• To share the Campus Connect roadmap
• To recognize partner colleges and Infoscions who have significantly contributed to the program during the year
• To assess effectiveness of the performance achieved by Campus Connect (CC) partner colleges, and share best practices

Other features at the meet were Information Booths where participants could clarify doubts on Technical Programs, Soft Skills Programs and Campus Connect events.

There was enthusiastic participation in the brainstorming sessions on the theme ‘Shaping Effectiveness in Campuses’. All major action items for each theme were recorded so that they could be taken forward.

Also, the results of a Perception Survey hosted through the Campus Connect portal were shared with the participants. These showed that the Campus Connect objective to ‘Enhance the Quality and Quantity of the IT Talent Pool’ has been yielding results. Almost 66% of Partner College Managements said that their students’ employability increased about 11-40% due to the Campus Connect program.

Some new features were the poster session held across DCs, which highlighted achievements of the various colleges which have rolled out the Foundation Program and executed Campus Connect events; and a ‘Campus Connect Quiz’ to assess participants’ awareness about the program.

The events received overwhelming feedback from the participants who said they were keen on bringing in effectiveness in all the Campus Connect offerings at their respective institutions.

Here’s a brief walk through the sessions at various DCs Bangalore: Bangalore DC conducted its third Campus Connect Regional Meet on November 29. The event saw the participation of 18 Campus Connect partner colleges attached to Bangalore DC.

Srikantan Moorthy, Vice-President and Head, Education and Research (E&R), delivered the keynote address on Infosys’ vision and Campus Connect. Dr. Ramesh Babu, Associate Vice President, E&R shared the global statistics on Campus Connect. Devendra Chowdary, Principal Consultant, Infosys Leadership Institute (ILI) made a presentation on soft skills deployment at partner colleges. Srikantan Moorthy and R. N. Prasad, Associate Vice President, E&R, gave away awards to participants from partner colleges and Infoscions who contributed to Campus Connect in the last year.

Anoop Singh, Campus Connect Anchor, Bangalore, presented the Campus Connect partner college status and segmentation model. Mukundh, Group Leader, E&R, shared the perception survey results and plans for the future. Somnath and his team shared their views on Expectations from Fresh Entrants – A Recruitment Perspective.

The team would like to thank the volunteers, alumni of the colleges, facility and finance teams, ILI, Team HR, and senior leaders at the DC.

Chennai:

The E&R team at Chennai DC organized the third Campus Connect Regional Meet on November 23, 2007. Forty-four participants from 25 partnering colleges were part of the meet.

Dharaneeswari V., Campus Connect Anchor at the DC, welcomed the participants and set the objective for this year’s event. Sivasubramanyam, DC E&R Manager, Chennai, shared the rationale behind Campus Connect acquiring a trademark. R. N. Prasad spoke about the Campus Connect roadmap.

The partnering colleges and fellow Infoscions who contributed towards the growth of Campus Connect in the last one year, were felicitated. John Prem Kumar, Delivery Manager from Manufacturing, gave the valedictory address.

Thothathri V., DC Head, M-City, gave away laptops to eight engineering colleges which have rolled-out Campus Connect offerings at their colleges.

The event was a success and the Campus Connect team would like to thank departments like, Finance, Facilities, CCD, Security & Travel, fellow Infoscions in Chennai DC and the Campus Connect core team.

Mangalore:

The E&R team at Mangalore conducted its third Campus Connect Regional Meet 2007 on December 11, 2007. The event saw active participation from professors of six colleges (of the seven attached to Mangalore DC) as well as Infoscions who have contributed to the program.

Girish Aithal, Group Manager, E&R, welcomed the participants and set the objectives for the meet. Dr. Ramesh Babu shared the road ahead for Campus Connect program.

Rithesh Kumble, Campus Connect Anchor at Mangalore DC shared the Campus Connect Global and DC specific statistics and also made a presentation on Campus Connect: Now Trademarked. Veena Bhat, from E&R, shared the Campus Connect perception survey results. Praveen Kumar Kalbavi, Associate Vice President & Divisional Manager - Retail, CPG and Logistics Business Unit, delivered the valedictory address and rewarded Campus Connect Partner colleges and Infoscions who have made significant contributions to the initiative. Thanuja G R and Veena Amrith, from E&R emceed the event.

The team would like to thank all alumni Infoscions for their valuable contributions, the Facilities department, CCD, HR and colleagues from E&R for their assistance.

Trivandrum:

The Trivandrum DC organized its Campus Connect Regional Meet on December 19, 2007. The event saw active participation of professors from seven partner colleges and Infoscions who have contributed to the Campus Connect program.

Ravi Ganapathy, DC E&R Manager, welcomed the gathering. Dr. Ramesh Babu spoke on, Campus Connect – The Road Ahead. Ajayan Pillai, Delivery Manager, Retail, addressed the participants and rewarded the colleges and Infoscions who have contributed towards the initiative.

Hari S, Campus Connect Anchor at Trivandrum DC, shared the Campus Connect statistics, results of the survey and made a presentation on “Campus Connect – Now Trademarked”.

The E&R team would like to thank Infoscions, the CCD, Facilities, Finance and HR departments for their unstinted support on the Campus Connect initiative.

Bhubaneswar:

The Campus Connect Team, Bhubaneswar organized the third Campus Connect Regional Meet on December 13 and 14, 2007. The meet saw the active participation of 56 representatives from 36 different colleges attached to Bhubaneswar.

Swati Das, Manager E&R, welcomed the participants and set the context for the event. Nirmalya Chaudhuri, CC anchor, Bhubaneswar, shared global and DC-specific statistics on Campus Connect and results of the perception survey. Abhijit Sen, DC head, Bhubaneswar and Suman Sasmal, VP and Divisional Manager, IHLD addressed the participants and distributed tokens of appreciation. Dr Ramesh Babu shared the Campus Connect roadmap through video-conference. This was followed by a Q&A session.

The event received an overwhelming response.

Pune:

The Pune Campus Connect and Education and Research teams organized the third Campus Connect Regional Meet at Pune DC on November 30. Forty-four participants from 24 partner colleges attached to the Pune DC participated in this meet.

The meet started with a welcome address by Soudamini Patil, CC Anchor at Pune, who also shared the meet’s objectives. Alok Tiwari, the DC E&R manager set the context for the event. Neelesh Wadke, E&R Manager (Phase2) welcomed all participants. Sarfaraz Jaitapkar, Campus Connect anchor at Pune, presented the Campus Connect update. Soudamini also shared some points about the trade-marking of Campus Connect. Zamir Sayyed from E&R Pune anchored the Campus Connect information booths.

Dr. Ramesh Babu shared the Campus Connect roadmap through video-conferencing. This was followed by a Q&A session. A rewards and recognition program was held to felicitate partner colleges.

Uday Bhaskarwar, Vice President, INSL presented certificates and Campus Connect Mementoes to partner college representatives. Infoscions who have supported the initiative were felicitated by Neelesh Wadke. Zamir Sayyed from E&R was the MC of this session.

The entire event was a success due to the help from volunteer Infoscions. Team Campus Connect is also thankful to the CCD, Facility, Finance & Travels teams, Team E&R, DC seniors like Uday Bhaskarwar and Program Management team member Dr. Ramesh Babu.

Mysore:

The Mysore DC Campus Connect Team organized the Campus Connect Regional Meet on December 10, 2007. Over 27 senior college management and faculties from 18 partner colleges from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu participated in this event.

R. N. Prasad presented the keynote address. Sundar KS, Group Manager, Education and Research, made a presentation on Campus Connect: Now trademarked. Hande V., Delivery Manager, PLES, delivered the valedictory address and spoke on the competencies required for fresh engineering graduates to be successful in IT.

Hande V., Nagaraj Srinivasan, Delivery Manager, CSP, Veda Srinivasan Suraj, Senior Consultant, Infosys Leadership Institute, R. N. Prasad and Sundar K. S. gave away awards for the partner college participants and Infoscions who have contributed to Campus Connect program initiatives in the last year. A message from Srikantan Moorthy was played for the participants.

Shekhar H. M. P. from E&R shared the Campus Connect partner college status, and made a presentation on Aspirations 2020. Muruganantham A, E &R, shared the Campus Connect perception survey results.

The Campus Connect Team would like to thank all volunteers, facility team, CCD team, E&R admin, E&R support, finance team, senior leaders at the DC - Prof Subraya B. M., Hande V., Satheesha B. N. & Sundar K. S., and Campus Connect program management team - Dr. Ramesh Babu S., R. N. Prasad & Mukundh N.