The week that was..Dodgeball and CSR Competition

Two events different from the regular studies and case analysis happened last week:

Rotman - United way week:

The Rotman - United way fund raising week kicked off with events such as Dodgeball and Silent Auctions. The proceedings from this games and auctions would go to United Way, a well known NGO helping the poor and needy children. Both Dodgeball and Auctions are worth mentioning for two reasons:

• It is a departure from the regular MBA routine and makes you feel that MBA is not only about studies. It is also about enjoyment of life.
  
• Where else would your Assistant dean and Vice Dean get to form strategies for winning a childish game?

For those of you who do not know what a Dodgeball game is? The game is for max 10 mins and comprises of two teams. Each team gets to hit the other team with a sponge ball below the waist. If you hit the opponent, you are out of the game. If the opponent catches the ball, you are out of the game. No head butts. No holding the ball for more than 10 secs. Thats dodgeball for you!!

First the game was held between the students and the winning team got a chance to play against the faculty. This year also the faculty won the Championship beating the students. Every year these profs come up with a new strategy. That is why they are profs and we are students.

The past week also kicked off the Silent Auction with items such as books autographed by our dean Roger Martin, Warren Buffet and Richard Florida, dinner with profs, game tickets etc. You name anything from cakes to students as personal assistants-u have that for auction. The highest bid was for the book autographed by our dean!!

Net Impact-CSR Competition:


5 people. 4 all nighters. A deep thought process on the role of pharma companies and patient groups. 1 solution. Win or lose. That was the CSR competition that we participated on Saturday in a jist.The judges were from RPO consulting, Ministry of Finance and Pfizer.

We lost by a narrow margin and we could not move to the next round. But the best part is that it has molded your thought process, making you aware of another industry that you might get associated in the future. I think this would help me in the case competition I am participating in NUS. It is about devising the market strategy for Brewerkz, a brewery company. I think with my past experience with the industry and having dealt with them for 4 years I am ready for this game and this is going to be interesting.