Zephyr 10 Inaugurated

‘Zephyr-10’ a two-day national level PG management fest organized by the Department of Business Administration of St Joseph Engineering College Vamanjoor, was inaugurated on Wednesday, April 8th 2010.

The function was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Dr John Wilfred Lobo, M.D Albertsons International Private Ltd. He addressed the gathering and spoke about the Economic Revival and gave a picture about the present economic situation in India. He said that the domestic consumption and income in India is high. He highlighted the present monetary situation of India and said that present economic consumption of India has been least effected by the Global recession due to our strong monetary policy. He advised the faculty of our college to interlink the theory from the books with practical knowledge.

Dr Aloysius Sequeira, Professor, Department of Humanities, Social Science and Management, NITK, Surathkal and the member of the Governing Board SJEC presided over the function. His speech focused on four words that are; Zephyr, Globalization, Economy and Management Education. He said there are two important Drivers of economy which are People and Knowledge. The right people with right knowledge are needed in present economic situation. He concluded with a mantra: “the right People who are Motivated will use their Creativity to reduce the Cost”.

Rev. Fr Valerian D’Souza, Director and Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal of St Joseph Engineering College were the Guest of Honors. Rev. Fr Valerian D’ Souza Director wished all the participants to enrich their selves and take up responsibilities in these two days to make Zephyr-10 a wonderful success. Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal, advised the participants to be self sufficient and self driven to be successful.

Fr Henry Mascarenhas, Asst. Director St Joseph Engineering College, Ms Smitha Jesudasan, Faculty Coordinator, were present on the dais. The Masters of Ceremony for the function were Ms Mita and Mr Ivon of 1st year MBA. Dr Prakash Pinto, Dean MBA, SJEC, welcomed the gathering and Nelson Castelino proposed the vote of thanks.

The students from 12 Colleges are participating in Zephyr–10.

Abstracts Selected for National Conference 2010

The Following Abstracts have been selected for the National Conference on Economic Revival: Business Perspectives and Opportunities

Zephyr 2010

The Department of Business Administration, St Joseph Engineering College, is pleased to announce its second P.G. Management fest for the MBA students on 8th and 9th April, 2010.

Zephyr is a soft gentle wind which will rekindle the festivities of the management fest with an air of creativity. Bringing together students from B Schools all over India will create that much needed competitive environment, convenient to display one’s skills and make them visible to the renowned panelists representing the corporate world and academia.

Zephyr 10 is a celebration of business acumen, intellect and knowledge amalgamated with a new gusto to move ahead towards a new world, which brightens the way we think. It’s a platform for the MBA students to perform and to test their mettle against contemporaries for corporate and real time experiences to be tomorrow’s ethically responsive and accountable leader.

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College Day 2010

The College day of St Jospeh Engineering College, Vamanjoor, Mangalore was conducted on the feast day of St Joseph, 19th March, 2010. Ms Mabel Rebello, member, Rajya Sabha, was the chief guest for the function and D K Jain, senior vice-president, Lanco Infratech was the Guest of honour.

Dr Aloysius Paul D’Souza, Bishop of Mangalore and president of SJEC, presided over the function. Rebello and Jain honoured the achievers in various sports and games activities as well as toppers in academic studies by presenting trophies and certificates.

Fr Valerian D’Souza, Director of SJEC, welcomed the gathering. Prof Jayakar Hegde, principal in charge of the college, presented the annual report.

Fr Henry Mascarenhas, assistant director of the college, and Prof Eric Patravo, dean of the college, were also present.

Cultural and musical programmes after the formal function were presented by the student.

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National Conference on Economic Revival: Business Perspectives and Opportunities

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St Joseph Engineering College, Department of Business Administration takes great pleasure inviting academicians and industry delegates to participate in our forthcoming National Conference 2010. The conference will take place in Mangalore, India on April 29th and 30th 2010. The Conclave is an approach to move towards bridging the gap between the industry and academia with a proper insight of development in the proposed sphere of, Economic Revival: Business Perspectives and Opportunities. This event will be a landmark for a gamut of activities which will be marking their presence across the boundaries of corporate and the academics. The conference will foster the much awaited issues which do need the attention from every walk of corporate and academic life. We are sure that you will contribute your research papers/articles/cases on the themes/sub-themes of the conference. Please share this information with your colleagues and peers. We sincerely hope that you will attend the conference on 29th and 30th April 2010 along with your colleagues at St. Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor, Mangalore, INDIA.Papers should be submitted as electronic attachments in Microsoft Word (*.doc)

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OOD facility will be provided to all the Government & Aided College faculty members from Karnataka attending the conference

Submission of full paper with registration: 25th March, 2010

to: sjecmbaconference@gmail.com

Dr Prakash Pinto, Prof. & Dean - Conference Chairman

Dr Anjali Ganesh, Associate Professor - Conference organizing Secretary

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SJEC Gavel Club

SJEC Gavel Club has been granted the status of Gavel Club by the Toastmasters International on 1st Jan, 2010. Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of meeting locations. Its headquarters is located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, the organization has more than 250,000 members in more than 12,500 clubs in 106 countries. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people of all backgrounds become more confident in front of an audience. Most Toastmasters meetings are comprised of approximately 20 people who meet weekly for an hour or two. Participants practice and learn skills by filling a meeting role, ranging from giving a prepared speech or an impromptu one to serving as timer, evaluator or grammarian.

(Pic1: Certificate signed by: Daniel Rex, Executive Director, Toastmasters International)

The toastmasters meeting are conducted every Thursday from 3pm to 5pm at SJEC. Ms Lorraine Joan Rosario is the faculty co-ordinator for this club.

Irshad and Khaleel Young Turks at Magnum 2010

The Department of Business Administration congratulates Mohammed Irshad and Ibrahim Khaleel, 2nd Semester MBA students, for having won the First Place in the event Young Turks (Venture Capital) and the MBA team consisting of Anupama Rao M., Shilpa Suprabha Ahshirwad, Lynn Geraldine Bucher, Vinita Rochelle Frank, Andria Deepshika M. D., Melissa Noeline Albuquerque, Daryl Tauro and Arrel Vijay Moras for participating in the State Level Commerce & Management Fest 'Magnum - 2010' organised by the Department of Commerce, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri on 18th & 19th February, 2010.

We wish every success in future too.

Smita Jesudasan, Faculty Co-odinator, Management Association

Dr Prakash Pinto, Professor and Dean, SJEC-MBA

MOU signed to improve Industry - Institute interaction

To improve the interactions between the industry and academia a MOU was signed between Kanara Small Industries Association with St Joseph Engineering College and five other colleges, namely AJIM, Canara, Besant, Govinda Dasa and St Mary's on 17th February, 2010 at 4:00 pm at A. J. Institue of Management, Mangalore. 

The MOU was signed by Fr Valerian D'Souza, Director, SJEC along with other heads of institution and Mr K. Jairaj Pai, President, Kanara Small Industries Association, Industrial Area, Baikampady, Mangalore. 

Students would get practical experience in the enterprises by industrial visits, projects, working part time in the organisation even to the extent of setting up their own units after their professional course.

(Pic: Fr Valerian D'Souza exchanging the MOU with Mr K. Jayraj Pai)

Dr K. Devaraj, Principal of SDM College of Business Management, Mangalore was the chief guest and Mr. K.K. Nayak, Administrative Officer, Laxmi Memorial Education Trust presided over the function. Dr Prakash Pinto, Dean MBA, SJEC., Mr Chaco P. J, Lecturer, SJEC., Mr Suraj Francis Noronha, Lecturer, SJEC., Industry delegates, faculty of other institution and students of AJIM were also present for the occasion. 

Pic: Fr Valerian D'Souza Signing the MOU

Pic: Prof. B. V. Raghunandan speaks about the scope of the MOU

Dr T. Jayaprakash Rao, Director, A.J. Institute of Management (AJIM) welcomed the gathering