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Department of Management Studies, Master of Financial Management programme organized a Guest Talk on "Monetary Policy" on Monday 23rd June 2014, from 10.00AM to 11.30AM at Room No.C911, Central block 9th Floor.  The resource person was Dr. Michael Debabrata Patra, the Principal Advisor, Monetary Policy department, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai. Dr.Patra addressed the audience on monetary policy framework and challenges ahead in the present context of global economy.  

Perhaps the mundane daily grind does not let us realise the nuts and bolts in our body. Perhaps we need a 10 Km Run to listen to the complaints of our physical self. Perhaps, fresher’s need to run 10 kms to realise that famous adage, “pain is inevitable and suffering is optional.” With more than 500 first time runners, Pulse 10 km Run organised by the No. 2 Coy, 9 Karnataka Battalion NCC of Christ University spread across the significance of Health and Fitness.   Following a rousing reception, Honorary Col Dr Fr Thomas C Mathew, the Vice Chancellor of Christ University greeted the participants and encouraged the 2/9 Coy NCC to keep the spirit of health and fitness high. Col Biju M. Thomas, the Group Commander of Bangalore Group 'B' NCC flagged of the event at 6:30 am sharp. Within a span of 30 minutes and 22 seconds, as though they were sprinting 10,000 metres, two participants had finished the race!   The difference between the first prize winner Praveen Kha...

The Department of Psychology organized a two-day workshop on “Transforming your life story through the Expressive Arts on June 11 & 12, 2014. The participants consisted of faculty members, counselors, practitioners, postgraduate and undergraduate students.The workshop was facilitated by Kate T. Donohue, Ph.D. – licensed psychologist ,registered expressive arts therapist, international educator and trainer and founding core faculty member of the CIIS Expressive Arts Therapy Department. With her expressive arts compatriots, she has helped establish the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association and has co-created their professional standards and ethics code. On day one, the experiential tone for the workshop was set through various group activities that had participants explore the meaning and story behind their names and articulate how they felt about it through a significant personal gesture. Ground rules were articulated by the facilitator in terms of enabling p...

Technical Talk / Workshop on IPv6 o n 14th June 2014 Christ University Faculty of Engineering Dept. of CSE/IT, Kengeri campus, witnessed an awe-inspiring technical talk followed by a hands on session. A team led by Baldev Krish from ‘128 Bits’ Bangalore (an A2B2 IT Services venture) gave useful insights on to issues related to IPv4 and the need for migration in to IPv6 technology on all the domains. The lab session conducted by the team was also very useful for the students especially logging into cisco routers, assigning hostnames and checking the connectivity between two router both in IPv4 and in IPv6. The students of ECE, CSE and IT from both BTech and MTech attended the technical session led by teacher in charges from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in seminar hall, II Block. Prof. Balachandran Head of the Department CSE/IT presented mementos for the team members as a token of respect and appreciation.   

Date: 2nd June 2014 Time: 11 am to 12 pm, 2 to 4 pm Venue: Panel Room, Block II Facilitator: Padmakumar M.M. Objective: to lay a common ground and boost academic rigour The foundation of any academic programme is based on mutual trust, discipline and a passion for learning. The Honours in English Studies programme is no exception as it aims to develop an individual holistically, with a rigor for an interdisciplinary approach to social and intellectual concerns. As it is often said, education does not thrive in isolation, and neither does a class. With this understanding in mind, the orientation for the batch of 2015 began with a round of preliminary introductions that sought to give an insight into what everyone thought of themselves.  Moving forward from the introductory session Prof. Padmakumar facilitated a series of ice breakers starting with trust falls that brought everyone out of their comfort zones, and taught us the valuable lesson that only whe...