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Fr ed mcgrath
cOFFee table bOOK
The coffee table book is a collection of memo-
ries that students and well-wishers have of
Fr Ed McGrath, SJ, the only living Founding
Father of XLRI. The book was released on 10
December in the presence of Fr McGrath. The
book, which is an initiative of his students and
XL alumni, was also released in Melbourne
and Sydney.
Fr McGrath inspired many students and shaped
their paths during his tenure at XLRI. His
commitment and ability to bring about change
through consensus, consultation and collabora-
tion fuelled many progressive initiatives.
The book is a tribute to Fr McGrath’s passion
and commitment towards helping others to
learn and grow.
fr ed McGrath with alumni and
the present and former staff of XLRI
t
he VIrtuaL
Interactive Learning
course, which was started as Satellite
Course, completed its 14 years. The Post-
graduate Certificate in Business Management
programme was started in 2002, while the
certificate programme in HRM was launched
two years later.
The first graduation ceremony of PGCBM,
comprising more than 200 students, was held
in June 2004. The ceremony was organised
under the guidance of the first satellite pro-
gramme co-ordinator Prof. Ashish K Pani.
The VIL course has come a long way as
one of the successfully running satellite-based
initiative in management education.
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