Students Honor Local Farmers
Farmers selling their produce at the Fairfield Farmers Market on a Saturday late last month received a nice surprise when MIU students came bearing gifts.
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Nonviolent Communication Expert Gives Talk at MUM
Jeff Brown, a certified nonviolent communication trainer, recently came to speak at the MIU Sustainable Living center about communicating more harmoniously through the concept of NVC. Communication techniques such as NVC fit into our model of sustainability, which we call Deep Sustainability, because we believe that true, world-changing sustainability must begin within. This involves approaching one another from a compassion-based/heart-based level. You can view an introduction to Deep Sustainability concepts from some of our faculty members here.
Jeff became a Certified Trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication...
AmeriCorps Team Continues Focus on Green Campus
The MIU Green Iowa AmeriCorps team, funded primarily by the state of Iowa, is being renewed for a second year, with a continued focus on promoting sustainability awareness, performing energy audits, and creating a greener community.
Executive Director of Jim Carrey’s Better U Foundation Speaks to SL Class
John Jolliffe, the executive director of Jim Carrey’s Better U Foundation spoke to Dr. Thimmaiah’s organic agriculture class last week. He talked about how the Better U Foundation is helping farmers around the world learn how to better utilize the tools and skills they have to yield better results and be more sustainable. He also talked about creativity, particularly about a concept known as imaginative intelligence, which is a perspective that he has found to enhance one’s creative potential.
SL Graduate Prana Miller Shows Off SLC SEED Center Renewable Energy Systems
Most people in our community recognize Prana Miller for being a joyful, kind and charismatic person. However, what some may not know about him is that he’s not just an awesome person, he’s also an incredibly knowledgeable and skilled renewable energy specialist.
AgriEnergy Teams with Kalona Community to Teach about Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable Living students from MIU went out to the nearby town of Kalona, IA to learn about soil testing and sustainable agriculture products and techniques promoted by AgriEnergy Resources. Kalona is predominately populated by Amish and Mennonite citizens, many of which have taken up organic farming. Some members of their community teamed up with AgriEnergy Resources to run a comparison study on organic corn grown with products that are promoted by AgriEnergy, organic corn grown without it, and conventional (GMO) corn.
Robert Abreu: Teaching English and Sustainability in Namibia
Robert Abreu grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Birmingham, Alabama, in a culturally and linguistically diverse family. From an early age he has been passionate about learning languages, which helped him bridge cultures in his family and gain insight into others. French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Afrikaans, Arabic, and Swahili are some of the languages he learned.
Sustainable Living Center Recognized by United Nations
A two-page case study of MIU’s Sustainable Living Center is being included in a new 160-page PDF book published by the United Nations that helps to “inspire, encourage, and support universities to develop and implement their own transformative strategies for establishing green, resource-efficient, and low carbon campuses.”
The Fall 2015 Welcoming Party Rocked with Musical Guests Dagmar
Every January and every August is a precious time for all of us here at Maharishi International University. During those months we have an influx of all-new students, whose presence helps make the quality of life on our campus all the more rich and exciting. We are always so thrilled to have these new faces around that we feel it’s worth celebrating!
Lonnie Gamble Visits Kauai And Talks The Sustainability Revolution
Recently MIU Sustainable Living professor Lonnie Gamble visited Hawaii in an effort to continue developing his vision for a Hawaiian MIU Sustainable Living college and eco-village. During his visit he gave a talk to community members of Kauai about the sustainability revolution and how it’s dramatically changing the way we see and interact with the world.
The first video (Part 1) features a heart-warming introduction to Lonnie’s talk, along with the group being led in song by Puna Kalama Dawson, an expert on ancient Hawaiian wisdom. Here is an excerpt from Puna’s talk in Part...