MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL…

Dear Readers,

It gives me great pleasure to bring you the News

Letter of the Months of September and October

2019. The name and fame of an institute depends

on the caliber and achievements of the students

and faculty members. The role of a teacher is to

be a facilitator in nurturing the skills and talents

of students. This News Letter is a platform to

exhibit the literary skills and innovative ideas of faculty and students. The

DBC Campus Drizzles presents the achievements of students and

contributions of faculty.

On behalf of the Editorial Board, I would like to place on record sincere

gratitude and heartfelt thanks to all those who have contributed to make this

effort a success. We profusely thank the Management for their whole hearted

support and encouragement and a free hand in this endeavour. We truly

hope that the pages that follow will make an interesting read.

We proudly publish this DBC Campus Drizzles in order to show to the

outside world, and also to remind the denizens of Boscoites, the progress we

have made so far. We intend to continue presenting the talent and creativity

of our staff and students through this every month.

I invite you to read and immerse yourself in the unfolding art and be exulted.

With regards,

Rev. Dr. A. Siluvai Muthu,

Principal,

Don Bosco College,

Dharmapuri.

03.09.2019

Co-curricular Assembly – I B.Sc. DPM

The students of I B.Sc. DPM organized Co-

curricular Assembly on 03.09.2019 at DPM Lab

at 12:00 p.m. The Chief Guest, Mr. A.

Manimaran, Assistant Professor, Department

of Digital Print Media graced the occasion.

Power Point presentations on advanced digital

trends, speech, dance, interview, drama and

debate were done by students. The Chief

Guest spoke on ‚Usage of Mobile among

Youth‛ and encouraged students for their

better performance. Thus the programme came to an end with a formal Vote of Thanks.

04.09.2019

PG Freshers’ Day – Department of English

The Freshers’ Day was

organized for the students of

I M.A. English on 04.09.2019

at Room No. 01 at 12:00 p.m.

The Chief Guest, Mr. K.

Sakthivel, M.Sc., M.Phil.,

B.Ed., Head cum Assistant

Professor, Department of

Chemistry graced the

occasion. Students organized various events, such as Power Point Presentations, Word

Games and Connection Playoffs. The Chief Guest motivated the students to develop their

spoken and written skills by telling a story. With a formal vote of thanks, the programme

came to an end.

04.09.2019

Hardware Exhibition – Department of Computer Science

A Hardware Exhibition was organized for all first year

students of our College on 04.09.2019 with an intension

of offering basic computer knowledge. The Chief

Guest, Mr. M. Krishnan, System Administrator,

motivated the students to learn basic computer

components and models. With a formal vote of thanks,

the exhibition came to an end.

04.09.2019

Awareness on Consumer Protection Act 1986 – Department of Commerce

The Citizen Consumer Club organized an

awareness programme on ‚Consumer

Protection Act 1986‛ on 04.09.2019 at 11:40

a.m. The Chief Guests were Mrs. A. Banu

Sujatha, MBBS, District Designated Officer,

Dharmapuri and Mr. K. Nandagopal, Food

Safety Officer, Dharmapuri provided a Demo

for adulteration of eatable products. The

Resource Persons addressed on the following

topic: (a) Eat lots of fruit and vegetables, (b)

Eat less salt: not more than 6 gram a day for adults, (c) Don’t skip breakfast, and (d)

Healthy Diets and Good Nutrition. The programme was organized by Mr. D.

Venkatasaravanan, Coordinator.

05.09.2019

Teachers’ Day

‚A good teacher can inspire hope,

ignite imagination and instill love for

learning.‛ The Don Bosco College

celebrated Teachers’ day with great

fun and enthusiasm. A special

assembly was conducted by the

Principal, Rev. Dr. A. Siluvai Muthu

on this day. The assembly began with the Prayer followed by the thought and talk

highlighting the contribution of teachers in a student’s life. September 5 is dedicated to Dr.

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan – the second President of India who was a great academic

philosopher and one of the most well-known diplomat, scholar, President of India and

above all a teacher.

06.09.2019

Industrial Visit – I B.Sc. DPM

An Industrial Visit was arranged for the

students of I B.Sc. DPM to Visvesvaraya

Museum, Bangalore on 06.09.2019 with

the guidance of Mr. A. Manimaran,

Department of Digital Print Media.

Visvesvaraya Museum is not a 'museum'

in its classical sense, because it has

interactive exhibits unlike stationary

models of a museum. It is more of a

‘Science Centre’. Each floor of this

museum is dedicated to a scientific discipline. Students were able to learn many innovative

ideas to apply in their learning. After the visit, students made a short visit to nighbouring

places in Bangalore.

10.09.2019

Orientation – Department of Business Administration

The Department of Business

Administration organized an

Orientation on ‚Mock Viva, E-

Mail Writing and Resume

Preparation‛ for the students of

II and III BBA on 10.09.2019. The

Resource Person was Dr. K.

Anand, Head cum Assistant

Professor, Department of

Business Administration. The students were thought e-mail etiquette – how to compose

mail and attach file to the recipient; educated on resume preparation and explained

different types of resume; and conducted mock viva to enable them to attend their project

viva efficiently.

18.09.2019

Field Visit – II B.A., I M.A., and II M.A. Tamil

The students of II B.A., I M.A., and II M.A. Tamil

made a visit to Government Museum, Krishnagiri on

18.09.2019 under the guidance of Mr. M. Periyasamy,

and Mr. M. Santhosh, Department of Tamil. The

students had a chance of knowing and learning

ancient status, battle instruments, coins, writings, etc.

19.09.2019

Viyalan Vattam – Department of Tamil

The Department of Tamil organized a Seminar on

Viyalan Vattam on 19.09.2019 at Bosco Hall at

10:30 a.m. The Chief Guest was Mr. P. Elango,

M.A., B.Ed., D.M.E., (Rtd.), Vocational Training

Teacher, Thiyagi Subbramaniya Siva Govt. Hr.

Sec. School, Paupparapatti. He spoke about

Tamizhum Thannambikkaiyum. All students and

staff of the Department took participation in the

programme.

20.09.2019

DB MUSE: National Workshop – Department of English

The Department of English organized DB MUSE – a one day National Workshop on

20.09.2019 with an aim of providing input on various techniques for handling the learners

of language and literature of the 21st century. It was proposed to invite the faculty members,

research scholars and students of the Department of English to the workshop in order to

promote contemporary theory and grounded knowledge of practices in the teaching of

language and literature. The Chief Guest of the day was Rev. Fr. L. Rajkumar Mervyn,

Rector and Secretary, Don Bosco College, Dharmapuri. The Resource Person of the day was

Prof. N. Arul Doss, M.A., M.Phil., (Ph.D.),

Associate Professor, Department of English,

Sacred Heart College (Autonomous),

Tirupattur. The Keynote Address emphasized

the need of innovative pedagogies and

materials required for teaching 21st century

learners, exposed the teachers to the new

teaching and assessment practices for effective

teaching of language and literature, and

upgraded the skills of teachers to overcome

the challenges faced by them in the language classroom. With a formal vote of thanks, the

workshop successfully came to end.

20.09.2019

Industrial Visit –II M.Sc. and III B.Sc. Physics

The students of II M.Sc. and III B.Sc. Physics

made a visit to APM Wind Mill Private Limited,

Aralvaimozhi on 20.09.2019 with the guidance of

Mr. P. Inbam, Mr. R. Muthukumar and Mr. S.

Ramkumar, Department of Physics. The students

learnt about the functions and structure of the

wind mill and the generation and store of

electricity.

20.09.2019

Industrial Visit – II BCA, III BCA, I M.Sc. and II M.Sc. Computer Science

An Industrial Visit was arranged for the

students of II BCA, III BCA, I M.Sc. and II

M.Sc. Computer Science to EGON

Software Private Limited, Coimbatore on

20.09.2019 with the guidance of Mr. S.

Vadamalai, Mr. J. Mageswaran, Mr. S.

Michael Bosco Duraisamy, and Ms. M.

Jothi, Department of Computer Science.

Egon Software Pvt. Ltd. (ESL) is a wholly

owned subsidiary of Egon Holdings SA, a Luxembourg based company. Egon Holdings

(EHS) is a privately owned conglomerate with Interests in trading and manufacturing of

Diamonds and Jewelry, Real Estate, Investments, etc. conducting operations in 13 countries,

the Group has built a reputation, for service reliability and professionalism. Students were

able to learn about designing and creating software. After the visit, we made a short visit to

Black Thunder, Mettupalayam.

24.09.2019

PG Freshers’ Day – Department of Chemistry

The Freshers’ Day was organized for the students of

I M.Sc. Chemistry on 24.09.2019 at Bosco Hall at

12:00 p.m. The Chief Guest, Dr. A. S. Raja, M.A.,

M.Phil., Ph.D., Dean of Boys cum Assistant

Professor, Department of Tamil graced the occasion.

Students organized various events, such as Power

Point Presentations, Word Games and Connection

Playoffs. The Chief Guest motivated the students to

develop various subjects’ skills. With a formal vote

of thanks, the programme came to an end.

25.09.2019

Awareness on HIV/AIDS – Department of Business Administration

The Department of Business Administration organized on 25.09.2019an awareness

programme on HIV/AIDS that remains

one of the most serious global health

threats of our time. In 2017, 1.8 million

people were infected with HIV, and

940,000 died of AIDS related causes. The

Resource Person, Mr. K. Ulaganathan,

District Supervisor-RRC, during his talk

he shared many facts about HIV/AIDS.

He further spoke that we believe we can

end the AIDS epidemic. Since 2010,

deaths related to AIDS have dropped by 35% in the part of the world where we work. More

people are getting treatment than ever before. By keeping the focus on the needs and rights

of key populations, we have the power to prevent new HIV infections and ensure those

living with AIDS are not left behind. It was a useful talk for us. Finally, Dr. Anand, Head

cum Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, whole heartedly thanked

the Resource Person for his talk.

25.09.2019

Movie Presentation – Department of Tamil

To make known the value and strength of historical novels to the students of Tamil, a

historical movie was screened on 25.09.2019 at Bosco Hall at 10:30 a.m. All students and

staff of the Department took participation in the show. Mr. P. Kannadasan, Head cum

Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil, briefed about the value of the movie, Bharathi.

25.09.2019

Co-curricular Assembly – III B.Sc. Physics

The students of III B.Sc. Physics

organized Co-curricular Assembly on

25.09.2019 at Physics Lab at 12:00 p.m.

The Chief Guest, Mr. C. George

Arockiaraj, COE cum Assistant

Professor, Department of Physics

graced the occasion. PowerPoint

presentations were done by students on

Physics Models. The Chief Guest

encouraged students for their better

performances. Thus the programme came to an end with a formal Vote of Thanks.

27.09.2019

Industrial Visit – II M.Com.

An Industrial Visit was organised for the

girl students of II M.Com. to Mysore

Sandal Soap Company and Mysore Silk

Powder Private Limited on 27.09.2019. It

was very useful for the students to do their

research work in effective way and to complete their project within time. Mr. I. James, Mr.

M. Suresh and Ms. M. Ambika, Department of Commerce, were present with students

during the programme.

27 & 28.09.2019

Industrial Visit – III BBA

An Industrial Visit was organised for the students of II BBA to Anna Aluminium Company

Private Limited, Kochin on 27 and 28.09.2019. The students were guided by Mr. V. Gobi,

Assistant Professor of Business Administration. Anna Group started out as an aluminum

products manufacturer over

43 years ago, and expanded

into other sectors such as food

and spices, textiles and more.

Anna Group has always been

focused on expanding its

possibilities through diverse

products and brand portfolio.

From fast selling Aluminium utensils to much-in-demand anodized aluminium extrusions,

Anna Group is consistently developing its potential. It was very useful for the students to

learn about the history, developments and products of prolific industry and its research

works.

27.09.2019

Participating in Workshop – II M.A., I M.A. and III B.A. English

The Students of III B.A., I M.A. and II M.A. English participated in a One Day National

Workshop on Literary Explorations and

Critical Interventions organised by the

Department of English, Sacred Heart

College (Autonomous), Tirupattur on

September 27, 2019 (Friday) from

09:30 AM to 04:30 PM. The Keynote

Address was delivered by Dr. S.

Samuel Rufus, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,

Associate Professor, Department of

English, Madras Christian College, Chennai. The Workshop was dynamic, reliable and

useful to every other who participated in the programme.

27.09.2019

Palm Seed Germination – National Service Scheme

The students and officers of National Service Scheme oragnised a camp on ‚Palm Seed

Germination‛ on 27.09.2019 at the

Campus of Don Bosco College of

Education and Research institute,

Dharmapuri. The volunteers were

welcomed to germinate about 500

palm seeds in and around the

College campus. Though many

species of palms are sturdy and

plentiful, as many as 100 species are

endangered due to deforestation and

unsustainable cultivation practices, such as for the heart of palm, which comes from a part

of the tree that cannot be re-grown. The Administrator, Rev. Fr. D. Samson Shanmugam

appreciated the intention and hard work of the NSS students and officers.

27.09.2019

Blood Donation Camp – RRC, YRC and NSS

A Blood Donation Camp was organized by the officers and students of RRC, YRC and NSS

on 29.09.2019 at College Campus. A team of 3 doctors and 8 nurses of Government Medical

College and Hospital, Dharmapuri came for collection of blood. The Principal of the

College, Rev. Dr. A. Siluvai Muthu enlightened the students with his words and

encouraged donating blood for saving lives. The NSS officers and faculty members were

also present at the occasion. There was an overwhelming response from students and other

donors a total of 91

units were collected

in the camp. Some of

the donors who

could not donate this

time were assured

for donation in the

next camp. A

Certificate of

appreciation,

donation card, and

refreshment was

given to each donor as a token of gratitude. A special gratitude was offered to the General

Manger and officials, HDFC Bank, Dharmapuri for their timely motivation and

sponsorship.

01.10.2019

Film Festival – Department of Digital Print Media

The Department of Digital Print Media organized Film Festival on 01.10.2019, in order to

capture our history, extraordinary growth and bright vision for the future. Students were

given three different topics and asked to

choose any one of the topics and prepare a

movie for 10 to 15 minutes. The topics

were Today’s Politics, Sports, and Future.

The best short films are awarded by the

Chief Guest, Mr. S. Tamil Selvan. The

main objectives were to increase the

students’ creativity by mingling them

with the current society needs the trends

and this was intended for improving their

skills in technology and aimed at learning how to work with a group and identify them as a

good leader. The programme came to an end with a formal vote of thanks.

03.10.2019

Management Games – Department of

Business Administration

The Department of Business

Administration organized Management

Games for all students on 03.10.2019. The

Chief Guest, Rev. Dr. A. Siluvai Muthu

graced the occasion. We organized several

management games in order to build team

spirit and refresh the minds of students. It

brought lots of enthuse among students.

05 & 06.10.2019

Industrial Visit – III B.Sc. Mathematics ‘A’ & ‘B’

An Industrial Visit was organized for the students of III B.Sc. Maths (A & B) to Karunya

University, Coimbatore on 05.10.2019 under the guidance of Mr. J. Magesh, Mr. K.

Chandran and Ms. M. Chirsty, Assistant Professors, Department of Mathematics. About 55

students made a visit to

learn mathematical

insights from the

Department of

Mathematics, Karunya

University. Our students

were guided into various

levels and advances to

gain Mathematical

knowledge and

industrial exposure. The following day, we journeyed to Botanical Garden, Ooty. We

visited places like tea estate, telescope view, and flower garden. It was a useful visit.

05 & 06.10.2019

Industrial Visit – II M.Sc. and III B.Sc. Chemistry ‘A’ & ‘B’

An Industrial Visit was

organized for the

students of II M.Sc. and

III B.Sc. Chemistry ‘A’

& ‘B’ to Indian Institute

of Astrophysics,

Kodaikanal on 05 and

06.10.2019. About 80

students were

accompanied by Mr. B. Moorthi, Mr. K. Vijay and Mrs. S. Manimegalai, Department of

Chemistry. We were shown different pictorial

displays supported by few models in the

Astronomy Museum. A live solar image and

Fraunhofer spectrum were also presented.

They gave general education about

astronomy, night time telescopic sky viewing

and chromospheres Calcium K indices.

Furthermore, all of us observed the explanation of interpretation of the morphological

changes of metals, vector magnetic fields, digitized photographs for long term studies,

ionosphere, electrojet and hourly observation of surface temperature, pressure, rainfall, etc.

After the visit, we went for sightseeing in Kodaikanal.

11.10.2019 to 15.10.2019

Staff Refreshment Programme at Goa

Don Bosco College, Dharmapuri

organised a Staff Refreshment

Trip to Goa from 11th October

2019 to 15th October 2019,

whereby 87 staff were given the

opportunity to experience the

exquisite French culture. The staff

with their family were fortunate

enough to visit various beaches.

The staff visited the historical monuments that helped them to learn about the history of

Goa. The highlights of the trip were the visit to

Anjuna Beach, Palacio Aguada Fort, Calangute

Beach in North Goa and Miramar Beach, Shri

Mangeshi Temple, Basilica of Bom Jesus,

Archaeological Survey of India in South Goa. A

visit to Archaeological Survey of India enthused

the staff and they profusely enjoyed the thrilling

rides and special attractions of amusement park

and the historical museum.

The 3 days stay in the heart of Goa helped the

staff to savour the rich cultural heritage and

modern lifestyle of different culture.

Accommodation at Goa was excellent. It is worth

mentioning that the rich South Indian Food was

served daily

deliciously.

With the Coordinator, Mr. G. Sankar, Assistant Professor,

Department of Tamil and his team, the Principal of the

College, Rev. Dr. A. Siluvai Muthu, SDB, planned,

commanded and navigated the trip with prayer,

intelligence, knowledge and excitement which

had a ripple effect on all of us. His

unconditional gestures of responsiveness,

fatherly care and wellbeing were unanimously

appreciated by all. Though the itinerary had

clarity of plan of action, he was flexible and

receptive to the needs and excitement of the

staff. With perpetual traveling and disciplined

time schedule, staff not only got a well-planned

and conclusive programme but also ended up

learning life skills of adjusting to the provisions.

Beautifully said, ‘all we need to acclimatise into the ever changing scenario is to realise a

sincere heart and develop trust.’

22.10.2019

Internal Quality Assurance Cell Meeting

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) meeting

was held in the College on 22.10.2019 at 12:00

p.m. as a Quality Sustenance Measure. The

Paramarsh Accreditation Ambassador, Dr. Joe

Jesudurai; Mentors, Dr. Scholastica Mary

Vithiya, IQAC Coordinator, Dr. S. Uma

Mageshwari, Additional Coordinator, Auxilium

College, Vellore; and IQAC Members of the

College were present at the meeting. The

Principal of the College, Rev. Dr. A. Siluvai Muthu offered a cordial welcome to all. Under

the headship of Dr. Joe Jesudurai, the IQAC Members of the College were guided to

develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement in the overall

performance of institution, and to

channelize all efforts and measures

of the institution towards

promoting its holistic academic

excellence. The meeting was

coordinated by Mr. S. Vadamalai,

Assistant Professor, Departtment of

Computer Science. With a formal

Vote of Thanks by Mrs. G.

Leelavathi, Assistant Professor,

Department of English the meeting came to an end.

22.10.2019

Salesian Educative Pastoral Council

Salesian Educative Pastoral Council was organised on

22.10.2019 at Bosco Hall at 04.00 p.m. The Council

was presided over by the Rector, Rev. Fr. Rajkumar

Mervyn, SDB. Rev. Dr. A. Siluvai Muthu, SDB,

Principal of our College, Deans, PRO, COE, Heads of

the Departments were present at the Council along

with the invited Catholic Sisters, Staff, Past Pupils,

Parents and Students. At the outset, Rev. Fr.

Rajkumar Mervyn, SDB, extended a warm welcome

to the gathering. The Council was apprehended in order to promote the Salesian Educative

Pastoral Plan alongside our teaching and learning aspects, and also to introduce the

prescribed Salesian Educative Philosophy to the society through students. Rev. Fr. Rector

shared the significance of the entrusted

Salesian mission and it has an open

door to receive the young people to

propagate the unfailing love and

diligent works of St. John Bosco to the

underprivileged and marginalised

people.

Mr. M. Periyasamy, who coordinated

the event, read the minutes of the

previous council. Subsequently, Rev.

Fr. Principal presented a report on

developments done in the past academic year.

Many people from the gathering came forward to share their thoughts to strengthen the

existing Salesian Educative Pastoral Missions of Don Bosco in Dharmapuri Dist. All

suggestions were recorded and will be executed in due course times. With the concluding

words by Rev. Fr. Rector and a formal Vote of Thanks by Mr. M. Periyasamy, Assistant

Professor, Department of Tamil, the Council came to an end with tea party.

24.10.2019

Individual Mobile Phone for Officials

The Management has felt the need and importance of providing Mobile Phones for all the

officials (starting from Principal, Vice-Principal, Administrator, PRO, Officials, HODs,

Office Manager, Class Mentors and

Securities). The initiation and

allotment of mobile phones to the

staff is meant for the welfare of

students and to have an easy contact

with office, management and

students. It was implemented on

24.10.2019 for 91 persons. The

Management was acknowledged and

heartily thanked for this new venture

towards enhancing better student-

staff services.