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Vol. XVII : No. 2 ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY PUBLICATION JULY - SEPTEMBER 2015 ANU WINS GOLD MEDAL IN THE WORLD UNIVERSIADE -2015 It is a matter great pride that Mr. Inderjeet Singh, I BA Student of Center for Distance Education, Acharya Nagarjuna University, won the first ever Gold Medal in the World Universiade-2015 Athletic Meet in the Shot-Put event with a record of 20.27 meters at Gwangju, Korea on 8th July, 2015. It is truly a historic moment since he is also the first Indian to win the Gold in the World Athletic Meet. Prof. Y. Kishore, Dept. of Physical Education, ANU, accompanied the team to Korea. The University authorities expressed happiness at the achievement. NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE Chief Patron : Smt. B. Udayalakshmi, IAS, Vice-Chancellor I/C, A.N.U. Patrons : Prof. K.R.S. Sambasiva Rao, Rector, A.N.U. Prof. P. Rajasekhar, Registrar, A.N.U. Prof. V. Chandrasekhara Rao, Principal, ANU College of Arts, Commerce & Law Prof. C. Rambabu, Principal, A.N.U. College of Sciences Chief Editor : Prof. K. Ratna Shiela Mani, Dept. of English, A.N.U. Editorial Board : Prof. M.V. Ram Kumar Ratnam, Centre for Mahayana Buddhist Studies; Prof. G.V.S.R. Anjaneyulu, Dept. of Statistics; Dr. R. Siva Rama Prasad, Dept. of Commerce & Business Admn.; Dr. P.V. Krishna, Dept. of Zoology & Aquaculture; Dr. B. Karuna, Dept. of English; Dr. K. Sumanth Kumar, Dept. of Zoology; Dr. Saraswathi Raju Iyer, Dept. of Sociology & Social Work; Dr. S. Murali Mohan, Ambedkar Chair; President , ANUTA; Finance Officer I/c; President, VIKASA, ANU. E-mail : [email protected] VICE-CHANCELLOR'S ENGAGEMENTS 21-7-2015 Visit to Vignan University, Vadlamudi 23-7-2015 Delivered a Lecture in orientation session organized by Siemens Centre for Excellence of A.P. Technical Institute. 28-7-2015 Condolence meeting on Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s death 31-7-2015 Inauguration of Aquaculture Times International Monthly Magazine, Dept. of Zoology and Aquaculture, ANU and Matrix Seafood Organisation. 1-8-2015 Inaugurated the Convocation Celebrations at Bapatla Prof. K.R.S. Sambasiva Rao Smt. B. Udaya Lakshmi, IAS Engineering College, Bapatla Vice-Chancellor I/C Vice-Chancellor I/C 4-8-2015 Cash Award Ceremony – Sports Gold medal winners Date Particulars 5-8-2015 Participated in the University College Principals Meet on Anti-Ragging. Prof. K.R.S. SAMBASIVA RAO, Vice-Chancellor I/C 2-7-2015 Attended the welcome party of first B.Tech Students Smt. B. UDAYALAKSHMI, I.A.S., Vice-Chancellor I/C ANU Engineering College. 13-8-2015 Assumed charge as the Vice-Chancellor I/c Distribution of certificates to foreign students after Meeting with ANU Administrative staff completion of M.Tech course organized by Visit to departments International Students Cell, ANU 15-8-2015 Attended Independence Day Celebrations, ANU Released the wallpaper of International Conference organized by Dept. of International Business Studies, 24-8-2015 Presided over Lecture by Yandamuri Veerendranath ANU on “Personality Development and Anti Ragging’ Released the ANU 6-7-2015 Meeting of all Boards of Studies Chairmen – Entrance Research Examination Results Implementation of Semester and Choice Based Credit Inaugurated the electrical Solar fencing operation room System for first Degree students, 2015-16 batch students. 29-8-2015 Attended Vice-Chancellors’ Conference at Gateway Meeting of all Boards of Studies – Implementation of Hotel, Vijayawada one year course for some foreign languages 8-9-2015 Meeting of Principals of Affiliated Colleges (Guntur & 15-7-2015 Inaugural of International Conference on “Corporate Prakasam Districts) regarding Anti-ragging measures Governance Emerging Trends” organized by Dept. of ANU. Sports Scholarships to the students of Physical International Business Studies, ANU Education Visit to V.V.I.T. Engineering College, Nambur - 9-9-2015 Workshop by State Board of Tech. Education and “International Youth Skilled Development Day” Training, AP, for Principals of Polytechnique College celebrations Inauguration of the C.C. Cameras Surveillance control 17-7-2015 Foundation stone of Dr. Mullapudi Harichandra Prasad room in the Administrative Building Institute of International Business Block, ANU Inauguration of the Bio-metric machines in the Chief Guest: M. Venkaiah Naidu, Central Minister of Administrative Building Urban Development, Ministers Dr. Prathipati Pulla Rao, Dr. Kamineni Srinivasa Rao. 12-9-2015 Review meeting on ANU with HRD Minister Sri Ganta Srinivasa Rao Inaugural of Solar Radiation Resource Assessment Station – Chief Guest: Dr. G. Giridhar, GERMI Energy Review meeting on Higher Education chaired by the Centre, Gujarat. Chief Minister. Smt. B. UDAYA LAKSHMI, I.A.S., AS VICE-CHANCELLOR I/C Senior IAS officer Smt. B. Udaya Lakshmi was appointed as the incharge Vice- Chancellor of ANU, by the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Mrs. Udaya Lakshmi assumed charge on 12th August 2015. She has been serving as the Commissioner for Technical Education, Andhra Pradesh. It is the third time that an IAS officer has been appointed as I/c Vice- Chancellor of ANU, since its inception. Immediately after assuming charge of her new assignment, Smt. Udayalakshmi held a detailed review meeting with the university administrative staff, the principals and heads of the departments of all six campus colleges. She announced a series of measures to streamline the administration. She said that ANU has the opportunity to become a global university because of its proximity to the capital city, and exhorted the staff and officials to strive for it. She also inspected the campus hostels and initiated a 360-degree survey of all students and faculty members. 2 FACULTY NEWS/ AWARDS BEST TEACHER AWARDS The following teachers received Best Teacher Awards from the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh on September 5, 2015 for the year 2015. They received the award from the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Sri N. Chandrababu Naidu in Visakhapatnam. Prof. S.V. Raju Prof. N. Veeraiah, Dept. of Physics, Prof. K. Rosaiah Dept. of Commerce & Business under Subject –wise category for Faculty Dept. of Statistics Administration of Physical Sciences. Mahila Mandali, Vijayawada supported by Humanist Action Dr. P.V. Krishna, Dept. of Zoology & for Human Rights (HAMU), a Norwegian Humanist Aquaculture, was conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Association, Norway, September, 2015. Gold Medal Award, 2015, in recognition of his Research in Aqua industry. He received the (ii) Conferred with an Award for Eminent Teacher by Lions award from Hon’ble Justice K. Swami Duari, Clubs International, District 316D -2015 Lions Club of High Court Judge of Madras and Hon’ble Prof. H. Shivanna, Vijayawada Excellence and Venkateswara Nagar Welfare Vice-Chancellor, University of Agriculture Sciences, Society on the Eve of Teachers’ Day Celebrations at Bangalore, on the eve of Late Prime Minister of India Rajiv Vijayawada on 5-9-15. Gandhi’s 71st Birth Anniversary and National Unity Prof. A. Prameela Rani, ANU College of Pharmacy, was Conference of Global Economic Progress and Research selected as nominee and participated in one week CPCSEA Association, India. Nominees training programme conducted from 06-07-15 to 10-07-15 by National Institute of Animal Welfare, Ministry of Prof. B. Kesava Rao, Dept. of Chemistry, received Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Govt. of India, Felicitation as Science Legend from Dr.Najma Heptulla, Ballabgarh, Faridabad. Hon’ble Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Govt. of , Dept. of Sociology & Social Work, was India, in the Inaugural Session of the 5th International Dr. Y. Ashok Kumar Science Congress, held at PGIMER and Dr. Ram Manohar appointed as Coordinator, Students’ Affairs, University Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, during 10-12 October 2015. College of Arts, Commerce & Law and also as Convener, Anti-Ragging Squad on 24-7-2015. Dr. Saraswati Raju Iyer: (i) Led the Team and Documented Prof. L. Jayasree, PG Dept. of Legal Studies, has been the Findings of the Report on “Critical Analysis of Sexual appointed as the Chief Warden of the Women’s Hostel in Harassment of Women at Workplace – A Study in Formal ANU on 7-8-2015. while Dr. Sandhya Cole Dept. of Physics and Informal Sectors of Andhra Pradesh, India” by Vasavya was appointed as Deputy Chief Warden. VISITS ABROAD he did collaborative research on Non- Linear Optical Properties of Glass Materials with the faculty of these Universities and also delivered some lectures on glass materials. Prof. Veeraiah has also visited several other Universities in Poland, namely, Opole University of Technology, Opole and Polish Academy of Science Institute at Warsaw, Poland and did some collaborative research with the scientists working in these Universities. Prof. Veeraiah also visited Otto- Schott Institute, University of Jena, Jena, Germany, during this period and discussed collaborative research with the faculty on glass materials. Prof. N.Veeraiah, Dept. of Physics, visited Jan Dlugosz Prof. B. Kesava Rao, Dept. of Chemistry, visited Tashkent University and Czestochowa University of Technology, and Uzbekistan to attend an International conference on Czestochowa, Poland as Visiting Professor during Applications and Management in Chemical Sciences, during September 15th to October 30th, 2015. During this period, June 12-17, 2015. 3 DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES A National Seminar on Corporate Governance - Emerging Issues was organized by the Dept. of International Business Studies on 15th and 16th of July 2015, sponsored by ICAI. The Chief Guest for the inaugural was Dr. A. Venkateswara Rao, Board of Studies Chairman, and Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Gracing the occasion were the Vice-Chancellor I/c Prof. K.R.S. Sambasiva Rao, Registrar Prof. P. Rajasekhar, Arts College Principal, V. Chandrasekhar Rao, Vice-Principal Prof. S.V. Raju, former Vice-Chancellor Prof. K. Viyyanna Rao and others. The Director of the seminar was Dr. R. Sivaram Prasad. Dr. HARISCHANDRA PRASAD INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS The Foundation stone for Dr. Mullapudi Harischandra Prasad Institute of International Business was laid by Sri M.