Great Lakes Institute of Management Celebrates SWIM 2008

Great Lakes Institute of Management Celebrates SWIM 2008
Post-event Press-release

Ms. Indra Subramanyam stated that desire is what takes women towards their goals. She also said that for a country to prosper, men and women must work together without compromising on domestic life. Ms. Pushpa Kandaswamy said that relations were more

important than numbers. She vehemently supported the theme and emphasized that women are adaptable, efficient and capable of multi-tasking. According to Ms. Sharda, determination and grit are important, and even if one were to take a break in professional life, one can still get back as and when one feels like, and make the best out of it. Ms. Lalitha, a visiting faculty at Great Lakes, addressed the women in the audience and advised them to define success for themselves, and not neglect their own selves. She said every decision taken will have its own consequences, it is important to make a choice and live by it. This was followed by an open house session where the audience, comprising of the distinguished guests, students and faculty, posed a variety of questions related to women’s lives and their career orientation.

Release of SWIM Magzine During SWIM 2008

Les Quizerables - the Quiz Competition between various companies and colleges was also a part of SWIM 2008. The quiz was a great success with a total of 46 teams registering for Les Quizerables. The teams were from top companies like TCS, Cognizant, Citibank, HP, I-flex, KPMG, IRENVA, Frost & Sullivan, Abacus and Aura participating in the quiz. The quiz also had enthusiastic students from IIT Madras, Anna University, SIIB Pune, IFMR Chennai, and many others.

The total prize money for the quiz was Rs. 35,000. The first prize was won by team Sumo comprising of Saranya Jayakumar, Rajen Prabhu and Kiran Vijaykumar.

The quiz was conducted by Mr. Vinod Ganesh. Vinod Ganesh has conducted the annual QFI Open Quiz for the last four years and the Infosys Corporate Quiz in 2006. He is an ardent quizzer and has won multitudes of quizzes all over the country. A regular finalist at the Landmark Quiz and the Odyssey Quiz, he has won Lone Wolf quizzes at IIT Madras' Saarang, REC Trichy's Festember, and has also won the annual Grandmaster Quiz at the Quiz Foundation of India, Chennai.

Founder and Honorary Dean of Great Lakes, Dr. Bala V. Balachandran, and Executive Director of PGPM Great Lakes, Prof. S. Sriram, were also present on the occasion. Dr. Bala V. Balachandran, in his address, spoke about the need for women to pursue their dreams in spite of obstacles on their path.

Concluded.

* Contributed by -
Ranjit Shankar (Campus Associate),
Class of 2009,
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai.

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