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RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY CUTTACK Presentation before the Friends of Ravenshaw Orissa Society of the Americas Detroit June 3

RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY CUTTACK Presentation before the Friends of Ravenshaw Orissa Society of the Americas Detroit June 30, 2007. HISTORY. The Ravenshaw College, Cuttack had its beginning in 1868 after the great famine of 1866

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RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY CUTTACK Presentation before the Friends of Ravenshaw Orissa Society of the Americas Detroit June 3

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  1. RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY CUTTACK Presentation before the Friends of Ravenshaw Orissa Society of the Americas Detroit June 30, 2007

  2. HISTORY • The Ravenshaw College, Cuttack had its beginning in 1868 after the great famine of 1866 • It started as an intermediate college called Cuttack College • The degree classes started in 1876 • In 1879, the College was named after Thomas Eric Ravenshaw, Commissioner of Orissa (1865-1878) for promoting education • It was shifted from the Ravenshaw Collegiate School Building to the present campus in 1921 • The Post Graduate Class started in English in 1922 • The college was granted Autonomous Status by the UGC in 1989/90 and recognised for its Potential for Excellence • The College was made Ravenshaw University by a State Act on November 15, 2006. Recognised u/s 2(f) of UGC Act in February, 2007

  3. ACADEMICS • Ravenshaw University offers Under Graduate Study in 25 subjects and Masters in 22 subjects, in Science, Commerce and Humanities • It provides teaching facilities for M.Phil. Degree in 14 subjects • 141 Research Scholars are also working under the faculty members for Ph.D. degree • Attracts students from neighbouring states like Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal • Excellent campus culture • UG and PG students stay together in residence halls on and off campus • In last three years, the faculty has conducted about 25 research projects funded by UGC, ICHR, etc.

  4. FACULTY AND STUDENTS • There are 13 posts of Professors and 131 posts of Readers/Lecturers • In the existing faculty there are 96 Ph.D. holders • Ravenshaw has a total student strength of 5686 • There are 3639graduate and 1947 masters students with 100 for M.Phil., of which more than 50% are girls • Nearly 2000 students of whom 50% are girls stay in 10 differenthostels

  5. PERFORMANCE(2005/06) • Of 839 appeared as under graduates, 555 secured first class (66%) • In 2006/07, out of 869 appeared as UG, 593 secured first class (68%) • Of 712 appeared as post graduates, 377 secured first class (50%) • In Science stream the percentage of first class in UG and PG is 82% and 73% respectively • In Self-financing Courses, out of 171 appeared (MCA, BBA etc.) 129 secured first class( 80%)

  6. INFRASTRUCTURE • Land Area – about 87 acres • Constructed Area : 11,84,091 sft (about 12 lakh) • Residential Buildings - 1,61,333 sft • Hostel Buildings - 4,96,080 sft • Institutional Buildings - 4,13,842 sft • Other Buildings - 1,12,836 sft • Other Features • 500 rooms • 34 laboratories • 123 toilets (including hostels)

  7. NEW INITIATIVES AS UNIVERSITYI. ACADEMIC • Faculty Reorganisation : • 23 existing Departments have beeen reorganised into 8 Schools and 2 Centres under respective Deans/Directors. The Schools : • SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES • SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES • SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES • SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES • SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES • SCHOOL OF COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES • SCHOOL OF REGIONAL STUDIES AND EARTH SCIENCES • SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND PERFORMING ARTS The Centres : • Centre for Ethics • Centre for Orissan Arts and Aesthetics

  8. Change of syllabus • Experts have already visited the syllabi of English, Physics and Mathematics for modification • Semester System • Courses are being made more flexible, and divided into two semesters, July to December, and January to June including holidays • New courses • Group A • Business Management • Financial Management • Software Engineering and Management • Industrial and Mining Management • Aviation Management • Hotel Management • Bachelor of Computer Application

  9. Group B • Astrophysics • Nanotechnology • Strategic Studies • Microbiology and Bioinformatics • Quantitative Economics and Finance • Environmental Economics and Technology • Geology and Earth Sciences • Group C • School of Foreign Languages • Language Technology • Personality Development and Communication Skills • Orissan Art and Aesthetics • Film and Television Studies Preparatory arrangements for installation of these courses are at various stages

  10. Faculty Upgradation • A faculty upgradation programme, consistent with new courses and evaluation system is being planned as a series of workshops for respective schools • RMIT and Victoria University in Australia have been approached for faculty upgradation workshops • Format of studentevaluation of the faculty is being considered

  11. II. SUPPORT SYSTEMS • Computer Infrastructure • A project for comprehensive computerisation in campus with about 1000 computers in the current year (expanded to 3000 computers subsequently) is under implementation • XIMB and OCAC are consultants • Computerisation of library and provision of internet for students top priority • LAN and Wi-Fi campus

  12. Library Services • Old and prestigious Kanika Library requires to be refurbished • Presently it has 170 thousands books and many reference journals • Expansion proposed with 50,000 new entries, more journals and 100 computerdesks with internet facility • Proposed 24 hours modern library service • DELNET link with 1000 libraries (60 lakh books)

  13. Memoranda of Understanding Steps taken to build a network with several academic, cultural and professional bodies for collaboration. • XIMB, Bhubaneswar • ICCR, Delhi • Jagannath Institute of Technology • Institute of Physics • Institute of Mathematics • JDCA, Bhubaneswar • DELNET • Royal Melbourne Institute for Technology • Victoria University • University of Vienna

  14. On Campus Activities • Student bodies such as Students Union, Athletic Club, Dramatic Society, Day Scholars Association, Social Service Guild, Science Society, Commerce Society, and the like are many decades old. • New initiatives which have started functioning are: • Film Society • Cultural Forum • Ravenshaw Choir • Recitation Society • Group Discussion Club • English Debating Society • Art Centre • Poetry Society • Stress Management Forum • It is proposed to set up forums in area such as Photography, Philately, Ham Radio, Wall Magazine, Martial Arts, Adventure, Horse Riding, Shooting and Archery, Passion Cooking, Fusion Music and Dance, Band Playing and Choreography

  15. Ravenshaw Sports Complex • Proposed to organize a full-fledged, modern sports complex in the backyards of the university which has one of the largest contiguous play field in the whole of Orissa. • Complex will consist of clearly demarcated areas for playing of cricket, soccer, hockey, lawn tennis, basketball, volleyball and other outdoor games • Separately defined athletic tracks • Provision for indoor games and events, such as badminton, table tennis, squash, billiard, snooker and the like. • Provision for two indoor swimming pools of proper dimension for boys and girls respectively. • Lighting arrangements for day and night games. • Introduction of Rugby • A pavilion with dressing room and VIP gallery is under construction

  16. Ravenshaw Website • A brand new Website for Ravenshaw University is being developed at ‘www.ravenshawuniversity.com’ • It has most of the academic and administrative details, and the database is expanding • It will be used to build up Ravenshaw Alumni Network • Very soon it will offer internet access to 5000 pages of old college journal ‘The Ravenshavian’ of 1920s and1930s

  17. Ravenshaw University Press • Proposed to set up a publication division as RUP, with a core fund of one million Rupees • Publish books of academic and creative excellence • Reprint classics linked with heritage and academic ambiance of Ravenshaw • Publish two six monthly research journals with high quality papers of faculty as well as from outside • ‘Ravenshaw Review’ for Social Sciences and, ‘Ravenshaw Science Review’ for advanced Science and Technology

  18. Ravenshaw Convention Centre • A large Convention Centre with a modern well equipped auditorium for 1500 persons, and other multi-purpose halls for conduct of examinations, seminars, conventions and exhibitions will be constructed. • Site has been identified and architectural consultations are going on

  19. III. RESTORATION AND BEAUTIFICATION • Beautification of front lawn and garden of quadrangle is under progress • Leaking roofs and walls of Arts Block have been repaired. Other old blocks are being surveyed • College hall which housed the state legislature for 12 years after Orissa attained statehood in 1936 is being developed into a modern air condition heritage hall with 300 seating capacity • The dilapidated amphi-theatre behind Physics Block is being reconstructed with expanded seating capacity for 1500 • A master plan is being prepared to expand the number of existing 123 toilets to 450 • Campus is being developed with perimeter walking track, wrought iron gates, lighting and security arrangements, and controlled entry • All further constructions regulated on the point of space and architecture, on the basis of an exhaustive topographical survey

  20. IV. HISTORY AND HERITAGE • Ravenshaw 200 • The university has started a project to document through videography 200 eminent and elderly Ravenshavians reminiscing their Ravenshaw days • A recording of 400hours will provide a large base for oral history. • History of Ravenshaw is the history of modern Orissa. • Some luminaries already recorded are Justice Gatikrushna Mishra (97), Bibhudendra Mishra(87), former Union Minister, Gangadhar Rath(85), former Advocate General, Dr. Nirupama Rath(82), Barrister Govind Das(78), Professor Sarbeswar Das(86), Dr. Debendra Chandra Mishra(87), former Principal, Dr. Baidyanath Mishra(86), former Vice Chancellor of OUAT, Prof. Radhanath Rath(90) and the like

  21. Son et Lumiere • University proposes audio visual installations in the Ravenshaw Quadrangle for a Son et Lumiere (Light and Sound) programme • It will depict the high points of Ravenshaw’s hundred forty years history • The uninitiated will learn the renaissance of modern Orissa, and the way modern oriya mind has developed • Familiarise the essence of Ravenshaw to its continuing streams of students, faculties, academic visitors and community at large

  22. Ravenshaw Museum • Proposed to set up a museum of antiquities such as photographs, furniture, portraits, documents, old books and journals, college colours and the like • Collection and preservation of all Ravenshaw publications like ‘The Ravenshavian’, journals of residence halls, and other departmental publications • History of Ravenshaw • An eminent historian who is an alumnus will be commission to write a history of the Ravenshaw College, now University, covering a span of 140 years

  23. V. INSTITUTION BUILDING • Centre for Understanding Orissa • A centre is being set up to develop a curriculum, and conduct teaching and research to develop the art of seeing and Understanding Orissa and appreciate the physical and spiritual beauty of its land and people • To begin with, a compulsory one year course will be introduced on ‘Understanding Orissa’ in the academic year 2007/08. A text book for this purpose is being prepared • The course will include rudiments of Orissan art and craft, festivities and rituals, dance and music, performing and visual arts such as cinema, theatre and opera, architecture, textiles, food, forms of painting such as pattachitra, regional culture and language, environmental awareness and the like. • The teaching will be done by outsourcing eminent practitioners, with the help of audio-visual and multimediaaids.

  24. ICCR Culture Centre • A proposal has been received from the Director, ICCR, New Delhi to set up a Culture Centre for Orissa in the Ravenshaw University Campus. • The University has conveyed its in-principle consent for this enterprise. • The proposed centre would provide a cultural platform not only for the students but also for the local artists, and also help to bring various international events to the campus. • ICCR also has a scheme for scholarships to support international students

  25. Ravenshaw Radio • Steps have been taken to operate one FM Radio Channel run primarily by the students with support of the faculty in Ravenshaw Campus • It will comprise cultural and educational programmes not only for the Ravenshaw community but also for the community of Cuttack covered under its broadcast area • It is expected to commence during the ensuing academic session

  26. School of Contemporary Music • It is proposed to set up a School of Contemporary Music consisting of • Music Library: Collection of local, regional, national and international music in form of audio CDs for use by students and professional musicians and composers • Music Courses: Courses will be offered in the learning of contemporary music with required academic structure with in house and visiting faculty • Sound Department: An in house recording studio will be set up both for teaching sound technology and audio recording skills as well as for production of creative contemporary music by the students and musicians of neighbouring community

  27. School of Hotel Management • Ravenshaw is negotiating with Ginger group of hotels to set up a 100 rooms unit in its campus on revenue sharing basis. • A part of it will be utilized for Ravenshaw University guest house for accommodating its guests and visiting faculty. • The hotel will also be utilized for internship of the students of the proposed school of hotel management.

  28. School of Aviation Management • Preliminary enquiries have been made about setting up a School of Aviation Management with the help of University of Vienna, University of Concordia and Institute of Air and Space Law • Trained human resource from the school will find placement with airlines and air traffic, the number and volume of which have vastly increased in India and South Asia in recent years

  29. Other Schools and Centres in offing • School of Astrophysics • School of Environment Studies and Natural Resource Management • School of Foreign Languages: French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean. • Computer aided teaching: OCAC • Centre for Human Resource Development for Entertainment Industries • Placement Centre

  30. Second Campus • Old Ravenshaw Campus is choked. Originally meant for 500 residents, it is now used by more than 7000 students • Therefore, Ravenshaw 2 has been conceived to provide for expansion and extension. New Schools, Centres and Departments, both regular and avant-garde, will be housed in Ravenshaw 2. • Govt. of Orissa has graciously agreed to provide 150 acres of land for the second campus, the market value of which not be less than Rs. 250 crore. • With an additional campus Ravenshaw may emerge as a knowledge centre or educational hubfor the south Asian region and receive overseas students as well as foreign university collaboration. • It is envisaged as a home for another 25000 students in the century to come.

  31. How Friends of Ravenshaw can help • By replicating the group in USA, UK and Europe through common contacts • Create a database of the Alumni and Friends • Advise building of an effective website and use it for exchange of information and ideas • Use University contacts in USA, UK and Europe for reinventing Ravenshaw and developing its Second Campus • Use University contacts for faculty exchange, upgradation, collaboration and dual degrees

  32. How Friends of Ravenshaw can help • Exhort young and bright Oriya Ph.D. scholars in American Schools to contribute a year’s teaching at Ravenshaw • Persuade industries and multinationals with US-India operations to provide research grants and tailored courses for specific placements • More ideas about new subjects and frontier knowledge areas consistent with the 21st century • Use influence in South Asia and develop contact groups for making Ravenshaw an education hub for the region • Alumni Ownership and Fundraising

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