KJ SIMSR Horizon Dec - 2014 issue Dec 2014 | Page 8

VISTA

visiting
the
campus.
Prof.
N
Chandrasekhar
from
Technische
Hochschule Ingolstadt, Germany visited
the campus from 21st August to 14th
September 2014 to engage with students
of Marketing. “I would particularly like to
spend a substantial amount of time in
cultural aspects for Indian students
planning to engage in student exchange
programs across European Universities",
said Prof. N. Chandrasekhar. This session
was primarily targeted at students who
are interested in student exchange
programs.
The first event of Ekatva 2014, the 55th
Foundation Day Celebrations was held on
Tuesday, 9th September 2014 from 9.30
am to 1.30 pm at Yashwant Natya Mandir,
Matunga (W). The event brought together
all the faculty members from every
Somaiya Institution to commemorate the
occasion of the 55th Foundation Day. The
morning was enlivened through a musical
programme and also felicitated several
noteworthy
teachers
for
their
achievements.
SIMSR also witnessed the opportunity to
welcome one of the coveted personalities
of India, Mr. Raghuram Rajan, Governor,
RBI on the occasion of Ekatva, the 55th
Foundation Week celebration, on
September 16, 2014. Mr. Rajan's talk
inspired the minds of both our students
and faculty alike.

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December 2014

On 7th September 2014,
the students of SIMSR
organized SPRIHA 2014,
an initiative by the SPRIHA
Committee and the Public
Relations Committee of
SIMSR. This event was for
the first time launched on a
pan-India
basis
and
entries from all over India
were received. The entries
were from prestigious
colleges such as IIMTrichy,
NITIE-Mumbai,
TISS Mumbai, GIM Goa
and VJTI. The six finalists
competed with each other
for the coveted title of the
Winner of Spriha, 2014.
The event was a grand
success.
SIMSR is proud to boast of its excellent infrastructure
facilities for sports. From the squash court to the basketball
court, from the flood light lit athletics track to the football
field; everything reflects that there is a sportsman within
everyone associated with the Institute. The sports
committee hosted the Elan – E – Yudh, an intra-college
sports event, especially directed towards introducing sports
to the new batch of students.
The Convocation Ceremony was held in SIMSR for the
MMS batch of 2011-13 and the MCA batch of 2010-13 on 09
August, 2014. The occasion was graced by Smt. Medha
Patkar, a renowned Social Activist as the Chief Guest and
the Guest of Honour was Mr. Harish S. Mehta, Executive
Chairman
and
Managing
Director,
ONWARDS
Technologies Ltd.
Teacher's Day was celebrated in a grandiose manner and
the programme was organized by the Staff Welfare
Committee on September 05, 2014 wherein several cultural
programmes were exhibited by the faculty.
A workshop on 'Marketing Analytics for Developing Effective
Marketing Strategies' was hel