S Gopal of Chemplast Sanmar Ltd has been elected president of the MMA. He addressed the graduating students of the MMA- IFMR Post Graduate Certificate in Business Management Program.
David Hopper, US Consul General in Chennai, handing out the certifi cates. S Gopal looks on.
The Madras Management Association (MMA) and the Institute for Finance and Management Research (IFMR) awarded certifi cates to the graduating class of the Post Graduate Certifi cate in Business Management program. David Hopper, US Consul General in Chennai handed out the certifi cates to the students.
A seminar ‘Passion for Excellence’ was organised under the aegis of Business Line Club, in the institute.
“Skills can be learnt but organisations love people with positive attitude which is nothing but a positive approach to life. We should learn from our mistakes to ensure we do not make them again better still we should learn from others mistakes. Organisations love people who can build processes to avoid errors being made.” – S Gopal
N Kumar in his address to the qualifying students said, “It is the blend of hard (technical) and soft skills of its manpower that will enable companies to become globally competitive. Globally competitive means many things to many people but to me it is simple – ‘company executives capable of looking at issues with a wider horizon’.”
He congratulated MMA and IFMR for their continuing focus on Management Education. The new batch of graduating students will be brand ambassadors for future leaders and will help companies become suitable for global business.
Umamaheshwari fromChidambaram had a dream – a dream of pursuing higher studies. Living in a village, it was not just a question of a university degree program, but also of hostel facilities. Her father, an electrician did not have the means to make his daughter’s dream a reality. Uma, had topped in her school,
the Govt. N G Higher Secondary School, securing 79% in the Higher Secondary Examination. She had secured admission at Annamalai University for an integrated fi ve-year post graduate program.
The dream of higher education was slipping away for want of funds. With the recommendation from the CII, The Madhuram Narayanan Charitable Foundation has sponsored Uma’s tuition fees and hostel expenses. Today, Uma, a bright and dedicated student, is well on her way to accomplishing a dream. She is presently pursuing an MSc in Biotechnology from the Annamalai University with the support rendered from the Foundation.
Informatics Olympiad 2007
B Srivatsan, a class XI student of Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School, Adyar, won the Bronze medal in the International Olympiad for Informatics held at Croatia in August 2007 making the school and country proud. He was one among 24 students who qualified in the Indian National Olympiad in Informatics 2007 conducted in collaboration with the Central Board of Secondary Education.
SANMUN – 2007
Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School, Adyar, hosted ‘SANMUN 2007’ (Sri Sankara Model United Nations), in July in which seven city schools participated and 15 countries were represented. The five committees Disarmament, Economic and Financial, Social, Humanitarian and Cultural, Human Rights and Environment Commission presented two agendas each.
Executive Board with the Teacher.
Best Teacher Award 2007
Mrs Mita Venkatesh, teacher, Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School, was honoured with the “Best Teacher Award 2007-08” by the Rotary Club of Madras, RI District 3230. She received the Award
from Rtn Smt Indra Subramanyam, President, Rotary Club of Madras at a function on 4 September 2007, at the Taj Connemara.