MIU Blogs
Featured image (above): Jennie Rothenberg Gritz in Ireland on an assignment for Smithsonian magazine
MIU alumna Jennie Rothenberg Gritz is a senior editor at Smithsonian magazine. When she started her job in 2015, her employer was quite familiar with MIU, since the magazine featured Fairfield as one of the 20 best small towns to visit in 2013.
“It was wonderful to start a new job and realize I didn’t have to explain Transcendental Meditation,” said Jennie. “People see it as an asset in my background that makes me better suited...
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Maharishi International University’s Schwartz-Guich Sustainable Living Center has caught the attention of Getting to Net Zero, an organization that keeps track of ultra-efficient buildings and their energy usage.
According to their calculations, the Sustainable Living Center’s net Energy Use Intensity (EUI) was -0.5 in 2015, indicating that the building produced 5 percent more energy than it used.
Getting to Net Zero said that the Center is among the highest-performing buildings they had encountered, especially given Iowa’s harsh climate.
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Genevra Bell, daughter of Maharishi International University faculty members Ken and Juliette Daley, graduated from MIU in 2009, earning a bachelor’s degree in fine arts with an emphasis in ceramics.
Although her clay pieces were also vehicles for illustration, she never thought she would one day make a living drawing animals.
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Mr. S.D. Shibulal, a cofounder of technology giant Infosys, and Mrs. Kumari Shibulal received a Maharishi Award at the 2016 Fall Celebration, at which time they announced that their foundation would be providing scholarships totaling $100,000 for students from India who enroll in the new Regenerative Organic Agriculture Program that will begin in January.
Infosys is a global leader in technology services and consulting, with clients in more than 50 countries.
The Shibulals were honored with an award for their charitable work, which includes organizing social programs for the underprivileged...
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Biniam Gebregziabher, a graduate of the MS in Computer Science program at MIU, is passionate about teaching kids how to code. He runs an educational program for young students in the Washington, D.C., area, teaching them about computer programming and digital technology and helping them excel in their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) skills.
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Mohamed Samy, a computer science student from Egypt, recently starred in a short video, which received over a million views on Facebook. In the video, Mohamed described his experience of being a Muslim student at MUM. He chose to speak in Arabic so that people in the Arabic-speaking world can learn about MUM.
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On Monday, August 1st, the finalists for the Student Academy Awards were announced. Among them was Maharishi International University’s own Johnny Coffeen.
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Adam and Natalie Delfiner met at MUM in 2009. Since then, they completed the Transcendental Meditation (TM) Teacher Training Course, got married, and began working as full-time teachers of the TM technique in Perth, Australia, as well as the island of Bali, Indonesia.
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Brenton Schwartz just received his bachelor’s degree in media and communications and the outstanding student award from the department. Not only did Brenton do well in his film classes, but he volunteered for several projects directed by the David Lynch MA film students.
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Maharishi International University has reached another milestone in the ongoing renovation of campus buildings in line with its 5-year strategic plan. The most recent upgrades focused on dormitory Hildenbrand Hall and its neighbor Verrill Hall, which now houses classrooms and offices.
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