Phase III: Orientation Programme for Parents of New Entrants to the Engineering Stream
Phase III of the Orientation Programme for parents of new entrants to the Engineering stream was held in the Campus.
Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, gave an overview of the college background. He quoted with examples how the institution benefits from the hard work and the dedication of the students. He requested the parents to encourage their wards to take part in every opportunity provided. To make the students more financially responsible he urged the parents to take up educational loans. He Congratulated and thanked the parents for the overwhelming response and support.
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. He inspired the parents with his life experience and advised them to encourage the children to look beyond academics.
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. Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal and Dr. D.L. Prabhakara, Director Sahyadri Institutions answered all the questions raised in the session.
Feel Employable: Orientation Programme for New Entrants to UG Courses
 A three-day student orientation “Feel Employable” – Phase II 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. He also dealt with the topics like ‘Engineering Situation’, ‘Building Self Esteem and Self Confidence’, ‘Power of Body System’ and ‘Discovering Breakthrough’ etc.
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, CE, CLHRD, Mangalore , Prof. Subrahmanya P., Retd., St. Aloysius College, Mangalore, Prof. K.P.P. Sharma, Former Principal, CLHRD, Mangalore, Prof. Ananthapadmanabha Rao, Retd., SVS College, Bantwal, Ms. Meena Kumari, Lecturer KVG, Sullia and Dr, Savithri, Principal Sri Devi College of Interior Designing were the other resource persons.
Kudos to the Semester VI Civil Engineering Toppers
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Darshan
82.66% |
Abhishek Nayak
79.55 % |
Ashitha Gatty T.
77.77 % |
Darshan with 82.66% has topped the Sahyadri College in Civil Engineering in the Semester VI Examination of 2013-14 held by VTU. Abhishek Nayak obtained the second position in the college with 79.55 % while Ashitha Gatty T. with 77.77 % stands third, bringing the overall percentage score of the department to 89.8%.
Faculty Member’s Paper in International Journal
 A paper entitled “Analysis of Diabetic Data Set Using Hive and R” authored by Mrs. Sadhana, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, co authored by Ms. Savitha Shetty, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Nitte has been published in The International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, Volume 4 Issue 7 in July 2014 ISSN: 2250-2459.
Day 2: Train the Trainers program on Essentials of Soft Skills and Leadership
Mr. Arunkumar Khannur, Chairman & CEO, ISQT Process & Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd. addressed the faculty members of the college on “Essentials of Soft Skills and Leadership”. He spoke on topics like ‘Self Esteem’, ‘Self Control’ and ‘Self Respect’. He discussed the role of emotions in one’s life. He also discussed about the factors that affect the behavior of a person and different approaches pertained to the motivation. Twenty one faculty members of the college participated in the programme.
Quote for the day
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new”
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Albert Einstein
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