Dr.Sr.Lalitha Thomas
Director, Post Graduate Centre, Head of Department

• • Participated in Two Refresher courseUGC sponsored

  • On Educational Technology and Business Studies (MD) from 4 to 24, Dec, 2015 Pondicherry Central University.
  
  • On Multi-Disciplinary Winter programme from 10-30, Jan, 2017Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

• • Resource person at the seminars/sessions conducted

  • Three days session on HRD – Mind/Body and Character building for a group of 25 students at PremNivas, Kamanahalli from 9th to 11th May 2011.
  
  • Opportunities of Mid-life for a group of midlife religious women October 2012.
  
  • The priest, the shepherd in the 21st century opportunities and challenges (being a leader) on 14th May, 2014 for all the heads of the Marianists in India.
  
  • You are Special – one day orientation to teachers of St. Joseph’s school, Kundor, Kerala on 10, June 2017.
  
  • Two day workshop on ‘Emotional Intelligence’for the young religious at St. Joseph’s convent, Kuppam on 26,27 January 2018.

• • BOS member

  • Christ University – Theology of Religious life from 2015 till date

• • As a Chief Coordinator Organized National / International / Regional Level Conferences / Seminars / Workshops / Public Lectures/QIP/FDP– a total of 102 till date and to mention a few-

  • Two Days State Level Seminar cum Workshop on ‘Expanding Horizons in Management - Corporate Governance, Functions of NGO’s, Women and child Development, Rural Development and Stock Trading’ was held on 4, 5 March 2011, departments of MBA/MFA.
  
  • National Level Conference on ‘Information Computing and Management Challenges in Contemporary Business’ on 21st and 22nd 2011.
  
  • State Level Seminar on “Wellness of Body, Mind and Soul” was held on November 9, 2012 in collaboration with the School of Ancient Wisdom, Bangalore.
  
  • The Jyoti Summit 2013 ‘Paradigm Shift in Strategic HR’ Vision 2020 on 16th Nov’ 2013. 1st time venture 1000 HR participated.
  
  • 1st UGC Sponsored National Level Quality Improvement Program on Research and Development - Creating Value through Research on 23rd Nov’ 2013
  
  • UGC Sponsored National Level Quality Improvement Program on Research and Development: creating value through SPSS on 25th Jan 2014.
  
  • Organized a Public Lecture on 3rd Feb 2014 interaction with NandanNilekani Infosys co-founder – ‘Youth and Politics.’
  
  • 1st UGC Sponsored International Conference on “Futuristic Innovations and Challenges to Diversity Management, Emerging Technologies & Sustainability for Inclusive Industrial Growth” on October 30, 31, 2014, at JyotiNivas College Autonomous.
  
  • UGC Sponsored Quality Improvement Program, a FDP - National level Workshop on “ENERGY” The Key to Transform Teaching Dynamics on 15th Nov’ 2014, at JyotiNivas College Autonomous.
  
  • UGC Sponsored Quality Improvement Program, a FDP - National level on “Impact of Social Media Marketing in the 21st Century” on 24th January 2015, at JyotiNivas College Autonomous.
  
  • Regional level workshop on “50 Vital Pressure points to Health and Wellness” Regional workshop on “Laughter Yoga” on August 12, 2015, to mark the beginning of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations in the Campus.
  
  • National level Public Lecture on “Emerging Geopolitics in Present Day India”19th September 2015.
  
  • The Jyoti summit 2015 Quantum Leap in IT - 2020 ‘Leveraging Emerging Information Technology for Sustainable Growth’, October 10, 2015, at JyotiNivas College Autonomous.
  
  • FDP - on National Institutional Ranking FrameworkNIRF, 27, Nov. 2015
  
  • FDP – on Derivatives Demystified, 6, Feb. 2016
  
  • FDP on Trends and Transition on Big Data Analytics, 2, April 2016
  
  • The Jyoti Summit 2016 - Multiple Approaches to Gender, September 22, 2016, at JyotiNivas College Autonomous.
  
  • FDP - QIP 6 - Enhancing Teaching Skills, 8, April 2017.
  
  • The Jyoti Summit 2017 - India after 70 Years: Emerging Trends in Management, IT, Science, Literary and Cultural Studies, 22, Sept, 2017 at JyotiNivas College Autonomous.

• • Papers Presented at the National conference

  • Paper titled ‘Religion and Religious Practices’ at the 37thAll India Sociological Conference, held at JNU, New Delhi; 10- 13 Dec 2011.
  
  • Presented a paper on "Management Education-Developing an Entrepreneurial Based Dynamic Curriculum to Meet Industry Needs" - on 19 & 20 March 2014 at AIMA 8th National Research Conference, Delhi. Awarded Best Research Paper.

• • Details of the Inter-national, National Conferences, Seminars and Workshops Participated

  • Master’s degree in Neuro Linguistic Programme21, Nov to 23, Dec, 2010, The Retreat House (JivanvikasSadan), Mumbai.
  
  • Participated in International Conference on Computing and Information Technology IC2IT – 2013, (23rdand 24th Sept. 2013) Alagappa University, Karikudi, Tamil Nadu.
  
  • Participated in one day National Workshop on skilling India for next decade through National Vocational Education Qualification Framework NVEQF on 30th Sept. 2013 organized by MHRD and AICTE at Delhi.
  
  • Participated in two day Workshop on ‘heart of happiness’ by School of Ancient Wisdom, 26th and 27th October 2013.
  
  • Participated in the ‘mind workshop’, at Chancery Pavilion, Bangalore by Wisdom Works on 23rd August 2014.
  
  • Participated in the National Conclave on Entrepreneurship Education, Hotel Ashok, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi organized by AICTE on 19th Sept’ 2014.
  
  • Participated in 40th All India Sociological Conference on Development, Diversity and Democracy from 29th Nov to 2nd Dec 2014 organised by the Department of Sociology Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi, UP, India.
  
  • Participated in 41st All India Sociological Conference on Development, Marginalisation and People’s Movements from 27 – 29, Dec 2015. Organized by KIIT University, Bhuveneshwar, Odisha.
  
  • Participated in Management Conclave, 29, Jan 2016, organized by KMAT at Lalit Ashok, Bangaluru.
  
  • Participated in University Relations Empowered Educators - From Vision to Action - Emerging Higher Education Landscape - Up Your Game: Leading and Enabling Change, US India Talent Acquisition Team, Deloitte Consulting India Pvt. Ltd. 14, Oct. 2016.
  
  • Participated in 42ndAll India Sociological conference on ‘Rethinking Sociological Traditions’ at Tezpur University, Assam from 27 to 30 Dec. 2016.
  
  • Participated in 13th India Innovation Summit 2017“The New wealth of Nations – Innovation and Intellectual Capital”, on 13,14, July 2017, Bangalore