Chairman at Book Release of Arunkumar Khannur
Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, was the Guest of Honour at the Book Release of Mr. Arunkumar Khannur, Chairman and CEO, ISQT Process and Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd. Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman requested the gathering to help bridge the gap between academia and industry and to share their experience by writing/releasing books. The Placement & Training team was also present at the book release.
Dr. Sridhar Mitta, Managing Director, NextWealth Entrepreneurs Pvt. Ltd released the book `Structured Software Testing – The Discipline of Discovering Software Errors’ by Mr. Arunkumar Khannur.
Dr. Basavaraj Anami, Principal, KLE College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, presented the highlights of the book. Swami Yogeshwaranandaji, Ramakrishna Yogashrama, blessed the programme. Mr. Arunkumar Khannur, Chairman and CEO, ISQT Process and Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd. gave a brief about his book.
Prof. S. Chandrashekar on “Understanding Self & Interpersonal Relationship”
  The Faculty Development Programme on “Understanding Self & Interpersonal Relationship” by Prof. S. Chandrashekar, Joint Director, Inspectors DTE, Bangalore, commenced with the topic of helping the individuals to understand self and interpersonal relationships explaining that life is difficult but is beautiful. He also stressed on the truth about personal, intermediate and absolute and briefed about who are winners and losers.
Thirty senior faculty members of the institution attended the workshop which will go on for another two days in the Campus.
Week-long VTU sponsored FDP on “Enhancing Competency for Quality Teaching” gets underway in the Campus
 The week-long VTU sponsored Faculty Development Programme on “Enhancing Competency for Quality Teaching” was inaugurated by Dr. Chidanand Gavimath, Special officer, Entrepreneurship Development Cell, VTU. In his inaugural address he enlightened the audience on the unique features of VTU and the recent prominent awards bagged by the University. He conveyed his best wishes for the programme.
Dr. Umesh Bhushi, Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management presided over the inaugural function. Dr. A. P. Achar, Director, Department of Business Administration and Dr. Umashankar B. S., Dean-Academics were present during the inaugural ceremony. The program had thirty-two delegates participating from different corners of the state.
Dr. Umesh Bhushi in his session on “TQM in teaching” stressed on the importance of enjoying work and called upon the teaching community to consider work as a profession and not a job. He said that the main aspect of professional teaching is to trigger the students’ thought processes. Finally, he told the audience not just to preach but also to practice TQM.
Dr. A. P. Achar, in his session on “Tool & Techniques of TQM in Teaching” defined Management in terms of input, process and output. He said output symbolizes “Students” who are the customers of educational institutions and to have excellent output the teaching process has to be qualitative. He emphasized on implementation of quality techniques like Kaizen, 3M’s, 5S’s & 5D’s in teaching.
Dr. Umashankar B. S. in his session on “Quality Assurance & Accreditation” said that quality means different things to different people. He spoke about various quality gurus and stressed on quality in education, four pillars of education and quality assurance in higher education.
Training Programme on “Optical Fibre Communication Systems” inaugurated
  The training programme on “Optical Fibre Communication Systems” was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Mr. Balasubramaniam Iyer, Vice President, Reliance JIO Infocomm Ltd. The principals and placement officers of various colleges and the selected trainees attended the inaugural function. The training programme is a part of “Mission VTU-Empower 10000” scheme launched by VTU, Belgaum, to train the students and get them placed in industries. The chief guest in his inaugural address lauded the programme and extended his full support in the placement process. Dr. U. M. Bhushi, Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, Mr. Geo D’Silva, Special Officer (P&T), VTU-Belgaum, and Prof. Abdul Kareem, Coordinator graced the occasion.
Valedictory of SAMBHRAMA 2014
 “SAMBHRAMA 2014”, cultural competition for the students of Sahyadri P.U. College came to an end with the Valedictory and Prize Distribution Ceremony. Mr. Edberg Dilon Soans, Lecturer, Chemistry Department, N.S.A.M. P. U. College, Nanthoor and Ms. Divya Prabhu, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management were the Chief Guests on the occasion. Mr. Naveen S.A. Principal, Sahyadri P. U. College presided over the programme.
Mr. Edberg Soans, being a music composer himself, congratulated the students on their wonderful display of talent and offered valuable tips to them. Ms. Divya Prabhu expressed her joy on being part of the programme. Mr. Naveen S.A., Principal, enlisted the merits of organizing such programmes and applauded the efforts of students and faculty.
Winners of Sambhrama 2014
 I Place: Team Keerthi led by Rameeza
II Place: Team Shakthi led by Harshitha
III Place: Team Pragathi led by Shreyas
Performance of the Day Prize: ‘The Ramayana Act’ by Team Spoorthy led by Pavan.
The winners of the competition were felicitated by the Guests and the Principal. The programme was co-ordinated by Mrs. Surekha Adappa, Mathematics Faculty, Sahyadri P. U. College.
Upcoming Events
• An Orientation Programme for the parents of the new entrants of engineering streams, Phase II, is organized on Wednesday, 23rd of July, 2014 in the Seminar Hall, Ground Floor from 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M.
• An Orientation Programme, “Feel Employable” by Prof. Sunny Tharappan is organized for the new entrants of the engineering streams in the Auditorium from Wednesday, the 23rd to Friday, the 25th of July, 2014 from to 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Quote for the day
“ Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience. ”
— Denis Waitley
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