CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus

December is a hectic month for teachers and students alike. While students are preparing for exams and eagerly looking forward to the much awaited winter break teachers are also waiting for a memorable time to be spent with family and friends during the holidays. Moreover, Christmas is round the corner and the festive season has begun on a cheerful note with the grand success of Magnificat 2019. This is the season of singing Christmas carols with joy, sharing gifts and thereby enjoying and relishing the joy of giving and receiving gifts. Christmas time is precious for everyone as it is the moment of festivity and spreading happiness and giving to others becomes extremely important around Christmas. Hence one mustn’t let Christmas pass by without showing kindness to someone! The entire ambience has begun to look magical as one admires beautifully decorated shrubs, corridors and passages of CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Lavasa. The added attraction is to watch tr

School of Law is scaling new heights slowly and gradually as the students take part in various activities. The enthusiastic students are going beyond Lavasa and gaining valuable experience through outstation visits. Selected students from the School of Law, CHRIST, Lavasa took part in an interactive debate held by All India Professional Congress (AIPC), Maharashtra. The event took place at St Paul's Institute of Communication & Education (SPICE), Bandra West, Mumbai. The students were accompanied by Dr. Daisy Alexander, HOD and Dr. Sunil John from School of Law, CHRIST, Lavasa Campus. The session was handled by Mr. Sanjay Jha and Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai primarily focusing on the topic “Maharashtra Politics” with reference to Rajdeep Sardesai's book entitled "2019 How Modi won India". After a warm welcome, the students felt at ease and took part in a discussion in the presence of various scholars and intellectuals. The interactive session was

As the year is about to end placements have begun on a positive note at CIML. All the second-year students of management are geared up and earnestly looking forward to Skype interviews or personal interaction with companies or firms and prove their caliber in a field of their specialization. Their mentors, fellow students, parents, and CRM are encouraging them to put their best and prove themselves. Here is an account of the selected few who have made it and done the college proud by their accomplishments. Sijo Saju John will join Tata Elxsi in the marketing and sales department after graduating from CIML. He feels elated about being selected by such a reputed company in the first attempt. He considers it to be a good start. Sijo is aware of the work culture at Tata Elxsi and aims to contribute to the company in a positive way. His parents are proud of his selection and bless him for a successful tenure. Sijo thanks Dr. Benny Godwin for his guidance and persistent support.

Marketing students of CIML will visit Eco- Village on 7 th December 2019 as part of CIA-3 activity. The overnight stay at the resort intends to offer a great learning experience. As per the instructions each group has to make an infomercial/ promotional video of Eco-Village which could be shown to the potential target market by the management. Towards the end of the video, they have to answer a question per group. The videos ought to be submitted on or before Monday, 9th December 2019. Eco – Village is located in the midst of the Sahyadri mountain ranges in Pathershet village, 57 kilometres away from Chandni Chowk, Pune. Their products and services include jungle trek, nature tour, astronomy and camp fires where nature is in abundance. Close proximity to Moosi river, a tributary of the Mutha river, a forest and abundant natural landscape will give an unforgettable experience as they will rejuvenate themselves and bond with nature. Group 1 has to mention the

Marketing Club’s activity was conducted on 6 th December 2019 at CIML. Eight teams from MBA participated in a wide variety of activities. It began with an icebreaking session, which comprised of crossing an obstacle while being blindfolded and five participants took part in it enthusiastically. The second interesting game was entitled, Product Twist wherein two dissimilar products were combined and the contestants had to devise a strategy to market them eg. Lizol Juice, Tinder University etc. Four students participated from each team and the products were given through chits. The next attraction was La-Mercadeo press conference and five members from each team took part in the conference. All the teams were given current and imaginary situations to test their public relation skill and presence of mind. It was quite fascinating to watch the participants give thought-provoking ideas to drive across their point of view. The club activity ended with a fun filled game wher

Centre for Social Action (CSA) is a unique initiative of CHRIST, Lavasa where student communities are sensitized to various issues affecting people from different walks of life. The sole aim of education, apart from academics, is to bring about a change when students work for a noble social cause. Under the aegis of CSA selected undergraduate students went to a school on 2nd December 2019 in Bhoini village and interacted with the little children of the school. The main mission was to convey a message of maintaining sanitation and hygiene among children and menstrual hygiene for women in Bohini Panchayat. The students staged a street play to drive across the point and intermingled well with the students. The Christites addressed the students in the class and played lots of fun filled games with them. They sang songs for them and gave them light snacks after personally washing their hands with a sanitizer. Director & Dean, Dr Fr Jossy P George’s presence in

Magnificat 2019 was celebrated with great fun and frolic at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Lavasa on Saturday, 30 th  November 2019. The entire campus bore a festive look to celebrate the spirit of Christmas with beautifully decorated trees and corridors along with Christmas embellishments everywhere. The classes were decked up with confetti and decorative objects and competed for the most decorated class title. It has been said that festivities begin nearly a month before Christmas and CHRIST, Lavasa is not an exception and leaves no stone unturned to spread joy and peace. Director & Dean, Fr Jossy P George, Academic Coordinator, Fr Arun and Fr Lijo from Bangalore graced the occasion by their presence. Dhruv Sangwan and Valerena Clayton welcomed all the dignitaries, students, staff, Ashiana residents and guests from Lavasa and then Christmas celebrations commenced. `Magnificat’ is associated with the canticle of Mary, which is a song of Hope and a hymn in