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.