GITAM INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS was held at KRC AC Auditorium, on 19th August, 2007, 5.00 pm. Alumni from MPIB-I through MPIB-VIII attended the function. The students of MPIB-IX were special invitees for this meet.
Prof. V. K. Kumar, Director, GITAM INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS stressed the need to mobilize and strengthen the Alumni to create a good brand image and promote GIFT’s activities in India and abroad.
GIFT Alumni Association (GAA) was formed formally to kick-start the event. An interim Board of Governors (BOG) was formed with the following office-bearers:
- Mr. K. Kamraj (MPIB-I)- President
- Mr. G. Suresh (MPIB-V)- Vice-President
- Mr. S. Mohan (MPIB-I)- Secretary
- Ms. Soumita Chakraborty (MPIB-VII)- Treasurer
The Director, GITAM INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, shall be the Chief - Patron of GAA and one faculty from GITAM INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS shall be the Ex-Officio Member of the BOG. Dr. D. Ravinath, Associate Professor, was nominated as Ex-Officio Member on the BOG.
The BOG will build strategies to fulfill the objectives as laid down in the Bye-Laws of GAA. These Bye-Laws were circulated to the Alumni earlier and the same is put up on the web for immediate response by the Alumni. Alumni are requested to share their opinion/feedback on the Bye-Laws.
Students from PGDM (IB) had very interesting interactive session with the Alumni on issues spanning over Academics and the corporate recruitment needs. The Alumni present on the occasion, very painstakingly explained and responded to all questions from their juniors.
The Get-together was well orchestrated by Mr.Sarvottam Darshan of MPIB-VII and anchored by Ms. Soumya Adhikari, a first year student. Alumni expressed their strong feelings of bonding with GITAM INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS and appreciated the novel way the programme was conducted this year in the campus. They could witness the tremendous growth of infrastructure within the campus. It allowed a good interaction between all and was very fruitful.
The BOG will now concretize their plans and seek help from all our other esteemed Alumni to build a strong GAA in the service of GITAM INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS. |