A programme
on Academic Audit was held in Audio Visual Hall of Govinda Dasa College,
Surathkal on 13th April 2018. The programme commenced at 10 am with
the welcome and introduction of the programme by Dr. Shiva Shankar Bhat, Head
of the Department of Economics and the Coordinator of IQAC of the College.
Later Principal of Govinda Dasa College spoke about quality, its imperatives,
the importance of team work towards the accomplishment of quality and
responsibility of faculty.
Later, Dr.
Sureshramana Mayya explained in detail the digital initiatives undertaken by
the college as per instruction from Principal and Management of the College. He
informed the change of suffix of web address of Govinda Dasa College as www.govindadasacollege.edu.in instead
of www.govindadasacollege.com
and the benefits of this change. He also informed the implementation of G Suite
at Govinda Dasa College, its uses to move towards quality, its benefits to
faculty. He also explained the utility of having domain name based email
address and appealed to faculty to use their domain name based email address
and google classroom.
Later, the
Management team of the College joined the discussion. Sri E. Janardhana, President
of Trust, Sri M. Venkat Rao, Secretary of the Trust, Sri Madhusoodhana Rao,
Director of the Administration, Prof. K. Rajmohan Rao, Member of the Member of Hindu
Vidyadayinee Sangha and Former Principal, Prof. Y. V. Ratnakar Rao, Former
Principal, Prof. Ramesh Kulai, Coordinator of M.Com and Former HOD of Govinda
Dasa College and all faculties of Govinda Dasa College and Post Graduate Centre
attended the programme.
The
President of the Trust initiated discussion on issues like having a short term
and long term vision, sustaining the college during the changed circumstances,
to overcome the competition by other
colleges, how to maintain quality and commitment among faculty. He called the
Director of Post Graduate Centre to present his views on starting of new Post
Graduate Courses and the associated problems. Later, Prof. Krishnamurthi requested
the management to maintain the status quo regarding some courses. There were
discussions on viability and non-viability of certain arts courses, etc. Sri
Madhusoodhan Rao, the Director, Administration proposed a vote of thanks. Later
the Management offered fitting lunch to all the participants.
