ARTS DEPARTMENT REPORT

2016-2017

CLUB XPRESSIONS OUTREACH PROGRAMME Xpressions initiated an outreach programme ‘Project Goonj’ to AmanVedika Rainbow Home, Musheerabad (orphanage for girls) on February 5, 2017. An amount of Rs. 12, 900 for improving healthcare and sanitation conditions was donated through collections from faculty and students. NGO, AshrithaKiranam contributed Rs. 5, 000 towards the outreach. Students conducted JAM sessions, sketching, and a dance workshop for the children and handed over goodie bags to them.

V-DESI DANCE FIESTA Xpressions organised an inter-college dance competition ‘V-Desi Dance Fiesta’ on February 28, 2017. The event witnessed the participation of students from across the city including CBIT, Loyola,

St. Mary’s, IBS among others. Cash prizes were awarded to the winners along with certificates and rolling trophies. XPRESSIONS VALEDICTORY The Xpressions Valedictory was held on March 10, 2017. Chief Guest, Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, renowned politician, enlightened the audience on ‘How nations can go self-sufficient’. The program included cultural dance performances and club members were awarded with special recognition prizes, mementos and certificates.

December 7 – Quest Hour in collaboration with the Students for Liberty Organization organised ‘Colloquium’. The topic for dialogue was ‘Uberization of the World’.

January 17, 2017 – The club organised a guest lecture along with Students for Liberty Organisation. Guest speaker Mr. Shri Ram Kari, a novelist, columnist, orator and technology brander spoke on the topic ‘Are we enslaved by our past (History) or the present (Politics)’. .

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE & CLUB RHETORIC In the last week of July, the club conducted an essay writing competitionfor the students of the arts’ stream on ‘Protection of Environment is Detrimental to Development’. .

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & CHANAKYA CLUB

FIELD TRIPS CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP Group of final year students attended the three-day H.E.R India conference held at the Indian School of Business, Gachibowli from August 23rd, 2016.

CLUB CHANAKYA

Chanakya’s‘YoganaoKaKurukshetra’ competition witnessed the participation of 22 teams. Students were required to choose, analyse and explain different welfare schemes or programmes undertaken by the Government of India.

The clubconducted a fun and educative ‘Treasure Hunt’ on August 9, 2016. Participants were required to find clues and answer questions related to Public Administration.

Essay writing was conducted on the ‘Effects of Demonetisation on Public Administration during December 2016 and a quiz organized on ‘Administrative Thinkers’ on February 1, 2017, for the first and second year students.

On March 16, 2017, prizes were distributed to the winners of the various events conducted by Chanakya during the academic year 2016-17.

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS & FIRE CLUB

For the first time since its inception, the FIRE club came up with the exciting idea of dividing all the students of Economics into ten groups, to encourage participation or rather kindle the fire of passion for Economics. The ten groups have been named after eminent Economists and various competitions were conducted amongst these groups.

Know Your Economist

On Friday 29th July 2016, Fire Club conducted its first official competition- Know Your Economist. The groups which spoke about JM Keynes and Amartya Sen bagged the first and second places respectively.

Just AMinute (JAM)

Topics ranging from inflation to cottage industries were talked about. Groups Alfred Marshall and Karl Marx stood first and second respectively.

Study the Country

“There is a way to do it better – Find it”- Thomas Edison. That was the motto of the competition. The students were to pick a Country, study its trade cycle and present it. Flow of knowledge was aptly found and so was the competition.

National Seminar

5 of our students presented a paper in a National level Seminar in St Ann’s Degree College ,Mehdipatnam on 14th&15th December 2017 on the topic “Inclusive growth in Economic Development” and Kashifa our BA 2nd Year student won the Second place among the 50 participants and received a cash award of Rs. 1, 000.

Quizonomics

The quiz was not just confined to our library books, but included

current affairs and general knowledge, because Economics is everywhere and we believe in every bit of it.

Know your economy

Scientific Research Association for Economics and Finance had conducted a written exam about Know your Economy in which 70 of our students participated and Kashifa from BA 2nd year won the first prize with a cash Award of Rs. 1000.

Prize distribution

On 16th March, 2017 the fire club marked the end of its activities by distributing prizes to all the winners of the various activities conducted during the year which has been very fruitful and a great learning experience for all the students .The team Karl Marx won the Championship for this Academic Year for their consistent performance throughout the year .

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY & CLUB PSYCON

A Group Therapy for M.Sc. II Applied Psychology was conducted from June 27 - July 14, during which the students gained an insight and introspection on the various aspects of their views and experiences, through the sessions led by Dr. Varundhini and Ms. Saher, the therapists.

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CLUB PSYCON The Department organised a ‘Suicide Prevention Program’ on September 16, in an effort to create awareness about suicidal crisis and the measures that can be taken to help the distressed. The students of M.Sc. II organised a counselling drive for students who sought the same.

The students held a successful fund-raising event from September 14- 22 to raise money for the National Psychology Seminar through sale of food. One-day seminar on ‘Neuro-Linguistic Programming’ by Ms. Narmada Rao, Psychologist, NLP Trainer &Coach, Master Yourself Academy - Chennai. The concepts discussed were Neuro-Linguistic Programming, NLP Presuppositions; the four pillars of wisdom, NLP well-formed

outcomes, neurological levels & physiology of representation system. Seminaron the ‘Myers-Briggs Type Indicator instrument’ by Dr. Anuradha Rao, was held on January 17, for M.Sc. I and PG Diploma students. The students of M.Sc. I Applied Psychology as a part of the out-reach programme,visited various schools, institutions and rehabilitation centres for underprivileged students and the disabled, which spanned across six weekends. The students created activity modules, presentations and also games on topics such as ‘Group Cohesiveness’, ‘Enhancing Self-Esteem’, ‘Basic Emotions’ and ‘Self-Acceptance’

among more to engage their audiences. A group of students also conducted an outreach program on “Management of Emotions and Feelings” for the prisoners of Cherlapally Central Prison- Hyderabad. The program was conducted in collaboration with “Sahayam Counselling Centre” and “Unnati” headed by Prof. C. Beena – professor, Osmania University. The modules were made keeping in mind the context of the inmates and were aimed at altering their ideations about these emotions. The inmates were highly appreciative of the program as it helped them deal with their emotions. .

One-day trip to Dream Valley Resort for its students of B.A. II and M.Sc. I on February 18, 2017. The trip gave the students an opportunity to strengthen their bonds outside the classroom. Final year

students with Dr. DurgeshNandinee and Ms. Hilda visited Kerala..

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH & CLUB LA FIESTA In collaboration with the American Corner, the department organised a ‘Street Theatre Workshop’ on November 25& 26, 2016to commemorate the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. The resource person was Mr. Prakash Phadnis, Marathi stage actor, producer and director. Thirteen students of the college participated at various venues in colleges, schools, proper crossroads and streets. .

COMPETITIONS, EVENTS & FESTS

La Fiesta organised ‘Clash of Titans’, an intra-debate competition on July 18, 2016 on the topic ‘Terrorists should be allowed a trial’. Both teams comprised 14 participants each, from across disciplines. Suha Fatima of B.A II A (M) and Sasha Thomas of B.A III A (M) won the Best Speaker awards from the ‘for’ and the ‘against’ teams respectively. The ‘for’ team won the Best Team award. The Department with La Fiestaorganised a successful inter-college literature festival ‘As you like it – Literati 1.0’ on August 23, 2016.

The fest was dedicated to William Shakespeare as the world commemorated the 400th year since his death. The Department with La Fiesta conducted ‘Art Boulevard’, an inter-college fest on February 28, 2017. The event brought out the creative streak in participants through events such as ‘San-gyo-haiku’ (a Japanese form of poetry), the writing of alternate endings for a book, movie or a TV show, the second edition of ‘Rangmanch’ (a street play competition on the theme of ‘Addiction’), ‘Sanskari Stand Up comedy’ and black out poetry. Mosaic clubin collaboration with team Samahara Theatre group presented a play called ‘Last Wish Baby’ on March 10, 2017 marking the launch of Francis productions (College Theatre Group). The play voiced out the ugly realities on which the society functions.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL MANAGEMENT & CLUB SMILE

July 26, 2016 – The Department of Social Management awarded badges to the members of itsclub SMILE(Social Management Initiative for Life Enrichment). The event included an inspirational speech on Gender Discrimination by Ms. Aashritha, an alumna, and a play on child abuse performed by students. August 5th 2016 -A food fest ‘Ignite Food Mela’ was organized by the club, with the objective of raising funds to educate two underprivileged orphaned girls from Kindergarten to Post Graduation. January 11, 2017– The club organised a day-long event ‘UmeedonkaMela’ (Carnival of Hopes) in the campusfor 250 underprivileged children. The event was graced by DSP CID, K.V. Ram Narsimha Reddy, Director of DivyaDisha, Mr. Isidore Philip and Mr. Raunak.

January 27& 28, 2017 – The Department arranged for its students of B.A. II and IIIA (M) to attend a two-day National Conference at Arnold Bhavan held by Sanskruti - Institute of Dravidian Culture & Research. The topic in discussion was ‘Caste System in Contemporary India: Issues and Challenges’.Few of the students also presented papers, and all participants were awarded certificates at the end of the conference.

DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION & CLUB COMMUNIS

EVENTS The first edition of tabloid-sized newspaper, Campus Herald was launched on August 8, 2016 The paper was written, edited, and designed by the students of B.A. II A (M), with the support of HOD, Dr. Anitha K and under the guidance of Ms. Angela and technical staff, Ram Medida (design & layout). The second edition was published on October 5, 2016.

Campus Herald, written, edited, and designed by its students of M.A. I, under the guidance of Ms. Angela & Ms. Serah on January 23, 2017. The second edition

was published on March 2, 2017.

FIELD VISITS

Students of M.A. I and the team of Francis Bol (online campus radio) visited the radio station of Fever 94.3 FM in Banjara Hills on August 3, 2016

M.A. I attended an inter-college workshop in mid-February on ‘Film-Making’ held in St. Josephs Degree & PG College.

Eleven students volunteered for the second edition of the All Lights India International Film Festival (ALIIFF) that was hosted in Hyderabad from September 23 - 27, 2016.

OUTINGS

The Department organised a one-day outing to Dream Valley Resort for its students of B.A. II A (M) and M.A. I on February 17, 2017. The students thoroughly enjoyed themselves in the water pools and slides and had a memorable time of fellowship, fun and laughter.

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EVENTS Communis organised two competitions on August 17, 2016 named ‘Frame your story’ and ‘Get set clicked’ (a photo booth) to celebrate the passion of photography in view of World Photography Day (WPD).

The club organised a guest lecture, arranged for a prize distribution for the winners of pre-held competitions and screened a slide show of the best photos from ‘Get set clicked’ on the college’s TV screen to celebrate WPD on August 19, 2016. During the event, the Department gave badges to the core-committee members of Communis.

The club organised several online and three pre-MediaSphere inter-college competitions in campus named ‘AdZap’ (participants were required to make an advertisement); ‘Mediascape’ (a media & pop-culture quiz); and ‘Newsroom’ (role-play of a reporter) on December 9, 2016.

MEDIASPHERE 2K16 The Department of Mass Communication with Communis held its biggest inter-college fest ‘MediaSphere’ on December 15, 2016. Principal, Dr. Sr. Christine Fernandes, declared the fest open with a clapboard. The Chief Guest for the inaugural was actor, Sundeep Kishhan. Actors Rajeev Kanakala and Noel Sean and anchor Jhansi Laxmi also graced the occasion. The Chief Guest for the Valedictory was Indian Idol 5 winner, actor and playback singer, Sreeramchandra, who mesmerised the audience with his famous song ‘Subhanallah’ and Shankar Mahadevan's ‘Breathless’. The theme for the fest was ‘Red Carpet Award Show’. Students with cameras, and props including a giant clapboard, camera reels, and a popcorn tub added zest and colour to the ambience. The best films submitted for competition ‘Short Film of the Year (SOTY)’ were screened, and ‘Rock the Dance Floor’ a dance competition was held. Awards were given to the winners of the various competitions held as part of the fest and the core-committee members and volunteers were surprised with special recognition mementos & certificates by the faculty. The fest was celebrated with great enthusiasm and witnessed an immense response, culminating in a huge success.

DEPARTMENT OF TELUGU TELUGU SAHITYA SAMSKRUTHIKA The Department organised Telugu Sahitya Samskrutikha competitions on December 2, 2016 for all the students of UG and PG. The competitions included essay writing on New Technology, Short Story of A Day in a College, Poetry Writing, Poetry Recitation and Elocution on Future politics. The day culminated into a successful one, marking the presence of esteemed personalities from Telugu art and culture & the grandiose celebration of the Telugu culture.

XPERSSION'S YOUTH TALENT

'HUNAR'

(Liberate to Explore)

No wonder! College life is said to be one of the best phases of an individual's life. It is the training period of a long journey that places you in the right seat of a Columbus and where learning is a multi-tasking job with interactions being an important aspect. It was on this note that the arts group of the college -XPRESSIONS- organized a youth talent hunt, Hunar tagged Liberate to Explore, on the 26th of September 2014.

Xpressions is a conglomeration of seven different clubs which represents various streams within the arts group. Every club organized individual events to make the day's happenings which were based on testing and developing the cultural side of a student. While the political science club -Rhetoric- presented mono acting, the social management club -Smile- organized a group dance competition. The other clubs Lafiesta (English department), Psycon (psychology department), Zeitgeist (mass communication department), Fire (Economics department) and Quest hour (History department) organized drama, group singing, debate, instrumental music, and karaoke competitions respectively.

Smile event - The Dance Floor

Groove to a classical tune in a contemporary dance form wearing hip hop clothes. Does this image make you feel that it’s a total Mismatch? Yes, so was the theme of “The Dance Floor” competition presented at Hunar. Many teams gathered to put up their best performance for this intriguing theme and much more students flocked to audience this extravaganza.

The event was sponsored by Mixit, a lifestyle App and Miles, an Educational consultancy. The Judges were Noel Seann, a well know Tollywood actor and rapper and Ms. Ashrita, a versatile alumnus of St. Francis College, a TV anchor and professional Indian Classical dancer trained in Bharatnatyam and Kathak.

Each team was to perform for a maximum of 5mins on any choice of music and dance form but having an element of mismatch in it. The team Unanimity from Loyola Degree College won the first prize for their performance to an Indian song through a hip hop dance form. A prize money of Rs.5000 was awarded to the winning team. The second prize was bagged by The Dancing Divas from St. Francis College for their fusion of Kathak, Bharatanatyam and Flamenco dance for Bollywood music. Teams from colleges like ROOTS, Wesley and Government Women’s College put up a good show as well.

The efforts of the volunteers and organizing committee paid off well when the event ran smoothly and impeccably and proved to be one of the best events of the fest. The Auditorium was packed throughout the competition, cheering and enjoying each performance. SMILE, the organizing club also took an initiative to promote IGNITE, their educational project for

the underprivileged through this platform, thus adding a touch of social responsibility to this fun-filled event.

Zeitgeist event - Brain Freeze

Zeitgeist, the mass communication club organised a debate competition- Brain Freeze. However, unlike main stream debating competitions, the club decided to cater to every student’s interests. The topics were based on recent trends in everything ranging from pop culture to social reforms which struck a chord with every student in the crowd.

The competition was judged by two volunteers from “Voice for Girls” who put every contestant on a spot by asking them to shift their stands periodically but surprisingly enough all of them stood up to the ask and dutiful did what was asked of them

Thus, it churned out to be a satisfactory and eventful day not just for the members of the club but also for the participants as it helped them overcome their fears.

Rhetoric event - Spotlight

On the day of the fest, Rhetoric organised a mono acting competition. Mono acting means involving completely and making the audience to see the world through their eyes. There was great excitement for the event and it ended up with charming smiles filled with accomplishment. Firstly when rhetoric club decided upon the event, circulars were passed among the club members and volunteers. Duties were assigned accordingly by the president of the club. As the promoters did a well job there were 15 + participants registered for the event. Mr. Akshat Ajay Sharma and Nagasarth P who are well known for their works in filmography were the judges. 10 topics were given on spot and the participants had good time for preparation. All the participants gave their best and impressed everyone.

The guests shared few of their experiences and the event successfully ended.

Psycon event - Pitch Perfect

The Psycon club organised a group singing competition called 'Pitch Perfect'. The contestants were not allowed to use any instruments and were only to rely on their vocal prowess. Songs from the '90s era were chosen as the theme, allowing the students to reminisce about music from their childhood. The nostalgic mood had the audience singing along to their favourite tunes with the contestants. The event took place from one-thirty p.m. to three p.m. in the Capitanio Hall. Groups from Loyola College, Little Flower Degree Colllege and St. Francis College were declared the winners.

Fire event - Symphony

As part of Expressions 2k14, the Fire club ( dept of Economics) organized an event, 'Symphony' which conducted instrumental music competition inviting students from all colleges. Good number of students have taken part and showcased extremely fabulous talent

on stage that left the judges and audience awestruck. Symphony attained marvellous applause at the fest as it focused on extracting the hidden talents out of students. Ultimately, 'Symphony' stood out as a huge success and was super fun.

La Fiesta event - Lit-o-Mania

La Fiesta the literary and Dramatics club of college organized Lit-O-Mania in Xpressions 2014. This was one of its kind event which was an amalgamation of Literature and Dramatics. It had three rounds, the first one being 'Word Maze' followed by a Literary Treasure Hunt and then 'Whats The Secene' (situation based acting).

The participants had to participate in pairs and after every round there was elimination. There were 5 times in the final round out of which two bagged the title of LITOMANIAC. The participants enjoyed the mad race to reach the title and expressed the desire of having it once again.

Quest Hour event - Karaoke

The History club, Quest hour organised "Karaoke Star" as a part of the Xpressions 2014 fest, Hunar. In karaoke, the participants are required to sing over instrumental songs while the lyrics are projected on the screen. Karaoke is definitely a fun platform for showcasing one's talent, and the response received was overwhelming. Participants from various colleges signed up and the number increased incredibly as the event progressed, to the point where no more could be accommodated. The contestants were judged on their pitch, tune and their sync to the displayed lyrics. The event started off with the HOD of History, Dr. Uma Joseph addressing the assembled audience. As the competition commenced, right off the bat it became apparent the sheer amount of talent in the room. In addition, the contestants were sincere in their performance.

The highlight of the event was undoubtedly a performance by our very own teacher of the department of English, Dr. Sunita who sang a rendition of 'Yeh Ishq hai' to an ecstatic, cheering crowd. What made 'Karaoke Star' an undeniably huge success, wasn't just the flood of enthusiastic participants. It was the Quest Hour Club's efficient teamwork that the event was carried out without a hitch.

Tweet A Tale Competition LA Fiesta, the literary and dramatics club of college organized an online competition, “Tweet A Tale” from 12th August to 15th August, 2014. Students were asked to write a tale in 150 characters / letters on ‘CHANGE’. The word ‘change’ has to be used in the tale. Participants were given a mail id where they can send their ‘tweets’. The tweets were judged by Dr Reena Dewan, from Department of English, St. Francis. Lis Sanya Alexander from BA

2A(M) won the competition. The top 15 tweets were posted on the Facebook page and are given below.

At the end of the competition everyone realized that one word brought in different perspectives of different people. While some gave a patriotic angle to their point of view, others gave an emotional angle and few a dramatic angle. One single word brought a change in the way we think about our surroundings.

It was a program that involved nearly a month's preparation and began with a brain storming session of discussion and planning followed by the division of work into different tasks of printing tickets, brochures, posters to the publicity of the event and finally concluded with decorating the college for the big day. There were, also, several commercial and food stalls booked to complement the huge event.

On 26th, the first rays of the sun glittered the entire college blessed with brightness and beauty. Gradually the students of 100 invited colleges of the city started to pour in making Uma Nagar one of the busiest spots of the city. The program began with the inaugural function and an address by the Principal Dr. Sr. Alphonsa Vattoly. After which various events where conducted by the different clubs in the allotted venues. There was active participation of students from different colleges who later gathered for a break during the lunch to rock and roll with a band performance. In the evening there was a highlight performance by the students of St. Francis and the day ended with the valedictory function, with winners being awarded prizes and participants taking back home a wonderful experience.

Thus, came to an end the big day of the arts group of the college with the students of the group in all thanks to the principal, co-ordinators and staff members of the department to have added a cherishing experience to the memories of their college life and with the hope to resume in bigger and newer form the next year, 2015.

Arts

THE FINAL REPORT-Telugu department activities Department of Telugu conducted several Telugu activities under the name of " HARIVILLU " a Telugu literary and cultural club,which was established by the Department of Telugu in the year of 2010. 380 students of various streams participated in Telugu essay writing,short story, poetry writing, poetry recitation, 'sahiti antyakshari', folk dance,Telugu drama competitions in the month of September, 2015. The entire college staff and students enjoyed by tasting the special food items like Garelu, Avadlu, Ariselu,Jantikalu, Poota Rekulu, Pulihara, Poornam, Boorelu, Sunni undalu,Ravva laddlu,Bobbatlu,and many more items which were cooked and sold by Telugu students in order to raise fund for the " Gold Medal " which is going to be awarded during the college day celebration particularly to student who scored highest marks in Telugu subject. The Telugu Dept has presented the cheque of 25,000/- to the college management towards this initiative. The First prize winners of " Silence Please" Telugu drama writen by "Shankaramanchi Pardhasaradhi' was appreciated by the famous film actor C.V.L. Narasimha Rao. And Editor of Nemaleeka Nelavanka patrika who came as judges. Most awaited celabration - Telugu dinostava vedukalu had happend on 26.11.2015.The Chairman of Global Hospital Dr.Sri K.Ratnakar garu was invited as Chief guest. Principal Dr.Sr christien and vice principal sr. sandra witnessed this function.The prize winning folk dances and drama were presented by the students.The prize winners of several Telugu activities were awarded prizes by Dr.Ratnaker. The Dubbing show presented by the student dubbing artists received a good response from the audience. The Teachers literary and cultural club" Poorna Koumudi" which was established by second language department (Telugu,Sanskrit,Hindi and French) was inaguarated by Principal Sr Christine and Dr. K.Ratnakar. Teaching and Non-teaching staff will present cultural and litarary activites in this club. The Telugu dept had also started an IDE course - 'Telugu dubbing' in this year 2015 with successful participation from students of all the streams.The Department also organized a Telugu Dubbing Crash Course for lecturers of St.Francis for 3 days in the college which saw great participation from 30 lecturers from all the streams. Also, every year the Telugu dept is releasing a magazine named 'Kadambam' which includes articles from the staff, non-teaching and students on varied topics. This year the magazine has been released on 31st March by the Principal Sr Christine. All said and done, it can be said that the term 2015-2016 has been a very interesting and eventful year for the Telugu department. - Kriti Samidi

English Department

On Friday, August 7th, La Fiesta organised it's first event, a theatre workshop conducted by Mr. R K Shenoy of Dramanon. This workshopwas open to all the girls in college and was met with quite an overwhelming response. The workshop started off with Shenoy Sir explaining to us how theatre is an art, an art you create for no one else but yourself. He went on to explain what acting is and taught us the basic skill set required for it. To make us comprehend this art better, he resorted to some innovative exercises which left the entire room bubbling with energy. The exercise he used to close the workshop was a favourite amongst the girls and left us with a meditative calmness. Overall, the workshop was very intellectually stimulating and left most of us with an amazing memory to take away from it. The first of many great events to be organised by La Fiesta! - Maithri BA-1A(M) 151019 LA FIESTA CLUB REPORT

As another academic year comes to a close, club La Fiesta, the literary club and the Mosaic Drama club consistently put forth various activities throughout the academic year 2015-16 and ensured the participation of various students from all the streams of the college.

TWEET A TALE- No sooner did the academic year begin than team La fiesta was up and about. An online contest ‘Tweet-A-Tale’ was conducted for all the students of the college, which saw entries which were creative, interesting and out of the box. The contest was challenging which aimed to churn out the creative juices of the participants using a set number of 150 characters.

THEATRE WORKSHOP - Theatre is the art of looking at ourselves. A theatre workshop ensued soon after the online contest for all the budding theatre enthusiasts in the college on the 7th of July 2015. Before the workshop commenced, a short ceremony of distributing badges to the cabinet members was held. After which, Mr R.K Shenoy, founder of ‘Dramanon’ and an eminent theatre artist began the workshop which focused on the basics of acting on stage like, body movements, facial expressions, voice modulation, and various other stage requirements. The workshop had highly motivated students’ undue attention and participation.

LITERARY QUIZ- A literary quiz followed suit in the month of August which witnessed the participation of around 20 teams. The questions ranged from general knowledge questions to names of authors and their publications to video clippings of the students’ favourite sitcoms and TV series. Excitement was large writ on the faces of the participants and they scoured their brains for the right answer.

THEATRE - The Mosaic Drama club represented St Francis College for Women with the play, ‘The Implications of Murdering Hitler’, at the state level theatre competition ‘S.k.it.S’ organised by Dramanon. Out of 34 entries, 21 had been selected to perform, ours being one of them. We

took pride in the fact that among all the contestants we were the youngest group whereas all the other groups were professionals in the field of theatre. The play won several accolades from the audience and other participants.

RANGMANCH- The Mosaic Drama club conducted the first Inter- college street play competition, ‘RANGMANCH’ on the 18th of December. Colleges from across Hyderabad registered to be a part of this event. Mr. R.K Shenoy, co-founder of Dramanon and HarikaVedula, who is also a part of Dramanon, graced the event with their presence as the judges for the day. The event kick-started with the nationally appreciated street play, ‘Lifeline’ by the students of St.Francis which throws light upon the increasing suicidal tendencies in the youth today and how to curb this problem, which enthralled the audience. Colleges like St.Ann’s, St.Mary’s and others showcased their talent through various plays like, ‘Log Kya Kahenge’, ‘Logon ki Soch’ and ‘LGBT’, which gave out strong messages about women empowerment, gender discrimination and the fight for gay rights, which had the audience applauding in awe.

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP - A creative writing workshop was conducted by Mr Vineet Bhatt the author of fiction 'Rear view mirror’ in the month of February 2016. A session where he enlisted different creative writing ideas and elaborated on topics like, skills of writer, responsibility of writer, aspects of literary works, writing tips, writing styles etc and discussed at length the significance of writing to produce legacy as a standard for others to follow. The author also termed rejection as a driving force for writing effectively. It was an interactive session which was punctuated by questions from both the students’ end and the author’s end.

WRITING COMPETITION – A literary club is incomplete without conducting an essay, poetry and short- story writing competition. It was conducted on February 29th with students competing from various streams in the college.

READING COMPETTION - The final event for the year was the Reading competition conducted for the students of Literature of all the three years. The students were given the choice to pick a play/poem or a prose text of their choice and read it on the stage with appropriate props and costumes. The contestants were judged on the basis of their interpretation of the text, voice modulation and other aspects. The performances were enthralling which captivated the attention of the audience at length.

In addition to the activities conducted in the college, La Fiesta kept up its online game on par. Several initiatives were taken to tap the hidden literary talent among the students of the college by providing them with the parallel platform of the internet. After ‘Tweet-a-tale’, various other online activities ensued. Some of the activities conducted were, ‘Name-O-nama’, an online book-naming contest. The first-ever online literary fest of the college, “Penchant 1.0’ was conducted which included competitions like, Caption writing, Story writing, jumbled words from the world of Literature. ‘WEE-Q-LY’ was another online contest which posed questions that

challenged the literary quotient of the students. Various trivia from the world of literature was posted regularly on the Facebook page.

“The feeling is less like an ending than just another starting point.” The club put its best foot forward by ensuring that various events be held in the academic year. It only hopes to come up with more innovative and amusing activities in the coming years, both online and on campus to help literary enthusiasts explore the world of Literature.

And that’s a wrap!

Cheers,

Team La fiesta.

RANGMANCH

-SoumyaniGhoshal The Mosaic Drama club, department of English organized an Inter- college street play competition, ‘RANGMANCH’on the 18th of December which was sponsored by Airtel. Colleges from across Hyderabad registered to be a part of this event. Mr. R.K Shenoy, co-founderof Dramanon and HarikaVedula, who is also a part of Dramanon, graced the event with their presence as the judges for the day. The event kick-started with the nationally appreciated street play, ‘Lifeline’ by the students of St.Francis which throws light upon the increasing suicidal tendencies in the youth today and how to curb this problem, which enthralled the audience. Colleges like St.Ann’s, St.Mary’s and others showcased their talent through various plays like, ‘Log KyaKahenge’, ‘Logon kiSoch’ and ‘LGBT’, which gave out strong messages about women empowerment, gender discrimination and the fight for gay rights, which had the audience applauding in awe.

Rangmanch provides the students with a platform where they can voice out their opinions and ideas through the medium of plays and bring out the best in them. After a rather daunting task for the judges, St.Ann’s was adjudged the runners up for their amazing piece on women empowerment and the group from St .Francis college from the B.Scstream bagged the winning trophy for their captivating script and mesmerizing performance on gender discrimination.The event came to an end with Mr. Shenoy’s inspiring speech acknowledging the efforts of the students and of the college, urging them to continue providing them with this gravitating platform for the consecutive years. Trophies and participation certificates were given away as a token of appreciation.

Rangmanch was an honest endeavor by the Mosaic team guided by Mrs.ReenaDewan, Dept. of English to make it a grand success.

Department of Mass Communication

FIRST CUT 2016

The Department of Mass Communication (PG) organized First Cut, a National Film Festival on February 5th, 2016 in Gerosa Hall of St. Francis College. Director of Gabbar Singh, Mr. Harish Shanker and the Director of Run Raja Run, Mr. Sujeet were the chief guests. Other guests who graced the occasion with their presence were Chetan Cheenu, Tharun Bhaskar Dhaassyam and Vijay Devarkonda.

The fest was declared open after the speeches by Principal, Dr. Sr. Christine Fernandes and HoD Dr. Anitha Kaluvoya. After the welcome dance, documentaries, short films and PSA’s submitted by participants from all over the country, including Bangalore, Delhi and Ranchi to name a few were screened. Apart from the film screening, various other competitions were held, including Walk like a Star, On-Spot Photography and Content Writing, and pre-held competitions such as Ad-Mad and Dubsmash. The event ended as a huge success.

Department of Social Management

On 15th September 2015 BA Ist year students were instrumental in putting up a Social Exhibition titled “Umeedho Ka Mela.” They was a varied display of models, charts, puppet shows, role plays, documentaries etc on various social issues and the role of social managers. Dr(Sr) Christine Fernandes inaugurated the Exhibition. Around 2000 students visited and benefitted from the same.

On 30th September an Essay writing competition was held on the topic “She Teams- The Need of the Hour” around 58 entries were received. On 22nd September 2015 the SMILE Club office bearers executed their leadership skills by handling two events at the annual College fest titled for the year 2015 “Escape Reloaded”. On 21st January 2016 “Quizathon” an annual quiz contest was held by the club. The response was very encouraging. However after many rounds of filtration only 15 groups could qualify for the finals. This event enabled the student organizers to learn the art of quizzing. On 2nd March 2016 the SMILE Club took up the initiative of doing the backdrop for the Valedictory Function of the Expressions club. During the same event the SMILE Club presented a cheque worth Rs. 25,000/- to the two girl children Arathi Joy and Lilly for their educational needs under Ignite – a KG to PG Scheme as part of the outreach initiative of the club.

The Department of Management studies, St. Francis College for Women held its first national management fest titled Hyperion- Meet the King Maker on Feb 26th and 27th 2015. The entire fest revolved around TV shows and movies. There were 6 local teams and 3 national teams who participated in the two day management fest, who were put through a lot of challenges and finally had become the ‘King Maker’. Hyperion 2015 was inaugurated with an inspiring talk by our honourable chief guest, Mr. V. Srinivas Rao, who is currently the president of NextGen Leaders. The participants were tested on core business areas like Marketing, Human Resources and Finance. In addition to it “Business-Quiz”, “Entrepreneurial Development” and “the Best Manager” were also components of the Ev

ent.

Impossible Mission Force - Best Manager- It’s not just brains that make up a best manager but also the brawns .This portfolio consisted of 10 events, which saw participants bringing out the best in them in all aspects of Management be it HR, FInance, Marketing etc. In ‘Messed up minds’ they were tested upon their behavioural traits while dealing with subordinates and their decision making with the help of some case studies. Through ‘Talking Heads’ the participants were judged on their communication and convincing ability. ‘Nouvelle’ where they showcased their creative side and ‘What’s in Vegas’ tested on their resource optimization and profit maximization skills through bidding slots for their TV shows’. The manager in each one of them was brought out as they displayed their theoretical, practical, analytical as well as physical skills. Finder-Spyder- the Business Quiz, consisted of 14 events where quizzers were tested of their knowledge of the market and the current affairs. The participants enthusiastically put their thinking caps on and came forward for these events, where they had to explore their knowledge, pick up clues, connect broken pieces, and nonetheless be alert and quick. It was a fun and challenging and very innovative and informative according to the participants. The Lightman Group- the Marketing event consisted of five events. The participants had to use their creative skills to tackle the market. Their events ‘Time is money’- where they had to bid for time rather than money, ‘Pitch Perfect’ where they had to come up with new promotion strategies like comic strips in newspapers, ‘Big Box Theory’- teams had to make two products that would represent their journey during the two days of the marketing events, They had to come with strategies to satisfy customers of Air India with the help of a case study and had to go through a gruesome rebuttal. The events were highly appreciated by all the teams and at the end of the two days; they said they were not only exhausted because of the stress of every event but also enlightened. Gringotts- the Finance event, consisting of 5 events proved that numbers aren’t boring. Completely new, exciting events were held this year instead of the regular case studies, quizzes, balance sheet solving etc, because finance is way beyond the usual. In their first event the participants had to rate two companies and invest in one of the companies based on their rating. They experienced virtual stocking and found this round to be a fun and interesting way of learning how the actual stock market works. Through case studies they were judged upon their perception of dealing with the financial crisis. The last event ‘Mad Money’ where the participants were given a situation based on which they had to select their investments carefully. The Shield- the Human Resource event, consisting of 5 events, put the teams to grilling tests and majority of participants emerged victorious. The first event ‘Pretty little liars’ consisted of case studies. ‘Bazinga’ required the participants to come up with an organizational structure for a company with the help of cards with different number of stars on it and a picture of an animal, which were given to the participants. The participants were then tested on their negotiation skills, draft their resumes and face a rebuttal from the judges based on their resumes. The final event ‘Sherlock’ was a game of treasure hunt and charades of HR clues, which the participants thoroughly enjoyed.

Stark Enterprises- Entrepreneurial Development, consisted of 6 events. ‘Billy on the Street’, their first event required the participants to conduct a survey in the college and come up with a product which satisfied the student needs. ‘Shark Tank’ which was a continuation of the first event, where the participants had to face questions from the panel. ‘Amazing Race’ where they had to market their products and get orders from the customers and deliver the products directly or indirectly through agents. In ‘Swadesh’ the participants had to come up with Desi solutions and ‘Inception’ where the participants had to come up with a solution for a given situational problem.

Each event was designed such that the participants were given an opportunity to use their abilities,

understand and enhance their skills in the respective fields chosen. The fest garnered a marvellous response

from the participant teams who gave words of appreciation like “bigger and better than last year”, “best fest of

the year”, “proud to be associated with a fest like this”. The management and students who organized the fest

were elated with the response they received. The junior students of the department were highly inspired to

match up to the level and promise to maintain the standard set by Crescentia in the years to come.

The GITAM Inter Collegiate Management and Cultural Fest 2014 gave us a memorable closure to

2014. Nikita Rachel, Mythreyi Velluri, Sruthee Balasubramaniam, Aishwarya Ranade and Akanksha

Nathany participated in the business quiz ranging from business to current affairs and sports to

world geography. After five gruelling rounds the team from St Francis bagged the second prize.

The debate was extempore with only a few minutes of preparation time. Nikita Rachel, Mriga

Bhasin, Kirthi Abburi, Priyanka Agarwal and Y. Mounica won the debate competition on "Poverty

gives rise to corruption.”

Primicerius

Primicerius gave the students of BMS an excellent opportunity to compete and match their

talents. The theme Medieval Ages and the related tasks were very refreshing. They enacted the

group task in front of a student audience and our students depicted the issue of violence against

women like domestic violence, female foeticide etc. The act was set against a background of the

song o re chiraiya, and a painting of a crying face with hands coming together to wipe away the

tears. The painting was painted live before the audience itself. The team from St. Francis was

declared as the 'Overall Winner'.

Tanya Bahl and Aashritha Sagar - Marketing, Nikita Rachel and Mythreyi Velluri - Business Quiz,

Avantika Maddi and Shresha Surana - Human Resources.

ESPIRIT!

- Experience is something that makes the difference.

The fest held by Christ University proved to be a great experience and a good learning ground for the students

of BMS.

It was all about the pressure and the practical application of their knowledge. It was a mix of amazing fun and

learning. This experience not only increased their knowledge but gave them a chance to meet new people learn

better about their strengths and weaknesses, taught them time management skills, and how to work as a team.

Competing with other colleges and working under pressure made the fest even better.

by Shravya Githika- BMS 2

Atharva

While all of us very busy participating in the activities within college, the students of BMS 1 and B. Voc. took

pride in participating in Atharv, the IIM Indore fest. Not only did they participate but they also kept the college

flag flying high by winning quite a few events. It was a fiesta laced with the finesse of management events and

the craze of cultural events.

The two flagship events, Game of Shadows won by Ruchi Agarwal and Pragnya - The Business Quiz, won

byAkanksha Nathany were the highlights of the fest. The students also participated in the MUN which lasted

for two days, representing various countries, debating on various political issues. Atharv was truly an

enriching experience for all of them.

by Akanksha Nathany- BMS 1

Staff as Participants

BMS does not restrict itself to hard core management and academic activities. On the

occasion of Teachers Day, the department of BMS conducted an activity for all the

teaching staff of all departments in the college. The ‘Best out of waste’ activity showed us

all how creative all our teachers can get. The event was judged by Sr. Bridgette and Sr.

Jane Mary. It was an engaging and a fun filled activity that rejuvenated the spirits of the

teachers.

As a part of the Christmas celebration, the students of BMS conducted a fun event on

17th December, 2014, for all the non-teaching staff where each and every participant

enjoyed making the best out of waste. Since it was christmas, they had to make anything

related to the festival, out of whatever waste they were given

like santa gifts, christmastree, décor items, snow man and many more. It was a

memorable day to all and was well appreciated by the non-teaching staff.

BMS

BMS

Busy as Bees- Arista Activities for the Academic Year 2016 Cultural Week The cultural week was filled with loads of fun, learning and excitement. The various rounds which took place were “Frame Your Dream” which was based on the theme 'India in 2020. Here the participants had to depict their dream through a picture using origami, clay molding, collage making, sketching and painting. “Ship wreck” which was the other event has the participants trying to save themselves from sinking into water as the ship was plummeting. Each participant had to convince the judge in a famous personality's style to save him or her instead of the rest of the passengers. The events required the participants to be both creative as well as strategic

NATIONAL MANAGEMENT FEST - CYPHER 2017

On 11th and 12th of January 2017, the team at Arista- student club, department of BMS, executed its dream project for the academic year 2016-17 – The Annual National Management fest Cypher-The Internet of Things.The management fest conducted by the club is recognized as one of its kind in the twin cities. The two day national management fest witnessed teams from various colleges across major cities.

Events were conducted across various portfolios including Human Resources (Ampersand), Finance (Asterisk), Marketing (Octothorpe), Entrepreneurship Development (Indicateur), Business Quiz (Cryptobots) and Best Manager (Ellipsis). Five events were conducted under each portfolio for two days of the fest. The participants were also given preliminary and overnight tasks to keep it more challenging and exciting. This year, the theme was centered on internet culture, the world of virtual reality and the much talked about concept: IoT (Internet of Things). Three teams from Christ University, Bangalore, one from Loyola, Chennai were the colleges from other states apart from the colleges from within the city. From real time elevator pitching, to events on artificial intelligence to character based stress round – every portfolio event stood proved itself to be a challenging as well as unique learning experience.

Team Linux shield from Bhavans’ Vivekananda College was also awarded a special recognition award for being very consistent in their performance and the overall trophy was won by Team Norman from the Department of Management Studies team from Christ University, Bangalore. The group task trophy was won by the team from Loyola College,Chennai for being the

best performers in the group tasks.

Ms.Ashna Mehta, BMS III

Sci-Fi Tambola(An elemental twist to Tambola) Chemistry Dept Chemistry Idol Chemistry Dept "Surveygana-2.0"(Statistics Dept,) Statistics Genius Statistics Dept Statstempore Statistics Dept Maze Runner Statistics Dept

2015-16 Spellbound

Spectrum 2015-16

"Escape Reloaded"

Skirex Spectrum 2015-16

Wild goose chase Spectrum 2015-16

Friendship compatibility test Spectrum 2015-16

"Surveygana-1.0" Quiz Strata Hangman Strata Picture identification Strata Treasure hunt Strata Memory Game Strata Design a Robot Computer dept E-Rakhi (Decoration) Electronics dept

2014-15 "Constellation-'14"

9 Events Spectrum-,14 "Glee-'14" Eureka(Live Demo) Spectrum-,14 Enigma(3D Models) Spectrum-,14 Chemistry Idol Chemistry Dept Make a Robot (Zonal level) Electronics Dept

2013-14 "Spectrum"

Quiz Spectrum 2013-14

Debate Spectrum 2013-14

Group Discussion Spectrum 2013-14

"Prakriti"(To spread conscious about food & health) Dog-in-the-bone Spectrum 2013-

14

Tug-of-war Spectrum 2013-14

"Aura"

Reap it Spectrum 2013-14

Collage Spectrum 2013-14

"Celebrate-14"(In collaboration with Arts club"Expression)

Chase the Cheese Spectrum 2013-14

Adapt a tune Spectrum 2013-14

"Cerebrate" Puzzle Hunt Maths Dept Silver Jubilee Fest Quiz Silver Jubilee Quiz cross Photo editing on mobile Logo designing Group discussion Web designing Encrypt-Decrypt Code debug Ad Mad Crossword Memory game

2012-13 "Constellation-12" Quiz Spectrum Theme Dance Spectrum Power Point Presentation Spectrum

Just a minute(JAM) Spectrum

Treasure Hunt Spectrum

Origami Spectrum

Plate Master Spectrum

Chemical Thambola Spectrum

Scientific Lyricist Spectrum

Quiz Maths

Poster Presentation Maths

Quiz Botany

On the occasion of COP-11 Summit( Different Clubs)

Essay Writing Prakriti

Debate Prakriti

Drawing Prakriti

Seminar Prakriti

Quiz Prakriti

College Cultural /Sports Activities

2016-17

FRESHER’S DAY (UG) - A DAY TO REMEMBER “To make an end is to make a new beginning” quoted T S Eliot. With this thought in our mind each one of us eagerly waited for the fresher’s day which was held on 3 rd July 2015. The theme given to us was VIBGYOR which indicated the beautiful colors of a rainbow. Finally the day had arrived and every around seemed so beautiful and colorful. With mixed feelings of anxiety and excitement in our heart we took our seats and waited for the show to begin. Beginning with prayer, followed by various cultural programs such as dance, music and drama it was such a delight to watch our seniors perform for us. We were made aware about the rules and regulations of the college along with various fun filled activities coming for us. The miss fresher’s contest was one among the highlights of the show hosted by our seniors in Hyderabadi style with lots of dance music and comedy forming a party of it. Finally the day came to an end with everyone clicking pictures, interacting with people, making new friends and carrying home lots of beautiful memories. This day indeed turned out to be a memorable one for every student at the fresher’s party in different ways and will be cherished forever.

Shrusti Harsh B com 1 IPP

Fresher’s Day (PG)

On July 17, 2015(Friday) the PG students of St. Francis College enthusiastically greeted another generation of the college. The program began at 12:30 pm in the auditorium with a welcome dance. A few words of motivation were delivered by the principal Dr. Sr. Christine Fernandez.

Following the theme “Royal”, freshers came dressed in elegant sarees for the Ms. Fresher’s contest. The judges for the contest were Ms. Juhi, an established model and Ms. Poonam who was an event organizer.

The contest was won by Ms. Alakananda, a student of Mass Comm. Ms.Sherly Teresa(1st Runner up) Ms. Swathi Singh (2nd Runner up). Students of all the departments welcomed the freshers with various dance performances. The program ended by 2:00pm

Dinika Jain

MA II

Celebration of Library Day

To regard the wealth of our college we started to celebrate National Library Day from the

year 2012 onwards. Library day marks the birthday of S.R.Ranganathan, who had spread library

development in india.Shiyali Ramanvita Ranganathan is considered to be the father of Library

Science, Documentation and Information Science in India.

Library day is celebrated on 14th August

2015. Dr.Prof. Vishwa Mohan Head of the

Dept. of Osmania University was the chief

guest who honored the occasion.

In this context we conducted various activities for Teaching staff and students like Quiz, Quote writing, Drawing Competitions. And also a competition to recognize the staff and students of both UG and PG who have

utilized the college library to the maximum. And there was a books exhibition for all students and staff.

Teaching & Non-Teaching Staff Competitions:

COMPETITIONS

The 69th Independence Day

The 69th Independence day was celebrated with great zeal and patriotism in our college. Patriotism was in the air as everyone was dressed in white traditional attire. The celebrations started off with the unfurling of the national flag by respected Principal Dr.Sr. Christine Fernandes. Then, a torch was lit as we pledged to work to end social evils like corruption and gender bias and we had a torch relay. The NCC,NSS,Sports students led the March past.

The choir stirred up the spirit of patriotism with a wonderful rendition of patriotic songs. The programme concluded

with an energetic

dance performance to a medley of patriotic songs by the students.

G.Sushma Romila Grace, B.A

EXPRESSIONS FEST – ESCAPE RELOADED

St. Francis College for Women hosted its annual Intra- College Cultural Fest ESCAPE Reloaded on the 22nd September, 2015. It was a delight to see all the clubs of the college under Expressions: Spectrum, Cofee, Arista, Prakriti and the E-Cell come together to host a spectacular show. The students of the college all geared up to organise and participate in the fest which had events not just for the students but fun activities lined up for the staff of the college as well.

The Inaugural ceremony saw students, teachers and reporters from the media in large numbers who awaited eagerly for the Chief guest, Akhil Akkineni. The students cheered and waved to the young debutant of the Tollywood Industry who greeted the crowd and expressed great joy to relive his college days as part of being a chief guest in an all girls college. He posed with the girls for selfies and said that he would love to visit the

college any day again. After the Inaugural there were a line of events ranging from Walk like a celebrity, Dance events, Scirex, Bhaag Francis Bhaag, Table No.21, Nature Bucket List Challenge, The Wild Goose Chase, Game of the Throne, Mock Market, The Amazing Race, Action Replay and

many more events.

With feet tapping music and entertaining performers, the day was a fabulous one. The event came to an end with the Valedictory that was graced by an ex-student and Tollywood actress Tejaswi Madiwada who gave out the prizes to the winners of the day and was ectastic about returning to her college in her celebrity status.

The fest turned out to be a first of its kind, an occasion for Francisians to take the day off only for entertainment and fun. It was also a proud moment for the faculty coordinators to see their students work together to put up a successful and a spectacular show.

Fronia Priscilla

B.A III A (M)

XPRESSIONS 2015-2016 - Student Report To lead Expressions as a student President has been a task, a task of victory, strength, courage and teamwork. I would rather say, its been a journey of responsibility and passion. This is an annual arts fest which aims at providing a platform for students to explore their opportunities and outshine their interests. In academic year 2015-2016 Expressions was part of ESCAPE RELOADED, which was an intra –college fest, a collaboration of all departments of St.Francis college. Here a student irrespective of his s stream of study, could participate based on his skills and interest. The theme of Expressions 2015-2016 was "Awake, aspire and acknowledge" The strength and power of Expressions lies in its nine clubs which represent each department under arts. La Fiesta- Literature Chanakya-Public Administration Rhetoric- Political science Smile- Social management Harivillu- Telugu Psycon- Psychology Fire- Economics Quest hour- History zeitgeist- Mass communication.

All these nine clubs conduct activities and events all year through which students participate and gain experience. The success and hardwork behind Expressions is supported by the faculty coordinators who lead it-This year Expressions performed the herculean task of co-ordinating events under the able guidance of Ms. Reena Dewan and Ms. Haritha of the Department of English. Dr Reena Deewan and Mrs.Harita from the English department, St.Francis college for women. - Karishma Asoodani, Student President - Xpressions 2015-2016

XPRESSIONS 2015-2016 - Student Report To lead Expressions as a student President has been a task, a task of victory, strength, courage and teamwork. I would rather say, its been a journey of responsibility and passion. This is an annual arts fest which aims at providing a platform for students to explore their opportunities and outshine their interests. In academic year 2015-2016 Expressions was part of ESCAPE RELOADED, which was an intra –college fest, a collaboration of all departments of St.Francis college. Here a student irrespective of his s stream of study, could participate based on his skills and interest. The theme of Expressions 2015-2016 was "Awake, aspire and acknowledge" The strength and power of Expressions lies in its nine clubs which represent each department under arts. La Fiesta- Literature Chanakya-Public Administration Rhetoric- Political science Smile- Social management Harivillu- Telugu Psycon- Psychology Fire- Economics Quest hour- History zeitgeist- Mass communication. All these nine clubs conduct activities and events all year through which students participate and gain experience. The success and hardwork behind Expressions is supported by the faculty coordinators who lead it-This year Expressions performed the herculean task of co-ordinating events under the able guidance of Ms. Reena Dewan and Ms. Haritha of the Department of English. Dr Reena Deewan and Mrs.Harita from the English department, St.Francis college for women. - Karishma Asoodani, Student President - Xpressions 2015-2016

67 th Republic Day Celebrations 26 January 2016

Cultural dance on Dance forms of different states performed for Sr.Joan Lescinski,President ,St.Ambrose University

International Women’s Day Celebration- 8th March, 2016

International Women's Day, is celebrated across different regions on March 8 every year, and so was it celebrated at St. Francis College too . In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women for their economic, political and social achievements.

The day was set apart to reiterate that a woman is the epitome of love, sacrifice, care, with the inborn ability to nurture life. ‘To sum up a woman completes life with man as the other half. Without her the circle is not complete .She fulfills various roles.

The International Women's Day theme for 2016 was "Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality". The anchors for the program

included Anitha Sibi and Tabitha Ramona. The anchors highlighted the significance of women in a very beautiful manner. The programme began with the lighting of the lamp and a prayer sung by the choir. The programme later continued with an introduction of the theme by Sr. Dorine Mendonca. Later, the program continued with a prayer by a group of sisters. There was then a Kuchipudi dance performed by two girls, which was remarkable, therefore. Later, there was a speech by Mrs. Anitha Sibi

which was followed by a speech by a student and our Principal Dr.Sr. Christine Fernandez . Ms. Chandana Chakraborthy who was the Chief Guest spoke of how the gender bias still continues in many ways and how women need to assert ourselves

wherever needed.

On the same day the college also bid farewell to Mrs. Geetha Anand, a faculty of the Department of Management Studies (UG) on the occasion of her superannuation. Later, there was a prize distribution ceremony.

Pratishtha Singhania,

B.Voc. I RMIT

Farewell Function

Farewell day for our final year students along with the Founded Prizes distribution was held on March 19th, 2016. An eagerly awaited event, the day in its totality was incredible. It was an extremely grand affair organised

by the management along with the Dean - Student Affairs and the

students of St. Francis College. It recognised the achievements of the students who are all set to be full-

fledged graduates all set to leave the portals of the college which had become their home since three years or more( for Post-graduate final years) . It was a kind of tribute to their efforts which made sure that the name St. Francis, takes

you to places and enables a perfect platform to kickstart a career or a vocation in

life.

The stage was beautifully decorated according to the theme for the event. It was set in a way whereby it could prioritize

the goal of the institution - ALATE – Wings to Fly( which mean)- Sky is the limit. The programme started at 10:30 A.M with a musical rendition by the choir and a beautiful welcome dance. Our

Principal, Sr. Christine Fernandes, expressed her happiness at the contribution of all the students and congratulated the graduating batch with best wishes for their bright future. The Dean – Academics, Ms. P.C Nirmala, presented the college report which was an amalgamation of the highlights of the ending academic year including the felicitation of the faculty with awards and acknowledgements ; as well as the reports of all the college

activities, trips, fests etc. It was a proud moment not only for the graduating batch, but also for the entire college as this was the time to extend warm gratitude for the contributions made over the past years.

After a heart warming performance by U.G 2nd years, the felicitation of the dignitaries along with the chief guest for the day – Dr. Sr. Laila Francis, former principal of St. Francis Junior College, took place. This was also the day on which the students who

excelled in their performances in all fields: academics, co – curricular, extra curricular, N.S.S, N.C.C, Sports etc were rewarded. The students were awarded gold medals for exceptional academic performances in each department followed by founded prizes, special recognition prizes, along with scholarships definitely boosted the morale of the prize winners and also inspired others to aim higher.One of the main events of the Farewell 2016 was the Ms.Francis competition. The 10 U.G and 6 P.G finalists rocked the stage with their mesmerising presence. They put the judges of both the talent hunt and the “Question & Answer” Round in a tough spot and pushed beyond the usual boundaries of talent . In the most literal sense, they proved that they had wings like everyone, but its just that they know how to use them better than the rest. The tough competition resulted in a nail biting wait both for the finalists as well as the audience. Only a stellar performance could have grabbed such attention from the audience. These events made the crowd go over-enthusiastic. The climax was when students cheered for their lecturers acting/dancing/performing on stage. The cultural events ended with a dance-drama dedicated to the seniors, in which was depicted their past-life in college( the last three years) that left them all emotional as they took a tour down their memory lane. The efforts paid off as the level of entertainment was at its peaks and so was the purpose

served and goal accomplished.

The suspense ended and cheers erupted in

the auditorium as soon as the results were announced, the winners were heartily cheered for and deservingly so. So with the event which witnessed such amazing performances, great words of wisdom and the ever lasting spirit of the Francisians will surely be memorable for all those who were a part of it. The vote of thanks followed by the national anthem completed the ceremony on a very cheerful and emotional note. In short, it left an indelible mark on all those present.

Ms. X. Stella Martina, Dean – Student

Affairs, Asst Prof, Dept of English.

COFEE REPORT

The Commerce Organisation for Emerging Entrepreneurs (COFEE) has always strived to provide a platform for students to potray their skills and talent. COFEE this year has a leap ahead in this initiative by adding another element of social responsibility. Several trips, seminars and events were organized inorder to spread awareness among our future leaders.

The timeline of COFEE this year was filled with knowledge, enthusiasm, creativity and a lot of fun.

‘All The World’s A Stage’, the line from Shakespeare’s ‘As You like It’ was the theme of the COFEE Investiture this year. The COFEE Investiture held on12th august, kick-started their journey. The new team took an oath to work diligently, to the best of their capabilities. The COFEE charter was introduced which included a list of new events that this year’s team wanted to accomplish. When our beloved principal took to the stage, she mentioned how she was expecting a lot from think she would be this year either. The Chief Guest for this event was Ajita Yogesh from Hamstech, who appreciated the events of team COFEE.

The cultural event was a dance which depicted that different stories from the world, happy or sad, are all linked together on one huge stage where everything co-exists.The cultural team lived up to their expectations and perfectly depicted the theme through mime and contemporary and ended the event on a high note. The Investiture raised the expectation levels of the faculty from Team COFEE for all the future events to be held by them.

MOOT COURT (17th September, 2014)

Moot Court Competition was conducted for B.Com students. Moot Court was the simulation of some remarkable and much learned case laws. The participants were judged by experts, Mr. Suresh Banala and Mrs. Sharmila Mannava, practicing lawyers. B.com (I) Professionals and B.Com (II) International Business were the winners

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT DAY (17th December, 2014) The Chief Guest for the event was Padmashree Award holder, Dr. Ananda Shankar Jayant who gave an inspirational speech about her journey. Further, there was extempore by the student role models of our college, Ms. Shravya and Ms. P. Naga Rani. Their heartwarming story about their hardships and their determination to walk past and above their obstacles motivated the students.

ARTHASHATRA (9th January, 2015)

COFEE organized ARTHASHASTRA with the theme “TRANSCENDENCE”-The Evolution of Commerce which had nearly 3000 students from 60 colleges. The Chief Guest was Smt. Rama Rajeshwari, DCP. The fest had a number of academic and non academic events. The campus was a livewire of excitement. The fest was a massive success and the department received great appreciation from everyone who witnessed the fest. Commerce Organisation for Emerging Entrepreneurs (COFEE) of St Francis College for women organizedARTHASHASTRA-2015 on 9th January at the college campus

The theme for the inter college fest was “TRANSCENDENCE”-the evolution of commerce. The fest had nearly 3000 students coming from 60 colleges. The event began with welcoming the Chief Guest Smt Rama Rajeshwari, DCP, Ms Rajeshwari appreciated the efforts taken up by the students and also was encouraging the girls to take up challenging tasks. Following that the Chief Guest and the Principal, Sr Alphonsa Vattoly, along with the commerce faculty inaugurated the theme floor. The theme floor was an exihbit of the digital evolution of commerce which was architected by the students themselves. The fest had a number of academic and non academic events which were in the lines of Finance, marketing communication skills, quiz and dance namely Empressa, Mercatido, ICON, The answer is 42, Bamboozle, Mr and Ms CEO and This is it. The campus was a livewire of excitement and music. Students of different colleges came forward and participated in the events. The event commenced with the valedictory function convened by the Guest of Honor, Mr Satya Pamula, Vice President of Integral Solutions PR. The vote of thanks was read by the COFEE President, Rumana Ahmed, marking the end to the colorful fest.

Commerce Got Talent

1. Commerce Girls win National Laurels at BEMUS-2016

Jubilant & successful students from the Department of Commerce who won First prize in Product Launch, Business Plan & Personality contests, third prize in Quiz and OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP for winning 4 out of the 6 competitions at BEMUS 2016, National level Commerce Fest, organized by Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada on September 20 and 21 2016. They competed with 20 colleges from across the country.

JCI Public Speaking Contest

The Finals of the contest was conducted at Hari Hara Kala Bhavan, Hyderabad on 17.9.2016. Out of the 22 girls selected at the prelims, 4 students of B. Com IH reached the Finals & Revathy won the First Prize & Shwetha was recognized as the Most Promising Speaker.

CMA UTSAV

This competition was conducted by the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India on 21.9.2016 at the Institute of Engineer- Hyderabad. Our students won 3 out of the 6 contests conducted.

1. Farheen (B. Com I IB), won the elocution Competition

2. Chetana & Nisha (B. Com III Marketing), won the Marketing Wizard contest

3. Vaishnavi (B. Com III IB) won the Talent Round

Josephiesta:Two students of M. Com I participated and won the First prize which included a Scholarship for Rs. 30,000, a trophy and certificates at the Finance event organized as part of St. Joseph’s annual fest. Students of B. Com participated and won at the inter-collegiate dance competition at the same event.

Various competitions round the year

The department strongly believes there is so much beyond books and written tests. At frequent intervals, various competitions are conducted not only to test the subject understanding but also to boost the enthusiasm of the students to get a hands on experience of the subjects that’s being taught in the class. The department club COFEE had organized Moot court, One day at Bank and Group Discussions for I, II and III years respectively. Moot Court tested the understanding of Business Law. The judges for the event were Mr. M.H.S Ansari, retired Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court and Mr. Asadulla Pasha, practicing law at Andhra Pradesh High Court. One

day at Bank tested the practicality of banking subject. The judges for this event were Mr. Rittesh Ragulapati, Principle Analyst at IndusInd Investment Bank and Mr. Karthik Nagabhushan, Regional head AP Mid-Corporate Banking at IndusInd bank. Group Discussion covered current affairs and general topics like Volunteering in India, Care for senior citizens and Health and Hygiene. Topics were given on the spot and Participants were allotted 1 minute time for thinking and 9 minutes for the whole discussion. The judges for the event were Mr. Manish Rai, a freelance advisor and a career development facilitator, Mrs. Mateen Ansari, who is passionate about spreading senior wellness with a Masters in the management of aging services, and Ms. Meghna Neelam, a senior HR manager at Genpact.

COFEE 2016 – 17

COFEE ACTIVITIES 2016 – 17

Investiture

World of Commerce

Mannequin Contest

One day at Bank

Moot Court

Group Discussion

Rural Connect

CSR

Arthashastra - The Resurgence

COFEE Guest Lecture

Vantage Release

Valedictory

Commerce

“COFEE” – Commerce Club Activities 2015 - 2016

“13 Activities to celebrate 13 Year old Club”

The commerce club “Commerce Organization For Emerging Entrepreneurs” (COFEE) had been highly energetic with their activities spread across the entire academic year with 13 activities coinciding with the 13th year of the Club. The activities were extremely varied ranging from hardcore academic activities that involved bringing the entrepreneurial talents, leadership abilities and the management skills to the human side of recognizing the responsibility towards not only fellow human but also poor animals. Along with these, the COFEE Social Outreach (CSO) activities were under taken. Academic activities like “Finance Fest “along with talent recognition in fine arts occupied the attention of the students. “All work

and no play makes jack a dull boy” -“COFEE 2015 -16” completely agrees with it and the COFEE Cricket League (CCL) organized the triangular series for the three years of B.Com students. The icing on the cake was “SAVE THE LAKE” a CSR activity of COFEE which initiated to ignite the responsibility of fellow youngsters across the twin cities of Hyderabad towards saving the Hussain Sagar Lake. The event was well attended and the Tourism department of Telangana state was absolutely impressed with the whole concept and came up with the title sponsorship of rupees one lakh.

Nirmal Toy Industry – 10.10.2015

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With the spirit of embracing and growing together, the senior students of St. Francis hosted the Fresher’s day Celebrations for the new comers of UG and PG courses on 7th July ,2017. It was an attempt to show the fun side of College and to introduce to the new comers, the values cherished at Francis and the vision of empowering young women.

The theme for the celebration this year was “Saavan” that is monsoon season or rains. Just as the rains wash away the old and bring rebirth to many, Francis aims at offering opportunities to learn, to grow and to bloom.

The Miss Fresher 2017- 18, contestants which included 15 participants (UG 10 and PG 5) mesmerized the audience with their wit, humour, personality and grace. Ms. Simran Choudhary- Femina Miss India Telangana 2017 Finalist and software engineer turned model and Ms. Srishti Vyakaranam as judges hosted the spirits of the contestants.The enthusiastic dance performances by the senior students entertained the crowd while they waited for the results. Ms. Shreya Viswani (UG) and Ms. Rishita Reddy (PG) were crowned as Ms. Fresher's. The other titles included Ms. Popular and Ms. Talented.

“Saavan 2017” - UG and PG FreSher’S day

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The Management showered its love and affection by felicitating seven of the silver Jubilarians both teaching and non-teaching for their successful 25 years of service rendered with sincere commitment to the institution. Staff & Students also expressed their gratitude through a meaningful cultural program.

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College Fest – “Yuvaflare 2017”

The much-awaited Francis fest "Yuvaflare" was a spectacular show enjoyed by both students and staff.Yuvaflare had it

all; dance, drama, food and fun! Tollywood celebrity actor Advi Sesh inaugurated the fest. Iconic villains ramp walk, battle of

mobs, cultural ramp walk, treasure hunt were some of the fun shows that kept the students and staff occupied throughout. L.V

Revanth, winner of Indian Idol 9 entertained the audience during the valedictory.All the main clubs of the college (Xpressions,

Arista, COFEE, Spectrum) came together for a wonderful experience.

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St. Francis celebrated the Independence Day with patriotism on 15th August 2017. The chief guest was Colonel P.G Vinod who hoisted the national flag, while the national anthem was sung with immense pride. The NCC, NSS and sports students performed the march past. With the national flag fluttering high in the air, the energetic studentsdanced to the tunes of various patriotic songs with bubbling enthusiasm. The celebrations concluded with the vote of thanks and a promise to work together towards the good of the nation.

Department of Library

On August 16th, the College celebrated the Library Day and the day also marked as the “Investiture of Shastr Club”. Active participation from the Students and staff in all the activities conducted by Library department added colours to the celebrations. Principal Dr. Sr. Christine Fernandes, inaugurated the club and motivated the students to use the library for their enrichment of knowledge.

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Various competitions were conducted for both staff and students as part of Library day competitions. Essay writing competition for teaching staff was conducted on 5th August 2017 on “E-Resources and their impact on Academics”. Interesting Competitions like “Whisper challenge” and “Treasure Hunt” were heldfor the students on 3rd September 2017. Enthusiastic Staff and Students took part in these competitions and won several prizes.

“Hearty Congratulations” to Ms. Usha Praveena - HOD Physics and Ms. Deepa Samuel - Assistant HOD, Department of Commerce, who received the “Best Paper Presentation” awards held by the Library Department.

On 3rd March 2018, the club proudly held COSPLAY for the teaching staff to bring out their creative and competitive side. The faculty of Mass Communication were the winners and the department of Bio Chemistry were the runners up.

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Dear teaching & non-teaching staff, this is our humble endeavour to recognize you in the presence of the students present here today. The Management remains grateful to every one of you for your enormous contribution to the growth and development of the students as well as the college. Some of you do it in a very big way, because of your loyalty and dedication to the institution. For you college is your second home. A big Thanks to those of you who have inserted yourself into the culture of St. Francis which beckons you not just to teach but to be a part of every aspect of life in college. You willingly go out of yourself, ready to spend all your energy; at times forgetting your own family at home and stay late in the evenings in college to see that you accomplish the responsibilities assigned to you. May God bless you dear teaching and non-teaching staff.

- Principal

Dr. Sr. Christine Fernandes

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The Teachers day was celebrated with much pomp and grandeur. The Management recognized the service of each and every staff both teaching and non-teaching. Also, special recognition prizes were conferred for the outstanding contributions made by the staff. The performance of students on stage exclusively for the teachers was indeed a treat to the eyes and showed their love and respect for their mentors.

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Regalo di Natale 2017 Francis Family celebrates the love of God, spirit of giving, spreading goodwill, warmth and generosity through various Natale activities in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Brother Anil Kumar and Dr.Benny Prasad graced the occasion with their spiritual and energetic presence.Festivities were marked by Inter College Carol singing, lighting of candles, exchange of gifts and greetings. Winners of various Intra and Inter College competitions were given prizes.

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Final year prayers – 10.3.2018: As the final year students get ready to step out of St. Francis, a special prayer session to seek God’s guidance and blessings. Principal, Dr. Sr. Christine addressed the gathering and made the prayer, while the students stood up with their lightened candles. Another special prayer was made by the Vice Principal, Sr. Sandra. FACE Club

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collaborated with the management in organizing this session.

Chief guest, Retired Brig. Henry Bhasker- Chief secretary advisor to Bank of India, was welcomed with the guard of honour. The parade commander was Senior under officer, Ravalika Silveri. The III-year contingent was headed by CDI (cadet), Ms. Kanishka Reddy and the II-year contingent was Lohitha Kanteti. Three cadets were awarded with ranks for their exemplary contribution to NCC. Laxmi Pradhan, Junior under officer, who participated in Republic Day parade at New Delhi, was awarded by rank of senior under officer. Cadet Pallavi and Cadet Suparna Menon were given the rank of Junior under officers. The colourful cultural performances by the students reflected the unity and harmony of our mother India. Founded prizes were also distributed to the students on that day.

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Being a Women’s College, St. Francis has always recognized the accomplishment of its women with great pride. This year, the women's cell of the college organized activities for students and staff to commemorate the International Women's day on 8th of March 2018. The activities began in the month of February and culminated with the prize distribution on 8th March2018. The competitions for students were “vegetable carving “and "Dressing up and presenting themselves as their favorite Indian women role model". It was a fun filled learning experience. The teaching and non-teaching staff were engaged in games that made them feel young in spirit. The prize winners were rewarded by the Principal, Dr. Sister Christine Fernandes. Chahat Bhandari and Shivangi Singhi of B. Voc I bagged the first prize for Vegetable carving followed by K. Priyanka and M. Joshita of B.Com I C. Ms. Shreya from BA I A andMs Aarti from B.Voc(RM& IT) won the first and second prize respectively for presenting themselves as their favorite role model. Among the teaching staff, it was Ms Sarita, Ms Surya, Ms A. Divya, Ms B. Lavanya, Ms. Rithu, Ms. Rajini. Ms. Vyashnavi and Ms. Jyoti who won the first prize. The first prize winning team from the non teaching staff was comprised of Ms. Sirisha, Ms Uma, Ms Maheshwari, MsAnuradgha, Ms Renuka and Ms Shobha. It was indeed a wonderful opportunity provided to the staff& students. Ms. Swaswati Majumdar

Farewell 2017 – 2018

The College held the Farewell for the UG and the PG students on 8th March 2018. The theme was “khwabon ke Parindey” which boosted the spirit of all the Francisians. An eagerly awaited event, the day in its totality was incredible. Principal, Dr. Sr. Christine Fernandes expressed her happiness for all the contributions of all students and wished them Good Luck for their bright

Here’s to the strong women of Francis #Incredibly Inspiring#

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future. Outgoing students wereemotional andexpressed their mixed feelings. Along with various cultural events, as usual the dance by the teaching staff stole the show. The winners of various titles were cheered by one and all.

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Associate NCC Officer, Lt. Marie Thomas was awarded the Deputy Director General Commendation Card as the Best ANO from Secunderabad Group. Hearty Congratulations Lt. Marie.

A global march supporting elephant and rhinos was conducted at KBR Park on 07thOctober, 2017 at 4 pm. The NCC wing of St. Francis Collegeparticipated in full force for the same. The rally was carried out to protest the production and sale of ivory products and rhino horn products. Cadets shouted slogans and held up posters protesting extinction and poaching of elephants and rhinos. Despite the heavy rain, the cadets did not back down but continued their march.

The NCC Wing, volunteered as scribes on 14th September 2017. A total of 25 cadets were nominated as Scribes for the Visually Handicapped / Cerebral Palsy/ Locomotor Disability candidates for the SSC Stenographer (Grade ‘C’ and ‘D’) Examination, 2017. Cadets accompanied their respective candidates and assisted them in the examination with regard to filling in details, reading out the question paper and marking the correct answers on the computer. Cadets were present for two examinations from 10:00 am – 12:40 and from 02:45 – 05:25 pm. They found it to be a valuable learning experience as they interacted with their candidates, understood the challenges faced by them and also understood the high calibre of these candidates.

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The NCC cadets of all three years, participated in the Isha Foundation led campaign for the conservation of rivers –“Rally for Rivers” on September 1st, 2017. The campaign poses the question – “What are we without water?” and sought to spread awareness about the dire state of our country’s rivers. 60 cadets volunteered in a peaceful rally all over the city of Hyderabad in order to get missed calls that count as votes to propose policy change to save our rivers. Cadets also campaigned for the same on college campus on September 7th, 2017 by wearing Rally for Rivers t-shirts, encouraging students to give a missed call to the number 80009.

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Anti-drug Rally by NCC cadets on 27th July 2017

THE ACHIEVERS

Cadet T Vineela of BSc II had attended the Republic Day Camp (RDC) from 24th August to 10th February. Her performance was well appreciated during the cultural phase.

Cadet Pratisha of BA II had been nominated based on her exemplary drill to march at the Local Republic Day Camp (LRDC) at the Parade grounds on the 26th of January

2018.

Cadet Lohita of BSc II had represented our college in the Special National Integration Camp (SNIC) held at Port Blair.

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Cadet Bernard of BSc II took part in the Rock Climbing Camp held at Gwalior (MP).

Cadet Sai Teja and Roshini of BSc II and BA II respectively had attended the National Integration Camp (NIC) at Jhansi (UP).

42 of our cadets had successfully completed the NCC C Certificate Examination in the year 2016-17 and also during the same year all the 31 cadets cleared the NCC B Certificate Examination.

As against 2-3 vacancies allotted for each unit during the most celebrated NCC day camp, our college was conferred with the onus privilege of fielding 10 cadets.

Each one of the cadet independently showcased their talents adding more shine and glitter to the zenith of our college. We Francisians will constantly strive to see that we are second to none!

Lt. Marie Thomas

International Yoga Day 21- 6- 2017 – All four units of NSS, took part in International Yoga day celebrations held at L.B. Stadium from 4pm to 9pm. The event was organised by Heartfulness Institute in collaboration with Osmania University NSS state unit of Telangana.

Haritha Haram – 20.7. 2017 : Haritha haram programme initiated by Telangana Government was organised by NSS units I, II, III & IV volunteers and NCC cadets in collaboration with Telangana State Pollution Control Board who provided the saplings.

Rakshabandhan – 7. 8. 17: Rakshabandhan was celebrated by NSS units and NCC at Don Bosco Nava Jeevan Homes,

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Boiguda and Nampally respectively. The Volunteers conducted various events like dances, songs, mimicry for children. This was followed by tying rakies to the children and distributing chocolates, sweets and stationary.

Inaugural – 9. 8. 2017: 200 first year students from BA, B. Sc & B. com enrolled for NSS and the chief guest for the event was Mr. Younus Samuel from Youth Alive Organisation who gave an inspiring talk on importance of social service which was followed by administering of the NSS oath by Dr. Uma Joseph, Dean of Academics.

Youth Day Celebrations – 18- 1- 2018: Guest Speaker Mr. Karunakar from Vishwa Vishwani Institute, Hakimpet, gave a very insightful presentation on the importance of youth in nation building and their career choices.

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Department of Sports

St.

Francis

College started with its first achievement of the sports event by

participating in the world games held in China. This is the

second consecutive time that Ms. Bhuvana Kalava of M.A 2nd

year student of Mass Communication &Sowjanya

Bhavisetty of our college are representing the world

university tennis held at Bangkok & China. Sravya Shivani

of B.A 1st year recently played International

tournament in Vietnam and Srilanka. She also

participated in All India Tennis held at Mumbai and secured gold medal both

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singles and doubles and won cash award of Rs. 20,000. Grishma Reddy of B.Sc 1st year represented the International throwball

competitions for World Championship held at Nepal and secured Gold medal. Softball University Nationals was represented by

Radhey LoyaM.comand Jacintha B.com held at Gurunanak Dev University, Amritsar, Panjab. Sanchiya and Simranof B.com

represented in the All India Inter University Baseball tournament held at MDU Rohtak, Haryana. Himani Yadav of B.A 3rd year

and Geetanjali of B.com 3rd year both represented \Cricket at the National and Zonal Level. Rachana Silveri B.A 3rd year,

Archana Silveri B.A 1st year and Sudeshna Reddy B.Sc 1st year represented Osmania University in the south Zone Basketball

Tournament held at SRM University Chennai in December.

Kairavi B.A 1st year representedthe All India Senior Nationals Skating Competitions held at Delhi and she got selected for the

world championship being held at Beijing, china. Kajal Kumari of B.Sc 2nd year represented Osmania University in the All India

Boxing Championship held at Punjab University.

St. Francis College Basketball, Chess, Table Tennis and Badminton teams participated in the all India Open Invitational Inter

Collegiate Trophy and secured 12 Gold medals.

Students participated in Badminton, Throwball, Volleyball, Chess,

Athletics, Table Tennis and Basketball and secured 1stposition in

all the disciplines organized by Little Flower Degree College in

the month of January 2018. College also secured 1st position in all

disciplines organized by VJIM college in the month of January

2018.

Volleyball team secured 1st position in the All India Invitational

Symbiosis held at Pune in the month of January.Nikitha Francis

secured silver and Romana, Kestin and Divya secured Bronze

medal in the Osmania University Inter Collegiate Judo

Tournament held at Kasturba Gandhi College.Navjeet Kaur,

Vaishnavi Vallabh, Geethika, Mallika Basera and Sudeshna

represented the All India University Korfball

Tournament.Jessica Patricks’ of B.A III secured 3 Gold

medals, Divya Kalpana Rao B.A I secured 1 silver and 1

bronze medal, Suchitra B. Sc III secured 1 Bronze medal

and Priyanka Venna B.A I secured 1 silver medal.

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Staff & sports

The ever-enthusiastic staff both teaching and non- teaching staff also took part in the throw ball, Volley ball and Badminton competitions and won several prizes.

St. Francis Students with Handball Coach Siva Kumar participated in Partille Cup (Sweden) Opening Ceremony Handball Event.

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Sports Day The College celebrated the Sports Day 2017 - 18 wherein Ms. Venkata Dhana Lakshmi, international athlete was the chief guest. Various sports prizes and special recognition prizes were given to students and staff who won in several competitions. Rev. Sr, Philomena Thomas, provincial Superior, also addressed the gathering.

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DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH

DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES – REPORT

COMPETITION 1: COLLAGE MAKING

COMPETITION 2: QUIZ

COMPETITION 3: ONLINE MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY

Three competitions were organised by the Department of French in the months of November and December, 2018, namely, a collage making competition for first years, a quiz competition for second years and an online mobile photography competition which was open to all students studying French as their second language.

The collage competition for the first years was held on the 29th of November, 2018. The theme was ‘Noël’- Christmas. There were 24 enthusiastic participants who expressed their idea of the theme in innovative ways. Dr. Sr. Sujatha Yeruva, Head, Department of Computer Science was the judge for the competition. The participants were judged on the basis of the following criteria: Design, Creativity and Originality, Presentation, Neatness and Aptness of the text content. The first prize was given to ALINA MIDHAT AND MEGHAN LILLY WONG from B.Sc. I-F (CAP) and the second prize to K. VEDA SAI and RADHIKA from B.A-I (MLS).

The quiz competition was held in two rounds – a preliminary elimination round and a final round. We had 56 participants in teams of two for the preliminary elimination which was held on 3rd of December, 2018. The students were tested on their knowledge of France, its culture and heritage. The final of the quiz competition was held for the shortlisted students on the 11th of December, 2018. The team which stood first comprised of GAYATHRI BALAJI and RUSHALI AGARWAL from B.A II (PLP). The second prize for the quiz was given to APURVA BARDIA and ANUSHKA NIKHIL from B.A. II (PLP).

The online mobile photography competition was centered on the theme, “France in Hyderabad” where students were asked to show a glimpse of France in their everyday life. We received unique interpretations of the theme. The entries were evaluated on their artistic and visual appeal, extent to which the photograph captures the essence of the theme, relevance to the theme and the creativity & originality exhibited by the student in the photograph. Two students whose photographs were adjudged the best were given prizes by the judge, Mr. Ravi Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication. The first prize was given to ANUSHKA NIKHIL from B.A. II (PLP) and the second prize to K. ADITI REDDY from B.Sc. I-F.

The various competitions held was a great way for the students to learn more about France and the language they study. The enthusiastic participation by the students was impressive and made the competitions held by the department a grand success.

PHOTOGRAPHS:

COLLAGE MAKING COMPETITION:

QUIZ:

ONLINE MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION:

THEME: FRANCE IN HYDERABAD

HINDI DIVAS The Hindi language is an inevitable part of our nation. It is an adhesive force that binds us to our civilization. As a gesture of veneration, St. Francis College for Women hosted a wonderful event for the same. The language H.O.D Dr. Surekha Chavan along with her team of students organized various competitions like: 1-Essay writing

Topic:- •Drug Abuse •Current situation of Hindi language in our country.

2- Elocution Competition Topic:- •Should death penalty in India be demolished? •If I were the education minister of India

3- Talash-e-Hunar A talent round for all As approbation to all the diverse states in India, elaborate stalls of food from all around the country was made available. The program began with a welcome dance by the students which portrayed both their enthusiasm and spirit. The student coordinators G. Surekha , Jagruti , Rhythm , Diksha ,Seema ,Akanksha , Mansi, Ritu , Abhilasha , Sheela and Sanjana worked tirelessly to make the programme a success Hindi department throughout the year performed NUKKAD NATAK aka STREET PLAYS raising awareness in society. Plays based on hard hitting subjects like Cyber Security, Clean India, Unemployment and Corruption in India were written and performed by the students. These plays were the highlight among the various events organized by the department. On 25th July and 16th Aug, 2018 plays were put up in a public setting. On 21st August, 2018, during the campus fest Yuvaflare, the Hindi department performed a skit on Swatch Bharat (Clean India) and received a lot of appreciation from the audience.

On 23rd January, 2019 a workshop to teach street acting was also organized. Mr. Vinod Kumar who is a very accomplished man in his field shared some very important “tricks of the trade” with the students. On 26th January, 2019 the students of the Hindi Department gave their final performance for the academic year 2018-2019. A play on the topic UNEMPLOYMENT was staged. Finally on 22nd March, 2019 the students of the Hindi department represented the college in PEARL, the intercollegiate festival of BITS Hyderabad, where they performed a street play in the subject SWATCH BHARAT. ********************

Banner Magazine Report NukkadStreet play

S.NO Event Name Year Particulars Pictures Link

1 National Library Day 2014Cultural Events: - Library has conducted competitions for students such as Essay Writing & Poetry Writing Competitions in Hindi, English & Telugu on 5th August 2014 and also conducted competitions for teaching staff like quiz and book hunt. Our esteemed chief guest was Our esteemed chief guest was Prof. Mr. Laxman Rao,Ugc-Emeritus Fellow,Dept.of LIS,OU,Hyd

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bbMio8cWepKY2CsUQi1sgos8yZp5OtCR

2 National Library Day 2015

Cultural Events :- Library day is celebrated on 14th August 2015. Dr.Prof. Vishwa Mohan Head of the Dept. of Osmania University as a chief guest who honored our function. In this occasion we were conducted various activities for Teaching staff and Students like Quiz, Quote writing, Drawing Competitions. And also recognize the staff and students of both UG and PG who have utilized the college library for the utmost. And there will be a Book exhibition for all students and staff. For teaching staff we conducted Matching of Words, Book Hunt and Identify the Picture and Audio rounds.Our esteemed chief guest was Prof. Mr.V.Vishwa Mohah,HOD - Dept. of LIS,OU,Hyd.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WwaawR6o85h-sQnM6b_Jv44cUtRJMyiVXuuFXq3RAuI

3 National Library Day / Shastr Club 2016

Cultural Events :- The National Library Day also marked the day of investiture for the members of the newly founded Library Club, SHASTR on 16th August 2016. Members took oath and were given badges. The club organized a guest lecture on “ Introduction to Civil Services” by Freelance Consultant and Banker Mr. Pradeep Kumar Ramappa, for the 2nd & 3rd year Social Sciences students on December 2nd 2016. Active participation from the Students and Staff in all the activities conducted by Library department added colours to the celebrations. Principal Dr. Sr. Christine Fernandes, inaugurated the club and motivated the students to use the library for their enrichment of knowledge. Our chief guest for the day Rev.Father Vijay Joseph ,

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PvBORLM4qzJG1nRp_S8QvYM7kj-6KHwH

4 National Library Day / Shastr Club 2017

Cultural Event :- Various competitions were conducted for both staff and students as part of Library Day competitions. Essay writing competition for teaching staff was conducted on 5th August 2017 on “ E-Resources and their impact on Academics”. Interesting Competitions like “ Whisper Challenge” and Treasure Hunt” were held for the students on 3rd September 2017. Enthusiastic Staff and Students took part in these competitions and won several prizes. Our chief guest for the day Dr.Sr.Chrisitine Fernandes,Principal - St.Francis College for women.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Kf1ExvmTmN8NBu5JNBrerIUdPkpASqek

5 National Library Day / Shastr Club 2018

Cultural Events :- Valedictory of Shastr Club is celebrated on 6th March 2018. Library day is celebrated on 14th August 2018. In this occasion we conducted various activities for Teaching staff and students. For teaching staff we conducted memory games and dum smash and for students competitions like Quiz, Quote writing, Drawing Competitions. And also recognize the staff and students of both UG and PG who have utilized the college library for the utmost.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=10R_fYXRjmwy0QH32A8jPxxjdfaVrb0V-XoEsC7uggu4

6 Shastr Club 2019 Cultural Events :- Valedictory of Shastr Club is celebrated on 25th February 2019. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KxfBfUSiCrLCag_oCMATgQoRtpxpuGiBO3z5TcyTN3w

Department of Library / Cultural Activities

Spectrum

SPELLBOUND:

The first event of the club was “Spellbound” which was held on the 31st of August.

It was a spell bee competition that saw enthusiastic participants from all streams. Innumerable streams, 130 participants, enhanced vocabulary and one goal- “THE SPELL BEE”

It was definitely the highlight event of the year and a learning experience not only for the participants but for the organizing team as well.

REVIVE

Were we going to sit back or were we going to do our bit as a club?

The answer to that question was REVIVE.

Revive was a go green awareness campaign about the 3Rs- Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

Old news papers and books were collected from students and faculty from the entire college and then sent for recycling.

And the result?

We managed to collect 600kgs of newspaper!

GLEE-2015

The club organized its annual event GLEE on November 28, 2015.

GLEE is an important event of the club and we take pride in conducting it every year. The event aims at providing a day of fun and learning for students of underprivileged background. It is an epitome of happiness not only for the students but also for the club members.

This year, we had about 250 students visiting our college. Students were taken around labs where both live as well as 3D demonstrations were kept. The environment was filled with enthusiasm, awe and cheerfulness as students paved their way through the lab in neat files. The students of our college showed active participation. Each class came up with a live demonstration or a 3D model which were based on scientific topics and phenomenon..

GLEE believes that learning and fun go together. Hence, there were dance programs and an origami workshop conducted for the kids.

Through this event, we hope that we have instilled an interest of science in all these students so that the magic of science continues to live and enthrall us. We hope that these questioning minds of children moulds into the minds of inventors and scientists, who seek answers by themselves

and come up with path breaking inventions.

ESCAPE RELOADED

The next event was the Annual fest of the college, ESCAPE 2016, conducted on 22nd September.

ESCAPE was an intra college fest of all 6 clubs.

Spectrum took up the responsibility to carry out the following three events:

A) Skirex: an event which challenged the IQ of the participants. The first round was a questionnaire. The second tested the participants’ ability to solve puzzles and the third round was a snakes and ladder round wherein the participants were to move the corresponding steps on each correct answer.

B) Wild goose chase: a treasure hunt which gave students the opportunity of hopping on into a thrill filled hunt along with their friends.

C) Friendship compatibility test: an event which tested the compatibility between friends. The winners were titled as “the best buddies of St Francis”

Spectrum

Flash Mob in September to encourage our college students to contribute to the Recycling Campaign.

GLEE 2016 GLEE is a social outreach program that Spectrum annually conducts to spread the knowledge of Science to the students of underprivileged schools. 400students from different schools have been invited to this program. It was conducted on November 26, 2016.

The cooperation and constant efforts of the Spectrum core committee and representatives, the teacher coordinators, 13 science departments and the encouragement of our Principal and her team is what it took to organize this event, GLEE 2016.

It was a fun filled day with lots of learning and exploring for the kids. Science students from all the streams put up their live experiments and 3D models to explain them to the kids. A dance workshop and a magic show were organized to entertain the little kids.

FRANCIS GOT TALENT

Francis Got Talent was the most entertaining event of the year conducted on February 2nd, 2017! This fun filled event was conducted for all the students in the college irrespective of the faculty they belong.

81 participants turned up with amazing talents. There were dancers, singers, poets, artists, actors and dubbing artists who mesmerized everyone with their talents.Mr. Naga Shetty, a renowned zumba dancer and Mr. SakethKomanduri, a play-back singer were invited as the main judges of the event.

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SPECTRUM REPORT

The science club of our college, Spectrum has seen a surge in its activity in the past few years. Once again, in the year 2014, it has done its science fellows proud.

INVESTITURE:

The day for the clubs’ leaders had come. The auditorium was brimming with excitement and pride. The ceremony was held on July 31st. The chief guest for the day was Annie Hassan, Hyderabad’s first Genetic Counsellor. The event began with the lighting of the lamp and a prayer by the college choir. A beautiful dance performance was put up by the Francis girls. Following this, the young leaders of the club marched down the aisle with their heads held high. An exhilarating moment for everyone. The badges were soon unveiled. The strong core team of 16 young girls and their coordinators took responsibility soon after. Ms. Sai Sindhoori, President of the club put forward the agenda of the club to the entire science fraternity present. The event was followed by a presentation summarising the previous years’ work. The event concluded with the Vice President of the club , Neha D’souza delivering the Vote of Thanks. The event was a successful kick start for the club.

REVIVE:

Science has always been synonymous with innovation. The club conducted a one of its kind innovative event. The event was conducted from September 7 to 19. Students across all streams were asked to donate old/used notebooks, textbooks, papers, news papers , et cetera. All the collected papers were sent to ITC where they were recycled and then re-used to make

notebooks.Here’s the exciting part. The notebooks collected were given to students who came from Government Schools to our college for the event GLEE’14. Around 373 books were made out of all the paper collected from college. Good job Francisians!

CONSTELLATION and GLEE:

The biggest event of the club had arrived! Constellation ’14 was held on December 5,2014. It attracted various students from different colleges. The club conducted 9 events, both science and non science. Skirex, the event of the day drew a huge crowd. The event began with an inaugural ceremony. The fest was inaugurated by Dr. M. Sasikala, Head of Basic Science Research labs and group leader, Islet Biology laboratory at Asian Institute of Gastroenterology. Also present was guest of honour Ms. Ashrita, an alumna of the college representing the ITC group that has sponsored give- aways for under-priveleged children at GLEE-2014.The fest had its various events and activities being conducted simultaneously. Soon after, the Valedictory program began ,thereby winding up the fest.However, this year Spectrum clubbed its yearly event GLEE along with Constellation. Glee had two events: Eureka(Live demos) and Enigma(3D models). Around 300 school students were taken around to see the various science experiments put up by students of our college and from outside. The club also conducted a dance and Origami workshop for the little ones. They were then given refreshments and taken back to their school.

SCIENCE MAGIC :

The last event organised by the club for the academic session was “Science Magic”. It was conducted by Jana Vignyana Vedika. It told students of today about the various superstitions we believe in and exemplified them using science. Along with this, quite a few interesting science experiments were demonstrated. Reasons and the science behind each one of them were also explained to the audience. It had everyone in splits and kept them thinking at the same time!

VALEDICTORY :

As the saying goes“All good things must come to an end, so did this academic session for Spectrum It was a time for the present leaders bid farewell to the club and the juniors to take up responsibility. The Chief Guest for the event was Dr.Sreedhar B, a Principal Scientist at IICT, Hyderabad. Dr. Sridhar’s resume was an extremely impressive one. His speech was meaningful and established an immediate rapport with the students. Prizes were distributed to the core team and the coordinators for all the hard work that they put in. Special recognition prizes were also given away. The event had an enthralling fifteen minutes dance performance put up by the Cultural Team. The year has been eventful for the club. 2015 has a lot more in store for the club and the students. The club has been successful in promoting the thrill and love for science in all its students. The present batch of students will leave with great memories etched in their minds forever.

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Department of Physical Education SPORTS REPORT 2014-2015

St. Francis College has performed excellently in the Osmania University Inter College

Tournaments for Women conducted by Inter Collegiate Committee for Women, Osmania University, Hyderabad. St.Francis College won the Tennis Tournament for

the 17th consecutive title and in Swimming won 14 times in a row. Since 2005, St.Francis Team is winning the overall team championship in the university and has

gained 3rd position and has even won a silver medal in the year 2013-2014. The performance of St.Francis College Team members have been consistently

performing to best of reputation among nearly 1800 Affiliated colleges of Osmania University.

St.Francis College won the Inter Collegiate titles in Swimming, Basketball,

Volleyball, Table Tennis, Tennis & Judo. Most of the players of St.Francis have

represented All India Inter University and South Zone Tournaments organized by Association of Indian University.

Kritika of B.A., 1st year represented South Zone Inter University Handball

Tournament held at Jharkhand. Akhila Reddy. Akhileshwari and Harika all three from B.Sc., Final year, Julekha Patnam and Sri Sarvani both from B.A., Final year

represented State & National level Handball Tournament held at Rajasthan.Akhileshwari and Akhila Reddy both from B.Sc., Final year, Aneesha,

Soumya, and Julekha Patnam all represented for the Inter National Handball tournament in Partle Cup held at Europe. Ananya Roy of B.Sc., Final year, Jhansi of

B.Com., final year and Saachi of B.M.S., First year represented Osmania University in the South Zone Basketball Tournament held at Hindustan University, Chennai. Jhansi

Marya of B.Com., Final year represented Osmania in KHO-KHO tournament held at

Kurnool.

B.Soujanya of B.A., First year, Amreen Naaz and Bhuvana Kalva of both B.A., Second year and Anushka Bhargava of B.Com., Final year representing in the International

WTA. Inter National Ranking Tournament in Tennis.

B.Soujanya of B.A., First year and Bhuvana Kalva of B.A., Second year both

represented South Zone Inter University Tennis Tournament held at Savitha

University, Chennai, where they won a Gold Medal and qualified for the All India Universities held at AMITY University Noida, where they also won Gold Medel and

both of them got selected to represent Indian Universities Tennis team which will take part in the World University Games to be held at Istanbul Turkey from 23rd April

to 29th April, 2015.

Bhakti of B.A., First year represented University in the South Zone Table Tennis Tournament held at Jharkhand. Suchitra & Bhakti both from B.A., First year

represented Nationals in Table Tennis, held at Chandigarh and also playing ranking tournaments in the State. R.Akhila of B.Sc., First year and Akhila Reddy of B.Sc.,

Final year both represented for the University in the All India Baseball Tournament held at Nagarjuna University, Guntur.

Ananya Upendran of M.A., Second year and R.Akhila of B.Sc., First year both represented Osmania University in the South Zone University Cricket Tournament

held at Konganadu College, Chennai organized by Anna University. Divya Yadav of B.Sc., Second year and Radhe Loya of B.Com., First both represented University in

the All India Soft Ball Tournament held at New Delhi. Bhagya Shree of B.A., Final year represented University in the All India Inter University Taekwando Tournament

held at Rothak Haryana.

Akshita Goud of B.Sc., Second year represented Senior National Chess Tournament

held at Kolkata and Goa. Ananya Upendran of M.A., Second year represented India in the womens Cricket for Zonals and for National levels.Most of the students from

Athletics have represented for the State Athletics tournaments held at Gachi Bowli where students have won 17 Gold Medels.

Most of the students from St.Francis college Basketball, Volleyball, Throwball, Table

Tennis and Badminton participated in the All Inida Open National and International level tournaments.

1) St.Francis College Basketball team won the All India Nationals at Symbiosis Pune, also won the Cash Award Price of Rs.8,000/- and participated in S.N.N. Trophy, Chennai and won the Cash Award price of Rs.3,000/- also took part in the IBL Basketball League Tournament organized by Basketball Federation of India where college team won a Cash Award of Rs.10,000/-.

2) St.Francis College Tennis Team took part in S.N.N. Trophy and won the cash award of Rs.7,000/- for the First Position.

3) St.Francis College Throwball Team participated in the MOP Vaishnavi Tournament held at Chennai and also participated in the All India Nationals

Throwball Tournament held at Symbiosis won the First Position and a cash award of Rs.9,000/- and also won the Bronze Medel in the All India

International BITS Tournaments held at Hyderabad and a cash award of Rs.3,000/-.

4) St.Francis College Badminton Team participated in the All India Open Nationals meet held at S.N.N. College, Chennai, Jain University, Bangalore

and Bids Hyderabad.

5) St.Francis College Table Tennis Team participated in the All India National

meet at Jain University, Bangalore which won the 3rd position.

6) Gunjan Bora of B.Com., Second year, Radhey Loya of B.com., First and Divya

Yadav of B.Sc., Second year represented Nationals in Soft Ball held at Nagpur.

7) St.Francis College organized the Inter College Tournaments in Basketball and

Volleyball during the year 2014-2015 in the college campus

Reported by Syed Farooq Kamal

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U.G. Freshers’ Day : A Bright Beginning

On the 4th of July 2014, all the second and the third year students of St. Francis College for Women decided to host a splendid program for the new batch of students. Like in most colleges, Francis also believed that all freshers deserve a warm welcome and so the faculty and the seniors of the college got together to organize a welcome which would leave all the first year students feeling excited and surprised.

Within a week of the college reopening, students got together to organize the Freshers’ day program. As is the tradition in Francis, it was decided that the “Miss Fresher’s contest” would be the highlight of the day. The announcement of the contest got all the first year students squealing with enthusiasm.

The theme for the contest was the representation of various states of India. And true to the theme, all the selected contestants arrived in Indian costumes which represented particular state. The judges for the contest were Ms. Preeti Mohan, brand ambassador of the metro and **The hosts for the programme were Nandika Ravi and Karishma Assodani, both students from Mass Communication who tickled the funny bones of everyone in the audience with their various antics.

The program began with the prayer song followed by lighting of the lamp. Then the Principal addressed the gathering and the prayer service was organised. After a few eye grabbing performances by seniors, the Miss Fresher Contest finally began.

The participants went through three fun filled rounds and elimination took place. After various displays of talent, Sasha Thomas a first year student from Mass Communication department emerged the winner. “It was a fantastic feeling. I was happy to be on stage and felt completely at home. “

Finally all the hard work and toil put in by the seniors paid off as all the juniors left the auditorium with their heads in the air and joy in their hearts. They all realized that being a part of this college will prove to be a worthy experience and that they will learn a lot from it. Thus, a glorious day came to an end and the programme was successful.

LIBRARY DAY

They say "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything" and we at St. Francis believe that library is a kind of paradise on earth and that it should be utilized to its optimum level. To regard this wealth of our college we celebrated Library day on August 14, with great pomp and cheer. There was a splendid enthusiasm among students and staff in organising the event and making it a huge success. This spectacular event was hosted by Ms. Afshan (Dep. of Pol.Sci) and it was our great pleasure to have Rev. Fr. Vijay as our chief guest for the day. It all started with the lightning of the lamp by our honorable chief guest. Apart from this, it was a sort of a homecoming for Amrita Suresh, the Guest of Honour.

After a melodious welcome song our principal Dr. Sr Alphonsa Vattoly addressed the gathering. La fiesta Club presented its first skit in this year which portrayed the importance of library. The play was titled 'Secret to Success' and was interestingly presented and well executed. It was a monologue of an IPS officer who shares her experience about how library and books brought about a huge difference and change in her life.

The Chief Guest also shared his own experiences and wonders of the book. Amrita Suresh who is also a famous novelist and alumini of St. Francis College also shared her experiences in college and her love for library. The prize distribution acknowledged all the students who visited library the most. Also quiz competition, essay writing and poetry writing winners were awarded.

Independence Day

St. Francis College for Women celebrated the 68th Independence Day on its premises on August 15th, 2014. The celebrations were presided over by the Chief Guest for the day, Captain Sharma, the Principal Dr. Sr. Alphonsa Vattoly, the Vice Principal Dr. Sr. Christine Fernandes, the Correspondent Sr. Jane Mary and the Dean of Academics, Ms P. C. Nirmala. Captain Sharma, the Chief Guest for the day, is currently the President of the Umanagar Colony and retired as Deputy General Manager of Senior Faculty, State Bank Staff College, Hyderabad. Over the years, he has held numerous top positions in key areas of leadership, time management, corporate team building, economic reforms, industrial relations and executive development.

The event began with a soulful rendition of Vande Mataram by the college choir. This was followed by the ceremonial flag hoisting and parade by the NCC, NSS and Sports students of St. Francis. Captain Sharma was then invited by Lt. Marie, head of the National Cadet Corps of the college, to award ranks to the outstanding cadets.

Following felicitation by the Principal, Captain Sharma delivered an inspiring Independence Day message, detailing the various ways in which students can contribute to the preservation, protection and upliftment of their nation and their environment, one step at a time. This insightful message was followed by a display of various traditional and cultural performances. The college choir serenaded the audience with a patriotic Telugu song, while various staff members performed a patriotic medley that cut across language and regional barriers. The spirit of the youth was captured in its essence by Medha Kohli, a student of the college, in the Independence Day Message of the Youth. Mahati Bhikshu, another student from the college, held the audience in rapture with a delightful and stirring tribute to the nation in the form of a Kuchipudi dance. This was followed by a rousing group dance recital by the students of the Science Department. The event concluded in high spirits as students and teachers alike dispersed with the inspiration and drive to strive for the betterment of the nation.

Natale – Face club

It was the most exciting time of the year! Christmas – a time to cherish peace, mercy, love and faith. It’s the time to celebrate the coming of our Lord Jesus. It’s the time to celebrate the coming of a new year with new hopes and prayers. The excitement was in the air and Christmas celebrations began in college with the onset of carol singing at the assembly by the staff, students and the non-teaching staff. The college was beautifully decorated and a series of events and competitions were planned by the staff and the Face club to celebrate Christmas with great joy.

The competitions began on December 15th. Competitions such as card making, Christmas plant decoration, Icing the cake, Rangoli , Bible quiz and Collage making to name a few, saw great number of participants with greater enthusiasm. The Natale Christmas celebrations were held on 16th December. The live and the model crib competitions gave us a feel of the Christmas in Bethlehem -- The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in adoration of the sweet baby, the incarnation of perfect love. The events- Carol singing, portrayal of Biblical women and the dance competition kept the excitement going. The day ended with the prize distribution ceremony.

The 66th Republic Day Celebration

St Francis College celebrated the 66th Republic day with great pomp and preparation. With patriotism in their heart the students began the program by welcoming the dignitaries on the dais and a bouquet was presented to the chief guest, correspondent Sr. Jane Mary Cooper by the principal Dr Sister Alphonsa Vattoly. Then the college choir sang a heart filled version of Vandemataram that tuned the heart strings of all were present there. After which the correspondent hoisted the flag as the choir sang the national anthem everyone looked with awe at the beauty of our tricolor and it’s regal. The tricolor balloon were released which signified hope and freedom. Thereafter, the march past began that included NCC, NSS and sports that portrayed the discipline, precision and order. The college choir performed a song asking to realize that every Indian has a Hero within them and that they should let that Hero sore like an ever flying bird of Hope. Following which the vice principal, Sr. Christine Fernandes said a prayer for the development of the nation and its youth, who are going to bring in the changes. After the prayer The Dean of Academics, Mrs.Nirmala explained the gathering the History and importance of this day, and how the youth can be the driving force to end all the atrocities that exists in the society. Later, after the speech The NSS group performed a patriotic medley of all great songs that reminded us of the struggles of our ancestors and how proud we must be of all that we have been given and we should always try to make our mother India proud. Then there was a message from the student who spoke about the value of loving our country and how we are equal in the eyes of the law The program ended with a Group Dance that displayed unity in diversity.

A Big Adieu to our Beloved Seniors

On the 20th of March, 2015 the auditorium of St. Francis College for Women was decked up in all its glory to give to the seniors of UG and PG a well deserved farewell. The program started at 10:30 in the morning with the choir guiding us into prayer which was followed by inspiring speeches from Principal Dr. Sister Alphonsa Vettoli and the Dean of Academics, Mrs. P.C.Nirmala. The guests of honours Ms, Sarvamangala Parupudi and Ms. Kruthika Singh Rathore were warmly welcomed and felicitated by the Principal.

The highlight of the whole program was the “Ms. Francis-2015” competition. Out of 10 contestants from the UG and 6 from the PG, one person each would be crowned Ms. Francis solely based on their merit, pluck and intelligence. After three grueling and fun rounds, Nikita Rochiramani from UG and Tsethar Tenz Pladentsang from PG were crowned the winners.

The most touching and surprising moment for most of the people in the audience was when all the teachers performed on the stage to popular songs of today and were successful in getting every single student in the audience to cheer for them. The foot tapping performance of the second year students cannot go unmentioned as they also succeeded in getting all the seniors to shout at the top of their voices. Another proud moment was when few students got their academic excellence medals and the outstanding Francisian award was handed out.

As the day final came to a close, all the final year students walked out of the auditorium with bitter sweet memories of the all the glorious times they spent and all that they had achieved in this college.

FRESHER’S DAY (UG) - A DAY TO REMEMBER “To make an end is to make a new beginning” quoted T S Eliot. With this thought in our mind each one of us eagerly waited for the fresher’s day which was held on 3 rd July 2015. The theme given to us was VIBGYOR which indicated the beautiful colors of a rainbow. Finally the day had arrived and every around seemed so beautiful and colorful. With mixed feelings of anxiety and excitement in our heart we took our seats and waited for the show to begin. Beginning with prayer, followed by various cultural programs such as dance, music and drama it was such a delight to watch our seniors perform for us. We were made aware about the rules and regulations of the college along with various fun filled activities coming for us. The miss fresher’s contest was one among the highlights of the show hosted by our seniors in Hyderabadi style with lots of dance music and comedy forming a party of it. Finally the day came to an end with everyone clicking pictures, interacting with people, making new friends and carrying home lots of beautiful memories. This day indeed turned out to be a memorable one for every student at the fresher’s party in different ways and will be cherished forever.

Shrusti Harsh B com 1 IPP

Fresher’s Day (PG)

On July 17, 2015(Friday) the PG students of St. Francis College enthusiastically greeted another generation of the college. The program began at 12:30 pm in the auditorium with a welcome dance. A few words of motivation were delivered by the principal Dr. Sr. Christine Fernandez.

Following the theme “Royal”, freshers came dressed in elegant sarees for the Ms. Fresher’s contest. The judges for the contest were Ms. Juhi, an established model and Ms. Poonam who was an event organizer.

The contest was won by Ms. Alakananda, a student of Mass Comm. Ms.Sherly Teresa(1st Runner up) Ms. Swathi Singh (2nd Runner up). Students of all the departments welcomed the freshers with various dance performances. The program ended by 2:00pm

Dinika Jain

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Celebration of Library Day

To regard the wealth of our college we started to celebrate National Library Day from the year

2012 onwards. Library day marks the birthday of S.R.Ranganathan, who had spread library development

in india.Shiyali Ramanvita Ranganathan is considered to be the father of Library Science,

Documentation and Information Science in India.

Library day is celebrated on 14th August 2015.

Dr.Prof. Vishwa Mohan Head of the Dept. of

Osmania University was the chief guest who

honored the occasion.

In this context we conducted various activities for Teaching staff and students like Quiz, Quote writing, Drawing Competitions. And also a competition to recognize the staff and students of both UG and PG who have utilized the college library to the

maximum. And there was a books exhibition for all students and staff.

Teaching & Non-Teaching Staff Competitions:

COMPETITIONS

The 69th Independence Day

The 69th Independence day was celebrated with great zeal and patriotism in our college. Patriotism was in the air as everyone was dressed in white traditional attire. The celebrations started off with the unfurling of the national flag by respected Principal Christine Fernandes. Then, a torch was lit as we pledged to work to end social evils like corruption and gender bias and we had a torch relay. The NCC,NSS,Sports students led the March past.

The choir stirred up the spirit of patriotism with a wonderful rendition of patriotic songs. The programme concluded with an energetic dance performance to a medley of patriotic songs by the students.

G.Sushma Romila Grace, B.A. III A (O)

TEACHERS DAY - Management Awards

The Bible says that God has appointed some to be prophets, others to be pastors and Teachers. Hence each one of you dear faculty has been chosen by God to be here in this our College. The Management is well aware that some of you did get better opportunities elsewhere but you willingly declined and wished to become a part of the family of St. Francis. Our God destined that you be with us and carry on this noble task of molding the lives of the young girls through your life and your profession. Transformative power of education brings grace into the hearts of people and makes them compassionate, kind, loving, courteous and tolerant. Dear teaching & non-teaching staff, thank you for everything you do. As we celebrate your immense contribution, May each one of you experience the joy of your giving and may your families too be blessed richly. Here are the Special Recognition Prizes conferred on you by the management. Star Department the year 2014 – 2015 – Department of Electronics

It is a co-incidence that this year the department is also celebrating 20 years of its glorious contribution to the college. Hearty congratulations to Ms. Subha, Ms. Sushma, Ms. Vani and Mr. Thomas Under the dynamic leadership of Ms. Subha, the department is excelling in the academics as well as in the co-curricular activities. Till date 17 batches of students have graduated with 100% success and the campus placement is almost 80%. The student intake has also increased from 30 to 60 as the demand for the course is much higher.

Service Excellence Award Mrs. P C Nirmala, Dean of Academics & HOD Zoology

In the capacity of the Dean of Academics Ms. Nirmala has worked in close collaboration with the Management particularly the Principal in the day to day life in college as well as in the long term planning of various activities.

Her Chief Contribution : • She Co-ordinated & conducted workshop on

CBCS & CGPA (Choice Based Credit System & Cumulative Grade Point Average) under the aegis of Commissionerate of Collegiate Education to all Principals & Senior Faculty of Govt. Degree Colleges of undivided A.P at University of Hyderabad. She was also responsible for the same workshop that was organised for all the Teaching Staff of our College. Best Teacher Award for the Faculty of Arts

Dr. Ms. Vijaya Gouri, HOD Telugu

Dr. Ms. Vijaya Gouri joined as a Telugu Lecturer in our College in 1992 and completed her Ph.D. in 1998. She is an excellent Telugu teacher, dynamic & dramatic. She has a very good rapport with her students. Though she is all alone, she organizes various literary activities under the Harivillu Club (Telugu Literary & Cultural Club). The Telugu literary newsletter “Kadambam”; Cultural activities like street plays, dramas, sahiti antyakshari; and the Telugu day food fest. Best Teacher Award for the Faculty of

Science Ms. Rekha R Jaichander

Ms. Rekha Jaichander joined the college in 1996 as a Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics.

Being a student of our college, Ms. Rekha has imbibed the values of hard work, discipline and respect for authority. She is passionate about her teaching and her students present here will vouch, that she will never give up her classes. She is highly energetic and tries her best to reach out to every student in the class. Since the year 2010, Ms. Rekha has been Coordinating the highly strenuous work of the Time Table for the Arts and Science faculty. She has also been responsibly Coordinating the IDE and has been trying

her best to satisfy the interests of the students in allotting them the IDE. Best Teacher Award for the Faculty of Commerce Ms. Deepa James

Ms. Deepa James joined the department of Commerce in 1995 & this year she celebrates 20 years of her teaching profession in our college. Being an Alumnae, she has been well grounded in the academic and administrative aspects of our college. She was part of the course designing committee for Commerce; BMS; B.Voc. (RM & IT); IDE Retail Management & Human Values. She Coordinated the M.Sc. Finance programme, was Student Advisor and IQAC Coordinator

Best Teacher Award in PR (Public Relations) Dr. K. Anitha – HOD Mass Communication & Journalism

The Management would also like to honor Dr. Ms. K. Anitha, HOD Mass Communication who received the Best Teacher Award in PR (Public Relations) from the Public Relations Society of India (PRSI) Hyderabad. Hearty Congratulations to you Dr. Anitha. Under your leadership a lot of changes are taking place for the betterment of the department.

Young Innovative Teacher of the Year (Mrs. Maya’s Award) Ms. Saritha OT

Ms. Saritha O T joined the college in 2011 as Environmental Studies faculty and has been effectively managing the department. She silently goes about doing small things along with her students in order to sensitize people about the environmental issues.

Best Coach of the Year Award : Mr. Nagender Goud - Table Tennis Coach.

Mr. Nagender Goud has completed 22 years of Service in this college and has been very loyal and dedicated to his profession. Special Recognition Prize

Ms. Geeta – Librarian The Management would like to appreciate Ms. Geeta the Librarian who initiated the Library Day Celebrations in our College from the year 2012.

Maximum years of Service Award : Ms. Yadamma

Ms. Yadamma is the senior most staff in the college and one of the pillars of the non-teaching staff. No faculty or student in this college is a stranger to her.

Service Excellence Award: Ms. Jayasheela

Ms. Jayasheela is most sought after by everyone – staff, students, parents and all those that wish to meet the Principal. She executes the work assigned to her with loyalty and dedication. In times of deadlines be it the University, the UGC, NAAC or the various activities in the college, for Jayasheela night turns into a day.

Responsible and committed to the work entrusted Award: Ms. D. Radha

Ms. Radha joined the college in the Department of Chemistry as Lab attender in the year 2010 With the passing years Ms. Radha has grown and matured into a person responsible, dedicated, hardworking, honest and sincere.

Energetic and Quick in the service assigned : Ms. Padmavathi Ms. Padmavathi joined the college in the year 2005. Since then she has been offering her services in various departments and helping in keeping the college campus clean and tidy.

Special Appreciation Award Research Supervisor & Establishment of Research Lab Dr. M. Shailaja Raj & Dr. B. Aruna

Dr. Ms. M Shailaja Raj & Dr. Ms. B. Aruna of the department have been recognised as Research Supervisors by the Osmania University. Special Appreciation Award

Establishment of the Retail Store Dr. Subi Varghese & Mr. Suresh Dr. Ms. Subi Varghese, HOD B.Voc. (RM & IT) pioneered the vision to facilitate a skilling program and the ‘Bethel Retail Store’ which is now fully operational in the College Campus (first of its kind in the country). It is a retail reality laboratory where students can hone their retail skills.

Special Recognition Prize Dean Student Affairs - Arts Ms. Saswati Majumdar

Ms. Saswati was the Dean Student Affairs, Faculty of Arts for two consecutive years, 2013 – 2015. Auditions, grooming the students for events, organizing events, coordinating with other faculty and organizers and communicating timely information to the students were a few areas where she worked diligently. She had been instrumental in organizing the competition Pecha Kucha on behalf of Foundation for Futuristic Cities where our students earned laurels for the college. She welcomed opportunities where she could connect to Fine Arts and Literature.

Special Recognition Prize Magazine Committee Coordinator

Dr. Ms. Reena Dewan Dr. Reena Dewan, from the dept. of English Literature and language, had been the Magazine Committee Coordinator for the college annual magazine “Quest 2014” and “Quest 2015”. Due efforts were made to bring in some characteristic changes in the layout and presentation of the magazines during the above mentioned tenure. Inclusion of the theme made the magazine very relevant for the students as well as the teachers.

Maximum Publications –Hearty Congratulations

to Ms. Tina Fernandes who has 11 publications to her credit.

Post Doctoral Work Special Recognition to Dr. Uma Joseph for her Post Doctoral research in “Inter-Religious Marriages – Challenges faced by Couples” Congratulations & God Bless you

Special Recognition Prize

Contribution to Examination System & Automation of students Attendance Ms. Nirupama N

In the role of Controller of Examinations, Ms. Nirupama introduced the scheme of time-bound response to students for requests and emphasized the need for a student-friendly interface. She organised the upgradation and acquisition of hardware and software and migration to Windows 8. She is currently working on documenting the various functions of the Examination branch in the form of an Operations manual. Ms. Nirupama is also involved with automation of student attendance. The Management would also like to acknowledge the contributions of the Computer Science faculty in the automation of students attendance. Hence I call upon: Ms. Padmasree – HOD Ms. B. Kavitha Ms. Afeefa Ms. Navya Ms. Rakhi Ms. Sameera Mr. Krishnamurthy Mr. Shravan

Various Committees

The Management would like to appreciate the staff who contributed to the college through their involvement in other Committees. While some members continue to be a part a few of them have been changed. We wish to acknowledge who were in the committees during the year 2014 – 2015.

• Orientation to fresher’s & parents

Dr. Saswati Choudhury, HOD Political Science – Coordinator Dr. Yugandhar, HOD Statistics

• Examination Committee – Ms. Alice,

• Fresher’s Welcome & Farewell Committee Department of Mathematics : Ms. P. Lalitha, Ms. Rekha RJ, Ms. Surya Vardhani, Ms. Rajani, Ms. P. Lavanya, Ms. Ramanjana, Ms. K. Lavanya, Ms. Deepa Kantrod

Department of Physics : Ms. Usha Praveena, Mr. Karthikeya, Ms. Devy

• Women’s Cell – this committee functioned in collaboration with the NSS. Hence I call upon: Ms. Margaret, Ms. Manjiri, Dr. Jyothi Rani, Ms. Shobhana, Ms. B. Jyothi, Ms. Sunita S, Ms. Geeta S, Ms. Haritha

• Remedial Instructions – Ms. P. Lalitha, Ms. D B Rekha, Sr. Dorine

• Maintaining Records & Writing Merit Certificates

– Ms. Y. Kalyani, Ms. Latha G, Dr. Sirisha, Ms. Stella

• CBCS Committee – The senior staff from the faculty of Arts / Science & Commerce have had meetings beyond the college hours. Though this work is still in progress, the management would like to thank the senior HODs for the responsibilities taken to carry this process. May God bless all that you do for the good of the college

CBCS : Mrs. Nirmala, Dr. Swaroopa Rani, Dr. Uma Joseph, Dr. Swaswati Choudhury, Ms. P. Lalitha, Ms. Latha S & Dr. Shailaja Raj.

EXPRESSIONS FEST – ESCAPE RELOADED

St. Francis College for Women hosted its annual Intra- College Cultural Fest ESCAPE Reloaded on the 22nd September, 2015. It was a delight to see all the clubs of the college under Expressions: Spectrum, Cofee, Arista, Prakriti and the E-Cell come together to host a spectacular show. The students of the college all geared up to organise and participate in the fest which had events not just for the students but fun activities lined up for the staff of the college as well.

The Inaugural ceremony saw students, teachers and reporters from the media in large numbers who awaited eagerly for the Chief guest, Akhil Akkineni. The students cheered and waved to the young debutant of the Tollywood Industry who greeted the crowd and expressed great joy to

relive his college days as part of being a chief guest in an all girls college. He posed with the girls for

selfies and said that he would love to visit the college any day again. After the Inaugural there were a line of events ranging from Walk like a celebrity, Dance events, Scirex, Bhaag Francis Bhaag, Table No.21, Nature Bucket List Challenge, The Wild Goose Chase, Game of the Throne, Mock Market, The Amazing Race, Action Replay and many more events.

With feet tapping music and entertaining performers, the day was a fabulous one. The event came to an end with the Valedictory that was graced by an ex-student and Tollywood actress Tejaswi Madiwada who gave out the prizes to the winners of the day and was ectastic about returning to her college in her celebrity status.

The fest turned out to be a first of its kind, an occasion for Francisians to take the day off only for entertainment and fun. It was also a proud moment for the faculty coordinators to see their students work together to put up a successful and a spectacular show.

Fronia Priscilla

B.A III A (M)

XPRESSIONS 2015-2016 - Student Report To lead Expressions as a student President has been a task, a task of victory, strength, courage and teamwork. I would rather say, its been a journey of responsibility and passion. This is an annual arts fest which aims at providing a platform for students to explore their opportunities and outshine their interests. In academic year 2015-2016 Expressions was part of ESCAPE RELOADED, which was an intra –college fest, a collaboration of all departments of St.Francis college. Here a student irrespective of his s stream of study, could participate based on his skills and interest. The theme of Expressions 2015-2016 was "Awake, aspire and acknowledge" The strength and power of Expressions lies in its nine clubs which represent each department under arts. La Fiesta- Literature Chanakya-Public Administration Rhetoric- Political science Smile- Social management Harivillu- Telugu Psycon- Psychology Fire- Economics Quest hour- History zeitgeist- Mass communication.

All these nine clubs conduct activities and events all year through which students participate and gain experience. The success and hardwork behind Expressions is supported by the faculty coordinators who lead it-This year Expressions performed the herculean task of co-ordinating events under the able guidance of Ms. Reena Dewan and Ms. Haritha of the Department of English. Dr Reena Deewan and Mrs.Harita from the English department, St.Francis college for women. - Karishma Asoodani, Student President - Xpressions 2015-2016

NATALE FEST (17TH AND 18TH DECEMBER 2015 )

On the 17th December,a two -day annual fest organized by the FACE club took off. The fest was held in the spirit of Christmas season. The fest included a bag of healthy competitions. The fest was started by an energetic flash mob. It was followed by various

competitions such as Candle making, Greeting card making, Bible quiz and Rangoli. The day ended with the FACE club members coming to the door of every department to sing Christmas carols.

The fest continued to the next day with some more competitions such as Model crib, Christmas tree decorations, Live crib, Icing of the cake, Portrayal of Biblical characters and Carol singing competition. The fest was a success as it had not only

managed to draw Catholics and Christians but also students practicing other religions. It was thoroughly enjoyed by the students. The fest had done an exemplary job promoting the only Christian club in college that is the FACE club.

.

Mary Roshni

B.Com IIC

67 th Republic Day Celebrations 26 January 2016

Cultural dance on Dance forms of different states performed for Sr.Joan Lescinski,President ,St.Ambrose University

International Women’s Day Celebration- 8th March, 2016

International Women's Day, is celebrated across different regions on March 8 every year, and so was it celebrated at St. Francis College too . In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women for their economic, political and social achievements.

The day was set apart to reiterate that a woman is the epitome of love, sacrifice, care, with the inborn ability to nurture life. ‘To sum up a woman completes life with man as the other half. Without her the circle is not complete .She fulfills various roles.

The International Women's Day theme

for 2016 was "Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality". The anchors for the program included Anitha Sibi and Tabitha Ramona. The anchors highlighted the significance of women in a very beautiful manner. The programme began with the lighting of the lamp and a prayer sung by the choir. The programme later continued with an introduction of the theme by Sr. Dorine Mendonca. Later, the program continued with a prayer by a group of sisters. There was then a Kuchipudi dance performed by two girls, which was remarkable, therefore. Later, there was a speech by Mrs. Anitha Sibi which was followed by a speech by a student and our Principal Dr.Sr. Christine Fernandez . Ms. Chandana Chakraborthy who was the Chief Guest spoke of how the gender bias still continues in many ways and how women need to assert ourselves wherever needed.

On the same day the college also bid farewell to Mrs. Geetha Anand, a faculty of the Department of Management Studies (UG) on the occasion of her superannuation. Later, there was a prize distribution ceremony.

Pratishtha Singhania,

B.Voc. I RMIT

Prize winning sketch of Womens Day competitions by Tahoor Koreeen, B.Com. I G

Prayer for final year students

I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life John- 8:12- the Bible The college management in collaboration with FACE club organized a heart touching prayer session for all final year UG and PG students on 15th February, 2016 led by Fr. VIJAY on the theme SPREADING THE LIGHT. He addressed the students with an inspirational message: we are the result of the choices me make. This was followed by the Principal -. Dr.Sr. Christine

Fernandes message that enlightened the students about how we need to keep the flame of St Francis burning brightly, she spoke of how students continue to make a positive difference in different parts of the world . The students were given a candle each and were led in prayer by the Principal during which the students’ promised to spread the light of love to everyone they meet in their lives The students walked out of the hall with a smile recalling the sweet memories and all that they had achieved in this college. Ms. Alice Davice, Faculty – Economics.

Education at NYU

The purpose of the visit was to study India's system of Higher Education , its strategies and challenges.

Ms Malika HOD BMS

Farewell cum Award Function

Farewell day for our final year students along with the Founded Prizes distribution was held on March 19th, 2016. An eagerly awaited event, the day in its totality was

incredible. It was an extremely grand affair organised by the

management along with the Dean - Student Affairs and the students of St. Francis College. It recognised the achievements of the students who are all set to be full-fledged

graduates all set to leave the portals of the college which had become their home since three years or more( for Post-graduate final years) . It was a kind of tribute to their efforts which made sure that the name St. Francis, takes you to places and

enables a perfect platform to kickstart a career or a vocation in life.

The stage was beautifully decorated according to the theme for the event. It was set in a way whereby it could prioritize the goal of the institution - ALATE – Wings to Fly( which mean)-

Sky is the limit. The programme started at 10:30 A.M with a musical rendition by the choir and a beautiful welcome dance. Our Principal,

Sr. Christine Fernandes, expressed her happiness at the contribution of all the students and congratulated the

graduating batch with best wishes for their bright future. The Dean – Academics, Ms. P.C Nirmala, presented the college report which was an amalgamation of the highlights of the ending academic year including the felicitation of the faculty with awards and acknowledgements ; as well as the reports of all the college activities, trips, fests etc. It was a proud moment not only for the graduating batch, but also for the entire college as this was the time to extend warm gratitude for the contributions made over the past years.

After a heart warming performance by U.G 2nd years, the felicitation of the dignitaries along with the chief guest for the day – Dr. Sr. Laila Francis, former principal of St. Francis Junior College, took place. This was also the day on which the students who excelled in their performances in all fields:

academics, co – curricular, extra curricular, N.S.S, N.C.C, Sports etc were rewarded. The students were awarded gold medals for exceptional academic performances in each department followed by founded prizes, special recognition prizes, along

with scholarships definitely boosted the morale of the prize winners and also inspired others to aim higher.One of the main events of the Farewell 2016 was the Ms.Francis competition. The 10 U.G and 6 P.G finalists rocked the stage with their mesmerising presence. They put the judges of both the talent hunt and the “Question & Answer” Round in a tough spot and pushed

beyond the usual bound

aries of talent . In the most literal sense, they proved that they had wings like

everyone, but its just that they know how to use them better than the rest. The tough competition resulted in a nail biting wait both for the finalists as well as the audience. Only a stellar performance

could have grabbed such attention from the audience. These events made the crowd go over-enthusiastic. The climax was when students cheered for their lecturers acting/dancing/performing on stage. The cultural events ended with a dance-drama dedicated to the seniors, in which was depicted their past-life in college( the last three years) that left them all emotional as they took a tour down their memory lane. The efforts paid off as the level of entertainment was at its peaks and so was the purpose served and goal accomplished.

The suspense ended and cheers erupted in the auditorium as soon as the results were announced, the winners were heartily cheered for and deservingly so. So with the event which witnessed such amazing performances, great words of wisdom and the ever lasting spirit of the Francisians will surely be memorable for all those who were a part of it. The vote of thanks followed by the national anthem completed the ceremony on a very cheerful and emotional note. In short, it left an indelible mark on all those present.

Ms. X. Stella Martina,

Dean – Student Affairs, Asst Prof, Dept of English.

LIFE AS A

FRANCISIAN

(From FRANCIS DIARIES)

First day at St. Francis The memories still excite me Strangers all around & nothing seemed easy Days went on to become weeks Weeks to become months Strangers became the best of friends & everything we did HAD to be fun Projects, assignments, internals & not to forget the hall ticket line The biggest problem we thought life could show us was the attendance decline And only in the last semester Did reality hit us hard The final calls & announcements Told us its time to depart “A whole new world outside” they said Waiting to be explored But we are always going to miss the life, The one we leave behind the Francis doors But oh wait! We are FRANCISIANS, And no we do not cry Because you know what we are taking from here? We are taking those “WINGS TO FLY”! Iffath Hussain B.Sc III N

Farewell & Founded Prizes (19 March 2016)

S.No Particulars Name / Class

Gold Medals 1. Gold Medal and Best All Rounder Shield instituted

by Mrs. Jaya Laxmi former Head Department of Chemistry for Best All Rounder of the year.

Karishma Asoodani (131012)

B.A III A (M)

2. Late Ms. Leela Ramachar’sGold Medal and Cash Award instituted by her daughters Shakuntala and Anuradha for the Best Persuasive Student.

P M Senorita (138437)

B.Com III C

3. Late Prof. E G Parameshwaran Gold Medal founded by his children for Excellence in Practicals in Psychology.

Syeda Arshiya (120422) B.A III

4. SHOCK Gold Medal instituted by the Department of Electronics for the student Securing Highest marks in Electronics.

T. Sri Gayathri (125416)

B.Sc. III E

5. Gold medal for Best All-Rounder in Electronics instituted by the Department of Electronics

Ummiya Mohammadi (135454)

B.Sc. III E 6. In Vivo Gold Medal instituted by the Department

of Biochemistry on the occasion of the decennial celebration of the Department in the year 2007, for the student securing highest marks in Bio-Chemistry for all 3 years.

G Vinitha Karunakar (125707)

B.Sc. III C

7. Late Sri B. Krishna Shetty Memorial Gold Medal instituted by his daughter Mrs. Mallika Shetty, Head, Department of BMS for a final year Marketing Major Student of BMS for securing highest aggregate marks in 5th& 6th Semester in the 4 Marketing subjects.

Nikita Punjabi (128539) BMS III

8. Gold Medal instituted by Mrs. Anita Prasad, Former Faculty of Commerce to a BMS student securing Maximum marks in Accounting for Managers & Management Accounting.

Nikita Punjabi (128539) BMS III

9. Sr. Valeria & Mr. R Peter Gold Medal for Highest Marks in Social Management

Shreya Baldwa 121124

MCJ.L.SM 10. Star Department Gold Medal instituted by the Nadiya

Department of Microbiology for highest marks in M.Sc. Microbiology.

133112 M.Sc. (Microbiology)

11. Priyamvada Josyula Memorial Gold Medal for the Most Outstanding NCC Cadet of the Year instituted by Mrs. Vanisree Talluri, Department of Commerce, St. Francis College.

Rohilmum Infimate

(130717) B.A III B

12. Gold Medal and Cash Award instituted by Sukuki Exnora – an NGO working on Solid Waste Management for the Best Outgoing student for her involvement in Environmental activities.

Divya Jyothi

(134217) B.Sc. III B

13. Gold Medal instituted by Dr. Usha Kumar in memory of Dr. Sylvia Shimmin to be awarded for Excellence in PGD Counselling.

Eevy Elita Enoch

(141208)

14. Gold Medal & Cash award instituted by Mrs. Sandhya Lakshmi, Former HOD Mathematics for highest marks in M.Sc. II Mathematics

Bengani Nikitha M.Sc. II

15. Ms. Navneet Wasu Memorial Gold Medal & Cash Award for Highest Marks in Scripting for Media (Journalism Subject) in B.A – Mass Communication & Journalism instituted by her Mother Mrs. Sujatha Wasu.

Salma Yousuf (131029)

BA III A (M)

16. Mr. VikramRupani Memorial Gold Medal & Cash Award instituted by Mr. Pranay Rupani in the name of his parents Dr. Gita Rupani & Mr. Ramesh Rupani for Best Outgoing Basketball player.

Ishani Sanjay (135309)

B.Sc. III N

17. Chamanooru Kameshwari Gold Medal instituted by Mr. Nagaraja Sarma, Head, Dept. of French for a student securing highest marks in French.

Noora Khan (130715) BA III B

18. Dr. Sr. Alphonsa Vattoly, Former Principal Gold Medal & Cash instituted by Dr. Sr. Alphonsa Vattoly for a Swarnojwala Student Securing Highest marks in Core Subjects for V

Supraja (135443)

B.Sc. III E

Semesters 19. Sri Revuru Seshala Ramesa Murthi Memorial

Gold Medal instituted by Mr. Karthikeya, Dept. of Physics for the Best Outgoing Physics Student

Srimayi Korrapati (134333)

B.Sc. III B 20. Echo Club Exceptional contribution towards

Entrepreneurial initiatives in Campus. Darshini Guda

(148520) BMS II

Staff 21 The Late J M Domingo Annual Award

instituted by his daughter Mrs. Christina Andrews to be given to the Best Sister of the Year for her exemplary service in the furtherance of the value up held by the St. Francis College

Sr. Rosa J

22 Smt. & Shri. H V V Pathy Memorial Award to the Senior Most Teaching Staff for her dedicated service to the college instituted by Mrs. Rajini Naidu, Department of Chemistry.

Dr. Vijaya Gowri

23 Smt. & Shri. H V V Pathy Memorial Award to the Senior Most Non-Teaching Staff for her dedicated service to the college instituted by Mrs. Rajini Naidu, Department of Chemistry.

Mr. Sashidhar

24 Mrs. Rita James prize instituted in memory of her Father Late. Leanord Crowe for Senior Non – teaching Staff

Mr. Srinivas

Shield 25 Prize instituted by Ms. Tejdeep Kaur in the

name of her daughter for the 3rd year student with The Sunniest Disposition, a rolling shield and a cash award

Tresa Mary

134462 B.Sc. III D

26 Best Outgoing Class Rolling Shield and cash

award of Rs. 2,000/- instituted by the College. B.Sc. III C

27 Rolling Shield for the Most Responsible outgoing Class Representative for all the 3 years instituted by the College.

Maria Felicia B.Com III C (F)

Prizes 28 Baldinucci Prize for 1st Rank in Part – I

examination instituted by Late Mother Constantina Baldinucci – Mother General of Sisters of Charity.

Aishwarya Singh 134401

B.Sc. III D

29 Regina Margaritha Prize for 1st Rank instituted

by Late Mother Constantina Baldinucci for General English – Part – I instituted by the students of Regina Margherita College – Italy.

Vanga Deeksha Reddy 130225 B.A. III

30 Scholarship (Cash Award) Instituted by the Management on occasion of National NSS Award to the college for the Best Outgoing NSS Student

Deepali Sailesh B.Sc. III F

31 Sr. Maria prize for Loyalty & Cooperation for a student of the college instituted by Late Sr. Maria Franco, Former Principal of the College.

Blessy Christina

B.Com III C

32 The Late DBD Prasad Memorial Award Instituted by Mrs. Vijayalakshmi in the name of her Brother DBD Prasad Awarded to Best Sports Girl of the year.

GunjanBohra

B.Com III IB

33 Mrs. Rajini Naidu prize for Highest marks in Chemistry, Sem I & II instituted by Mrs.Rajini Naidu, Former HOD Chemistry, St. Francis College for Women

Rashmi Bhuwalka

135622

34 Smt. & Shri H V V Pathy Memorial prize for 1st Rank in B.Com. (Prof.) Part – I Exam instituted by Mrs. Rajini Naidu, Department of Chemistry

AyushiMor

138305 B.Com III P(F)

35 M Sarojini & Smt. Elimay Bhoolakshmi Prize instituted by Late Mrs. M. Sarojini, Former HOD of Telugu for a student securing highest marks in Telugu 2nd Language of B.A., B.Sc. or B.Com. Part – I Exam

Vanga Deeksha Reddy

130225 B.A. III

36 The Vishwakumud Prize instituted by Mrs. Nalini Deshpande, Former Head of Department of Sanskrit for 1st Rank in Sanskrit Part – I Exam

Reeplika Katariya

134450 B.Sc. III D

37 Laxmi Bai Gir Rao Ketkar prize for 1st Rank in Hindi Part – I instituted by Mrs. Kaushal – Department of Hindi

Tanisha Verma 131032

B.A. III A (M)

38 Shri. Jaya Prakash Reddy Prize for Highest marks in French Part – I exam.

Noora Khan 130715

B.A. III B 39 Mr. R N Kakkar prize for Highest Marks in

Chemistry Sem III & IV instituted by Dr. Rita Kakkar, Former HOD Chemistry.

Rashmi Bhuwalka

135622 B.Sc. III

40 Mr. R N Kakkar prize for Highest Marks in

Chemistry, Sem V & VI Exam instituted by Former HOD Chemistry.

U Nagini Sri Priya

124211 B.Sc. III

41 Prize instituted by Mrs. Revathi Shanker in

honour of Smt. P Ranganayaki, Lecturer in Physics to be given to the student who secured highest aggregate in Physics in all the three years.

U Nagini Sri Priya

124211 B.Sc. III B

42 Prize instituted by Mrs. Shankuntala, Former Head of Maths for an All Rounder Humble and Loyal B.Sc. 3rd year student with Maths.

Sai Shwetha 134207

B.Sc. III B

43 Devireddy Kamalakshi prize for Highest Marks in B.Com. 1st year – Business Law

Himanshi Mittal 148421

B.Com II C 44 Prize instituted by Department of Microbiology

for Securing highest marks in B.Sc. Microbiology in all the three years.

M Poorna

125013 B.Sc. III

45 The Kakarla’s Award instituted by Mrs. Maya Ramakrishna, Former Head Department of English to be awarded to a Student of B.A., B.Sc. B.Com. (II year) for the Best Presentation in Communication Skills in English

Pratuysha

B.Sc. III A

46 Sr. Romana Fernandes Silver Jubilee prize donated by the college students of 1992 – 1993 for a student, participating in Maximum Curricular / Extra Curricular activities of college.

Shresta Manbasi

BMS III

47 Prize awarded to a B.A. Student for Maximum participation in college activities instituted by Late Mrs. A Radha, Department of Chemistry.

Syeda Inas Inayath

48 Smt. & Shri H V V Pathy Memorial Prize to be awarded to a B.Com Student for Maximum participation in college activities instituted by Mrs. Rajini Naidu, Department of Chemistry.

Chintal Sanghavi

138451 B.com III C

49 Smt. & Shri H V V Pathy Memorial Prize to be

awarded to a B.Sc. Student for Maximum participation in college activities instituted by

Sakina M Bharuchwala

135719

Mrs. Rajini Naidu, Department of Chemistry.

B.Sc. III

50 Kesbarmar prize for Maximum involvement in Faith Formation activities during the 3 years in Degree course instituted by Rev. Mother Constantina Kesbarmar, Former Mother General of the Sisters of Charity

Margaret Mary

B.Com III C

51 Sr. Bridget Fernandes prize for the Outgoing NSS Student who has excelled in Social Work completing atleast two camps and 240 hours of Social Work.

Saumi Chatterjee

B.Sc. III

52 V Sree Devi prize for the Best Outgoing NSS Student of B.A III instituted by Mrs. Sree Devi an Ex-student and National Youth Award winner of the College

Syeda Inas Inayath

131134 B.A. III A(M)

53 Movva Rajaratnamala Memorial prize instituted by Mr. Pattabhi Ramaiah, Former Head, Dept. of Chemistry in 1992 for the Best NSS Student of B.Sc. III.

Durga Bhavani

134337 B.Sc. III B

54 Smt. & Shri H V V Pathy Memorial prize for

Best NSS Outgoing student of B.Com III instituted by Mrs. Rajini Naidu, Department of Chemistry

Shailaja

B.Com III P

55 Prize instituted by Mrs. Annapurna, Former Lecturer in Botany for a student of Botany for her Service as an NSS Volunteer pertaining to Environmental Activities.

Sr. Vijaya Matha

BA III B

56 Late Mr. S. Ramakrishnan prize instituted by Mrs. Maya Ramakrishnan, Former Head, Department of English to be given to a student securing Highest Marks in Business Ethics of B.Com II year.

Naga Harshini 138249

B.Com III IB

57 SPECTRUM prize for 12 Science Departments for Securing highest marks in Theory & Practicals

B.Sc. Mathematics Reeplika Katariya 134450

B.Sc. III D

Statistics Reeplika Katariya 134450

B.Sc. III D Electronics Khushbu Shekhawat

135425 B.Sc. III E

Computer Science Mengane Ambica 134317

B.Sc. III B Microbiology Abburi Naga Pranathi

135001 B.Sc. III

Zoology Sanjana Kumar 135120

B.Sc. III Chemistry Rashmi Bhuwalka

135622 B.Sc. III

Botany Nashita Salman 134118

B.Sc. III Biochemistry Rashmi Bhuwalka

135622 B.Sc. III

Biotechnology Rashmi Bhuwalka 135622

B.Sc. III Physics Soma Navya

134212 B.Sc. III B

Nutrition Devulapalli Sharat Dhruthi 135505

B.Sc. III N PG – Maths Priyanka 143306

Microbiology RituBabu 143118 Chemistry Hufriyadinyar 143501 Computer Science M.Harika143306

Special Recognition for Contributing to life in College 2016

S.No. Name Category 1. Shreshta Manbasi (BMS III) For initiating Conceptia dance

group 2. Lisa Sanya (B.A. III M) Literary Activities 3. Samhitanimmala (B.Com III IB) Dance and Choreography 4. Ankita Roy Theatre 5. Shravya (B.Com III IPP) Lead Singer for Swatch Bharath

Campaign 6. Bhuvana Kalava B.A. III (A) Sports 7. Amreen Naaz (B.A. III B) Sports 8. Sri Sravani (B.A. III A) Sports 9. Mahalakshmi (B.A. III B) NCC 10. Jhanvi Krishna priya (B.A. III B) NCC 11. Navya (B.Sc. III B) NCC 12. Mary NL Vung (B.Com III P) Placements 13. Nikita P (B.Com III P) Placements 14. Seher Hashim (B.Com III P(F)) Face book Campus Ambassador

15. Ruchika Jhadav (B.A. III A) Choir 16. Joanna (B.A. III (M)) Choir 17. Della Viola (B.A. III) NSS 18. Gaura Naithani NSS 19. Anjana Meenakshi (B.A. III A) Magazine 20. InasInayath (B.A. III A) Magazine 21. Ishani (B.Sc. III N) Magazine 22. Jenita Tony (B.Sc. III F) Face 23. Evelyn D (B.Sc. III E) Face 24. Sr. Nirmala M (B.Sc. III D) Face 25. Anna Vijay (B.A. III M) Face 26. Jane Monica (B.A. III M) Face 27. Gaura Naithani Francis Bol 28. Durga Bhavani (B.Sc. III B) Book Author

Report of ECHO – E cell Club

E cell investiture, 23rd July 2015

The investiture began with prayer led by the Director of Finance –Ms .Damini,and the Secretary Ms. Sriya and the choir.The lighting of the lamp was followed with Principal- Dr.Sr.Christine Fernandes,Vice principal-Dr.Sr.Sandra S Horta, E cell coordinator-Ms.Mary Anthony and the Chief Guest-Ms.SweekrityGoyal. The new office bearers were sworn in G.Darshini--President, Nikitha.A--Vice President, Sriya.S--Secretary, Damini.N--Direcror of Finance and Vijayalakshmi--Director of Marketing for the year 2015-16 . The principal, Dr. Sr. Christine Fernandes, graced the audience with a warm speech and led the office bearers in taking their

oath. Then, the president of E cell, Ms. Darshini Guda, delivered a powerful and motivational speech ; followed by vote of thanks by the vice president – Ms. Nikitha. The Chief guest for the event, Ms. Sweekrity Goyal, founder of Kaarmic Education Services gave a brilliant talk on entrepreneurship and conducted a fun activity for the students registered with the club. Indeed it was an eventful event. August 5th 2015, Guest Lecture

The event began by welcoming and an introduction of the Chief guest and his team by the president of E cell –Ms. G. Darshini. Mr. Diyanant Ali, (chief guest) CEO of Outlife. He is a Certified Master Trainer in Training and Development and a Certified Facilitator in Experiential Learning. He is the Founder & Director of the Great Hyderabad Adventure Club - GHAC, a non- profit organization that promotes adventure to enhance youth development, leadership, community building and healthy lifestyle among the youth and working professionals in India. He introduced himself and showed a video of GHAC and explains in brief about his organization. He gave a small activity to the audience and told them to list the top 10 most important entrepreneurial behavioral traits. The participants split into groups for this activity and presented the same on the stage. After this, the chief guest gave his own list of 10 strengths and explained the challenges faced by an entrepreneur and to succeed with the skills that one possesses. The event was coordinated by Mr. Clinton D’Souza of Learn Ed, an educational organization with the purpose of driving the attitude of learning through every experience via innovative and challenging learning methods. The event ends with the vote of thanks made by the vice president of E cell-Ms.Nikitha. The session was extremely informative and interesting as it was enjoyable Ms .Mary Anthony HOD Botany

CHOIR REPORT 2016

CHOIR stands for co-operation, harmony, opportunity, involvement and responsibility. Keeping this viewpoint in mind, the choir enhanced the worship of God and displayed great amounts of enthusiasm and commitment in fulfilling what they stand for. There were times when they came early and went back home late, devoted to maintain the standards of the St Francis choir. The co-ordinators and all the members of the choir received a great deal of support and

encouragement for all they tried to achieve : from Ms. Tina Fernandes, Mrs. Mary Dias and Mrs. Alice David who helped the choir to shine bright, by reassuring them of their position of the NIGHTINGALES of St Francis.

The choir of St. Francis is an open, warm, and a multi-cultural group. It gives the opportunity to students every year to be a part of this mini-family that represents the macrocosm of St. Francis College. Hence the auditions for the year 2014-2015 were held in the month of July and this was judged by Deveney Roberts and Nishika Pachigalla. The fresher’s seemed very passionate and it was amazing to see such a great response. A total of 120 girls auditioned, out of all, 60 captivating voices were chosen. The nightingales with a keyboard as their chief instrument, had thus jumpstarted an amazing year.

The choir performed for the Independence day celebrations of the college, singing the song “SWADESH” and the song “SUNO GAUR SE DUNIA WALO”, which build a nationalistic fervour among the audience.

Then came the celebration of the silver jublee of four lecturers who enjoyed 25 years of enriching life in Francis. The choir sang for the teachers and made it an unforgettable and meaningful event for them.

Next was the Fresher’s party where the choir looked dashing with their masks on and they welcomed the fresher’s by performing an medley of famous energetic English numbers. At the national Seminar conducted by the chemistry department and the choir led all into prayer by singing” MAKE ME AN INSTRUMENT” and sang the “CANDLE SONG” for the lighting of the lamp.

December being the month of giving and receiving and , and of Christmas carols - is the most memorable time for the choir as they come together and spend a lot of time practising for various competitions. This season is eagerly awaited and is cherished the most. This year our nightingales actively took part in a number of carol singing competitions organized in the twin cities. Some of them being, United Carol Singing competition organized by Little Flower High School.

The carol singing competition held by St Marys Degree College, Yousufguda, was memorable- the choir won the first place with their charismatic performance as they swayed through the song MARY ROCK and TIDINGS OF COMFORT AND JOY. They were appreciated by the judges and one of them passed an unforgettable comment : what they always heard from others of the Francis choir came alive that day when they witnessed the singing.

Every year the college conducts NATALE, where in all the college students participate in various Christmas activities, playing a major role in the event, as they perform several numbers, and the choir is recognized for their hardwork and are given a token of appreciation.

In a very special event to mark the birthday of our Principal, Dr. Sr Christine Fernandes, the choir sang a blessing song called the “SAINTS AND SAVIOUR” which really made the day memorable! The same was done on the birthdays of our Vice-Principal and Correspondent.

The choir of St Francis also performs its duty as they sing for Mass services such as Ash Wednesday, Mother Mary’s feast and a Mass invoking blessings at the start of the academic year. Apart from participating in competitions and events outside college, the choir also dutifully sings the prayer of St. Francis and the college song every Monday and Friday with great reverence and respect, renewing spirituality in every soul present in the college, keeping up with the heritage of St. Francis The choir also begins all the events that are held in the college, starting from convocations to valedictories to investitures etc., Our nightingales remained poised even when times are challenging and manage to put up a marvellous show throughout the year.

All of this was only possible because of our mentors mentioned earlier. Their creative vision and encouragement inspired interest and enthusiasm and made singing in the choir such a great pleasure. The choir is also thankful to the Principal and the Vice Principal for their support and prayers. Last but not the least the choir feels obliged to all the staff and our dear college mates for being appreciative of our work.

The nightingales are ecstatic to keep singing and to make Francis proud.

Choir co-ordinators

Ruchika.J & Joanna, B.A.III

Class Attendance using Tablets

The college is gradually moving into automated attendance using tablets instead of registers in the classroom. Students have been issued ID cards with an embedded RFID chip. The tablets are equipped with RFID readers that can scan the roll number as the student presents her ID card. A teacher is able to complete marking attendance for a class in just about five minutes. As teachers are getting used to the system, there has been a positive response. Teachers are spared the effort of computing shortage of attendance at the end of each month as now it becomes automated with tablets being used. Latecomers to the class would obviously lose their attendance and students have to carry their ID cards with them daily.

So the merits outweigh the de-merits with the new system in place.

Ms. Nirupama Narasimhan,

Asst. Professor,

Computer Science dept.

NCC Report 2016-17

The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is the Indian military cadet corps with its Headquarters at New Delhi. It is a Tri-Services Organization, comprising the Army, Navy and Air Force, engaged in grooming the youth of India into disciplined and patriotic citizens.The NCC cadets believe and strive to uphold the NCC motto, "Unity and Discipline". With new recruits consistently flowing in every year, the current strength of 100 cadets for the academic year 2016-17 consists of 32 third-year cadets, 31 second-year cadets and 37 first-year cadets.

The cadets participated in the 8thAnnual Pink Ribbon Walk organized by the Usha Lakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation and KIMS, which saw breast cancer survivors and supporters taking to the streets to raise awareness about early breast cancer detection and the importance of timely diagnosis.

In the month of July, the NCC worked together with the NSS as part of Haritha Haram – a tree plantation drive on the college campus.This was followed by Yoga Day, Anti- Drug Daya campaign conducted by Dr.Devika Rani Kakarala – Psychologist, Researcher and Director from Amrita Foundation Society to curb drug use.

The NCC also organized a blindfolded walk on “World Blind Day” seeking eye-donors and ambassadors to raise awareness about eye donations.

Later this year, the NCC cadets collaborated with the NSS students of the college and organized Cashless Day. The cadets have participated in a series of camps : Cadets Jennifer, Dhanushree and Priyanka of B.Sc. and Niharika of B. Com participated in the NCC Day Camp, Cadets ShravaniSahu and Rachana Patil of B.Sc. in the Local Republic Day Camp, Cadet Sakshi Agarwal from B.Com.in the SNIC Camp. Cadet Lakshmi Pradhan of B.Sc.was selected to participate in the prestigious Republic Day Parade,New Delhi.

Also the cadets participated in “I Will Go Out”rally – A nationwide movement seeking safer public spaces for women and protesting street sexual harassment. The cadets chanted slogans, handed out flyers, and displayed placards and banners in order to effectively spread awareness. They were escorted by the Hyderabad traffic police so as to ensure the safety of the cadets and the proper regulation of traffic during the rally. NCC organized a seminar on 22nd March as part of World Water Day.

This year 31 cadets appeared for the NCC ‘B’ Certificate Examination and 32 cadets for the NCC ‘C’ Certificate Examination in the month of February, 2017.

All in all, 2016 - 17 has been a year jam packed with excitement, creativity, and enthusiasm exhibited by the cadets of St. Francis college, while they continue to strive and excel, creating disciplined and committed individuals to take our nation to exemplary heights.

Lt.Marie Thomas, Associate NCC Officer.

Annual Activity Report 2016 – 17

NSS UNIT I, II, III & IV

The academic year began for NSS volunteers with many activities. On 21stJune 2016 International Yoga Day was celebrated. All the units of NSS displayed many yogasanas in college to lead a healthy life. Around 50 volunteers displayed the asanas in the college. 150 volunteers went to Gachibowli Stadium where the Government of Telangana had Organized International Yoga Day themed“Yoga with music”.

On 11thJuly 2017,100 NSS student volunteers went to ECIL dumping yard for tree plantation which was organized by Government of Telangana as a part of “Haritha Haram”.

On 27th July 2016, the I year BA, B.Sc. and B.Com had their Inaugural.

On 12th August 2016,

International Youth Day was celebrated in the college in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development. The daylong seminar was organized for the NSS Volunteers. Around 250 students participated in the event. The day began with the rally on Poverty Eradication and awareness program. The inaugural was graced by Dr. Vishnu Dev, NSS Coordinator of Osmania University - Hyderabad. The first session began with NGO- Make a Difference on Human Trafficking. Post lunch session was taken over by NGO-SPAN on Suicide Prevention. The 3rd session was Skit Presentation on social issues by NSS volunteers. Four skits were presented in various forms. (JAGDISHHHH)

70th Independence Day 68th Republic day

On 18th August 2016, Raksha Bandhan was celebrated by NSS volunteers at Save the Child Orphanage, Secunderabad & Manchukalalu Orphanage Mahindra Hills- Secunderabad.

On 3rd September 2016, Tiranga Yatra was organized by the state government in collaboration with NSS. Around 200 volunteers participated in the rally at KBR Park. Honorable Minister Bandaru Dattatreya and other government officials lead the program.

On 10th September 2016, NSS volunteers visited Devanar blind school, Begumpet.

On the occasion of World AIDS Day NSS volunteers participated in awareness rally in Begumpet on 1st December 2016. Around 350 volunteers went to the various slums and gave information about AIDS.

NSS volunteers around 150 participated in a rally for the cause of National Trust Day Celebration in collaboration with Swayamkrushi Trust from The Park Hotel Raj Bhavan road to People’s Plaza on 7th January 2017.

Demonetization Rally was organized by NSS as per the guidance of central government on 12th January 2017. 250 NSS volunteers went to the various areas to make awareness about cashless economy and e-wallet.

NSS UNITS

From 11th to 17th November 2016, the NSS units organized winter camps and actively involved themselves in working on social issues like suicide prevention, controlling diseases spread by mosquitoes, rallying to spread awareness about ‘Clean India, Green India, Swacha Bharat, and Swastha Bharat and most important teaching the village kids about self-defense through martial arts. NSS unit I, organized a camp to Gagilapur Village, where 45 students were accompanied by Ms. Manjari Prashant. 50 NSS volunteers of Unit II along with their program officer Ms.Vijayakumari, organized a camp to Dammaiguda Village, Keesar Mandal. The volunteers of NSS Unit III team led by Ms. Swathi Kumari, went to Premanjali Convent, Dommar Pochampally.

SPORTS REPORT 2016-2017

St. Francis College secured Overall 1st position in the OsmaniaUniversity Inter College Tournament for women for the academic year 2016-17 amongst 900 affiliated Colleges of Osmania University

Bhuvana Kalava and Sowjanya Bhavisetty both from B.A represented for India in many IITA & University Tournaments. Both got selected to represent World Universities at Bangkok & South Korea in the Year 2015-16 & Bhuvana Kalava got selected for doubles for the World Universities to be held at Macaw in China for the year 2016-17.

This academic year(2016-17) St. Francis College Organized Basketball, Table-Tennis, Badminton and Throw-ball Inter college tournament and secured Iplace. Swimming held at university swimming pool also secured I place.

Students have represented Universities in Cricket Match held at Anna University, Chennai, Hockey held at Annamalai University – Chennai, Softball Inter University held at Kottayam University – Kerala, Table tennis held at Anna University – Chennai, Boxing held at Raipur University – Jharkhand, Baseball held at Punjab University – Chandigarh, Volley ball at Calicut University – Kerala, Swimming at Punjab University – Chandigarh, Basketball held at Calicut University – Kerala, Tennis South zone Inter University Tournament at Savitha University at Chennai, Students represented for Softball senior Inter District (HYD) &Senior Nationals for Telangana at Nalgonda and Anantapur and also Throw ball Nationals for Telangana held at New Delhi.

In Basketball after a lapse of 6 years Rhea Singh, Rachana Silverei of B.A III and II& Varsha of B.Sc. II both represented for Telangana Senior National Basketball team which was at Pondicherry. Earlier only Prakruti Sharma of B.A Irepresented 6 Years back.

In Volleyball after a lapse of 18 years, Poojitha of B.Sc. III broke the record for Francis by representing the State Meet held at Suryapet & Nationals held at Chennai. In Boxing, Kajal of B.Sc. I Year represent the State Meet held at Nizamabad &Nationals held at Ranchi. In Tennis Deeksha of B.Com I Year & Rehana of

B.A I Year both representing State & Nationals in AITA RankingTennis Tournaments organized by Association of Indian Tennis Federation.Sowjanya Bhavisetty of B.A II year played for Country, IITA Rankings and World Tennis Asian Championships and won many Awards.

Suchitra & Bhakti of both from B.A IIIrepresented for State & Nationals. They represent for ITTF ranking Tournaments. Sreeja of B.comI an International Table Tennis Player represented for India in Malaysia, Bangkok, and Gold in south Asian championship, Pakistan. Silver for inter- institutions held at Malaysia.

Symbiosis, Pune Basketball team secured Gold Medal & awarded cash prize of Rs.7500/- and Volleyball team secured Bronze Medal. BIITs Pilani where Basketball team secured Bronze Medal and Volleyball team secured Gold Medal & awarded cash prize of Rs.10, 000. SSN College grounds, Chennai where Badminton team secured Silver Medal & awarded cash prize of Rs.6000.

Farooq

Sports Coordinator

Fresher’s Day 2016

“Diamonds are many, but Kohinoor is one,

Colleges are many, but St. Francis is one.”

July 8th, 2016 witnessed the management and the senior brigade of St. Francis College for Women host the Fresher’s day celebrations for the new comers in the UG and PG courses in order to acquaint them with the way of life at the campus. It came as a breath of fresh air to the freshers who were already buried in the grueling sessions of lectures. St. Francis is not only synonymous for its vision of empowering women with holistic education but also for offering opportunities

which ensures the all-round development of its students.

Freshers 2016 is one such attempt, to fulfill its responsibility of showing the fun side of college life and the grand event sent the message across loud and clear. It all began with the melodious invocation of God by the voices of Francis, followed by a graceful indo-western welcome dance. The principal’s valuable address gave them the much necessary reality check. The celebration was nothing short of a theme party, titled Jashn-e-Francis.

Staying true to the theme, the informal hosts- Shehenshah and the Begum enthralled the audience as they conducted the Ms. Fresher 2016 contest in their much loved “ShahiAndaaz”. All the 15 girls (UG-10, PG-5), charmed the audience with their ready wit and unique personality, associating themselves with the Queens of India. The presence of Ms. Shilpa Chakraborty and Ms. Ruchika Sharma as judges boosted the spirits of our contestants.

The performance of the contestants made the job really tough for the judges who had to crown the winners of the contest as Ms. Fresher’s UG and PG, along with esteemed tiles like Ms. Popular and Ms. Talented. While the crowd was anticipating the results, mesmerizing dances and dramas put to show by the seniors forced them to enjoy the wait. The auditorium was filled with cheers and hooting, when the crowing happened and the show wrapped up with a vote of thanks and National Anthem.

- Ms. Stella Martina Xavier Dean Student Affairs (UG)

70th Independence Day Celebrations

The 70th Independence Day was celebrated in all its solemnity and grandeur. The chief guest for the day was Dr. K.C. Reddy IPS (retired). He has served the United Nations for about 14 years and functioned as the Chief Security Adviser to the UN Secretary General for the UN Supervision Mission in Syria.Dr. Reddy, took the salute of the NCC, NSS and Sports students, who added solemnity to the occasion by their March past. As the chief guest hoisted the flag, the management, staff and students saluted the National flag and solemnly pledged to work with dedication to preserve and strengthen the freedom and integrity of the nation.

National Library Day – 16th August2016

The Library Department organized various activities for the staff and students on the occasion of

National Library Day, which was celebrated for the fifth consecutive year in college.

The National Library Day also marked the day of investiture for the members of the newly

founded Library club, SHASTR. Members took the oath and were given badges.

The club organized a guest lecture on ‘Introduction to Civil Services’ by Freelance Consultant

and BankerMr. Pradeep Kumar Ramappa, for the II & III year Social Sciences students on

December 2, 2016.

ESCAPE 2.0 – October 4th 2016

ESCAPE an acronym for Expression, Spectrum, COFEE, Arista, Prakruti and E- cell hosted its second annual intra collegefest on 4th October 2016. It was a spectacular show to enjoy, where all the students club of the college hostedvariety of activities both academic and fun based that attracted enthusiastic participation from students and staff across various departments. Noted Tollywood artists Allu Sirish and Naga Anveshgraced the fest with their celebrity presence.

“Natale” –22ndDecember 2016

“For unto us a child will be born. He will be called wonderful counselor, mighty God, everlasting father and prince of peace “. This was the message told and retold by the prophets that came true 2000 years ago. And that’s the reason we celebrate Christmas.

“Natale”- An Italian word that means ‘Christmas’.The College organized the fest and for the first time the Alumni of the college were alsoa part of the fest making it merrier. The spirit of the fest was vibrant, contagious and exuberant.There were various events organized like Bible quiz; Rangoli competition, Greeting card making, Christmas tree decoration and for the first time, three online competition were introduced. The events were spread across three days 14th, 16th and 17thof December 2016.

68th Republic Day – 26th January 2017

The 68th Republic Day was celebrated in the campus with zest and zeal. The national flag was unfurled by our beloved principal Dr. Sr. Christine Fernandez and her motivational speech was truly inspiring. Dr. Uma Joseph, Dean Academics and HOD - History Department also addressed the gathering and urged the students to be dutiful citizens of the country. The cultural programs performed by the students were a feast to the eyes and portrayed their devotion for the Nation.

College Day celebrations–4thFebruary 2017

Great excitement and enthusiasm was visible all around. The college day was organized in all its grandeur on 4th February 2017.

The program began with the choir singing the praises of the Lord. This was followed by the lighting of the lamp and honoring the Chief Guest for the day. Ms.Tejdeep Kaur Menon, IPS,DirectorGeneral, Telangana Special Protection Force. The management felicitated the Dean academics along with the Dean Student affairs for their relentless services rendered for the college activities.

Award for excellence in various fields were awarded to students who strived to keep up the good name of the college and worked throughout the academic year to excel in their academics as well as extracurricular and co-curricularactivities. The students were awarded gold medals for exceptional academic performance followed by founded prizes, special recognition prizes, along with scholarships that not only boosted the morale of the prize winners but also inspired the others to aim higher.

One of the main events of the day was –St. Francis walks for nature, where our students walked the ramp with special rendition with Ms.Tejdeep Kaur Menon’s direction to bring in an awareness of protecting wild life and nature (environment) in present day scenario. The event witnessed amazing performances, great words of wisdom and everlasting spirit of the Francisians, which will surely be remembered for a very long time by all those who were a part of it. The vote of thanks followed by the national anthem completed the ceremony on a very cheerful and emotional note. In short, it left an indelible mark on all those present.

Ms. Stella Martina Xavier

Dean Student Affairs (UG)

Women’s Day Celebrations – March 8th 2017

The Women Cell of the College had organized various competitions like face painting & hair styling for students on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Students had shown their extraordinary talent by participating in both the events with bubbling enthusiasm. Also the Committee had organized some outdoor games/recreation for

both teaching and non-teaching staff. Our staff extremely enjoyed these games by taking part in it,that came as a cheer amidst their hectic teaching schedule.

“Hum Hain RaahiPyarKe, Phir MilengeChalteChalte” –

Farewell 15/3/17

Farewell for the final year students was held with so much pomp and show that boosted the spirit of all the Francisians. An eagerly awaited event, the day in its totality was incredible. Walking into the campus three years ago as young girls, and blossoming into mature women we have all walked this path of love only to meet again. Standing true to this thought was the farewell theme for the batch of 2017-“Hum Hain RaahiPyarKe, Phir MilengeChalteChalte”.

The program started at 11am with a musical rendition by the choir and a beautiful welcome dance. It continued with our beloved Principal Dr. Sr.Christine Fernandez expressing her happiness for all the contributions of all students and also wished them good luck for their bright future. One of the main events of the farewell 2017 was the “Ms. Francis competition”.The 10 UG & 6PG finalists rocked the stage with their mesmerizing presence. They put the judges of both the talent hunt and the question and answer round in a tough spot. Seniors deliveredmessages and expressed their mixed feelings about their college experiences. The most awaited performance by Conceptia-the largest dance group of the college impressed one and all with a unique theme-“Bollywood Afternoon “that showcased Bollywood stars walking the ramp and dancing right from Amitabh Jaya toRanveer Singh. It also saw few seniors joining into rhythm and dancing away with the stars.

The climax was when students cheered for their lecturers dancing on stage.The suspense ended and cheers erupted in the auditorium as soon as the results were announced. The winners were heartily cheered by one and all. It was a very memorable day both for the seniors as well as the juniors.

CHOIR - 2016-17

The Nightingales of Francis are a major part of the great institution, St. Francis. They have been doing a great job in singing songs and worshipping the Lord all through the year and it is the college choir that’s gives a start to every programme of the college. Out of 120 interested girls, 95 were selected to be part of the choir for the academic year.

Way to go Nightingales….Hat Trick first prize in Inter Collegiate Carol Singing Competitions.

December 3rd, 2016 in St.Marys College, Yousufguda. The Nightingales bagged the first prize by singing Born to be and Joy to the worldin the very first event among 11 colleges that had performed.

December 10th, 2016 - Little Flower High School. It was called “United Carol Singing Competition”. Our choir bagged the first prize in singing the Carol Mary Rock among 15 colleges.

23rd December, 2016 -New Life Assemblies of God Church. Our Nightingales bagged the first prize yet again.

Ms. Tina Fernandes and the ex-choir girls.

SPORTS REPORT 2015-2016 Sports is one of the most challenging activities in today’s jet age, it creates a great fitness among every individual to prove their mettle in their performances. St. Francis college sports teams have shown their classy performances and high discipline unity among them. Francis in jersy white & red combination shows opponent to fight the battles in the ground work to prove themselves beyond the reach of opponents, that’s how the performances of Francis teams in various disciplines shows to reach the sky to take on challenges with any opponents in & on the field.

St. Francis college team won the 1st position in Lawn Tennis, 2nd Position in Swimming Table Tennis , Basket Ball, Judo, Volley Ball, Chess ,Throw Ball, Cricket and the 3rd Position in Take woodo, Soft Ball and Badminton.

St. Francis College placed Second Position in the overall Inter Collegiate Team Championship organized by Osmania University Inter College Tournament for Women for the year 2015-16 in which Francis secured this position from the year 2005 to till date among the 1500 affiliated colleges of Osmania Universities.

St. Francis College conducted the Inter Collegiate Tournament in Shuttle Badminton on 11th &12th Sep,2015 & Tennis from 9th &10th March,2016 for the year 2015-16 which was organized by Inter College Tournament committee for women Osmania University Hyderabad.

This year St. Francis College also Organizes the 1st All India St. Francis Trophy Invitational Tournament for women for the year 2015-16 in the following disciplines Volley Ball, Basket Ball, Throw Ball, Chess, Tennis, Table Tennis &Shuttle Badminton in the college campus from 28th Dec,2015 to 31st Dec,2015.

Also during Academic year 2015-16 on sports day games were conducted for Teaching & Non Teaching Staff Members

The following players have represented Osmania University in the All India Inter University Tournaments/South Zone/Nationals/Internationals Events.

Farooq

Sports Coordinator

INTRA COLLEGIATE FEST- REPORT

"YUVAFLARE" UNLIMITED -2017

On 27th September, 2017, St. Francis College for Women organized one of the biggest events of the year with the Theme "YUVAFLARE" Unlimited , an Intra Collegiate Fest headed by all the clubs of the college - XPRESSION , SPECTRUM, COFEE, ARISTA and VOCTALENT. The soulful performance of Gouri Priya student of BMS, was a perfect start to channelize the excitement. She sang songs from the retro period and had everyone swaying to the old melodies. It was followed by the Inaugural, the Principal, Dr. Sr. Christine Fernandez along with the Chief Guest for the Inaugural , Mr. Adavi Sesh, a popular Film Actor of Tollywood released balloons in the air to declare the fest open. The very first event after the inaugural ceremony was "Iconic Villains", wherein the contestants cosplayed a villain of their choice like Gabbar, Professor Snape, Harley Quinn and Cersei Lannister being a few of them. It was judged by Sowmya Bollapragada and Bhavya Natasha who work for Tammada Media & Krutika Singh, a silver screen actress. The battle of the mobs with the Theme "Retro- Flashback" was something that every Francisian was looking forward to. Each combination rocked the stage by dancing to the tunes from the period of 1950 - 1990. Sai Dharam Tej, a popular actor was the special guest. Sai Ronak, a Tollywood actor and dancer, Nicey Joseph and Krutika Singh Rathore judged the events. All the clubs participated with great reverie not letting even the rain dampen their excitement. Teachers of St. Francis, donning the traditional Malayali sarees, danced to the beats of Jimmiki Kamal. Between events, the students of the campus saw DJ Gaurav play his latest mixes of Bollywood and Tollywood hits, making everyone groove. Students indulged in the scrumptious food stalls put up. This was followed by the rampwalk, in which students walked the ramp showcasing various outfits that were sponsored by Kashish. A treasure hunt was conducted for the students where each team had to crack as many jigsaw puzzles as possible in order to win. The clues were spread all around the college and the participants had a lot of fun searching for it. Francisian would never take a backseat in utilising the opportunity of showcasing our grace and culture. The culture rampwalk was one such programme where teacher - students walked the ramp representing different states of the country which became the highlight of the events. The event ended with the valedictory where L.V. Revanth, winner of Indian Idol 9 entertained the crowd and awarded the winners of various events. Despite heavy rain there was nothing that could stop the celebrations and have unlimited fun and made the day a grand success.

Dr. Jyothi Rani

Co-ordinator of the Fest