Archive for September, 2004

From the Placement Office

September 30, 2004
Union Bank announced job test result on Wednesday 29 September, 2004. Following fifteen of our graduates have cleared the test.

Hassan Awan

Ahmad Nizami

Muzammal Rabbani

Rubina Saeed

Waqar Usman

Akram Mehmood Khawaja

Syed Adnan Ali Shah

M. Umar Afzal

Mazia Hussain

M. Jasim Afzal

Waseen Shahzad

Furqan Arshad

Umme Habiba Rehman

Madeeha Tahir

Mehvish Ilyas

Union Bank will conduct on Campus interviews on October 4-5, 2004.

Spanking New Common Room

September 30, 2004
Common Room has been added in the girls’ hostel in the Main Campus of the Lahore School for residents. New flatiron television, satellite receiver and every thing else has been added in FH III. In the City Campus one is already there next to the computer labs.

Dramatic Society

September 30, 2004
Meeting of Dramatic Society is scheduled to be held on Friday (October, 1) at 2 pm in Café. “Script writing” and “ideas for the Play at the Lahore School” will be the themes for discussion at the meeting

Career Vision

September 29, 2004
Each one of the students comes to higher educational institutions for a different reason. In the MBA environment, it is too easy to get caught up in the herd effect. Where are the seniors going? What are the growth industries? Which multinationals are expanding? These are some of the powerful forces, and the message that no one comes to the Lahore School for the same reason is a very important one.

During their MBA years, apart from study, they need to develop a vision like where they want to be five to seven years after graduation. This does not mean industry and function alone, but also geographical location, setting of life. They can then begin to work the job question backward. Those who are able to develop a vision for five to seven years out can decide about job, experience, and what knowledge do they need to be hired.

The Lahore School has a serious mission of training young executives, and the coursework here is rich and robust that inculcate in students analytical ability. The Schools teaches the finest business-management skills that prepare graduates to jump in and contribute on the job. Besides, there are a lot of things that students can do when they are at the Lahore School: They can identify people who come here as guest speakers or when students go out to visit different industries. Who they see as strong corporate leaders or simply whose job seems exciting. It is a great opportunity to network with those people and spend time with them.

But first, have the career vision!

Football update

September 28, 2004
Wu-tang Clan won (2-1) in Saturday football match against MBA 1. Today, BBA Hons will play against MBA 1.

Students’ choice

September 28, 2004
Choosing the right institution for professional education entails a lot of research. How do students prepare to make this choice? They begin the search for higher education institution during their junior years. Starting early gives students enough time do plenty of research, meet testing and application deadlines, tour campuses and prepare themselves for the chosen institution.

Professor with doctorates to student ratio, admissions standards, and programs offered, and recommendations of the peers are some factors that help students to choose an institution. More than that, today alumni are ambassadors of their institutions: where are they working? What positions are they holding? And how are they doing?

The academic outlook at any institution of higher studies has an important complement in the broad educational framework that students find outside the classroom (exploration of diversity, artistic interests and talents; athletic skill, other activities on- and off-campus and so forth).

Sana Hassan (Bsc Honours), who has very ambitious but practical goals to start her NGO after graduating, says, “I have been hearing about the Lahore School from friends and seniors who are already working that the School students are much better in interacting with people (thanks to field works for the projects and presentations). What made my mind to choose the Lahore School for my studies from so many others its life on campus?”

Today, informed students believe that a broad and varied on-campus experience affords the best opportunity to introduce them to the work principles and life values. The context at the Lahore School purposely encompasses every aspect of students’ experience during their years at the University: the classroom, the computer clusters, the residence blocks, the library, the sports complex, the range of activities on- and off-campus, the resources and the spaces are all understood as a rich and complex educational whole.

Scholarships

September 28, 2004
The British government has invited application for the British Chevening Scholarship program for the academic year 2004-2005 in different subjects including Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration and Management.

The scholarships, which are funded by the British Government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Departments are part of international scheme and are for one year postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom.

Applications (Forms can be downloaded from the Site) must reach in British Council of Pakistan office by October 18, 2004.

From the Placement Office

September 27, 2004
Mazia Hussain, Jasim Afzal and Ahmad Nizami, Class 2004, have cleared ICI’s test and group discussion. Interviews soon.

Splash of Colours

September 27, 2004
Female students and the staff of the Lahore School are celebrating a colours week starting from today (September 27 – October 2). Themes for the week: Monday Blue, Tuesday Black, Wednesday Green, Thursday Red, Friday Yellow and Saturday are Orange.

Editor’s Choice

September 27, 2004
When it comes to accumulation of knowledge on the World Wide Web and presenting it to users in a friendly manner, SciTech Daily and Art & Letter Daily are the two Websites that cover almost every thing that is being writing on wide variety of subjects. Both the sites are very useful for students who want to broaden their intellectual horizon.

For news, analysis, and opinion on science and technology issues, SciTech Daily is a very useful source. Updated 6 days a week, it maintains about 60 items on its home page before scrolling them off the bottom. The page is arranged in three columns: “Features and Background”, “Books and Media”, and “Analysis and Opinion”. In addition, they have a link to an archive of each column.

The format for their items is a short teaser — typically one sentence — and a single link, pointing directly to the source. Site search feature is also there. This site will not waste your time.

In addition to the meat of their content, they have handy link columns pointing to: “Breaking News”, “Sci/Tech Publications”, “Useful Media”, and “Interesting Sites”. They keep these lists small — typically 20 or 30 links — and the quality high.

Another, Arts & Letters Daily is also a fascinating clearinghouse of links to some of the best articles on the Web, with a strong slant toward the humanities. This too is updated six times a week in three main categories—Articles of Note, New Books, and Essays and Opinion — the site is a lively collection of great reads across an impressive array of subjects and points of view.

The content makes both SciTech Daily and Arts & Letters Daily unique in the history of knowledge that only the Web could have spawned – economical, fast, smart and full of surprises. Thought these are only a compilation and achieving but after first few online visits, one realizes that putting them together involves imagination, energy, critical judgment and intense curiosity. Visit both the sites and find subject of interets there {Via}.