Orphanage Visit

The MBA students of SJEC Vamanjoor, accompanied by the Dean and faculty members, celebrated Xmas  with the less privileged children of ‘Bala Yesu Nilaya’ situated 5 km  from Vamanjoor, on 27^th December 2013.

The students entertained the children with mime, skit, carol singing and games. The children also exhibited their talents by performing dance. Later gifts and sweets were distributed to all children.

Zephyr 2014 – ‘Mahadhipatya’ fight for supremacy, held on 4th and 5th March 2014.

Zephyr-14, ‘ Mahadhipatya’  a National-level PG Management Fest organized by the Department of Business Administration, St Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore  was inaugurated on  March 4 at 9: 30 am in the Conference Hall, Civil  Engineering Block, SJEC.

The function was inaugurated by Dr M S Moodithaya Registrar, Nitte University, with SJEC assistant directors Fr Ajith Menezes and Rev Fr Rohith D’costa, principal Dr Joseph Gonsalvis as guests of honour and director  Fr Joseph Lobo presiding over. Dean MBA Dr Prakash Pinto, faculty convener Shakila B and student conveners Golvin Peter and Arundas were also on the dais.

During the two days of the management fest  over 250 participants from the B-Schools at the national level participated in 6 events namely ‘Chakravyuha’ (Best Manager), Arthakshetra (Finance), Daksha(HR), Abhiyuthana (Marketing), Ran-Neethi (Operation Strategy), Vid-Yuth   ( Business Quiz).

The participants exhibited excellent performance in various events of the fest and the following colleges won the prizes in different categories.

1.      CHAKRAVYUHA (Best Manager)-  St Aloysius College, M.Com, Mangalore 

2.       ARTHAKSHETRA (Finance)-          I Place: SDM PG Centre, Mangalore

                                                              II Place AIMIT , Kotekar, Mangalore

3.      DAKSHA (HR)                                    I Place  - Sahyadri College of Engg & Mgt

                                                               II Place- AIMIT , Kotekar, Mangalore

4.     ABHIYUTHANA (Marketing)          I Place  University College, M.Com Mangalore

                                                               II Place-  M.Com. Mangalore University

5.      RAN-NEETHI (Operation Strategy) – I Place – AIMIT , Kotekar, Mangalore

                                                                II Place- MITE Moodabidri

6.      VID-YUTH   ( Business Quiz).  –         I Place – AIMIT , Kotekar, Mangalore

                                                                II Place – Srinivas Institute of Technology

    

Overall Winners Zephyr 14   AIMIT , Kotekar, Mangalore

    Overall Runners Zephyr 14    SDM PG Centre, Mangalore

Valedictory Ceremony of Zephyr-14 was held on 5^th March 2014. Dr. T Jayaprakash Rao, Director, A.J. Institute of Management, Mangalore was the chief guest with Rev. Fr Joseph Lobo, Director, Rev Fr Rohith D’costa, Assistant Director,Dr. Rio D’souza, Vice Principal as guests of honour and Principal Dr Joseph Gonsalvis presiding over. Dean MBA Dr Prakash Pinto, Faculty Convener Shakila B and Student conveners Golvin Peter and Arundas were also on the dais.

Student Conveners Zephyr-14 Mr. Golvin Peter and Mr. Arundas Welcomed the gathering and introduced the chief guests and the Faculty convener Prof. Shakila B. rendered vote of thanks. Ms. Divya Rego and Ms. Alzin Menezes compered  the programme.

Colloquy – 12, A Symposium on Consumer Rights at St Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore

Urging the present youth to fight for their rights as consumers was the main thrust of the keynote address given by MR.M.J. Salian, President, DK District Federation of Consumer Organisations and Consumer Information Centre, Mangalore on the inaugural occasion of “Colloquy – 12”, the one day  symposium on Consumer Rights organized by the Department of Business Administration, St Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore. Mr.M.J.Salian also enlightened the MBA and M Com students on the rights of consumers and outlined the historical background of the development of Consumer movement and Consumer Protection Act in India. The Redressal system accessible to the lay person to fight for his rights and the credible work undertaken by the DK District Federation of Consumer organizations and Consumer Information Centre to serve the society was also highlighted by him. Dr Prakash Pinto, Dean – MBA, welcomed the gathering.  The Principal, Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, deliberated on the awareness of the rights of the consumers. Ms. Babitha Rohit, Organizing Secretary, Colloquy – 12 proposed the vote of thanks.

Mr. Addoor Krishna Rao. Faculty, Staff Training College, Corporation Bank and Convener, Consumer Forum, Mangalore touched upon Consumer Activism. He related his experiences of fighting for the cause of the consumers for the past 25 years. Giving live consumer cases, he advised the youth to use social networking sites like Face book and Twitter to generate campaign for consumer rights.

Mr. Edwin D’Mello, Senior Vice President and Chairman – Enforcement, DK District Federation of Consumer Organisations and Consumer Information Centre, Mangalore, the Chief Guest for the valedictory function of Colloquy – 12 stated his personal experiences in the struggle for advocacy of consumers’ rights. He cited the cases of MESCOM and Passport Office. He hoped that the students would be inspired by the symposium to take up the issue of consumer rights. Dr Anjali Ganesh, Professor, Department Business Administration welcomed the gathering. Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal, presided over the function and Ms. Shakila B. Asst Professor, Department of Business Administration proposed the vote of thanks.

The dignitaries present on the occasion were Rev. Fr Joseph Lobo, Director, Rev. Fr Ajith Menezes, Asst Director, Rev. Fr Rohith D’Costa, Asst Director, Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal, Dr Rio D’Souza, Vice Principal, Dr Prakash Pinto, Dean – MBA and Ms. Babitha Rohit, Organising Secretary, Colloquy – 12.

Successful Completion of Rendition 12, A National Level Paper Presentation Contest and Productive Dialogue on 27 September, 2012

Mangalore, September 27: Rendition 12, A National Level Paper Presentation Contest and Productive Dialogue was organized by the Department of Business Administration, St Joseph Engineering College on 27 September, 2012 on the theme ‘Innovation’. The programme was inaugurated by the Chief Guest - Mr J.R. Lobo, Honorary Chairman, Administrative Committee of Pilikula Nisarga Dhama; the President - Rev. Fr Joseph Lobo, Director; the Guests of Honour - Rev. Fr Rohit D’Costa, Assistant Director, Rev. Fr Ajith Menezes, Assistant Director, Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal, Dr Rio D’Souza, Vice- Principal; Dr Prakash Pinto, Dean – MBA, Ms Smita Jesduasan, Rendition 12 Faculty Co-ordinator,  Ms Jennifer Saldanha and Ms Julia Alvares the student co-ordinators at 9.30 am in the Conference Hall, Mechanical Engineering Block, SJEC.

Ms Smita Jesduasan, Renditon 12 Faculty Co-ordinator welcomed the august gathering. Mr J R Lobo, Honorary Chairman, Administrative Committee of Pilikula Nisarga Dhama, in his Inaugural Address remarked on the need of innovation in the present era for the growth of the society and nation. He urged the M.B.A and the M.Com students to strive for new ideas and have a lot of them to surge forward and achieve the pinnacle of success. Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal, SJEC in his Guest of Honour Address cited that the innovations should be new and not imitated. He commented that innovations have been the crux of the development of the Western world and needed to be emphasized in India too. Dr Rio D’Souza, Vice – Principal, SJEC in his Guest of Honour Address stressed that innovation in the younger generation should blossom in the age of competitiveness and dynamism. Rev. Fr Joseph Lobo, Director, SJEC in his Presidential Address, mentioned that the programme would foster learning and knowledge to achieve innovation. He added that the students should ooze confidence, collaborate, involve and share in the process of innovation. Ms Jennifer Saldanha, Student Co-ordinator, Rendition 12 proposed the vote of thanks for the Inaugural Function. Ms Lasya N Murthy, student III Semester MBA was the M.C. for the Inaugural Function.

There were 45 paper presentations from the M.Com and M.B.A. students of colleges from Mangalore, Udupi, Puttur, Ujjre, Moodabidri, Bangalore, Mysore and Davangere in the specialization areas of Finance, Marketing and Human Resource. Around 25 students participated in the productive dialogue, the first in Mangalore city and deliberated on ‘Innovation is the creation of the new or the rearranging of the old to make a new thing’.

The certificates of excellence for the paper presentation at Rendition 12 were awarded to –

Finance Specialization:

I Place: Ms Nikitha Neelappa S, Jyothi Nivas Collebe, Bangalore

II Place: Ms Keerthi Kashyap, Jyothi Nivas College, Bangalore and

               Mr Suraj J Bhat, Poornaprajna Institute of Management, Udupi.

Human Resource Specialization:

I Place: Ms Archana KS, Srinivas Institute of Management Studies

II Place: Ashwini RN, GSSS Institute of Management, Mysore

Marketing Specialisation:

I Place: Ms Megha M, Poornaprajna Institute of Management, Udupi

II Place: Ms Preema D’Sa, St Agnes College, Mangalore.

The certificates of excellence for the productive dialogue at Rendition 12 were awarded to –

Winners – Team from Poornaprajna Institute of Management, Udupi

Runners up – Team fromVivekananda College of Engineering and Technology, Puttur.

The programme came to an end with the Valedictory Function. Dr Sr Celine Vas, Principal, St Raymonds College was the Chief Guest for the Valedictory Session at 3.30 pm in the Conference Hall, Mechanical Engineering Block, SJEC. She cited the examples of small town people who achieved innovations in a small way and made the place a better place for the people of their cities to dwell in. She congratulated the team of MBA for hosting the programme on innovation. Rev. Fr Joseph Lobo, in his Guest of Honour Address motivated the students to grasp opportunities to develop their public speaking skills and to be eloquent speakers. He illustrated that the youth should voice their opinions and be proactive. Dr Rio D’Souza, Vice Principal, SJEC in his presidential remarks addressed the students on the fear of the unknown which prevents them to innovate in their personal lives. Ms Smita Jesudasan, Rendition 12 Faculty Co-ordinator proposed the vote of thanks. Mr Kevin Pinto, student III Semester MBA was the MC for the Valedictory Function.