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.
