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COALESCE 2013 Coalesce 2013, the new event introduced by the Department of Tourism Studies was held on Saturday, 20 July to exhibit the cultural talents of the students of BCom (Tourism and Travel Management). The students came together and actively participated in various extra-curricular activities like theatre, dance, and singing, to name a few. The aim for hosting the event was to promote the organizational skills of the students and encourage working together in teams. The program was organized under the watchful guidance of Rev Fr Varghese K J and the Coordinator, Department of Tourism Studies, Dr Joby Thomas.

Mechanical Association of Christites Academia Industry Conclave- 29/06/2013 REPORT Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, organized a programme“ Academia Industry Conclave” on the occasion of inauguration of Mechanical Association of Christites-a Mechanical student association The function started at 9.15 am with a Promo video on Department, followed by Lighting of Lamp and welcome speech.  New office bearers were announced and various activities conducted under the association were reported with a mention on future plans. 1. Dr. A L SHASHI MOHAN, Dr R.N.DAS, Chief, Corporate R&D, BHEL, Bangalore -was the chief guest and delivered the Invited Talk on Industry Institution Interactions-need and challenges. “Academia Industry Conclave” started from 11.15pm with three speakers delivering their lectures. 2. Dr SATISH VASU KAILAS, Professor Mechanical Engineering, IISc Bangalore 3. Dr R.KRISHNAN, Chief Advisor, Center for Science and Techno

The Industry – Institute Interface organized with Mr. Venkateswaran Raman  , Senior Traffic Superintendent, Air India from 09:00AM to 11:00AM on Saturday, 13 July 2013 served as an introduction to the Aviation industry for the first year BCom(T) students, a session on career direction to the second year BCom(T) students and an eye opener to employment opportunities in the field of Airlines and Aviation Management for the third year BCom(T) students. Mr Raman addressed the students on the significance of effective customer service handling in the present Airline Industry. He introduced the students to the ground handling procedures followed in both domestic and international terminals of airports, and the refresher courses offered to all employees, every two months to fine tune their customer service skills.  Mr Raman also familiarized students with the different types of passports and the different kinds of check-in procedures available such as online, kiosk, mobile, ci

Department of Tourism Studies The Tourism Association Activities & Konkurrenz 2013 was inaugurated on 10 July 15, 2013 at Campus View, 10 th floor, Central Block. The initiative is an inter class event held by the Department of Tourism Studies to develop the overall personality and communication skills of the students. The activities are used as a platform to instill confidence in the students, explore their latent talents and mould them into professionals, most apt for the hospitality industry. The Chief Guest, Ms Anita Raja, Regional Manager, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Bangalore gave an insight into her work experience in the field of tourism for close to twenty years. Mr Dennison Joseph, the Guest of Honor is currently working with Thomas Cook as Manager, MICE. Mr Dennison, an alumnus of Christ University and the president of the Tourism Studies Alumni Chapter was also the Brain behind initiating Konkurrenz during his student days. As part of the function, the li

WORLD MUSIC DAY  by  THE DEPARTMENT OF PERFORMING ARTS The world music day celebration was conducted by the Department of Performing Arts on 25th June in the form of a Mandolin concert. The effort was spearheaded by Ms. Chitra S., music faculty along with Mr. Prabin Villareesh, Mr. Mohammed Arif and Ms. Rajashree Das from the Department. The artiste for the afternoon was Shri Mysore S Deepak who is an engineer by qualification, academician by profession, a full time musician and Vice Principal of Sri Vidya Kala Kendra. His team comprised of Aniruddha R Nadig on Violin, BS Prashanth on Mridangam and the morsing was done by Karthik Y Dhatri. The concert had three parts to it. In the first part, Mysore S Deepak and team took us through few famous compositions of Carnatic music which were harmonious and beautiful. Second part consisted of a short session on some basic technical concepts of Carnatic music and the last and most entertaining session was the one with a few po

THE ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION, CHRIST UNIVERSITY 10 July 2013 The inaugural ceremony of the Economics Association was held on July 10, 2013 in the main auditorium at 9.00 am. .  The Economics Department was indeed lucky enough to have Dr. Srinivasa Gowda (Adjunct Professor, NIAS) to grace the ceremony with his esteemed presence as the Chief Guest. The inauguration started with a dance performance by a 1 st year M.A student which was followed by the lighting of the lamp and the prayer song. Prof. Greeshma Manoj, Coordinator of the Economics Association gave the welcome address  and also spoke about the journey the economics association  embarked keeping in mind the goals for the future.  That was followed by an address from Prof. John Joseph Kennedy, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences where he inspired the audience by explaining the relevance of Economics in the globalised context and also congratulated the dept for the good job over the years. The message from the Chief Gue

 Inauguration of MFM Finance club Arthavikas The Inauguration of MFM Finance club Arthavikas was held on 28-06-2013 at Central Block, C911. The Club was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Mr.Gautham Athawale, senior consultant, Fidelity Investments, Head of the Department Dr.Jain Mathew, Academic Coordinator Prof.Suresha B and the Guest of Honor Prof. Shriram. Chief Guest addressed the audience on alternate investments in India and its impact on Indian economy.  Prof.Suresha B addressed audience on need for activity and experienced based learning and its role in holistic development of students. Prof.Shriram addressed the audience on role and challenges of youth in the financial sector in India. The Chief guest and other members of the dais also released the copy of the first edition of FINOMETRICS the exclusive financial news letter of the MFM programme. The programme was culminated with the thanks giving and university anthem.

Restoring Safety to the Shattering of the Temenos : A workshop on therapy through expressive artsThe Department of Psychology organized a three day workshop on Restoring Safety to the Shattering of the Temenos from June 17th- 19th, 2013. Thirty Three participants representing a cross-section of counselors, students and others who had a keen interest in therapy through art attended the workshop. The facilitator for the workshop was Dr. Kate Donohue, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist from California. The focus of the first day of the workshop was on an introduction to Expressive Arts Therapy and the language of images. On the second day of the workshop, the resource person helped the participants understand the nature of trauma experience and gain knowledge about the various stages of trauma recovery. The first stage of trauma recovery which was Building a healthy relationship, trust and safety was also explored on the same day. On the final day of the workshop the parti

Report On Anti-Drugs Day Observed At 2/9 Kar Bn NCC-Christ University 26 th June is observed as International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking by the United Nations. The theme for 2013: Make health your 'new high' in life, not drugs. The NCC at Christ University organised a programme on Wednesday 26 June 2013 in support of this Day against Drugs.The special guests present were the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Christ University Fr. Abraham, Administrative Officer of 9Kar Bn NCC Lt. Col. Sanjeev Tandon and Dr. Tony Sam Head of the Department of Psychology, Christ University. The first presentation for the day was a skit by Zealous Productions, the in-house theatre team. They presented a street play on drug abuse which took the audience through the comedy and seriousness about drugs, with emphasis on peer pressure due to which individuals resort to extreme solutions, and finally how to resolve such addictions. Dr. Tony Sam addressed the gathering on “D

Quality Circle Inauguration Report Quality Circle for the academic year 2013-2014, was inaugurated on June 21 st in CUIM city campus. The chief guests who presided over the function were Mr.Jagadish Prasad, Mr.S.K.Venkataraman and Prof.Shivanandam. The faculty who were present were LOS HOD Prof.G.Ramachandran along with Prof.Gangadhar, Prof.Arcot Purna Prasad, Prof.Dakshinamurthy,Prof.Rita Malik, Prof.N.Ramakrishnan and Prof.Ansuman Chatterji. The inaugural speech was given by LOS HOD Prof.G.Ramachandran, who was happy to note that the strength of LOS students increased each year, right from its inception in 2009 and also how programs related to Quality was improving and increasing for each academic year and also the enthusiastic response of students to it. He was also happy that LOS students had completed successfully Six Sigma Green belt certification by KPMG, which helped students to understand tools and techniques to tackle and improve quality not just in work but in all

Inauguration Report 20 th June, 2013 The Christ University Commerce Association is one of the most dynamic association of the Department of Commerce. It gives an opportunity to students to bridge the gap between theory and practise. CUCA 2013-14 was inaugurated on 20 th June, 2013 by the Department of Commerce.  The inauguration started with the invocation dance by the department dance team. The CUCA video which followed right after gave a glimpse of CUCA and all that’s within. The department music team sang the invocation song while the dignitaries lit the lamp.  The Head of Department Prof. Nithila Vincent welcomed the gathering and the chief guest for the day Mr Praveen Viswanath. The Associate Dean Thomas Joseph addressed the gathering with an inspiring speech about opportunities as a Christite.  The Key note address was delivered by the chief guest Mr. Praveen Viswanath. Mr Praveen expressed the positive outcomes of the Christ culture. Mr Praveen inaugura

A Report on “i 2 R” an Exhibition of Electronic Gadget and Computer Hardware. Electronics Club had organized the event, “i 2 R” an Exhibition of Electronic Gadgets and Computer Hardware on Friday, 5 July 2013 by V SEM BSc PME and CME students of the university. It was arranged at ground floor, Block 2 between 12 and 2 pm, with 19 teams participating in the exhibition. The PME students exhibited mainly the consumer electronics related gadgets like, Television, Mobile phone, Dish antenna, Set top box, Radio, Video game unit, Calculators, Telephone etc. The CME students explained the working principle employed in various computer hardware parts including mother board, Hard disc, RAM, Memory devices, LCD monitor and Mouse to the visitors. All the teams used actual gadgets supported by the charts and power point presentations.  The students from I and III semester classes (PME and CME) went through all the exhibited models and interacted with their senior friends and

One Day Workshop On “CONCRETE MIX DESIGN” Organised by “Christ University Faculty of Engineering-UltraTech Cement Ltd” On Thursday, 20 th June, 2013, at 9:30AM, Auditorium, III Block, IV Floor The workshop was inaugurated by Mr. Nagesh.P( Regional Head, Ultratech), Dr. Iven Jose( Associate Dean, CUFE) and Prof. Raghunandan Kuma( Coordinator, Dept of Civil Engineering, CUFE). Prof. Raghunandan Kumar welcomed the gathering; Dr.Iven Jose spoke about the importance of concrete for civil engineers, stressed upon the need for Industry Institute Interaction and appreciated the civil engineering department for organising the workshop. Mr.Nagesh and Prof. Raghunandan Kumar gave the “Certificate of Merit” to the Diana Cruzilin Perme, VII semester student for scoring highest marks in Materials of Construction. Mr. Nagesh started his session with the introduction to concrete, materials required and he also made the students to workout few problems on mix design. Along