Faculty

• Ms. Jaanu Surendran of II B. A. English had six – week student exchange

programme at University of Kansas, USA, from 15th June – 26th July 2011.

International student Exchange for Academic Credit Transfer

• Ms. D. Abinaya of II B. Com had one semester student exchange programme at

Mary Baldwin College,Virginia, USA, from 15th Jan – May 2012

• Two cadets Shekira Ramdass and Tyla Stormes one semester student exchange

programme at Mary Baldwin College,Virginia, USA, from 17th Dec. 2011 – 25th

April 2012 at Lady Doak College.

� International quality Standardization

The ISO Surveillance Audit was completed in February 2012 and the college has been

certified as ISO 9001:2008 institution.

� International Service -Learning Programme

� Six Korean students from Seoul Women’s University, South Korea, were at Lady

Doak College for their service-learning programme from 10th July to 5th August

2011.

� Two Japanese students from International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan, from

10th July to 6th August and two Chinese students from Chung Chi College, Chinese

University, Hong Kong, from 14th July to 6th August, were at Lady Doak College for

their service-learning programme.

International Professors on campus

� Dr. Rani George (former facuty of Social Science Dept.) from Albany State

University, Georgia, USA, was on campus from 13th to 16th July 2011 to offered

seminars and lectures for students and faculty.

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� Ms. Gita Ponnusamy (alumna of English), Lecturer of Bahrain Polytechnic, Bahrain,

was on campus in the month of July 2011 to undertake a survey with students from

Government schools who are doing English as Second language for her doctoral

studies in Education at the University of Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

� A team of 17 members under the leadership of Dr. Aditi Samarth from Richland

College, Dallas, USA, were on campus for the United Nations Millennium

Development Goals Exposure Programme from 16th to 19th July 2011.

� Faculty participation in International Programmes

� Dr. A. Mercy Pushpalatha, Principal & Secretary attended the 7th CUAC Triennial

Conference on Sustainability – A new context for Higher Education from 22nd to

26th May 2011 in the University of Sewanee, TN, USA and gave a presentation on

“Educational Leadership : Stewardship for Sustainability”

� Dr. Valliammal presented a paper on “Curriculum Development on Peace

Education in Higher Education : Initiatives of Lady Doak College, Madurai” at the

conference on Inter-religious Understanding and Peace Building in Asia at the

International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan, from 21st to 23rd May 2011.

� The following members participated in the Asia Pacific Conference on Impacts of

Service-Learning at Lingnan University, Hong Kong from 7th to 11th June 2011.

– Dr. Beulah Rajkumar attended as SLAN Member College representative

and presented a Poster on “Integrating Head Heart and Hand ... Experiences

at Lady Doak College”.

– Dr. Manorama Dhanaseeli was a UBCHEA Sponsored Panelist and her

Panel discussion topic was on “Environment and Health”

– Mrs. Felcia Vasanthakumari presented a paper on “Voices through Vision”

• Dr. Synthia Mary Mathew, Associate Professor in Social Sciences, participated

in the Asian University Leader’s Programme at Hong Kong organized by the

UBCHEA from 6th to 10th Feb. 2012. The theme of this year’s programme is

“Counseling Issues and Concerns in Asian Higher Education”. She was also

one of the panelists on the topic “Parent Absent Households and Counseling

related Issues”.

� Blossoming of full personality of individual students

• The Student Union Inaugural - The Student Union Inaugural was held on 14th

July 2011. Dr. Rani George, (former faculty of Department of Social Sciences)

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Dean of Graudate School, Albany State University, Albany, USA, was the Chief

Guest to grace the function. The newly elected Union Office Bearers were

installed in their offices.

• Leadership Camp ‘11 - The Annual Leadership Camp was organized on 16th

July 2011 for about 75 student leaders. Mr. Clement from Southern Railways,

Trichy, was the resource person.

� Capacity building for the world of work

The following practical training programmes/Seminar/Lectures were organized

for faculty members / support staff /students

Disciplines Practical Training / Lectures

Tamil • Dr. Rani Jhansi Bai & Rev. G.U. Pope Endowment Lecture was

conducted on 21st Feb. 2012. Dr. G. Stephen from MS University,

Tirunelvi and Dr. Gloryia V. Dhas from MK University, Madurai were

the resource persons.

• One day seminar on Tamil Literature and Ecology was conducted on

23rd Feb. 2012. Dr. R. Mohan from MKU, Mr. K. Kalidhas from

Coimbatore and Kavingar Sakthijothi the founder of Sakthi Institution

of Social Economical and Education Madurai were the resource

persons.

English • Two day workshop for training teachers in Communication Skills in

English on 9th & 10th June 2011.

• Literary Day was conducted on 9th Sep. 2011. Dr. Lakshmi from

Gandhigram University was the Chief Guest. Nine other colleges

participated in the programme.

• Workshop on Soft Skills was conducted on 12th Sep. 2011

• Two plays were screened by the English Department on 15th & 16th

Feb. 2012. One on “Madame de” of the serious kind, with marriage,

love, infidelity and its consequences. The other on “The Proposal” a

very light hearted play. The students were at their best, emoting

feelings which at times was difficult to do so.

History • State Level Seminar on Tourism: Innovations and Prospects was

conducted on 6th Feb. 2012. Dr. R. Soundararajan from MKU, Dr. B.

George from MKU and Dr. T.A. Binoy from Kuvempu University,

Karnataka were the resource persons.

• Prof. Mrs. Anna Abraham Endowment Lecture Series I - 2012 was

conducted on 8th March 2012. Dr. Purnima Bhatt, Prof. of History,

Anthropology and Inter Disciplinary Studies in Hood College, Mary

Land, USA, was the resource person. Retired faculty of LDC, faculty

friends of Prof. Anna Abraham and faculty & students of History

Department participated.

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Social Sciences • World Mental Health Day was celebrated on 10th Oct. 2011. Lecture on

Women and Mental Health was delivered. Dr. Selvamani Dhinakaran

and Dr. Pon Gunasekaran were the resource persons.

• Extension programme with Bethshan Special School (School for

Special Children) on unified sports was organized on 14th Oct. 2011.

Dr. Paul Devasagayam and Mr. Jayapaul were the resource persons.

• Talks on Inner Healing and Being Successful in Life were held on 19th

and 26th Nov. 2011 respectively.

• Extension programme for the children of Christian Mission Child

Development Centre (CMCDC) was organized on 29th Nov. 2011. 90

children of CNCDC participated.

Commerce • Faculty Training in Emerging Trends in Cost Management in the

Global Scenario was conducted on 13th Feb. 2012. Dr. V. Alagappan

from MKU, Dr. I. Ashok the Chairman of Madurai Chapter of Cost

Accountants, Dr. Mayil Murugan from Madura College,

Mr. S. Kumara Rajan from Hitech Arai and Mr. S. Jeyaraj the Secretary

of Madurai Chapter of Cost Accountants were the resource persons.

• Workshop on AJAX was conducted from 6th to 10th Feb. 2012. Mr.

Muthukumar the Managing director of Yuvasakthi Computer Centre

was the resource person.

• An Awareness Program on Road Safety was conducted from 20th to

27th Feb. 2012. Mr. Narasima Mani was the resource person.

Physics • Faculty training Programme on the Structural Aspects of

Bioinformatics – Phase II on 9th April 2012 and a faculty training in the

use of publishing research grade software LaTex.

• Lab Experiments for XII students from LPNI School were

demonstrated on 20th Nov. 2011.

• 150 students participated in the Observation of Total Lunar Eclipse on

10th Dec. 2011 for all LDC students

• ICPM PHYXPLOSION ’12 – At the Cross Roads…… (Sustainable

Energy for all) was conducted on 27th Jan. 2012. 115 students from 10

colleges participated. Prof. K.M. Ponnathal the Joint Director of

Collegiate Education, Madurai Region was the resource person.

• One day workshop on Exciting Astronomy was conducted in

collaboration with Indian Association of Physics Teachers on 28th Jan.

2012. 100 students and faculty participated. Prof. K. Subramanian the

Interim President of IAPCT RC-13, Tamilnadu & Pondicherry, Mr.

Naveen Nanjundappa the Vice President of Astronomical Society,

Bangalore and Ms. S. Mohana the State Vice-President of Tamil Nadu

Science Forum were the resource persons.

• SKY Watch was held on 20th Feb. 2012. Star Gazing was arranged in

Satellite Campus and around 90 students participated. Planets,

Jupiter, Venus and Mars were observed by UG & PG Physics students.

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Chemistry • Faculty training programme on LaTex on 18th & 19th April 2011.

• An Interactive Session was organized for the students and faculty with

Dr. S. Sivaram, Former Director National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR)

on 29th Sep. 2011

• Prof. Evelyn Rhine Lecture Series 2012 was conducted on 1st Feb. 2012

to promote Science Education. Dr. C. Vijayan of Physics Dept from

IIT, Madras, Dr. Usha from MKU and Dr. Sakuntala Samuelson,

Principal of Ramaiah College, Bangalore were the resource persons. 88

students of the Chemistry Department, 40 students from other Science

Departments of Lady Doak College and 40 students from outside

colleges and participated.

Botany and

Microbiology

• A Talk about Green Walk was given by Mr. Rakesh Kumar Jagenial

IFS, DSO, Govt. of Tamil Nadu on 19th Dec. 2011.

• Green Walk was organized in the forest near Sathiyar Dam on 21st

Dec. 2011 in order to commemorate the Year of Forest and it was led

by Forest Rangers

• An Awareness Programme on Biosafety and Bioethics was held on

18th Feb. 2012. Dr. Palanivelu from MKU, Dr. Revathi Janakiram from

Chennai, Dr. Vasanthi from Bannari Amman Institute of Technology,

Sathyamangalam and Dr. Roderic Owen from Mary Baldwin College,

Virginia USA were the resource persons.

• Faculty Training on Bioinformatics Tool was conducted on 6th & 7th

Feb. 2012. Dr. A. Mahalakshmi from MKU was the resource person.

Zoology • State level workshop on Good Laboratory Practices partly sponsored

by TNSCST was conducted on 14th Oct. 2011. Dr. Abraham Stanley

and Dr. Prabhakar Y. Bhotie from Syngene International Ltd.,

Bangalore and Dr. K.S. Rao from Rao Toxicology Foundation,

Bangalore were the resource persons. 66 participants from inside and

outside the college participated

• Regional Seminar cum Inter Collegiate Programme on Wild Life Week

Celebrations was conducted on 4th Oct. 2011.

• Prof. Whitin Endowment Lecture Series was conducted on 24th Feb.

2012 on Global Threat of Communicable and non communicable

diseases with special reference to women’s health. Eminent resource

persons were invited.

Biotechnology • Two day faculty training programme on Systems Biology on 22nd &

23rd March 2012.

• A National Level Workshop on ‘Biological Data mining in Clinical

Research’ was conducted from 1st to 3rd Dec. 2011. Prof. Veluraja, Dr.

S. Selvaraj, Dr. M.M. Ramya and Dr. N. Jeyakumar were the resource

persons.

• Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop on ‘Frontier Areas in Life

Sciences’ was conducted on 16th Feb. 2012. Dr. K. Emmanuvel Rajan

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from Bharathidasan University, Dr. Hussain Munavar from MKU, Dr.

Marimuthu from MKU, Dr. T.J. Pandian from Annamalai Univeristy,

Dr. S. Mahadevan from IIS, Bangalore, Dr. K. Veluthambi from MKU,

Dr. Sathish Mundayoor from RGCB, Kerala and Prof. B. Pitchappan

from Chettinad University were the resource persons.

Business

Administration

• Workshop on Personality Development was conducted on 11th Aug.

2011. Mr. Akbar Hussain from Limra Academy, Trichy was the

resource person

• Workshop on Positive Attitude was conducted on 19th Aug. 2011. Mr.

Jeyanth, Director, Career Launcher India Ltd., Madurai, was the

resource person

• Inter Collegiate Meet – Globe Trotter was conducted on 6th Feb. 2012.

Mr. Appauv Samraj, Field Inspector of Factories of Madurai, Ramnad

and Sivagangai Districts was the resource person. 8 Colleges

participated.

• One day seminar on Market Logistics and Supply Chain Management

was conducted on 29th Feb. 2012. Mr. Rajamurthy, the Chairman of

Global school of Foreign Trade and Mr. Samuel the Branch Manager of

MAERSK Line, Tuticorin were the resource persons.

� Inculcating social responsibility & commitment to promote equality & justice

Apart from regular community development work on Saturdays 8 day rural

camps were organized to 254 NSS students from 2nd to 8th Jan. 2012 in the villages -

Kadhakinaru, Aallathur and Chinna Patti and 153 Rangering students from 5th to 6th

Jan. 2012 in the village of Thirumalaikeni.

� World Food Day Celebration – On the 9th of February 2012, the student council

organized the food day. Food packets and clothes were collected from the students,

teachers and staff and they were distributed in a village called Elamanur.

� Hostel Day - ZENITH ’12 - Hostel Day Celebrations was held on 25th Feb. ‘12 at the GJ

Auditorium. Dr. Selvamani Thinakaran, the Psychiatrist, addressed the students and

parents. 400 Parents were entertained with a cultural programme by the resident

students.

� Handloom Mark Awareness Programme - To create awareness on handlooms, the

handloom mark awareness programme was held on 12th December 2011 by the

Textiles committee, Govt of India at our college. The session was on imparting

knowledge on the advantages of using handloom. Elocution competition was

conducted to enhance the knowledge and the winners were honoured with prizes.

� jkpo; kPl;rp ,af;fj; njhlf;f tpoh jkpo; kPl;rp ,af;fj; njhlf;f tpoh jkpo; kPl;rp ,af;fj; njhlf;f tpoh jkpo; kPl;rp ,af;fj; njhlf;f tpoh ---- jkpo; kPl;rp ,af;fj; njhlf;f tpohjkpo; kPl;rp ,af;fj; njhlf;f tpohjkpo; kPl;rp ,af;fj; njhlf;f tpohjkpo; kPl;rp ,af;fj; njhlf;f tpoh was

organized on 22nd January 2012. It was a gathering of many Great Tamil Scholars and

Teachers from, in and around Madurai. The Madurai District Collector

Thiru U. Sagayam gave an inspiring speech on this topic which added to the

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greatness of the program. His speech inspired all students to a greater extent that

students could feel proud of their Mother Tongue. This programme helped the

students to understand and respect the importance of Tamil.

� Implementation of new academic programmes in the year 2011 – 12

• B. Com Professional Accounting

• M. Sc Nanoscience – an interdisciplinary programme

• PG Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy

• Certificate course in Fashion Designing

• Diploma in Creative Fashion Designing

2. Innovations in curricular design and transaction

39 innovative courses were designed in the curriculum by the various departments

on the basis of alumnae feedback, expert’s opinion, curriculum from other

university, student feedback, relevance to local needs, and entry level of students.

3. Inter-disciplinary programmes started

An inter – disciplinary course “Coaching for Entry into Civil Services – preliminary

exam” by the departments of History, Economics, Physics and Chemistry is offered

from June 12.

4. Special programmes organized during summer

o Coaching Classes conducted under UGC XI Plan Merged Schemes

Coaching Classes for Entry in Civil Services for SC / ST/ OBC (non creamy layer)

was conducted under the UGC XI Plan Merged Schemes with 11 eminent resource

persons

– For Aided students it was conducted in two batches one from 10th Jan to 31st

March and the another from 2nd to 23rd May 2011 for 62 students

– For Self Financed students, it was conducted from 2nd May to 11th June for 46

students

o Summer Training on Fundamental Techniques in Basic Sciences (under Star College

Scheme)

Summer Training was conducted on Fundamental Techniques in Basic Sciences

from 2nd to 6th May 2011 for 100 selected students from I UG Sciences.

o Summer School on Advanced Techniques in Science Instrumentation (under Star

College Scheme)

Interested UG & PG students attended any one of the listed packages.

Package I - Electrochemical work station and CHNS Analyzer

Package II - Thin film unit and Electrochemical work station

Package III - UV-Vis Spectrophotometer (absorption & emission) & Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer Package IV - Fermentor & PCR

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o Summer Remedial Coaching for June Examination

Summer Remedial Coaching programme was conducted to enable students with

arrears to write June Repeat exam more effectively.

5. Faculty qualified for NET /SLET/GATE. Etc - 9 no’s

6. Initiative towards faculty development programmes:

Faculty Participation / Paper Presentation of Seminars / Workshops

No. of Faculty International National State Total

Attended Seminars / Workshops /

Conferences

34 45 58 137

Paper Presented 17 36 3 56

Published in Proceedings 28 2 2 32

7. Total number of seminars / workshop / training conducted :

Forty four Programmes

List – Annexure

8. Research Projects

S. No. Research Projects No. of Persons

1. Major Research Projects 4

2. Ongoing Minor Research Projects 4

3. Minor Research Completed 2

4. Research Papers / Articles Published 18

5. Award of Doctoral Degree 8

9. Patents generated, if any:

NIL

10. New collaborative research programme:

Department Title of the

project

Total cost

(Rs.)

Agency Present

status

Chemistry Superhydrophobic

coatings for

enhancing

corrosion

resistance

Rs. 3.78 lakhs Collaborative Research

Schemes under UGC-DAE

CSR UGC-DAE Consortium

for Scientific Research (UGC-

DAE CSR) Kalpakam Node,

KALPAKKAM-603 102, T.N

May 2010 –

May 2013

(Ongoing

research

project)

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11. Research grants received from various agencies.

S. No

Agency Research Grants

Name of the Faculty Amount Sanctioned

Title of the Research

1. TNSCST Research Grant

Dr. Mary Esther Rani, Dept. of Botany, Lady Doak College. Madurai.

Rs. 17.03 lakhs

“Capacity Building of women through integrated waste management for sustainable development”

2. TNSCST Research Grant

Dr. Srisudha Rs. 6,000 Isolation and selection of native micro organisms for the aerobic treatment of dairy waste water.

3. DST Research Grant

Dr. R. Shenbagarathai Rs. 2.5 lakhs

INSPIRE Fellowship for Assured Opportunity for Research Career (AORC) – a component of INSPIRE Programme for students admitted for pursuing full-time doctoral programme at Lady Doak College.

4. CSIR

Research Grant

Rs. 9.64 lakhs

Proteomic analysis of an integenius bacillus thuringiensis swin bt. ldc.931 producing parascorin a cancer cell skilling protein.

5. UGC Research Grant

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6. ICSSR Research Grant

Dr. Gnanasoundari Rs. 30,000 An Economic study on Maternal Health care services of public and Private Hospital in Madurai District. And A Study on the Growth of Public revenue and Expenditure in India

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12. Details of Grants received by research scholars:

S. No. Name of the Research Scholar

Designation Department Sponsoring Agency

1 M. Angala Eswari & V. Gohila

Scholar Economics ICSSR

2. S. Megala, S. Shahidha & Prathibaraj

Scholar Tamil UGC

3. Mrs. V. Rajeswari Scholar Biotechnology DST

13. Citation index of faculty members and impact factor.

S. No Name of the Faculty No. of Research Papers published

Avg. Impact factor

1. Mrs. S. Vijayarani 1 NA

2. Dr.V.Sridevi, Ms.S.Malathi & Ms. CS.Devi

1 NA

3. Dr. R. Nimma Elizabeth 1 3.513

4. Dr. S. Srisudha 1 0.255 5. Dr. R. Shenbagarathai 7 1.1582

6. Ms. G. Sofia 1 0.8

7. Ms. S. Pitchumani Angayarkanni 7 0.6634

8. Ms. T. R. Siva Priya 2 0.7

9. Dr.W.Isabel 2 1.6

14. Honors /Awards to the faculty / institution :

S. No Name and Designation of the Faculty

Honors / Award

1. Dr. S. Ananthammal, Mrs. T. Manimegalai and Mrs. Stella Jijiboy.

o “Senthamil Thilagam Award” for their paper

presentations at the International Conference on

“Ilakkiya Ilakkanangalil Thamilar Panpadu” on

23rd July 2011, conducted by Tamil Iyyaa

Kalvikkalagam Avvai Trust, Tanjore.

2. Ms. Kusum Mary George,

Department of Social Sciences

o Selected for the NCERT Doctoral Fellowship 2011,

New Delhi

3. Ms. S. Mathiya, Department

of Chemistry

o Awarded the Summer Research Fellowship by

IASc, Bangalore, INSA, New Delhi and NASI,

Allahabad

4. Ms. Sridevi, faculty of

Nanoscience

o Best Oral Presentation in the Annual Workshop

on Advanced Materials at PSN College of

Engineering and Technology.

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5. Dr. Srisudha, Department of

Botany & Microbiology

o Rashtriya Gaurav Award along with a

“Certificate of Excellence” by India International

Friendship Society, New Delhi

o Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award and Certificate of

Excellence, former Governor of Mizoram at New

Delhi

o Best Citizens of India Award 2011 by

International Publishing House, New Delhi

6. Ms. Jayachandra, Department

of Computer Science

o ICT ACT Faculty Excellence Award 2012, ICT

Academy of Tamil Nadu.

15. Details of departments getting SAP, COSIST (ASSIST) / DST. FIST, etc. assistance / recognition:

Agency Department / Centre Purpose Amount in

Rs.

UGC Centre of Women’s Studies

Centre of Women’s Studies

Rs. 6.74 lakhs and Rs. 4.78 lakhs

UGC Human Rights Education

Introduction of Foundation Course

Rs. 2.5 lakhs

DBT – BIF Dr. R. Shenbagarathai

Strengthening the Biological research through Bioinformatics

Rs. 7.5 lakhs

UGC Department of Social Sciences

National seminar on ‘ Learning Disability : Approaches, Challenges and Provisions

Rs. 1.05 lakhs

UGC College Autonomous College Rs.20.0 lakhs

DST - FIST Science Departments of the college

DST- FIST Programme for 5 years for strengthening the teaching and research facilities in the Science departments of the college

Rs. 61.0 lakhs

Rs. 50.5 lakhs in 1st installment

DBT Botany, Zoology, Biotechnology, Physics and Chemistry

Star college scheme for strengthening of Life sciences and Biotechnology Education and training at Undergraduate level

Rs. 10.0 lakhs as 2nd installment

Rs. 2.0 lakhs per department

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UBCHEA College Grants for two proposals for ‘Carbon Foot Printing’ in Thathaneri and for Action Framework for Parthenium Control

Rs. 3.0 lakhs and Rs. 1.5 lakhs

TNSCST Departments of Maths, Physics Social Sciences and Economics

Science Exhibition for School Students

Rs. 20,000

UGC Department of History

National Seminar on ‘Tourism – Innovation and Prospects’

Rs. 37,500

TNSCST Department of Zoology

State level workshop on ‘ Good Laboratory Practices’

Rs. 10,000

UGC National Seminar on ‘Global Threats of Communicable & Non – Communicable Diseases’

Rs. 1.2 lakhs

UGC Department of Economics

State level workshop on ‘Food Processing Industries – Prospects in India ’

Rs. 0.85 lakh

Indian Academy of Sciences

Department of Biotechnology

Science Academies Lecture workshop on ‘Frontier Areas in Life Sciences’

Rs. 56,081

16. Community Services:

The Extension Programme of the college includes National Service Scheme (NSS),

Youth Red Cross (YRC), Library Service Programme (LSP), and Environmental Awareness

Programme (EAP). The multivarious Programmes undertaken in the year 2011-2012 have

enabled us to extend our services in a meaningful way.

� Extension Programmes

• Blood Donation Camp was conducted by YRC students at Lady Doak College on 9th

Sep. 2011 and 40 units of blood has been donated.

• Guest Lecture on Gender Construction was conducted for all I year NSS Students on

10th Sep. 2011 and the special lecture was given by Aparajitha Foundations. Skit on

Disaster Management was also held and briefed by Dr. Velusamy from Govt. Rajaji

Hospital, Madurai.

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• 12 students participated in the State Level Workshop at Kaliswari College, Sivakasi

on 26th Sep. 2011

• 8 students participated in the Awareness Camp on Protection and Promotion of Girl

Children Survival Rights and Right to be Born conducted by MKU and Sourashtra

College, Madurai on 8th Dec. 2011

• 2 students attended the District Level Study Camp at Vivekanda College,

Thiruvedakam on 31st Jan. 2012.

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

S.No Unit Activity Date Place

1. NSS Students Scribe Exam 09.08.11 OCPM School

2. NSS units I, II, IV,

V, VI

Scribe Exam 23.09.11 to

30.09.11

OCPM School

3. YRC, LSP,

Rangering, EAP

Scribe Exam 26.09.11 to

30.09.11

IAB School

Sundararajan patti

4. NSS Unit I Scribe Exam 19.11.11 to

29.11.11

OCPM School

5. NSS Unit –I (30

students )

Special

programme

Department of

Archeology

Thirmalai Naicker

Mahal.

25.11.11 Thirmalai Naicker

Mahal.

6. 15 NSS Unit-II

Students per day

Scribe Exam 14.12.11 to

23.12.11

OCPM School

7. 40 NSS Students

per day

Scribe Exam 14.12.11 to

21.12.11

Indian Blind

Association

Sundarajanpatti

8. 300 students Voter’s day Rally 25.01.2012 Lady Doak College,

Madurai

9. NSS Unit – III &

IV Students

Scribe Exam 20.02.12 –

01.03.12

OCPM School

Student Achievements through Sports

• National Participation

S. No

Name of the Students Game Venue Date

1. M. Karthika - III B.Com Womens National Kho Kho

Karnataka 3rd to 17th Dec 2011

2. M. Karthika - III B.Com South Zone National Kho Kho

Karnataka 18th to 25th Jan 2012 3. S. Mary Jenita – III B.Com

4. N. Karthiga – II B.Sc C.A

5. M.Kasi visalatchi – II M.A Tam

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6. T.Priya– I M.A Eng Womens National Hockey

Jalandhar 14th to 24th Dec. 2011 7. M. Mahalakshmi – II B.A

Hist

8. Vijay Pandi - II B.Com Athletics

9. Cynthia, II Economics Handball

10. Packialakshmi, III Economics (T.M.)

Senior National Kabaddi Tournament

Hyderabad 17th to 19th

Dec 2011

11. Basketball Team Runner up Position in National Level Tournament

Thirunelveli 2nd to 5th Feb 2012 12. Hockey Team

13. Football Team Won championship in Exhibition football Tournament

Mumbai 16th to 1st Feb. 2012

• MKU Representation

Students Achievement in NCC

National Cadet Corps

S. No Cadets Activity Place Date

1. 102 cadets Participated in the No Tobacco Rally

Madurai 1st June 2011

2. M. Indumathi II B.A Eng

Mountaineering Adventure Course

Uttarkashi 4th to 18th June,2011

S.No No. of Students

Game Venue/Date Period

1. Seven students Athletics Rajiv Gandhi University, Bangalore

18th to 22nd Dec. 2011

2. Five students Ballbadminton

Mangalore 25th to 31st Dec. 2012

3. Eight students Won Gold medal

Football Annamalai University, Chidambaram

1st to 14th Feb. 2012

4. J.Umma Salma – III B.Com J.Persis – I B.A Eng

Badminton V.I.T University, Vellore

5th to 9th Jan. 2012

5. Six students Handball Kakatia University, Warangal

12th to 16th Jan. 2012

6. P.Sathiyavani– III B.A His

Weight Lifting

Amritsar 24th to 26th Jan. 2012

7. P.Nandhini - II B.Com

Chess Vellore 8th to 18th Feb. 2012

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3. 4 Cadets TSC (G) Launch Camp

Rani Anna College for Women, Thirunelveli

27th June to 6th July 2011

4. Lt.Dr.T. Shantha Meena, ANO and 25 Cadets

TSC /RDC Training Camp

Agricultural College, Madurai

15th to 24th June,2011

5. 4 Cadets IUC TSC (G) Camp

Coimbatore 8th to 17th July 2011

6. 5 Cadets CATC CUM RDC IUC Training Camp

PSN Engineering College, Melathediyoor, Palayamkottai

22nd to 31st July 2011

7. 2 Cadets TSC Training Camp

Karpagam Medical College, Coimbatore

22nd to 31st July 2011

8. 2 Cadets Medical Attachment Camp

Military Hospital, Chennai

2nd to 16th August 2011

9. 2 Cadets TSC Firing Capsule

Kumaraguru College of Technology, SaravanampattiCoimbatore

5th to 14th August 2011

10. 5 Cadets CATC CUM RDC IGC Training Camp

VHNSN College, Virudhunagar

20th to 29th August 2011

11. R.S. Gayathri of II B.Com.

Selected for TSC New Delhi 2nd – 30th Sept 2011

12. SGT B. Akeela II B.A Eng & SUO A.S. Nandhini II B.Com

RDC Training Camp

Thirunelveli 9th to 19th Sep, 2011

13. SUO R.S.Gayathri II B.Com CA

Thalsainik Camp

Delhi 2nd to 13th Sep, 2011

14. 102 Cadets Anti Plastic Rally

American College, Madurai

10th Sep, 2011

15. CPL S. Sandhiya II B.A Eng and L/CPL R. Pavithra

National Integration Camp

Bodh Gaya, Bihar 10th to 21st Oct, 2011

16. 3 Cadets National Integration Camp

Galibeedu, Mysore

11th to 22nd Oct, 2011

17. 3 Cadets National Integration Camp

Barauni, Bihar 8th to 19th Nov, 2011

18. Sgt. S. Petchiammal II B.Sc. Physics

SSB Coaching Camp

Gwalior, Madya Pradesh

21st to 30th Nov, 2011

19. 82 Cadets One Day Trekking Camp

Shenbagathopu, Srivilliputhur

5th Jan, 2012

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organized by 2/2 NCC Coy, LDC

20. 44 First Year Cadets

Cadre Camp for ‘B’ Certificate Examination

Lady Doak College, Madurai

2nd to 8th Feb, 2012

21. 58 Second Year Cadets

Cadre Camp for ‘C’ Certificate Examination

Lady Doak College, Madurai

9th to 15th Feb,2012

22. 41 Cadets Appeared for ‘B’ Certificate Examination

Yadava Men’s College, Madurai

18th &19th Feb,2012

23. 35 Cadets Appeared for ‘C’ Certificate Examination

Madura College, Madurai

25th & 26th Feb,2012

� Physical Education

M.K.U Inter Collegiate Tournaments

S.No Game Remarks Date Place

1. Chess 3rd Place 26th to 28th July 2011 Madura College, Madurai

2. Swimming Runner 28th July 2011 VHNS College, Virudhunagar

3. Badminton Winner 1st to 3rd Aug. 2011 SFR College, Sivakasi

4. Weight Lifting Runner 12th Aug, 2011 Madura College

5. Hand ball Winner 17th to 19th Aug. 2011 ANJA College, Sivakasi

6. Table Tennis Winner 25th to 27th Aug. 2011 SVN College, Madurai.

7. Kho-kho Winner

State Level Tournaments

S.No Game Tournament Level

Remarks Date Place

1. Hockey SDAT Tournament

Winner 21st to 26th June 2011 Chennai

2. Football State Level Tournaments

Winner 17th to 20th July 2011 Seerkali

Participation

24th & 25th July 2011 Chennai

Winner 13th to 15th Aug. 2011

Madurai

3. Volleyball

State Championship Trophy

Runner (Cash Award Rs. 4035)

22nd to 25th July 2011

Kovilpatti

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District Level Tournaments

S.No Game Tournament Level

Remarks Date Place

1. Volleyball Police Public Match

Winner (Cash Award – Rs. 5025)

25th & 26th June 2011

Madurai

Madurai District Championship Trophy

Winner 20th & 21st Aug. 2011

Madurai

2. Kabbadi Open Tournaments

3rd Place (Cash Award Rs. 3001)

18th & 19th Aug. 2011

Sayalkudi

3rd Place 20th Aug. 2011 Karuppayoorani

3rd Place 21st Aug. 2011 Sathirappatti

17. Newly Recruited Teachers

Category No. of teachers newly recruited

Aided Teachers -

Full Year Appointments 12

Substitutes / Guest Lectures 68

Total 80

18. Teaching – Non – teaching staff ratio:

Category Teaching Non-Teaching Ratio

Aided 86 31 3:1

Self-Financed/ Management 135 124 1:1

Total 221 155 4:3

19. Improvement in the library services:

Working hours of Library are extended to Night - 8.00 pm – 10.00 pm (Monday,

Wednesday and Friday)

20. New books / journals subscribed and their value:

Items Added

( 2011-2012) in No.

Amount in Rs.

Nanotechnology 75 200000

Autonomy 364 200000

Library Account(Special fees) 155 62000

UGC Foundation Innovation 71 100000

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UGC – Women Studies 2 3000

UGC – DST FIST 51 41136

UGC – Major Research 11 25000

UGC –PG Development Grant 119 101792

UGC – NET Coaching 35 14000

UGC - Fashion Technology 11 17000

UGC – Minor research 11 10000

UGC – Merged Scheme Career

Guidance

67 33000

UGC -College Development Grant 6 5800

Self Financed A/c 1724 774827

Journals/E-Journals

Self Financed A/c 50+ EBSCO 50000

Autonomy 32 +India Stat 45000

Library Account ( Special fees) 40 30000

Management 26+J- STAR 95000

21. Student assessment and the action taken on student feedback:

Feedback was obtained at the end of each semester in this academic year on Teaching &

Evaluation, Communication Skills and Interpersonal Skills for faculty.

November 2011 March 2012

No. of students involved in providing

feedback

2340 3600

No. of teachers assessed 51 207

Those faculty for whom the evaluation is below satisfactory level, they were called and

counseled by Principal.

22. Unit cost of education:

Aided Courses

Total number of students 1632

Total Expenditure (in Rs.) 1,21,19,066

Per Unit Cost (in Rs.) 7,426

Self-financed Courses

Total number of students 2036

Total Expenditure (in Rs.) 5,13,36,037

Per Unit Cost (in Rs.) 25,214

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23. Computerization of administration and the process of admissions and examination results, issue of certificates:

• Process of admissions-Introducing OMR technologies to reduce the data entry.

• New website is developed

• Issue of certificates like TC’s is now fully automated.

• CMS is introduced in the finance department

24. Increase in the infrastructural facilities:

• Multi Media Theatre II

• Sound Proof Recording Theatre – Media Lab

• Video Conferencing Facility

• Upgradation of Internet Facility

• Fencing in Satellite Campus

• Installation of Solar Street Lamps

• NTS Quarters – 2nd floor

• Fresh Fruit Juice Corner

25. Technology Upgradation:

• Blade server is introduced – To strengthen and enhance the hardware facility of the automation & to be centralized

• Providing separate server for online exam since number of users are increased.

• Symantec Antivirus is set up for the well maintenance of the computers in the campus preventing from virus issues.

• Watch guard Firewall is initiated with well-defined policies and groups.

• Bandwidth management & unwanted sites are detached for the proper usage of Internet facilities.

• A fiber optic cables single mode cable is installed in the entire college campus.

• Internet facilities is made available in the entire college campus.

• NKN is upgraded from 2Mbps to 10Mbps for connecting inter university in India

• BSNL leased line is upgraded from 10Mbps to 16Mbps for effective & efficient usage of internet access.

26. Computer and internet access and training to teachers and students:

Facilities Available at the computing centre:

Free Internet browsing Facility 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. – available to students, faculty &

support staff

Other facilities at the center Printing facilities, Scanning, Designing Certificates,

Booklet Preparation (Prospectus, Handbook, etc.,)

27. Financial aid to students:

Government Scholarship

Category No. of Students Amount in Rs.

Minority Scholarship --- ---

National Merit Scholarship --- ---

SC/ST Reg. Scholarship 184 949949

BC Scholarship 278 248322

DNC / MBC /PK Scholarship --- ----

TMS (Tamil Medium Stipend) 64 25600

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E.V.R. Nagammai Scholarship 29 18750

Higher Education Special Scholarship 45 294000

Tamilnadu Agricultural Scholarship 27 73000

Award of Prize Money 1 2000

Spices Board Scholarship --- ---

CM Award --- ---

Total 628 1611621

Management Scholarship 2011-2012

Category No. of Students Amount in Rs.

College Management Scholarship 180 500000

Work Scholarship 63 57975

Sports Scholarship 89 625150

Non-teaching Staff Child 23 55000

Universities Blues 57 57000

Free Lunch 28 27825

Total 440 1322950

28. Activities and support from the Alumnae Association:

On-going projects

Tailoring Institute, College Stores, CRIB (Caring Residence for Infants and

Babies), Project Typing, Typewriting Institute, Photo Copying, DTP facilities for

Projects and Spiral Binding.

Alumnae Meeting – Bengaluru Chapter

An Alumnae Meet was conducted at Bengaluru on 27th August 2011 at the

United Mission Junior Degree College, Bengaluru. 20 staff members from the college

attended the meet. At Bengaluru 55 alumnae of different age groups ranging from 77

years to 20 years attended with their respective families.

Activities and support from the Parent-Teacher Association:

On the day of admission of I UG / I PG one day orientation programme was

organized during which the college administrative officers highlighted the various

programmes and activities of the college. All departments have the practice of

conducting Parent – Teachers meeting where parents are given opportunity to clarify

the doubts regarding the academic programme, study habits of students, students

achievements, evaluation pattern & prizes awarded. It was a time of very good

interaction between the teachers and parents.

29. Health Services:

• The College has a clinic on campus to take care of students’ health throughout

the year.

• The College Doctor is assisted by one full-time nursing assistant and two other

nursing assistants

• Annual medical checkup is regularly conducted for all students and the faculty

advisers supervise the follow up for those students having medical problems.

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30. Performance in Sports Activities for the year 2011 – 2012:

Sports Day

Our 64th Annual Sports Day was held on Saturday, 11th February 2012. 698 students

participated in the Inter-Major March past competition led by the College Band. Mr.

Asra Garg, the Superintendent of Police in Madurai District was the chief guest. Dr.

James Helm from Oberlin, Ohio, the Director of US Friends of Lady Doak College,

and his wife Mrs. Helm gave away the prizes.

• College retains Aggregate Team Championship for Team Games (Champions of

Champion) for the last 20 years except 2003-2004, by winning in Athletics,

Basketball, Kho-Kho, Ballbadminton, Hockey, Handball, Table Tennis, Weight

Lifting, and Runners in Volleyball, Football, Swimming, Kabbadi.

• College retains University Blues Championship from the year of its inception

except 2003 – 2004, for contributing the maximum number of 57 players to

represent Madurai Kamaraj University in the Inter University Tournaments and

Sports.

• College won the MKU Athletic Championship for the last seven consecutive years.

The students have got a total of 73 points in the 46th Madurai Kamaraj University

Inter- Collegiate Athletic Meet for Women which was conducted at MGR Stadium,

Madurai from 21st to 23rd Oct 2011.

New Meet Records

o B. Suganya of II B.Sc., Mathematics won M.K.U Individual Athletic Championship

with 16 points. She bettered her M.K.U Triple Jump 2010 record. Old Record -

10.80mts New Meet Record _- 11.12mts.

o M. Rajeswari of I B.Com. and S. Suganya of I B.A Tamil bettered M.K.U 1500mts

and 5000mts record 4 x 100 mts relay team bettered the M.K.U 4 x 100 mts relay

record and made a New Meet Record in M.K.U 4 x 100 mts relay (Old Record -

52.71Secs New Meet Record - 51.71Secs)

o College conducted M.K.U. Inter Collegiate Ballbadminton Tournament from 12th to

14th Dec 2011 at our college ground. Dr. Sam C Bose, Chairman of Lady Doak

College delivered the chief guest address and distributed the prizes.

All India Inter University Medalist

o 8 of our students won the Gold medal in All India Inter University Football

Tournament and Silver medal In South Zone Inter University Football Tournament

at the Annamalai University, Chidambaram held from 1st to 11th Feb,2012

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o J. Jansirani of III English, won the Fourth place in Khabbadi in the South Zone Inter

University at Madras & participated in All India Inter University Khabbadi

tournament at Punjab held from 19th Sep. to 1st Oct. 2011

31. Incentives to outstanding sportspersons:

Incentives No. of students Amount in Rs.

M.K.U Representation- Rs. 1000 per student 57 57,000

Nationals- Rs. 500 per student 9 4,500

All India Inter University Medalist- Rs 500 Sports merit Scholarship

10 5,000

SDAT Scholarship 10 56,000

32. Student achievements and awards:

Participated Papers Presented Prizes Won

State Level 389 54 256

National Level 15 20 7

International Level 4 19 1

� Funds received by students for their Research Projects

Name & Class of the student

Guide Research Agency

Amount Rs.

Title of the Project

V. Rajeswari Dr. R. Shenbagarathai DST Rs. 2.5 lakhs

Proteomic analysis of an integenius bacillus thuringiensis swin bt. ldc.931 producing parascorin a cancer cell skilling protein.

S.Johncy B eni Dr Srisudha TNSCST 6000 Isolation and selection of native Micro organisms for the aerobic treatment of Dairy waste water.

S. Mehala , S. Shahidha and Prathibaraj

Dr. Tamilarasi UGC Rs. 17,000

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M. Angalaeswari and V. Gohila

Dr. Gnanasoundari ICSSR Rs. 30,000

An Economic study on Maternal Health care services of public and Private Hospital in Madurai District. And A Study on the Growth of Public revenue and Expenditure in India

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� Other Achievements

o R. Kalyana Sundari of I B.Com. won the 1st Rank in the State Level – ICWA

Foundation

o 3 students of Commerce passed the IPCC Examination

o 4 students of Commerce passed the CPT Examination

o III B.B.A. won the overall shield at the Inter Collegiate Meet at ANJA College,

Sivakasi held on 28th Sept. 2011

o II year B.Sc. Physics of both Aided and SF won the overall shield at the Inter

Collegiate Physics Meet at Jeyaraj Annapackiam College, Periyakulam held on 17th

Feb. 2012.

o II & III year of Chemistry won the Resonance 2012, overall shield at the Inter

Collegiate Meet at Gandhigram Rural Institute & Deemed University, Gandhigram

held on 16th Feb. 2012.

o Roseline Victoria of III BA English and S. Cynthia of PGDHRD won the 1st and 2nd

prize respectively at the university level Debate Competition held at MKU and also

participated in the 7th National level Debate Competition at New Delhi.

o The students from Centre for Music won the second place in Aachi’s ‘Sing the Season

2011’ on 17th Dec. 2011. They were awarded Rs.30,000/- cash prize. It is an annual

Inter Collegiate singing competition conducted at the state level by Vijay TV.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkXd_NHxfh0&feature=related (Aachi Sing

the Season 2011 audition Lady Doak College(9003))

o Our students participated in a debate programme ‘Perithinum Perithu Kezh’

conducted by Vijay TV and won the 1st prize. This show was telecasted on 17th &

18th Dec. 2011. It can be viewed in http://www.rajtamil.com/2011/12/perithinum-

perithu-kel-17-12-11-vijay-tv-show/Perithinum Perithu Kel 17-12-11-Vijay TV Show.

They have also won the I prize in the II Level competition held on 6th March 2012

and they have been selected for the quarter-finals.

� Students who won the overall shield in inter-collegiate competitions

S. No Department Organized by

1. BBA ANJA college, Sivakasi

2. Mathematics Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Pasumalai, Madurai

E.M.G. Yadava Women’s College, Madurai

Lady Doak College, Madurai Saraswathi Narayanan College, Perungudi, Madurai

Vivekananda College, Tiruvedakam

Arul Anandar College, Karmatthur, Madurai

3. Physics PHYONICS-2011, Sermathai Vasan college for women, Madurai-12.

Jeyaraj Annapakiam College, Periyakulam

4. Chemistry Resonance ’12 (The Chem. Carnival) - organized by the department of Chemistry of Gandhigram Rural Institute ,Dindigul. On 16.02.2012.

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5. Zoology Department of Microbiology, Syed Hameedha Arts & science College, Kilakarai.

6. Computer Science

Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi

S. Vellaisamy Nadar College, Madurai

Bishop Heber, Trichy

Sri S. Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College, Sathur

Nadar Saraswathi College of Arts and Science, Theni

Fatima College, Madurai

• The students from Centre for Music won the second place in Aachi’s ‘Sing the Season

2011’ on 17th Dec. 2011. They were awarded Rs.30,000/- cash prize. It is an annual

Inter Collegiate Singing Competition conducted at the state level by Vijay TV.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkXd_NHxfh0&feature=related (Aachi Sing

the Season 2011 audition Lady Doak College(9003))

• Our students participated in a debate programme ‘Perithinum Perithu Kezh’

conducted by Vijay TV and won the 1st prize. This show was telecasted on 17th &

18th Dec. 2011. It can be viewed in http://www.rajtamil.com/2011/12/perithinum-

perithu-kel-17-12-11- vijay-tv-show/Perithinum Perithu Kel 17-12-11-Vijay TV Show.

They won the 1st prize in the II Level competition held on 6th March 2012.

� Activities of the Career Guidance and Placement Centre:

33. Healthy practices introduced this year

• Faculty Development Programmes for young and experienced teachers

• Students study abroad programme

• New International linkages initiated

• International Students on Campus

34. Linkages Developed with National / International Academic Research Bodies

International Visitors / Scholars on Campus:

• Dr Alexander J Kent, Senior Lecturer in Geography and GIS, from Canterbury Christ

Church University, UK was on campus from 15th to 21st June 2011 for exploring the

Students Received Offer - Campus Interview 2011 / 12

S.No Company Name No of Student

Selected

1 WIPRO – WIMS 18

2 WIPRO –WASE 19

3 WIPRO – WISTA 17

4 CTS 2

5 R. J. Mantra School, Virudhunagar 5

6 Solartis 9 TOTAL 70

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possibility of a Collaborative Research Project on GIS with LDC and Canterbury

Christ Church University.

• Six Korean students from Seoul Women’s University, South Korea, were at Lady

Doak College for their service-learning programme from 10th July to 5th August

2011.

• Two Japanese students from International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan, from

10th July to 6th August and two Chinese students from Chung Chi College, Chinese

University, Hong Kong, from 14th July to 6th August, were at Lady Doak College for

their service-learning programme.

• Dr. Rani George (former facuty of Social Science Dept.) from Albany State

University, Georgia, USA, was on campus from 13th to 16th July 2011.

• Ms. Gita Ponnusamy (alumna of English), Lecturer of Bahrain Polytechnic, Bahrain,

was on campus in the month of July 2011 to undertake a survey with students from

Government schools who are doing English as Second language for her doctoral

studies in Education at the University of Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

• A team of 17 members under the leadership of Dr. Aditi Samarth from Richland

College, Dallas, USA, were on campus for the United Nations Millennium

Development Goals Exposure Programme from 16th to 19th July 2011.

• Rev. Canon James G. Callaway, D.D. & Dr. Linda Bright Lankewicz, the General

Secretary & Chairperson of CUAC, New York visited our college with Dr. Spurgeon,

the Secretary of the India Chapter CUAC (the Chaplain of MCC) on 10th & 11th of

Nov. 2011 to learn more about Lady Doak College for initiating a network with

CUAC Member Colleges.

• Dr. Ishio, the Director of the Service Learning Centre of International Christian

University, Tokyo, Japan visited our college on 25th & 26th of Nov. 2011 in order to

strengthen the Service-Learning Programme between the two institutions

• Six Bishops from United Christ Church and four Board Members from Global

Ministries with Dr. James Vijayakumar visited our college on 8th Dec. 2011. They

had a campus tour and they were entertained by our Cultural Show.

• Dr. James Helm and Mrs. Anne Helm were on campus from 1st January to 14th

February 2012. His son’s family also came with him but they leave India on 7th Jan

itself.

• Dr. Roderic Owen, Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Mary Baldwin College,

Virginia, was on campus on 5th Jan. to 15th March 2012.

• A team of 8 members under the leadership of Ms. Christine Cress from Portland

State University were on campus for the International Service-Learning Internship

from 22nd Jan. to 9th Feb. 2012.

• Peter Milburn and Margaret Andrews from Canterbury Christ Church University

were on campus on 8th February 2012 to sign MoU.

• Prof. Carl Jacobson, The Director & Ms. Deborah Cocco, Associate Director of

Oberlin Shansi Programme, Oberlin College, Ohio, were on campus from 15th to

20th Feb. 2012. Since they are retiring this year and this is their last official visit to

India, we had a felicitation programme with the Oberlin Scholars of LDC both with

present and retired faculty.

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• Dr. Nancy Chapman, President, Dr. Betty Cernol, Vice – President and Dr. Anne

Ofstedal, Director of Programmes of UBCHEA visited our college on 20th Feb. 2012.

The ongoing projects which were sponsored by UBCHEA were presented to them.

• Ms. Parco, the research scholar from Silliman University has completed her Ph.D.

Programme and submitted her thesis after 3 years on 1st March 2012. Her Ph.D.

Programme was sponsored by UBCHEA.

Any other relevant information the institution wishes to add:

� Consultancy

SG Junior Assistant of Jayaraj Annapackiam College for women (Autonomous)

Periyakulam, visited the college to discuss details regarding Human Rights

Education on 05.08.2011

Dr. S. Y. Yesuthangam, Principal and IQAC Coordinator of Jayaraj Annapackiam

College for women (Autonomous) Periyakulam, visited the college to get guidance

on Autonomous Review and process for the extension of autonomous status on

05.08.2011.

Dr. Charles of Arulanandar College, Karumathur visited the college to get an

exposure on transparency in examination results and other examination practices of

Lady Doak College.

� Endowed Prizes/ Scholarships Instituted

The following endowments were received in 2011 – 2012 for scholarship / prize/

Lecture

S. No.

Endowed By Purpose / Name of the Award

Amount in Rs.

To be awarded

1. Dr. Vatsala Krishnamani

V. Srinivasan Memorial Prize

10,000/- Meritorious and Needy Student of III B.Sc. Maths (Aided)

2. Alumna of Physics Department

The Physics Department Alumnae

10,000/- Best outgoing student of M.Sc. Physics

3. Dr. P. Geetha Rani, New Delhi

Shri. Prakasam and Shrimathi P. Panchavarnam Endowed Prize

10,000/- Academically Good and who comes from the remote area of III B.A. Economics

4. Mr. S. David Amirtharajan & Ms. P. Gnana Soundari

Annathai Nesam and Esther Annathai Memorial Prize

10,000/- Best Candidate in CEC Course in II PG

5. Department of Computer Science

Ada Lovelace Endowment Prize

10,000/- Best Programmer in B.Sc. Computer Applications

6. Erna Schneider Endowment Prize

10,000/- Best Candidate in ITM (Batch A)

7. Jean E. Sammet Endowment Prize

10,000/- Best Candidate in ITM (Batch B)

8. Grace Murray Hopper Endowment Prize

15,000/- Best Candidate in M.Sc. Information Technology

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9. Department of Computer Science Endowment Prize

15,000/- Best Candidate in M.Sc. Computer Science

10. Department of Commerce

Commerce Department Alumnae Student Scholarship

2,00,000/-

- 50% marks in Major Papers - Poor Economic Background - Preferably First Generation Learner - Adjusted against the Student’s Tuition Fees

11. Dr. Emmauel Jebarajan (American College)

Beulah Jebarajan Memorial Prize

10,000/- For Needy and Talented M.Sc. Mathematics Final Year Student

� Usage of Sophisticated Science Instruments

S.

No.

Instrument Parent

Institution

Out Siders Total Samples

No. of samples No. of samples

1. UV - Spectrophotometer 1086 Sample 315 Sample 1401 Samples

2. AAS 701 Sample 396 Samples 1087 Samples

3. CHNS – Analyzer 8 Samples 12 Samples 20 Samples

4. Spectrofluorometer 38 Samples 104 Samples 142 Samples

5. Fermentor --- --- ---

6. Electrochemical Analyzer 220 Samples 10 Samples 230 Samples

7. Gaussian 03 ---- ---- ----

8. Millipore water unit 130 Liters 20 Liters 150 Liters

9. Thinfilm coating unit 4 Samples --- 4 Samples

Activities of the Centres:

� Equal Opportunity Centre

• A short term course on Positive Discrimination was conducted on 28th Sep. 2011. Dr.

Devasahayam and Dr. Thirunavukarasu from IHRE, People’s Watch were the

resource persons. 113 students participated actively and enthusiastically by raising

questions and clarifying their doubts on discrimination.

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� Centre for Women’s Studies

- A programme on Science & Technology for Women Empowerment was

broadcasted through All India Radio, Madurai, on 23rd July 2011, in collaboration

with Vigyan Prasar, Dept of Science and Technology, GoI, All India Radio, and

Tamil Nadu Science Forum, Madurai District.

Two programmes were given from Centre for Women's Studies, Lady Doak

College

◦ Women and Agriculture –broadcasted

◦ Adolescent Health – yet to be broadcast

• Gender Sensitization Programme to School Children was conducted on 5th Jan. & 7th

Dec. 2011. 167 students from Manohara Middle School participated.

• Guest Lectures on Women Factor in the step wells of Gujarat was conducted on 8th

Dec., Women and Health on 3rd and 6th Jan. 2012 and How to overcome exam fear,

anxiety and tension on 23rd Jan. 2012.

• The Directors of Centre of Women’s Studies of Madurai Region met on 31st Jan. 2012

and discussed about the strengthening the network and organizing joint

programmes among the colleges

• International Women's Day was Celebrated by conducting two special lectures on 8th

March 2012. Dr. Purnima Bhatt, Professor of Anthropology, History and

Interdisciplinary Studies of Hood College, Frederick, USA was the resource person

for the morning session. 950 of II UG of both Aided and SF students participated.

• A special lecture on "Feminism and Gender Perspectives" was given by Ms. Kamla

Bhasin, A Social Activist from New Delhi for the afternoon session. 90 students of

PG from various departments participated.

� Research and Development Cell

• Dialogue with the Grassroots – Strategy that works was conducted on 14th Dec. 11.

Ms. R. Sankaranarayanan, Asst. General Manager, NABARD, Madurai was the

resource person and 70 students participated.

• Dr. C. D. Lethi, Assistant Professor in Zoology of Holy Cross College gave the insight

training in preparation for CSIR and UGC Net Exams on 23rd Jan. 2012 .

• 3-stage Indian Nuclear Power Programme was conducted on 2nd Feb. 2012 which

was led by Dr. J. Daniel CHellappa the Senior Scientist of DAE.

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- List of Faculty Research Projects in the adopted village Thondamanpatti under Research

and Extension of UGC-CPE Scheme. Each team has been sanctioned Rs. 10,000/- for their

research projects

- 8 projects on Environmental Research funded by College Management

S.no Department Faculty Name Title of the Project Budget

1. English • Dr. Jessie,

• Dr. Suka Joshua

A Comparative study on the microbiological quality of

10,000/-

S. No

Department Faculty Name Title of the Project

1. Tamil • Mrs. Jullie Prathiba

• Ms. Pappa

“njhz;ilkhd;gl;b – md;Wk; ,d;Wk; (gz;ghl;bay; Nehf;F)”

2. English

• Mrs. J. Felcia Vasanthakumari

• Mrs. Galina Elsieta Davis

Understanding issues and formulating methods in English Learning among children of Thondamanpatti village.

3. History

• Ms. Christina Joy Cynthia, S.

• Ms. Evangaline Arputha Arul Priya

Thondamanpatti – A Historical Study

4. Economics

• Dr. P. Gnana Soundari,

• Mrs. Janaki Ganapathy

A study on Wage differentials among agricultural workers in Thondamanpatti Village

5. Social Sciences

• Ms. Jeyarani Vijayakumar

• Ms. Sherin

Reproductive Health Issues of Women at Thondamanpatti

6. Commerce

• Dr. Rosy Godwin,

• Mrs. C. Saral Rajamani,

• Ms. G. Rajalakshmi

Feasibility study on entrepreneurial skills development among women in Thondamanpatti

7. Chemistry • Dr. S. Vasantha,

• Ms. A. Amuthavalli

• Ms. Yazhini

Physico-chemical Analysis of Bore well Water samples of Thondamanpatti area in Madurai District

8. Physics • Mrs. Arockia Shyamala,

• Ms. S. Padmaja

Study of spatial distribution of energy supply and demand using GIS at Thondamanpatti

9. Botany • Dr. Mary Esther Rani,

• Ms. Melchi Leebana

Digitization of Flora of Thondamanpatti

10. Zoology

• Mrs. B. Shanthi,

• Mrs. S. Lakshmi Subha

• Ms. Usha

Bacteriological testing of Drinking water

11. Biotech • Mrs. Lourdhu Mary,

• Ms. T. Mowna Sundari

“Prevalence of communicable and non-communicable diseases” – A case study at Thondamanpatti

13. Physical Education

• Dr. T. Shantha Meena A study on Physical Fitness Programme among children in Thondamanpatti

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S.no Department Faculty Name Title of the Project Budget

• Mrs. P. Sakthieeswari greens cultivated in hygienic and unhygienic environment

2. History • Mrs. Jeyamathy Frank

• Ms. Poornima Thilagam

Urbanization and its impact on Environment in Madurai – A Historical Perspective (1950 onwards)

10,000/-

3. Economics • Dr. K. Kousalya Devi

• Ms. T. Maheswari

Impact of Population on Environment in Madurai District

10,000/-

4. Social Science

• Dr. Roopa Ravikumar

• Ms. Kajal

A study on Socio cultural practices on the lifestyle of rural and urban communities

10,000/-

5. Commerce • Ms. Mary Vinora Mercy

• Ms. S. Nageswari

A Study on Green Marketing Techniques and Its impact on buyer behavior in Madurai

10,000/-

6. Zoology • Dr. Sara Sathyavathi Solid Waste Management 10,000/-

• Mrs. A.P.A. Rani Effects of Personality and Biochemical stress factor in Teaching and Non-Teaching Faculty and its relation to BMI

10,000/-

7. Biotech • Ms. T. Mowna Sundari

• Ms. R. Christynal Olivia

• Ms. R. Pon Vignu

Detection of ODS (Ozone Depleting Substances) in selected commercial products used by the students of Lady Doak College

10,000/-

8. Tamil • Ms. Glory Salomi Victoria

• Ms. Stella Jijibai

Rw;Wr;#oypay; md;Wk; ,d;Wk;

8,000/-

� Christian Studies Centre

• Ms. D Melchi Leebana of Botany Dept. and Ms. Joanna Priyanka of Social Science

Dept. participated in the XXV General Committee Meeting of the SCM at Kohima,

Nagaland from 1st to 4th June 2011 as representing faculty nominee and student

nominee respectively.

• Christmas Carol Service: December 10th 2011, was an evening of carols, readings and

tableau depicting the birth of Jesus Christ. Dr. Prabhu Singh from Chennai shared

the word of God on the theme “His Name…. The Prince of Peace”. The Carol

Service was followed by a dinner for the entire LDC Community with their families.

• New Year Students’ Retreat was conducted on 7th Jan. 2012 for all Christian

Students. Dr. Laura Delano who is working in the Dept. of English from

Bharathidasan University was the Guest Speaker.

• On all Sundays, a student group visits Government Hospital to pray for the patients

and another group takes Sunday School near Bibikulam.

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• The SCM put up a Fundraising stall at the Annual IMS sales at Noyes Matriculation

Hr. Sec. School on 13th November 2011 and raised an amount of Rs.11,650/- through

the sale of raffle tickets.

� International Study Centre

• Ms. Jazmin Guerrero, from Oberlin Shansi is the new Director for the International

Study Center (ISC) for the academic year 2011 – 2013. She is conducting a semester

long programme on “Learning Japanese Language. The ISC’s Christmas Celebration

was held on 20th Dec. 2011. Latin American Carnvial 2012 was celebrated from 23rd

Feb. to 2nd March 2012

� Human Rights Education Unit

• A Review Committee Meeting was held on 20th Aug. 2011, since this is the 10th year

after the Introduction of Human Rights Education at LDC. Rev. Dr. Arul Raj and

Mrs. Cynthia Tiphagne from People’s Watch, the former professors who taught HRE,

Dr. Brinda Newman, Mrs. Danritta William and Mrs. Sucila Subramanian were

present in the meeting. The Feedback analysis of the Alumnae who had done HRE

and that of the outgoing batch were presented by HR Unit Convenors. The changes

to be incorporated for the HRE in the next phase (next 10 years) were discussed.

• Two-day faculty training on ‘Teaching Human Rights’ was conducted on 7th & 8th

Feb. 2012. Mr. Henri Tiphagne the Executive Director of People’s Watch and Adv. T.

Lajapathy Roy from Madurai High Court were the resource persons.

• As part of the Human Rights Day Celebrations, Martin Macwan Endowment Lecture

was conducted on 16th Dec. 2011. Justice V. Ramasubramanian from Madras High

Court of Madurai Bench was the resource person.

• Seminar on Human Rights organized by SOCO Trust was held on 8th Jan. 2012

� Centre for Human Resources Development

• A workshop on Item Writing was held on 10th September 2011. The resource person

was Dr. Lethi, from Holy Cross College, Trichy. The workshop was attended by 90

faculty members. The purpose of this workshop was to guide faculty in writing

MCQ’s of higher order to enable teachers to prepare their students for competitive

exams.

• A one day Orientation Program on “E-Content Development” was conducted on

22nd September 2011. The program was attended by 59 faculty members. The

resource person was Dr. Senthilnathan from Bharathidasan University, Trichy.

• A two day workshop on “Personal Effectiveness” was conducted on December 12th

& 13th, 2011. The resource person was Fr. Wilson, Director, Centre for Counseling &

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Psychotherapy, “Anugraha, Dindigul. The workshop was attended by 45 faculty

members.

� Centre for Religion and Interfaith Relations conducted a two-day workshop on

‘Conflict Resolutions and Peace Building’ on 9th & 10th March 2012. Prof. Roderic Owen

the Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Mary Baldwin College, Virginia, USA was

the resource person.

� Centre for Music

The Centre conducted the training on musical instruments in which thirty two students

had enrolled and rendered their public recital in the Multimedia theatre on 28th March

2011. Eight students availed the short-term summer course in Music.

The Music classes started from 1st July 2011 and 58 students have enrolled for this

academic year. (Keyboard & Western Vocal – 12; Guitar & Violin – 32 and Veena &

Carnatic Vocal – 14).

� Child

A summer workshop was conducted on “Grow up Mentally, Emotionally and

Creatively” from 25th April to 4th May 2011. 44 children of the age group 5-12 attended

the workshop

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Part C

Plans of the Institution for the academic year 2012-2013

Implementation of new Courses / Programmes:

• Planning for introduction of MBA& MCA

• Introduction of new courses

- B.A. English Literature (Self-Financed Stream)

- Diploma Course in Informatics for Drug Design by Chemistry Dept.

- Diploma Course in Clinical Laboratory Techniques by Botany Dept.

- Diploma Course in Yoga by Physical Education Dept.

- Certificate Course in Financial Instruments and Service by Commerce Dept.

- Certificate Course in Remote Sensing and GIS by Physics Dept.

Targets for Departments

• Departments to have a target class wise pass percentage

• Atleast ten present to appear for NET / CSIR and atleast one percent pass per year before the completion of course.

Research

• Departments to have a specific target for number of publications and research

proposal for this academic year

• R& D Cell is planning for organizing workshops on proposal writing and

publications

1. Art of writing scientific paper

2. Research proposal writing

• Publications in ASPIRE

- To improve the quality, R&D to generate a database of reviewers

The annual theme for the year - GRASP

- GR- Green initiative

- A – Academic Aspiration

- S - Searching minds (original thinking)

- P – Progress

All activities to be planned with the theme as the basis

MOU’s

At least two MOU’s to be signed with Institution/Organization (National/

International)

Student News Letter

The student editorial team to be formed to publish student’s news letter twice a year

(one per semester) can be in the form of E – News Letter

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Green initiative

Green research award for the best M.A, M.Sc, M. Phil project

UBCHEA Environmental Project

Lady Doak College to network UBCHEA Environmental Project with five partner

institutions (Women Christian College, Chennai, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai,

Arulanandar College, Karumathur, Yadava Women’s College, Madurai, Jeyaraj

Annapackiam College, Periakulam)

Human Resource Development:

- Workshop for designing non- major elective courses using Ful - bright scholar

- Workshop for senior faculty on the effective teaching learning testing for

generation next.

- A workshop on students centric teaching

- A Workshop on grant proposal writing

- A workshop on mentoring for interested faculty and counseling unit members

- Two hours lecture on institutional loyalty to faculty with less than 15 years of

experience

- Appraisal by non – teaching faculty

Organization and Management:

To undertake a study on organizational behaviour and organizational management

at Lady Doak College by an external expert

Infrastructure:

- Ups being provided to Departments/ Centres/ Hostels for uninterrupted power

supply

- Air Conditioning facility for Economics Computer Lab

- WiFi enabled network for departments

- Updating the department computers

Name and Signature of the Name and Signature of the

Director/Coordinator, IQAC Chairperson, IQAC

Sd. Dr. R. Latha

Sd. Mrs. Esther Daniel Sd. Dr. A. Mercy Pushpalatha

DEANS OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS PRINCIPAL & SECRETARY

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Annexure Seminars / Workshop / training conducted by Departments / Centres

S. No.

Department / Centre

Workshop / Seminar/

training

Title / Theme Date

1. Tamil

Seminar Tamil Literature and Ecology 23rd Feb. 2012

2. Faculty training Soft Skills 4th & 5th April 2011.

3.

English Two Workshop Training teachers in communication

skills in English 9th & 10th June 2011

4. Workshop Soft skills 12th Sep. 2011

5.

History

State Level

Seminar

Tourism: Innovations and Prospects 6th Feb. 2012

6. Lecture Prof. Mrs. Anna Abraham Endowment Lecture Series I - 2012

8th March 2012

7.

Social Sciences

Lecture Women and Mental Health 10th Oct. 2011

8. Workshop Talks on Inner Healing and Being Successful in Life

19th and 26th Nov. 2011

9.

Commerce Faculty Training Emerging Trends in Cost Management

in the Global Scenario 13th Feb. 2012

10. Workshop AJAX 6th to 10th Feb. 2012

11.

Physics

workshop Exciting Astronomy 28th Jan. 2012.

12.

Training

Structural Aspects of Bioinformatics – Phase II

9th April 2012

13. Use of Publishing research grade software LaTex

14.

Chemistry Lecture

Prof. Evelyn Rhine Lecture Series 2012

1st Feb. 2012

15. Training

LaTex 18th & 19th April 2011

16. Botany

Workshop Herbal Cosmetology for Teenagers 9th & 10th May 2011.

17. Faculty Training Bioinformatics Tool 6th & 7th Feb. 2012.

18.

Zoology

State level workshop

Good Laboratory Practices 14th Oct. 2011

19. Regional Seminar cum Inter Collegiate Programme

Wild Life Week Celebrations 4th Oct. 2011

20. Lecture

Prof. Whitin Endowment Lecture Series

24th Feb. 2012

21.

Biotechnology

National Level Workshop

‘Biological Data mining in Clinical Research’

1st to 3rd Dec. 2011

22. Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop

‘Frontier Areas in Life Sciences’ 16th Feb. 2012

23. Faculty Training

Systems Biology 22nd & 23rd March 2012

24.

Business Administration

One day seminar

Market Logistics and Supply Chain Management

29th Feb. 2012

25. Workshop

Personality Development 11th August 2011

26. Workshop

Positive Attitude 19th August 2011.

27.

Centre for Women’s Studies

Guest lecture

Women Factor in the step wells of Gujarat

8th Dec. 2012

28. Women and Health 3rd & 6th Jan. 2012

29. How to overcome exam fear, anxiety and tension

23rd Jan. 2012.

30. Lectures International Women’s Day 8th March 2012.

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S. No.

Department / Centre

Workshop / Seminar/ training

Title / Theme Date

31. Feminism and Gender Perspectives

32. Workshop My Journey to Leadership 19th March 2011

33. Centre for Human Rights

Faculty Training Teaching Human Rights 7th & 8th February

2012.

34.

Centre for Human Resources Development (CHRD)

Workshop Junior faculty workshop 7th – 10th June 2011

35. Workshop Item Writing 10th Sep. 2011.

36. Orientation Programme

E- Content Development 22nd Sep. 2011.

37. Two Workshops

Personal Effectiveness August & December 2011.

38. One day workshop

Curricular Development 26th March 2012.

39. Research & Development

Cell

Insight Training Preparation for CSIR and UGC NET

Exams

23rd Jan. 2012.

40. Centre for Religion and Inter – faith Relations

Two day

workshop

Conflict Resolutions and Peace

Building

9th & 10th March

2012.

41. Guidance &

Counselling

Unit

Training Peer – group counselling 8th & 9th August

2011.

42. Two day

workshop

Personal Effectiveness 23rd & 24th August

2011.

43. Centre for

Music Training

Musical instruments 28th March 2011.

44. Child Workshop

Grow up Mentally, Emotionally and

Creatively

25th April – 4th May

2011.