Awareness talk on Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) at Work Place

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On 16 January 2024 College Inteal Complaint Committee (CICC) in association with Jagruti, SJEC organsied an awareness talk on Prevention on Sexual Harassment (PoSH) at the workplace for the Non-teaching staff of SJEC in Spoorthi hall. The invited speaker was Mr Nikesh Shetty, Advocate Mangalore.   Mr Nikesh Shetty enlightened the need of the Posh Act in the workplace. He explained various laws associated with sexual acts in the constitution. After elaborating on the PoSH Act's various definitions, he discussed the Act's Dos and Don'ts, methods for preventing gender-based misconduct, and the Act's scope. Notably, he detailed the complaint mechanism, enquiry process, timelines, and highlighted the functions of the College Inteal Complaints Committee (CICC). He encouraged women employees to become aware of their right provided to them through this Act. The talk was very well received by the non-teaching staff who attended the talk in large numbers. Rev Fr Kenneth Crasta Assistant Director, SJEC, Mr Rakesh Lobo HR Manager, Dr Shakila B, Chairperson-CICC & Ms Salma Shabnam, Coordinator 'Jagruti' were present on the occasion. Ms Ramya, M, Assistant Prof Mechanical Department compered the program.

WOMEN’S DAY 2023: Talk on Equity

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Women's Day is a day to honour and appreciate the strength, courage, and resilience of women who have faced and overcome countless challenges in their lives. It is also a day to acknowledge the work that still needs to be done to achieve gender equality and to empower women to reach their full potential. Women's Day was celebrated at St Joseph Engineering College on 8th March 2023 at 3.30 PM in Prerana Hall, Academic Block III by organizing a talk on the topic "Equity is a choice: Are we ready to embrace it?". The event was organized by the Jagruti Committee under the Discipline and equity group of SJEC in association with Department of mathematics for the faculty and students of SJEC.

Ms Joan Rita O'Brien, Head of the Department, Department of Sociology, St. Aloysius, College, Mangaluru graced the occasion with her invaluable insights being the chief guest and guest speaker of the programme.  The program began with invocation and dignitaries including the chief guest Ms Joan Rita O'Brien, Dr Ramananda H S, Dean Student Welfare, Ms Salma Shabnam, Assistant Professor, Dept of Mathematics and Mr. Prasad S M, Assistant professor, department of Electronics and Communications Engineering and Chairperson of Discipline and Equity group lighting the lamp. Dr Rajesh K, Associate Professor, Department of physics welcomed the gathering and introduced the guest speaker to the gathering.

Dr Ramanada H S Dean Student welfare presented a memento to the speaker as a token of love and gratitude. The session ended with Ms. Salma Shabnam Convenor of the program giving the vote of thanks. Ms Savitha K, Assistant professor from the department of business Administration compered the program. The event was coordinated by the committee members of Discipline and Equity group. Around 150 students and many faculty members from  various streams of engineering attended the talk.

Report of the talk on, 'Mental Health and Focus on Students'

The talk was held by Jagruthi- Prevention of sexual assault committee in the area of "Mental Health and Focus on Students' on August 10th by Dr Anil Kakunje Professor and Head of Psychiatry Department Yenepoya University. The talk mainly focused on how students need to cope with stress and maintain a good mental health. 

The programme started with the blessings of the God and Master of Ceremony Ms. Harshini, first year MBA student, welcomed and introduced guests to the gathering. Ms Aleyamma George, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, the program coordinator welcomed the Guest florally. 

The resource person started with an interactive session and gave an introduction to the importance of mental health. He spoke about how sometimes the students in spite of having some mental issues will not approach the psychiatrists due to the taboo the society attaches with mental sickness. He spoke about the ways to cope with stress and stay happily in life. The session was very informative and motivating which caught the attention of students from MBA, MCA, First and Second year BE. Overall the talk was very useful and feedback was received from the participants where they mentioned that the talk was informative. 

Lastly, the discussion was followed by a brief Question and Answers session. Dr Anjali Ganesh, Professor, Department of MBA presented the Memento as a token of respect and honor. Around 200 students were present for the session. Ms. Aleyamma George, Assistant Professor from Department of Mathematics and Dr Anjali Ganesh, Professor, Department of MBA, Coordinators of Jagruthi Committee concluded the program with Vote of Thanks.

Talk on ‘Healthy Eating Habits and Personal Hygiene’ organized by SWG, SJEC

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The Student Welfare Group (SWG), SJEC organized a talk on the topic 'Healthy Eating Habits and Personal Hygiene' on 01^st February 2022 in the Kalam Auditorium from 6pm-7pm for the students of the girls hostel. The Resource Person for the talk was Ms. Sanjana Shenoy, HOD-Dept. of Food, Nutrition & Dietetics and Food Technology, Sri Devi College of Hotel Management, Mangaluru. Dr. Shakila B, Chairperson-SWG, SJEC introduced the guest and welcomed the audience.

Ms Sanjana Shenoy spoke about the importance of good eating habits, the importance of each meal, especially that of a good wholesome breakfast for students that resulted in good concentration and less fatigue during the day. Ms. Shenoy stressed on the ill-effects of the various junk foods available easily in the market which ultimately cause several health issues in women, like PCOD, Hypo/Hyperthyroidism, hormonal issues, sleep deprivation, depleting bone health, etc. in the long run. The speaker highlighted some of the good replacements for snacks so that the young girls could develop healthier eating habits

Personal hygiene related matters were addressed and the students were well informed on several good habits to adopt for their overall good health. Students clarified some of the myths regarding personal hygiene as well as the various fast food related matters that were well addressed by the speaker.  The programme concluded with the vote of thanks proposed by Ms. Preetha Aroza, Campus Counsellor. Rev Fr Alwyn D'Souza, Asst Director, SJEC and Sr. Ezilda, Warden-Girls Hostel were present on the occasion.

Virtual talk on Menstrual health and Hygiene

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A virtual talk on Menstrual Health and Hygiene was conducted by  Jagruti-Prevention of sexual assault committee, St. Joseph Engineering College (SJEC). The session was addressed by the resource person from the Globalhunt Foundation, Ms Roshnie Bowmick, an eminent speaker who is an Unicharm CSR executive. She had conducted 90+ talks on Menstrual health of female and hygiene for zero profit. The talk was addressed to 1st year female students of SJEC. The entire program was coordinated by Assistant professor Mr Prasad and Ms Vishikha Keshava. 

Ms Roshnie Bowmick had been connected by Zoom call and she created awareness among all the ladies present in the gathering. The students assembled ten minutes prior to the talk and maintained social distance as per the Covid-19 guidelines. Speaker spoke about some crucial aspects related to menstruation and to maintain hygiene during menstrual cycle. She gave information regarding different stages of period's right from Menarche to Meno Pause. The talk was very effective, as it gave more importance to how to tackle with Menstrual cycle, What are different sanitary napkins available and also gave insights about how to use them.

At the end, the feedback was collected from the students about the talk and program ended in 1 hour. Students were delighted when speaker said Menstruation is not a Taboo any more. The entire session was interactive one and technical support team had done the great job in making Virtual Talk a successful one.

Women's day Celebration, Talk on "Women in Leadership – Achieving Equal Future in Covid-19 World"

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On the occasion of Inteational Women's Day the talk was held by Jagruthi - Prevention of sexual assault committee. Talk on "Women in Leadership - Achieving Equal Future in Covid-19 World" was eminently delivered by Mrs Vathika Pai, Proprietor - Nirmal Travels and Vathika Inteational Travels, Mangalore. The talk mainly focused on inculcating the entrepreneurship qualities to become victorious.

The program started with the blessings of god and Master of ceremony Ms. Rashmi MBA student, welcomed and introduced guest to the gathering. Ms. Salma S, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, the program coordinator welcomed the Guest florally.

The resource person started with an interactive session and gave introduction to Entrepreneurship. She also gave insights of characteristics of being finest entrepreneur and stressed at the skill sets. Her talk also focused at the Covid like situation and gave ideas about how to minimize the budget and being flourishing entrepreneur. She also spoke regarding online platforms for promoting business and expanding them. The students were given quick tips, i.e., to be entrepreneur it is important to be focused, to stay committed and stay self motivated. The session was very informative and motivating which caught the attention of audience. Overall the talk was very useful and good feedbacks were received.

Lastly, the discussion was followed by a brief Question and Answers session. Ms. Supriya Salian, Assistant Professor from CSE department and Coordinator of Jagruthi Committee presented the memento to the guest. Master of Ceremony concluded the program with Vote of Thanks.

Jagurthi: Talk on "Women's Health and Nutrition for Women"

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On account of Women's Day Celebration March 2020, Jagruti Prevention of Sexual Assault Committee organized a talk on "Women's Health and Nutrition for Women by Dr Rashmi D'Souza Rasquinha, MBBS, DLO, DNHE, DNS, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Falnir Polyclinic, Senses 3 Clinic, Nutrition Therapist, KMC Women & Child Unit, Mangaluru, RxDx Samanvay, Bengaluru, Copartner, cast-a-weigh. The talk was attended by the interested students of all departments on 13.03.2020 from 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. at Prerana Hall, Ground floor, AB-III.

The talk began with the MC, Ms Ramya M, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, introducing the resource person and welcoming the gathering. Dr Rashmi D'Souza Rasquinha addressed the students elaborately on the following aspects for a healthy lifestyle: hydration, consumption of fresh food, avoiding food with preservatives, healthy eating and sleeping habits, effects of storing food in plastic containers, need for regular walking and exercise. She also interacted with the students on the effects of over exercising, using gadgets before sleeping, consuming excessive sugar, and effects of continuous sleeplessness. Dr Rasquinha also stressed on the importance of remembering five things every moing that we are grateful for in our lives and how it effects our feelings of contentment and in tu our health.

Ms Aaryashree, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, felicitated Dr Rasquinha.

The session ended with a question and answer session followed by the vote of thanks.

Jagruti: Talk on ‘Social Media and Cyber Security’

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‘Jagruti – Prevention of Sexual Assault Committee’ organized a talk on ‘Social Media and Cyber Security’ by Mr Don Caeiro, Assistant Professor, Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore to the interested students of all departments on 26.10.2019 from 9.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. at Spoorthi Hall, 7th floor, Academic Block-III.

The talk began with the MC Ms Prajna, student of the Department of MBA introducing the resource person and welcoming the gathering. Mr Caeiro interacted with the students on cyber attacks like stalking, phishing, morphing, malware, misuse. He guided the students about the importance of privacy, checking the URLs of sites before using them and restricting access to resources on social media.

Ms Manjula, Assistant Professor, Department of MBA felicitated Mr Caeiro.

The session ended with Ms Prajna proposing the vote of thanks.

Talk on “Gender Sensitization & Anti-Sexual Harassment”

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Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 worldwide, in this regard “Jagruti-prevention of sexual assault committee of SJEC organized a talk on “Gender Sensitization & Anti-Sexual Harassment” on April 4, 2019 at 12.00pm to 1.00pm in Prerana Hall, AB-III, I floor. In the session, speaker highlighted on following points: A situation or an act that makes a person uncomfortable/forces a person to do something unusual that greatly impacts his/her physical or mental health is harassment.  Harassment comprises of not just the physical harassment.  If a person’s thoughts and actions impact someone else, and embarrasses them, the action is termed as Harassment.  This act is found to be seen in several fields including workplaces, Institutions, public areas, public transport, and many more.  At workplaces a boss could be harassing his/her employees. At an Institution, higher authorities could be harassing their subordinates or students could be a victim of harassment by the facilitators.  Prevention of harassment is the need of the hour. Though harassment is found among both the genders, women are the major victims.  Women should be aware of the laws passed against this act and also have knowledge regarding the provisions made.  It is mandatory to have organizations in college that take care of the preventing harassment towards women.  Awareness should be spread among women regarding their rights. As individuals it is our duty to report to the conceed authorities if subjected to any such harassment.  It is also required that we raise our voices for those innocent people who are subjected to it, so that justice is made right. At the end of the session the resource person was honored with the memento and letter of appreciation. The session was appreciated by all the female students of SJEC.

Jagruthi: An International Campaign against Gender Based Violence

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Gender violence, is the term used to denote harm inflicted upon individuals and groups that is connected to normative understandings of their gender. Some national studies show that up to  70  percent  of  women  have  experienced  physical  and/or   sexual  violence from an  intimate  partner in their lifetime. In order to bring awareness on gender-based violence and to say “NO” to gender violence, Jagruthi Cell of St Joseph Engineering College had organized a session on Campaigning against gender-based violence on December 3, 2018 at the entrance of Academic Block 3, SJEC. This Campaign was the part of Inteational Campaign of UN against gender-based violence. Many staff and students of SJEC had participated in the event and showed their support for the campaign.

Jagruthi: Session on “Importance of Grooming and Confidence”

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“Jagruthi-prevention of sexual assault committee of SJEC organized Rexona Confidence Academy-A session on teaching the importance of Grooming and Confidence, for the female students of SJEC on November 12, 2018 from 4.00 to 5.00pm in the Spoorthi Hall, AB-III, 7^th floor. The coordinator Ms Jennifer Saldanha introduced the resource persons to the gathering. The main focus of this session to train young girls to crack their interviews and to face challenges of the corporate world. The session included demonstration of short documentaries which will help them in understanding the importance of Personality Development & Grooming and the confidence required to face the interviews. At the end of the session, the resource persons were honored with the memento and letter of appreciation. As a complementary gesture, Rexona Deodorants were distributed to participants by the resource persons. The session was appreciated by all the female students of SJEC.

Jagruthi: SWARAKSHA FOR WOMEN

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In the present day context women’s safety is of great conce. Hence all women should be aware of self defence techniques. To enlighten on this subject “Jagruthi-prevention of sexual assault committee of SJEC organized Swaraksha for Women- A self defence programme for the female students of SJEC on September 20, 2018 from 3.15pm to 5.00pm in the Kalam Auditorium. Martial Arts Champion Mr Karthik S Kateel was the resource person of the programme. Ms Sharvya, student of final year B.E-ECE introduced the guest to the gathering. Director SJEC, Rev Fr Wilfred Prakash D’Souza florally welcomed the guest Mr Karthik S Kateel and his mother Mrs Shobhalatha.  In his session he mentioned about difference between good touch and bad touch, women psychology, consequences of uploading the photos on social networking sites etc. He taught some self defence techniques to prevent the advances of opponent when one finds themselves in danger. At the end of the session the resource person was honoured with the memento and letter of appreciation. The session was appreciated by all the female students of SJEC.

Jagruti: An Awareness Programme for Youngsters on Crime in Society

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It is not by chance, it is by the choices we make, that our future unfolds. This was the message that came through at the half-day interactive session conducted by Jagruti Committee, SJEC on An Awareness Programme for Youngsters on Crime in Society, held at Spoorthi Hall on 26th October 2017. Over 100 students from Engineering, Master of Computer Applications and Master of Business Administration disciplines, leaed about the importance of taking personal responsibility for choices and the consequences of poor choices, at the end of the programme.

The Programme started at 3:00 PM. Ms Olivia Sequeira, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, was the Master of Ceremony of the function. Ms Chaithra U R, Assistant Professor Dept. of ECE welcomed the gathering.  Ms Usha Mohan, Director – Bango Trust, Bengaluru enlightened the importance of creating awareness on crime, for youngsters.

Giving examples of the Bengaluru schoolgirl’s sexual abuse and other such crime incidents, Ms Usha Mohan tried to narrate the audience to stand and create awareness in crimes against women and children. The speaker described various crime incidents, which really left the audience in an ambient mode. The speaker tried to inform audience, to examine the differences between joking and harassment while helping students identify the effects of each on a victim. She emphasizes on strategies on how to handle harassment and the importance of bystanders. Ms Usha Mohan also gave a focus on Cyber bullying. i.e.,   increasingly, adolescents bully and harass others via computers and cell phones. She emphasizes the importance of a code of conduct as well as the concept of victim empathy in curtailing the rampant abuse by electronic media. The speaker also directed, to the use of digital technology and how students can protect themselves and their information while using the Inteet with a computer, phone, or gaming system.  She also addressed social networking and the risks involved in using social media.

She also focused on sexual harassment and gave an awareness to identify personal safety resources and skills. The speaker also insisted an individual in identifying methods of reducing their risk of becoming a sexual assault victim. Ms Usha Mohan also suggested that there are available apps and it allows the victim to press an emergency button in mobile phones so that seeking assistance in case of an emergency is easier which, she claimed, a big step in ensuring security of women is.

The speaker also deliberated on party drugs, sexual assault, the use of alcohol, its effects and use as a weapon, and the use of pharmaceuticals as a means to commit sexual assault. She also discussed prevention methods and skills.

Youngsters are a sensitive and tender group and need to be dealt with better care and protection. They need time and need to be talked out with the help of love and care. It does not guarantee that no offending by youth will be considered or committed but reduces the risk to a minimal level.

She said that Stringent law enforcement, better judiciary setup can discourage youngsters from committing such crimes but why wait for others to better your world when you, yourself can take a step more and stop it from being. At the end of the session she took a pledge from the students for not to involve in any such crimes in future.

The session concluded at 5:00PM. Around 100 students from all the disciplines across the college had participated in the programme. The Jagruti committee Chairperson Ms Gayana M N and the committee members coordinated the programme.

Jagruti: Session on Mental Health

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Good mental health is fundamental to quality of life and physical health. It contributes to the ability to find satisfying social roles in life and allows people to form positive relationships with others. Mental health issues affect not only the young person, but also their family, careers, friends and the wider community. To enlighten on this, Jagruti Committee, SJEC and Lions & Leo Club, Kadri Hills, Mangaluru jointly organized a useful session for the female students at St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru on 29^th September, 2016 at 3:30 PM. Dr Sufala S Kotian, Professor Shree Devi College of Engineering, was invited to give awareness on mental health.

The Speaker gave information on how a person’s mental health is influenced by his/her family, college, society & friends.  Dr Sufala also illustrated some of the real incidents she had come across in her students regarding to their mental health. She also insisted on keeping good mental health balance every day.  She said that genetics could also be a factor in the development of a mental condition. Therefore it is important to consider mental health seriously and to seek help if one is at risk.

The session concluded at 4:50 PM. Around, 75 girls participated in the programme.         

Dr Sufala S Kotian was felicitated with a college memento as a token of appreciation.

Jagruthi - IEEE: Talk on Women in Engineering

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To commemorate Inteational Women’s Day, Jagruthi cell & IEEE Student Chapter of SJEC organized a motivational talk on 10^th March 2016 on the topic Women in Engineering by Ms Malini G. Nayak, Manager (BFU), Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited - Mangaluru.

Ms. Nayak began her talk by asking a series of question to the audience such as, what is engineering and what are the qualities an engineer should possess to suite Industry requirements. Ms Nayak stated that Engineering is an essence of solving problems, team work and taking quick decisions to overcome a problem. In her speech she reflected on how gradual transition has taken place over the years on women pursuing engineering education. She opined that though there are large number of women with engineering degrees, still Women Engineers working in Public Sectors; particularly in manufacturing industry is very less and still male dominated due to the wrong perception that women are weak and less competent. However, of late notions are changing as women have proved their competency and capabilities in terms of technical skills and managerial roles. She advised that Women should have inner confidence and take bold decisions regarding their professional lives without compromising on ethical and moral values. She said that success mantra for a woman to become a leader in any field of her choice lies in taking her male counterparts into confidence and ability to work as a team. Ms Nayak also presented PPT slides on the manufacturing process of pig iron at KIOCL Company. She also discussed the operation of the Blast Fuace Unit (BFU) through pictures. A total of 100 female students and faculty of all the branches of SJEC attended the programme. Ms Malini Nayak was felicitated with a college memento as a token of appreciation. Dr Sheryl Grace Colaco, IEEE coordinator and Ms. Bharathi Rao, Jagruthi Cell coordinator convened the programme. Ms Ashra & Ms Rithika B, Student of III yr E&E compered the programme.