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Pg : 2 they came, they PLayed, they conquered!
Pg : 5 Science Fair 2016
Pg : 6-7 Let the GameS beGin!
Pg : 11 ShininG StarS oF FacuLty oF manaGement
GLS UniverSity’S i. M. nanavati inter CoLLeGe SportS Meet 2017:
FCait takeS the BULL By the hornS!With the purpose to
instil sportsman spirit among students and
to enhance their physical and social skills, Faculty of Computer Applications & Information Technology (FCAIT) hosted I. M. Nanavati Inter College Sports Meet 2017 from 2nd January, 2017 to 7th January, 2017.
With great zest and gusto, the students from various courses participated in the Sports Meet. The Sports Meet included 10 games with more than 1200 entries. The team events were Kabaddi, Football, Volleyball, Cricket, Relay Race, and Badminton. The individual events were Long Jump, Running Race, Badminton, Discus Throw and Shotput.
During this period, the aura in the university was full of zeal and enthusiasm amongst students and faculties. The students of institutes came up to support the participants with great vivacity. Events were inaugurated by dignitaries from various institutes.
This year, FCAIT tried to implement some new concepts with the usage of Information Technology by developing an Android App “GLS University Sports Meet 2017”. This application was created by the students with the support of the faculties. Live updates of the events were given on this app. To constantly apprise students, faculties, directors and deans of various institute with progress of events, the Short Messaging Service (SMS) was usedright from registration to result declaration.
As truly quoted by Thomas Edison, “Our greatest weakness lies in Giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time”, throughout the week, the students unprecedentedly tried to give their best performances
overcoming different challenges.
The closing ceremony anticipated mashal walk followed by the parade by the students from all the faculties of GLS University followed by prize distribution to felicitate the winners of events.
The ceremony was graced with the presence of Shri. Sudhir Nanavati, President,
GLS University. In his speech he expressed his gratitude to students for discipline maintained during the sports meet. He also mentioned that sports is a celebration amongst the students. He announced a name for the Sports Meet as “Sports Celebration by Students of GLS University”. He declared that from next year T-shirts and Caps will be
provided to participants by GLS University. He added an award of “Best Student of all the 3 years of GLS University”. He also added that cash prizes will be given by his family worth Rs 2.5 lakh which will be distributed amongst winners along with medals and trophies. He also supplemented that every year Rs. 5 lakh will be utilized in betterment of sports facilities for the students and to get equipments.
Dr. B. H. Joshi, Provost, GLS University, Dr. Hitesh Ruparel, Director General, GLS University, Shri Vadibhai Patel, Dean, Students Welfare, GLS University and Shri. R.P.Soni, Dean, FCAIT had also put forward their experiences, views and opinions for future sports activities during the closing ceremony of the Sports Meet. Ms. Tripti Dodiya, Director In-charge, GLSICA gave a vote of thanks.
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, then turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it” – the famous quote by Michael Jordan was truly conceptualized by the faculty team of FCAIT with enduring support of volunteers.
Congratulations to the winners of GLS University Inter College Sports Meet 2017!
GLS voicewishes all the readers a very
happy, prosperous
and successful new year!
2JANUARY 2017
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By Nirja Vasavada
As we were all set to welcome 2017, two extremely unnerving
incidents shook the foundation of what we mean by freedom – Terrorist attack in Istanbul, and mass molestation of women in Bengaluru. But how does it concern us, we Amdavadis? We don’t live in Istanbul nor do we live in Bengaluru (or even Delhi or Mumbai). We are all safe in our cosy houses, in our safe city Ahmedabad. The question here is – how do we measure safety? Is the city safe or unsafe?
As a part of CWDC, Faculty of Business Administration (NRBBA) had organized a guest session by Dr. Mayuri Pandya, Principal, GLS Law college, who talked about the laws against sexual harassment at a workplace. While explaining the term harassment, she asked one question – how many of you have been eve teased, stared at, have felt uncomfortable because your personal space is intruded upon in a public place? Unfortunately all of us relate to it. Be it a small village or an urban city. So, it is not the city that makes you unsafe. It is complete lack of sensitivity, humanity and respect for human beings. What happened in Bengaluru this
time, or what happened in Delhi 4 years back (Nirbhaya) or what has been happening to all of us in public places is a blatant show of misogyny. Access to public space has always been denied to women. Very much like these spaces are denied to all in a terrorist attack prone areas. Sometimes people – family members, friends stop us, and most of the times our own fear stops us. What we fail to understand is that by not accessing the public spaces will not stop the harassment. The harassment will only stop when we are able to stir the sense of respect in all.
This sounds impossible, right? But then, doesn’t every change sound impossible? These infuriating incidents on the first day of the year have made us realize that ‘the heaven of freedom’ is still far. It made me feel angry and helpless. But every new beginning brings hope, so instead of leaving at the thought of impossibility, let us all get together and spread sensitivity for other human beings, reclaim our right to access the public spaces and right to breathe without any fear of getting molested or getting killed in a terrorist attack.
(Nirja Vasavada is an Asst. Professor at FBA-NRBBA)
SaFe. are we?General ChampionRank College Name Student Name1 FOC – SMPIC2 FOC – GLSIC3 FOD – DESIGN
Champion – athletic Boys Rank College Name Student Name1 FOC – SMPIC Dharamraj Vala
Champion – athletic GirlsRank College Name Student Name1 FCAIT – MSCIT Annie Rathore
atheletics Champion institution – Boys Rank College Name Student Name1 FOC – SMPIC
atheletics Champion institution – GirlsRank College Name Student Name1 FCAIT – MSCIT
Long Jump – BoysRank College Name Student Name1 FCAIT – GLSBCA Gufran Vhora2 FBA – GLSBBA Rangwala Abdul Kadir3 FCAIT – MSCIT Dave Keyur
Long Jump – GirlsRank College Name Student Name1 FCAIT – MSCIT Annie Rathore2 FCAIT – BCA Kuntal Panchal3 FOD – DESIGN Hetvi Shah
Discus throw – Boys Rank College Name Student Name1 FOM – MBA Atul2 FOC – SMPIC Dharmaraj Vala3 FCAIT – BCA Ashish kumar
Discus throw – GirlsRank College Name Student Name1 FOE – BED Pragnya Solanki2 FOM – IMBA Nidhi Raval3 FOC – SMPIC Ritu Shah
Shot put – Boys Rank College Name Student Name1 FOC – SMPIC Dharmaraj Vala2 FOM – MBA Himanshu Sikarwar3 FOM – IMBA Mohit Sadnani
Shot put – GirlsRank College Name Student Name1 FOC – GLSIC Shweta Dalwani2 FBA – GLSBBA Kajal Rajani3 FOC – SMPIC Ritu Shah
Badminton – Boys Rank College Name Student Name1 FOM – MBA Abhay Gupta2 FOC – SMPIC Sourav Bafna3 FOM – IMBA Meet Patel
Badminton – GirlsRank College Name Student Name1 FOD – Design Sohani Shah2 FOD – Design Anusha Thalnerkar3 FOM – MBA Ushmita Rajput
Badminton Mix DoublesRank College Name Student Name1 FBA – NRBBA Thakkar Bhumit, Patel Vishwa2 FCAIT – GLSBCA Ashish Kumar, Chitra Purohit3 FCT – MCA Abhilash Shettigar, Komal Talapalli
100 mtrs running – Boys Rank College Name Student Name1 FOM – IMBA Vaibhav Patel2 FOC – GLSIC Rahul Nair3 FBA – NRBBA Dhiren Pindalia
100 mtrs running – GirlsRank College Name Student Name1 FCAIT – MSCIT Annie Rathore2 FBA – NRBBA Nimi Patel3 FOC – SMPIC Vidhisha Desai
200 mtrs running – Boys Rank College Name Student Name1 FOC – SMPIC Meet Dodia2 FOM – IMBA Vaibhav Patel3 FOM – MBA Nishant Bagrecha
200 mtrs running – GirlsRank College Name Student Name1 FCAIT – MSCIT Annie Rathore2 FOM – PGDM Rajvi 3 FBA – NRBBA Nimi Patel
400 mtrs running – Boys Rank College Name Student Name1 FOC – SMPIC Prince Gupta2 FCAIT – MSCIT Keyur Dave3 FCAIT – BCA Gufran Vhora
400 mtrs running – GirlsRank College Name Student Name1 FOD – Design Jigna Fadia2 FCAIT – MSCIT Jyoti Luhana3 FOD – Design Kanisha Jhaveri
relay race – Boys Rank College Name1 FOC - SMPIC
relay race – GirlsRank College Name1 FOD - Design
kabaddi – Boys Rank College Name1 FOC – GLSIC
kabaddi – GirlsRank College Name1 FOM – IMBA
Cricket – Boys Rank College Name1 FOC – SMPIC
Cricket – GirlsRank College Name1 FOC – SMPIC
Football – Boys Rank College Name1 FOC – GLSIC
volleyball – Boys Rank College Name1 FOC – SMPIC
volleyball – GirlsRank College Name1 FOC – SMPIC
Basketball – Boys Rank College Name1 FOC – SMPIC
Basketball – GirlsRank College Name1 FOD – Design
UpCoMinG event
1St reSearCh Day CeLeBration
GLS University will be celebrating its Maiden
Research Day to commemorate late Shri
I.M. Nanavati, Founder-Member of Gujarat Law Society,
the sponsoring body of GLS University on 19th January, 2017 at GLS Auditorium at 9:30am.
GLSCRD invites all Deans/Directors/
Principals and Faculty members of GLS
University and GLS Institutions.
Shri. Sudhirbhai, President of GLS
University and Vice-President of Gujarat
Law Society will preside over the function.
they CaMe, they pLayeD, they ConqUereD! winnerS oF Shri i M nanavati inter CoLLeGe SportS Meet
3JANUARY 2017
CaptUrinG the nUanCeS oF viBrant ahMeDaBaDIt was recently that
foundation students at GLS Institute of Design were to
attend photography workshop for five days from 13 December to 17 December, 2016. The institute invited Ravikiran Rangaswami, a practicing professional photographer to provide hands on exposure to students who were going to have introduction to the science and arts in photography. The course was designed and coordinated by Akash Gaur, faculty GLS Institute of Design. The intent of the course was to introduce possible usage of camera and related techniques but it was also a field exposure for students. During the course the students traveled across the city to discover nooks and places that are essentially characteristics of the city. The entire batch of students were divided into groups and given briefing respectively. They were suggested to capture monuments, people in action, kitlis, emerging urban landscapes; bridges, hangout places and gates and poles of the old city. Some students used camera for the first time. City’s enigmatic sights and capturing momentary actions of people was a great experience. The course have
enthused them to explore deeper into the world of photography. This introduction has enabled the students with avid observation; using camera as a tool, bringing out the narrative of the location and communicating the same to the audience. “And it has definitely
improved their capabilities to frame and click which will connect them with the people and the city of Ahmedabad.” Applauded the director Mr. Anil Sinha while looking at the exhibition.
GLS Institute of Design also organised an exhibition of final
pictures taken by the students. The exhibition was open for all and received overwhelming response and feedback from the visitors. This practise of working hard and open invitation to the city is reflection of confidence in students. This is the third time that students
have organised exhibition of their final work Of different courses. The online presence of students is also extended worldwide resulting positive image for the institute as well for the university. Wide coverage of event was published by local newsmaker also.
awareneSS For CaShLeSS inDia
Understanding the need of spreading awareness regarding cashless
transaction to make India a cashless economy, GLS University’s Faculty of Commerce (SMPIC) organised a programme on “Various ways and means of Cashless Transactions “. This programme was the brain child of Dean Dr. Ashwin Purohit.
This programme was conducted in collaboration with ‘Central Bank of India’. Chief Manager Shri S S N Murti and
CA Shri Jainik Vakil guided the students regarding the advantages of cashless transactions and digital India. Shri Sudhir Nanavati, President, GLS University encouraged and motivated the students to be part of cashless transactions to achieve the dream of Digital India. He also declared that GLS University will go cashless from next academic year. Shri Sudhirbhai Nanavati led the oath ceremony taken by 400 students to create digital economy.
Five day photography workshop at GLSiD
FaCULty oF CoMMerCe
Faculty of Commerce had celebrated the Charity Week in the month of
December to spread the awareness of social responsibility among students.
The students of SMPIC visited Municipality Shala no. 26, Cancer ward of Civil Hospital, and they distributed woollen clothes to the needy. While the students of GLSIC visited at six
different organizations such as Uthhan ( School for mentally challenged), Second Innings (Old age home), V.S.Hospital, Two Road side Slum Areas and one construction site etc.
4JANUARY 2017
eventS anD aChieveMentS
C . U . Shah priMary SChooLn.r.priMary SChooL
aChieveMent
Events at C U Shah Primary School• PosterMakingCompetition
by TATA group based on the theme of Disaster
Management• Celebrating the beauty of
Winter through posters, charts, speeches and food
• Fancydresscompetition
• Bestoutofwaste• Savebirdcampaign• Christmascelebration
Dweep Shah of Std VI continues to add new feathers in his cap of
success after having won a gold medal for figure skating and a bronze medal for free skating at the Khel Mahakumbh, 2016 ; organized by the Gujarat State in the G.L.S. Skating rink.
Congratulations Dweep on your success.
n.r. priMary SChooL CaMpUS BUzzeS with aCtivitieS!
Different events organized at NRPS:
• NutritionDayandFoodwithout Fire
• Roleplayon‘Mydreamprofession’
• DemonstrationongivingFirst Aid in an Accident by 108 emergency service
• SnakesandLadderonacloth piece (made by a Staff member) between students and teachers
• Gujaratihand-writingcompetition
• SportsDay• ChristmasCelebration
December is the month of festive spirit! This festive spirit was seen in all the schools of GLS during Activity based Learning week. In this eventful week, students played different games, participated in different competitions, had
knowledge sessions and above all, had absolute fun time. The excitement of this fun time is reflected in these pictures!
5JANUARY 2017
GLS enGLiSh MeDiUM priMary SChooL nr & GLS SeConDary SChooLSCienCe Fair 2016
NR& GLS secondary school had organised the science fair with a
view to introducing the ability of the students in the scientific field. The students prepared various projects with the motivation and encouragement of Honourable principal mam and with the guidance of the science teacher. Projects like magnetic separator, vaccum cleaner, electric current passing through salt water, Maglev Train based on the principle of magnet levitation , Hydroulic JCB Exctracting of DNA from banana , 3D Hologram , Kidney
filtration etc. were innovative. The project which were drawing the attention of all the viewers were magnetic separator by Isha, Nisarg and Kavya of 11th science, Electric current passing through salt water by Harsh Vardhan of 9th A Gls , Hydraulic JCB by Het Thakkar of 9th A NR , Exctracting of DNA from banana by Anishrrehman of 11th Science , 3D Hologram by Neel, Manush, Yug, Dev, Jainam,Pal of 9th A NR , Electricity generated by potato by Yashshvi and vency of 9thGls.
n r hiGher SeConDary SChooL
Chinmay. P. Thakkar got the gold medal by topping the
International Company Secretaries Olympid. He has secured 57th position in
Ahmedabad city, 209th position in zone and 3628th position at International level and introduced his talent in the field of commerce. Many congratulations to Chinmay!
Events organized:• PosterMaking• MessageWriting
• ScienceExperiments• FacetoFace• SanskritShlokaChanting
• ChartMaking• SportsActivity• Cake&CookiesDecoration
have yoU notiCeD theSe DooDLeS?
In 1998, before the company was even incorporated, the concept of the doodle was
born when Google founders Larry and Sergey played with the corporate logo to indicate their attendance at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert. They placed a stick figure drawing behind the 2nd “o” in the word, Google, and the revised logo was intended as a comical message to Google users that the founders
were “out of office.” While the first doodle was relatively simple, the idea of decorating the company logo to celebrate notable events was born. In the beginning, the doodles mostly celebrated familiar holidays; nowadays, they highlight a wide array of events and anniversaries of renowned people across the world. One of the recent examples of such a doodle is the one made in memory of
Savitribai Phule.Over time, the demand for
doodles has risen in the U.S. and internationally. Creating doodles is now the responsibility of a team of talented illlustrators (they are called doodlers) and engineers. For them, creating doodles has become a group effort to enliven the Google homepage and bring smiles to the faces of Google users around the world.
6-7JANUARY 2017
Let the Games beGin!“Sports are such a great teacher. They have taught me camaraderie, humility and how to resolve differences.” Said Kobe Bryant, an American basket ball
player and a businessman. The same spirit of sportsmanship as described by Bryant was seen in all the players of GLS University during Shri I M Nanavati Sports Meet. Here is a glimpse of the players!
Badminton mixdouble
Basketball Boys
Basketball Girls
Cricket Boys
Cricket Girls
Disscuss throw Boys
Disscuss Throw Girl
Football
Joshi Sir inaugrating the basketball event
Kabaddi Boys
Long Jump Boy
Relay race Boys
Shotput Boys
Shotput Boys
Shotput Girls
Long Jump Girls
Vollyball Boys
8JANUARY 2017
Favourite Character Day Executive Day Executive Day
Executive Day Executive Day
Favourite Character Day
Favourite Character Day Favourite Character Day Green Day
Group Day Group Day Group Day
Group Day Group Day Group Day
CeLeBration aLL aroUnD!
9JANUARY 2017
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RJs on Campus
RJs on Campus Signature Day Something’s cooking!
Something’s cooking! Something’s cooking! Something’s cooking!
Sports Day
Sports Day
Sports Day
Traditional Day
Traditional DayTraditional Day Traditional Day
Something’s cooking!
Haloween Day Haloween Day
10JANUARY 2017
Book review
Compiled by: GLSCRD
a) opportUnitieS For StUDentS :1. Murdoch University Scholarships for
International Students in Australia, 2017Last Date:31 January 2017More Details: http://our.murdoch.edu.au/Student-life/
Finances/Browse-scholarships/UG_AEA-UG-International/
2. University of Dundee Scholarships for International Students in UK, 2017
Last Date: 31 January 2017More Details:http://www.dundee.ac.uk/study/3. National Science Day at PRL and ArunaLal
Scholarship Last Date: 23 January 2017More Details: https://www.prl.res.in/~sciday/index.
php?r=site/indexhttp://www.dundee.ac.uk/study/4. Zurich University Scholarship for International
Students in Switzerland, 2017Last Date: 31 January 2017More Details: http://www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/index.
php/en 5. ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL
EDUCATION – Scholarship scheme for Girls and Scholarship for Differently abled students
Last Date: 10 January, 2017More Details: http://www.aicte-india.org/6. International Undergraduate Scholarships in
Engineering at NTU in UK, 2017Last Date: 15 January 2017More Details: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/
engineering/funding/undergraduate/index.aspx7. BabuJagjivan Ram All India Essay Competition
- 2016Last Date: 21 January 2017More Details:jagjivanramfoundation.nic.in/pdf/
essaycompetition2016.pdf8. AcSIR – Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Summer
Training Program 2017.Last Date: 13 January 2017More Details: http://acsir.res.in/acsir-dr-apj-abdul-
kalam-summer-training-program-2017/
9. ONGC Offers Scholarships To Meritorious SC/ST Students Pursuing Professional Courses In Engineering, Medical Stream And Master’s Degree Course In Business Administration, Geology and Geophysics
Last Date: 24January 2017More Details: http://www.ongcindia.com/
wps/wcm/connect/59ddd6ca-0730-4a91-8e2a-8d74a8c340c/500scholarships2016.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
10. NGS Scholarship (NGSS), Singapore 2017-18Last Date: 15 January 2017More Details:http://www.nus.edu.sg/ngs/NGSS.html
B) opportUnitieS For teaCherS1. CEAS Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chinese
Studies at Stanford University in USA, 2017-2018
Last Date: 15 January 2017More Details:https://ceas.stanford.edu/2. LADY TATA MEMORIAL TRUST “Young
Researcher Award - 2017”Last Date: 15 January 2017More Details: https://www.ladytatatrust.org/3. ICMR AWARDS AND PRIZESLast Date: 31stJanuary 2017More Details: http://icmr.nic.in/award/icmr_
awards_2015_2016.htm4. Indian National Science Academy - Call for
Visiting Scientist Programme 2017Last Date: 31st January 2017More Details: http://www.currentscience.ac.in/
Volumes/111/11/1880.pdfhttp://www.insaindia.res.in5. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT BOARD -
all for Proposal (s) from Indian & French companies in Aeronautics, Automotive & Biotechnology areas
Last Date: 31st January 2017More Details: http://tdb.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/
CEFIPRA-DateExt.pdfwww.tdb.gov.in
6. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT BOARD - all for Proposal under Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Last Date: 31st January 2017More Details:www.tdb.gov.in
C) opportUnitieS For StUDentS anD teaCherS:1. QMUL Principal’s Postgraduate Research
Studentships for International Students in UK, 2017
Last Date: 31 January 2017More Details:http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/
research/funding_phd/studentships/2. Warwick Medical School PhD Scholarships at
University of Warwick in UK, 2017-2018Last Date: 18 January 2017More Details:http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/
academicoffice/gsp/scholarship/typesoffunding/wms/
3. Central Sector Scheme of National Overseas Scholarship for SC etc. candidates for XII Plan period (2012-13–2016-17)
Last Date: 31, March, 2017More Details: http://socialjustice.nic.in/SchemeList/
Send/28?mid=245414. University of Warwick Fully-Funded PhD
Scholarships for UK/EU Students in UK, 2017-2018
Last Date: 18th January 2017More Details: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/
academicoffice/gsp/scholarship/typesoffunding/cadre/
5. President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Postgraduate Fellowship 2017
Last Date: 15 January 2017More Details:http://www.usf.edu/world/resources/
kalamfellowship.aspx6. IIM Lucknow Fellow Programme in
Management 2017-18Last Date: 31 January 2017More Detailshttp://www.iiml.ac.in/ :
SChoLarShipS / FeLLowShipS / reSearCh opportUnitieS
Cartoon Guide to Statistics (Cartoon Guide Series) ByLarry Gonick, Woollcott Smith
Reviewed by Dipalee Atre
Certain subjects baffle us. And the books prescribed don’t necessarily make
things better. How many times have we wished for a book that could clear our basic concepts with the use of identifiable examples and helpful illustrations? And if humour is used....well...that would just help us in retaining what we have read!
The Cartoon Guide series is very helpful and covers subjects such as calculus, genetics, physics, chemistry and algebra, besides statistics. Using cartoon illustrations and witty text, the
basic concepts are covered to the satisfaction of the user.
I chanced upon the Cartoon Guide to Statistics, by Larry Gonick and Woollcott Smith – a paperback edition from 1993. The authors have used simple yet clear language and funny illustrations to give us a proper grounding in the main ideas of modern Statistics – summarizing and displaying data, probability (using examples from gambling and medicine!), random variables, hypotheses testing,
confidence interval estimation, and much more. The witty approach, the illustrations used – eg. Florence Nightingale and her efforts to improve the conditions in which soldiers were treated, the Challenger tragedy to name two – are all real and can be identified with. Reading about the practical application of these techniques and concepts makes the subject come alive and helps in grasping this subject which has honestly struck terror in the hearts of many. Beginners, be it college students or non-statistics people wanting to enter into the field of data analysis, will find this book immensely helpful.
So go ahead and order your copy from Amazon.in. You won’t regret it.
((The reviewer is a faculty in Management at N R Insitute of BusinessAdministration)) Winning poem of Jaimil
Joshi of I M Nanavati Law college at
slamdabad held at AMA organised by POVERA in Ahmedabad international literature festival.
11JANUARY 2017
FaCULty aChieveMentS
FaCULty oF CoMMerCe (SMpiC)
worLD hUMan riGhtS Day CeLeBration
eventS & aChieveMentS
Hastimal Sagara, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Commerce,
GLS University gave the keynote speech on the topic “Demonetization in India: Pros and Cons” in a Commerce Seminar organized by Rajasthan Hindi High School (managed by Rajasthan Seva Samiti) on December 22, 2016.
ShininG StarS oF FaCULty oF ManaGeMent, inteGrateD MBa proGraMMe (i-MBa)
FaCULty oF eDUCation StUDentS Gain GroUnD at pratiBiMB 2016!
Nidhi Raval, Second Year - Integrated MBA Programme student
won Silver Medal in Khel Mahakumbh 2016 held at Nadiad on 4th December 2016, which had more than 150 participants. She scores a hat-trick with three Silver Medals and Gold Medals in a
row for Taekwondo. GLS Faculty of Management wishes her for this outstanding achievement.
Adding one more feather to the hat is Somashree Dutta, Second Year- Integrated MBA Programme student who secured 2nd runner up in the competition of Ms. Academia,
Josh 2016. Josh 2016 is a national level event organized by National Academy of Event Management and Development (NAEMD), held at Mumbai on 9th December, 2016, wherein she represented Gujarat State. She was also awarded a special title of Ms. Smile for her beautiful smile.
Congratulations to the Management Club of Faculty of Commerce
(SMPIC) for getting the 1st runner up position in Moneta 2016, one of the largest financial festivals organized by R.A. Podar College, Mumbai. Team of Devanshu Vakil, Shashank Sharma, Ria Rani, Punj Gupta,
Hitesh Anandani, Nakshee Shah, Kunal Gidwani, Aarsh Joshi, Avinash Dariyani, Karan Raghani, Shruti Patel and Harsh Anandani won prizes in competitions like House of Words, Game of Loans, Blackgold, How I Met my Employee, How to get away with fraud and Finding Juno.
Congratulations to all the participants and winners at St. Xavier’s Inter-college Event Pratibimb!
Christian Elvina stood first in faCE Painting
gokli ishani got sECond in singing
vyas shubham and sanghvi riCha got third Position in dEbatE
munshi shafaq stood on fourth Position in PhotograPhy khanna kinjal,vyas shubham and shah Praful got third rank in quiz
Megha Nehlani of Faculty of commerce - SMPIC, won the title
of Miss Student Idol of the year 2016 at the All India Finale of the event JOSH organised by NAEMD Mumbai . Congratulations!
FaCULty oF CoMMerCe (SMpiC) ShineS at Moneta 2016
aSSoCiation oF inDian ManaGeMent SChoLarS (aiMS) – 14
Fourteenth AIMS International conference on Management
Theme: Management Education: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities
The AIMs – 14 was held on
December 26-28, 2016 at MICA Campus. Dr.Sarla Achuthan was a member of Doctoral Competition Committee.
She also presented two papers entitled, “Accessing Human Resource Quality of
Educators in Higher Education in the city of Ahmedabad” with Mruga Pandya and “Study of Life Cycle stage and Standard of Living as Determinants of Wealth Creation” with Raji Pillai.
oUtStanDinG ph.D. GUiDe awarDThe Association of Indian
Management Scholars (AIMS) has presented its
AIMS-IRMA Outstanding Ph.D. Guide Award to Dr. Sarla Achuthan, Director, GLSCRD, “for her significant contribution
towards guidance and support in management research”. The award was given to her at the 14th AIMS International Conference held at MICA, Ahmedabad on the 26th December 2016.
faCulty of EduCation, gls univErsity CElEbratEd thE World human rights day. World human rights day falls on 10 dECEmbEr EvEry yEar.
12JANUAry 2017
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GLSCrD orGanizeS an FDp on Data anaLytiCS
A one-day Faculty D e v e l o p m e n t Programme (FDP)on
Data Analytics for faculty members of GLS University in the academic year 2016-17 was organised on 30thNovember, 2016 at the L.A. Shah Law College premises by GLSCRD.
The objective of the programme was to provide the faculty members knowledge about Data Analytics and how to use and implement the data analytics in the research, Marketing Decisions, Financial Decisions, HR Decisions.
The resource person was Dr. Arnab K. Laha, Professor Production and Quantitative Methods (P&QM), Indian Institute Of Management-Ahmedabad.
The following topics were
covered in the programme: • AnIntroductiontoBusiness
Analytics• AnalyticsforMarketing
Decisions• AnalyticsforFinancial
Decisions• AnalyticsforHRDecisions
Twenty Six faculty members of GLS University participated in the programme. Dr. Sarla Achuthan and Dr. B. H. Joshi welcomed all the participants.
The Provost, GLS University, Dr. B. H. Joshi, graced the programmeand spoke and interacted with the participants which was highly motivating and enlightening to them. The participants enjoyed the programme and the programme was also well received.