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NOVEMBER 02 - 07, 2015 |
Kannada Rajyothsava Celebrated in the Campus
Kannada Rajyothsava was celebrated in the campus. On the occasion a talk on the controversy regarding, ‘Yettinahole- yet in a hole’, was organised in the campus. Dr. Niranjan Rai, Convener, Nethravathi Nadhi Thiruvu Virodhi Horaata Sameethi, Uppinangadi and Mr. Giridhara Kamath, Member, Sahyadri Samrakshana Sanchaya, Mangalore were the chief guests on the occasion.
Mr. Giridhara Kamath started off with the meaning of “Sahyadri” as an epitome of tolerance and presented a power point presentation on the topic “Environmental Flow Assessment in Yettinahole: Where is 24 TMC to divert?” He put forth that the environmental flow assessment of Yettinahole has been carried out based on the analysis of land use dynamics (using remote sensing data), meteorological data (rainfall, temperature, etc. from IMD, Pune), hydrological data (from gauged streams) apart from field investigations to quantify water yield in a catchment.
Short sighted developmental projects in ecologically sensitive regions poses a serious threat to the ecology and biodiversity of the area, which affects the sustenance of the natural resources. He said that the proposed project is ecologically unsound and economically unviable as it would weaken the food and water security of the region.
Dr. Niranjan Rai said that industrialization is not the development of the country. People should continue to improve their tradition and culture and that is actual development of the country. Yettinahole Project basically is to save the drinking water by saving the banks of the river. He explained the importance of saving the forest and to preserve water for the future generation.
Further he suggested to the audience that the sustainable option to meet the water requirements of the arid regions in Karnataka is through decentralized water harvesting (through tanks, ponds, lakes, etc.), rejuvenation or restoration of existing lakes/ponds, reuse of waste water, recharging groundwater resources, planting native species of herbs and plants in the catchment, implementation of soil and water conservation through micro-watershed approaches.
The session was followed by a question and answer round regarding the Yettinahole project. The Principal, Staff and Management members were present for the program.
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Charles C Blake Consular officer, American Consulate General Addresses Students
 
Mr. Charles C. Blake, Consular Officer, Consular Information Unit at the American Consulate General with Ms. Vidhya Bridget Nanthakumar, Visa Assistant in the Consular Information Unit at the U.S. Consulate General, Chennai, addressed the third and fourth year engineering students on Higher Educational Opportunities in the United States as part of their outreach programme. Through a presentation he spoke about the advantages of studying in the USA such as academic excellence, diverse safe environment, hands-on training, extensive support services for international students, funding opportunities and also about a wide variety of programmes in the universities to master new skills, to unlock one’s talent, and to become a leader who can change the world.
He explained the reasons why American schools are different; it encourages creative and critical thinking and helps to chart one’s own educational experience and thereby their career. He urged the students to plan early to apply to the universities in the US. There was an interaction session with both; Mr. Blake and Ms. Nanthakumar which benefited the students who plan to go in for higher studies to the United States.
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Mr. Palash Bagchi Addresses MBA Students
Mr. Palash Bagchi, CEO, STPL Global Technology addresses the first year MBA students on "Doing business in a networked world". He is a Civil Engineer with MBA in Finance from IIM, Calcutta.
Mr. Palash outlined on how he changed every challenge to an opportunity in his life. He stimulated the students on network building through the college by having good number of friends. He highlighted that we are in the flat world as there is no information that cannot reach us with the emerging digital strategies.
Mr. Palash emphasized that focus should be on Digital Marketing Strategy, Low cost of acquisition, Building brand value through getting into alliances with large organizations and increased use of LinkedIn to connect with CEO's of the top organizations to market the product. He also highlighted that people don't go for anything and everything that is free but look at the brand equity in their buying decision. He encouraged the students to take up finance seriously as everything in a business boils down to numbers.
He also gave inputs on the teaching methodologies in IIM's wherein most of the learning happens through peer learning on case studies and that students should do things in an innovative way beyond academics.
He concluded the session by motivating the students to "Think Globally". It was a very informative and interactive session wherein students had an opportunity to ask questions and get clarity on matters relating to "Doing business in a networked world."
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SSTH-2015 Zonal Level Competitions
Govinda Dasa PU College
The Sahyadri Science Talent Hunt-2015 Zonal Event was held at Govinda Dasa Pre University College, Suratkal. Mrs. Madhu Achari, Department of Physics, Canara Pre University College, Mangalore was the chief guest for the program. She wished the students all the very best. The events were judged by Mrs. Madhu Achari and Mr. Sharath, Department of Chemistry, Govinda Dasa College, Suratkal.
Mrs. Suchetha Shekar, Mrs. Sunita D’Silva, and Mr. Navajeet of Sahyadri along with Mrs. Sunitha of Govinda Dasa Pre University College coordinated the Zonal Level Comeptitions. About forty-four students participated very enthusiastically.
Yenepoya PU College
The Zonal Level Competitions of Sahyadri Science Talent Hunt-2015 was held at Yenepoya PU College, Mangalore. Mr. Jayaprakash Wilfred Pinto, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MVSIT, Moodbidri inaugurated the program. In his inaugural address, he appreciated the efforts of Sahyadri and congratulated all the participating students. He appreciated the students for using the natural resources for their projects.
Dr. Sadananda Kumar N, Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Physics, M. V. Shetty Institute of Technology, Moodbidri and Mr. Narayan Shenoy, Assistant Professor in the Department of Postgraduate studies in Physics, St. Aloysius College, Mangalore were the judges for the project/working model competition. The occasion received an overwhelming response with thirty-six students participating in different events.
Mrs. Mehanaz Begum and Mrs. Shruthi Ramdas, faculty members and Mr. Sagar and Ms. Achala, students of Sahyadri along with Ms. Krithi R. K., faculty member of Yenepoya P.U .College coordinated the event.
Tunga PU College
The Zonal Level Competitions of Sahyadri Science Talent Hunt-2015 were held at Tunga Pre- University College, Thirthahalli. The chief guests for the program were Dr. Ganesh L, Principal, Tunga Degree College and Mr. Jayaprakash K G, Principal, Tunga PU College.
Dr. Ganesh L. addressed the students on the advance in technology which is increasing, which in turn is leading to the increase in the innovative ideas for improvement in technologies. Hence, students should think of applying innovation in studies. Mr. Girish S. from Sahyadri addressed the students on the main agenda of doing projects which is to expose students towards practical knowledge. He also said that students need to think practically and gain technical skills.
Mr. Sunil B.N and Mr. Girish S. of Sahyadri along with Mr. Gowrish of Tunga PU College coordinated the event.
Sharada PU College
 
The Zonal level event of SSTH was held at Sharada PU College, Mangalore. Nearly fifty students participated in the event. A total of fourteen quality projects were exhibited by the students of the college. The zonal level coordinators Mrs. Sadhana, Ms. Shetty Mamatha and Mr. Gurusiddayya Hiremath, faculty members of Sahyadri and the student volunteer Mr. John Nikhil evaluated the projects. Ms. Ashika Bhandary, student also accompanied the faculty members during the visit. The event was well organized and was appreciated by the Principal of Sharada P U College.
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Sahyadrians Recruited by Various Companies
 Mr. Tushar from the Department of MCA has been selected by Persistent Systems in the recently held pool campus recruitment drive for the candidates passing out in the year 2016.
 Amina Razvina and Aishwarya Alva K. from the department of Computer Science & Engineering have been selected by Mphasis in the recently held pool campus recruitment drive for the candidates passing out in the year 2016.
Kaushika Chandra K. S., Shashanka P. and Dharmaraj of Mechanical Engineering have been selected by The Manipal Group in the recently held pooled campus recruitment drive for the engineering candidates passing out in the year 2016.
   Lary Denzil Mendonca, Abubakkar Ihthisham & Navaneeth Y K from the department of Mechanical Engineering have been selected for Polycab Wires Pvt Ltd. in the recently held Pool Campus Recruitment drive at our campus.
Mr. Bishwas Mishra, Ms. Sneha Shashidharan and Ms. Rashmitha from the department of Computer Science Engineering and Mr. Sandeep from the department of MCA have been selected by L&T Infotech Ltd. in the recently held pool campus recruitment drive.
  
Chaithra Shetty, Shreyanka Shetty, Sharanya K., Preetham, Rajisha K. Rajan from Computer Science Engineering and Devadiga Mahesh Nagesh from MCA have been selected for ITC Infotech India Ltd. in the recently held Pool Campus Recruitment drive at Sahyadri.
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Sahyadri College of Nursing Celebrates its Graduation Day-2015
  Sahyadri College of Nursing held its Graduation Day-2015 in the campus. Dr. Neetha Kamath, Associate Professor & HOD, Community Health Nursing, Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences, Deralakatte, was the chief guest. In her speech to the young nurse graduates she said that nurses are angels of change to the patients. She further said that every day one learns something new and through continuous learning one should empower oneself. Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, President, Bhandary Foundation presided over the function and he wished the new graduates well for the future. Eighty-one B.Sc. and M.Sc. nursing students graduated on the day. Academic awards were distributed to the students.
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Abhishek Vaish of IIIT-Ahmedabad Appointed Scientific Attache in the Indian Mission at Moscow
The Department of Science & Technology (Recruitment Cell), Govt. of India, has selected Dr. Abhishek Vaish, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ahmedabad for the appointment to the post of Scientific Attache in the Indian Mission at Moscow. He is closely associated with Sahyadri and has been the advisor to the college research team.
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Edison’s Project Team Emerge Outstanding
 The student team from Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, the ‘Edison’s Project Team’, participated in the event ‘Tathva- 2015’ conducted by the National Institute of Technology, Calicut, (NITC) Kozhikode, Kerala. The team participated in two events, Interface (a National Level Project Development initiative and Blueprint) and National Level Paper Presentation. The team participated in interface as two teams with 6 members. The project titled “A low cost filter unit for rural north Karnataka Districts that removes Arsenic” by Bhavyashree, Cavin Vijay Mascarenhas, Chinmay Bharan M.R., Jeethan Grinal Rodrigues, Nihal Chand and MR Radhika (IIIrd year Civil Engineering) won the third place in the Interface project competition. The other team with their project “A biogas digester for the rural scenario” by Nirmith Ashok Bangera, Arthik Rai, Ashmika S.A., Deekshith M., Jaymin Kumar Patel and Koushik M. (IIIrd year Civil Engineering) , won appreciation from the Judges. Cavin Vijay Mascarenhas and M. R. Radhika presented a paper titled, “Feasibility Study of Biogas Generation Technology in Our College Canteen”, which has been awarded the first place. Both the Projects were guided by a staff team of Dr. Gautham Jeppu, Ms. Rashmishree, Sunil Kumar, Dr. Prasanna Kumar and Dr. Savitha.
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MBA Students Win First Place in Management Fest at Srinivas Institute of Technology
Sayona A Joseph & Arpitha V Shetty from 1st year MBA won first place in the Finance Event of "SHRIYANS - 2015", a two day management fest organised by Srinivas Institute of Technology, Valachil. Both had several rounds in the competition during the two days and finally emerged as winners of the Finance event.
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Sahyadrians Win Overall Third Place in VTU Level Weight Lifting & Power Lifting Competition
Sahyadri Boys’ & Girls’ Weight Lifting team has won the overall Third place Trophy at the VTU State Level Inter-Collegiate Weight Lifting Competition held at Global Academy of Technology, Bangalore. Click here for the medals tally.
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Scholarships for Students
A number of scholarships are available for the deserving B.E. students which can be availed by clicking here for the details.
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Faculty Members Present Paper in National Conference
Ms. Sushma V & Dr. Vishal Samartha, faculty members of the Department of Business Administration presented a paper titled “A Conceptual study on the importance of Competency Mapping for Management Students in the Present Business Scenario” in a National Conference held at Besant Women’s College, Mangalore.
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Jaro Education Campus Recruitment Drive
Ms. Juhi Bakshi, HR Manager, Jaro Education visited Sahyadri Campus for a pool campus recruitment drive for MBA students. 106 students from different colleges participated in the drive. The session began with the pre-placement talk by Ms. Juhi Bakshi followed by the Group Discussion round. Twenty-eight students were shortlisted for the interview and the final results are awaited.
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Faculty Member Referees State Level Inter-Company Power Lifting Championships 2015
Mr. Karthik Raj Kudroli, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, was invited to referee in the State Level Inter-Company Power Lifting Championships 2015 organised by Karnataka Power Transmission Company Ltd held at NITK.
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Path-breaking Event: `Speak for Karnataka’ Intercollegiate Debate Competition
The Times of India, one of the largest media conglomerate in the country and Vijay Karnataka, the largest circulated Kannada daily in Karnataka has partnered with Federal Bank to conduct the path-breaking event `Speak for Karnataka’ an intercollegiate Debate Competition to be held in Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management. The competition in Kannada and English is for students across Karnataka and will cover 1000 colleges with competitions being held at the district, zonal and state levels. The winner will be rewarded with cash prizes and scholarships. The Times of India will be coordinating the event and there will be multimedia activities in association with Vijaya Karnataka, The Times of India, Radio Mirchi, Times Now and Times OOH.
The district level competitions will be held in Sahyadri on Wednesday, the 18th of November 2015 from 10:30 A.M. to 05:00 P.M. in the Netravathi Auditorium. Students who wish to register for the event may do so at the Training Department.
Click here for more details and visit www.speakforkarnataka.com
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