TEAM ALCOM SPEAKS The Alumni Committee is proud to present ‘IMPRINTS’ December edition!
We are happy to announce that SIMSR’s biggest alumni event of the year is finally here! Nostalgia has been hosted by the Alumni Committee for more than 15 years now. To SIMSR and us, it is more than just a homecoming event. It is
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a celebration of that ‘special connect’ between you and your alma mater,
Bech Daal
a tribute to the lifelong bond of shared, cherished memories in the SIMSR
High Tea
corridors.
Outreach
The Alumni Committee is very excited to welcome you back to your very
Coca Cola Industrial Visit
UTI Talk Show
own institute. Save the date for 12th December and visit your campus to Rewind, Relive and Reconnect. We promise you an unforgettable evening.
BECH DAAL Enactus Somaiya Social Cell (Enactus SSC) has taken up the noble cause of promoting Warli art. On 1st November, they organized their biggest Socio-Marketing event – Bech Daal. More than 50 teams registered. They sold pen stands, paper weights and mobile holders embellished with Warli art, in public market places like Powai Plaza and Gateway of India. It was a brilliant display of sales acumen by our marketing students. A remarkable amount of 140130 INR was earned within a day. Enactus made use of this revenue to empower Warli artists and their art form.
ALUMNI HIGH TEA Alumni Committee invited alumni of MCA program for High Tea on 28 th November. The event began with a warm welcome address by Prof. Rekha Rao. Dr. Radha Iyer addressed the audience and emphasised on the importance of building lifelong relations between SIMSR and its alumni. The evening carried on with a networking game, musical performances and some friendly interaction
with faculty over tea. Our MCA alumni were glad to have quality time with their faculty and friends after a long time.
On the same evening, the Alumni Committee also hosted a High Tea for our alumni from MMM, MFM, MIM and MHRDM courses. The event saw an overwhelming turnout. Prof. C.P. Joshi delivered the welcome address. Ms. Vidhya Sharma gave a presentation on the Alumni Committee’s vision. The alumni were more than glad to learn about the developments in the college and poured in their valuable feedback. DR. Radha Iyer, Dr. Reena Mehta and Mr. Mani Shankar had a gala time talking to their former students and learning about their lives at present.
OUTREACH
UTI TALK SHOW
Members of the Alumni Committee met
SIMSR played a host to Mr. Deepak Saluja, Head
Mr. Vishal Dubey, Nation Head of 3G, Mobile
- Branding and Channel Marketing, UTI Mutual
Internet & Smart Phones, Idea Cellular. He is
on 28th of November. Mr. Saluja is an alumnus
an Alumnus of SIMSR from the PGDM batch of
of batch 1997. He was the speaker on ET Now's
1997. He praised the college for its quality of
talk show ‘Swatantra’. We took him on a quick
education. In particular, he mentioned the
campus tour. He expressed great pride in seeing
contribution of Prof. Arya in making SIMSR one
the infrastructure of SIMSR’s campus, having
of the best B-schools in 1997. He also applaud-
visited it 16 years after his graduation. He was
ed the role of SIMSR in making his career. He
pleased to organise the 41st episode of
was glad to hear of SIMSR’s developments.
‘Swatantra’ in his alma mater.
COCA COLA INDUSTRIAL VISIT FORSE, the Forum for Operations Research & Supply Chain Enthusiasts, of K J SIMSR organized an industrial visit to Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Wada Plant on 5th November. Mr. Rafiq, the event manager, left no stone unturned to ensure that the visit was enjoyable and full of learning. Mr. Suryakant Jagdale, the plant manager, gave a detailed picture of product offerings, quality standards followed and various ISO certifications acquired by the plant. He also demonstrated the bottling operations done for all types of beverages. The students enjoyed a cool Coke on their way back and gained a new perspective on the practical challenges faced in industrial
operations.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Panel Discussion Interesting & Relevant Topics
Networking - With Senior Alumni and Professionals from the Industry
Live Concert - Neeraj Arya’s Kabir Café
Address by the President of Somaiya Vidyavihar Mr. Samir Somaiya
Cultural Programs - Be amazed by our talented performers
Reunion Bazaar Showcase your Business
IMPRINTS TEAM
Chief Editor - Anshumala Sinha
Sr. Designers & Content Managers - Swinston D’Almeida & Ridhi Gupta
Designers & Content Managers - Abhijith Varma, Ankita Rajadhyaksha, Amogh Deshpande, Sweta Lakhani, Gauri Sardar & Ruchi Sharma
Contributors - Neha Shugani, Pooja Dhingra, Rashida Degani,
Sanjog Singh, Anuradha Bhat,
Khushbu Kankaria, Manisha Pathakala, Parul Pathak, Sirmad Hasan & Diwansh Garg
Vidhya Sharma (Senior Manager, Alumni Relations, Somaiya Vidhyavihar) - 98202 48420
Arvind Pandi Dorai (Alumni Relations Coordinator, SIMSR)
- 90294 08800
Rohan Pai (Convenor, ALCOM)
- 98197 10256
Ridhi Gupta (Co-Convenor, ALCOM)
- 75065 64237
Swinston D’Almeida (Co-Convenor, ALCOM)
- 80974 06559
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