Monday Morning (newsletter)

Monday Morning, also referred to as MM, is the official e-newsletter and student media body of National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.[1] Accredited as the second largest student media body in India, it aims to bridge the gap between the administration and the student community.[2] It publishes an e-newsletter every week during the academic year of the institute.[3]

Monday Morning
Humility | Integrity | Righteousness
TypeWeekly newsletter
FormatDigital
SchoolNational Institute of Technology Rourkela
Founder(s)Shrinivas Ron and Chinmay Mohapatra
FoundedOctober 9, 2006 (2006-10-09)
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersStudent Activity Center, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sector-1, Rourkela, Odisha, India
Websitehttps://mondaymorning.nitrkl.ac.in/

History

Monday Morning was founded in 2006.[1] In its first years of operation, the issues it covered included contruction problems with the new Vikram Sarabhai Residence Hall and child abuse in a residence mess.[1][2] Its coverage of the latter attracted the attention of the Chief Warden, who "formed a team to inspect and raid all halls of residence caterers and mess owners to check on the number of children below the age of 14 working there and how they were treated".[2]

In 2012, it was reported that the newsletter's 'Placement Life' and 'Director's Desk' columns received just under 8,000 website hits per week.[1]

Organisation

In 2012, The Hindu reported that the newsletter had three chief coordinators, whose role was to set the newsletter's agenda, guide and co-ordinate other team members, and edit articles. Writing articles was done by a content team. Four students were responsible for the newsletter's policies, new features, setting long-term goals, performing regular reviews of the newsletter and taking decisions on coverage of controversial issues. It was reported that students spent two to three hours per week each on the newsletter, using the campus computer facility.[2]

Presence

Monday Morning started with a website hosted on the institute's domain, which still serves as the primary platform to publish the e-newsletter every week. Multimedia sections,[4] Live Placement Database[5] and Forum[6] are some features which were introduced on the website over the years. Apart from the website, Monday Morning is also present on Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Twitter, YouTube and Spotify (Candidly NITR Podcast).[7]

As of December 2020, the organization has 13,825 followers on Facebook[8] and 3145 followers on Instagram.[9]

Events

Annual print issue
Launch of Print Issue 2018 by Monday Morning at NIT Rourkela

The annual print issue is a printed booklet of 8 pages which has articles involving in-depth analysis of various parameters of the institute.[10]

NIT Rourkela SAC Elections Soapbox

Open house discussion

As the link between the student community and the administration, Monday Morning has organized Open House Discussions (OHDs) to facilitate discussions regarding pressing issues.[11][12]

Mini Print Issue 2019 Launch at BBA, NIT Rourkela

Soapbox

The institute's Student Activity Centre (SAC) has annual elections for student postholders of various fests and societies. Monday Morning rolled out the first ever Soapbox in 2017,[13][14] wherein candidates contesting for various positions of responsibility at the Student Activity Centre got a chance to interact with the electorate.[15]

Mini print issue (freshmen guide)

The mini print issue or the freshmen guide is a printed booklet of 4 pages which is intended as an introductory guide for all freshmen when they join the institute.[10]

Video projects
Shooting of Freshers Video 2019

Freshers video (since 2015)

The freshers introduction or freshers video is a video project that takes place during end-July and beginning of August. It involves interviewing freshmen and parents about their feelings and expectations apart from clips from the counselling process, orientation program and frequently visited places inside the campus. The first freshers video came out in 2015 and the organization has ensured its release every year since then.[16]

NIT Rourkela XVII Convocation Video by Monday Morning

Convocation video (since 2016)

The annual convocation video is a video project that takes place during January or February depending upon the date of annual convocation. It involves light-hearted interviews with convocated Bachelors, Masters and PhD students. The first convocation video came out in 2016 and barring 2017, the convocation video has been released every year since 2016.[17][18][19]

Other videos

Apart from annual videos like Freshers introducation and convocation, Monday Morning has also had video projects such as Foreign Students Documentary,[20] Fest Aftermovies[21][22] and Memoir Video[23] (for graduating batches) among others.

References
  1. Sanjeevi, Kaviya (17 September 2012). "Campus jottings". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. Nayak, Dinesh (7 August 2012). "When a pen stirs up a campus". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. "Campus Journalism Helps Students Get Ahead". Careers360. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  4. "Multimedia - Monday Morning". mondaymorning.nitrkl.ac.in. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  5. "Content not available - Monday Morning". mondaymorning.nitrkl.ac.in. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  6. "Discussion Forum - Monday Morning". mondaymorning.nitrkl.ac.in. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  7. "Candidly NITR - Monday Morning". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  8. "Monday Morning". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.[self-published]
  9. "Monday Morning NITR Official (@mondaymorningnitrofficial) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.[self-published]
  10. "Magazines". mondaymorning.nitrkl.ac.in. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  11. "Illustrating The Power of Discourse: Open House Discussion on Fees Issues". Monday Morning. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  12. sma1729 (2018-10-08). "Addressing Issues: An Open Discussion between PhD Scholars and the Administration". Monday Morning. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  13. "Discuss, Deliberate, Debate: SOAPBOX 2K17". Monday Morning. 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  14. "Awaaz-e-SAC 2019- The Inception". Monday Morning. 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  15. "Soapbox 2K17 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  16. "Bonjour Freshmen - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  17. "XV Annual Convocation | NIT Rourkela - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  18. "XVI Annual Convocation 2019 | NIT Rourkela - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  19. "Convocation Video | NIT Rourkela | 2020 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  20. "New boundaries, new challenges. - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  21. "Innovision'19 Aftermovie | NIT Rourkela - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  22. "Innovision 2019 - Techfest : Throwback Video | NIT Rourkela | Avicii - The Nights - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  23. "Memoir Video - Class of 2020 | NIT Rourkela | Owl City-Verge × American Authors-Love - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
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