The Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) organised an informative session on Anti-Ragging to commemorate the Anti-ragging Week celebrated at the university. The session, led by the Head of Department, Prof. Sheema Aleem, and Students’ Advisor Dr. Meena Osmany, aimed to raise awareness about the issues of ragging.
During the event, students had the opportunity to listen to Dr. Korsi D Kharshiing, Associate Professor, who explained the University's policy and the UGC guidelines related to ragging. Following this talk, all students took the Anti-Ragging Pledge, committing to avoid participating in or supporting any form of ragging.
The event also featured a creative slogan and poster-making competition. Students from the department showcased their artistic talents by designing posters that highlighted the negative aspects of ragging through catchy slogans. These posters were displayed within the department premises after the session.
The session provided an interactive platform for students to understand the preventive measures in place against ragging. Additionally, it allowed them to express their creativity in promoting awareness about this important issue.
Strategies to Deal with Inter-Student Dynamics: A Workshop for the Educators at Faculty of Dentistry
The Faculty of Dentistry, JMI successfully organized a workshop for the teaching faculty members titled “Strategies to Deal with Inter-Student Dynamics: A Workshop for the Educators” as part of the Anti-Ragging Week 2023 on 17th August 2023.
The event showed large participation that included teaching faculty members from the Faculty of Dentistry. The programme was graced by the presence of Prof. Naved Iqbal, Department of Psychology, JMI as Chief Guest and guest speaker who delivered a talk on the topic “Addressing Mental health Issues in Young Adults”. Dr Anisha Juneja, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology Aryabhatta College, DU conducted a workshop on “Wellness through Togetherness: First Step”. The workshop saw enthusiastic participation from faculty members especially in interactive sessions like role play.
The event was organized with the aim to promote student teacher co-operation, and to provide teachers an insight into the students’ mindset in turn setting off an amiable as well as prolific teaching atmosphere.
The event was a huge success due to the untiring efforts by the organizing team -Prof Keya Sircar, Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, JMI; Prof. Mandeep Kaur, Co-ordinator, BDS Mentorship Committee; Prof. Akanksha Juneja, Jt. Co-ordinator, BDS Mentorship Committee and Prof. Nishat Sultan, Prof. Deepika Bablani Popli, Prof. Virender Gombra as organizing committee members.
