Humanites Club

HUMANITIES CLUB

About the Club

The Humanities Club works to promote an understanding of the humanities with the Program and across the humanities disciplines. It encourages community involvement through cultural experiences such as plays and concerts, as well as through analysis and discussion of various works in the discipline, such as literature, art, psychology, journalism and tourism.

SPOT LIGHT CLUB: Department of Journalism

The main objective of the spotlight club is to empower the media aspirants with artistic talents that make them capable to be resourceful and competitive in ever changing media scenario. The club offers plethora of opportunities to understand the latest developments in the media, both in style and content. Activities like debates, newsletter publishing, wall mags, quizzes, etc., are a few events where students get opportunities to become more expressive.

The spotlight also held regular workshops and seminars for the student journalists to attain hands-on experiences. Moreover, every year the club organizes internship programme for promising journalists.

TOURISMO – Tourism Club (Department of Tourism)

Tourism club was initiated and started functioning effectively with the main aim of creating budding tourism entrepreneurs. It offers hands–on experience to theoretical knowledge imparted in classroom.It enables students to prepare tour itineraries, model making of historical attractions and develops event management skill in them.

Every year, World Tourism Day is organized by conducting various activities and competitions for students. Few among the events were food fest, model exhibition, poster display, photography competition etc.

It also conducts events which creates simulative learning environment for the students such as tourist information office and mock tour guide.

In addition to it, the club also conducts guest lecture programmes, field trips and enables student participation in various tourism workshops.

INGITHA CLUB: Department of Psychology

The INGITHA Club from the Department of Psychology aims to generate awareness about the various domain of Psychology and helps involvement of students in seminars, projects and presentations. The club is not limited to psychology majors and is open to anyone with an interest in psychology.

Various internships programmes are provided by INGITHA Club in various well known psychiatric hospitals.

The Club works toward assisting students in reaching their academic and professional goals. The club also conducts various guest lecture programmes, field visits and value added courses. Various activities are also conducted by INGITHA club like psychometric tests, wall mags, quiz, webinars, presentations etc.

CITIZEN FORUM CLUB: Department of Political Science

Citizen Forum Club promotes interest in politics and provides political science students with new opportunities to explore the world of politics as a possible profession. The club will also act as a debate society where members will be permitted to discuss issues of politics and political science in elaboration and with individuals who may possess differing opinions and ideologies.

One of the successful events conducted by the forum is mock election.

HERITAGE CLUB: Department of History

The Heritage Club welcomes all students interested in the past; one need not be a history major to join. The Club provides a forum outside of the classroom for students interested in historical study, discussion, and debate, as well as organizing visits or tours to historical sites.

The Club will invite guest speakers to address the club, organize or participate in competitions, present film showings or create other activities that promote the Heritage Club and their interests.

THE YOUNG INVESTOR CLUB

The Department of Economics established “The Young Investor Club” to motivate the students to enlighten Economics knowledge through activities and field visits. The following activities listed below are conducted:

  • Debate on early investment
  • Exhibition of all country currency
  • RBI visits
  • Market survey
  • Project on budget allotment
  • Guest lecture
  • Economics time newspaper reading
  • Collage, Essay writing, inter class competition etc.

Activities

  • 1. INGITHA CLUB inauguration was held on 13th July 2017 at 10:30 am in the Seminar hall. The chief guest was Shivananda Nayak, Graphologist/Handwriting Analyst, who addressed the gathering regarding handwriting analysis and its applications in psychology.
  • 2. INGITHA CLUB organized a guest lecture/orientation program on 13th July 2017 at 10:30 am in the Seminar hall. The chief guest was Shivananda Nayak, Graphologist/Handwriting Analyst, who spoke about handwriting analysis and its psychological relevance.
  • 3. On April 6th 2017, to observe the International Day for Development and Peace, the Department of Psychology and INGITHA CLUB organized a model-making and psychology exhibition in the college quadrangle involving all 3 years of BA JOEPy students.
  • 4. Psychological Testing Day activities, including psychological test conduction for all students and faculty, were held on August 7th 2017.
  • 5. Guest lecture on the occasion of World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10th 2017) on “Teenage and Mental Health and Related Physical and Psychological Problems” by Dr. Lavanya Kiran, Consultant – OBG & Reproductive Medicine, NH Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center.
  • 6. World Suicide Prevention Day (International Event) was observed on September 10th 2017. Students performed a mime on “Blue Whale” and conducted an awareness rally visiting all classrooms and departments.
  • 7. Intra-departmental activities like face painting and poster presentations were organized by INGITHA CLUB on August 7th 2017. Prizes were distributed to the winners.
  • 8. Intercollegiate fest “Yuvanova 2017-18” was held on August 31st 2017. The Psychology Department conducted “Kodachrome,” a photography event.
  • 9. A value-added course/workshop on “Life Skills” was conducted by the Department of Psychology and INGITHA CLUB in association with ANTARDHVANI from 11th to 16th January 2018 at Surana College.
  • 10. Group discussion with 2nd year JOEPy students on the topic “Geriatric Psychology (Late Adulthood)” was held on 26th February 2018.
  • 11. Student counseling activity for those needing professional psychological help was conducted by the Personal Counseling Cell on 24th February 2018.
  • 12. Student seminars were conducted on 25th January 2018 on various psychology topics including abnormal psychology, industrial psychology, general psychology, and developmental psychology.
  • 13. NIMHANS webinar on the topic “Addiction” was organized in the psychology laboratory on 6th March 2017.
  • 14. Case discussions on “Schizophrenia” and “Mood Disorders” were held with final year JOEPy students on March 6th 2018.
  • 15. Screening of a psychological documentary movie “In the Womb” was held on September 17th 2017.
  • 16. Paper presentations by students and faculty on the topic “Self Esteem” were held as part of the teaching process on January 26th 2018.
  • 17. WallMag, a departmental co-curricular activity to enhance subject understanding, was conducted on March 20th 2018. Topics included: mental health, psychological wellbeing, motivation, new generation addictions, and effects.
    • A. Interviews and selection process – for final year BA (JOEPy).
    • B. Team building activities – for final year BA (JOEPy).
    • C. Stages of development interaction and group discussion session – for second year BA (JOEPy).
    • D. Role play act on the topic “Mental Retardation” – for first year BA (JOEPy).
  • 18. On National Science Day (27th February 2018), students participated and won in a psychology quiz competition organized by NIMHANS.
  • 19. Field visit to NIMHANS was organized on 28th February 2018.