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Date: 23rd January, 2011
XIMB concludes Athlos 2011
Bhubaneswar: Xavier
Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) hosted this year’s Athlos, its
annual B-school sports festival over 3 days, from 21st to 23rd January.
Athlos 2011 saw more than 100 participants from top B-schools of India like IMT
Ghaziabad, IMT Nagpur and IIT Delhi take each other on in a variety of indoor
and outdoor sporting events. XIMB won the overall Athlos trophy with 405 points
and IMT Nagpur were runners up with 280 points.
At the closing
ceremony held on the evening of 23rd January, cash prizes worth
INR 70,000, medals and certificates were given away to the individual events’
winners, overall runners up, and the winning teams by Prof. Subhajyoti Ray,
Dean Academics; and Fr. P.D. Thomas, Dean Administration, XIMB.
XIMB won the cricket,
football, badminton, table tennis and men’s basketball tournaments, and were
the runners up in women’s basketball. IMT Nagpur were the winners in throwball
and women’s basketball, and were the runners up in football, volleyball, table
tennis and men’s basketball. IMT Ghaziabad were the winners in volleyball and
lawn tennis and were the runners up in badminton, throwball and cricket. The
sporting extravaganza witnessed spectacular performances as each of the top
teams battled it out with cut-throat competition and amazing team spirit for
top place, even as the audience passionately cheered the teams in an
electrifying atmosphere.
Several nerve-racking
twists and heart-stopping moments in the different matches formed the
highlights of Athlos 2011. XIMB clinched the cricket finals against IMT
Ghaziabad by one run whereas the mind-blowing football finals between XIMB and
IMT Nagpur completely changed course with XIMB winning in sudden death
penalties. Star players, Gladson Vinod and Adrian Satue, both of XIMB, stole
the show at every basketball game, with brilliant gravity defying acts and
mesmerising performances that were a treat to watch.
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PRESS RELEASE
Date: 5th January, 2012
Address by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in XIMB
Bhubaneswar: Xavier Institute of Management,
Bhubaneswar (XIMB) welcomed former President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
to their campus to address the students and faculty. Also present were the
Director of XIMB, Fr. P.T. Joseph and Dean (Academics), Prof. Subhajyoti Ray.
The address was attended by the entire XIMB student community along with
the faculty and institute administration. The talk focused on the importance of
creative leadership for economic development, the relevance of sustainable
development in the current global economic scenario, the implementation of
PURA(Provision of Urban amenities in Rural areas) and his visualization of
India in the year 2020.
Dr. Kalam’s address was both educative and inspirational for everyone
present in the XIMB auditorium and it was very well received by the students
and the faculty. The speech was followed by a round of interaction with the
students with the former president welcoming questions from the gathering.
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is one of the most distinguished scientists and thinkers of our day and age. He has been awarded the
Padma Bhushan (1981), Padma Vibhushan (1990) and Bharat Ratna (1997). Dr.
Kalam has always given utmost importance to inspiring the minds of the youth in
hopes of getting India closer to his vision of India as a superpower by 2020.
He is also a visiting faculty in many reputed educational institutes.
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Date: 25th November, 2011
XIMB hosts CEOs
Roundtable on Affirmative Action
Bhubaneswar: Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) in collaboration
with CII hosted ‘CEOs Roundtable on Affirmative Action’ on 25th November, 2011.
Mr Rajive Kaul, Past President, CII & Chairman,
Nicco Corporation Ltd, acted as the session moderator. The panel consisted of
Mr. Ranaveer Sinha, Chairman, CII Eastern Region & Managing Director, Telco
Construction Equipment, Mr. B.L. Raina, Past Chairman, CII Eastern Region and
Chairman, Jamshedpur Utilities & Services Company Ltd. (JUSCO), Mr. B.L. Bagra,
Chairman, Odisha State Council, CII & Director (F) & CMD (I/C),
National Aluminium Co. Ltd, Mr. Suresh Thawani, Vice Chairman, Odisha State
Council & Managing Director, Tata Sponge Iron Ltd, Mr. Tarun Daga, Managing
Director and Executive Director, Tinplate Co. of India Ltd. and Mr.
S.S.Nandurdikar, Chairman, Task Force on Agri and Food Processing, CII Eastern
Region and Managing Director, Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.
The event started with a short
address by Fr. P.T. Joseph, S.J., Director, XIMB who welcomed the esteemed
panelists. Mr. Rajive Kaul, the moderator, then introduced the panelists and
invited each one to address the audience with their views on Affirmative Action.
The discussion was very informative as the panelists enumerated on how the CII
is promoting the ‘4 Es’- Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship and
Employability – among the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/STs). They
cited various examples such as equal opportunities for African-Americans in US
companies and the implementation of the ‘Broad-based Economic Empowerment
Programme’ in South Africa which supports the employment of black citizens.
They also encouraged the audience to undertake Affirmative Action with a sense
of responsibility and conviction rather than a sense of duty and helplessness.
The discussion was then opened up
to questions from the audience. Students questioned the panelists on various
issues including their stance on the inclusion of other economically backward
classes and not just SC/STs into the Affirmative Action programmes, on the
ability of SC/ST students to cope up with students from the general quota and
on the inclusion of economically well-off SC/ST students in the programmes. The
panelists, using examples from their work in the Affirmative Action programmes,
were able to answer the questions put across to them and encourage further
interest in Affirmative Action.
CII is a non-government,
not-for-profit industry led and industry managed organization. It works closely
with the government on policy issues, improving efficiency, and building
business opportunities for industry through a range of specialized services.
CII has taken up the agenda of “Business for Livelihood” for the year 2011-12.
This includes creating a focus on spreading growth to the disadvantaged sections
of society. In line with this, CII is placing increased focus on Affirmative Action, Skills Development and Governance during the
year
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Date: 14th November, 2011
XIMB hosts
Xpressions - 2011
Bhubaneswar: Xavier Institute of Management,
Bhubaneswar (XIMB) hosted its annual three day business management and cultural
fest Xpressions, between 11th and 13th November.
The theme for this year was Iridescence- the colours of reflection. The
flagship events hosted were Skill City a game that tests creative and cognitive
abilities, Kurukshetra- a strategy based game, Gladiator-an individual game
involving different modules, Helios- a game designed exclusively for
undergraduate students, Spardha – the rural entrepreneurship competition, Maven
– the Consulting & Strategy competition, Case In Point – hosted by the HR
association of XIMB and Trade Wars. A variety of cultural events were held that
included Carnival De Vogue- the Fashion Show, Decibelz- the Rock Band
competition, Goonj – the Solo Singing competition, Thirkan- Dance Competition,
Nukkad- the Street Play event. Mad Ads and Aks - the Face Painting competition.
Quizzing events like Inquizzitive and Pantheon were also conducted. The
highlight of the event was Celeblitz, the celebrity event where Lucky Ali, the
multi-platinum, award-winning singer performed with his troupe, live in front
of a crowd of more than 5000 people.
Xpressions 2011 was officially launched on campus on 10th November
2011, followed by the launches of all the game committees.
All three days of Xpressions 2011 saw major turnouts, with participants
from B schools, undergraduate colleges and fashion technology colleges from all
over the country. The chief sponsor of the Xpressions 2011 was Tata Steel,
Associate sponsors, Vedanta, NALCO, Telecom Partner Vodafone, Beverage
Partner Coca Cola, Good Times Partner King fisher. Events across all three days
were covered by official Media Partner Channel V, who also gave winners of some
of the cultural events, a direct entry to Channel V Nokia Indiafest 2012, Goa.
Outdoor games like Paint Ball and the outdoor module of Skill City saw
enthusiastic participation, while informal events like Blind Date ensured that
energy levels and the festive spirit stayed high. Xpressions also marked the
home coming of alumni from all over the world.
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PRESS RELEASE
Date: 22nd September, 2011
XIMB hosts Mercatique 2011
Bhubaneswar: MAXIM, the Marketing Association
of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) hosted Mercatique 2011,
the annual marketing meet on 22nd August,
2011. The main speakers for the evening were Mr. Anil Nair, President, AEGIS
Consulting, Mr. Sidin Vadukut, Managing editor, Livemint.com and Mr.
R.Ravinarayanan, Brand group manager, ITC.
Mercatique was started as an
initiative by MAXIM to expose the budding managers to different dimensions of
marketing by inviting experienced personalities from the industry. The theme of
the meet this year was ‘Changing India: A Marketer’s Perspective’.
The event provided an opportunity
for the students to understand marketing from organizational and corporate
standpoint as the speakers shared their wisdom and experience in the field of
marketing. Mr. Anil Nair and Mr. Sidin Vadukut spoke on the importance of
keeping customer at the centre of marketing strategy while Mr. Sidin Vadukut
focussed on the trend of personality cult and its importance in marketing. The
event ended with a question and answer session between the speakers and
students.
