Overview
Universal Human Values cell is an initiative to help the student to see the need for developing a holistic perspective of life. Complete understanding of human values will give them a definite way to fulfill their aspirations. Also, to imbibe the idea of values in students, forming the basis for all their thoughts, behavior and actions.
However, there are some universal ethical principles that apply across all professions, including honesty, trustworthiness, loyalty, respect for others, adherence to the law, doing good and avoiding harm to others, accountability. It gets the student to explore oneself and experience the joy of learning, prepares one to stand up to peer pressure and take decisions with courage, be aware of relationships and be sensitive to others, understand the role of money in life and experience the feeling of prosperity.
Architecture is an expression of values – the way we build is a reflection of the way we live. The aim of this cell is to introduce the students to the various Architectural design values like Aesthetic, Social, Environmental and Traditional which are a part of their daily life.
BNCA aims to conduct activities under the Universal Human Values cell to
- To help students adjust and feel comfortable in the college environment, inculcate in them the ethos and culture of the institution.
- To help them build bonds with other students and faculty members over the entire course duration, and expose them to a sense of larger purpose and self exploration.
- To help them adjust to or acclimatize to their new roles and environment.
- To help them learn institutional policies, processes, practices, culture and values.
Activities
ACTIVITIES DURING THE SIP 2022
Some of the activities during Students Induction programme 2021
| Activity | Description |
| People who inspire me… | Write about people who inspire you and put up a story on Instagram. |
| Tongue Twisters Never have I ever Bring me (something) | Fun Ice-breaking activities were conducted by seniors. |
| Video presentation “I am 20…” | A small video encouraging students to view their profession as a way to serve their country. |
| Elements of Nature | Description with respect to the elements of nature. Express this by means of A5 postcards. Valuing nature |
| Sensory Mapping | Physically sense the surroundings and express the observations with the help of sketch/videos/poems etc. The contextual value and its importance. |
| Planting a sapling | Ecological value understanding |
| Who am i? (game) | Activity of representing yourself in the form of creative art followed by informal interactions. |
| Mask it up!! | Make a mask which represents yourself. |
| Paint your thoughts | Express your thoughts through colours |
People who inspire me
Moodboard (Self understanding)
Sensory Mapping
Paint your thought
Events
Life skills Workshop
Date & Time:23rd July 2018 at 10AM
Venue: Ichalkaranji Hall, MKSSS Campus, Karve Nagar
The orientation day for the Academic year 2018-19 began with a life skills workshop conducted by ArPournimaBarhate. ArPournimaBarhate is a internationally Certified Yoga teacher from the Sivananda Ashram at Trivandrum. She is also an internationally Certified Heal Your Life Workshop Teacher and conducts transformational workshops. The objective of this day long workshop was to allow students to open up to themselves first. The discovery of the SELF through meditation and introspection enables a connect within oneself which is stronger than any bond. The workshop helped students to understand the importance of staying confident, learn how to generate positivity in life and know ones strengths. Knowing or identification of something is the first step towards development and this beautiful workshop designed by Pournima took the students through meditation techniques with various musical interpretations which allowed them to relax as well as focus on positivity for their very first day of their Academic year. The life skills workshop was concluded by a very productive activity where students were to write letters to their future selves, one year from that day. These sealed letters were collected by the teachers and will be opened on the last day of the Academic year.
Different meditation techniques practiced by students during workshop. Ongoing discussions
Traffic Safety and Awareness Session
Date & Time: 06thJanuary2020 at 2:45pm
Venue: BNCA Auditorium, MKSSS Campus, Karve Nagar
On the occasion of Police Vardhapan Din, Pune traffic Police launced a Road Safety Campaign, underwhich a special session was conducted for college students.
Mr.RajeshPuranik conducted the session for young riders and drivers- giving them examples and stories of road accidents and incidents and the possibilities of a mishap.
Safety measures and prevention of accidents was a main point of focus. Students shared incidents and their experiences, and asked questions to the traffic policemen.
Introduction to Psychological Aid Training Workshop
Date & Time:27 July 2020. 10AM-12PM, 3PM- 5PM
Venue: ZOOM- Online
An event for faculty training was organised by MKSSS With Ms. Anagha Kulkarni, Counselling Psychologist. It was an interactive session with different batches of faculty to understand Changing times where teachers become facilitators and this needs us to increase interaction.
Looking at the current world scenario- In the time of pandemic.
- Students may be unable to deal with pressures
- Add on role for making transition easier for student
- Effective action plan, to address the needs of the students
- Constantly check with students if they need counselling
To deal with the above problems, Ms. Kulkarni encouraged the faculty to inform students of coping activities , Focus on suggestive measures and seek counseling when required.
Prof.VaishaliAnagal, Prof.Shruti Joshi, Prof.MaheshBangad and Prof.Surabhi Gadkari, co-ordinated the event
Theatre workshop(Ar Shruti Joshi)
Ar Shruti Joshi has been a pillar of strength and support during the formative years of the development of BNCA and is one of the most passionate teachers present in college. The workshop focused on stretching ones limits of expression. The workshop started with the use of voice /sound as a form of expression. Then the students were made to express their emotions in connection with different sounds of nature played over the sound system. This opened up their minds to an understanding of emotions and music/sound. Their expressions were in a physical context where the students used actions and movements to express feelings. The workshop moved further onto a broader exercise of human sculptures where the students were divided into groups of 10. Each group member was to create human figurines which would allow the next member to perceive the prior expression and react to it by adding on. It turned out to be a fantastic group exercise because it generated discussions amongst students who barely knew eachother. It also worked as a ice breaking session.
In the final stage of the workshop, the students were shown black and white audio visual clippings where they were made to observe the role of semantics in movies. How a object gives information to create a story from a certain period, a certain age, of a certain bag round. Movies are the best examples to portray this to the students. The students not only observed but also went through a effective Q&A session as a conclusive exercise for the whole workshop.
The outcome for the second orientation day were postcards, made by students under the title of “Where my roots run…”. Students from all over the country take admission for this course, it is important to address the fact that the place they belong to has been addressed. The students used their creativity in designing these postcards depicting places that they belong to. It worked as a very good end to the orientation program but also as a wonderful start to an exciting new journey for the year 2018-19.
Different forms of expressions by first year students during theatre workshop.
DAY CELEBRATIONS
Mental health Day
Gayatri Kulkarni, a life coach and a master NLP Practitioner in Pune conducted a lecture on this day. She has been associated with BNCA for many years and has previously conducted courses and workshops.
The aim was to provide a Safe space for students to express, interact and be vocal about their emotions and thoughts.
The session had 100 participants including 9 faculty members from BNCA.
The polls and feedback got a very positive response.
The main factors spoken about in the session were: Creating your own, Loving yourself first , Expressing Gratitude, Overcoming shortcomings.
World happiness day
On World Happiness day , BNCA hosted an online event with the theme Happier Together. Students and faculty were to work in groups of 4/6 and deliverables were as follows.
An A3 Size photo compilation/ collage/ poster that portrays any/allthings/people/ activities documented in the 5 days that definehappiness for the participant. This could be in the form of originalsketches/paintings/abstractions/digital art or photographs clicked bygroup members.
A .mp4 Video with all members of the group about finding happiness in togetherness-even if virtually connected with each other. The videos and posters were shown to the entire college and faculty online.
The response to the feedback was overwhelming and many students have shown interest in courses/workshops/sessions on Mental growth and well being.
There were 389 responses to the event and Prof . Shruti Joshi and Prof.Surabhi Gadkari conducted the final session with all BNCA students and Faculty members. BNCA Admin members and faculty encouraged the students and advised on how happiness can be found in smaller things in daily life.
World Poetry Day and International Day of Forests
Date & Time:21stMarch 2021
Venue: BNCA online
Event Supported, sponsored by:BNCA Art Club
To create Social awareness towards forests and display various talents of BNCA Students
For the academic year 20-21, World Poetry Day and International Day of Forests were on the same date- 21st March. The students of BNCA took this opportunity to launch the BNCA Art Club, with a video showcasing the different talents in various fields. The girls divided themselves into groups and worked on their skills- Dance, Music, Poetry and Narration. Various art forms seamlessly merge with serene poetry to create awareness about nature and its conservation, a message needed in today’s world. With an upbeat approach by the students compiling and guiding, and an equally enthusiastic response from the ones showcasing their art, the result was an amazing amalgamation, compiled as a video and uploaded on YouTube on the specified day. The hard work on every one’s part is quite visible in the spectacular outcome and seeing this great result on the first project of the BNCA Art Club, we will keep coming up with equally amazing programs in the future.
The event was guided by Assistant Professor Amruta Barve
Competitions
Competitions for ‘COVID’ awareness at college level for the Social cause
Date & Time:27th July 2020
Venue: BNCA online
Event Supported, sponsored by: BNCA Art Club
The ‘BNCA ART CLUB’ launched Three Competitions as activities:
Competition 01: List out the instructions to be put in the college post-covid19 and design them graphically.
Competition 02: Poster making competition on any of the following topics:
– ‘Independence day: Imagining Freedom from Covid’
– ‘Architecture during Covid outbreak’
– ‘Architecture student’s life during lockdown’
Competition 03: Write an essay/ poetry / Narrative on the following topic:
– ‘The story behind the pandemic : that never should have happened’
Poster by Aditi Dhorde, BNCA
Poster by Keya Jain, BNCA
Team
Prof. Shruti Joshi
email- shruti.joshi@bnca.ac.in
Prof. Amruta Barve
email- amruta.barve@bnca.ac.in
Prof. Surabhi Gadkari
email- surabhi.gadkari@bnca.ac.in