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ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), MANGALURU Editor DR DENIS FERNANDES VOL 3, ISSUE 3 [email protected] August 2017 UTSAV 2017 UTSAV 2017 was completely in-house programme with T he month of August received a splash of colours at staff members putting up the entire show in various St Aloysius College (Autonomous) with UTSAV 2017 capacities as Judges, Event Heads and members of the held on 09, 10, 16 and 17 August 2017. This was a plat- organizing committee. form for students to showcase their abundant talents The following were the Faculty in charge: and battle it out for the best team in each faculty. This was a unique event organized completely by the college staff, for its students, to enable them to appreciate each other‟s capabilities, work as a team and develop strong bonds between their fellow mates. This year, BVoc faculty was involved as the sixth faculty along with BA, BBA/BBM, BCA, BCom & BSc. Twenty four events were organized, including Mad Ad, Bhara- thanatyam & Variety Entertainment. Good Response was there for all the events, especially for Bhara- Ms Maria Shaila (BA), Mr Sonal S Lobo (BBA/BBM), Ms Premalatha Shetty (BCA), Mr Shakinraj (BCom), Ms Rachel N Mary (Physical Science) & Mr Hariprasad Shetty (Biological Science) for BSc. thanatyam & Mad Ad from few faculties. Cash Prizes and Certificates were awarded to the First, Second and Third prize winners in each event. On an average, 55 - 60 students from each class / team took part and contributed their might in making UTSAV 2017 a grand success. This year in BVoc - 5 teams, BA & BCA – 6 teams, Mr Naveen P Mascarenhas & Mr Anup D Veigas were BBA/BBM – 12 teams, BSc – 13 teams (one additional incharge for Logistics & Sound Systems & Mr Dheeraj team for first years were given due to increase in Sequeira & Mr Harshith were incharge for Main Audito- strength) and in BCom – 18 teams participated. Total rium. student participation was approximately equal to 4800 students. Reported by Mr Ashok M Prasad SAC-IQAC BULLETIN, VOL3, ISSUE 3, August 2017 2 Workshop on Maintenance of Analytical Instruments German companies dominated the field of science how- T he Workshop on Maintenance of Analytical Instru- ever nowadays due to the revolution in technology, ments was held on August 29, 2017 at Fr Robert Sequei- many countries have begun to dabble in technology and ra hall. The key impetus of this programme was to un- come up with better cost effective and high performance derstand more about operating instruments in the labor- equipment. The future is to make sustainable instru- atory and provide students the knowledge in handling ments. The instruments have become the heart and the instrument they use. blood of the science field, however one must not lose log- ic along the way. Along with basic sciences where logic The functionaries for inaugural function Mr Mustafa is cultivated there is a need to go hand in hand with the instruments. It is imperative to nurture the need to ana- lyse. Relying on the report given by instrument blindly is just as good as being a technician, as teachers pos- sessing master and graduate degrees the need to under- stand the analysis of the report as well as the working of the instrument is crucial for further development of In- dia. Rev Dr Praveen Martis S J in his presidential address expressed his joy at being a part of the workshop. Ra- ther than discussing the right method of governing the country or the path, the field of science must take, one must first be equipped with themselves. One must have persisting inquisitiveness and the need to make the dif- ference as individuals, rather than be spectators to de- Badshah the chief guest, Dr Suresh M Tuwar the guest velopment. He also thanked the equiptronics for taking of honour and Rev Dr Praveen Martis SJ the Principal the initiative to create awareness. presided over the function. The formal function began The vote of thanks was delivered by Dr Joythi Rao the with the prayer service invoking the presence of the al- organizing secretary, department of postgraduate stud- mighty. This was followed by the formal welcome deliv- ies and research in chemistry. ered by Dr Richard Gonsalves, Vice Principal of LCRI block who officially welcomed the dignitaries on and off The programme was organised under the leadership of the dais as well as the participants. Head of the department of Post graduate studies and Research in Chemistry Dr Ronald Nazareth. In his inaugural address, Mr Mustafa Badshah stated that the industries and academics have to walk hand in hand for development of the country. Turning back the pages of history he quoted World War 2 where due to the poor policies of the German government which led to a once prosperous country domineering the field of science resulted in brain drain. The scientific minds moved to USA and other countries making them super powers overnight. Observing the Nobel laureates Mr Mustafa quoting the CEO of equiptronics stated that most of them were of German origin thereby concluding that the quality of the professionals depends on the teaching abil- ity to groom them, therefore there is a need for the acad- emicians to indulge the students in project and research institutes. He stated that ISRO, DRDO, DFRL and CFTRI have many bright research fellows contributed by St Aloysius institutions. CV Raman was a student of St Aloysius institution Vishakapattanam and was ex- After the inaugural the first session was taken up by pecting the moulding of another Nobel laureate by the Mr Mustafa on the topic working principles of instru- institution. ments and good laboratory practices. The second session was by Dr Suresh M Tuwar on Fine features of electron- After the awe inspiring address the Guest of Honour Dr ics equipments and calibrations. In the afternoon the Suresh M Tuwar Associate Professor of Chemistry, Kar- hands on training programme was taken up by Mr nataka Science College, Dharwad, compared the genera- Yusuf Saifee the service engineer of Equiptronics on tion gap of technology between then and now. During servicing and maintenance of analytical equipments. the previous generation, the instruments were unable to reproduce the data, furthermore each instrument was 145 Staff and students from 23 colleges participated in larger in size and they were of only single purpose un- the workshop. like the miniature and multipurpose instruments of to- Reported by Dr Ronald Nazareth day. Additionally the instruments have evolved towards the ease of usage and were cost effective. Earlier the SAC-IQAC BULLETIN, VOL3, ISSUE 3, August 2017 3 Seminar on GST and Its Impact on Marketing Workshop on Python Programming O n 9th August 2017 DDU Kaushal Kendra (skill T he Department of Computer Science, Applications based job oriented innovative degree programme) in as- and Animation of St Aloysius College (Autonomous), sociation with Department of Post Graduate Studies and Mangaluru had organized a One Day State Level Work- Research in Commerce, had organised a one day semi- shop on “PYTHON PROGRAMMING - Development of nar on GST and its Impact on Marketing. Real Time Applications” on 5 August, 2017. The inaugu- ral function of the workshop was held in the Eric Mathi- as Hall, Maffei Block, followed by the workshop sessions in the Information Technology lab of the College. The workshop was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Dr Rio D‟Souza, Vice Principal, St Joseph Engineering Col- lege, Vamanjoor, Mangaluru. In his inaugural address Chief Guest Dr Rio D‟Souza, remarked that “Internet of Things (IoT) is the reason for Python Programming to take a new dimension and also it is a necessary aspect in today‟s real world.” Since there are many applications and ample opportunities in IT Job Market, Dept. of Com- puter Science, Applications and Animation has done a good job in organizing this workshop. He also proudly The programme began at 9:30 AM in LF Rasquinha Hall, LCRI Block. The Chief Guest and the gathering were welcomed with a speech by Dr Suresh Poojary, As- sociate Professor and Dean of Commerce. The event was inaugurated by lighting the lamp in the presence of Rev. Fr Dr Praveen Martis SJ, Principal of St Aloysius col- lege, Dr A.M. Narahari, Registrar, Dr Richard Gonsalves, Vice Principle/Director DDU Kaushal Ken- dra (LCRI Block), Dr Suresh Poojary and Dr Adarsha Gowda was the convenor of the programme. The key note address was given by a C A Nithin Shetty, with a brief introduction about GST and the importance for the students to take in up as a carrier. The vote of thanks was proposed by Dr Adarsha Gowda M.H. The first session was taken up by CA Nithin Shetty on mentioned that he is the alumni of this institution and Goods and Service Tax from 10:00 to 11:30, followed by he has gained lot many things from the institution. Mr Ravi Raj (Journalism and Mass Communication, Convener of the Workshop Mr Naveen P Mascarenhas, Nitte University) on "Advertisement in the digital era" Associate Professor, HOD, Computer Science, welcomed from 11:45 to 1:00. The 3rd session was taken by Sachin the guests and the participants of various colleges. The R Chandra (Manipal University, Manipal) on "Impact of inaugural session of the workshop was presided by Rev GST on Marketing and Advertisement" from 2:00 to Fr Pradeep Sequiera, Finance officer, St Aloysius College 3:00. The 4th session was by Praveen Prabhu (Brand (Autonomous), Mangaluru. Prof John E. D‟Silva, Princi- Mango) on the topic "ad-dicted" from 3-15 to 4:15.

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