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USHUS 2011 – A Report The year 2011 marked the successful completion of 14 years of the management fest, Ushus. The theme of Ushus was Inicio, meaning, the beginning. The event gained momentum with the formation of student and faculty teams. The initial tasks of identifying the theme and designing of the brochure for sponsorships started in the month of September 2011. At the same time, teams and committees were formed from the senior group of students. The sponsorship team also started its work of sourcing funds during this period. The student core team worked on budget estimates and other details. Invitations in e-copy format were dispatched to b-schools across the country by mid of October. It was also followed up by sending the hardcopies.  Sponsorships came in the form of some cash and vouchers for some of the events.  Ushus 2011 also marked the launch of the Ushus logo. The logo was sourced through an in-house competition.  With respect to individual events, there wer

(10 DECEMBER, 2011, SATURDAY) The School of Law, Christ University (SLCU) had organized a Human Rights Day Celebrations on 10th December, 2011. The Universal Declaration Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations on 10th December 1948 and since then this day is remembered as Universal Human Rights Day. SLCU also wanted to join the global celebrations by pledging to respect and honour Human Rights in daily life.  More than 600 students and the faculty members of SLCU gathered at the entrance stairways of the Central Block of the University at 10.00 for the solemn occasion of the pledge taking. Rev. Fr. Vice Chancellor, Dr (Fr) Thomas C Mathew, Rev. Fr. Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dr (Fr) Abraham Vettiyankal, Rev. Fr. KJ Varghese, the Chief Finance Officer, Prof. Subramanian, the Registrar, Prof. (Dr) CS Somu, the HOD of the School of Law and many other senior functionaries of the University were present for the function.  Prof. George Jose, Faculty Coordinator of Human Ri

Christ University Institute of Management Organised 'Whee’ll Meet' - the cycling extravaganza on 4th Dec , 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We have often heard of organizations professing about the ‘go green campaign’ today we have a bunch of management students of the marketing stream practicing this in order to support the cause of promoting cycling as an eco-friendly means for commuting. The Marketing Club students at Christ University Institute of Management have been known to come up with exciting events in the past and ‘Whee’ll Meet’ the cycling extravaganza , is the latest addition to the list. It is an event where corporate and alumni come and share their thoughts and experiences. The event was flaged off by Fr.T.V.Thomas, Director, Christ University Institute of Management at 8 am on 4th Dec , 2011 from the main campus . There were more than 20 cyclists, accompanied by the chief guest of the event, Mr. D

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY REPORT: Talk by Prof.Brian Wolf Date: 16 th Nov 2011 Topic: Modernity and Rationalization in India Mc Donaldization, a phenomenon that is spreading like wildfire across the globe today, was the Main Topic of Thought and Deliberation in Prof Brian Wolf’s Guest Lecture on the 16 th November 2011. Guest Faculty, Mr Brian Wolf, a Professor of Sociology at the Idaho University, USA, was amongst the students of classes 1 st PSEco, PSEng, EPS, MA  Sociology, and a team of USAC members, to conduct a presentation on a topic of great  relevance in today’s day and age. The presentation brought to light the various types of Human Actions, according to Max Webber, which hold true in our daily dealings. Categorized into instrumental, value, emotional and traditional, it simplified and brought out the significance of our actions and reactions. The main area of focus, however, was Mc Donaldization a concept by G

IPOMO- ACE and Faculty of Engineering, Christ University organized a Blackberry based Online Aptitude test on 12 November, 2011 . The test was conducted in 4 batches of about 100 students each. About 400 students of B.Tech and M.Tech have participated in this event. Following are the short listed students selected for representing our institution in all college Finale which is going to be conducted on 27 Nov, 2011.  Sl.No Name 1 Purnesh Dixit 2 Shivanshu Srivastav 3 Aloysious Jose 4 Jickson Antony 5 Ajay baby 6 Aditya Damodaran 7 Amala Varkey 8 Aswin.G 9 Anmol Singh 10 Goutham Reddy 11 Shando Shanty 12 Soorya Peter 13 Sonakshi Arora 14 Nithin Mathew 15 Arnab Sinha Biswas

'Red Bull Racing Can' event was held at Delhi on the 1st of October . Christ University Team  consisting of  Binoy John and Rahul Sharan emerged the winners in Bangalore among 90 other teams from Reputed Engineering Institutions such as MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, P.E.S. Institute of Technology, Dayanand Sagar etc. - From there they moved to the national finals held at Delhi where they competed against 6 other teams from the rest of India including, Symbiosis Institute of Design, IIT - Delhi and SRM Institute of Technology Chennai. They won the National Finals and will now represent India and Christ University at the World Finals of the 'Red bull Racing Can' to be held at Milton Keynes , United Kingdom.    They are featured in the following publications: Click the links below ...... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. The Wall Street Journal - Page 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

National Level Commerce Fest PRAYAS 2011 on 21st and 22nd September PRAYAS: A National Level Commerce fest hosted by the widely acknowledged Commerce Association of Christ University - The CUCA , has over the years provided a vibrant platformfor showcasing one's mental prowess, ability to think in and out of the box , as well as ‘holdone's own' amidst innumerable challenges. Prayas symbolizes what the Christ UniversityCommerce Association stands for - 'Reaching for the Stars'. ‘Prayas’ strives to simulate the bearings of a business environment thereby bridging theprominent gap between the theories of academics and the practicalities of the corporate world.    FEST PHOTOS

Summary of the Proceedings of the National Seminar on Transformation, Transition or Stagnation?: Understanding Change in the Indian Economy   organised by the Department of Economics, Christ University   on the 16 th & 17 th September, 2011 The Department of Economics, Christ University had an opportunity to bring together academicians from various parts of the country to participate in a two day national seminar focussing on the theme ‘Transformation, Transition or Stagnation: Understanding Change in Indian Economy’. Over the two days of the seminar, 20 papers were presented under various plenary sessions. The seminar began with an inaugural program. The attendees of the program were enriched by the keynote address and valuable insights of Dr. S. Subramanian, Professor at the Madras Institute of Development Research, Chennai, following which a panel discussion was held on the same theme of

Vaariya The Excellent One - The Hunt for The Best HR Manager    held on 28-09-2011 The M.Sc. Psychology HRDM , at Christ University aims at training students in the application of psychological knowledge in organizations/ industries. The course is interdisciplinary in nature and it aims at achieving professional expertise in the management of human and social aspects of work organizations. The program attempts to equip students with a wide range of competences and skills and also provide training in various personnel functions. Vaariya - the hunt for the best HR Manager was a venture by the students of M.Sc. HRDM that aimed at providing an opportunity to exhibit a plethora of competencies needed to be an avante garde HR manager.. During the event, the participants underwent  rigorous process of selection and elimination. Only those with the nervous of steel emerged as triumphant.   Ther

Two day National Seminar - Media Meet 2011 which was held on the 2 nd and 3 rd of September, began with an inauguralceremony at 9 30 AM, held in the auditorium. The ceremony began with the lighting of the lamp for which the dignitaries, Fr. Vice Chancellor, Mr. Krishnaswamy and the Chief Guest, Mr. Harish Bijoor, Mr Harish Bijoor touched on the basics of advertising and explored the present, past as well its future with special refer- ence to the representation of men in Indian media over the years. The different events that were held during the meet were Ad-Centric (paper presentation), Adzap (Ice breaker), Ad making (viral video competition), iQ (Quiz), Pitch it Right, workshops based on ad photography, social media marketing, print ads, audio visuals, etc. The key event for media meet was the panel discussion held on 3 rd September which was moderated by Prof Anil Pinto. The panelists for the evening were Ms.SnehaIype, Ms.Valerie Pinto, Mr.VikramSood, Mr. VimalParathsarathy and