VUCCD Story Awards: Students should play an active role: Prof. (Dr.) Chetan Kapadnis
VUCCD Correspondent
Pune
Students should play an active role in the department activities and gain practical knowledge said Prof. (Dr.) Chetan Kapadnis, Dean, Faculty of Media and Communication while addressing the students during the VUCCD award ceremony held last week.
He said that students are enthusiastically contributing to the VUCCD website and writing some exceptional stories from real life.
He handed over awards to students for the best stories. VUCCD awards three best stories and consolation prizes every two months for the stories published on its website https://www.vuccd.com/
Madhura Janorkar won the first award for July –August 2022 for her story titled ‘When life posed challenges, Sonal had befitting answers’. Sanika Jain received the second award for her story ‘ A woman who dares to dream. The third award was given to Richa Paunkiar for her story ‘ Knocking at the doors of the school’. Swamidas Nair and Sanket Loya won consolation prizes for their stories ‘No shortcut to achieving dreams’ and ‘The ‘Iron Man respectively.
VUCCD Debate: Students debate on education, gender and other topics
VUCCD Correspondent
Pune
Students of Vishwakarma University’s Journalism and Communication (JMC) department recently participated in the debate competition.
Vishwakarma University’s Centre of Communication for Development (VUCCD) organized the debate competition as part of its second anniversary celebrations. Students debated on the education system, gender and other topics.
VUCCD Study Tour: Students visit Kranti Van project
VUCCD Correspondent
Pune
Students of Journalism and Mass Communication and Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) recently visited the Kranti Van project in Balawadi village in Sangli district.
Sampatrao, a farmer thought about the idea of Kranti Van in 1992 when India celebrated the golden jubilee of the Quit India movement. He planted trees in the names of freedom fighters and martyrs.
Speaking to students he said that India and the world is fighting many battles including diminishing ethics and climate change. “ Kranti Van is a project where school and college students come and learn about the glorious history of Indian struggle. I am sure that the new generation will get inspiration from our past” he said.
Vishwakarma University’s Centre of Communication for Development (VUCCD) students will run the social media campaign for Kranti Van so that the project information reaches the maximum number of people.
VUCCD Foundation Day: Administration and media must work in tandem for development: Sanjay Asawale
VUCCD Correspondent
Pune
The administration and media must work in tandem to facilitate development and help people said Pune Deputy Collector Sanjay Asawale in an interaction session with students of Vishwakarma University Department of Journalism and Communication.
Asawale was at the University campus to celebrate the second foundation day of Vishwakarma University’s Centre of Communication for Development (VUCCD).
Highlighting the role of bureaucracy in facilitating the development process, Asawale said that media is the people’s voice and also the bridge between the administration and the common people. He shared his experiences while fulfilling some toughest tasks.
He appreciated VUCCD’s efforts to veer the focus of coverage on people who are away from the media coverage.