Life at Great Lakes- The 2 Terms so far

At Great Lakes, Life has been hectic, but still has provided lasting and fond memories of the madness in the first 2 terms. The Class of 08, presents Life at Great Lakes, Part 2

SWIM – One of the hallmarks of Great Lakes

Great Lakes is one of the first institutes in the country to recognize the value and importance of more and more women managers in the country today. This is not just a thought. Great Lakes women have captured this in the form of an Initiative called “Successful Women In Management“. The initiative has the backing of Uncle Bala and also eminent women personalities of the country, which also includes one of the most globally known Indian businesswoman today, Indira Nooyi.

This initiative is the undertaking of the women of each batch. Last year, Crusaders organised a one-day SWIM event which had successful women like Kanimozhi come and deliver lectures on various topics ranging from womanhood to “The glass ceiling”. The event was organised on 8th March 2007, International Women’s day!

This year, the girls have yet again done a phenomenal job. They organised a workshop to cater to the issues of working women.

Hats off to the girls who made this happen!

Cheers to SWIM!

One Day in the Life of a Great Laker

Click here to watch the Video. This was played at SangaMitra 2007(July edition). SangaMitra photos and writewill folow in a day. If you are dying to see the snaps, you can click this personal album to watch the curtain raiser before the main show.

Sangamithra…3 days away

Sangamithra is scheduled to be held on Saturday 28th July 2007 @ MGM Beach Resort, ECR. A hearty welcome to all Great Lakers!!!!

Great Lakes – Uncle Bala

Uncle Bala finds mention in 50 most influential Indian Americans, once again showing the importance of role he has played in taking Great Lakes to the next level and where it is today! 

Also check the same on http://www.glakes.org/downloads/bala50ia.jpg

“Meet the Dean” sessions 2007

Less than ten days to go for the start of the “Meet the Dean” session. Prospective students and their parents can meet the Honorary Dean, Dr. Bala v Balachandran in a day long event.

For further details and registeration, please click on: 

http://www.glakes.org/meetthedean.htm

Founder’s Day @ Great Lakes

Founder’s Day: July 5^th

 

Students of Great Lakes celebrated Founder’s day on July 5^th. July 5^th is the birthday of Dr. Bala V Balachandran (Our Hon. Dean and Founder). Though Uncle Bala was not present in Chennai, we still went ahead with the celebrations. The college campus was decked up with many decorations which included a huge rangoli in the front of the campus. Balloons, inspiring quotes, birthday wishes and other decorations hung from every nook and corner of the campus.

 

The celebrations kicked off at 5:30 in the evening with an address to the students by Vivek Joseph, our student council president. This was followed by a video presentation on Uncle Bala created by the students to celebrate his birthday. Everyone was overjoyed by the video which provided some insights on Uncle Bala’s life. Then we called Uncle Bala via speakerphone as a surprise and the entire class wished him a very happy birthday and many more wonderful years ahead. Uncle Bala was overjoyed by our surprise. A huge birthday cake was then cut on Uncle Bala’s behalf and distributed to the Academia and staff present. Chocolates were then distributed to the students amidst a sea of confetti.

Ambika Kameshwar @ Great Lakes

Dr. Ambika Kameshwar was here at Great Lakes on the 27^th of June for a talk to the students. The talk was organized as part of the SWIM initiative of Great Lakes Institute of Management. Dr. Ambika is a well known dancer and is an expert in Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. She is also the founder of RASA (Ramana Sunritya Alaya), an organization which helps adults and children with special needs. RASA focuses on using theatre and dance with these special people and has achieved tremendous results this way. Dr. Ambika calls this method Creative Movement Education.

Ms Ambika Kameshwar speaking at the event

Dr. Ambika came off as an extremely joyful and energetic individual. We were all buoyed seeing the energy she had. Dr. Ambika spoke about RASA and the challenges faced while starting and running RASA. She also spoke about the role women had to play in the current workplace scenario. “Times are changing and we will be witness to many women taking bold strides” said Dr. Ambika and added “Behind every successful man is a woman and behind every successful woman is an intelligent man who notices her capabilities and lets her achieve them”. Working with these people and helping them was so rewarding and that’s what helped Dr. Ambika face all her challenges. Have faith in your self, be strong and bold were some of the inspirations we could derive from her talk.

We were also witness to a video in which these special children performed an elaborate dance drama called Ramanavatara. It was stunning and the audience was extremely surprised at the performance of these special people. The coordination was exemplary and the emotions were portrayed extremely well.

A round of Q&A followed where the audience had so many questions that the organizers had to call a stop.

A truly enriching experience.

About SWIM:

SWIM (Successful Women In Management) is a community created by Great Lakes Institute of Management to empower women with traits to assume leadership roles in the corporate world. The forum comprises of a conglomerate of women holding various positions in the corporate ladder. It strives for amelioration of each member at the micro level and ultimately works towards the improvement of the women society at the macro level. The forum is ordained to bring to recognize the achievements of women in today’s world.

Pictures from the event

Nandini Rangan explains the Gravity Magazine to Ms Ambika Kameshwar

The Ladies giving all their ears to Ms Ambika Kameshwar

Lavanya Rangarajan gives the vote of thanks to conclude the event