SANGAMAM:

Reunion is always cherishable. And it gets merrier when one shares it. Sangamam- The reunion of the 1993 batch alumni on behalf of the Silver Jubilee. It dawned on the 4th of August and continued till the evening of the 5th in Murugappa hall.The big event was started off by the opening ceremony of hostel facilities that was built under the benevolent contributions of 93-batch alumnis. The event was made magical by Thiru.S.Ingersol's presence as chief guest. The special guest was Thiru.R.Ravikumar and the function was presided over by our respected principal Dr.A.Elango.

They went around the campus revisiting the places where they created memories. They also enjoyed performing with the orchestra. The next day, our college music club performed to entertain the crowd. The event was filled with happy smiles and nostalgic hearts.

PCB DESIGN CLASS:

Our college never failed in developing the skills of its disciples. This week PCB design and fabrication workshop was organized under the sponsorship of TEQIP-III especially for 2nd and 3rd year students. It was a two day workshop conducted on 4th and 5th August. The workshop was arranged by our professors C.Vennila and Dr.S.Venkatesan. Dr.K.Baskaran sir, HOD of EEE department was much interested in this workshop and attended it with much involvement. This valuable set of lecture was provided by Anitha Mary and her colleagues from Karunya University, Coimbatore. The workshop was mainly organised to educate students about the basis of PCB designing and fabrication. Firstly the students were guided with the steps of designing a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and its fabrication. This was preached with the help of EAGLE software through which the circuits were designed. For easy understanding a demostration was also done. They guided each and everyone personally and helped them for much better understanding. Students actively participated in this workshop and attained its benefits.

EEE ASSOCIATION INAUGURAL FUNCTION:

"New month ,new  beginning,new focus,new intentions,. Yes,it's a time for a fresh start. Electrical and Electronics Association of our ACGCET has started their new academic year with an grand inauguration function . It was held on 7th of this month at our adorable Murugappa hall. The function started with the lighting of the traditional lamp. Our beloved Principal Dr.A.Elango gave the presidential address . Followed by this, Dr.K.Baskaran ,head of the EEE Department ,felicitated the gathering. The gem of the function,chief guest, Er.T.Sudhakaran, Managing director of a billion dollar company "Accenture technology" enlightened our students with his amiable lecture . It was followed by the website launch for the upcoming symposium-"ALCONESY","www.alconesy2k18.com". The website will be active from August 10. The gathering came to an end with a vote of thanks followed by refreshments to the students.

CLUB ACTIVITIES:

LEO:

Everything has a positive and negative, in order to justify this LEO club conducted an event named "Picription". The name itself says that it was a fun based event in which the students were asked to betell about a given picture on their own thought. The best part is that they were told to narrate both the optimistic and pessimistic thoughts regarding the picture. The students described their point of view in a awesome manner. Each and every one was bold enough to speak out and was keen on their points. They gave an outstanding performance.

ZOHO WORKSHOP:

Again a great opportunity for our ACGCET students. ZOHO, conducted an one day workshop on their "Delug" software language on 7th of this month. Nearly ,65 students from all the departments participated in this workshop. ZOHO has planned to organise a competition in all over India after completion of this workshop. First three winners of this competition, will be awarded with a cash prize . Followed by this, 16 students will get their life time opportunity of getting an intern in their company. Hoping for the best  happen.

GENERAL ARTICLE:

Importance of Leadership!

“Leadership is the quality of behavior of individuals whereby they guide people or their activities in organising efforts” — Chester I. Barnard

Leadership may be defined as a position of power held by an individual in a group, which provides him with an opportunity to exercise interpersonal influence on the group members for miobilising and directing their efforts towards certain goals. The leader is at the centre of group’s power structure, keeps the group together, infuses life into it, moves it towards its goals and maintains its momentum.

He may emerge in a group by virtue of his personality characteristics and qualities or by virtue of common consent by group members. In the latter case, the leader derives his power from the group members. He continues in the leadership position at the pleasure of group members collectively. Leadership position exists in most group settings irrespective of the size of the group.

Leadership is an influential process. The leader is in a position to shape, regulate, control and change the attitudes, behaviour and performance of his group members. The latter are supposed to comply with the former’s desires and directives and partially suspend their own judgment and discretion. There exists a particular relationship between the leader and his group members which is characterised by interpersonal and social interaction.

In a group, the leader and his followers play the roles expected of them and thereby seek to justify their respective positions. Some leaders may be able to play their role effectively whereby they succeed in getting the willing cooperation and commitment of their followers, beyond the normal call of duty.

Skillful use of  power bases by a leader is likely to bring success to him; and success in some cases adds to the power of the leader. A successful leader gains more credibility in the eyes of people; they often tend to ignore other deficiencies in him; they resolve to adhere to him and allow themselves to be further exposed to his influence attempts.

In this way some leaders entrench themselves in their positions. Some even misuse their power and often get away with it. Power carries with it an equal amount of responsibility. Leaders who relate their power with responsibility in a consistent manner are more successful in their influence than otherwise.

FUN FACTS:

1. Electricity travels at the speed of light - more than 186,000 miles per second!
2. A spark of static electricity can measure up to three thousand (3,000) volts.
3.A bolt of lightning can measure up to three million (3,000,000) volts, and it lasts less than one second.
4.Electricity always tries to find the easiest path to the ground.
5.Electricity can be made from wind, water, the sun and even animal poop.
6. A 600 megawatt natural gas plant can power 220,000 homes.
7.The first power plant - owned by Thomas Edison - opened in New York City in 1882.
8. Thomas Edison invented more than 2,000 new products, including almost everything needed for us to use electricity in our homes: switches, fuses, sockets and meters.
9. Benjamin Franklin didn't discover electricity, but he did prove that lightning is a form of electrical energy.

PICS CORNER:

D.SATHISH KUMAR;CSE-3rd YR

K.LIBIN ; MECH-3rd YR
                  

V.VIJAY ;MECH-3rd YR