St. Edmund's College, Shillong

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St. Edmund's College
Roman Catholic, Christian Brothers, North-Eastern Hill University
School songSEC Anthem
Websitesec.edu.in

St. Edmund's College, often abbreviated as SEC, is an educational institute of the

Cotton College, Guwahati (1901).[1][3]
It was established in 1924 and celebrated its Platinum Jubilee in 1999. An alumnus of St. Edmund's College, Shillong or St. Edmund's School, Shillong is often called an Edmundian.

History

Front view of Edmund's Building

The history of St. Edmund's College, Shillong is intermingled with the brave efforts of the

Intermediate Arts (I.A.) and Intermediate Science (I.Sc.) courses in 1923.[4] The first classes of the University section of St. Edmund's College opened in 1924. Bro. J.E. McCann was the first principal of the College (he was also the Principal of the School at this time). Bro. I.O' Leary was the first Principal of the College (separate from the School). From 1924 to 1936, St. Edmund's College was a junior college for intermediate Arts and Science. Bro. J.C. Roe conceived the idea of opening up university classes up to B.A. and B.T. (Bachelor of Teaching) standards and extension of these affiliation was granted on 14 September 1935. This was the first time when a non-government college in the Assam Province got affiliation up to B.A. and B.T. standards.[4]

With the genesis of

NEHU in 1973 for which till today its associated with.[4]

The commerce stream was introduced in 1997 along with the introduction of female students into the college [4] and the college celebrated its Platinum Jubilee in 1999. In 2007, the Bachelor for Social Work (BSW) course was introduced.[5] In 2010, the Higher Secondary section was segregated into a separate section within the college. In July, 2011, postgraduate courses for master's degree in social work were introduced.[5]

Administration

The 2019 administrative set up of the college are:

  • Dr Sylvanus Lamare, (Principal)
  • Br A. F. Pinto, cfc, (Rector)
  • Br Simon Coelho, cfc, (Secretary Governing Body)
  • Br Stelljes Julius, (Bursar)
  • Prof Gideon L. Kharkongor, (Co-ordinator of IQAC)

The team, along with all the members of the IQAC, Heads of Departments, teaching faculty, office staff and associate staff run the day-today affairs of the college.

Campus and buildings

Located in

Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians. In between, the northern perimeter is dotted by important institutions and landmarks such as Bethany Society, NCC Office, Mary Rice School, Don Bosco Mini Stadium, etc. The south-western perimeter stretches up to Assam House. The main campus of SEC is shared by St. Edmund's School. The school occupies the south-west section of the campus and has two football fields, a cricket ground, basketball courts, volleyball court, squash court, Chapel and Grotto, living quarters for the Christian Brothers, etc.[citation needed
]

Academic facilities

Laboratories

The Computer Lab, besides holding routine class works also doubles up as the IT Hub of the college taking care of the networking (and maintenance) of different parts of the college.

Placement cell

The idea of a counseling cell was conceived by the principal Bro E. V. Miranda in 2002. The activities of career related information relating to fields like

Company Secretary
(CS) etc. were carried out. Collected information from various sources like Employment News, other news papers and journals, were shared with the students. The cell used to coordinate placement related activities conducted by organizations that used to voluntarily visit the campus for recruitment purpose.

In 2004 when Bro. L.D. Lobo was the principal, the college started a full-fledged counseling and placement cell. Since then, the placement cell has had its own office. Currently the Cell is coordinated by two members of the staff along with a professional counsellor, who joined in 2009.

Biotechnology Centre

The institutional Bioinformatics centre located at the premises of the Department of Biotechnology was sanctioned in 2008 and came into existence in 2009 under the BTIS NET programme of Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. Since its inception the centre is engaged in bioinformatics research and also initiating various training programmes catering to the needs of the undergraduate students in life science and also the faculty members. Beside these the centre is also engaged in high throughput biotechnology research with a young dedicated faculty and has substantially contributed to the basic science streams pertaining to the needs of students.[6]

Library

The library of SEC has one of the widest collection of books in Shillong. The library is situated at the ground floor in the new campus building. It has a large reading space for both students and teachers. The library has a collection of well over 50,000 books including 800+ reference books. Apart from the Central Library, each department has its own departmental library in the respective departmental rooms with a reasonable collection of books, mainly for referencing by staff and students of that department. The library of SEC is also a member of the American libraries Kolkata and can loan up to 20 books for eight weeks. Any member can log on to the website and browse their collection and request the required books on social sciences, American literature, management, environment and information technology. Apart from providing book services the library also includes

  • Internet service - The library provides internet and audio visual section where students can use for their assignments and projects.
  • Clippings - News clipping only of The Economic Times newspaper are provided to help students be aware of the latest developments in the subject. The economics department has prepared the clippings from 2006 onwards.

Hostels

From 2013, St. Edmund's College maintains three hostels, namely Brother O' Leary Residence (also known as the B.T. Hostel); Bro. J. N. Foley Students' Residence (formerly known as the New Hostel) for about 100 boys and for about 50 girls (exact name may differ). The Bro. O'Leary Residence was founded in 1937 by Rev. Bro. J. I. O'Leary of the Congregation of Irish Christian Brothers as a post-graduate residence for students attending Bachelor of Teaching (B.T.) courses in the St. Edmund's College. After about 14 years to support the changed need of the students, there was qualitative change of the hostel. It was converted into an undergraduate residence for the students of St. Edmund's College in 1951.

The Bro. J. N. Foley Students' Residence was constructed in 1957 and the first batch of Hostel students was taken in 1958. It has accommodation for about 50 boarders. In 1998, the Hostel was dedicated to Bro. J. N Foley a former principal of the College, during whose tenure the hostel was opened. The hostel superintendent has been supported in their care for the students by the respective Principals: Rev. Brothers E. X. Leonard, J. N. Foley, R. B. Vieyra, M. G. Shannon, and W. D' Souza, A. F. Pinto, E. V. Miranda and L. D. Lobo.

A Girls Hostel was established in 2013.

Auditorium

The College has a multi-purpose auditorium with a seating capacity of approximately 1000 people.

Audio/Visual Room

SEC has a 100-seat audio-visual room complete with LCD projector, computers, PA system and overhead projector, seminars and workshops etc. are carried out in this room. It is also used as a class room whenever AV aids are required for teaching. Film related to the course of study are screened occasionally. Besides the main AV room, most of the departments have their own LCD projector (with computer) and overhead projectors to aid in their teaching.[citation needed]

Canteens

The College has one canteen and a coffeehouse. A new outdoor canteen is available next to the Higher Secondary's canteen.

Gym

The preparation for the gym site and facility began in 2009. The old library (above the students and staff canteen) was selected as the place where the new gym would come up, primarily because of its size (approx 3000 sq. ft. area) and its strategic location. The entire area has wall-to-wall carpeting and big-sized mirrors are fixed on the walls to give an even more spacious look. A 21-station multi-gym opened in April 2010 along with plates and dumbbells bars, stands, racks and benches. The gym was formally inaugurated in June 2010. The gym is open to all students, both boys and girls. A qualified gym instructor and a helper have been appointed to coach the students. Currently, more than a hundred students have enrolled themselves in the gym, along with a few teachers.[citation needed]

Academic profile

The college offers undergraduate courses in

Computer Science, Electronics, Mathematics, Physics and Zoology and the faculty of Commerce, a fully self-financing faculty, has just one departmental unit of Commerce. The College also runs two self-financing Certificate and Diploma courses. The faculties have academic and administrative linkage with the administration through the office of three Deans
, an unusual feature for undergraduate colleges.

The college has a high percentage requirement of student's attendance (80% required by the institution and 75% required by the

NEHU
) and students missing it are not sent for any University examination.

College Week

Started in 2001, the college week (sometimes called college month depending on how long it's celebrated) is an annual week/month long recreational celebration event held every September (in some years it is held in October). There are over 42 activities available for students to choose and participate in. The event usually commences with outdoor sport activities followed by competitions in various fields. College week is marked by the opening of folk dance performed by the different tribes of SEC students.

Notable alumni

Academically, SEC has a long-standing good record.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "List of Colleges Affiliated Under Nehu as of August 2014 [Source of Information CDC NEHU]". North-Eastern Hill University. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Teaching Staff 2012". secshillng.com.
  3. ^ "North East - NAAC" (PDF) (Pdf). 4 November 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Biloris Lyndem (Laso) and Siby K. George. Higher Education in Meghalaya (An Analysis for the Future). p. 93 and 94.
  5. ^ a b "St. Edmund's College: Connecting the classroom to social needs". The Shillong Times. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  6. ^ "St. Edmund's College, Shillong - Department of Biotechnology". Retrieved 13 July 2014.

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