The Department of Business Administration, St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangalore inaugurated Genesis, a forum of MBA students, and celebrated Fresher's day 'Aarambh' on 5th March 2024 at Kalam Auditorium, AB II. The program began with the prayer song lead by the MBA choir.
CA Nagabhushan Pai, Chief Guest, Dr Rio D'Souza, Principal SJEC, Rev Fr Wilfred Prakash D'Souza, Director-SJEC, Dr Prakash Pinto, Dean-MBA, Ms Acharya Chitralekha J, Faculty Coordinator, Mr Prajwal and Mr Hrithik Chand, Student Coordinators were present for the program.
Mr Prajwal S K, Student Coordinator-Genesis welcomed the gathering. Genesis, a forum of MBA students, was inaugurated by lighting the lamp by all the dignitaries. CA Nagabhushan Pai was the Chief Guest for the program. He emphasized on imagination that we need to cultivate which can be realized if worked hard. CA Pai also highlighted on developing skills through this MBA course and apply this skill in future to solve the business problems in future. Dr Rio D'Souza, Principal, SJEC was the Guest of Honour for the program. Dr Rio D'Souza encouraged students to take initiative to be the leaders and emphasized on active participation in Genesis Activities. Dr Rio D'Souza also emphasized on various avenues that are available in the campus and to make most of it.
Rev Fr. Wilfred Prakash D'Souza, the President of the program welcomed all the new students to the college and encouraged them to try their level best to excel in their academics as well as association activities. He emphasized to not only engage in academic activities but also use this knowledge to demonstrate skills in various extracurricular activities.
Mr Hrithik Chand, Student Coordinator-Genesis rendered the vote of thanks. Ms Mehak and Ms Yashika, Students-II yr. MBA compeered the event. The formal function was followed by informal program including various cultural programs and games for the students.
The Genesis, a forum of MBA students, was inaugurated on
23rd November 2019 in Spoorthi Hall at 2.15 pm. Mr Rabeez Yususf, Young
Entrepreneur and Managing Director, Cleaners HomeMaid, a top player in the
category House Servicing in Mangalore was the chief guest.
The programme was inaugurated by lighting the lamp by
the dignitaries. Mr Rabeez spoke about his entrepreneurial jouey and shared
the struggle behind his innovative startup. He also highlighted the importance
of values like respect and conce for the cleaning staff in his business.
Further, he stressed on the role of digital marketing and service process in
Business. He concluded the speech by narrating a few incidents of winning the
customers' trust.
Dr Rio D'Souza, Principal and Guest of Honour
appreciated Mr Rabeez on his achievements and spoke about the need for
technology-enabled MBA manage mode business successfully.
Rev. Fr Wilfred Prakash D'Souza, Director, commented
on the confidence of Mr Rabeez in risk-taking, and business management as a
young entrepreneur. He also spoke about
the importance of Genesis in moulding professionalism among students.
Mr Rishi, a student of 2nd year MBA, proposed the vote
of thanks.
Rev Fr Rohith D'Costa, Assistant Director, Rev. Fr
Alwyn Richard D'Souza, Assistant Director, Dr Prakash Pinto, Dean, MBA, Mr
Vinish P, Faculty Coordinator were the other dignitaries present in the
function.
Mr Mahesh Shetty, student of 2nd year MBA, was the MC
for the event.
Rendition-19,
A National Level Paper Presentation Contest and Productive Dialogue Competition
was organized by the Department of Business Administration of St Joseph
Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru, on 25th September 2019 on the
theme, Business and Sustainable Development.
The
programme was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Dr Arun A B, Professor &
Deputy Director (QAC) at Yenepoya Research Centre, Mangaluru. In his inaugural
address, Dr Arun emphasized the significance of Innovation & Incubation in
an educational institution that is imparting higher education. He said the
institution should thrive to build necessary ecosystem in the campus in order
to facilitate innovation & incubation. He also elucidated the importance of
innovation and entrepreneurship to all the stakeholders of the institute.
Dr Rio
D’Souza, Principal of SJEC, who was the Guest of Honour gave a brief
description of the initiatives of SJEC towards providing innovation and
incubation facilities to the students. He said that an alumni team of SJEC has
established a start-up on campus which has received inteational accolades. He
went onto say that the students should collaboratively work to come up with
interdisciplinary projects.
Rev. Fr
Wilfred Prakash D'Souza, Director of SJEC, in his presidential remarks, spoke
about the role to be played by business administrators in acting as a vital cog
between the technologists and the laymen to achieve sustainable development. He
called upon the students to develop novel ideas, present them and excel in their
respective fields. He wished the paper presenters success and hoped that they
would enrich knowledge and be open to leaing.
Fr
Rohith D’Costa, Assistant Director of SJEC, Mr Rakesh Lobo, HR Manager of SJEC,
Dr Prakash Pinto, Dean of MBA were the other dignitaries present.
Ms
Acharya Chitralekha J, Faculty Coordinator of the event welcomed the gathering
and introduced the Chief Guest. The Student Coordinator, Ms Poojashree proposed
the vote of thanks. Ms Naik Jyothi Janardhan from II-year MBA compeered the
program.
During
the day over 40 papers in different streams, both UG & PG, will be
presented by the participants from various institutions around Mangaluru region
and 11 teams are participating in the Productive Dialogue.
Zephyr-2019,
‘INFINITO’- ‘Rise to Eteity’, a National Level PG Management Fest organized
by the Department of Business Administration of St Joseph Engineering College
(SJEC) was inaugurated on 4th April 2019. Mr Dheeraj Shetty, GM-HR,
IR and Admin at JBF Petro Chemicals Ltd, Mangaluru, was the Chief Guest at the
inaugural ceremony.
Mr
Dheeraj Shetty, addressed the gathering and in his inaugural speech opined that
Management Fests provide great platform to showcase student’s leadership and
organizational skills. He went onto to say that the various events conducted during
the fest help the students to equip with necessary skills to face the
challenges in the real world. He quoted the success stories of OYO, ID Fresh
Food and other entrepreneurial ventures.
Dr
Sudheer M, Incharge Principal and HOD of Mechanical Engineering Department of SJEC,
in his presidential speech narrated benefits of organizing Management Fests
which include educational skills, technical skills, social interaction and soft
skills. He congratulated the Department of Business Administration for
organizing the twelfth edition of Zephyr.
During
the inaugural, the newsletter of the MBA Department ‘YUKTHA’ was released. The
dignitaries also unveiled the Winner’s Trophies and Zephyr Mascot.
Dr
Prakash Pinto, Dean of MBA at SJEC, Mr Jeevan Lawrence, Faculty Convener of
Zephyr-2019 and Mr Sudarshan Bhat, Student Coordinator of Zephyr 2019, were
present on the occasion. Invocation was rendered by SJEC-MBA choir. Ms Naina
Pinto of II year MBA welcomed the gathering. Mr Rhys Rego, Student Coordinator
of Zephyr 2019 proposed the vote of thanks.
Ms Poojashree and Mr Ismail from I year MBA compered the inaugural
session.
The Department of
Business Administration organized a workshop on ‘Antiplagiarism’ on Monday, 18
March 2019 for second year MBA students. The talk was delivered by Dr Babitha
Rohit, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration. She gave an overview of the importance of
plagiarism, how to avoid plagiarism and the consequences of plagiarism check.
The students posed queries regarding plagiarism at the end of the workshop.
The Department of Business Administration conducted a
workshop on business plan as a prerequisite for the event” Ingenious 2019” on 9
March 2019 at Bishop Aloysius Paul Hall.
Ms Chitralekha J Acharya, Assistant Professor welcomed the
gathering. The Resource person for the session was Dr. Anjali Ganesh, Professor
from the Department of Business Administration.
Dr Anjali Ganesh has vast experience of 25 years in
teaching and 6 years in Industry. She is a proficient researcher and published
several papers in national and inteational jouals. She is also an
accomplished soft skill trainer and conducts training program on regular basis
for various banks such as Kaataka Bank, NABARD and many more to list.
Students can use the concept of preparing a business plan
as a method of exploring new ideas for starting a business. A business plan is
a series of questions that helps a person think about the requirements and the
possibilities of any kind of business. The workshop aimed at helping the
audience identify the key areas to be considered while framing a business
plan.
Dr Anjali Ganesh explained the purpose of business plan and
all the aspect that form basis for a beginner. Dr Anjali highlighted the three
core areas of a business plan which were, product plan, marketing plan and
financial plan. A detailed explanation on various components of a business plan
was provided to the students. By quoting various examples of business plan of
various companies such as Infosys, TCS, ID fresh foods & JIO to understand
the strategies followed by them, she motivated the participants to actively
take part in the competition to be conducted on 25 March 2019. The session was
very informative and interactive and ended with a series of queries from the
students, which were answered by Dr Anjali Ganesh. Ms Chitralekha Acharya
conveyed the vote of thanks.
Department
of Business Administration has organized a Guest Lecture on “Cyber Security
& Law” for the first year MBA students as on 8th December, 2018.
The speaker was Mr.Pradeep MD, Assistant Professor from College of Social
Science & humanities, Srinivas University. Ms K.Manjula, Assistant
Professor welcomed the resource person to the gathering. Mr.Pradeep MD spoke on
various cyber crimes like cyber terrorism, Fraud and identity theft, phishing
etc. He also gave guidelines or “safety tips” for the students to practice
while being connected to the technology.
The Department of Business Administration has organized an Alumni
Interaction session by Mr Johnson Stephen Mascarenhas, HR Coordinator at
Starlink DMCC, Dubai, for I yr MBA Students on 30th November
2018 at 2:00 pm in Spoorthi Hall, 7th
Floor, Academic Block III.
The main objective of this interaction is to imbibe in students the
corporate culture and to make them understand the situation prevailing in the
corporate world.
Ms Chitralekha J Acharya, Assistant Professor, MBA introduced Johnson
and welcomed the gathering.
Mr Johnson started his session by providing some useful tips on
grooming and interviewing. He expressed his passion for HR from his earlier
days and is happy with his current designation as HR Coordinator. He also
highlighted the usefulness of theory studied which is then applied in the
organization set up. Mr Johnson also added few tips to be taken care while
preparing resume, the skills that has to be highlighted in the resume such as
MS excel which is mandatory in the organization for any HR related Jobs. He
also shared his work experience at Starlink, Dubai, which gave him wide
exposure.
The session was concluded by queries from first year students which
were clarified by Johnson.
Mr Vinish P, Faculty of MBA, proposed the vote of thanks.
The Department of Business Administration has
organised an alumni interaction by Varsha Baliga, Sr Tax Analyst,
Pricewaterhouse Coopers for the MBA Students on 5th November 2018 in
Spoorthi Hall.
The interaction was a planned to connect the current
students of 1st and 2nd year to the corporate world. Mr Vinish P, Faculty of
MBA Dept introduced Varsha to the audience and welcomed the gathering.
Ms Varsha spoke about the trends in the industry,
opportunities and work culture. She highlighted the skills required for an
Analyst and growth prospects and mentioned about the latest developments in the
background verification process. She advised the students to be careful in
maintaining social media pages.
She concluded her talk by offering to help the younger
ones by providing references and connecting them to recruiters.
Ms Glinish, student of 2nd year MBA proposed the vote
of thanks.
The inaugural ceremony
of Genesis, A Forum of MBA students, SJEC for the academic year 2018-19 was
held on 29th October 2018 at
2:30 pm in Spoorthi Hall. The function was graced by Mr. Sheelam M Thippeswamy,
Alumnus of MBA (Batch 2007-09) as the Chief Guest, Dr. Rio D’Souza, Principal-
SJEC as the President, Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Chief R&D - SJEC as the Guest
of Honour, Dr Prakash Pinto, Dean, Department of Business Administration, SJEC,
Ms Chitralekha Acharya, Faculty Coordinator of Genesis and Mr Rhyes Rego and Mr
Sudarshan Bhat, Student Coordinators of Genesis, were present on the dais. The
invocation was led by the MBA Choir. The gathering was welcomed by Ms Deeksha of
II year MBA.
The dignitaries officially
inaugurated “Genesis” with lighting of the lamp. The Chief Guest Mr Sheelam M Thippeswamy
is an actor and also a senior financial analyst in HP. He has completed his MBA
from SJEC and a Six Sigma certified at IIT Delhi. He is also a brand ambassador
of local cloth brand and model for Kempegowda statue. He addressed the
gathering and told that it is his pleasure to be back to SJEC. He told that his
acting career started from SJEC and proudly said that he has taken corporate
knowledge from SJEC and implemented it in Film Industry. He motivated the
students by saying that hard work and being honest is a key to success and also
emphasized that discipline has been clearly defined at SJEC. Dr. Rio D’Souza
appraised Mr. Sheelam for being a role model for MBA students. He also said
that one should be independent to be interdependent. Dr. Joseph Gonsalvis
addressed the gathering by stressing on the words leadership and hard work.. He
proudly said that many have transformed into successful professionals after
pursuing MBA in SJEC. Mr Sudharshan Bhat of II year MBA proposed the vote of
thanks. Mr. Vandhan Lobo of II year MBA was the master of the ceremony of the
event.
The
Department of Business Administration had organized a Two-day Outbound training
program for the students of 3rd semester, MBA as on 12th
and 13th of October, 2018 at Talakaveri, Madikeri. This Outbound training is designed to
make students understand talent management, succession planning, various aspects of
finance, Segmentation & Positioning and make students run a company
in simulated environment.
The second year MBA students along with the
faculty coordinator left SJEC campus early moing at 6.00 a.m and reached
Madikeri at 12.30pm. They were received by the Resource person Mr. Ramani
Venkat at the venue who immediately gave them instructions and rules to
participate in the training program. Later the students had their lunch and the
training began at 2.30 pm. Mr. Ramani Venkat, a motivational speaker and trainer
along with his team lead the students to apply strategic methods to solve
problems so as to become a successful entrepreneur. At 9.00pm, a cultural program
was organized by the students followed by a Campfire.
Next day, the training commenced at 6.00a.m
through 1.30 pm having a quick breakfast at 8.30 a.m. After lunch the
activities continued till 3.30pm. Later the students and the whole team of
trainers packed their bags with excitement to visit Talakaveri Temple while
retuing back home to SJEC. The outbound training was coordinated
by Ms K.Manjula, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration.
Rendition-18, A National
Level Paper Presentation Contest and Productive Dialogue Competition was
organized by the Department of Business Administration at St Joseph Engineering
College, Vamanjoor, Mangaluru, on 4th October 2018 on the theme,
Strategies for Business Excellence.
The programme was inaugurated
by the Chief Guest Dr P S Aithal, Vice-Chancellor, Srinivas University. In his inaugural address, Dr
Aithal stressed
on the quote which said, “Lucky people will get opportunities, Brilliant people
will create opportunities and Winners will make use of the opportunities”. He
also said that the Department of Business Administration, SJEC, has been
successful in creating opportunities to students from various institutions to
showcase their skills and increase their knowledge. Further, he encouraged the
students to publish their research papers on national and inteational
jouals.
Dr Rio D’Souza, emphasised
the true meaning of the word ‘Rendition’ which meant creating or rendering
something new and destroying or disrupting something which is already existing.
He also said that, only when something is destroyed, it makes space for new
ideas and innovation.
Rev. Fr Wilfred Prakash
D'Souza, in his presidential remarks stressed that the paper presentation contest
would provide fodder for the thought provoking process of knowledge and
leaing. He wished the paper presenters success and hoped that they would
enrich knowledge and be open to leaing. He congratulated the Department for
hosting decennial Rendition programme.
Dr Prakash Pinto, Dean-MBA
welcomed the gathering and introduced the Chief Guest.
Dr Shakila B, Faculty Co-ordinator Rendition-18 gave an overview of Rendition. Mr
Rhyes Rego, II MBA, was the Master of Ceremony. Ms Naina Viola Pinto proposed
the vote of thanks.
Rendition 18 concluded with
the valedictory programme in the evening. Ms Noelin D’Souza, student of II MBA
welcomed the guests and audience. Dr Rio D’Souza expressed the various
perspectives of Rendition. The winners of Rendition-18 were announced by Ms
Reena Sequeira from II MBA. The Chief Guest distributed the prizes to the
winners.
The vote of thanks was
proposed by Ms Pooja S, Student Coordinator of Rendition-18. Ms Lavanya Naik
compeered the Valedictory Program. During the day over 42 papers in different streams
were presented by the participants from various institutions in and around
Mangaluru and 18 teams participated in the Productive Dialogue.
The inaugural ceremony of Genesis, the students’ association
of Department of Business Administration - SJEC for the academic year 2017-18
was held on 27th September 2017 at 2:30 pm in Bishop Aloysius Paul
Conference Hall. The function was graced by Mrs. Aruna P. Kamath, Principal,
SDM College of Business Management, Mangaluru, as the Chief Guest. Rev. Fr.
Wilfred Prakash D’Souza, Director - SJEC presided over the function; Dr Joseph
Gonsalvis, Principal - SJEC was the Guest of Honour. Dr Prakash Pinto, Dean,
Department of Business Administration, SJEC, Ms Babitha Rohit, Faculty
Coordinator of Genesis and Mr Bhanu Prakash, Student Coordinator of Genesis,
were also present on the dais. The invocation to the Divine was led by the MBA Choir.
The gathering was welcomed by Ms Vanessa Nazareth of II year MBA.
The dignitaries officially inaugurated “Genesis 2017” with
the lighting of the lamp. Mrs Aruna P. Kamath addressed the gathering. She
emphasized the importance of skill upgradation in enhancing one’s career
prospects. Extracurricular activities can empower students to make their own
decisions and help them gain vital experience and skills to lead them on the
path to their future. She also highlighted that combining positive action with
positive thinking will result in success and help the students gain confidence
to face the challenges that come their way. Rev. Fr. Wilfred Prakash D’Souza
made his presidential remarks about utilizing the opportunities available to
the students and focusing on improving themselves. Dr. Joseph Gonsalvis
addressed the gathering by stressing on the importance of effective
communication skills that MBA students as future managers must possess. He also
advised the students to improve their soft skills and communication. Dr Joseph
Gonsalvis handed over the memento to Mrs. Aruna P. Kamath as a token of
gratitude. Mr Rahul Amin of II year MBA proposed the vote of thanks.. Ms
Likitha G. of II year MBA was the master of the ceremony of the event.
Genesis, the Management Association of the Department of
Business Administration - SJEC organised the first activity on 06-09-2017 for
the II year MBA students. Blind Train and Passing the Rope were the activities
conducted by the team comprising of Prasanna Pejathaya I R, Yogeesha K, Remson
Michael Feandes and Saurav J. Kaad. The participants displayed Planning,
Leadership, Coordination, Team work and Time Management abilities during the
activities. The winners of Blind Train activity were Vinay Prasad and Team and
Passing the rope was Bhanu Prakash and team.
Zephyr-2K17,
National level Post Graduation Management Fest at SJEC was held on 11th
and 12th of April 2017. The valedictory function was held on 12th
of April 2017. The theme was ‘Invictus’- meaning unconquered.
18
teams participated in various events of Zephyr-2K17. There were a total of
seven events consisting of Best Manager, Best Management Team, Finance, Human
Resource, Marketing, Quiz and Cultural round. Evaluations of various events
were done by Industrial and Academic experts. The overall championship was
bagged by the team from Mangalore University Central Campus and the runners-up
were from Srinivas Institute of Technology - Valachil.
Ms
Diana Mathias of 2nd year MBA welcomed the gathering. The Chief Guest
for the Program was Rev. Fr Joseph J Lobo, Director - SJEC. Speaking on the
occasion he encouraged the participants to never give up in life. He emphasized
on the importance of leaing through failures. Dr Rio D’Souza, Vice Principal - SJEC and the
Guest of Honour for the occasion stressed on how team work will lead to
success. Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal - SJEC presided over the function.
The
vote of thanks was delivered by Ms Chitralekha J Acharya, Faculty Convener of
Zephyr -2K17. The master of ceremony was Ms Suraksha K of 1st year
MBA.
The
inaugural ceremony of Zephyr 2k17 - Two-Day National Level P.G. Management Fest,
organized by the Department of Business Administration at SJEC, was held on 11thApril
2017. The ceremony commenced at 9:30 am. The function was graced by Rev. Fr
Praveen Martis, Principal – St Aloysius College - Mangaluru, as the Chief Guest.
Rev Fr Joseph J Lobo, Director – SJEC, Rev. Fr Rohith D’Costa, Assistant Director
- SJEC, Dr Joseph Gonsalvis – Principal - SJEC, Dr Prakash Pinto – Dean MBA at
SJEC, and Ms Chitralekha J Acharya- the Faculty Convener were present on the
occasion
The
Chief Guest Revs Fr Praveen Martis addressed the gathering with an
inspirational talk. He narrated about the four C’s - competence, commitment,
compassionate and conscience. In his talk, he also mentioned about three H’s-
heart, head and hand; He stated that, when heart and head work together, the
hands will reach out to achieve the vision. Fr Martis also stressed upon attitude;
that matters most in life.
Rev.
Fr Joseph Lobo thanked the Chief Guest for being the part of the event. He encouraged
all the participants to actively take part in the Competitions. He wished the
best for all the participants. Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, in his address threw lights
on startups. He also mentioned that exposure and experience are two requisites
for budding entrepreneurs to be successful.
18
teams from various Colleges attended the inaugural ceremony. Ms Joyce Saldanha
extended the vote of thanks.
Rendition 16, A National Level Paper Presentation Contest and Productive Dialogue Competition was organised by the Department of Business Administration at SJEC on 27th September 2016 on the theme Business Strategy in Digital India.
The inaugural ceremony began with the student choir of MBA-SJEC invoking god’s blessings. The students of 2nd year MBA presented a video highlighting the various activities undertaken by the Department of Business Administration - SJEC.
Rendition 16 was then inaugurated by the Chief Guest – Mr Rammohan Pai Maroor, a successful entrepreneur and former President of Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mangaluru. The president of the programme, Rev. Fr Joseph Lobo, Director-SJEC; the guests of honour, Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal-SJEC, Rev. Fr Rohith D‘Costa, Assistant Director-SJEC, Dr Rio D’Souza, Vice principal-SJEC, Dr Prakash Pinto, Dean-MBA, Ms Shakila B, Faculty Coordinator of Rendition 16, and Student Coordinator Mr Ashwath K, were present on the dais. Mr Allen Pereira, member of SJEC Goveing Council was also present for the inauguration. The event was formally inaugurated by lighting the lamp.
Ms Shakila B welcomed the gathering. Mr Rammohan Pai Maroor, in his inaugural address congratulated the students for their enthusiasm and hard work in organizing the event. He remarked that the present young generation has ample opportunities in every sphere of life and they should make the best use of it. He advised the present generation to develop the required skills to excel in their career.
Dr Joseph Gonsalvis motivated the students to participate in various activities under Genesis. Rev. Fr Joseph Lobo addressed the students to be enthusiastic and stressed the importance of attributes that an individual should possess – belief in oneself and belief in others. He wished all the participants the very best.
Mr Ashwath K proposed the vote of thanks. Ms Michelle Aranha of 2nd year MBA compeered the programme.
Rendition 16
concluded with the valedictory programme in the evening. Dr Rio D’Souza, Vice
Principal - SJEC was the Chief Guest, Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal SJEC was
the president of the programme, and Rev. Fr Rohith D’Costa, Assistant Director
- SJEC was the Guest of Honour for the programme.
Ms Divya Naik, student from II MBA welcomed the guests and audience. The Chief Guest Dr Rio D’Souza expressed the various perspectives of Rendition. He correlated the concepts of digital and analog by substantiating the vitality of atom in theory of discretion.
The winners of
Rendition 16 were announced by Ms Varsha Baliga, student of II MBA. The Chief
Guest distributed the prizes to the winners.
Finance Specialisation
I Place – Ms. Anusha K, Alva's Institute of Engineering & Technology, Mijar, Moodbidri.
II Place – Ms. Renita Aranha, St.
Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangalore
Human
Resource Specialisation
I Place – Ms. Amrutha Shanbhag, Vivekananda College, Puttur.
II Place – Mr. Jijesh K S, Srinivas Institute of Management Studies, Pandeshwar, Mangalore
Marketing Specialisation
I Place – Ms. Smrithi K, St. Agnes centre for PG Studies & Research, Mangalore.
II Place – Mr. AmrithaKrishna N, Vivekananda College, Puttur.
Productive Dialogue
I
Place – Mr. Deekshith D'souza & Mr. Rakshith Pinto,AIMIT College,
Mangalore.
II
Place – Ms. Komal H S & Ms. Nidhitha Shetty, Sahyadri College, Mangalore.
The vote of thanks was proposed by Ms Diana Mathais, Student Coordinator of Rendition16. Mr Joel Periera compeered the valedictory program.
During the day
over 40 papers were presented and 18 teams participated in the Productive
Dialogue.
The Department of Business Administration at St Joseph Engineering College – Vamanjoor, Mangaluru inaugurated the activities of its students’ association – GENESIS for the academic year 2016-17 on Wednesday, September 14th, 2016, at 2.30 pm in the Bishop Aloysius Paul Hall in Academic Block III. Ms Vinitha Kottari, Assistant Manager at People Gamut H.R Solutions Mangaluru, graced the occasion as Chief Guest. The other dignitaries present on the dais were Rev. Fr Joseph Lobo, Director-SJEC, who presided over the ceremony, Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal-SJEC was the Guest of Honour, Dr Prakash Pinto, Dean-MBA at SJEC, Ms Chitralekha J Acharya, Faculty Coordinator of GENESIS, and Mr Sachin Nayak, Student Coordinator of GENESIS.
The Inaugural function began by invoking God’s blessings with a prayer song by MBA Choir. Ms Joyce Saldanha, II year MBA, welcomed the dignitaries and the gathering. She also introduced the Chief Guest to the audience.
Lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries marked the inauguration of GENESIS. The Chief Guest, Ms Vinitha Kottari, Who is an alumna of MBA at SJEC, shared her experience as an MBA student, highlighted the importance of communication, taking up new responsibilities and how to have a proper work life balance.
Dr Joseph Gonsalves, Guest of Honor of the function, in his speech, motivated the students to participate in various activities under Genesis. Rev. Fr Joseph Lobo in his presidential address expressed the importance of communication, involvement and leadership among the students.
Vote of thanks was proposed by Mr Johnson Mascarenhas, II year
MBA Student.
The
Master of the ceremony was Ms Varsha Baliga, II yr MBA.
Zephyr-2016,
the annual National Level Management Fest organized by the Department of
Business Administration was inaugurated on 6th April, 2016 at 9:30
am in Bishop Aloysius Paul Hall. The inaugural ceremony started with the video
presentation reflecting the theme of the event. Ms Renita Menezes, Student Coordinator
welcomed the esteemed gathering. The fest was inaugurated by lighting of the lamp
by the esteemed dignitaries. Mr. Gilbert D’Souza, President of Rachana Catholic
Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a well-known personality of the region
graced the occasion as Chief Guest.
In
his address, Mr Gilbert D’Souza appreciated the video presentation and
congratulated the students for their enthusiasm and hard work in organizing the
event. He sailing ship depicted in the backdrop of the stage in conjunction
with Vasco Da Gama was used as an analogy to explain the jouey of success. He
further added that one should have a desire in life and must grab the
opportunities with determination that leads to achievement of goals. He also asked
the students to think in terms of development and should not underestimate oneself. Mr D’Souza also shared few of his life
experiences in his role as a businessman. He encouraged students to take risks
and advised to lea from failure. He referred to the parable of “Three
Talents” from the Bible and advised the students to use their talents in an
optimum way. He concluded his speech with a note that one must always think
positively in order to move ahead in life.
Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal SJEC, and the
guest of honor for the event, addressed the gathering and asked the students to
derive inspiration from the illustrious achievements of the Chief Guest Mr
Gilbert D’Souza in his life jouey. He concluded his speech by saying that the
health and wealth of the business should be balanced in order to reach the
goal.
Rev.
Fr Joseph lobo, Director – SJEC presided over the inaugural ceremony. In his presidential
address, Rev. Fr interacted with the students in bringing out their views on
entrepreneurship. He explained the importance of grabbing the opportunities of
life. Finally, he wished good luck to the organizers and the participants of
Zephyr-16.
The
vote of thanks was proposed by Mr Gowtham
M, Student Coordinator of Zephyr 2016. The Master of the ceremony was Ms Dafny
D’Souza, II yr MBA.
Yuvalakshya 2016 - a UG Level Fest is being organized by the Departments of
Business Administration (MBA) and Computer Applications (MCA) of St Joseph
Engineering College, Mangaluru. The fest is being organized for the students of
BCA, BSc, BCom and BBM students from in and around Kaataka.
Yuvalakshya 2016 was
inaugurated on Wednesday, 10th February 2016 with the lighting the
lamp by the dignitaries which included Mr Brian Feandes, Chief
Officer-Operations, Spearhead Media [P] Ltd, who was the Chief Guest at the
Inaugural Function. The other dignitaries present on the dais were Rev Fr Joseph
Lobo, Director-SJEC who presided over the ceremony, Rev Fr Rohith D’Costa, Assistant
Director-SJEC, Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal-SJEC, Dr Rio D’Souza, Vice
Principal/Dean-MCA-SJEC, Dr Prakash Pinto, Dean MBA/Convener Yuvalakshya and Ms
Anushree Raj, HOD MCA/Co-Convener Yuvalakshya.
The function began by
the invocation of the Divine. The gathering was welcomed by Ms Varsha Baliga - I
MBA, who extended warm wishes to all the people present during the Inaugural
and dignitaries were then felicitated by the students. This was followed by the
Lighting of the Lamp which officially declared Yuvalakshya 2016 open.
The Chief Guest, Mr
Brian Feandes addressed the gathering wherein he stressed the importance of
excelling in the field of an individual’s choice. He mentioned that every
individual is unique and special in their own right. He also urged the
participants to compete with themselves in order to get the best out of them. At
the end, he wished that Yuvalakshya would become a grand success and
appreciated the organizers for organizing an event of this stature. This was
followed by the addressing of the gathering by the Principal and Director who
motivated the participants with their words of wisdom.
The newsletters of MBA
Department - Yuktha and MCA Department - Tantrakosha, were released by the
dignitaries during the occasion.
The curtains were drawn
on the Inauguration Ceremony with the Vote of Thanks delivered by Mr Johnson
Mascarenhas, I MBA, thereby declaring the fest open to all. The MC’s role for
the inaugural ceremony was donned by Ms Diana Mathias from I year MBA. The
Inaugural programme was followed by a video presentation which introduced SJEC
to the participants from various UG Colleges.
The events are being conducted
by the students of MBA and MCA with the judges being invited from in and out of
the college. All in all 25 teams have registered for Yuvalakshya 2016 under BCom
and BBM category and 27 teams under the category of BCA and BSc. Around 500
participants are being a part of the fest.
The fest is comprised
of 9 events namely - Ashwamedha (Business Quiz), Padmavyuha (Mad Ad), Akriti (Painting)
and Koshadhyaksh (Treasure Hunt) which are being conducted by the department of
MBA for the students of BCom and BBM along with IT Quiz, IT Collage, IT Product
Launch, IT Dumb Charades and Gaming which are being conducted by the department
of MCA for the students of BCA and BSc. The events are designed to test the management
and technical mettle of the participants.
The Department of Computer Science & Engineering in association with Infosys Campus Connect organized Deep Dive Peer Enablement Program (PEP) on Foundation Program 4.0 for the faculty of CSE, ISE and MCA departments of SJEC from 21st January 2016 to 23rd January 2016. The resource persons for the PEP were Mr Sathyendra Bhat J, Assistant Professor-MCA and Ms Evita Coelho D’Silva, Assistant Professor-CSE, who had participated in the Faculty Enablement Program (FEP) held at Infosys Limited, Mangaluru from 14th to 19th December 2015. The main intention of conducting this PEP was to make the faculty members of SJEC aware about the Foundation Program 4.0 of Infosys Campus Connect and also to enable them to take up Campus Connect sessions.
The
PEP was inaugurated by Dr Rio D’Souza-Vice Principal, SJEC, at CS02 Lab of CSE
Department. He spoke about the importance of the Campus Connect program and
urged the faculty members to actively participate in conduction of Campus
Connect classes. The participants of the PEP underwent rigorous training on all
the Focus Areas (FA’s) of Foundation Program 4.0 namely Object Oriented
Programming using Java (FA-1), Relational Database Management System (FA-2) and
Introduction to UI Concepts and Web Technologies & Software Engineering
(FA-3) which was supported by the hands on sessions on the same. The hands on
sessions made the faculty aware of the approach Infosys takes in order to train
their resources in an efficient manner. A number of assignment problems were
solved during the hands on sessions and the participants came up with their own
assignments along with the solution. The PEP was coordinated by Ms Sadhana
Kumble, Assistant Professor-MCA and Ms Sona Mundody, Assistant Professor-CSE.
A National Level Paper Presentation Contest & Productive Dialogue titled “Competitive Strategies in Management for a Sustainable World” was organized by GENESIS, the Association of the Department of Business Administration on 1 October 2014.
The inaugural program was conducted at 9:30 am in
the Seminar Hall, Academic Block III. Capt. John Prasad Menezes, Former
President, Kanara Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Mangalore, was the Chief
Guest for the program. Rev. Fr Ajith Menezes, Director In-charge, presided at
the program and Guests of Honor included Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal; Rev.
Fr Rohith D’Costa, Assistant Director; Dr Rio D’Souza, Vice Principal. Dr Prakash
Pinto, Dean MBA; Ms Babitha Rohith, Faculty Coordinator; and Ms Sonia Pinto,
Student Coordinator, Rendition 2014, were also present on the dais. Rev Fr Alphonso
Cardoza, Campus Counselor and Mr Allen C A Pereira, Member, Goveing Council,
were also present for the inaugural function
Ms Babitha Rohit, welcomed the august gathering and introduced the Chief Guest, Capt. John Prasad Menezes as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers, London, and Member, Society of Consulting Marine Engineers & Ship Surveyors, London, who has had a distinguished career.
Addressing the gathering, Capt. Menezes remarked that if there was no shipping in the world, half the people in the world would starve and the other half would freeze to death. He also emphasized climatic change as an important aspect of a sustainable world. He considered three important factors for the happiness index i.e. world peace, health economy and energy levels. He encouraged the participants to become good leaders and serve the society and also mentioned that as humans we belong to nature and not the other way round therefore it is our duty to protect and conserve nature for long term sustainability.
In his speech, Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, persuaded the students to grow up and be a resource to this country, and to prepare themselves to handle situations like shortage in the energy sector, nutrition loss and food scarcity. Rev. Fr Ajith Menezes, in his Presidential remarks, motivated the participants to look for innovative insights and ideas. He considered Rendition 2014 as a forum where minds meet and successful leaders are evolved.
Ms Sonia Pinto, proposed the vote of thanks and Ms
Giselle D’Almeida, III Semester, compered the programme.
Rendition 2014 concluded with a Valedictory program
on 1 October 2014, at 3:30 pm in the Seminar Hall, Academic Block III.
Dr Rio D’Souza, Vice Principal was the Chief Guest.
Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal, presided over the program. Other Guests of
Honor were Rev. Fr Ajith Menezes, Director In-charge and Rev. Fr Rohith D’Costa,
Assistant Director. Dr Prakash Pinto, Dean MBA; Ms Babitha Rohit, Faculty
Coordinator; and Ms Renita Huns, Student Coordinator Rendition 2014, were also
present on the dais. Ms Delisha Monteiro, III Semester, welcomed the guests.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Guest remarked
that proper presentation in today’s world is very essential. He believed that
to be an independent person one has to do better, review one’s work and trust
one’s own ability.
Rev. Fr Rohith D’Costa said that the need of the
generation is to covert minds with negativity into positive, creative and
productive ones. He also persuaded the students to
let their ideas bring about a change to this nation.
Dr
Joseph Gonsalvis, expressed the importance of looking towards the future. He
also believed that it is essential to bring about a change to be sustainable.
Ms
Renita Huns, proposed the vote of thanks and Ms Audrey Lobo, I Semester,
compered the programme.
Rendition
2014 had 40 paper presentations from M.Com. and MBA students of Colleges from
Bangalore, Kodagu, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts in the specializations
of Finance, Marketing and Human Resource. Around 25 students participated in
the Productive Dialogue and deliberated on the theme, “Competitive Strategies in Management for a Sustainable World”.
Certificates of Excellence for Paper Presentation were awarded to:
Finance
I Place: Ms Clara Rodrigues, St Agnes PG and
Research Centre, Mangalore
II Place: Ms Namitha Bhat, Pooa Prajna Institute of Management, Udupi
Human Resource
I Place: Mr Jinesh N S, St Aloysius College,
Mangalore
II Place: Ms Deepika Bolar, University College, Mangalore
Marketing
I Place: Mr Amol H Nanawaty, Christ University,
Bangalore
II Place: Ms Roshna S, Christ University, Bangalore
Certificates of Excellence for Productive Dialogue
were awarded to:
Winner: University College, Mangalore
Runners up: Alva’s
Institute of Engineering and Technology, Moodabidri.
GENESIS – Student Association of the MBA Department organized a Guest Lecture on Career Opportunities in the Insurance Sector, for second year students, on 23 September 2014, in Academic Block III, from 3:00 – 4:30 pm. The Guest Speaker was Mr Hillary D’Souza, specialist in Fellowship Insurance, with ten years’ experience in the insurance sector. The Guest Speaker was introduced by Dr Prakash Pinto, Dean MBA.
Mr Hillary D'Souza started his talk by introducing students to the meaning of Life Insurance and how much Life Insurance a person must have.To help students understand the concept better he played a video titled 'Life in Insurance'. He briefed students about financial planning and its three categories namely - protection, saving, and investment - and explained the term 'Insurance Contracts'. He provided information on types of insurance such as Life Insurance, General Insurance and Health Insurance. Practical examples on awareness before buying the policy, term plan of insurances, reasons and motives of people behind buying an insurance policy etc., were discussed. Different insurance plans like Term Plan, Endowment Plan, ULIP Plan and Pension Plan in addition to risk and retu involved in govement securities, postal deposits, bank deposits, company debt instruments, mutual funds, equity shares, and derivative trading were explained.
Students were given an idea about career opportunities in insurance in various departments such as actuarial, marketing, financial, accounts, public relations, operation, underwriting, personnel, investment and legal. Mr Hillary D’Souza also encouraged students to pursue NCFM certificate courses. He explained the 12 different certifications, and provided information on various levels for undertaking professional and associate examinations in insurance. Students were also given an opportunity to raise their queries and clarify their doubts.
Dr Prakash Pinto, Dr Anjali Ganesh and Ms Chitralekha,
faculty from MBA department, were present for the
session. Ms Alzin Menezes proposed the vote of thanks.