Rev Fr William Marcel Rodrigues SJ
Assistant Professor - Stage I
MSc Viscom, NET, Pursuing Phd
About
Fr William Marcel Rodrigues, SJ
Assistant Professor III
St Aloysius Deemed to be University, Mangaluru, India - 575 003
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: 9632889113
Fr William Marcel Rodrigues, SJ has been a faculty of Media Studies at St Aloysius Deemed to be University since 2014 with two years’ service at St Joseph’s College, Bengaluru as an Assistant professor and Vice Principal. He joined St Aloysius Deemed to be University fraternity again in May 2020 and he is also pursuing PhD from Kuvempu University on Digital media and youth.
Fr William did UG and PG studies in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai. He has versatile experience in Visual Media and has handled key papers like Development Communication, Media Culture and Society, Media Laws and Ethics, Script writing and Story Board, Film Studies and many other papers since 12 years of his teaching.
| Sl.No | Qualification Level | University | Area of Specialization | Year of Completion | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UGC NET | Mangalore University | 2019 | ||
| 2 | MSc | Madras University | Visual Communication | 2014 | Gold Medalist in MSc Viscom (in 2013 & 2014) |
| 3 | BTh | Jnana Jyothy, Anekal & Jnana Deep Vidyapeeth | 2011 | ||
| 4 | BPh | Jnana Deep Vidyapeeth, Pune | 2006 | ||
| 5 | Bsc | Madras University | Visual Communication | 2004 | |
| 6 | PhD- Pursuing | Kuvempu University, Shankarghatta | Development Communication | 2025 |
- Director, Radio Sarang Community Radio, St Aloysius College, Mangaluru (August 2023 – Present)
- Director, Postgraduate Ladies' Hostel, St Aloysius College, Mangaluru (2014 – 2017; 2020 – 2022; 2023 – 2025)
- Head, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru (June 2020 – July 2022; January 2024 – June 2024)
- Vice Principal, St Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru (June 2018 – 2020)
- Vice Principal, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru (2016 – 2017)
- Campus Minister, St Aloysius College, Mangaluru (June 2016 – May 2017)
- Associate Director, Radio Sarang Community Radio, St Aloysius College, Mangaluru (2014 – 2017)
1. Current
Designation: Assistant Professor – Stage III (Start Date: 1 June, 2014)
2. Previous
St Joseph’s University, Bengaluru
Designation – Assistant Professor, Vice Principal
Start Date - 1 June 2018
End Date - 20, May 2020
Digital Media Dependency among College students in Kalyana Karnataka (PhD)
Film Studies
● R., Anjana & Rodrigues, William M. (2021). Coverage of Human Rights issues in Newspapers: A Comparative Analysis of The Hindu and the Times of India, ALSHODHANA, Multi-Disciplinary Refereed Research Journal Vol 9, No 2, pp 68-80), (ISSN: 2320-6292).
● Anushree & Rodrigues, William M. (2022). An Analysis of Geetu Mohandas’s Movies from a Semiotic and Narrative Structure perspective, ALSHODHANAMulti-Disciplinary Refereed Research Journal, Vol 9, No 1. (pp-63-80) (ISSN: 2320-6292).
● Curated a special edition of Vijaya Karnataka on St Aloysius Deemed to be University. Published two articles, edited and curated 12 articles for the special tabloid in honour of the establishment of St Aloysius Deemed to be University. It was published on 10 June 2024.
· Paper Presentation themed ‘Digital Divide Among College Students in Kalyana Karnataka’ at International Conference Organised by School Arts and Humanities on 15,16,17 January 2025, at St Aloysius Deemed to be University.
1. BOE member at Manipal Institute of Communication (Manipal Deemed to be
University, Manipal) 2021.
2. BOS member of the Christian Studies under Mangalore University
1. Convener for National Level Workshop on “Digital Media Content Generation’
13-14, January, 2016 at St Aloysius College, Mangalore.
2. Workshop at Sandesha, Mangaluru on Film Appreciation and Digital film
making
3. Workshop for the teaching staff of Vidyajyothi School at Vamanjur, Mangalore on
Media literacy and technologies in June 2016.
4. Workshop on Family Counselling to participants of senior Councillors’
Associations at St Agnes College, Mangalore, February 2017.
5. Workshop on - Media matters and religious call for religious at Prerana, Mount
St Joseph, Bengaluru on 27 February 2018
6. Webinar on Careers prospects in Visual Communication, Broadcast Media
and Television Production Online Workshop from St Aloysius College
(Autonomous), from 29 to 30 July 2020.
7. Workshop on Media Literacy for Catholic youth , Dharwad – 18 November 2022
8. Half a day Exposure programme on TV studio and radio production organised
for the journalism students of Besant College on 5 March, 2022.
9. Workshop for Youth of North Karnataka Youth on Media Matters on Feb 2023
10. Workshop for Jesuit scholastics on Media and Content Generation from 1 to 8
November 2023.
11. Conducted a seminar on Crafting Impressive and Creative Media Content: Text,
Video, Photo, Audio and Graphics, at Sandesha , Foundation for Culture and
Education, Mangalore, on 16th November 2023.
ORGANISED- Workshops, Seminars, Webinars, FDPs and Training Programmes
- One day Seminar on Use , Engage Create: Navigating Media in the Age of Artificail Intelligence, organised by the deaprtment of Media studies in collaboration department of Sociology, School of Arts and Humanities on Hybrid mode on August, 28 2026. Chaired a tetchnical session.
- Co-convener of a 3 days webinar on the theme ‘Careers in Media’ - on 29, 30, 31,
July , 2020 & conducted a session on ‘Career Prospects in Visual Communication’
from the Department Journalism and Mass communication, St Aloysius College. - Co-Convener– UGC Sponsored National Level Conference– on Theme: Changing
News Landscapes. From 14-15 January, 2015
ATTENDED – Workshops, Seminars, Webinars, FDPs and Training Programmes
- Seven-Day Faculty Development Programme on Digital Media Research (FDP 2024), organised by the Department of Media Studies, Yeshwanthpur Campus, School of Arts and Humanities, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, in collaboration with the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), Bengaluru, 18–24 January 2024.
- Conference on “Unlocking Communication Excellence; Empowering Dioceses”, organised by Sandesha Foundation for Culture and Education, Mangaluru, 16 November 2023.
- Workshop on OBE and Question Bank Preparation using QnSmart, organised by the IQAC of St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru, and the Office of the Registrar and Controller of Examinations, in association with IPSR Solutions Limited, 14 July 2023.
- Seminar on “Redesigning of Curriculum for Media Education”, organised by Kuvempu University, Shivamogga, 30 March 2023.
- Seminar on “Digital Media Journalism: Challenges and Prospects”, organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, 23 February 2023.
- JESCOL Training Programme on “Jesuit Leadership”, held at Ashirwad, Bengaluru, 27–29 September 2021.
- Webinar on “Documentary as Alternative Medium”, organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, 30 August 2021.
- Webinar on “PR in Modern Business World”, organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, 27 August 2021.
- Webinar on “Radio: Past, Present, Future”, organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, 26 August 2021.
- Webinar on “Sampling Designs for Media Research”, organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, 30 July 2021.
- Webinar on “Challenges of Investigative Journalism”, organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, 22 July 2021.
- Faculty Development Programme on “Media Research: Exploring Approaches and Opportunities”, conducted by NITTE Institute of Communication, NITTE (Deemed to be University), 15–16 March 2021.
- National-Level Webinar on “Media Profession Today: Issues and Concerns”, organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kuvempu University, Shivamogga, 13–14 August 2020.
- Colloquium on “National Educational Policy 2020”, organised by St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru, 26 August 2020.
- Seminar on “National Educational Policy 2020”, organised by St Aloysius College (Autonomous), 16 August 2020.
- International Webinar on “Resiliency of Media in the Times of Global Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities”, organised by the Department of Communication, Bangalore University, 6–11 July 2020.
- International Workshop on “E-content Creation for Distance Learning” for JWL under Seitwerk, Germany, held at Xavier University, Bhubaneswar, 3–7 February 2020.
- Day-Long Workshop on Research Methodology, conducted by the SC/ST Cell, Kuvempu University, 21 March 2018.