The Department of English of Sourashtra College organised an inter-collegiate literary fiesta, ‘Parnassus 2010,' in which teams from eight colleges participated. The overall shield was won by Thiagarajar College. The event was inaugurated by S. V. S. Shivnath, secretary, Sourashtra College Council. R. Raja Govindasamy, Principal, Thiagarajar College, delivered the key-note address. S.S. Lakshmi Priya welcomed the gathering. R.L. Ramnath, Principal, presided. L.R. Govardanan, Head, Department of English, gave away the prizes to winners.
The Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of the college organised a State-level seminar on ‘Emerging Trends in Modern life Science' in which 125 delegates from various colleges and universities in Tamil Nadu participated. The resource persons were P. Palanivelu of Madurai Kamaraj University; K. Balakrishnan of Bharathidasan University, and M. Srinivasan of SASTRA University. P. Saravanan, Head of the Department, welcomed the gathering. B. Anandkumar, organising secretary, presented the seminar report. T.S. Balakrishnan, Principal (in charge), delivered the valedictory address and distributed the prizes to the winners. The best paper awards were bagged by St. Mary's College, Tuticorin, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram and Sri Adhi Chunchanagiri College for Women, Cumbum.
The best poster awards went to Lady Doak College and Microbiology Department of Sourashtra College. A. Jayachitra, organising secretary, proposed a vote of thanks. The department also organised the National Science Day celebration in which inter-collegiate competitions for life science students were conducted. The programme was inaugurated by P. C. Thenmozhi, Deputy Commissioner of Police. Sujatha Jeyakumar of Adhithya Hospital delivered the valedictory address. The Science Day Rolling Trophy was won by Bishop Heber College, Tiruchi.
National Cadet Corps cadets of the college took out a cycle expedition to Thidiyanmalau to mark the International Women's Day celebration. V. Gopathy, Head, Department of Commerce, spoke about the practice of female infanticide prevailing in some remote villages.
The Department of Computer Science organised a State-level seminar on ‘Recent trends in information technology.' It was inaugurated by Mr. Shivnath. O.K. Hariharan, Head (in charge), Department of Computer Science (UG), welcomed the gathering. C. P. Anandaraj, Deputy General Manager, TVS Rubber Industries, delivered a speech on the latest trends in IT industry and the job opportunities. The resource persons were J. Rajendran of Madura College, and G. S. Raman of K.L.N. College of Information Technology.
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Einstein's Day was celebrated by the EUREKA Physics Association of N. M. S. Sermathai Vasan College for Women in which C.E. Sooriyamoorthy, former Coordinator, School of Energy Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, delivered a lecture on ‘Renewable Energy.' He explained the various sources of renewable energy and the need for tapping them in a developing country like India. He also spoke about the neutrino project proposed to be established in Theni district. The college president, N. Sivasubramanian, in his presidential address, spoke about the research papers submitted by Einstein which made the scientific society to reconsider its views on ‘matter' in solid state physics.
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A remedial coaching programme under the Eleventh Plan of the University Grants Commission was inaugurated by S. David Amirtha Rajan, Dean, Madurai Kamaraj University, at MK University College. In his address, the Dean emphasised that slow learners must utilise the opportunity to enhance their competency. He wanted the students to trust their abilities and build up a career with confidence. R. Madhanagopal, Principal, in his presidential address, advised the students to focus on their studies seriously. K. Mohan, coordinator, welcomed the gathering. G. Sureshkumar of Department of Mathematics proposed a vote of thanks.
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S. Yoga Meenakshi, a naturopathy expert, delivered the International Women's Day lecture at a meeting organised at SLS. MAVMM. Ayira Vaisyar College. R. Radhika Jadhav welcomed the gathering. M. Arunagiri, Principal, delivered the presidential address. P. Ramalakshmi proposed a vote of thanks.
A lecture on ‘Global warming' was delivered by C. Gopinathan, Professor, Department of Physics, Madura College, at the National Science Day celebration held at the college. B. Ambika, Professor of Mathematics, welcomed the participants. Dr. Arunagiri presided over the function. R. Velvizhi, Vice-Principal, offered felicitations. Dr. Gopinathan also distributed prizes to winners of various competitions conducted to commemorate National Science Day. S. Akilandeswari, Professor of Information Technology, proposed a vote of thanks.
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