The students of the Batch of 2007, fondly called as “Crusaders” by our loving Uncle Bala, the honorable dean of Great Lakes, received their certificates for Post Graduate Program in Management. The certificates were given out by the Honorable governor of Tamilnadu, his highness Mr. Surjeet Singh Barnala. The event was also marked by the presence the Chairman of Infosys Foundation Mrs. Sudha Murthy.

Mr. Barnala in his address said “We need to create our own model of management in line with our national ethos”. It is in semblance with the very motto of Great Lakes that is “Global Mindset and Indian Roots”. The Guest of honor, Mrs. Murthy in her address appealed the students to be compassionate. “You are stepping into the corporate world. If you are not compassionate, you will lose out on emotional quotient” added Mrs. Murthy.

The students were facilitated for their outstanding academic success. Awards were given out to students who excelled in all the horizontals at Great Lakes viz. Finance, Marketing, Operations and Human Resource and Strategy.

Amidst all these awards the show stealer was the “Popularity Award” for the faculty members which generated maximum vibes and tickled the lighter spirits of the students.

The Year it was…

It was not just about the students’ achievements rather it also celebrated various landmarks that the college had achieved in the past year.

The ceremony also marked the launch of “Herald” a research journal set up under the aegis of Yale Research Center. It has research papers submitted by eminent academicians from various fields.

The year also saw the setting up of Kotler-Srinivasan Center for Marketing Research. The first international conference for the same would be taking place in December this year.

Great Lakes also laid foundation stone for the state of art campus being built on East Coast Road near Mahabalipuram. The Campus is expected to be functional by the time next batch joins in.

The pillars of any educational institution are their alumni. The Alumni portal was thus launched with the aim to reunite the alumni of Great Lakes. It also provides a discussion forum for the alumni and would thus facilitate them to share ideas and information on a common platform.

The Year also saw the first international research conference under the aegis of Yale-Great Lakes Center of Research. The conference was inaugurated by Ms. Indra Nooyi, CEO, Pepsi Co. Global.

Student Awards

Academic Awards

1. Krishnan CA – Overall and Marketing
2. Aakash Pratap Singh – Operations
3. Sai Yogeetha Reddy – Human Resources
4. Lakshmanan – Finance

Institutional Building

Admissions Committee

1. Balaji R
2. Balavenkatesh G
3. P Satya Sainath Reddy
4. Shriram S.R.
5. Srivathsan S.

Campus upkeep

1. Shipra Singh

COurse Coordination

1. Suseen R

Event Management

1. S Adith Kumar
2. Bhavna B
3. Mahesh Nilakantan
4. Nandini T Reddy

Gravity

1. Priyamvada S

Guest Lecture

1. Rajesh Mathew Alex

Honor Code

1. Rajesh V
2. Subramanian S

IT

1. Manik Kinra
2. Sitashwa Srivastava

Capmus Layout

1. Hardeep Lamba

Placement

1.Praveen Pantula
2. Rooapshree H
3. Vishal Prasad

Public Relations

1. Divya Singaravelu
2. Vikranth Vasireddy

Research

1. Gayatri Balappa

Sanghamitra

1. Shri Vaishno Devi E

Competition

1. Ashis A Behra
2. Manish Kumar
Hariprasad B