JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS

New Campus spreading over an area of 34.50 acres. In the presence of a sizable crowd of about 400 people
, ranging from Religious Sisters and Fathers, Diocesan clergy to lay people, students of XITE, workers of
Tata Growth Shop from TAYO, children from NGO SEEDS, and Labour Union people, the Chief Guest
for the occasion, Mr. Nerurkar, lauded the efforts of Jesuits in giving the quality education to the less
privileged people of our country, especially the tribal. He assured XITE of all possible help for its
development in imparting vocational courses to the tribal youth of this region.
Earlier in his welcome speech, Fr. E.A.Augustine, Director, XITE, spoke with a great hope of establishing
in another ten years an institution in the new campus that will cater to the students ranging from KG to PG
and, God willing, it will turn into a university some day. Then came the turn of Fr. Mike T. Raj, the
Provincial, who as the Chairperson of the XITE Governing Body, set the right tone by drawing the
attention of the t audience towards the lopsided development wherein the poor remain at the back and rich
hop ahead in all spheres including education – in this context he placed the importance of institutes like
XITE.
The whole program was not only speeches but fun and fare too. Right in the beginning Mr. Nerurkar was
welcomed by traditional washing of hands and led to the podium by XITE girls dancing and singing. Then
there was welcome song sung by the XITE Choir and also a “Shower of Blessing” to give a religious flavor
to the whole occasion. The program ended with a vote of thanks by Fr. Gilbert D’Souza, the Principal of
XITE. On the whole it was a memorable day for all who came to witness the ground breaking ceremony.
- Joseph Surin
XLRI
The Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia has awarded the “SAQS
Accreditation” to XLRI. This will entitle XLRI School of Business and Human Resource to use the “SAQS
Accredited” Quality Label. The Institute has already started the process for the American Accreditation
(AACBS).
The students of XLRI organized the prestigious management fest” Ensemble 2009". The theme of the event
was “Integrity and Initiative”. It featured numerous events spread across the many disciplines of
management. Several top B-Schools from across the country participated in this annual B-School meet.
Several well known leaders from the industry and academia talked on various aspects of innovation.
The annual “Alumni Homecoming 2009” was a memorable event. A large number of Alumni from all over
the country came for this two-day-home-coming function. Abe made a presentation on XLRI‟s future
aggressive expansion plan and the possibility of opening new campus in Hyderabad, Kolkata and
Bhubaneswar. The Alumni have taken keen interest in the expansion plan and to establish an XLRI
Endowment Fund. During the Alumni Achievement Award ceremony in XLRI-TATA Auditorium, Fr
McGrath was specially felicitated by the Chairman of the XLRI Board, Mr. Muthuraman. Fr McGrath‟s
contribution to the establishment and growth of XLRI was highlighted during the function. While the
Chairman placed a shawl on Fr McGrath, all got up and gave him a standing and a heart throbbing ovation.
In his acceptance speech, Fr McGrath mentioned that he was delighted to see the family spirit and friendly
atmosphere that existed in the early years of XLRI is very strong even today though the Institute has
become big. After the felicitation, the Chairman of the Board officially named and inaugurated the
beautiful “Diamond Jubilee Park” on the northern side of the campus and hosted a sumptuous dinner for the
Board Members, Alumni and Faculty.
Congratulations to Abe who has been invited to be on the Freeman Business School Council, Tulane
University, USA. He went to Loyola, Chennai, to attend a meeting of people involved in higher education
organized by AIACHE.
Congratulations to James for clearing the initial test conducted by the Madras University for registering for
PhD in Financial Management. The university has now given him admission to PhD studies. Sirinus, doing
FPM in Human Resource Management, is working hard to complete all assignments before he starts