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Kudos to the Semester II Toppers

Chemistry Cycle
Hazel Melita Rodrigues
91.35%
Hemashree
88.65%
Mahfooza Afnan
88.52%
In the Chemistry cycle, Hazel Melita Rodrigues with 91.35% has topped the Sahyadri College in the Semester II Examination of 2013-14 held by VTU, followed by Hemashree with 88.65% while Aysha Mahfooza Afnan stands third with 88.52%.



Physics Cycle
Ravindra P.
90.19%
Wilma Pavitra Puthran
85.81%
Ashwini
85.55%
In the Physics cycle, Ravindra P. tops the list with 90.19% followed by Wilma Pavitra Puthran with 85.81% while Ashwini with 85.55% occupies the third position.

Two hundred and thirty-one students secured a first class with distinction, one hundred and forty-eight secured a first class and ninety-five students secured a second class, bringing the overall percentage score of the Chemistry and Physics cycle to 83.60%.

Phase II: Orientation Programme for Parents of New Entrants to the Engineering Stream

Phase II of the Orientation Programme for parents of new entrants to the Engineering stream was held in the Campus. Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal, addressed the parents and sought their support for the continuous improvement of the students. He also gave a call to the parents to make their wards independent.

Mr. Rakshith P. Shetty, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering gave a presentation about the college and a comprehensive overview about the various activities and achievements of the College.

Professor Umashankar B.S. Dean (Academics) addressed the parents on academic preparation and touched upon the finer details in the academic system. He also requested the parents to keep track of the academic performance of their wards. Professor Rashmi Bhandary, Head of Placements & Placement Training, gave insights about the importance of placements and training activities. She also stressed on the importance of the preparations for placements from the first year itself. She requested the parents to encourage their wards to take up internship during vacations. Professor Dayanand Shetty, Director STEP & Professor, Electronics & Communications Engineering, spoke on the Intel Incubation Centre established in the College and also about the entrepreneurship activities held in the college under NEN. Dr. A. P. Manu, HOD, Information Science & Engineering laid out the schedule for Microsoft certification courses that were being offered in the institution and briefed on the official collaboration of Sahyadri with Microsoft through the Microsoft Innovation Centre set up in the campus.

A question answer session was held to clear the queries of the parents regarding various aspects.

Feel Employable: Orientation Programme for New Entrants to UG Courses

A three-day student orientation “Feel Employable” – Phase I for the new entrants of the engineering stream was held in the Campus. Prof. Sunney Tharappan along with his team conducted the progamme.

There were different sessions wherein students were put into different groups and asked to perform various activities which gave them a real understanding of the concept that were dealt in the sessions. Prof. Sunney Tharappan gave some insights on the engineering competencies and its importance in today’s era. A case study was discussed in groups to explain humans are the most dependent creatures but also important. He stressed upon the difference between success and effectiveness. He spoke about appreciating the good qualities in oneself and urged the students to practice person-centered communication.

Prof. Sunney Tharappan is the Director of College for Leadership and HRD. He has taught in a college for quarter of a century before he joined AIM INSIGHTS, the HRD group, which administers the College for Leadership and HRD. Innovative in thinking, he has been responsible for the type of research in human resource development that has been done by CLHRD. He has written several volumes on HRD and Leadership apart from making presentations in different institutions, conferences, workshops and seminars.

Prof. Anila, Director – CE, CLHRD, Mangalore, Prof. Sureshnath, St. Aloysius College, Mangalore, Prof. Subrahmanya P., Retd., St. Aloysius College, Mangalore, Prof. K.P.P. Sharma, Former Principal, CLHRD, Mangalore and Ms. Geetha Kamath, Facilitator, CLHRD, Mangalore, were the other resource persons for the programme.

Faculty Development Programme on Understanding Self & Interpersonal Relationship Concludes

The third and final day of the Faculty Development Programme on “Understanding Self & Interpersonal Relationship” by Prof. S. Chandrashekar, Joint Director (Inspectors), DTE, Bangalore, commenced with Prof Chandrashekar speaking on topics like `Blame and Forgiveness’, `Withholding Truth’, `Balancing’, and `Giving up.’ He also dealt with `Loneliness and Death’. He concluded the three-day long FDP by addressing the topic `A Recipe for Happiness’ with feedback from the participants. Thirty senior faculty members of the institution attended the workshop.

Day 3: FDP on Enhancing Competency for quality teaching

Day-3 of the FDP on “Enhancing Competency for Quality Teaching” began with a session by Dr. B. P. Murali, Professor, EDI, Bangalore. He discussed about the fifteen competencies that an entrepreneur needs to possess and elucidated on EDI-EDP model. The next session was engaged by Dr. Molly Chaudhuri, Head, Training & Development, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management who involved the participants in motivational and confidence building activities.

Tomorrow at Sahyadri

Sahyadri College of Nursing has organized an in-service education programme on Quality Assurance in Nursing “Moving towards Excellence” on Thursday, 24th of July 2014 at 9:00 A.M. in the Campus. Sr. Aileen Mathias, Chief Nursing Officer, Father Muller Medical College Hospital, Mangalore will be the Chief Guest. The Valedictory will be held at 4.15 P.M. Dr. A. Raja, Principal, Unity College of Nursing, Mangalore, will be the Chief Guest.

Quote for the day

“ Half knowledge is worse than ignorance.”
— Thomas B. Macaulay


 

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