The community makerspace in the science wing of the Library has recently been reorganized and remodeled, including additional tools and the hiring of two highly qualified staff.
MUM student Kat Kanan has been featured in national media again, this time for her contribution to the Forgotten Iowa photo project.
Dil Siwakoti was working as assistant manager in a small restaurant in Albany, New York, when a new customer came in. His name was Tom Bojarksi, a teacher of the Transcendental Meditation technique, who told Dil about his work and travels in India and Nepal. Dil, who grew up in Nepal, immediately took to Tom and soon learned the TM technique from him.
Big news for music and film students — we now have a sound studio on campus! Nestled in Verrill Hall, where our two film studios are located, the music studio is a welcome addition to campus, giving MIU students yet another dedicated space to create. Media & Communications instructor Cody Olivas gives us the details on the new studio and what it offers students.
Brianna – Tell me a bit about the new music studio. What equipment is there and what types of projects are students now able...
Maharishi International University has been featured in the DegreeMatch list of “30 Great Small Colleges for ESTP Personality Types.” ESTP people tend to be energetic, take risks, and exhibit strong leadership skills.
The Fairfield Entrepreneurs Association held its annual awards reception on January 28th. This year’s event was especially significant, as 2016 marked the non profit’s 50th anniversary. While the FEA support all types of entrepreneurship, this year they decided to pay a special tribute to the intersection between art and entrepreneurship in Fairfield.
Tim Hawthorne, the founder of Hawthorne Direct, was inducted into the Fairfield Entrepreneur Hall of Fame. Tim is a long-term meditator and teacher of Transcendental Meditation. Over its 30 year span, his company has served many businesses...
MIU students are well known for thinking outside of the box. Want to see this thinking in action? Watch College of Business top student (2015) Eva Saint Denis’ speech on her hemp paper company, “Bright Future: Sustainable Essentials.”
On December 7th, 2015, Sally Wilson addressed a full classroom in the Sustainable Living building at Maharishi International University, where she will be teaching an Applied Systems Thinking class in February as an Adjunct Faculty member.
A farmer and rancher most of her life, Sally holds a PhD in Biology and currently heads the Entrepreneurial Agriculture program at Marshall Town Community College. Her training in Systems Thinking formally began at the Donella Meadows Institute. Sally has been teaching applied systems thinking for almost 15 years and has visited Fairfield, IA...
Want to see fascinating perspectives from MIU students? Take a look at these videos from our 2015 Knowledge Fair.
As part one of our November-December capstone project for Organizational Change For Sustainability, students were put into teams and assigned projects to work on for the month. Our team worked with city council change agent Michael Halley to find out how to improve sidewalks in dangerous areas in Fairfield.
