EVENT REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2014

SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION

STUDIES

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'I am Shakti' campaign, a special women empowerment initiative driven by Mail Today

The event organized by

School of Media and

Communication Studies

took place at Galgotias

University campus on

10th Oct. 2014.

The attendees to the

event were:

Dr, Renu Luthra,

Pro VC, GU

Dr. Anita R

Gautam, Dean

SMCS

RJ Rahul Markin,

Oye FM

Students of

SMCS as well as

students from

other

departments

The event Stressed at

making the world a

gender-free place with

more power to women.

The event comprised of

demonstration of self-

defense techniques to

strengthen the girls

physically. The event

left the girls motivated

that they no longer

need a man to protect

them. The boys at the

same time pledged to

protect and respect the

girls.

The campaign was all

about conditioning the

society and change

their mindset where

they learn to treat

women as another

human being with an

equal right to live with

dignity,

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Introduction of ‘The Fine Tuners’ a music society of School of Media and Communication Studies

The School of Media

and Communication

Studies launched it

music society on 13th

Oct. 2014.

The Fine Tuners

Comprising of the

students from School

of Media and

Communication

Studies performed to

melodious numbers

during the lunch

break at the culture

corner in B block of

the university.

The event garnered

wide attention of the

students of the

university that turned

the event into a big

hit.

The Pro VC Dr.Renu

Luthra motivated the

students further by

her gracious

presence. the

students presented a

song requested by

the Pro VC. The Pro

VC extremely happy

by the initiative

hoped for such

events in the near

future again.

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Visit to News 24

The students of

SMCS went on to

News 24 on 21st

oct.2014. the

students witnessed

how live show are

recorded. The

channel was

recording the

promotion of Shah

Rukh Khan’s

upcoming movie

Happy New Year.

The students had an

interaction with the

cast of the film.

Besides this the

students learnt how

actually the

promotional activities

are carried out in

television.

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Visit to India TV for participation in Aapki Adalat

The Students of

SMCs were taken to

India TV for

participation on 21st

August 2014.

The students were a

part of the audience

in Aapki Adalat. This

facilitated the

demonstration of

how programs are

recorded and

interviews are

conducted.

The students cross

questioned the guest

and raised some

relevant questions.

The visit thus

facilitated

demonstration of

various facets of TV

industry.

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Essay writing competition on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s 125th birthday celebration

School of media and

communication

studies organized an

essay writing

competition on

Maulana Abul Kalam

azad’s 125th birthday

celebration on 11

November 2014.

Students from all the

departments

participated.

Followed by the

essay competition a

documentary was

screened on the life

of Maulana Abul

Kalam Azad.

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Workshop on cartooning

A two day workshop

on cartooning was

conducted in the

school of media and

communication

Studies.

The two day

workshop began on

9th October 2014.

Mr. Anil Naqhasi,

explained the

students the basics

of cartooning.

The workshop gave

the students an idea

of cartooning as

being done in

industry.

The workshop

focused on political

stripes and satire in

cartooning.

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Workshop on anchoring

A two day workshop

on anchoring was

conducted by the

School of Media and

Communication

Studies.

The two day

workshop by

Arunima, Associate

editor CNN-IBN

began on 13th June

2014.

The students learnt

the anchoring skills

with the industry

professional.

The students on the

concluding day of

workshop had their

individual anchoring

sessions.

The workshop proved

to be a completely

value addition for the

students.

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Special lecture series on media and identity

The School of Media

and Communication

and Studies

conducted a special

lecture series on

Media and Identity.

The speaker for the

session was Mr.

Naveen Misra.

Mr. Naveen Misra is

a EUROPEAN UNION

FELLOW and an

international expert

in New- Age Media

studies.

Mr Misra is also an

Erasmus Mundus

Fellow covering

Media studies in

three different

countries and viz

Netherlands,Denmark

and UK

simultaneously.

The lecture focused

on the stereotype

created by media.

It focused on identity

crisis being created

on media.

The lecture was a

value addition for the

students.

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PSBT Open Frame 2014

The Students of

School of Media

and

Communication

Studies

participated in

fourteenth edition

of PSBT’s Open

Frame Film

Festival and

Forum, between

26th August and

2nd September

2014, at the India

International

Centre in

collaboration with

Doordarshan and

External Publicity

and Public

Diplomacy

Division, Ministry

of External Affairs.

They presented a

kaleidoscope: the

story of Indian

handicrafts, the

moments and

triumphs of

peoples’

movements,

struggles for the

right to live and

the right to die,

the history of

films and

filmmaking in

India, including

life-stories and

narratives of

legendary

trailblazers and

artistes, the plight

our urban and

rural

environments,

journeys through

India’s stunning

classical music

and dancescape,

our encounters

with some of the

oldest strains of

spirituality,

constructions of

our identities, the

possibilities of

changing our

worlds and many

such evocative

and exceptional

themes.

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Auditions of the students for a daily soap

The School of media

and Communication

studies organized

auditions by Balaji

telefilms in the

university on 9th

September 2014.

The casting director

of Balaji Mr. Nagpal

took the auditions of

the students.

The auditions were

open to all the

students of Galgotias

University.

The students

received an idea of

how the auditions are

conducted and what

does the industry

need.

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A special

session on

Shadows in

media

aesthetics

Students attended

a special lecture, for

demonstration of the

impact of shadows

in visuals.

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Fun day

Fun day was

celebrated on 22nd

December solely for

the teaching and

non-teaching staff in

the Galgotias

university campus.

The staff was seen

far from the regular

works in mirth and

joy participating in

the various games

and fun filled events.

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Visit to News 24

Students of School of

Media and

Communication

Studies went on to

participate in

Roobaru, an election

debate on news 24.

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Election Tour

A few days prior

Delhi elections

students of School of

media And

Communication

Studies went off for

election coverage.

The students went to

the head office of BJP

and AAP. The

students had a

conversation with the

crowds in various

parts of the city.

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Fresher’s party 2014

To welcome the new

students and make

them feel completely

into the family

Galgotias university

organized a fresher’s

party. The students

had a bang. The

campus was

electrified by the

student’s high spirits

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