World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the objective of raising awareness of mental health issues, to seek help and support for the people worldwide.
Every year WHO provides with a theme to work on and this year it is “Suicide Prevention”.Every 40 seconds, someone loses their life to suicide. It is our role and responsibility to help someone in this world to come out of the suicidal thoughts and to seek help.
Based on the theme “Suicide Prevention” the World Mental Health Day was observed on our campus on 17th October, 2019 between 1.45 pm – 4.15 pm at KMC Auditorium.
Off-stage events Poster-making, Face-Painting, and On-stage events Talk Show and Short Film were conducted on the topic “Suicide Prevention” forI year students. The students took part in the events enthusiastically and show cased their talents and presented their views. Cash Prizes and certificates were distributed to the Prize Winners of the first 3 places.
Mr Ilango, a volunteer from SNEHA Suicide Prevention Centre was the Resource Person for the day. He educated our staff and students on the topic. The session concentrated on signs, symptoms and identification of stress and depression, when and from whom to seek help when a person is depressed andhas suicidal thoughts or attempted suicide, myths and facts about suicide, how to support a person who attempted suicide were highlighted in the session.
The program created an awareness amongst the staff and students on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.
An estimate of 2/3 of all cancers are preventable says a research. Every year lakhs of Indians are devastated by the news of cancer and on an average more than 1,300 Indians succumb to the dreadful disease every year.
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women across the world. In India too Breast Cancer is the leading cancer type in women, while cervical cancer is the second most common.
Since we have more than 50% of the women staff in our college, our management felt the need to have a Breast Cancer Awareness Program for the women staff. The Staff Wellness Program was held on 29th October, 2019 at S13 between 2.00 – 3.00 pm.
The Resource Person for the program was Dr Jegan, Medical Oncologist, CANCARE Foundation, Apollo Hospital and Kumaran Hospital. He created an awareness about cancer amongst the audience. He spoke about the causes, signs and symptoms of breast cancer and the treatment. He also spoke about the breast self-examination to find the abnormalities, lumps and nodes and approach the doctor for early detection and cure. He also said that cancer is treatable and curable at the early stage and the necessity of ongoing treatment and follow-up.
He mentioned about the Cervical Cancer Vaccines, Cervarix and Gardasil for ages 9 – 26. He spoke about healthy diet to be followed.
Queries were answered, clarified and the program created an awareness amongst the staff members.
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KCG College of Technology hosted the Grand finale of the Virtusa Neural Hack Season – 3. The Neural Hack Season – 3 was a grand success with close to 29,000+ participants taking up round 1, which came down to 2500+ in the second round. 100 candidates made it to the final round.
The 24 – hour, hackathon took place on 27th and 28th of November 2019, at KCG College of Technology. The candidates were split according to their preference into two tracks:
1. Full Stack Track
2. Data Science Track
Post hackathon, the candidates were also taken to Virtusa office at Navalur, for the Grand Event and the top 10 were awarded a total cash prize of INR 55,000 and also job offers.
The finalists who attended have also been offered different packages with Virtusa. Furthermore, KCG College of Technology has renewed its Centre of Excellence in Java (Full Stack) with Virtusa.
ALUMNI MEET 2019
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Alumni Connect 2019, a reunion of alumni of KCG College of Technology was held on 14th December 2019. Mr NatwarKadel, Head of Employee Relations, Hyundai was the chief guest. 431 alumni had registered and 117 alumni attended the event. The Principal, Dr G Prabhakaran, welcomed the gathering and gave an overview of the recent developments and also the various prestigious awards garnered by the institution and the students.
Mr Saravanan R, President of KCG Alumni Association, presented a report on the alumni contributions to their alma mater for the past two years. He highlighted a few activities that included technical lectures, motivational talks, career preparation guidance, and mock interviews, conducted by alumni.
In his Key Note Address, Mr Kadel packed his speech on leadership skills with several anecdotes drawn from real life and mythology. Speaking on the occasion he said “Introspect on the level of potential you are working with and start contributing to the fullest of your ability”. “Good leaders demonstrate courage, set vision, see beyond, take risks, remain flexible and create difference”, he added.
Alumni from the batches 2002 to 2018 attended the reunion. 2018 passed out Alumni were recognized for securing university ranks. The chief guest Mr NatwarKadel, presented cash awards to four rank holders who had secured ranks among the top 20 Anna University Ranks. The College Music Band and Dance Troupe entertained the audience with their riveting recitals and performances. Dr Anita Manuel, Dean Student Affairs, delivered the Vote of Thanks, and stated the institution was proud of each one of the alumni.
After the meeting, high tea was served. The alumni reflected on their past, shared their beautiful memories and also current achievements in personal and professional fronts with each other. The hall reverberated with the sound of the clicks, the groupfies taken with their friends and teachers. Overall, it was a wonderful moment for each and everyone who participated in the reunion, Alumni connect 2019.