Dr. K Lakshmi Narayana (Retd. IAS) addressed faculty on “Teach Next Generation Engineering”
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Dr. K Lakshmi Narayana (Retd. IAS), Founder & Director of Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) addressed Sahaydri faculty on “Teach Next Generation Engineering”. During his session, he emphasized that teachers play a vital role in building the society by transforming young minds into a great human being, the key contributors to the development of the nation. He said that “Good teachers are made & not born”. Every teacher can be extraordinary by inculcating these 5 skills: Critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity and courage. He stressed on the importance of knowing to speak different languages & encouraged the teachers to learn minimum three different languages. He said - “A good teacher is the one who makes students ask questions & creates an ambience of civilized discussion in the class room”. In his conclusion he referred to Sahyadri as Hardware created by Chairman, Mr. Manjunath Bhandary & faculty are software without virus & the combination of both can craft a benchmark in the field of education.
Dr. K Lakshmi Narayana has emerged as the most energetic scholar & spokesperson in the area of education in Andhra Pradesh during the last 10 years. He has been instrumental in drafting academic agenda & plan of action for the commissionerates of college education & technical education in Andhra Pradesh during 2004 to 2011. Dr. K L Narayana’s leadership has generated confidence among teachers as well as management and stimulated them to take up their profession with understanding and approach.
Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Bhandary Foundation was also a part of the session and in his introductory talk referred to Dr. K Lakshmi Narayana as a wonderful human being, a great thinker & appreciated his passion for teaching.
World Environment Day Programme & Inauguration of Two-Day Workshop by Department of Civil Engineering
Dr. G. Srinikethan, Professor, NITK Surathkal inaugurated the Two-Day Workshop on “Industrial Pollution Control” organized by the Department of Civil Engineering. While addressing the gathering, the chief guest, highlighted the vital role of environment in striking a balance between the social and personal life of every individual. He said – “Environment is for everyone and it is the moral responsibility of every individual irrespective of one’s profession to safeguard the environment”.
Prof. K S Lokesh, Registrar, JSS Science and Technology University, JSS Technical Institutions’ Campus, Mysore delivered a theme speech on the occasion. He spoke about the importance of belongingness towards nature and considering oneself to be an integral part of it. He stressed on how important it is for every individual to selflessly work towards the betterment of the environment. He concluded his talk by quoting that ‘Modern Technology Owes an Apology to Ecology’.
Mr. P Purandar Shetty, Manager Personnel, BASF, Mangaluru spoke about various environmental issues and presented several facts and figures pertaining to it.
The inaugural function was followed by technical session’s viz. ‘Sustainable Development through Industrial Activities’ by Dr. G Srinikethan. Prof. K S Lokesh facilitated a session on ‘Climate Change Causes – Impacts and Control’. The third session was on ‘Risk Assessment and Emergency Maintenance Plan in Chemical Industries’ by Dr. G. Srinikethan followed by a session on ‘Solid waste Management Including Bio Medical and Hazardous Waste’ by Dr. Lakshmikanth and the last session of the Day One was on ‘EIA Notification – 2006’ by Prof. M M Kamath. An industrial visit to MRPL, Surathkal has also been organized for the participants as a part of this Two-Day Workshop.
International Yoga Day at Sahyadri
International Yoga Day was observed at the Campus. Mr. Govind Prabhu, Retd. Senior Manger, Karnataka Bank Ltd. delivered the talk on “Yoga for Health” and demonstrated the same.
 Mr. Govind Prabhu, served in the banking industry for 41 years. During his stay at Rajasthan in 1997 he met Baba Ram Dev and learnt Yoga. Currently, he is Dakshina Kannada Unit Patanjali Yoga Samiti – Treasurer. He is a certified trainer and conducts yoga classes at various reputed institutions in and around Mangalore. He expressed his happiness and appreciated the initiatives taken at Sahyadri to promote yoga.
Inauguration of CET 2017 Verification Centre, Govt. Of Karnataka
The CET 2017 Verification Centre, Government of Karnataka was inaugurated at Sahyadri by Mr. Devadas Hegde, Trustee, Ms. B Saraswati, Nodal Officer, CET Centre, Mangaluru, Dr. C K Manjunath, Professor of Humanities & Administrator & Ms. Shreelatha U A, Academic Administrative Officer (AAO).
Students who have cleared CET visited CET Verification Centre, Govt. of Karnataka at Sahyadri for their Document Verification and get the eligibility to admit into Professional UG Courses.
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Prathik S Nayak, CET topper of the State felicitated
Prathik S Nayak, a student of Expert PU College, Mangaluru & the CET topper of the state was felicitated by Dr. C K Manjunath, Professor of Humanities & Administrator, in the presence of his parents & the Guest - Ms. B. Saraswathi, Nodal Officer, CET Centre, Mangaluru. He is the son of Mr. Shrikanth Nayak, Businessman and Ms. Sangeetha who is a homemaker.
Parents of New Entrants Oriented in the Campus
The Orientation for the parents of the new entrants to the engineering stream was held in the Campus. Chairman, Mr. Manjunath Bhandary extended a warm welcome and addressed the gathered parents, providing them an overview of Sahyadri and its growth since inception. He referred to Engineering as a learning process and one must enjoy the process of learning. He urged the parents to extend their complete cooperation in making their ward a real engineer when they walk out of the campus on completion of the engineering course. Personality and skill development to be imbibed in an individual and parents are responsible for inculcating those values in their ward, he said.
He provided an overview to the gathered parents regarding the Project based learning culture adopted in the institute. He mentioned about the platform provided to the students to compete at the national and international level events. He also advised the parents to make their children self-dependent and suggested to avail educational loan in order to make their child financially responsible.
Principal, Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, in his concluding remarks narrated live examples in connection to the student’s attitude. He placed the list of Achievements, Campus highlights, Placement statistics and explained the code of conduct that every student has to follow in the campus.
Placement Highlights
 • Harsha Bhat from the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been selected by ‘Allcargo Logistics’ in the pool campus drive held recently for the 2017 batch.
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Cavin
Vijay
Mascarenhas
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Dhanya M
Shetty |
Jeethan Grinal Rodrigues |
• Cavin Vijay Mascarenhas, Dhanya M Shetty & Jeethan Grinal Rodrigues from the Department of Civil Engineering have been selected by Vectra Geospatial India Private Limited in the recently held pool campus recruitment drive.
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Avinash Prabhu
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Vinaya |
Akshay Kumar |
• Avinash Prabhu, Vinaya and Akshay Kumar have been selected for the position of “Accounts Executive” by Kavin Corporation.
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