ANNUAL REPORT 2006

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 – 2007

Mr. Ramesh Ramanathan, Co-founder, Janaagraha, Dr. (Fr.) Terence Farias, SJ, Rector, St. Joseph’s Institutions, Fathers, Sisters, members of Staff, Parents, Alumni, Guests and my dear students.

The academic year 2006 –07 began on a very positive note. The staff and the students were happy to note that the College was rated as the eighth best College for Commerce studies in India and the best in Karnataka by INDIA TODAY. The acclaim and commendations the College received motivated the staff and the students to prepare for the NAAC Re-Accreditation. In keeping with NAAC guidelines, after the first accreditation the College established an Internal Quality Asurance Cell (IQAC) to monitor the quality enhancement initiatives of the institution in terms of academic programmes and development. The IQAC through its subcommittees has been quite successful in implementing a culture of benchmarking and overall quality assurance. The Peer Team was on the campus for two days, interacting and taking feedback from all the stakeholders of the institution. The result was the College being awarded A Grade. I am grateful to Mr. Ravi Richard, the coordinator of IQAC for his scholarly approach in preparing, writing, and presenting a well appreciated Self Study Report; and the staff who assisted him in implementing the IQAC recommendations and completing the Re- Accreditation process successfully.

The year 2006 was declared by NAAC as the year of student participation in

quality enhancement. In keeping with this theme, the students of our college

took initiative to organize a national seminar on “Emerging Contours in Higher

Education – Exploring Excellence”. I congratulate all the staff and students who

worked hard in organizing the seminar and hope academic events like this will

inspire the students to look beyond their curriculum and make them aware of the importance of research.

THE STAFF: In a move to decentralize academic and administration which would contribute to the healthy growth of the institution and for ensuring transparency and greater participation of the staff members for smooth functioning of the Institution apart from constituting the statutory and non statutory committees , Prof. (Mrs.) B.C Vaz was appointed as the Registrar, Dr.

Lily David, Dr. S Duggal and Mrs. Nirmala Joseph were designated as the HOD’s of B.Com, M.Com and BBM departments respectively.

The staffs are the pillars of this college. It is their dedicated work, which translates vision into reality. Our Principal, Dr. (Fr.) Daniel Fernandes, SJ, was conferred Ph. D this year. Congratulations! The management also congratulates Ms Nirmala Joseph, Ms. Ravidharshni, Ms. Ruqsana Anjum, Mr. Hemanth Kumar for successfully completing their M. Phil degree. The commerce department was further strengthened with the inclusion of Mrs. Muktha, Mrs.

Surabhi Sarkar, Mrs. Ambily, Ms. Ruqsana Anjum and Mr. Manoj Kumar. Mr.

Seetharam joined as graphic designer and Sr. Joyce was inducted to teach religion and HRD. Ms. Sandhya was appointed as a full time counselor and Mr.

Lava Kumar, the staff in-charge of all extension activities including Theatre. Ms.

Sapna Ann Lopez joined the administrative staff. Mr. Arockia Doss A.S. was promoted as Office Superintendent, due to the untimely demise of Mr. George Z Bernard.

Autonomy demands greater responsibility. The signs are very positive and

encouraging. It helps us to bring out the best in the staff and the students. The

staff has labored passionately to design a well-appreciated and challenging

syllabus by involving and consulting the Industry experts. The quality

curriculum has motivated the staff to evolve innovative teaching methodologies and inviting industry experts for guest lectures. The expertise and the rich experience in teaching of our Registrar, Prof B. C. Vaz has played vital role in motivating the younger staff. The management is always indebted and remains grateful for her selfless commitment and valuable service.

The college encourages its teaching staff in attending various seminars, conferences, workshops and presenting papers so that they can keep updating their knowledge.

1. Ms. Suganthi Raj, Dr. Sajida Ahmed and Dr. Duggal attended a seminar on the 25

and 26

of August at Mount Carmel College. The seminar dealt with social actions and strategies to eradicate atrocities on women in their workplaces and the abuse of women as portrayed by the media.

2. Mrs. Sharmila. N attended a two day seminar on the topic “Who owns English” conducted by RBANMS College on 11

& 12

September 2006.

National Conference at Loyola College, Chennai on “Innovative trends in General English Curriculum” on 15

& 16

March 2006.

3. Mr. Anthony Cruze Thangaraj attended a two day National Seminar on

“Learner Centered Teaching – New Paradigms, Dynamics and Dimensions” at Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa College, Madikeri on 27

&

28

September 2006

4. Prof. (Mrs.) B.C. Vaz, Mr. Manoj Kumar, Mrs. Malini Babu and Ms. Mary Aslin attended a one day State Level Workshop on “A Paradigm Shift in Management Education with special reference to e-Learning” Sponsored by UGC, at Government R.C. College of Commerce and Management on 29

September 2006

5. St. Theresa’s College for Women Eluru, Andhra Pradesh organized a two day national workshop on 25

and 26

September 2006 to expound the Theme: Student Quality Circles. The need to formalize the defacto presence of Quality Circles and to accord due recognition was stressed and promoted. Dr. Lily David, H.O.D. of B. Com. represented St. Joseph’s College of Commerce at this National WorkshopDr. Sheela and Ms.

Ruqsana attended a seminar conducted by RBANMS College on the topic

“Technology enabled teaching- learning processes in Collegiate Education” on 10

& 11

October 2006

6. Ms. Ravi Darshini attended a seminar organized by Madras Christian

sourcing on HR Practice in India”, in October 2006. attended National Conference on “Indian Banking – Challenges in the Post Liberalization Era” at Loyola College, Chennai.

7. Mr. Hemanth Kumar attended a National Seminar on “Teaching Methods” at Kuvempu University, Shimoga and presented a paper titled

“New Teaching Methods in Business Management” on 25

& 26

October 2006

8. Mrs. Veenu Mohan attended a seminar organized by Madras Christian College, Chennai and presented a paper on the topic, “Impact of Information Technology on Insurance Sector.” in October 2006

9. Dr. Rajaram delivered the keynote address based on the theme “Disability and Higher Education – Issues and Perspectives” in October 2006 Dr.

Rajaram attended a seminar conducted by BU in collaboration with St.

Anne’s College on the 6

and 7

of December 2006, held at the Central College campus.

10. Dr. Duggal (HOD of M.Com) represented our college at the MBA Programme, “Leadership Conclave” organized by Christ College in collaboration with the Ohio University of the United States of America held at the Christ College campus. The Programme emphasized on leadership skills at the managerial level.

11. Paper presentation by Ms. Ravi Darshini on “Financing Higher Education in India – an Evaluation”.at Loyola College, Chennai in January. Ms.

Ruqsana presented a paper on “Non – performing assets” for the same seminar on 18

& 19

January 2007

12. Dr. (Fr.) Daniel Fernandes, SJ attended a national conference on ‘Role of Autonomous Colleges in Strengthening the Quality of Higher Education’

on the 5

and 6

of August 06 at the PGRR Centre for Distance Education, Osmania University, Hyderbad. He attended an UGC sponsored Three weeks Orientation programme at JNU, Delhi. He also was the member of the expert committee constituted by UGC for granting autonomous status to the following Colleges Government College, Angul, Rayagada College, Rayagada & SBRE Women’s College, Behrampur Orrisa, St. Mira’s College for Girl, Pune, Nagarjuna Government College, Nalgonda (AP), Arts and Science College for Women and College of Teachers Education, Hyderabad.

13. Dr. (Mrs.) Shubhra Rahul attended a International Symposium on

“Competitive Advantages of Indian HR Firms” and presented a paper

titled “Competitive Advantages of Indian HR Arms” at Loyola College,

Chennai on 15

& 16

February 2007.

14. Mrs. Muktha and Mrs. Veenu Joy attended NAAC Sponsored National Seminar on “Quality in Higher Education: Examining the Past and Looking at the Future” at St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous) on 23

&

24

February 2007

15. Mr. Ravi R.A and Ms. Ruth Lily Job attended the National Seminar on

“Exploring Excellence in Higher Education” organized by Conference of Catholic Colleges of Karnataka – CCCK on 23

& 24

Feb 2007.

16. Mrs. Nirmala Joseph and Ms. Reema Andrade attended a National Conference on “The Church & Christian Higher Education in India”

organized by Stella Maris College, Chennai in collaboration with The Xavier Board of Higher Education in India on 23

& 24

February 2007.

17. The College organized a two day workshop for the staff during the course of the year on effective class room teaching BY Dr. Lily David. All the faculty members attended and were enriched by the programme.

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce came out with an E journal “Foresight” in October 2006. It is a bi annual journal which consists of research based articles by faculty and students of our College. Our faculty have also applied to several research organizations like the planning commission and UGC for projects which would probe and analyses several development issues.

The Department of BBM of St. Joseph’s College of Commerce was established in the year 2004-05. Within a short period of time this department has showed promise in the field of management studies, at the undergraduate level. The commitment of the management and the faculty has been the propelling force behind the high quality of learning that takes place here.

The BBM students started their activities with “STRATEGEM 2006” – interclass

management competition. VIRTUOSO followed this – the intercollegiate

management fest held on August 4

2006. This year too Virtuoso succeeded in

its attempts to create a larger –than-life platform for the budding managers of

tomorrow to showcase their skill and talent, amidst a healthy competitive

environment.

The department of BBM aims at motivating students to take up higher studies in management so that they may blossom into effective entrepreneurs / teachers / researchers who could contribute towards the betterment of the society. Keeping this in mind, seminars, workshops and input sessions were held during the year.

A seminar on ‘The Rights of an Entrepreneur’ was held to make the students aware of entrepreneurial skills required, the challenge of managing the human resource of a business, and financial assistance provided by banks for start up firms.

The first year students were taken for a rural exposure programme to Mundgod which proved to be an educative experience for the students. The first, second and third year students were taken on industrial visits to Hyundai Motors &

Union carbodicum, Chennai, Atlas Copco Ltd and Tata Motors, Pune. The students of sixth semester had to carry out a mandatory research project and in addition to this they are also involved in a research project in association with

‘Bangalore Bias’ titled ‘Mentor’ where our students work on areas such as brand building and product marketing. The students have also participated in fests held across the country and won many laurels. They emerged as runners up in the All India Management fest held in Belgaum . The first year BBM students won the overall winners trophy at ‘Synosure’ hosted by Christ College. The credit goes to Mrs. Nirmala Joseph the HOD of BBM who has meticulously coordinated all activities of the department and the Management places on record her passion to teaching profession and commitment to the Institution.

The department of M.Com under the able leadership of Dr. S Duggal has been organizing academic activities beneficial to students very successfully. The first batch of M.Com students, under the Autonomous scheme will pass out this year.

The students have been exposed to nuances of article writing and were also

given the opportunity to get initiated into the teaching profession. They have

learnt about dissertation writing by organizing and attending a workshop on the subject. Guest lecturers were also organized for the students on topics like Accounting standards and online trading, Careers in LIC etc. They have also attended seminars on Communique 2006, leadership challenges in opportunities and removal of Gender bias through social action strategies for women. An industrial visit to Bangalore Diary was undertaken by the students. The students have also contributed to social service by visiting orphanages and old age homes.

Congratulations to Linette for having cleared the ICWAI final examination.

ACADEMIC PROFILE:

The core vision of the college is to provide education centered on academic excellence, social concern and character formation. In pursuit of this goal, the college ensures a comprehensive and effective student support system, which harmonises the vision of the Institution with student expectation.

As in the past, this year too our students have excelled in academics. Out of ten University ranks in B.Com the college has secured five ranks. It is a commendable achievement. Congratulations to all the rank holders. The rank holders are:

Sl.

No

Names Reg. No Rank Obtained

1 Rishabh Singhvi 03BQC01161 2

2 Raj A Sadhwani 03BQC01033 3

3 Pavithra Shetty 03BQC01028 4

4 Rahul Agrawal 03AMC01205 8

5 Rohit. G 03BQC01163 9

At present, the student strength stands at 1,184 and the college continues to excel in academics. The performance of our students of B.Com/BBM/M.Com is as follows:

I B.COM Total Appeared

Total Passed

I Class II Class Pass Class

% Passed

I Sem 286 239 190 42 07 83.56%

II Sem 277 235 190 43 02 84.83%

III Sem 284 261 183 75 03 90.90%

IV Sem 294 271 205 63 03 92.17%

III B.COM 298 269 215 42 12 90.1%

BBM Total

Appeared Total

Passed I Class II Class Pass

Class % Passed

I Sem 69 45 32 13 65.25%

II Sem 65 53 35 17 01 81.5%

III Sem 59 55 44 11 - 93.2%

IV Sem 66 45 38 07 - 68.18%

M.Com Total Appeared

Total Passed

I Class II Class Pass Class

% Passed

1

Sem 35 30 28 02 - 85.72%

2

Sem 34 31 29 01 - 91%

While I thank all the staff for their dedicated service, on behalf of the management I express my gratitude to Dr. Lily David, HOD, B.Com, for her motivating and gracious presence in the College.

STUDENT COUNCIL ACTIVITIES:

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce (Autonomous) believes that extra curricular

activities too should go hand in hand with academics. We provide our students

the platform to showcase their academic, cultural and sportive talents in the form of various fests and inter-collegiate events. The activities commenced with the inauguration of the Student Council on 1

July 2006. Subsequently, inter – class events like Praxis and Kalotsav were held in the months of July and August 2006.

SPIEL, CHANAKYA and DHWANI were held in the months of August, September and February respectively.

The college choir, which consists of an enthusiastic bunch of students trained by Mrs.

Neecia Majolly has come a long way this year, winning prizes in almost all the fest that they have participated Congratulations!. ABHAYA, the Indian dance team of our college truly believes that dance is a depiction of the realities of our life. This year the team worked on the theme agniparisksha- the trial by fire. Congratulations to the team for having represented the College at various fests and won prizes.

LADIES COUNCIL ACTIVITIES:

The ladies council organized a session exclusively for final year students on the topic “Sex, Human Sexuality and Sexual behaviour” which was delivered by Sr. Anunciata from “Respect for Life – India”. The council also organized the first ever inter class fest “Eve” exclusively for girls. The council celebrated the essence of being a woman by organizing an intercollegiate all girls fest, aptly titled “Sanskriti” – which was a combination of traditional as well as modern perspectives.

LANGUAGE ASSOCIATIONS:

Kannada Sangha: Mr. Appagere Thimaraju, a renowned janapada singer,

inaugurated the activities this year. The interclass fest “Antaranga” was also

organized, with sections II B & C performing brilliantly. They also took the

initiative to organize a theatre fest –Enact, which saw the active participation of

seven colleges. The Kannada Sangha also released a book ‘Kuvempu Sahitya

Hindi Parishad: The inauguration of the Parishad was held on 6

July 2006 and was presided over by Mr. Sargoo Krishnamurthy, a retired Hindi Professor of Bangalore University. “Kshitij” the interclass fest was held from August 21

to 26

. The Parishad collaborated with the Kannada Sangha in organizing

“Nakshatra” – the intercollegiate Language fest.

SPORTS: “A Sound mind rests in a healthy body’ – St. Joseph’s College of Commerce gives equal importance to academics and sports. This is the reason for completely redoing the college grounds and the Basketball court. The inter collegiate sports fest SPIEL -2006 was held in August 2006. This year SPIEL associated with YUVA, an NGO formed by our College students, supported the visually impaired. Sports day was held on the 3

March with events for both staff and students. Special mention needs to be made of Chethan Kumar B.V and Santosh Kumar who represented the College at the National level as football players. I congratulate all the prizewinners and the various teams who have brought laurels to the college.

National Service Scheme (NSS):

“Not me but you” – is the motto of NSS. They began their activities by

organizing a rally on 1

December 2006 as part of AIDS Awareness. A camp was

held at a rural base in Chikkanahalli between 27

December 2006 and 4

January

2007 wherein NSS collaborated with Swaraj, an NGO to generate awareness

among the villagers about rainwater harvesting and borwell recharge. NSS day

was celebrated on 24

January 2007. The volunteers also organized a Blood

Donation Camp in association with Lion’s Club International, first aid awareness

session, visit to old age homes, orphanages and also outreach programmes for

poor school children

All India Catholic University Students Federation (AICUF):

With a vision to recreate opportunities and pioneering undertakings in upholding the Christian spirit and message, AICUF inaugurated its series of activities by visiting the orphanage “Suryadhan”. The members attended a National seminar at the Indian Social Institute on the topic “Changing Faces of the University College Students in the Global Context”. AICUF took part in

“Staros” in 2006 organized by Mount Carmel College and bagged the first runners up prize. On the 24

of July 2006 an Alternative Law Forum was organized by the AICUF, which elucidated on how to register an FIR and what the rights of a citizen are. In the month of August, the team conducted an orientation programme at St. Anne’s College, which saw the formation of the establishment in their college. For the first time in the history of AICUF an intercollegiate Christian Fest – Revelations 2007 was held on 8

& 9

January 2007.

PLACEMENT CELL: The activities of the placement cell are coordinated by Mr.

Augustin Amaladas assisted by Mr. Dilip and Ms. Aslin. This year saw a phenomenal increase in the number of students securing jobs through campus placement. The recruitment process commenced as early as October and close to thirty companies was on campus. HP, DELL, Infosys, KPMG, Earnest and Young, Google, Tesco were some of the prominent companies visited the college in the month of November and December. I am happy to place on record that we have had near 100% placement this year too. Following are the names of the companies and the number of students selected

Names of the Companies No. of students selected

HP 37

Accenture 63

J P Mogan Chase 04

Goldman Sachs 12

D.E Show 03

Google .Com 07

TCS 34

Deutsche Bank 35

Infosys 88

Tesco 05

Cambride Technologies 17

E & Y Global 04

AXA 17

IBM 30

Axis Risk Consulting 27

ICICI One Source 18

Dell 08

Vijaya Bank (short listed) 45

Fedility (short listed) 17

HSBC 05

I thank Mr. Augustin Amaladas for all the efforts taken in bringing such prominent companies to the campus and ensuring quality placement to our students.

SPECIAL PROGRAMMES FOR STUDENTS:

A) SEMINARS: With the shifting educational paradigms and the need to make

the students aware of the importance of research, the college provided the

students with a forum for seminars, which played an active part during this

academic year. A national seminar on the theme “Emerging Contours in Higher

Education” was held on 6

& 7

October 2006, which emphasized the need for

student participation in emulating excellence. Seminars were also conducted for the B.Com students on topics like “Career Opportunities in Capital Markets, Emerging Career Opportunities in Financial Services, Performance Appraisal and Marketing View”. The speakers were Mr. Kiran Boal, Mr. Jasbeer Singh, Mr.

Henry D’Souza and Mr. Krishnamoorthy. A seminar titled “Choice of a Financial Career” was held exclusively for the III B.Com students, by Mr. Nitesh Saraswathi. Mrs. Sheela Jacob, member of South Indian Bank, introduced the first year students B.Com/BBM to the “Practical aspects of Banking” on 22

November 2006 Mr. A.K. Govindan, Principal of Kuoni Academy of Travel, addressed the I and III B.Com Students on the Aviation Industry.

B) INDUSTRIAL VISITS: The college organizes industrial visits for its students to give them a practical experience of the theory that they learn in class. This year too, under the able supervision and guidance of Mr. Hemanth Kumar, industrial visits were organized for the B.Com and BBM students.

Following are the list of Industrial Visits:

Sl. No Industry Visited Class & Section

1 Export Garments II B.Com

2 Bangalore Diary III B.Com & I B.Com 3 Indian Telephone Industries III B.Com (HR Students) 4 Bangalore Stock Exchange II B.Com

5 Tata Motors III BBM

6 TVS Motors M.Com, II BBM & II B.Com

C) CERTIFICATE COURSES: The Department of Training and Development exposes

our students to new horizons of knowledge through various certificate programmes,

keeping in mind the current requirements in the world of commerce. Under the

to December 2006. They were – Computer Applications, Tally 7.2, Graphic Designing, Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, Insurance, Personal Growth Practices, German Classes and Theatre Arts. Courses on Tally, SAPM, Computer Hardware and Networking and French were held from January to March 2007. Prof. Rudramurthy, Mr.

Lava Kumar, Dr. (Mrs.) Lily N David and Mr. Seetharam were some of the Resource persons.

D) GUEST LECTURES: The College organizes guest lectures for the students to expose them to expert opinions related to various current topics in commerce. A series of lectures were organized for the B.Com and BBM students. Career opportunities in Capital Market, Emerging career opportunities in Financial services, Industrial relations, Performance appraisal, opportunities in media and industry etc. were some of the topics on which prominent speakers like Mr.

Jasbir Singh, Dr. Sathya Prasad, Mr. Shantanudas and Mr. Henry D’Souza spoke on.

E) RELIGION AND HRD: We at St. Joseph’s College of Commerce attach great importance to the need to reach out and respond to other’s needs. The Religion and HRD classes cater to the spiritual and emotional requirements of the students. Through activities and role-plays, topics related to values are discussed in class. Inputs on self-esteem and personality development are given to the students.

F) OUTREACH PROGRAMMES: St. Joseph’s College of Commerce seeks to be

the place where search for knowledge complements with a sense of

responsibility to the life of the community, where a sense of community sustains

men and women in their pursuit of education, fostering a conviction that life is

only lived well where it is lived generously in the service of others. Keeping this

vision in mind the college organizes a number of programmes for the students to

interact and reach out to the under privileged in society. Many of the fests of the College are conducted for a special cause. This year SPIEL associated with YUVA, an NGO formed by our college students and supported the visually impaired. Children of prisoners from ‘Precious Children’s Home’ were brought to the campus on Sports day. Games were organized for them and books, which were collected from the students, were distributed.

The volunteers of AICUF undertook a rural exposure programme to Anekal. The intention was to create awareness among the students through experience. As a result of the BBM students rural exposure programme to Mundgod, students took initiative to sponsor the education of 25 students of class X of Loyola High School, Mundgod. The management also addresses the requirements of students belonging to economically weaker sections of the society. This year 75 students were given fee concession to the tune of Rupees three lakhs. Also, more than 20 students were given the opportunity to pay the fees in two or three installments.

45 students were given mid day meals and The management also instituted fifty scholarships of Rs.5,000/- each to the meritorious and needful ones. Syndicate bank also donated 10 scholarships of Rs. 5000 each for needy students.

ALUMNI & PTA

The strength of our institution lies in the constant support given by our Alumni and PTA. They were actively involved with the preparations for NAAC visit.

The Alumni shows its involvement with the activities of the College by organizing a cricket match between the past and present students every year.

Apart from the prize for the best outgoing student, the Alumni also award

scholarships. The 1981 batch celebrated their Silver Jubilee this year in the

premises of our College, in December. They acknowledged their indebtedness to

the institution by rewarding the retired staff. The PTA took the initiative for

staff. We hope that the Alumni and PTA will continue their noble task of helping and encouraging the students of this College.

OBITUARY: This year the College had its sad moments too. The untimely demise of Mr. George Z Bernard was an irreparable loss. He was the office superintendent and after having put in 34 years of service in St. Joseph’s Institutions, he passed away in December. May his Soul rest in peace!

CONCLUSION:

The new building has become functional from this academic year. The long cherished dream of a Business Lab has materialized and the campus has become wi-fi-enabled. Seventy-five more computers have been added to the computer lab. The College building now houses all the required infrastructure facilities to conveniently manage and run different programmes and courses, so as to keep pace with academic growth and modernization. I hope the students with proper guidance from their teachers make appropriate use of our infrastructure for their academic enhancement. Our duties and responsibilities towards the student community have increased all the more after autonomy. Today Commerce education needs to be highly sensitive to the technological advancement in the realm of business. The assimilation of the state of the art technologies by business has created an array of opportunities for wealth creation and employment. In this context, the future of commerce education calls for paradigm shift in the teaching learning process and curriculum design. Autonomy provides us scope for experimentation, and innovation. There are immense challenges ahead of us in our quest to become an institute par excellence.

But I am sure, with God’s grace, the loving care of our patron St. Joseph, the

constant support and encouragement from parents and staff, we will gain

strength to move forward and face the future with confidence. We will strive to

impart quality education to our students without compromising on values and principles, before they go out into the society. We will also try, never to lose sight of our primary mission i.e., to be at the service of the deprived and the underprivileged sections in the society, to uphold the hallowed tradition of Jesuit Education.

I would like to conclude by congratulating our prizewinners. They have made us proud. We are greatly indebted to the Provincial Fr. (Dr.) Vijaykumar Pabhu, SJ and our Rector Fr. (Dr.) Terence Farias, SJ, for their guidance and encouragement. I also thank our staff, who are an indispensable part of our institution, and have made the College what it is today.

May God Bless us all

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March 2007

Bangalore