Club Activities

The HR Club conducted an exclusive online interview on “Diet for life.” on 10th May 2023 from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm via zoom. DT. F. S. Shamil Fowzad, Clinical Nutritionist, Base Hospital, Kalmunai North was invited as the Resource Person for the event.  The objectives of the interview were to encourage a communicative, collaborative and collegial through activities, giving a clear knowledge about diet and its practices, giving understandings on how to follow a proper diet plan in reality for a better life and clarifying doubts on practicing diet in life. The program was an interactive session. All were actively participated. Also, time was given for question and discussion session for the audience. They clarified their all doubts regarding diet. The interview was successfully completed with the full cooperation of all the students, members and staff of the Human Resource Management department of the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vavuniya.

Vehicle wash event was conducted as one of the HR club’s activities in 2023. This event was held on 22nd of February 2023 from 12.30 Noon – 5.30 P.M. •   The main purpose of this project is to generate fund for the future activities of the HR Club, Faculty of Business Studies. Further, through this event the students were able to active engage in the activities and boost their team coordination. This event also gave an opportunity to motivate students through extra outdoor activities for a different exposure and to bring out the students’ personality and form a great platform to practice tolerance, building friendship and teamwork. University staff also got our service and the outsiders also extended their support and this program was successfully completed with the full cooperation of everyone.

The HR Club conducted a webinar, titled “Creating Professional Documents using Microsoft Word, an Express drive.” on 4^th February 2023 from 9.00 a.m to 12. 00 noon via zoom. Mr. M. Mohammed.Shiraj, Senior Lecturer in Information Technology, Department of Management, Faculty of Management & Commerce, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka was invited as the Resource Person for the event. Through this webinar, the participants were able to gain understanding on creating the professional documents using Microsoft Word, gained the idea about the importance of Creating Professional Documents using Microsoft Word in the cooperate range and able to clarify the doubts in the preparation of Creating Professional Documents using Microsoft Word with the less time consuming.

The HR Club conducted documentary short film competition (open) on 10^th of December 2022 and it was given one month duration to collect the short films. We received 12 documentary short films and sent those for the evaluation process to Mr.A.M.Ashfaque,  Freelance Film maker and Researcher. Following short films are awarded.

• First place for “Viramana” by Gavindu Deesura from Kalutara.
• Second place for “The face” by Pathum Mahagama from Nuwara-Eliya.
• Third place for “Tea” or “Coffee” by Gavindu Deesura from Kalutara.

A webinar on CV preparation and Interview Etiquette was held on 09th of November 2022 via zoom which was organized by the HR Club, Faculty of Business Studies.  Tharindu Weerasinghe, Senior Lecturer, Department of HRM, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya served as the resource person. The webinar supported the students to learn how to prepare the CV and to face job interviews.

The project was conducted on 18th of June 2022. The project was successfully completed with the full cooperation of all the students, members and staff of the HR Club of the Department of Human Resource Management with the aim of creating a partnership with students, faculty and staff and providing a mean for community engagement.

HR Club is creating a path for the Faculty of Business Studies Students to engage in the part time job opportunities. We started this in collecting CV from the students from the first week of April 2022 and still continues. Presently some students are involving in computer typing, packing, handcrafts, conducting classes.

The HR Club conducted a sustainable community development programme “Time to Think, let us prevent the Air Pollution”, on the 14th of July 2021, which insists on the importance of preventing air pollution and safeguarding the future generation. Around 60 students from the faculty, actively participated in this event. This In-door Tree planting campaign aims to address the multitude of issues associated with air pollution and restore the oxygen level at a considerable rate. Through this tree planting campaign, the HR club was able to attain the outcomes such as a learning opportunity to get youngsters involved in the environment and conservation of our natural resources.
The members of HR Club planted the in-door plants including English ivy, Pot mom, Gerbera daisy, Holy basil, Aloe vera, Bamboo pal, Snake plant which are suggested by NASA as high Oxygen generators in their home gardens to raise awareness and consciousness about the environment among the masses.

The HR Club conducted an online workshop on “Strengthening the online learning environment during the COVID-19 19 pandemic” for the Faculty of Business Studies undergraduates on 18th of May 2021. Around 71 students from the Faculty of Business Studies actively participated in this event. DR. Sanduruwan Bandara Herath, the Consultant Anesthetic and intensivist at district general hospital Mullaitivu and DR. Dhanoja Wijesinghe, the Consultant Psychiatrist at district general hospital, Mullaitivu, were the Resource persons for this event.
DR. Sanduruwan Bandara Herath preceded the first session of this workshop, and in this session, a clear understanding of the online learning environment was given by him. At the end of this session, the students have gained knowledge on creating a conducive online learning environment to help them in their learning progress. The next session was on Stress Management, and DR. Dhanoja Wijesinghe conducted this. From this session, the students gained a comprehensive understanding of stress, and the students were given guidance to manage their stress effectively. Overall, the session was both informative and exciting, and it could be observed that most of the participants of this workshop find it useful not only for their learning but also for managing their personal life as well.

A workshop on “Improving Presentation Skills” was conducted by the HR Club on 24.02 2021 at the Balakrishnan Block. Ms. M. R. F. Aqeela Ijas, Lecturer (Probationary) in HRM, was the resource person, and Human Resource Management specialization students have participated. This workshop’s primary objective is to enhance the ability of the students to do the presentation effectively. The workshop focused on how to prepare an effective presentation and which kinds of follow-ups should be carried out to make a presentation more appealing. The students were provided with knowledge on do’s and don’ts while preparing a presentation.