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Campus Connect News Letter | Vol. 5 | Issue II | May 2019 Pudukkottai Main Road Chinna Sooriyur Village Tiruchirappalli 620 02, Tamil Nadu, lndia E- Mail: [email protected]. in Campus Connect News Letter | Vol. 5 | Issue II | May 2019 From the Editor IIM Trichy conducted the seventh annual convocation in March this year. The event was presided over by Chief Guest Mr. M.M. Murugappan, Executive Chairman of the Murugappa Group, along with the Director, Chairman and Board Members of the Institute. Mr. Murugappan delivered a wonderful convocation address peppered with humorous anecdotes and advice to the graduating batch. The winter also saw multiple international events: the conference on emerging trends in librarianship, the international week, and the strategic management forum annual conference. The students also organized Dhruva and Nishtha, the cultural and management fests of the Institute. The campus hosted Sunburn, a renowned event as part of Dhruva. The summer placements, and the final placements went well, to conclude a productive season at the Institute. IIM Tiruchirappalli | 01 Institute Activities The Seventh Annual Convocation of the Indian zone comfortable, having laser focus on goals, Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli, to award leading the change, excelling in their respective degrees for the first time to the students of Post fields and keep on learning lifelong. Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) and the Post Graduate Programme in Business The Chairman, BoG, IIM Trichy in his address Management (PGPBM), was held on Saturday, appreciated the government's move to provide 30th of March 2019 at IIM Tiruchirappalli Campus. autonomy to the Institute and mentioned that the The students were awarded a degree of Master of autonomy would promote innovation in Business Administration (MBA) instead of diploma pedagogy. He addressed the passing out as per the IIM Act. students as the leaders of tomorrow and urged them to abide by their values throughout their life. Shri. M. M. Murugappan, Executive Chairman, He guided the students to unleash themselves Murugappa Group was the Chief Guest for the from any constraints and make best use of their convocation. Dr. Bhimaraya Metri, Director, IIM unique skills and capabilities to achieve success in Tiruchirappalli presented the Director's Report. this dynamic world. Shri. M.M. Murugappan, Executive Chairman, Murugappa Group delivers the Convocation Address Shri. Jalaj Dani, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIM Tiruchirappalli awarded the degrees to 169 Shri. M. M. Murugappan, the Chief Guest in his graduands of Postgraduate Programme in address urged IIM Trichy's students to lead the Management (PGPM) and 41 graduands of the world in fighting against the various issues being P o s t G r a d u a t e P r o g r a m m e i n B u s i n e s s faced at the present moment. He wanted the Management (PGPBM). students to work towards eliminating global warming, climate change and potable water The Director, in his report, highlighted the institute's crisis in a sustainable manner. He gave three achievement during the academic year 2018- mantras of success: Never underestimate anyone, 2019. He informed that this year has seen learning to learn and building long lasting tremendous increase in students' achievements, relationships. He advised the students to have a research publications from faculty, increase in vision for self and insisted that the only security in executive education programs and during this life is the ability and IIM Trichy has played a role in academic year more than 40 guest speakers building a part of it. shared their wisdom with the students. He further said that various corporates have trusted the The Chief Guest presented medals and awards to Institute's pedagogy as a result of which the students for their meritorious achievements and summer internship and final placement saw a all-round performance. Members of the Board of tremendous growth in both, the average Governors, faculty members, graduating package offered as well as the number of students, staff, parents, members of the media companies that visited the campus this year. He and other distinguished guests were present at the gave 5 mantras of success to the passing out c o n v o c a t i o n c e r e m o n y . T h e o c c a s i o n batch, which includes making uncomfortable concluded with the national anthem. Director, Chief Guest, and Chairman with the medal winners at Convocation 2019 02 | Campus Connect | May 2019 IIM Tiruchirappalli | 03 International Week IIM Trichy conducts International Week hosting Faculty members from Australian Institute of eminent faculty from across the globe. The Business, Western Michigan University, University of Institute conducted the second iteration of Louisville, Victoria Business School, and other th th International Week starting from 17 December prominent global business schools offer courses IIM Trichy inaugurated the 18 International pedagogy. During three days, more than 300 until 23rd December. Popularly known as the I- that provide students with a much-needed Conference on "Emerging Trends in Librarianship - papers were presented and 68 papers have been week among the business schools, this initiative exposure to various global business perspectives. Role of Libraries in Learning Environment”, on accepted for journal publication. The event th was started by IIM Trichy in 2017. The event has The courses offered during International Week are Monday, 10 December 2018. The conference began with lamp lighting ceremony by the Chief reputed faculty members from across the globe sought after by regular as well as executive MBA provided a platform for Library Information System Guest Dr. Jayantha Lal Ratnasekera, Vice- offering courses to students at the campus. students. (LIS) professionals, teachers, practitioners, Chancellor, UVA Wellassa University, Badulla, Sri researchers, students and users to share and Lanka, and the Guest of Honour, Dr. S. Murugan, discuss innovative practices to address current IPS, Joint Director/ Inspector General of Police, challenges of libraries in the digital era. The 18th Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Tamil Nadu along MANLIBNET conference was special as for the first with the other dignitaries present. The dignitaries time it witnessed participation from more than 450 were welcomed by Dr K. Elavazhagan, Librarian & authors spanning 6 countries. The conference Chief Knowledge Officer IIM Trichy. The hosted three unique workshops on User Conference overview was given by Dr Papri Nath, Experience (UX), Research Writing and Case Study IIM Trichy. IIM Trichy hosted the 20th Annual Convention of Strategic Management Forum from 25-27th December, 2018. The convention aimed to provide an opportunity for professors of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship to share their research. It also sought to provide an opportunity to receive inputs on curriculum design through lectures and panel discussions from accomplished scholars. The convention was an effort to foster an ecosystem for exchanging and sharing expertise on all aspects of curriculum centred on disruption impacting Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship by assembling leading academicians, thinkers, researchers and policy makers. The annual convention was inaugurated on 26th December 2018. Dr. Gerard George, Dean, Lee Kong Chian School of Business and Lee Kong Chian Chair Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Singapore Management University presided over the inauguration and delivered the keynote address. Mr. Rajnish Mehta (Executive Director - Corporate Strategy & Planning at Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited), served as the Guest of Honour and delivered the convention address. Dr. Bhimaraya Metri, Director IIM Trichy commented that, “the three-day convention focused on critically examining the strategic management curriculum with a view to preparing graduates with skills and competencies r e q u i r e d t o m a n a g e a n d l e a d organizations of the future.” The convention featured workshop sessions on case writing and using simulations in management Dr. Gerard George inaugurates the SMF 2018 Convention education. Chief Guest Dr. Ratnasekera releases a book at the MANLIBNET 2018 conference 04 | Campus Connect | May 2019 IIM Tiruchirappalli | 05 award winning project was titled “Design and given the “Best Intern Award”. The Chief Guest implementation of the framework for early also presented the awards for Legal Awareness identification of disability among children” under Quiz organized at IIM Trichy under the guidance of the guidance of Prof. Hari Sreekumar. They National Commission for Women. The awardees collaborated with Holy Cross Service Society, i n c l u d e : V a d l a m u d i S h w e t a ( W i n n e r ) , Trichy under the tutelage of Prof. Prabakar to Kaarthikeyan K A (Runnerup), Apurva Sharma, make a difference in the life of children who Karthickeyan R, Manisha Haldar (Second Runner- showed signs of developmental delays. This Up); Nikhil Kumar Jain, Sharon Roy K, Konidena Dr. Bhimaraya Metri, Director IIM Tiruchirappalli Institute (DSI) USA as its Board Member. The award project was appreciated by the District Collector Alekhya (Certificates of Appreciation). The was honoured with the 'Distinguished Service was conferred upon him during the 12th ISDSI who requested the District Differently Abled program concluded with the vote of thanks and Award' by Asia Pacific Decision Sciences Institute Annual Conference held at SP Jain Institute of Welfare Officer to support the social cause. Apart National Anthem. As part of the 8th Foundation (APDSI) during the 12th ISDSI Annual Conference Management and Research (SPJIMR) Mumbai on from this, eight students who had completed the Day, Elixir, the CSR club of IIM Trichy organized a held at Mumbai on 28th December 2018. This D e c e m b e r 2 8 , 2 0 1 8 . S h r i . G o p i c h a n d Swachh Bharath Summer Internship were given blood donation camp in association with Doctor's award recognizes his contribution and Katragadda, CTO, TATA Sons, Mumbai was the certificates of appreciation and Indranil Saha was Blood Bank & Research Centre, Trichy.