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MBA Students Create Organizational Change for Sustainability in Fairfield

Organizational Change for Sustainability class is the part of Sustainable MBA capstone project classes, and is followed by Sustainable Community Development class. Both classes are grounded in the notion of planned experiences that are related to work situations. This supports the goal of Sustainable MBA program to create authentic learning opportunities through a curriculum that matters.

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Suzan Erem Discusses SILT: A New Way To Own Farmland

UPDATE: Watch the entire lecture below!

For the first time ever, Iowans can leave a legacy of healthy food to the next generation, making way for a cleaner planet, sustainable food farms and thriving rural economies. Suzan Erem, co-founder and president of the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (SILT) will explain how this statewide nonprofit is creating a whole new way to own farmland and “feed the world.”

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Students Visit State Capitol for Environmental Lobby Day

Students and faculty members from the Sustainable Living department at Maharishi International University visited Des Moines, Iowa’s capital, on February 17th for the annual Environmental Lobby Day/REAP Day at the Capitol.

With speakers such as Senator Dvorsky (D- Johnson), Senator Johnson (R-Osceola), Margo Underwood (Chair; Iowa Natural Resources Commission), Mark Ackelson (President Emeritus; Iowa natural Heritage Foundation) and Ralph Rosenberg (Executive Director; Iowa Environmental Council), the students were able to get a strong sense of how legislators and lobbyists feel about current environmental issues,...

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