CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus

On 29th September, the students from the MBA department of CHRIST (Deemed to be University), School of Business and Management, organised the inaugural ceremony for MBA Specialization Clubs namely Marketing Monks, Harmoney, Cadre and Business Analytica. Each club was inaugurated, followed by a video showing the activities conducted within the club. Marketing Club: The Marketing Club “Marketing Monks” was introduced by Ms Naba and Mr Aditya with an introductory video highlighting all the glimpses of the marketing activities conducted by the club one week before and also followed by awarding the winners of the sales competition, which was conducted last year. Students were also awarded Mavericks 2022. Students were awarded for winning the football match in between the inaugural ceremony.  Finance Club: The Finance Club “Harmoney” was introduced by Mr Shaurya and Ms Lalitha with a small video highlighting finance club activities conducted last year. They also introduced the first finance

As Mahatma Gandhi said, "There is enough for everybody's need but not for everybody's greed". Inspired by this sustainability message, the management, faculty, and the students of the School of Business and Management, MBA, CHRIST(Deemed-to-be-University), Pune Lavasa Campus launched the sustainability initiative called GREENVASA. It is a way of living sustainably in the picturesque town of LAVASA, Pune. It is a small step at the University to conserve resources and a small step in the direction to reduce our carbon footprint. The concept, very simply put, is to buy and sell quality second-hand goods within the University to avoid wasteful spending and reduce future waste. Our proprietary technology can sell things that have an extended life to your fellow students or staff. It’s a platform built by the students, for the students. The simple mantra is Let’s REDUCE, REUSE, and then RECYCLE. The website was launched on 29th September at 11 am by the faculty in charge –

The world is changing, Business is changing. A new generation of employees is forcing organizations to rethink how work is done, the rise of big data is providing business leaders with access to more information than ever before, and globalization has opened up new opportunities as well as new risks for businesses. Finance professionals are now relying on a new breed of analytics tools that make big data more easily accessible, including machine learning, predictive analytics, and automation tools. Over the years, technology has reshaped business functions and accounting is no different. The impact of rapid advances in automation technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), integrated platforms, cloud-based software, and an explosion of data are felt in the finance world. Proceedings of the Guest Lecture: The event began at 3.00 PM with the welcome address delivered by Dr. Mahesh Kumar T, Programme Coordinator, B. Com (Financial Analytics) & commenced the Guest Lecture. The guest

 Another year of CIMA competitions began with the inaugural ceremony for the academic year 2022-23. The event was held on 03/10/2022 at 5:00 PM in the MBA block auditorium. CIMA is a clan-based competitive event where all the students are divided into four clans - Vikings, Knights, Spartans, and Samurais. During one academic year, they compete in various events, and at the end of the year, the clan which scores the most emerges as the champion clan. The teamwork and sportsmanship of each clan are exhibited throughout the year in various activities and tasks performed by the clan members.  The ceremony started with a silent prayer followed by a welcome note by Faizan Ahmed. The introductory video of CIMA provided the students with a glimpse of its glorious past. Reverend Fr. Dr Jossy P George then addressed the gathering. He started the speech with Neil Armstrong’s famous quote, “This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” Motivating MBA students to carve a niche in t

The first Annual Intra-Departmental Debate Competition was conducted from 28th to 30th September, 2022 by  ARTIBUS- The MUNing, Debating & Quizzing Club in association with Christ University School of Business and Management Association (CUSBMA), a department-level student body that conducts fests for the BBA (Business Analytics) department.  The Annual Intra-Departmental Debate Competition was a three day event that consisted of several rounds in the form of Argumentative Essays, Formal Sessions and Harvard Style of Debating on the theme of Eco-Sensitivity. This event was held with the main aim of helping students expand their existing knowledge and emphasize on factual information while inculcating research habit. The participants were given a brief description about the itinerary of the event on the day of the inauguration ceremony. The inauguration ceremony was held on 28th September, 2022. The inauguration session started on a jovial note by engaging the audience with an inter

The Department of Physical Education, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus organized the University's Hydra Athletics Meet 2022 for several indoor sports, games and athletics events in order to engage the students during the mundane monsoon season. Students who were unable to play because of the rains, took initiative in many different sports outside their usual field of interest. The meet reflected the students' grit, vigor and alertness, without undue fatigue and with ample energy to enjoy leisure-time pursuits and to meet competitive spirits of the games. This meet was organized from 29th August - 7th September 2022. The various events were conducted based on the specific rules and regulations laid down for them. 5 departments participated in this meet the departments are as follows: 1. School of Business and Management (BBA) 2. School of Law (LLB) 3. School of Science (DS) 4. School of Commerce and Accounting (BCOM) 5. Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The orientation session conducted on 17th September 2022, which was the first event of the Corporate Connect series of CHRIST University School of Business and Management (CUSBMA), Lavasa- Pune campus was addressed by Mr. Anirudh Venkitaraman. The accomplished expert explained in a very lucid way of all key areas that are essential for a business organization to take into consideration such as product development strategy through roadmaps, competitor analysis, market size and revenue potential, product cannibalization, defining the consumer segment, consumer retaining and maximizing market share were also discussed. It was learnt that a particular good’s lifestyle in the market has four stages i.e., The inception or initial testing phase, the acceleration or rapid growth period, the maturity phase, also called the plateau growth stage and ultimately. the declining phase. The 5 P’s of marketing were also mentioned, which consisted of Product, Price, People, Promotion and Place. Furtherm

Art Extravaganza’22 was conducted on 1st October 2022.  The event was held in Gazebo, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Lavasa Campus. Fr. Jossy P. George, the dean and director of CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa was invited along with other faculty members to cut the ribbon and inaugurate the event in the presence of the entire student body of CUSBMA including the senior representatives, junior representatives, CUSBMA DDTMCL, the club presidents, vice presidents, and event managers. The event started in the presence of faculty members, Mr. Akhil Kulkarni and Ms. Anna Anjaly Joy. The event continued for 3 hours in order to ensure that all the faculty members, student body, and BBA (Business Analytics) students had ample time to understand the emotions displayed in the paintings and the time and effort their classmates put into showing their passion and how their imagination works on a simple yet delicate theme such as Eco-sensitivity. 20 art pieces were displayed in the f