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Introduction
The Garrett Geography Society provides the
students and staff members a platform for active and regular
activities related to Geography. The Society also arranges
Study Tours, Invited Lectures, Seminars and Functions on a
regular basis.
News & Events
Fresh Flower
Exhibition at GCU
The
Fresh Flower Competition Exhibition was held at the GC University
Lahore under the auspices of Horticultural Society and Botany
Department. GCU Vice Chancellor Prof (Meritorious) Dr Muhammad
Khaleeq-ur-Rahman; Izaz-I-Kamal, inaugurated the exhibition while
Horticultural Society Advisor Prof Dr Zaheer-ud-Din Khan was also
present.
About 100 decorations, made by the students from 19 educational
institutions, were put on display at the exhibition which included
center table and corner table categories.

Group Photo of the participants of Fresh Flower
Exhibition with GCU VC
Iqra Nasir of Gulberg College Lahore secured the first position in
Conner Table Decoration, while Salma Dar of FCC University Lahore
secured the second position. Hina Khan of Government Islamia College
bagged the top position in Center Table Decoration, while Wajeeha
Noor of Home Economics College secured the second position.
(08-04-2013)

GCU ENSURES STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN CREATIVE ACTIVITIES: SAYS VICE
CHANCELLOR ON EVE OF ALL PAKISTAN DRY FLOWER AND POSTER COMPETITION
The Academic Calendar of GC University Lahore ensures
widespread participation of its students in creative and
extra-curricular activities which are essential for their
character-building, said Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad
Khaleeq-ur-Rahman while addressing the prize distribution of All
Pakistan Dry Flower and Poster Competition organized by GCU Horticulture
Society on the theme of “Education, Development and Employment” at the
university’s Abdus Salam Hall. GCU Director Research Prof Dr Muhammad
Zakria Butt and Horticulture Society Advisor Prof Dr Zaheer-ud-Din was
also present. As many as 26 teams from 12 educational intuitions
including King Edward Medical University, Lahore College for Women
University, Apwa College and Kinnaird College, Lahore participated in
the dry flower and poster competitions. Speaking on the occasion, the
Vice Chancellor said that education which failed to build the character
of youth and groom them into civilized segment of society was useless.
He said that the GCU academic calendar was designed with the single
purpose of balancing out academic pursuits, sports and co-curricular
activities without having compromised anyone of them.
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Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman is distributing
shields among the participants. |
Participants of All Pakistan
Dry Flower and Poster Competition are with Vice Chancellor GCU
Prof Dr Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman. |
Later, Prof Rahman gave away certificates and shields to
Shayan Khan, Sana Qayyum, Memoona Tauqeer, Maryam Sabir, Sumaira Munir,
Iqra Maqbool, Kamal Jamil, Anum John, Afaq Sadaat, Naila Raiz, Sumiya
Amjad, Tambil Ghafoor and Hadia Zafar for securing distinctions in the
various categories of All Pakistan Dry Flower and Poster Competition.
(14-02-2012)

GCU-HS organizes
the Nature Carnival on the topic ‘Save Energy, Save Future’
The GC University Lahore Horticultural Society organized the Nature
Carnival on the topic ‘Save Energy, Save Future’ to raise awareness
among students about the significance of conservation. As many as 14
educational institutions took part in the Nature Carnival that
featured several competitions including Face Painting, Mehndi, Model
Exhibition and Flower Arrangements.

Prof. (Meritorious) Dr. Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman;
Vice Chancellor, GC University Lahore is giving away prizes to
students.
Prof. (Meritorious) Dr. Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman; Izaz-i-Kamal,
Vice Chancellor GC University Lahore was the chief guest at the
prize distribution ceremony of the Horticulture Society. Speaking on
the occasion, the Vice Chancellor said that the world has enough to
satisfy every man’s need but not every man’s greed. He appreciated
the art models of school students on topics including ‘go green or
the Earth will scream’, ‘better save than sorry’ and ‘save earth. He
said that the massive falling of tress in the past decades had
endangered the biodiversity of the country. He said that now mass
plantation of tress is the best way to reduce pollution from the
environment. He suggested that such trees are needed to be planted
which can absorb pollution from the environment.
(19-04-2012)

GCUHS holds
Environment Art Festival
The Horticulture
Society organized the Environment Art Festival 2012 to bring nature
and environment into the focus of public attention and increase the
knowledge about these issues especially among youth. As many as 60
teams from 18 educational intuitions including Kind Edward Medical
University Lahore, Kinnaird College and Queen Marry College Lahore
participated in the dry flower, recycling, poster and shirt
competitions that were the part of the one-day festival. GCU Vice
Chancellor Prof. (Meritorious) Dr. Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman;
Izaz-I-Kamal; was the chief guest at art festival which kicked off
with an on-spot shirt painting contest on the theme of “How to save
nature from pollution.” Speaking on the occasion, Vice Chancellor
said only the safe and unpolluted environment can guarantee the
healthy existence of our future generations, so they have to their
responsibility on both individual as well as societal grounds.

Dr.
Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman Vice Chancellor GCU looks at the arts pieces
at the
Environmental Art Festival 2012 at GCU Lahore
Aamraa Shah and
Zunaira Rehman of Kinnaird College Lahore won the competition. Sana
Qayyaum of Government College for Women Gulberg Lahore won the
Recycling Competition on the theme of “How to resolve energy
crisis.” Summovia Munir and Sadaf Ilyas of King Edward Medical
University Lahore stood first in the Dry Flower Competition. A
poster competition among the students of GCU Lahore was also part of
the festival which was won by Hassan Farooq.
Later, the vice
chancellor gave away shields and prizes to the winners of the
competition.
(16-02-2012)

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