India Gateway News - October 2020

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October 2020

Fisher College of Business launches online training for Tata Consultancy Services

The Fisher College of Business has launched a new online executive education program for Tata Consultancy Services with the Tata Management Training Centre (TMTC). The training is the first program of its kind delivered virtually in India. The first cohort for the online training featured more than 50 participants from Tata Consultancy Services. The program was delivered by nine Fisher College faculty members and one staff from Tata Management Training Center.

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Knowlton alumni gather via Zoom

Knowlton School of Architecture alumni gathered for a virtual meet-up in August. Nine alumni from six different cities in India joined the virtual networking event to share memories of their time on campus. Organized by the India Gateway, the event was the first Zoom-based alumni event hosted for Buckeyes in India.

Global Perspective: Jitendra Kumar

Kumar earned his MBA degree from the Fisher College of Business while working on cutting-edge research as a post-doc in the College of Medicine. Possessing a combination of both research knowledge and business acumen, Kumar is instrumental in creating a pipeline of entrepreneurs and fostering commercialization in India.

Faculty Spotlight: Rattan Lal

To honor World Food Prize laureate and renowned Ohio State scientist Rattan Lal, Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana, India renamed their Department of Agronomy as Dr. Rattan Lal Laboratories. The online ceremony was conducted on Lal’s birthday, September 5. While accepting the newly bestowed honor, Lal referred to the event as his best birthday ever and expressed gratitude to the university for sowing in him the seeds of hard work and excellence.

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Stay connected with India Alumni Club

Thanks to an engaged Buckeye community in India, the Alumni Club of India has achieved Scarlet Level status for the second year in a row from The Ohio State University Alumni Association. The past year featured a fashion event in Mumbai, Ohio State vs. Michigan Game Watches in five different cities, a career fair and the Sesquicentennial Alumni Reception in Dehli that was attended by executive vice president and provost Bruce McPheron.

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Ohio State's RIYA Program persevered amidst COV-19 pandemic

Through an innovative online method implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gunda Sai Venkat, Harsh Manani and Yash Mange completed internships in the Research Internship for Young Academics (RIYA). Each of these students comes from a top-ranked mechanical engineering program in India and benefited from one-to-one mentorship from renown faculty in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

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Student Academic Success and India Gateway team up for EducationUSA’s Graduate Application Camp

Prospective students learned how to articulate the academic and co-curricular activities they have undertaken in the “Résumé – A Silent But Salient Graduate Application Component” session conducted by Emileigh Beatty of the Office of Student Academic Success. 65 students, primarily from western India, attended the virtual session.

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#CelebratingBuckeyes Week

The India Gateway honored Ohio State alumni during #CelebratingBuckeyes Week on social media platforms LinkedIn and Facebook. The campaign honored Buckeyes who graduated 50 years ago from Ohio State, alumni who volunteer at student fairs, Buckeye thought leaders from around India, alumni actively engaged in the fight against COVID-19 and alumni who have been awarded honorary doctorate degrees from Ohio State.

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