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SEPTEMBER 25 - 30, 2017 |
Dr TN Prakash Kammardi, Chairman, Karnataka Agriculture Price Commission addressed MBA students
Dr. TN Prakash Kammardi, Chairman, Karnataka Agriculture Price Commission, Bengaluru addressed the MBA students on new paradigms in agriculture. He emphasized on the fact that not many post graduates would seek agriculture as a career avenue as there is huge demarcation between industry & agriculture. The major difference between agriculture and industry is based on the emphasis on land, labour, capital & organization. He called agriculture as the biological industry. He said that farmers are gambling with the monsoon & middle men. The need of the hour is to turn the young mind towards agriculture rather than industry only.
He also stressed on ideas that will reduce our dependence on the nature. He was pointing towards bore wells, construction of big dams and use of available natural resources. He also enlightened the crowd with facts that government is trying its best to encourage the agricultural sector. Few of these are 100% government sponsored programme that work towards the welfare and creating strong knowledge in the subject area. Banks are offering loans on subsidised rate, Role of APMC in distribution and marketing of agricultural products.
Mr. Kammardi focused on modernizing the agriculture and the status of agriculture is based on the following steps :
• Contract farming
• Cooperatives
• Farmer producer companies
• Strengthening the coolective bargaining capacity of farmers.
He concluded by stating that farmers should become price makers rather than price takers. Ms. Tejaswini, Wife of Mr. Prakash Kammardi also graced the occasion and answered many of the students queries related to floriculture and vertical farming.
Inauguration of Sahyadri Management Student Association (SMSA) and Fresher’s Day Celebration
The Sahyadri Management Student Association (SMSA), of the Department of Business Administration, was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Mr. Ananth Pai, Executive Director, Bharath Group for the academic year 2017-18. In his inaugural address, Mr Pai, went nostalgic about his student days and cherished memory down the lane being a President of the student council himself. He started his speech stressing on the three pillars of success i.e., “Satya, Neeti and Dharma”. He said that nobody could find success in his life being de void of these principles. He narrated the history of Bharath Beedi and recounted the story of diversification of Bharath group. Today, Bharath group has found its feet in Retailing, Real Estate, FMCG, Automobile etc. He was proud to announce to the gathering that it was they who have to their credit to bring the Mall culture in a small town like Mangalore. They changed the people’s perception on “Entertainment Quotient” through opening of the first Multiplex theatre in Mangalore. In concluding remarks he said that people need not move out of Mangalore to earn success. This city has umpteenth opportunities and the youngsters should efficiently encash the potential of their home town.
Prof. Abhay Kumar, Academic Coordinator welcomed the gathering. Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director, Department of Business Administration gave away the introductory remarks and spoke on the various activities initiated by the Department to reshape the students to be Industry ready. Ms. Kshama Hegde, President, SMSA read the plan of action for the entire academic year. Dr. Umesh M Bhushi presided over the function. Mr Ananth Pai florally felicitated all the council members. Cash Prize was distributed to the participants and Winners of IIM Bangalore, IIM Indore and Volunteers of Graduation day to recognize their commitment and hard work. Prof. Deepak. B. E gave away the vote of thanks. Ms. Apoorva Rao hosted the entire programme. All the faculty members and students of Department of Business Administration were present on the occasion.
Fresher’s day was also organized for the MBA new entrants welcoming them with a warm heart into the new world of post-graduation. This event was conducted with the intension to collaborate newly admitted students and seniors. The program was marked by several colourful and entertaining activities. It explored the talent of the students in dancing, singing, and skits, as well as exhibiting their personal talents. The ceremony hosted many dazzling performances by both seniors and juniors.
Inauguration of SPACE
SPACE (Sahyadri Pupils Association of Civil Engineering), a student association of the Civil Department for the Academic Year 2017-18 was inaugurated by Er. Devdas Kamath C, Civil Engineering Consultant, Mangaluru. In his inaugural address, Er. Kamath encouraged the students to imbibe leadership skills, ethics, integrity and team building within them. He appreciated the concept of SPACE, which expands the horizon of the opportunities for the students. Prof. S S Balakrishna, Vice-Principal congratulated the students and advised them to explore other dimensions too. Prof. Ramya K, Dept. of Civil Engineering gave the introductory remarks. Dr. Premanad Shenoy, Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering wished the association for the forthcoming year. Prizes were distributed to students who topped in the even semester.
Inauguration of CLOUDS
 Ms. Sneha Shashidharan, Software Engineer, Lowe’s India Pvt Ltd inaugurated the activities of the CLOUDs (Computer Legends Of Unified Department @ Sahyadri) for the academic year 2017-18.
In her inaugural address she highlighted the importance of professional skills and expectations from the industry. The academic toppers were felicitated by the chief guest. There was a release of CLOUDS theme song and students made a website where there was live telecast of the event. Formal event was followed by cultural programme.
Engineer’s Day Programme in Dept. of Civil Engineering
The Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India) organized Engineer’s Day Programme for Civil Engineering Department. It was a week long programme named as “Techno Week-2017” in association with RAMCO Cements Ltd. The main intention of conducting this programme was to create a positive awareness about the field of civil engineering. Er. Arun Prabha gave an informative presentation regarding the Pre-stressed Concrete Flyover. He briefed about the importance of Pre-stressed Concrete Wonderful Material. Er. Anil Hegde gave a presentation on “Role of Civil Engineers in Nation Building”. He advised the students to blend their knowledge with social responsibility and build their career. He also briefed about the challenges which civil engineers face in the society.
Accelerate – The Startup Talk
 Accelerate – The Startup Talk was organized for the first year engineering students. Mr. Krishnan Nambiar, CEO/Founder, Vanora Robots was the speaker. He spoke on how architecture can be combined with robotics to solve the basic problems of the society. His talk primarily focussed on tackling issues by breaking them down into smaller problems and segregating it into different sectors. He also urged students to think whether they choose to be an employee or an employer.
Induction Programme MBA 2017-2019
On the Day Four of the Induction Programme, session one was facilitated by Mr. Ashish, a research scholar pursuing his PhD at TAPMI, Manipal. He gave a brief introduction about “Creativity & Leadership”. Guildford Alternative Uses Test & Remote Association Test was used on the students who were divided into 3 groups.
Activity for Group “A” was taken over by Mr. Maninder singh, Doctoral Scholar at TAPMI, Manipal who is working in the area of Workplace Health Practices. He conducted 2 tests followed by Yoga Session which was facilitated by Mr. Govardhan Reddy, a faculty in Center for Yoga, KMC, Manipal.
Activity for Group “B” was conducted by Mr. Abhilash Ramani, Assistant Professor, TAPMI, Manipal. The students had to go through a case study along with the 2 tests. Case study was assigned to gauge the Creativity in problem solving.
Activity for Group “C” was facilitated by Mr. Ashish who conducted the 2 tests along with Dance Activity. The objective to divide the students in groups and conduct these three activities with the 2 tests was to find out how different activities impact an individual’s potential of being creative.
Afternoon session was conducted by Col. P S James, Head of Human Resource Management, TAPMI, Manipal. The session was on Personality Assessment and Emotional Intelligence. It was mainly to analyze one’s personality and also on the importance of team work.
The fifth day of induction programme was facilitated by Mr. Shravan Shetty on “Being Indispensible”. He started his session with an ice breaker to develop team bonding among students. Activities carried out motivated students to overcome their stage fear and improve listening skills. In addition to this, he also conducted activities for skill development and goal setting. He emphasized on “SMART Stretch” - S Specific, M Measurable, A Achievable, R Relevant & T Time bound. During the day long deliberation he focussed on bringing out the creativity and innovative spirit in the students and also on polishing their skill sets.
During the final day MBA students were addressed on the topic “Neuro Linguistic Programming” by Mr. Ramani Venkat, Director (Sales), Varnaaz Solutions on the concluding session of the induction programme. He made students understand the relevance of choosing the right course. He also pointed out the importance of each specialisation of MBA and how one can choose the same based on the skill sets the students possess. He also laid emphasis on focusing on the individual goals and overcoming every problem faced by them.
The later part of the session was activity based on communication skills which brought out the learning outcome that communication is said to be complete only when its purpose is served. Post this, students were divided into groups and given a case study to be discussed followed by a board activity. The session was concluded with activity based learning with a theme “learning life skills”.
Ian Martin Group conducts pool campus at Sahyadri
 Ian Martin Group visited Sahyadri to conduct pool campus recruitment drive for B.E, BBM, MBA & BCOM Graduates of 2017 passed out batch. Three Sahyadrians out of five have been selected.
Student Counselor takes part in “The Purple Run”
Mr. Ankith S Kumar, Student Counselor took part in the "The Purple Run", a marathon for the cause of Alzheimer's organized by Forum Group and NIMHANS in commemoration of Word Alzheimer's Day. The marathon was organized as a fund raising effort to help the Doctors of NIMHANS to study Alzheimer and find a cure.
Alzheimer's disease (AD), also referred to simply as Alzheimer's, is a chronic neuro-degenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time. It is the cause of 60% to 70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events (short-term memory loss). As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems with language, disorientation (including easily getting lost), mood swings, loss of motivation, not managing self care, and behavioural issues. As a person's condition declines, they often withdraw from family and society. Gradually, bodily functions are lost, ultimately leading to death. Although the speed of progression can vary, the average life expectancy following diagnosis is three to nine years only.
Dr. Vishal Samartha inaugurates the Commerce Association at Sri Bhuvanendra College, Karkala
Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director, Dept. of Business Administration was invited as the Chief Guest for the inaugural ceremony of the Commerce & Management Association at Sri Bhuvanendra College, Karkala. In her inaugural address, she brought out the essence of working with pleasure instead of pressure. She narrated instances from her own life and urged students to use their time constructively or else they will lose their time. She also quoted Sudha Murthy and her book 'Three thousand stitches' which depicts the courage and conviction of this great woman. She highlighted that being passionate is the mantra of success and stimulated the students to have endless hope.
She also mentioned about the contribution of Sahyadri MBA in terms of Training & Guest Lectures as a community initiative and encouraged the teachers & students to approach Sahyadri for assistance in Faculty & Student Development activities.
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Sharada Pooja in the Central Library
Sharada Pooja was held in the Central Library on the occasion of Dusshera. Management, staff and Students were present during the occasion.
Sahyadri wins Cash Prize from VTU for Excellence in Sports
Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management received a cash prize of Rupees One Lakh from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi for excellence in sports during the programme held at VTU campus, Belagavi. Dr. Umesh M Bhushi. Principal and Physical Education Directors attended the programme.
Dr. Steven L. Fernandes interacts with Dr. Anuradha Agarwal, Principal Research Scientist, MIT, USA
Dr. Steven Lawrence Fernandes, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, currently pursuing his Post-Doctoral Research at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alabama Birmingham, USA interacted with Dr. Anuradha Agarwal, Principal Research Scientist, Microphotonics Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. Dr. Anuradha Agarwal’s work has focused on the technologies for the foundational components of future electronic-photonic chips including polysilicon waveguides, LEDs, couplers, and optical buffers. She has been involved in several research projects at the Microphotonics Center at MIT, since its inception and she has more than 25 years of experience working at MIT.
Her prior research includes the integration of active and passive optical components on silicon, using standard Si-CMOS fabrication processes. As a part of this research, she developed, evaluated, and later confirmed, the utility of polycrystalline silicon material for waveguide applications. Her current work centers on the mid-IR (MIR) regime. Her work on MIR materials and devices is creating a planar, integrated, Si-CMOS-compatible microphotonics platform which will enable on-chip imaging and sensing applications. Prior to coming to MIT she received her doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering from Boston University, where she investigated the spatial extent of point defect interactions in silicon. With Dr. Anuradha Agarwal's cross-disciplinary training, industrial experience, and background in Physics, Electrical Engineering, and Materials Science, she has successfully connected basic sciences with relevant applications, using integrated devices that are manufacturable on a large scale.
Research Article of ECE Faculty accepted at IET Digital Library
Research article titled - “A 6-bit, Reusable Comparator Stage Based Asynchronous Binary-Search SAR ADC Using Smart Switching Network” authored by Prof. Anush Bekal, Dept. of Electronics & Communication has been accepted for publication in IET Circuits, Devices & Systems. This work was carried out under the guidance and supervision of Dr. Manish Goswami, Associate Professor & HOD, Dept. of Electronics & Communication (Microelectronics Division) at Indian Institute of Information Technology, (IIIT-A). This research is jointly carried out with Prof. Ashok Srivastava (http://www.ece.lsu.edu/ashok/) at Division of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Louisiana State University (LSU), USA where the design has been submitted to MOSIS (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Implementation Service) foundry for chip prototype development. Mr. Anush Bekal has thanked Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Bhandary Foundation and Sahyadri family, Mangaluru for continuous support and encouragement.
DOI: 10.1049/iet-cds.2016.0499
Online ISSN 1751-8598 Available online: 22 September 2017
digital-library.theiet.org
Mechanical Engineering faculty members publish research article in International Journal
A research paper titled "Modeling, Fabrication and Automation of Areca Nut Sorting Machine" authored by Prof. Ajith B. S., Department of Mechanical Engineering & co –authored by Prof. Pramod B. C, Prof. Impha Y. D, Prof. Rakshith H. S, Department of Mechanical Engineering has been published in the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND AUTOMATION, 2017, 7(5), PP. 135-138.
Faculty of SDM College of Engineering & Technology visits Sahyadri
Mr. Ravindra Datikop, Placement Officer & Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, SDM College of Engineering & Technology visited Sahyadri. On being introduced to the various innovative methodologies adopted at Sahyadri and also on visiting the Hands- on – Lab, Prof. Datikop was impressed and appreciated the efforts of the management and staff. He also interacted with the key functionaries of the institution.
Two-Day Company specific training by 10 seconds
Engineering students of seventh semester have undergone a Two-Day Company specific training by 10 seconds which includes Psychometric Assessments, Orientation and Induction Programmes, Placement Training, Faculty Development, Job Competency Training and Industry Run Trainings.
10 Seconds is a Learning Organization and their Team engages in Continuous Up-Skilling and Re-invention which ensures that they are moving with times, challenging themselves and providing the most Relevant and Cutting-edge solutions. Over the last 7 years they have worked with over 42 Institutions to uncover their Human Potential for achieving Excellence and Growth.
Mr. Jagadish Poojary conferred with Karnataka Bhushana Award
Mr. Jagadish Poojary, Attender, Department of Mathematics has been conferred with State level " Karnataka Bhushana" Award by Karnataka Cultural Academy (R) and Vishwa Veerasaiva Sanskruthika Prathisthana for his contribution in the field of Sports, at the Award ceremony held in Bengaluru.
Obituary
Sahyadri family deeply mourns the sad demise of Mr. Sarinsaj P S, student of third semester from the Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering. We pray that God Almighty give courage to the bereaved family to bear the loss with fortitude.
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