Various Clubs at VGI will promote extracurricular activities among students. They are student driven Clubs, with faculty member(s) guiding them in advisory capacity.
The Clubs will encourage and promote bonding, team work and long lasting friendships among the members. More importantly, the Clubs will help VGI students to be well rounded citizens ready for the challenges in the future after graduation. The Clubs will also create opportunities for leadership roles and implementation of new ideas.
VGI encourages and expects every student to take active and keen interest in the Clubs and their activities. The membership is free in all of these Clubs.
The various Clubs proposed at VGI are:
- Academic Club
- Literary Club
- Cultural & Fine Arts Club
- Sports & Recreation Club
- Science &Technology Club
- Management Club
The student can be a member of more than one club. The only limiting factor is the active participation in each of the clubs the student is a member of due to constraints of time and conflict of meeting times.
All students of B. Tech by default are deemed to be Sports & Recreation and Science & Technology club members.
All the students of M.B.A by default are deemed to be Sports & Recreation and Management club members.
The clubs will function in a democratic fashion with each member taking active interest in the function and growth of each club. After the membership drive, the Clubs will meet to create a steering committee that will coordinate and plan activities for the rest of the year.
Director/principal and faculty will actively support the clubs. There will be at least one faculty member associated with each Club. The faculty member will advise and mentor the club and its members in activities and planning. The faculty member will act as liaison between the club and the Director/Principal.
New Clubs will be formed based on the input and interest among the student community.
Mission
Clubs should create supportive environment for students to reach their fullest potential.
• Clubs should organize student development programs.
• Clubs should create positive change in students
Goals, Motto, Emblem
- Each Club should have its own goals, motto and emblem.
- Students should come up with club goals, motto and emblem individually. The faculty should share these with all the members and come up with the final goals, motto and emblem.
Leaders
- Each Club should have its own organizing committee.
- Each Club should have its planned program.
- Club meetings are to be conducted by the organizing committee under the guidance of the faculty in-charge.
- Meetings should be held at least once a month and the agenda should include projects, programs, workshops and recreation etc.
Guest Member
- Each club can also involve parents as club guest members.
- To get input from parents for club programs and to find out what parents want for their children a parents meeting should be conducted for a club buzz session
Activities
- The club activities could be lectures, discussions, workshops, field trips, exhibits etc.
- Clubs should have an annual program plan prepared under the guidance of the faculty in-charge.
- Organizing committee is responsible for the equipment belonging to the club.
- Balance of fun and learning. Parents feel it is worthwhile and members are motivated to learn more.
Academic club at VGI is a student club dedicated for Academic Activities. This will promote various activities such as seminars, group discussions, paper presentations, and all other academic related programs. Faculty members will be strongly associated with this club and encourages the students to perform the club activities enthusiastically.
After the membership drive the club will decide on the following
- Core steering committee and charter for the club.
- Planning and coordination of academic activities and competitions.
Literary club at VGI will promote literary activities and conduct various literary competitions. The members will be involved in various activities like, Debates, Elocutions, JAM (Just A Minute) Sessions, Quiz, Book Reviews and Group Discussions. This Club will also be involved in organizing literary seminars and public speaking sessions aimed at improving the literary awareness on the campus.
Literary Club will also have responsibility for VGI Gazette/New letter (Any Suggestions for the names) The Newsletter activity will be spearheaded by a separate committee of literary club.
After the membership drive, the club will decide on the following:
- Core steering committee and charter for the club.
- Organizational structure for Newsletter
- Meeting Times.
- Activity planning and coordinating
- Competitions.
Membership is free there will be space and audio systems provided for the activities of the club by the college the club will also be representing VGI at inter-collegiate competitions.
The management club at VGI will promote the activities related to various fields of management. It will widen the scope and knowledge of the management students through various activities like seminars, group discussions, debates and others. It will also prepare the students to face the global world challenges.
After the membership drive the club will decide on the following
- Core steering committee and charter for the club.
- Planning and coordination of management activities and competitions.
Science & Technology club at VGI will promote science and technology learning and awareness among the students. Science club will meet to discuss the science and technology innovations and applications. The club will also coordinate the procurement of books and journals for the library pertinent to the student community. The club will host and participate in competitions.
Every student is a member of the club.
Faculty members will be closely associated with the club in encouraging and promoting the discussions and club activities
After the membership drive the club will decide on the following
- Core steering committee and charter for the club.
- Planning and coordination of science activities and competitions.
Cultural & Fine Arts club at VGI is a dedicated student club for non academic activities. This club will try to bring out the inherent talents of the students like singing, dancing, painting and so on.
Apart from being gathering place for students this club is also responsible for their participation in events like fresher’s day, and inter-collegiate competitions.
After the membership drive, the club will decide on the following:
- Core steering committee and charter for the club.
- Club groups dedicated to each type of activity that the members are interested in.
- Meeting times.
- Practice times.
- Competitions.
Membership is free. Management will provide practice room and other facilities based on the interest and membership.
Sports and recreation is an essential activity for VGI students. These activities will promote health, team spirit and bonding among the students. Every student is by default a member of the sports club. VGI wants to encourage every student to take part in at least one sports activity.
Sports and recreation club at VGI will coordinate and promote indoor and outdoor sports activities and competitions. The indoor activities include table tennis, chess, caroms and scrabble the outdoor activities include cricket, shuttle badminton, basketball and other athletics. The sports activities at VGI will grow according to the needs of the student community.
After the membership drive, the club will club decide on the following
- Core steering committee and charter for the club
- Sub groups for indoor and outdoor sports activities
- Planning and coordination of sports activities and competitions