Career scopes in Advertising and Journalism

8th April 2022, Bachelor Of Mass Media(bmm) Department

The session Career scopes in Advertising and Journalism was organised by Department of Mass Media and hosted by Mr. Hanif Lakdawala

13th December 2020, English Department

• A 2-day seminar was organised by the Departments of Humanities on the 13th and 14th of December 2019, titled “Mapping Indian Diaspora”. Prominent speakers from various fields were invited for this seminar, who spoke about Diaspora and its international, cultural and political significance.

National Webinar on Building Immunity

29th May 2020, Diploma In Medical Laboratory Technology (dmlt)

National Webinar was Organized by Dept. of DMLT in the academic year 2019-20

Departmental activities 2019-2020

25th April 2020, Botany Department

Report of departmental activities conducted in the academic year 2019-2020

Tapping the Success of Advertising

22nd April 2020, Bachelor Of Mass Media(bmm) Department

Objectives of the program: 1. To understand the core areas of advertising online and offline 2. To study the factors leading to the growth and success of advertising 3. To discuss the significant role of advertising in contemporary times with best and worst campaigns.

India-Post Corona Virus: Economic Imperative

16th April 2020, Bachelor Of Mass Media(bmm) Department

Objectives of the program: 1. To understand the state of economy. 2. To discuss the measures to be undertaken to stabilize the economic conditions and track the progress.

Expectations of Advertising Industry from The Students

11th April 2020, Bachelor Of Mass Media(bmm) Department

Objectives of the program: 1. To understand the advertising agency culture, style, structure 2. To check eligibility/qualifications and experience required to enter the field. 3. To understand the skill set and expertise required to sustain in the industry.

Utkarsha

10th April 2020, Physics Department

Students set up various experiments under the banner “Gravity” and exhibited on 2nd January 2020 during Utkarsha, the annual departmental fest. Nearly 40 students participated in this exhibition. Also, students made planetarium in the dark room of the laboratory. The event was witnessed by 500 students and staff . They all gave good feedback. An intercollegiate event ‘ Go Graviton’ was conducted on the same day. This was managed by 30 students.

Educational visits

10th April 2020, Physics Department

SYBSc, TYBSc and MSc students visited Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Colaba on 3rd December 2019 and 7th January 2020

Add-on course- Basic Astronomy

10th April 2020, Physics Department

Conducted Add-on course “Basic Astronomy”. This is an inter-disciplinary course conducted in collaboration with Khagol Mandal. The valedictory function is scheduled on 15/3/2020 but postponed due to lock-down.

Star-Gazing trip

10th April 2020, Physics Department

Conducted one – day visit to Umroli for overnight “star gazing” trip in association with Khagol Mandal on 20 Feb 2020.

Educational visits

10th April 2020, Physics Department

SYBSc, TYBSc and MSc students visited Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Colaba on 3rd December 2019 and 7th January 2020

National Science Day

10th April 2020, Physics Department

MSc students visited Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER), situated in IIT (Mumbai) on 28th Feb 2020. TYBSC students visited TIFR as part of the National Science day activities organized at the institute.

Training programs

10th April 2020, Physics Department

A Training programme in Microprocessor 8085 was conducted for TYBsc in the in the newly renovated lab on 18th December 2019 A Training programme in C++ was conducted for TYBsc in the in the newly renovated Junior I T lab on 4th February 2020 Two day training program in MS-Access was conducted for S Y BCom students

Talk by Dr. AditysaTogi

9th April 2020, Physics Department

• Our Alumnus, Dr. Aditya Togi of University of Montana delivered a lecture “Astronomy for all” on 10thAugust 2019.

Talk By Dr. Abhay Deshpande

9th April 2020, Physics Department

Dr. Abhay Despande, Grade E Scientist, of SAMEER (Society for Applied Microwave Electronic Engineering and Research) delivered a talk on ‘Particle Accelerator in Cancer Therapy” on 19th July 2019. The lecture was attended by staff and students of all science departments.

Department named after C.P N. Menon

9th April 2020, Physics Department

Physics department and the laboratories was completely renovated. In a function held on 11/1/2020 Physics Department is named as Prof C.P.Narayan Menon Department of Physics. The function was presided by President of SIES Dr.V. Shankar. Prof Menon's family members were felicitated during this function. Many former Faculty members attended this function.

Research lab in the Department

9th April 2020, Physics Department

A new Research Lab is set up. Research lab contains research equipment procured with financial assistance received from UGC (minor research project), DBT (Star program) and DST (Under FIST program).

Career Scope in Advertising and Journalism

8th April 2020, Bachelor Of Mass Media(bmm) Department

A webinar for deeper insight of the different career options students can pursue after completing their Bachelors in Multimedia and Mass Communication.

Guest lecture

29th March 2020, Philosophy Department

Guest lecture by Fr. Lancy Prabhu on 'J.Krishnamurthi - Finding the right vocation- what one loves'. The resource person highlighted the importance of finding one's passion in life, to make the rational choices.

Two Day National Seminar on 'Gandhi's Writings on Indian Culture

27th March 2020, Philosophy Department

Two Day National Seminar on 'Gandhi's Writings on Indian Culture', organized by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS), Kolkata, an Autonomous Body under Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, in association with Department of Philosophy, SIES College, on 27th and 28th February, 2020.

Prelude to ‘Ba Bapu Bagh’

24th March 2020, Philosophy Department

As a prelude to ‘Ba Bapu Bagh’, the Department of Philosophy conducted an Intercollegiate Essay Writing Competition on the topic 'I want to _____ Gandhi'.

Career Guidance session for the students of TYBSc (3 U Biochemis

9th March 2020, Biochemistry And Food Technology And Nutraceuticals Department

Students were informed of different career opppurtunities that lie ahead after they pursue their graduation and post graduation degree. They were also informed of various post graduate courses available.

Poster presentation

7th March 2020, Microbiology Department

9 M.Sc (II) students attended and presented posters in the International Conference on ‘Natural Products: Quality, Safety &Efficacy’, held on 6-7th march 2020 at SIES College of Arts, Science &Commerce.

Food stall “Nutra Bazaar” at the International Conference

6th March 2020, Biochemistry And Food Technology And Nutraceuticals Department

Students of Food Technology and Nutraceuticals presented a Food stall “Nutra Bazaar” at the International Conference on Natural Products – Quality, Safety and Efficacy organized by SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, of the new nutraceutical products developed by the students in their ‘New Product Development’ project.

International Conference on Natural Products

6th March 2020, Biochemistry And Food Technology And Nutraceuticals Department

Students of Food Technology and Nutraceuticals presented a Food stall “Nutra Bazaar” at the 'Two day International Conference on Natural Products – Quality, Safety and Efficacy' organized by SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, of the new nutraceutical products developed by the students in their ‘New Product Development’ project.

Writing and Publishing a Research Paper

5th March 2020, Psychology Department

A detailed lecture on how to choose a topic, write a title , and report scientific findings were taught to students with precise examples of each. Thus the speaker Dr. Mrinalini Purandare made it simple for the students to understand and also raised their curiosity in conducting research.

‘Towards Better Governance’

4th March 2020, Politics Department

‘Towards Better Governance’ where students of SYBA (Politics) made presentations based on local surveys and assessment of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai’s (MCGM) Central Complaints Registration System (1912). This was a collaborative effort with Praja Foundation.

Basic Skills in MS Office

2nd March 2020, Biochemistry And Food Technology And Nutraceuticals Department

The department of Biochemistry in collaboration with Center for excellence, SIES College had organized a two day workshop 'Basic skills in Microsoft office' for TYBSc on 6th February and 2nd Marchn 2020. Biochemistry (3 Units) .MS Office being the most widely used application around the world, every student /working professional needs hands-on knowledge to complete his tasks effectively. In this course, the participants were introduced to MS Word , MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.

Guest lecture

2nd March 2020, Economics Department

A Guest lecture on “Role of Data Analytics in Economics” by Dr Sandhya Krishnan, Alumni and Assistant Professor, Meghnad Academy of Economics was conducted on 3rd February 2020.

Guest lecture on Intellectual Property Rights

28th February 2020, Microbiology Department

A lecture on Intellectual Property Rights was organized on the 28th Feb 2020,Dr Seema Sambrani was invited as the guest speaker. The lecture covered all the aspects of patenting and Intellectual property rights.

Workshop on ' Suicide Prevention'

28th February 2020, Psychology Department

Ms. Ketki Doshi from Sisters Living Works conduted the workshop for TYBA Psychology students. She addressed warning signs, risk, protective factors, conducting risk assessment etc. Students found it very helpful as they had studied a part of it in their syllabus.

Botany Department Newsletter 'Gulmohar'

27th February 2020, Botany Department

The first ever issue of Gulmohar newsletter of Botany department was inaugurated by Dr. Uma Shankar, Principal, SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous) on 27th of February 2020.

Understanding Genetics

27th February 2020, Psychology Department

Dr. Subi Yoosuf from Department of Biotechnology, conducted a guest leture for the students of TYBA Psychology to understand basics of genetics. This lecture helped students to understand the biological perscpective in depth.

The students of FYBAMMC celebrated Marathi Rajyabhasha Diwas

27th February 2020, Bachelor Of Mass Media(bmm) Department

Marathi language day was celebrated by Department of Mass Media on 27th February, 2020. Multi Media and Mass Communication students took an initiative to organise and celebrate this day by exhibiting posters of stalwarts like the eminent Marathi poet and writer Shri Shirvadkar popularly known as ‘Kusmagraj’, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaja, Saint Dyaneshwar, Vinda Karandikar and P. L. Deshpande in the field of Arts. The students of FYBAMMC 2019-2020 performed a skit and mime act on the importance of Marathi as a mother tongue in Maharashtra. The exclusive craft of the Shivneri Fort was designed and displayed at the entrance of the department for an historical emotional connect and reminiscence.

Visit to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

26th February 2020, Politics Department

Organized a visit to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the students of FY, SY and TYBA on 26th February 2020. Department faculties Dr. Vanita Banjan and Mr. Ajinkya Gaikwad facilitated this visit.

Industrial visit to Jaipur from 20th Feb to 25th Feb 2020

25th February 2020, Microbiology Department

An Industrial visit was conducted to Jaipur from 20th Feb to 25th Feb 2020. A total of 68 students attended. The visits included Clay &Craft India Ltd,Saras Diary,G.D Morarka Rural research foundation&Organic food processing unit.

Workshop on 'R' Software

24th February 2020, Psychology Department

The workshop was conducted by Dr. Leela Subramanian on 24th and 25tth Feb. The resource person made the content very simple. She also addressed the fear of Statictics, and encouraged students to do self learning.

Industrial Visit to Nashik-Saputara

23rd February 2020, Biochemistry And Food Technology And Nutraceuticals Department

Department of Biochemistry organised a three day Industrial Visit to Nashik-Saputara for the students of TYBSc and MSc. They visited Sula Wines and Sahyadri Farms during the course of their trip. Industrial visit enabled the students to get an exposure to industrial set up of the techniques which they learn in their academic curriculum.

Screening movie and Certificate Distribution

22nd February 2020, Economics Department

“The Laundromat” based on the sensational Panama Papers Scandal along with certificate distribution was organised as a closing event of the Association on

Talk on Application of Biotechnology in Medicine and Healthcare

20th February 2020, Commerce Department

A Talk on Application of Biotechnology in Medicine and Healthcare for 92 students of Second Year B.Com by Mr. Pramod Kamble, Assistant Professor, Department of Bio-technology, SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, (Autonomous)

Movie screening

17th February 2020, Philosophy Department

In association with Krishnamurti Foundation, Mumbai, a documentary film called ‘The Seer Who Walks Alone’ on the life of J.Krishnamurthi, was screened for TYBA Philosophy students.

Parents Teachers meeting

8th February 2020, Microbiology Department

Parents Teachers meeting was held on 8th Feb 2020 for students of T.Y.B.Sc. A total of 28 parents attended the meeting. The meeting was conducted to discuss the performance of the students and the future career path that can be chosen by them.

Best Department Award instituted by NPTEL

8th February 2020, Microbiology Department

Department won the Best Department Award instituted by NPTEL for the September -November 2019 run.

Staff achievements-Ms. Ruchita Karmokar

8th February 2020, Bachelor Of Mass Media(bmm) Department

Completed NPTEL Online Certification on ‘Introduction to Film Studies’2019 funded by the Ministry, of HRD, GOI.

Workshop

7th February 2020, Economics Department

• A one day Workshop was conducted on “Essential Skills- How to write Effective SOP and impressive Resume” by Ms Garima Shekhar, Manager Outreach and Admissions, Ashoka University on 7th February 2020. 40 students of Economics and Psychology were the beneficiaries.

Three Day mega students' activity

28th January 2020, Philosophy Department

The Centennial Trinity of ‘Ba Bapu Bagh’ a three day mega students’ activity comprising of Students’ Symposium, Panel Discussion, Skit, Dance Ballet, Jallianwala Baugh Exhibits under the aegis of Partition Museum, Amritsar and The Art and Cultural Heritage Trust, New Delhi, jointly organized by SIES College, SIES Past Students’ Association and G.N. Khalsa College.

On-Day Interdisciplinary Workshop on Research Methodology

27th January 2020, Politics Department

Departments of English, Philosophy & Politics jointly organised a workshop on Research Methodology covering aspects of qualitative and quantitative methods of research in social sciences.

Monday with Maslow

27th January 2020, Psychology Department

A fund raising activity with different stalls, gaming stalls (dobble), eating stalls etc. Students and staff members contributed books and objects like jewellery, purses etc and this was been purchased by the college students and faculties. The fund was donated to Deepstambh Foundation, Jalgaon.

Workshop

27th January 2020, English Department

• The Department of English in association with the Departments of Politics and Philosophy organized a one day workshop on Research Methodology on 27th January 2020.

Talk

24th January 2020, Economics Department

• A talk was arranged on “How to evaluate public policy” by Dr Shagata Mukherjee, Aassistant Professor of Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics on 24th January 2020.

Fermented food festival

14th January 2020, Microbiology Department

A fermented food festival “Food Mania” was held on 14th Jan 2020, showcasing the use of different microorganisms in the preparation of food. Food was kept for tasting as well.

prelude to ‘Ba Bapu Bagh’

13th January 2020, Philosophy Department

As a prelude to ‘Ba Bapu Bagh’ organized display and sale of Khadi items (Bazaar) by KVIC and books by Sarvodaya Book Store.

Placements

12th January 2020, Information Technology Department

Placements - Wipro on 12th January 2020 - (1 student selected)

ANUBHAV-a youth festival

11th January 2020, Bachelor Of Mass Media(bmm) Department

The QKnit in collaboration with the Department of Mass Media organised one day youth festival in SIES College, Room No. 29 on 11th January, 2020. The Fest was conducted with the objective of spreading awareness on the Gender Sensitization for youth across gender spectrum. BMM students volunteered and also few students participated in the competitions. In addition, Ms. Kavya Pillai won the story telling competition, alongside Ms. Miura Bijoy bagged the third prize in poetry writing and recitation competition respectively. SIES mass media department was promotions, media and venue partner in association. The event was embarked under Queer Azaadi Mumbai Pride Calender 2020.

Work Culture and Organizational Behaviour: An Indian Perspective

10th January 2020, Psychology Department

Dr. Kamala Srinivas from Philosophy Dept. was the resource person for the talk. She spoke majorly on emotions and attitudes at the workplace (considering ndian Ethos) comparing the Indian scenario with western scenario.

Placements

9th January 2020, Information Technology Department

Placements - Infosys on 9th Janaury 2020 – ( 5 students selected)

Role of indian ethos in Employee Motivation

9th January 2020, Psychology Department

Ms. Vrushali Gupte, from Philosophy Department was the resource person. She addressed the topic on Motivation comparing Indian and Western scenario keeping in the background the Indian Philosophical values and concepts

HACCP Internal Auditor Awareness & FoSTaC Training Program

6th January 2020, Biochemistry And Food Technology And Nutraceuticals Department

HACCP is used primarily in every sector of food manufacturing and processing industry. This program aims at understanding the purpose, guidelines for application of HACCP Principles. Developing HACCP plan, assembling the HACCP Team, Implementation and maintenance of HACCP Plan. Understanding the legal implication, statutory requirement and benefits of HACCP compliance. General Sanitary & Hygiene Practices to be followed by Food Business Operators and GMP/GHP.

De-Novo

3rd January 2020, Biochemistry And Food Technology And Nutraceuticals Department

The Department of Biochemistry celebrated the fifth birthday of its very own event DE NOVO this year. DE NOVO, a celebration of creativity and knowledge has always been organized under the banner of UTKARSH, the college festival. The festival was a one and half day affair. It was an event by the students, of the students and for the students conducted on 3rd and 4th January 2020.

Utkarsha - Hostile Takeover

3rd January 2020, Bachelor Of Management Studies (bms) Department

Hostile Takeover contained 3 rounds. With the help of an interesting game, the participants were given a chance to collect money with which they were accordingly able to bid for and buy a company post which each team was given certain hurdles and situations, whose answers affected the company's net worth and also depended on whether they took over another company or lost theirs to someone else. Dynasty gave the participants a chance to physically build their empire in the form of Jenga blocks. Just like reality, they had hurdles and obstacles to overcome, which then decided on whether their empires flourished or fell apart.

Utkarsha

2nd January 2020, Bachelor Of Management Studies (bms) Department

Ludopoly -It's a fusion of ludo and monopoly. The event contains the basic functioning of both the nostalgic games with a twist which will challenge your Management and economical skills. Treasure Hunt scaled from Sion Circle to Dadar Circle. There was a slight twist in this compared to the regular Treasure hunt as we had added certain elements of Scavenger Hunt to this as well which tested multiple skills of the participants. Mock Stock is a toned-down version of the real stock market. It basically gave the gist of how various situations can affect the prices of the stocks, preparing the participants for the real world of stocks and commodities.

Microexplore (2019-2020)

2nd January 2020, Microbiology Department

The annual Microbiology exhibition “Microexplore” was held on the 2nd Jan 2020, under the aegis of Utkarsh. A total of 26 exhibits were presented on various aspects of Microbiology. Our flagship events based on Microbiology were conducted, such as, Micro Art and Poster presentation were conducted besides some fun events like Taboo (Guess the microbiological word) and Treasure hunt, based on clues related to Microbiology. The event saw a foot fall of around 100 people in a span of a single day.

Exhibition- Psych Fair, Open mic- 'Emotions Unleashed'

2nd January 2020, Psychology Department

In the Pscy-fair exhibition, various stalls were set up like memory games, taboo, guess who (based on psychological principles). Open mic- Participants could sing, dance,enact for the event,the theme being expression of any emotion.

‘The Bollywood Brigade’ - Utkarsha

2nd January 2020, Bachelor Of Management Studies (bms) Department

SIES Skyline held the intercollegiate event ‘The Bollywood Brigade’ for Utkarsha on 2nd Jan, 2020. The event comprised of 3 rounds all checking your Bollywood knowledge. 1) The Bollywood Inquisition 2) Bollywood Atlas – Map marking 3) Story writing (Change the ending) & Just-A-Minute. The event was judged by S. Ramachandran, Media and Bollywood. The event saw 17 teams participating from colleges across Mumbai. The winners were awarded with certificates and gift bags. Mr. Ramachandran was presented with a citation and a Thank You gift bag. The event saw special jamming session by Bijoy and his group, mimicry by Fareha Kazi and a filmy performance by our judge – Mr. Ramchandran.

BMM department organised a two events in Uttkarsh

2nd January 2020, Bachelor Of Mass Media(bmm) Department

Picture saga was an event conducted for photography mavens under the categories namely; usage of mobile camera and DSLR for shooting and knitting a picturesque story on the themes given to the participants. Subsequently, the theme with the best click and storytelling won the hearts of judges and the audiences. On the other hand, the creative minds crafted an event called Decode the Fog, a game event, under the department of Mass Media. The event consisted of a mind-boggling session where the contestants guessed the price of antique materials, they guessed the brands of the taglines given to them and as tie-breaker the team had to decode Hindi songs which were translated in English. The events were a blend of the mass media education with a fun filled daybreak on the campus in turn.

Industrial Visit to Rajasthan

28th December 2019, English Department

The Department of English organised an Industrial Visit to “Dainik Bhaskar”, a newspaper publishing house in Jodhpur, Rajasthan on 28th December 2019 for the current batch of TYBA English Literature students. Students were explained and made to experience the process of printing and publishing newspapers

Staff Achievement- Dr. Vaneeta Raney ,Department of Mass Media

28th December 2019, Bachelor Of Mass Media(bmm) Department

Authored a handbook on “Introduction to Public Relations” SYBMM semester III in Mass Media, University of Mumbai published by Himalaya publishing house ISO 9001:2008 certified with ISBN number 978-93-5299-327-7 pcm 239. Participated in a Faculty Development Programme on ‘Research paper writing: Styles and techniques” organised by IQAC & Research Cell on Tuesday, 20th August, 2019. Completed NPTEL Online Certification on Body Language: Key to Professional Success with a score of 77% Jul-Aug 2019 funded by the Ministry, of HRD, GOI. Completed Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) on 28th December 2019 under the faculty of Commerce & Management titled: ‘A study of Employee Engagement Practices in Organised Retail Sector of Mumbai metropolitan Region’.

Data Science

23rd December 2019, Mathematics Department

One of the speakers of the event was Mr. Jasraj Date, our alumni and a Data scientist at Emotix who gave the audience a glimpse of his journey from being a Mathematics student in SIES to being a Data scientist. The purpose of the seminar was awareness of this new trending concept and the importance of Mathematics in it.

Career Guidance Lecture

23rd December 2019, Bachelor Of Management Studies (bms) Department

Many management studies students have plans to go abroad and study different courses like MBA and MMS. For this purpose, we had experts on this subject guide the attendees of the seminar on the same and consult them about the path they should follow. Ever Aspire Consulting services is a firm in Mumbai that helps the students for the same. Mr. Ketan Trivedi came from ever Aspire Consulting Services for the same.

SIES Skyline launched its Volume 8: Issue 2

23rd December 2019, Bachelor Of Management Studies (bms) Department

SIES Skyline launched its Volume 8: Issue 2 in the august presence of Vice Principal Dr Menon, Mr Saravanan Nadar, Pranav Kelkar, Anshudeep Sharda and Amruta Padhye on 23rd Dec, 2019. The dignitaries were presented with flower bouquets as a token of appreciation followed by the lighting of the lamp to begin with the launch of the Newsletter followed by the Open Mic Event. The Newsletter launch was followed by the prize distribution for the Best Volunteers and Best Editorial Board Members from Issue 1.

SIES Skyline held its first ‘Open mic event’

23rd December 2019, Bachelor Of Management Studies (bms) Department

SIES Skyline held its first ‘Open mic event’ in association with YOW Creative Annex LLP. on 23rd Dec, 2019. ‘Speaking Souls’ in an international open mic event chain that aims at providing a platform to the local artists to showcase their talent. It saw enthusiastic participation from students across various college of Mumbai. The event was graced by the likes of Pranav Kelkar – spoken word artists and singer, Anshudeep Sharda - Co-Founder at YOW, and Ms Amruta Padhye–Department of Philosophy, SIES College, who was also the judge for the event. The open mic witnessed performances in various genres like comedy, poetry, storytelling to signing and beatboxing. There was a special performance by Comic – Pooja Paath, a SIES Alumnus and singing duo – Bijoy and Clinston from the college. The event ended on a high note with a special performance by Mr Pranav Kelkar. The judges were presented with citations and Thank You gift bags as a token of appreciation from Team Skyline, and all the winners were given certificates and goodies’ bags sponsored by HBO. All participants were given certificate of participation.

Workshop on “Sensory Evaluation of Food: Principles and Practice

18th December 2019, Biochemistry And Food Technology And Nutraceuticals Department

This program was conducted to -To gain knowledge regarding the principles of sensory science, human senses and how they are used in sensory evaluation. Understanding the importance of subjective sensory evaluation activities in the food and beverage industry. To understand, perform practical experiments and to evaluate various types of descriptive and different tests in sensory evaluation. To understand the overview and scope of sensory evaluation as a profession.

SYBMM Students’ industrial visit to Jodhpur and Jaisalmer

17th December 2019, Bachelor Of Mass Media(bmm) Department

The BMM Department of SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce organized an industrial visit to Rajasthan for the SYBMM students from 17th to 22nd of December, 2019. The visit covered two major cities of Rajasthan- Jodhpur and Jaisalmer under the guidance of Faculty- Ms. Amanjeet Kaur, Ms. Nikhila Chandavarkar, and Mr. Sandeep Tiwari. As a part of the folk media and mass communication study, the students headed to Mehrangarh fort and Jaswant Thada with beautiful architectural structures. The students visited the Jaisalmer Military Station with museums showcasing the achievements by Indian Army. The students headed to Desert Adventure Camp, Jaisalmer. They witnessed live cultural dance and puppetry shows and performance by the locals followed by star gazing activity to boot.

Participation

13th December 2019, Philosophy Department

Participated with the Department of Humanities in organizing Two Day International Seminar on ‘Mapping Indian Diaspora – Issues and Perspectives’, funded by RUSA on 13th – 14th December, 2019.

Team Skyline had organised ‘Chirpy Chidiya’

11th December 2019, Bachelor Of Management Studies (bms) Department

Team Skyline had organised ‘Chirpy Chidiya’ on Dec 11th (Traditional day) and Dec 12th (Formal day), 2019. It was an open-board of secrets and confessions. The basic idea was that students can write their messages anonymously on a sticky note and post it!! This secret board saw many hilarious, cute, risqué, friendly confessions, for the two days that it was set up. Overall, it was a safe platform for the students to hash out their confessions without being judged for it.

Workshop on Career Opportunities

7th December 2019, Commerce Department

The Department of Commerce organised a Workshop on “Career Opportunities in Audit, International Taxation in India and Abroad” in association with Financial Planning Academy and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) which was benefited by 116 participants.

Symposium on “Dynamics of Financial Systems in the Digital Era”

5th December 2019, Commerce Department

The Department of Commerce organised a One Day Symposium on “Dynamics of Financial Systems in the Digital Era” in association with Financial Planning Academy for students and teachers across Mumbai.

Workshop

3rd December 2019, Economics Department

• Third year students of “ Financial Economics” elective participated in the workshop conducted by Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on 3rd December 2019.

Placements

30th November 2019, Information Technology Department

Placements - TCS on 30th November 2019 – (4 students selected)

One day visit to ACTREC

28th November 2019, Biochemistry And Food Technology And Nutraceuticals Department

One day visit to ACTREC; Students of TYBSc and MSc had a one day visit to the labs at ACTREC. Students had an oppurtunity to visit and nteract with the scientists at ACTREC.

Visit to ACTREC

27th November 2019, Microbiology Department

15 Students of T.Y.B.Sc visited the “Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education of Cancer” (ACTREC) on the 27th Nov 2019.

Alumni Interaction

27th November 2019, Philosophy Department

Ms. Indu Nair, an alumnus interacted with the present TYBA Philosophy students to guide them in their academic and extra curricular endeavours.

26th November 2019, Economics Department

• An interactive session on “ Preparing for various entrance exams for MA” by Ms Nidhi Menon an alumni presently pursuing MSc (Economics) from Symbiosis International, Pune was arranged for the third year economics students on 26th November 2019

FYBAMMC students’ industrial visit to Mahabaleshwar –Pune

24th November 2019, Bachelor Of Mass Media(bmm) Department

The BMM Department of SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce organized an industrial visit to Mahabaleshwar-Pune for FYBAMMC students from 24th to 26th November, 2019. The visit covered two major industries, Mapro production and sales distribution outlet and Lokmat printing press under the guidance of Faculty- Ms. Amanjeet Kaur, Ms. Ruchita Karmokar. The students were shown a documentary on the making and selling of jams and jellies respectively. In Pune they visited the Lokmat printing press and observed the working of the newspaper agency and printing of newspapers correspondingly.

Workshop on ‘Effective Communication’

24th November 2019, Philosophy Department

The Department of Philosophy organised a Two Day Workshop on ‘Effective Communication’ on 24th -25th November, 2019. The objective of the workshop was to enable the participants in communicating their thoughts in a clear way through rational thinking. The resource person was Ms. Amishi Seth - Author, Playwright, Director & Screenwriter.

Workshop on ‘Self Awareness – Through Music, Art & Drama’

21st November 2019, Philosophy Department

The Department of Philosophy organised a Two Day Workshop on ‘Self Awareness – Through Music, Art & Drama’ on 21st - 22nd November, 2019. The resource person was by Ms Amishi Seth, an author, playwright, screenwriter and director. The workshop aimed to raise self-awareness among participants by means of performing arts.

Placements

20th November 2019, Information Technology Department

Placements - Capgemini on 20th November 2019 – ( 5 students selected)

Workshop on ‘Art of Reasoning and Critical Thinking’

18th November 2019, Philosophy Department

In continuation to the Crithink workshop, under Nirmiti Kendra, funded by RUSA, The Art of Reasoning and Critical Thinking, 30 hours workshop commenced on 18th November 2019. The Resource Person Mr. Peter Akbar, Founder and Chief Instructor at Logos Inc., engaged an activity based program that enabled the student participants to learn the significance of critical thinking in personal and professional life.

Field Visit/ Study Tour

17th November 2019, Politics Department

Organised a study tour of TYBA Politics students at Raigad, Dapoli and Mangaon on 14th-17th November 2019. The tour included: Visit to the Raigad Fort Visit and stay at Loksadhana Project (run by Dr.Raja Dandekar and Renu Dandekar working for Child Education and local employability) in Dapoli Visit to AAKAR Pot Art in Indapur

Placements

15th November 2019, Information Technology Department

Placements - Infosys on 15th November 2019 – (10 students selected)

12th November 2019, Economics Department

• An Industrial cum educational trip to Udaipur and Jodhpur was arranged. Third year students were taken to the marble industry and a bus manufacturing unit from 12th November to 16th November.

Placements

11th November 2019, Information Technology Department

Placements - Larsen & Tubro Infotech on 11th November 2019 - (1 student selected)

Field Visit

6th November 2019, Psychology Department

A field visit was organised for TYBA Psychology Students to Manobal, Jalgaon. In Manobal various projects are run for orphans, physically disabled etc. That is not only a home but serves as a learning centre for various exams. Students from there have cleared various competitive exams, bank exams etc. Students also visited Gandhi Tirth, to know more about Mahatma Gandhi,

Certificate Programme on “Fundamentals of Capital Market”

16th October 2019, Commerce Department

The Department of Commerce conducted a Certificate Programme on “Fundamentals of Capital Market” certified by Bombay Stock Exchange in association with Finmark Trainers India Pvt. Ltd. in SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Sion (W) from 14th October, 2019 to 16th October, 2019.

FYBAMMC students on creating social awareness

3rd October 2019, Bachelor Of Mass Media(bmm) Department

The BMM department organised an activity which FYBAMMC students performed by 7 member group on 3rd October from 9 am to 12.30 pm in the backside of the college. The themes centred on social issues which was portrayed through various forms of oral communication on the topics such as religious disparity, rape, human and organ trafficking, decriminalisation of Section 377, save girl child, drug addiction, drunk and driving cases. The students of FYBAMMC participated enthusiastically and received a positive response from a captivated audience eventually.

26th September 2019, Economics Department

• An open discussion on “Justice and Well being for All through Non-violence" by Jil Harris, follower of Mahatma Gandhi and co-founder of Jai Jagat , NGO , organized for the TYBA Economics students on 26th September 2019.

Started Channel: WordPress @siesskyline.wordpress.com

25th September 2019, Bachelor Of Management Studies (bms) Department

Apart from creating content for the Bimonthly newsletter, SIES Skyline also runs a biweekly blog. The blogs are released on Mondays and Thursdays of every week of the month. The blogs are written by students that are a part of team Skyline and also anyone interested from within SIES College, the content is then edited, proofread and posted by the Content Team of Skyline. The blog creates great engagement as the readers come across Book reviews, Movie reviews, Food reviews, Places to Visit, Political News that’s trending, among other such interesting topics. SIES Skyline has collaborated with Finception for their weekly newsletter Finshots. The subscriber gets a concise wrap up of the most important Business and Financial news of the week. About Finception: It is a Fintech startup that envisions to make financial news more accessible to the masses and is backed by Zerodha’s Fintech fund – Rainmatter. An initiative by the students of IIM Ahmedabad, the e-newsletter aims to provide their readers with precise and concise information that will not only keep them updated with the current financial affairs but also help them prepare for placement interviews, group discussions, and also entrance exams preparation (like CAT) by helping them polish their current affairs. In an effort to increase interaction with our audience online, SIES Skyline holds weekly polls on Sundays where the followers of the page can engage in some interesting polls. The topics include movies, politics, about Mumbai, etc. Such dynamic content created high amount of engagement of the Instagram platform which is good for the association’s social media presence.

Movie Screening and Appraisal.

24th September 2019, Philosophy Department

The film ‘The Waking Life’ was screened for students on 24th September, 2019. The screening was followed by movie appraisal and discussion.

Newsletter release

24th September 2019, Economics Department

• Official News letter of the Department ‘Caveat Venditor’ issue 3 was released by the Principal Dr. Uma Shankar on September 24, 2019.

Movie screening

24th September 2019, Philosophy Department

The Department of Philosophy organised a screening of the movie ‘The Waking Life’, followed by an appraisal.

SIES Skyline launch of Volume 8: Issue 1

21st September 2019, Bachelor Of Management Studies (bms) Department

SIES Skyline hosted its induction ceremony for the incoming team of editor-in-chief Garima Bhatt and her team on 21st Sept, 2019 in the college auditorium. The event was graced by Principal Dr Uma Shankar, Vice Principal Dr Satish Sarfare, Dr Lakshmi Muthukumar (HOD, English Department), Mrs Umadevi Kokku (HOD, BMS Department) and Mr Saravanan Nadar (Asst. Professor, BMS Department). This was followed by the Induction Ceremony where Badges and cards were presented to the incoming team. After this, the Principal along with other dignitaries unfurled the banner for the Issue launch. The launch of Volume 8: Issue 1 was indeed a successful step towards the upcoming milestones.

Screening of the film "Pride and Prejudice"

19th September 2019, English Department

The film adapted from Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was screened on 19th September 2019 for the FYBA students.

Guest lecture by alumni Jancy Dharmaraj

19th September 2019, English Department

In an effort to encourage alumni interaction, our alumni, Jancy Dharmaraj educated the present TYBA students on "How to go about doing a BEd and Teaching as a Career"on 19th Sept. 2019.

Guest Lecture on "Beyond Teaching as a Career" by Priya Suresh

18th September 2019, English Department

As part of the Career Goal Week, our alumni, Ms. Priya Suresh, Batch of 1992, addressed our TYBA students on "Beyond Teaching as a career" on 18th September 2019.

Workshop on Goal Setting

17th September 2019, English Department

As part of the Career Goal Week, Mr. Murali Subramanian, CEO, Encore Concepts and Consultancy Pvt. Ltd, conducted a workshop on Goal setting for our TYBA students .

Seminar

17th September 2019, English Department

• The Department of English organised a Career Goals Week, which consisted of three events for the students of TYBA English Literature. The first event was a talk on ‘Importance of Goal Setting ‘conducted by an eminent motivational speaker Mr. Murali Subramanian on 17th September 2019. The second event was a workshop on ‘Careers after MA Literature’ by Ms. Priya Suresh on 18th September 2019.The week ended with a session on ‘Career in Teaching after B.Ed.’, which was conducted by an SIES alumnus Miss. Jancy Dharmaraj on 19th September 2019.

The Ad Mad Show

16th September 2019, Commerce Department

The Commerce Association organised The Ad Mad Show, an intra-collegiate advertisement making competition to test creativity, pursuance, presentation and marketing skills of participants.

seminar on ‘Brand and Media Awareness’

16th September 2019, Bachelor Of Management Studies (bms) Department

SIES Skyline in association with Arena Animation held a seminar on ‘Brand and Media Awareness’ on 16th Sept, 2019. It was attended by 110+ students. The event covered the essentials about the rising potential of graphic designing and VFX as a career. The students participated in a live workshop where they learned how basic animation works. The event ended on a high note with a lucky draw where 3 students were awarded with free courses in animation. All the participants were given goodie bags by Arena Animation.

Film Screening of the movie "Court"

11th September 2019, English Department

The Department of English screened the film "Court" in order to sensitize the students on injustices meted out to the underprivileged on 11th September 2019 under the aegis of its film club.

Choiceless Awareness of J. Krishnamurthy

9th September 2019, Philosophy Department

The Department organised a Guest Talk on ‘Choiceless Awareness’ on 9th September, 2019. The resource person was Swami Chidananda, founder – FOWAI (Flame Of Who Am I).

Talk on ‘Choiceless Awareness’

9th September 2019, Philosophy Department

Swami Chidananda founder of FOWAI (Flame of Who Am I) & an expert on J. Krishnamurthi’s philosophy, delivered a talk on ‘Choiceless Awareness’. Swami Chidananda brought out the importance of being 'completely aware in the present' to make rational choices in life.

‘Earth 2050, Humanity, and Global Warming’

5th September 2019, Bachelor Of Management Studies (bms) Department

SIES Skyline in association with the Value Lab held an online essay writing competition on 5th Sept, 2019. The topics given were ‘Earth 2050, Humanity, and Global Warming’. The essay was based on the value of the month – “responsibility”. The essay comprised of 350 words with a focus on the chosen theme. The winning article was published in Skyline Volume: 8 issue 1. The winners of this competition were awarded with certificates from Skyline.

Orientation Session on “Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Industri

31st August 2019, Bioanalytical Sciences

Organizers: Department of Bioanalytical Sciences, SIES College in collaboration with Pollux Life Science Solutions, Mumbai Background: Department of Bioanalytical Sciences, SIES College which is Interdisciplinary Science with syllabus especially catering to the current Pharmaceutical Industry needs, in its inaugural month conducted an Orientation Session on “Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Industries” in collaboration with Pollux Life Science Solution, Mumbai (an affiliated training partner of Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council, Maharashtra). Pollux Life Science Solutions has been conducting training programme for students in Drug regulatory affairs and Pharmacovigilance in SIES College for past 2-3 years with 90% placement rate and has a MOU with the College. These training programme are under the aegis of “Skill India Development Initiative” Objective: The objective of the orientation was to introduce students to Skills Development initiative. To make students understand the role of National Skill Development Council (NSDC)/ Life Science Sector Skill Development Council (LSSSDC) in promoting career opportunities in Pharmaceutical Industries. To introduce students Functional Training programme conducted by Pollux Life Science Solution which is beneficial to Educational Institutions and students participant and the investments of participants. Impact: The programme beneficiaries included faculty and Postgraduate students belonging to Chemical and Biological Sciences background. This orientation was a step taken by the department of Bioanalytical Sciences to bridge the gap between Academics and Industries, so as to make the participants realize that additional skills/ Training are necessary along with degree before venturing in Pharmaceutical industrial jobs market.

Alumni Interaction

29th August 2019, Information Technology Department

Jayprakash Raut ,our alumnus, working with Squad Infotech, conducted a lecture on “Interview Preparation” for TYBSc(IT) students on 29th August 2019.

Field Visit

29th August 2019, Philosophy Department

TYBA Philosophy students were taken to Kaivalyadham Institute, Lonavla along with Yoga Upasana students for a One Day Field Visit, on 29th August, 2019.

discussion

29th August 2019, Economics Department

• An interactive session by FINX/ CFX for Economics Students was organised on “Opportunites in Capital market and industries” on 29th August 2019.

Guest Lecture

28th August 2019, Economics Department

• A guest lecture was conducted on “India’s slowdown: Macro Economic Challenges Ahead" by Dr Anand Babu, Assistant Professor, NMIMS, Mumbai on 28 August 2019.

Seminar on Entrepreneurship

23rd August 2019, Bachelor Of Management Studies (bms) Department

A seminar was held on ‘Entrepreneurship’ in the college auditorium 23rd Aug, 2019. It was highly palpable and executed by the team & was attended by more than 100 students. Our brilliant speaker, Prof. Samish Dalal, from S.P. Jain School of Global Management had grabbed everyone’s attention the very minute he started talking. It was his admirable knowledge about entrepreneurship and student-friendly humor that made him distinct. He gave an accountable insight to the students about entrepreneurial world.

Screening of the film "Fantastic Mr. Fox

22nd August 2019, English Department

The film was screened under the aegis of our film club and was open to all the degree college students and staff.

Experimental Psychology: Past, Present and Future

19th August 2019, Psychology Department

Dr. Vivek Belhekar spoke about the importance of experiments in gaining knowledge about the field of Psychology.

Meet the Author : Novelist Gita Viswanath

13th August 2019, English Department

The Literature students got a chance to interact with the novelist and academician Dr. Gita Viswanath, Retd. Professor from MS University, Baroda, on 13th August 2019. She also read excerpts from her latest novel "Twice It Happened". Gita Viswanath is also an alumnus of the college. Batch of 1977.

Applications of Mindfulness in day-to-day Living

9th August 2019, Psychology Department

Ms. Chitra Kelkar spoke about the importance of being in te present moment. She also discusssed a few techniques in achieving the same. In the end she gave the audience a n eclair and asked to pay attention while eating it (eat it mindfully)

Workshop on Effective presentation skills

7th August 2019, Microbiology Department

A workshop on Effective presentation skills was conducted in two batches on 6-7th Aug 2019 &8-9 Th Aug 2019. Mrs Shailaja Girishankar was the resource person for the same. The workshop was conducted under the aegis of UGC funding received by the institution.

Workshop on Empathy

1st August 2019, Psychology Department

Department past student Ms. Rasika Karkare conducted a workshop on how to deonstrate empathy in therapeutic sessions. The workshop was made interesting as there were many activities. Students appreciated the workshop.

Judaism - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.

24th July 2019, Philosophy Department

As a part of Comparative Study of Religion, Unit on Judaism, Ms. Mayan Sanker gave a talk on ‘Judaism : Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’ on 24th July, 2019

‘Judaism – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’

24th July 2019, Philosophy Department

Ms. Mayan Sanker delivered a talk on ‘Judaism – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’ for students of Comparative Study of Religions. The talk focussed on the progression and evolution of Judaism as a religion.

Rationality in Indian Philosophy.

23rd July 2019, Philosophy Department

The Department of Philosophy invited Dr. C.D. Sebastian to give a talk on ‘Rationality in Indian Philosophy’ on 23rd July, 2019.

Talk on ‘Rationality in Indian Philosophy’

23rd July 2019, Philosophy Department

Dr. C.D. Sebastian, Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Bombay delivered a talk on ‘Rationality in Indian Philosophy’. The resource person spoke about the concept of 'tarka' in Darshanashastra.

Film Screening of Ömkara

20th July 2019, English Department

"Vishal Bharadwaj's adaptation of the Shakespearean classic Othello, titled Omkara was screened for the literature students on 20th July 2019.

Field Visit

11th July 2019, Politics Department

Dr. Rashmi Bhure organized a field visit to the National Museum of Indian Cinema for TYBA (Politics) students

Guest Lecture on Online Reporting by Shayonnita Mallik

11th July 2019, English Department

Shayonnita Mallik, reporter from the Online news paper Scroll, spoke to our TYBA students on Online Reporting.

Population Day Program

11th July 2019, Economics Department

• Inaugural event of the Association was organised by conducting a panel discussion of students to mark “World Population Day” on 11th July 2019. Topics covered were Population and Environment, Population as a number game Vs labour force, Optimum and sustainable population.

Alumni Interaction

1st July 2019, Information Technology Department

Yash Khona conducted an add-on course on “Scratch Programming” for FYBSc(IT) students to improve their logic building and Programming Skills in July 2019

Alumni Interaction

1st July 2019, Information Technology Department

Ajit Gupta and Yash Khona conducted a lecture and hands-on session regarding “Project Guidance” to the TYBSc(IT) students. This lecture series continued for the whole semester.

Past Students Orientation.

29th June 2019, Philosophy Department

Alumnus of TYBA Philosophy from previous batches were invited to orient the current TYBA Philosophy batch. They interacted and guided the students for future academic pursuits.

Future prospects in Philosophy

29th June 2019, Philosophy Department

An orientation on future prospects in Philosophy by the batch of illustrious alumnus.

‘Chair Yoga Session’ as a part of International Yoga Day

21st June 2019, Philosophy Department

SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous), Sion West celebrated ‘International Yoga Day’ organized by Department of Philosophy in association with Past Students’ Association on 21st June, 2019. A session on ‘Chair Yoga’ was conducted by Mr. Sandeep Solanki, completed formal Yoga training from Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanvantari, Kerala, a renowned Yoga trainer and an accomplished Posture Alignment Specialist.

Orientation session

15th June 2019, Psychology Department

Orientation session was organized for the students and parents of TYBA Psychology class, with the purpose of informing them about the TYPsychology course structure, evaluation pattern and course demands.

Ethics of Research

12th June 2019, Psychology Department

Dr. Neha Karnik from Department of Economics delivered a lecture on the above mentioned topic to TYBA Psychology students. She also spoke about correct referencing, choosing of a topic etc. It was a very informative lecture especially for those students who pursued research as a part of their internal assesssment.

Seminar: Fortify your editing skills

29th May 2019, Bachelor Of Mass Media(bmm) Department

The department of Mass Media conducted a Seminar for the College where one could improve their editing skills. Ms. Nikhila Chandavarkar conducted the seminar for two days where various aspects of Grammar was explained, exercises were conducted and assignments were given and discussed. Subsequently, the students were enlightened about the uses of different punctuation marks, capital letters in a sentence and types of headlines which benefited the advertising students and aspiring journalists into the bargain.

Student Symposium

17th February 2019, English Department

A Student Symposium was conducted on the theme 'Empathy' in collaboration with the Department of Hindi and sponsored by the Synergy Foundation on 17th February 2020

SIES Skyline started a video series called ‘Around SIES’

5th November 2018, Bachelor Of Management Studies (bms) Department

SIES Skyline started a video series called ‘Around SIES’ on its YouTube channel, where we interview the ‘Humans of SIES’, on 5th Nov, 2019. Our pilot episode was with Dr Uma Shankar, the Principal and Chairperson of Skyline. In the interview, the Principal spoke about the student culture of SIES and also the future prospects the college has for its students. Stay tuned for more such interviews with the alumni, the teachers and the students of SIES.

Industrial Visit to Veego Instrument Corporation

21st September 2018, Bioanalytical Sciences

Background: Veego Instrument Corporation is a renowned name in manufacturing high quality scientific equipments and devices which provide quality performance. Veego instruments are known for their precise control of parameters and long-term reliability. Veego Instruments are used in various QC and R&D laboratories of Pharmaceutical/ Chemical/ Food/ Petroleum/ Oil and other Industries. Department of Bioanalytical Sciences, SIES College started in August 2019 is an Interdisciplinary Science with syllabus especially catering to the current Pharmaceutical Industry needs. The curriculum of Bioanalytical Sciences consists of testing various parameters of pharmaceutical drugs using sophisticated scientific equipments. Objective: The objective of the Industrial Visit was to introduce students to how equipments /instruments are manufactured and the R&D effort put in the fabrication of these instruments. To make students understand the role of pre validation of the equipments so as to obtain precision in qualitative parameters. To introduce students Good Manufacturing Practices compliances. Impact: The Industry Visit was beneficial to the M.Sc part 1 students of Bioanalytical Sciences as they were able to observe manufacturing and the detailed effort put in designing the instruments they are going to use during their practicals. This Industrial visit was a step taken by the department of Bioanalytical Sciences so as to make the Students understand the various Good Manufacturing practice and Good Laboratory Practices an industry has to comply with and not merely learn in the curriculum.