Media Release

Mangaluru, Sep 28: The departments of MBA, MCA & M.Tech (CSE, ECE & EEE) of St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru, jointly organized the inaugural of PG courses for the year 2015 at the Spoorthi Conference Hall on the 7th Floor of Academic Block-III of the college, here on Monday September 28.

The chief guest for the inaugural programme was M R Vasudeva, former director of Mangalore International Airport. The other dignitaries present on the dais were Fr Joseph Lobo, director-SJEC who presided over the ceremony, Fr Rohith D’Costa, assistant director-SJEC, Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, principal-SJEC, Dr Rio D’Souza, vice principal-SJEC, Dr Prakash Pinto, dean-MBA, SJEC and Anushree Raj, I/C HOD-MCA, SJEC.

The programme began with the invocation which was led by the college choir. The gathering was then welcomed by Dr Prakash Pinto, dean-MBA, who also introduced the chief guest. He then extended a floral welcome to the dignitaries. The PG courses namely MBA, MCA, M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, M.Tech in Digital Electrical and Communication & M.Tech in Power Electronics were then inaugurated with the lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries.

A brief introduction to the PG courses at SJEC was given by Dr Rio D’Souza, vice principal, wherein he touched upon the salient features of the MBA, MCA and M.Tech courses offered in the college. The inaugural function also witnessed the felicitation of noteworthy performers at the UG level by the chief guest.

Crystal Mathias (II MBA) and Nisha K (III MCA) were then called upon to share their experiences at SJEC. The speeches by the senior students were received with great applause and gave the junior students a feeling of being at home.

The chief guest of the day, M R Vasudeva, spoke about the social responsibilities of each and every student by quoting his vast experiences in all aspects of life. He called upon the students to be good managers and stressed on the management aspect of studies. He concluded by wishing all the students the very best in all their future endeavors.

Principal Dr Joseph Gonsalvis addressed the gathering wherein he spoke about the leadership qualities to be inculcated among the PG students and urged them to acquire knowledge beyond the curriculum. The chief guest was then honored by Fr Joseph Lobo, director-SJEC, by handing over a memento as a token of gratitude. The president of the function, Fr Joseph Lobo welcomed the PG students to the college and requested the students to be brand ambassadors of the institute. He wished all the students a pleasant stay in SJEC campus.

The curtains on the inaugural were drawn with the vote of thanks proposed by Anushree Raj, I/C HOD-MCA. The programmed concluded with the College Anthem sung by the college choir.