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Aerophilia 2019
Aerophilia 2019, a two- day National Level Aeromodelling Competition took off today, 20th Sep’19 in the campus. The event has its primary goal to implant ideas of aeromodelling and aerospace in young minds and to encourage young talents to explore more. Aerophilia consists of 20 different events with exciting cash prizes. About 1,000 students from various schools and colleges across India including IITs and NITs have participated in the programme. The main attraction of the event this year is the Hackathon conducted by ISRO exclusively at Aerophilia on the Navic chip.
 
The Chief Guest of the event Cdr T R A Narayanan of Indian Navy, who is also a prime member of Aeromodelling Association of India, appreciated the enthusiasm
of the students in organizing and participating in the event. He was impressed by the paper plane competition and said, “Paper planes are not just for kids. The aerodynamics that goes into the simple planes is also high level of aerodynamics”.
Mr. Maneesh Saxena and Mr. Akhileshwar Reddy, Deputy Directors of Industry Interface under Satnav program by ISRO were also present during the occasion. Mr. Ashwin L Shetty who was the Composite Manager at Airbus Helicopters in China also spoke on the occasion.
Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman while addressing the gathering said - “The intention of this event is to ignite the minds of young Engineers and to create awareness on the advancing technologies in the field of Aerospace”.
The event was called open by the Guests by giving a throttle and a RC plane flying high in the air with the Aerophilia banner.
This was followed by the Air Shows by Mr. Abhay Pawar and Mr. Ragavendra B S, who are both professional RC flyers. The schedule for Day One of Aerophilia had technical events like Aeromodelling, Drone Race, Water Rocket and Tug of Bots and also the Hackathon conducted by ISRO Scientists. Fun events like Treasure Hunt, Rubik’s cube and CS GO were also held.
The day concluded with cultural programme which included a concert by Team Martians and a Stand-up comedy by Mr. Mandar Bhide from Bingo Comedy Adda.
Prof. Dr. Vinod Rajamani, Professor at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany interacted with Mechanical Engineering Department
 
Dr. Vinod Rajamani, Professor, Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany had an
interactive session with the students and staff of Mechanical Engineering on 17th Sep’19. In his talk, Prof Vinod
extensively dwelt on higher studies and job opportunities in Germany. He also spoke extensively on the
impact of sociopolitical climate, economics and qualifications on career choices. He also spoke on the
latest trends in automotive sector and called on students to take up research in the field of automotive
electronics.
One-Day Faculty Development Programme on ‘Analytics for Teachers’ organized by MBA Department
 
Dept. of Business Administration-MBA conducted a One-Day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) for Undergraduate teachers on 19th of September 2019. The programme was inaugurated by the Chief Guest – Dr. Umappa Poojary, Former President of ‘AMUCT’ and Associate Professor at Sri Gokarnanatheshwara College, Mangaluru. Key note address was delivered by Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director-MBA. She gave a brief highlight about Sahyadri to the participants. In the inaugural address, Dr. Umappa Poojary, spoke about the importance of Data Analytics in the current scenario and how important it is for the teachers to upgrade their competencies. He stated that ‘Data speaks louder than words’. He also mentioned that if we are not updated to data analytics, Alexa, Siri, Google would definitely replace us. Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal delivered the Presidential Remarks.
Dr. Azhar Shaheen Shaikh kick started the session on ‘Data and Analytics’ which was hands-on session in the Computer Lab primarily on SPSS software.
The afternoon session was taken by Prof. Girish M on ‘Cutting Edge – Marketing Analytics’ which was again a hands-on session on MS Excel.
Prof. Sushma V facilitated the last session of the day on ‘HR Analytics - No Rocket Science’. She spoke about HR Analytics from the company perspective and shared Case Studies and various tools used in HR Analytics. The objective of the session was to make the participants comfortable with the subject.
The programme had 67 participants from 29 undergraduate colleges of Dakshin Kannada and Udupi districts. The programme received an overwhelming response from the faculty members of Undergraduate colleges.
MBA Dept organized a One-Day Leadership Development Programme for UG Student Council Members
A One-Day Leadership Development Programme (LDP) was organized by the MBA Department for the undergraduate Student Council Members on 20th Sep’19. A total of 221 students from 22 colleges of Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu District participated in the programme. The programme was inaugurated by Chief Guest – Dr. K V Malini, Principal of Canara College, Mangaluru and Guest of Honour – Mr. Pruthvi Ambar, Sandalwood & Coastalwood Actor. Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director-MBA in her speech, welcomed the gathering and introduced Sahyadri to the participants. Prof. Sushma V, Chief-Coordinator of the programme spoke about the four-year journey of LDP at Sahyadri and how we have scaled higher in terms of number of participants as well as quality of the programme. Dr. K V Malini, in her inaugural address shared her perspective of being a leader and appreciated Sahyadri for organizing such a thoughtful event for outside students. Mr. Pruthvi Ambar spoke about his journey of being a follower and his efforts to be a Leader. Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal shared the Presidential address and in his speech he motivated students to note down the key takeaways of the sessions and practice in their role as a Student Council Member in their respective colleges.
 
The first session was facilitated by Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director-MBA on “Life Skills through Story Telling”. The second session was by Dr. Sharan Kumar Shetty on “Corporate Expectation from Budding Leaders”. Third session was conducted by Prof. Ramesh K G, Dean-Strategic Planning on “Leaders are not born, but made” and the last session was by Prof. Samarth Shenoy on “Lead, Follow or Perish”.
Post these sessions, participants visited the in-house companies in the campus and interacted with the industry heads. The day-long event concluded with the valedictory ceremony in which participants shared their opinion of the programme and the Resource persons were felicitated for their efforts in putting up a great show.
Induction Programme for MBA Batch 2019
 
Induction Programme for the MBA Batch 2019 to be held during 16th to 24th Sep’19 was inaugurated by Ms. Sandhya V, Head – Business HR, Resideo India, a spinned off company of Honeywell. Prof. Ramesh KG, Dean-Strategic Planning welcomed the gathering.
Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director-MBA introduced Sahyadri and the Department to the new entrants. During the Inaugural Address, Sandhya appreciated the Voluntary Mentoring System at Sahyadri unlike other colleges that she visited, wherein students need to earn a Mentor and does not come to them easily. She urged students to invest their time & effort on tasks that have sheer purpose and impact. She said –
“Make your Dream your Goal and work towards it”. She congratulated the students as they are now a part of an institution that provides world-class facilities to students.
Dr. R Srinivasa Rao Kunte, Principal in his Presidential address mentioned about the increase in the number of in-house companies with the aim to provide internship opportunities as per AICTE Norms. He also encouraged students to take up Entrepreneurship as their career.
Prof. Akshatha P, the Coordinator gave information about the sessions and activities lined up during the Induction Programme.
 
On 17th Sep’19, the day two of the Induction Programme, Mr. Sunil Stephen, Co-founder of Trattoria Restaurant, Munchbox Catering and Stephen Bosco Architecture and Design shared his failure & success story. He emphasized on Self-belief, Realities of life, Value people and not money, Life is not easy, Perseverance – Never Give Up attitude. He urged students to nurture their business ideas and take it to the closure.
The next session was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Tellis, Founder of DREAMERZ. He shared his journey from being a student of Sahyadri till an entrepreneur in Sahyadri Campus. He recalled the contributions of his team mates in building DREAMERZ. He emphasized on Team Building, choose right person and develop a long-term bonding with them.
The last session of the day was by Mr. Sushil Gupta, Soft Skills Trainer who conducted an Activity-based session on ‘Product Launch’. Students had to present their product and received feedback from him.
 
On 18th Sep’19, the first session was facilitated by Ms. Rashmi Bhandary, Dean-Placements. Her talk was on her life story and the struggle she faced to get the first job. She also shared about her efforts to brand herself in order to procure the right placement. She also re-iterated the reality of Job Market. She suggested APPS, Websites and Newspapers that can contribute to the student’s progress. She also urged students to be active on social media and insisted on pursuing paid internship.
Next session was conducted by Mr. Abhijith Karkera, Manager at Swiggy, Mangaluru who carried out a psychological activity and demonstrated how thinking of people influence decisions in our life. He shared the importance of Body Language and Voice Tone by quoting his life experience.
Dean Academics, Dr. Rajesha S addressed students with regards to Outcome-based Education. He emphasized on creative and analytical thinking. He also shared the significance of higher studies.
The last session of the day was taken by Prof. Shruthi Rajan who spoke about the link between mental health and physical health and how illness of either of the two affects the other. She also spoke about the common mental disorders and explained how it could be overcome.
On 19th Sep’19, Ms. Shaine Pillai, Image Consultant & Skill Trainer interacted with the students and shared knowledge on maintaining individual image in the corporate world. She gave personal examples and information regarding image management and development of soft-skills. The core topic of the session was on Image Cycle - How to groom themselves and also social etiquette.
The next session was taken up by Mr. Nithesh Kumar on Martial Arts. He gave awareness on how to stay safe in the neighbourhood. He demonstrated few stunts which could help young generation to save themselves from any mishaps.
 
On 20th Sep’19, during the day five of Induction Programme, the first session was facilitated by Dr. Malini N Hebbar, Associate Professor of English, St. Agnes College on ‘Communication Skills’. She emphasized on ‘Nothing is new, everything is recycled’. She encouraged the students to adopt a spirit of voluntarism which would help them go far in their life. She also stressed on how important communication is and that one should always be a keen learner.
The next session was conducted by Mr. Rajesh Naidu, Program Director at Aptra Technologies Pvt. Ltd., an in-house company at Sahyadri. He gave insights on what Aptra Technology is all about. He also encouraged the students to take up courses on Data Analytics which would be of great importance in the years to come. The next session was facilitated by Mr. Ankit Kumar, Student Counsellor. He stressed on the importance of Physical Health and Mental Health.
The students also had a session on Zumba which was conducted by Ms. Zin Shan, Fitness Professional at Shan’s Fit Fusion.
Sahyadrian won Gold and Silver Medals in State Level VTU competition
 
Ms. Maithri of 2nd Year MBA won Gold medal in 200 Mtrs butterfly and silver medal in 100 Mtrs. Butterfly VTU state level swimming competition. The competition was organized by MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology on 18th September, 2019.
Expert with Global Experience visits Sahyadri to encourage Entrepreneurial activity in the campus
 
Mr. Nagaraja Prakasam who is a versatile and passionate leader with 27 years of global experience (decade in the USA and a decade in India), lead angel investor, lead 15 deals, invested in 22 start-ups, server\s 13 boards, seen 6 exits 2 write offs, visited the campus on 19th Sep’19.
Morning session was a meet up of local Entrepreneurs Isaac Vas (incoming president of KCCI), Divakar Pai (incoming secretary KCCI), Vathika Pai (Vathika Enterprises), Lionel Arhana (CA) and Dr. Molly Chaudhuri (MSNM Besant Institute), Dr. Vishal Samartha (Director-MBA) along with the Start-up heads of Sahyadri to initiate an Entrepreneurship development forum in Mangaluru region.
During the afternoon session Mr. Nagaraja interacted with the aspiring students on the topic of Entrepreneurship for local development with the advice that as long as the problem statement is valid and the solution original, never give up.
FLAMES - Mechanical Engineering Student Association Inaugurated
 
FLAMES (Fulfilling Aspirations of Mechanical Engineering Students) a student association of the Department of Mechanical Engineering for the academic year 2019-20 was inaugurated by the Alumni Guest Mr. Varshith K.N, currently working for Anglo Eastern Ship Management. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Varshith K.N stressed on the importance of basic knowledge about various technical subjects to enhance the academic performance. He also gave overview on preparation to be done in order to get better offers from various Mechanical industries. Further, he gave brief exposure about the role of mechanical engineer in the marine industries, importance of the discipline, necessary skills involved in technical and time management. Prof. S S Balakrishna, Vice-Principal spoke encouragingly on the endeavours of the department and wished the association a successful year ahead. He also expressed his whole-hearted support towards the working of the association. Prof. Ravichandra K.R., President of FLAMES and Head of the Department gave introductory remarks. Mr. Sunder, CEO, Caliper Engineering and Lab Pvt Ltd also graced the function.
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Sahyadrian secures 2 Gold Medals in Commonwealth Power Lifting held in Canada
Mr. Rithvik Alevooraya K V, first year Engineering student secures 2 Gold medals for India in sub-junior category of Commonwealth Power Lifting competition in Canada. He has won Gold Medal in the Sub-junior category of Classic Bench-press and in Equipped Bench Press.
Sahyadrians Recruited by SAP Labs with the salary package of Rs. 10 Lakhs per annum
Melwin Lobo, Adithya M Suvarna, Krishna Prasad P, Ajith Sharma S and Raviganesh M from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering have been selected by SAP Labs in the recently held Campus recruitment drive. The package offered is 10 Lakhs per annum.
Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end enterprise application software, database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management.
Campus Recruitment Drive - Madhus Garage Equipments Pvt Ltd.
Madhus Garage Equipments Private Limited, visited Sahyadri on 14th Sept'19, to conduct a Recruitment Drive for the Mechanical Engineering students of 2020 outgoing batch.
The recruitment was for the position of Trainee Sales & Service Engineers. The selected candidate will work in their Technical department. A total of 113 students participated in the drive & the results are awaited.
Campus Recruitment Drive - SilverPeak Global, Japan
SilverPeak Global, Japan visited Sahyadri on 14th Sept'19 to conduct a Campus Recruitment Drive for the 2020 outgoing batch. Mr. Vinay Nanjappa, Director; Mr. Sanju Lokesh, VP - Operations, and the team were at the campus to facilitate the process. A total of 368 students participated in the drive & the results are awaited.
Sahyadrian secured championship in throwball tournament at district level
Mr. Suhal A Jogi, Second year MBA has won Championship in Throwball tournament at Dasara - Taluk and District level held at Mangala Stadium. His team is selected to participate at Divisional level.
Sahyadrians achieve in VTU Inter-collegiate Mangaluru Zone Basketball Tournament
The Boys Team secured 4th place in the VTU Inter-collegiate Mangaluru Zone Basketball Tournament held at NMAMIT, Nitte on 17th September’19.
Officials from Union Bank and Mathru Sangha Mangaluru visited Sahaydri
Mr. T. Nanjundappa and Mr. Harish D Karkera, Senior Officials from Union bank along with Mr. Ravindranath Shetty, Treasurer Bunts Mathru Sangha Mangaluru had visited Sahyadri on 20th September'19. They visited campus and were delighted with the infrastructure. They are looking for opportunities to collaborate with Sahyadri in future
Directors of a Non-Profit organization in Varanasi visited Sahyadri for discussion on Social Impact Projects
Ms. Tara Celli from California, USA and Ms. Kiran Pal from Varanasi were at the campus to discuss on extended activities for their Social Impact Project. Both are the Directors of a Non-Profit Organization named – ‘Strength India’ in Varanasi. They are also the Founders of ‘WanderFree Traders Pvt Ltd.’, an import, export and wholesale business.
Tara is a Graduate in Sociology and came to India for her societal-impact research work. Kiran is a B.Ed. holder and has also done her M.Com. She is a Yoga Teacher as well. Both are into the business of manufacturing Sanitary Pads under the Brand – ‘(em) PowerPads’ and discussed their business proposal with the Sahyadri Team. Mr. Santhosh Kumar, Proprietor of Fringe Elite, Mangaluru introduced them to Sahyadri.
IT Expert visits Sahyadri for Experience Sharing
Ms. Sushma Akkaraju visited the College on 19th September 2019 and had an interaction with Dr. Nalini E Rebello, Head of the Civil Department. Ms. Sushma has a vast work experience of 22 years and has worked in top tier IT Organizations IBM, TCS, Mahindra Satyam and Rolta India Ltd. She has a strong Career reflecting Leadership Qualities and Hands-on experience in Delivery program, Project Management, Service delivery, Client Relationship and Resource Management. Ms. Sushma although graduated in Civil Engineering field in 1995 drifted in to the Software Industry and worked extensively in top IT firms. Her very dynamic and versatile nature will surely be an asset to the Department.
Head-Business HR, Resideo India addresses the MBA New
Entrants
Ms. Sandhya V, Head-Business HR, Resideo India, a spinned off company of Honeywell facilitated a session on 16th Sep’19 for the new entrants to MBA 2019.
Key takeaways of the session:
• Transformation of Talents with Revolution – Industrial
Revolution, Information Revolution, Social Revolution and the Future Revolution (Explore the Unknown)
• Talents of Future Revolution have a Purpose, Perform with Impact and take Pride in their performance
• Profile building starts from today (Induction Day)
• Intervention of AI has created opportunities and given rise to Add-on jobs with varied skill-sets hence remove the fear of losing jobs
• Employees are the investment for the long-run
Sandhya concluded her session with key inputs on Multi-
Employee Option, Focus on Communication Skills and
Networking Skills, and build Support System both inside and outside the campus
Professor from IIT Roorkee Interacted with Mechanical Engineering Students
Dr A.K. Sharma, Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, IIT Roorkee had an interactive session with the students of Mechanical Engineering on 16th Sep’19. He spoke on the importance of academic and extracurricular activities for the self-growth of students. In his talk, Prof. Sharma motivated the students by giving the examples of legendary scientists, entrepreneurs, social activists and many more. He encouraged the students to actively participate in various placements related activities with positive thoughts.
Sahyadrians Participate in the Purple Run
The Students and faculty of Sahyadri participated in the Purple Run Marathon on 15th September, 2019 organized by Forum Fiza Mall at Pandeshwar, Mangaluru. Forum Purple Run, is an initiative by FORUM to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s so that people can recognize it and procure the right treatment. Alzheimer's is a progressive and irreversible neurological disorder that impairs basic neurological functioning. It is the 5th leading cause of death in people over 55 years of age, and in India, more than 4 million people suffer from some form of dementia. The Students of First year Engineering and second year MBA along with the faculty participated in the five-kilometre marathon.
Sahyadrian Selected as Microsoft Student Partner
Nathaniel Ryan Mathew of fifth semester Computer Science & Engineering has been selected for Microsoft's Student Partner Program which provides those selected with access to exclusive tools, to skill up with Microsoft Learn and other resources.
Microsoft Student Partners epitomize Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more—they are on-campus leaders with a passion for making a difference, building vibrant communities, and sharing the latest tech with their peers.
Nathaniel is also the Vice-Captain of the Sahyadri Mozilla club and a Founding-member/Design Head of Sahyadri Open-Source Community (SOSC)- A community, driven by tech enthusiasts and open-source contributors, to help young students to be part of the open-source ecosystem by providing training and skill development.
Program Lead- Social Innovation Program, DTlabz attended consultation meeting at IIT Madras 
Mr. Gautham Nayak, Program Lead of Social Innovation Program, DTlabz represented Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management in the consultation meeting on “Building Social Entrepreneurship Capacity among technical graduates”, held at the ‘Center for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ ,IIT Madras on 19th September’19. The program was sponsored by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in association with UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI). The objective of this program was to build capacity for Socially Entrepreneurial activity with specific focus on Skill-based opportunities in the domain such as handicrafts and food processing by training college students through curriculum based social entrepreneurship education.
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