A dream fulfilled: Becoming a citizen

State Farm Hall of Business

Somnath Lahiri, a member of the Illinois State University management and quantitative methods (MQM) faculty, described receiving his United States citizenship March 22 as “a dream fulfilled.” He was joined in the naturalization ceremony by about 50 other people —“all happy and smiling”—including his wife, Susmita. Their son, Soumit, received his citizenship a few weeks

International Seminar Series talk on call centers

Image of Somnath Lahiri

The International Seminar Series will present a talk on India’s call centers at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the First Floor West Lounge of the Bone Student Center. Associate Professor Somnath Lahiri from the Department of Management and Quantitative Methods will give the talk titled Hello Sir/Ma’am, I’m John : India’s Call Centers and Internet Cafes.