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Editor’s Take ...

Mrs. Vinnie Mathur (Dean, Students’Affairs)

Dr. Renu Luthra (Pro Vice Chancellor)

Mr. Umesh Jamwal, SOME

Mr. Jagon J. Babu, SON

Mr. Arvind Nath Sinha, SOFC

Dr. Kiran Rai, SOL

Ms. Garima Mishra, SMCS

Ms. Namita Singh, SLLL

Ms. Suchi Rastogi, SLLL

Dear Reader

Every issue of the G-Post is special as the students at the uni-

versity scale new heights and set new standards. Beginning

months of the year the students walked on a path of interna-

tional exposure , industry interactions, skill oriented trainings

and workshops.

Under the guidance of Pro Vice Chancellor Dr. Renu Luthra the faculty made

sure that the university groomed the GU students to be leaders and entrepre-

neurs . Dr. Luthra personally took care this session to mentor the young and

energetic GU faculty to achieve the university's targets of academic excellence .

Winter bloomed as the campus witnessed students participating in Interna-

tional Student Exchange programs , Great Debates, Film Festivals and Science

Conferences. Am sure you will enjoy this copy too.

Happy Reading !

Shuchi Yadav,

Chief Editor, G-Post

Assistant Professor

School of Media & Communications Studies

Galgotias University

Mr. Suneel Galgotia (Chancellor)

Ms. Shuchi Yadav, Chief Editor

Ms. Himani Bansal, SCSE

Ms. Shivani Rajoria, SCSE

Ms. Shilpa Choudhary, SEECE

Mrs. Nidhi S. Natrajan, SOB

Ms. Poornima Tejpal, GIMT

Ms. Fehmina Kalique, SOL

Editorial Board

Patron

Advisors

Mr. Dhruv Galgotia (CEO)

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IN THIS ISSUE

Pro Vice-Chancellor’s Message…………………….4

Global Presence: Educational Trip to Singapore..........................5

Nirmaan Youth Parliament: Growing Strong…………...5

GU Students at Aaj Tak…………….....6

Forensis Agora : National Conference ………..7 Media Students Shining…………………………………...8

Workshops at GU…………...…..9

Students at Great Debate, British High Commission...10

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Pro Vice Chancellor’s Message

Prof. (Dr.) Renu Luthra Pro Vice Chancellor

In pursuit of attaining just the right academic and industry balance, the university provides

immense opportunity to the students to interact with experts from a variety of fields in the

form of seminars, workshops and conferences held nationally and internationally. Round

the year there are events organized for and by the students related to photography, film-

making, music and dance, theatre etc . It gives me immense pleasure to congratulate the

editorial team of G-Post which continuously strives to bring out this newsletter to showcase

the university’s achievements comprehensively.

With every passing issue , I am sure the readers will find the newsletter even more informa-

tive and interactive. All the Best !

Best Regards Dr. Renu Luthra

Education at Galgotias University stresses on devel-oping

the students’ thinking process, positive attitude, risk taking

ability, tolerance of ambiguity and an ability to work with

professionals from multicultural and diverse backgrounds.

Like every year the students this year too are full of fresh

ideas and immense energy. The goals are set – with highly

qualified and committed faculty, the students are in the

process of being groomed to be leaders in the outside

world.

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Nirmaan Youth Parliamnet : Growing Strong

After laying it’s foundation in 2015, Galgotias University’s

youth parliament ‘Nirmaan’ returned for its second edition in

January 2016.This Youth Parliament which was promoted to

the status of a student’s club following its success became Asia's largest Youth Parliament. Under the dynamic

leadership of Mr. Dhruv Galgotia and Ms. Vinnie Khanna Mathur, Nirmaan entered an understanding with SheffMUN,

the MUN conducted by University of Sheffield and backed by Mr. David Cameron himself to promote international

dialogue to counter-act violence in the youth.The team worked for social causes, conducted awareness drives, photo

series compilations and donation campaigns for orphanages in Greater Noida and received exclusive invitations to

events with elite gathering on a regular basis, including the launch of WWF India volunteer program, Naayika by Kala

Drishti foundation et al. The Nirmaan team also participated in an exclusive dialogue with Shri NP Singh, the DM of

Gautam Buddhanagar, an interactive session with Mr. Ronnie Screwvala (MD, UTV entertainment India) and Justice

Shiva Kirti Singh, Hon. Judge, Supreme court of India.

Ashish Lath , Shivam Gupta ( BBA , Ist Year Students ) and Rhythm Kaushal ( B.Tech, IInd ) got the opportunity to represent Ga-logotias University at “ Tomorrow’s India - Where Culture Unite, Knowledge evolves and business transcends boundaries”- an event organized in Singapore from Jan 24-26, 2016. The event was a platform for start-ups and young entrepreneurs, show-casing India's entrepreneurial strength, opportunities for collaboration and inno-vations besides emphasizing into Entrepre-neurship, Urban Planning, Marketing & Mass Communication in Singapore by leading academics and top universities like NTU and NUS."

Global Presence: Educational Trip To Singapore

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GU Students at ‘Aaj Tak’

Students of the School of Media and

Communications Studies participated in

the special debate show of Aaj Tak -

'Sadda Haq'.

Deputy Editor Anjana Om Kashyap an-

chored an engaging panel discussion on

the issue of denial of women rights in

the Shani Shingnapur temple row.

Around 1000 women, led by women ac-

tivist Trupti Desai of the Bhumata Ran-

granai Brigade, tried to enter the Shani

Shingnapur Temple in Pune , on the oc-

casion of Republic Day. But were denied

permission to worship there.

The panel discussion was an attempt to

question the gender bias existing in soci-

ety on women rights. Students partici-

pated actively in questioning the panel-

ists about the restrictions imposed on

women freedom.

The idea was to highlight that the society

must break the centuries-old traditions

to allow women equal rights as men liv-

ing in Indian society. Anjana Om Kashyap

personally interacted with the Galgotias

students studying TV journalism and pro-

duction, quickly pointing out to them the

significance of asking the right kind of

questions in a television debate show.

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Forensis Agora 2016

National Conference on Forensic Science and Criminalistics

The division of Forensic Science, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Galgotias University, organised a two day National Conference on Forensic Science and Criminalistics on 21st- 22nd April, 2016. The conference provided the opportunity to bring together the scientific community involved in the various aspects of criminal investigation. The idea was to share and discuss the various developments in this field. The conference was inaugurated by Hon. Justice Shri K. G. Balakrishnan, Former Chief Justice of India, Former Chairman National Human Rights Commission along with Prof. B.V. Babu, Vice Chancellor, Galgotias University and Prof. Renu Luthra, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Galgotias University.

The conference highlighted the importance of forensic science in the criminal justice system and emphasized upon the opening of new and more forensic science laboratories in the country. Key-note speaker Dr. S.B. Upadhyay, Director, Forensic Science Laboratory, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, accentuated the “Crime Scene Investigation Procedures”. The concluding session for the conference was grazed by the presence of Dr. R.K. Sarin, Director, FSL, Delhi, who shared his work on Forensic Toxicology with the participants.

The organizing committee for the conference was headed by Prof. (Dr.) Sally Lukose, Dean, School of Basic and Applied Sciences with Dr. Prashant Agrawal, Dr. Priti Sharma, Ms. Vinny Sharma, Mr. Saroj Kumar Amar, Dr. Rajeev Kumar, Dr. Amitabh Biswas, Dr. Mamta and Ms. Neeharika Srivastava.

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‘MANTHAN’ 2016

Media Students Shining

NOIDA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL School of Media & Communication Studies (SMCS)

was awarded for ‘exemplary contribution’ in orga-

nizing 3rd Noida International Film Festival , held

at Gymkhana on Feb 7, 2016. Guest of honor and

Dean of SMCS Dr. Amitabh Srivastava received rec-

ognition for his scripts and industry-academia rela-

tionship . SMCS students Gauri Pathak, Manjeet

kumar, Siddharth Singh Bisen and Rajesh were se-

lected as the member of organizing team. Their

contribution in anchoring, Still photography and

screen management was appreciated by the digni-

taries of film and documentary world.

Students of the School of Media and Communication Studies

proved their mettle in the media fest Manthan organized by

ISOMES in March. The festival was graced by several filmstars,

politicians and mediapersons like Ms Anurradha Prasad (CMD

BAGNETWORK24), Mr. Subhash Ghai (filmmaker), Col.

Rajyavardhan Rathore (I& B MoS ) and Ms. Nalini Singh (senior

journalist) who engaged in an ice – breaking interactive sessions

with the students from across universities and colleges.

Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and Bhupendra

Chaubey, TV Journalist, both graced the stage and had meaningful

conversations with the audience present.

Students participated and bagged prizes in various competitions

like Radio Hunt, TV News writing and creative writing. They also

participated in performing arts events where they put up a

meaningful dance drama as well as a street play. The fashion

team also put forward a ramp show fusing empowerment and

couture and won an award for their genius incorporation.

Manjeet Kumar, Hrithik Upadhay and Gourav Sharma proved

their mettle by winning individual awards in different categories.

The fest was also witness to the fabulous performances of

Himesh Reshammiya and Diljit Dosanjh who made the audience

come alive by their spectacular performances.

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Workshops at GU

The School of Finance and Commerce and the School of Business organized an academic workshop enti-tled "A behavioural reflection on fraud and corrup-tion: Lessons learned and the mistakes made" by the Chief Auditor of CPA Australia, Dr AJ Purcell on Mon-day, 18th January 2016 in the university seminar hall. Over 100 students participated in this work-shop. Dr Purcell who is the chief auditor of CPA Aus-tralia since June 2007 has extensive governance, fraud and internal audit experience from the private and public sectors in Australia, across Asia & Europe. Mr. Mark Chau -Regional Manager, Employer - Inter-national, Business Development, CPA Australia (Singapore office) Ms. Michele Chan-Senior Manager Business Development - HK & Macau, CPA Australia (Hong Kong Office) took a session with the students.

B.Ed. students of School of Education participated in a work-shop on projective testing method of ‘Personality Assessment’ on 30th March, 2016. The workshop was conducted by Depart-ment of Applied Psychology of SHSS of Galgotias University. TAT (Thematic Apperception Test) was used to make B.Ed. stu-dents understand the rationale and appropriate use of these tests in real life setting. Thematic Apperception Tests are meant to evoke an involuntary display of one’s subconscious mind. Medical professionals most commonly use it in the early stages of patient treatment. The TAT helps professionals to identify a broad range of issues that their patients may suffer from. First, students were oriented towards the task by making them understand the basic concept of psychological test in particular projective testing. Ms. Pratibha A. Singh has taken care of the whole proceeding along with Dr. Shikha Srivastava, who coor-dinated the event. Dr. Rinkal Sharma accompanied the stu-dents of B. Ed. program for the workshop. Students volunteers Mansi Mittal, Anika Yadav and Ish Pratap Singh of SHSS guided B. Ed. students about sitting plan and distribution of stimuli as well as practical aspects of the test. The feedback of B. Ed. stu-dents was encouraging after the test.

Workshop on Thematic Appreciation Test

Workshop on “A Behavioural Reflection on Fraud and Corruption

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Snapshots of Great Debate by UK High Commission

Students from the School of Media and Communications studies participated in the 'Great Debate' organized by the

British High Commission, New Delhi. BA JMC students Gauri, Saloni, Divya and Manjeet participated in this all India

Inter-university debating competition held at the Sri Venkateshwara College, Delhi University in New Delhi. The event

began with an inaugural address by the Hannah Cockburn, Head, Political & Bilateral Affairs, British High Commission.

Students were put to rigorous preliminary rounds of debates in different pools, with topics ranging from global energy

security to compulsory voting rights. GREAT Debate has a unique approach that provides an informal but highly rigor-

ous debate experience for all involved. It should be stressed that the British High Commission did not issue judges with

narrow criteria for arriving at a decision, but instead asked them to simply decide which side of the debate, for or

against, made the most convincing argument.