Resonance 2017

NU’s unique orientation programme for new students - Resonance 2017 - began this year on Thursday July 13th 2017. The intense but exciting and well-planned activity ends on Saturday August 05th 2017 by which time NUtons will begin to feel completely at home and aligned to the NU Way.

Objectives of Resonance 2017:

• Make the transition from school to university smooth for new B.Tech students by familiarizing them with academic and campus life at NU
• Enable them to get to know their batch mates, seniors and faculty members forging the way for friendships lasting a lifetime
• Expose them to ways of gainfully using their new-found freedom!
• Internalize the NU Way by absorbing values and aligning with NU Vision and Mission

Some Glimpses of Resonance 2017:

Invited Talk by Bhaskar Pramanik, Former Chairman, Microsoft India

Invited Talk by Dr. Rajendra Singh – Waterman of India

Trekking to Sunset Point – in the backyard of NU Campus

Registration:

Schedule for Thursday, July 13 - Registration Day 1

Time	Activity
Arrival of Students to Campus
10:00 AM -5:00 PM	Registration Process for students (Details on Pg. 5)
11.30 AM - 12.30 PM	Parents Interaction with Leadership Team in LT 202, AC-2, Ground Floor
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Lunch-Dining Hall - 2
2:30 PM-4:30 PM	Parents Interaction with Leadership Team in LT 202, AC-2, Ground Floor
10:00 AM -3:00 PM	Guided Tour of Academic & Hostel Blocks for Parents
4:00 PM (First shuttle) 6:00 PM (Last shuttle)	Departure of the Shuttle Service from NU to Gurgaon for Parents
5:30 PM-6:00 PM	Tea Break
6:15 PM - 8:00 PM	Cluster Formation & Briefing - Auditorium
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Dinner-Dining Hall - 1
9:15 PM - 10:15 PM	Announcement of Other-Curricular Activities

Schedule for Friday, July 14-Registration Day 2

Registration of students arriving on July 14,2017

Time	Activity
Arrival of Students to Campus
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Seating arrangement for Parents and students- Sanctuary AC-2, second floor. Process Sheet Distribution and Parent Portal Desk-CR 226 AC-2, second floor. Registration Process for students-AC-1 First floor LT 111 (Admission desk)-CR-111(Finance)- CSE Lab 1 (I card-Photo, Hostel allotment, Library)- Graphics Lab (Admin & laundry desk and Process sheet submission desk)
11:00 AM-5:30 PM	Coffee with Deans (Individually with each student); Respective Dean’s Bay
11.30 AM -12.30 PM	Parents Interaction with Leadership Team in LT 202, AC-2, Ground Floor
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Lunch-Dining Hall - 2
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Guided Tour of Academic & Hostel Blocks for Parents
5:00 PM	Departure of the Shuttle Service from NU to Gurgaon for Parents
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Tea Break-Dining Hall - 1
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Interaction with Air Cmde. Kamal Singh (Retd.) at Astachal
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Dinner-Dining Hall - 1
9:15 PM - 10:15 PM	Huddle up - Auditorium

Schedule for Students registered on July 13, 2017

Time	Activity	Venue
6:00 AM - 7:30 AM	Freshening up
7:30 AM - 9:20 AM	Breakfast	Dining Hall - 1
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Group A:Coffee with Deans (Individually) Group B: Visit to Neemrana Market and Heritage Sites	Respective Dean’s Bay
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch	Dining Hall - 1
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Know Your Self	Auditorium
2:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Group A: Visit to Neemrana Market and Heritage Sites Group B: Coffee with Deans (Individually)	Respective Dean’s Bay
6:30 PM -7:30 PM	Interaction with Air Cmde. Kamal Singh (Retd..)	Astachal
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Dinner	Dining Hall - 1
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM	Huddle up	Auditorium

Orientation:

Schedule for Saturday, July 15 - Orientation Day-1

Time	Speaker	Session
6:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Outdoor Activity
8:00 AM - 9:20 AM	Freshening up and Breakfast
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM	Welcome by Prof. V. S. Rao, President, NU
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM	Address by Mr. R.S. Pawar, Founder, NU
11:00 AM -11:15 AM	Break
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM	Maj Gen. A K Singh (Retd.)	Life on NU Campus
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	Mr. R.S. Pawar, Founder, NU	Who Are We?
12:30 PM -1:30 PM	Lunch
1:30 PM-2:30 PM	Air Cmde Kamal Singh (Retd)	Connect with Environment @ NU
2:30 PM-3:15 PM	Contingent Members	Go International!
3:15 PM-4:00 PM	Contingent Members	Want to have your Own Start Up @ NU?
4:00 PM-4:45 PM	Contingent Members	Want to be an Iron Man?
4:45 PM-5:00 PM	BREAK
5:00 PM-5:30 PM	Contingent Members	How to have Fun @ NU!
5:30 PM-6:15 PM	Welcome Tea
6:15 PM - 8:00 PM	Outdoor Activity
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Dinner
9:00 PM - 10:15 PM	Cluster Reporting
10:15 PM - 10:30 PM	Huddle up

Schedule for Sunday, July 16

Time	Activity
6:00 AM -8.00 AM	Outdoor Activities
8.00 AM -10.00 AM	Freshening up & Breakfast
10:15 AM-12:30 PM	WaterSmart Sustainability Premier League Project Presentation by ET Area
12.30 PM-1:30 PM	Know Your Self in CSE LAB, AC-1 (For Students registering on July 14, 2017)
10.00 AM - 6.00 PM	Acquaint yourself with your room & neighbors in hostel. Lunch & Visit to Neemrana market & heritage sites
6.00 PM - 8.00 PM	Movie in Auditorium
8.00 PM - 9.00 PM	Dinner
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM	Contingent & Cluster warm up and Huddle up

Schedule for Monday, July 17 - Orientation Day-2

Time	Speaker	Session
6:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Outdoor Activity
8:00 AM - 9:20 AM	Freshening up and Breakfast
9:20 AM -10:45 AM	Proficiency test
10:45 AM -11:00 AM	Break
11:00 AM-11:30 AM	Prof. Parimal Mandke	Education Processes @ NU
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Prof. Sunil Khanna	Research Opportunities @ NU
12:00 PM-12:30 PM	Prof.  Prosenjit Gupta	Digital Transformation Technologies Curriculum in B.Tech.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	LUNCH
1:30 PM -2:45 PM	Area Directors (Prof. Sunil Khanna, Prof. Navin Kapur, Prof. Suman Sanyal)	Program Details and Faculty Introduction
2.45 PM-3.15 PM	Maj Gen. A. K. Singh (Retd.)	Students’ Rules & Regulations
3:15 PM-3:35 PM	Mr. Ashoo Dubey	Introduction to ERP & Moodle
3.35 PM-3:55 PM	Mr. Yavaneet Kumar	Fees and Refunds Related Rules
3:55 PM-4:15 PM	Mr. Vinay Kumar Kainthola	NU Library system
4:15 PM-4:35 PM	Mr. Nitin Gupta	Admin. Services in NU
4:35 PM-5:05 PM	Ms. Geetica Rastogi	Center for Industry Collaboration
5:05 PM-5:35 PM	Mr. Akhlesh Agarwal	MIC
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Tea Break
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Outdoor Activity
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Dinner
9:00 PM - 10:15 PM	Cluster Reporting & State Presentations
10:15 PM - 10:30 PM	Huddle up

Induction:

Schedule from Saturday, July 15 -  Friday, August 04

Time	Activity
6.30 AM -8.00 AM	Outdoor Activity
8.00 AM -9.20 AM	Freshening up & Breakfast
9.30 AM -12.30 PM	Academic Sessions/Invited Talk Address by Mr. Vijay K. Thadani, Co-Founder, NU (on Saturday, July 22nd, 2017; 9:30 AM-11:30 AM)
12.30 PM - 1.30 PM	Lunch
1.30 PM - 4.00 PM	Academic Sessions/Invited Talk
4.00 PM - 5.30 PM	Other Curricular Activity
5.30 PM - 6.00 PM	Tea
6.15 PM - 8.00 PM	Outdoor Activity
8.00 PM - 9.00 PM	Dinner
9.00 PM- 10.15 PM	Cluster Reporting
10.15 PM-10:30 PM	Huddle up

Resonance 2016

Resonance is a well-designed activity that makes new students feel at home and get themselves familiar with the campus as well as academics. The objectives are:

1. To familiarize students with the life on campus and to make the transition from school to university smooth for them.
2. To build connect with batch mates, seniors and faculty members.
3. Most importantly, helping them to take the first step towards learning how to “use your new found freedom”.
4. To understand the value systems followed in NU system of education and internalize it.

Unique Features:

1. Preparatory classes in Programming concepts and practice and Mathematics concepts for courses that follow.
2. Intellectually Stimulating Sessions on “Puzzles for algorithms thinking”.
3. Sessions on “Learning to Learn” enabling students to understand this learning style.
4. Awareness about The Asian Lenses Forum (TALF).
5. Interaction with Alumni through Panel Discussion.
6. Microsoft Innovation Centre Activities added to the list of club activities.
7. Interaction with eminent personalities from different walks of life through Invited Talks.
8. Science Quiz
9. Opportunity to cultivate a hobby of choice.

List of Co-curricular Activities

1. Arts Club: The Art Club is a place for practicing artists to hone in on their skills, develop their techniques and portfolios, collaborate with other artists like themselves, create bonds with the community through the arts, and learn how to work together.
2. Dance club: The students will be taught basic choreographic elements and tools. The purpose for the workshop will be to help them create on their own and to be able to express themselves through body movement. The workshop would culminate into a dance competition on the last day.
3. Debate club: Students will be able to write a paragraph identifying one opposing viewpoint and write another paragraph that attempts to challenge that viewpoint.
4. Electronics club: High Frequency Radio Communication was discovered by electronics enthusiasts. Join Electronics Activities and make a few discoveries of your own!
5. Music club: Entertainment is free and features the musical group A Little Bit of Heaven. Students will be taught basics of singing and also playing instruments like Guitar, Drums etc.
6. MIC Club: Type of activities will be Demonstration and enrolment in various Microsoft portals like dreamspark, MVA, bizspark etc. Technical training on topics like HTML, C#. Introduction to Game development. Innovative product idea competition.
7. Photography & Video making club: Students will be given exposer to use DSLR camera for photography and video recording and will also be given exposure to Photoshop and movie making tools for enhancing the quality of captured photo/video.
8. Theatre club: Theatre is a team activity. The team will be given a theme randomly and then they have to write the script on the given theme and plot the characters. The team will rehearse every day in activity workshops.

List of Outdoor Activities

1. Sport: All clusters will participate in various sports like volleyball, table-tennis, basketball, cricket etc.
2. Sustainability: It’s a great way to get students energized about taking care of the Earth and helping their society while learning about some of the most important issues facing the world in the 21st century.
3. Adventure: Adventure sports are a great way to build confidence and leadership. We will arrange activities like tracking and valley crossing during Resonance 2016.

List of Invited Speakers

• 1. Mr. Harpal Singh, Chairman, Nanhi Chhaan Foundation (also Mentor & Chairman Emeritus, Fortis Healthcare Limited)
• 2. Mr. Keshav R Murugesh, Group CEO, WNS Global Services
• 3. Mr. Rahul Patwardhan, CEO NIIT
• 4. Ms. Syeda Imam , Former member of the National Commission for Minorities, India (More to be announced)

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