MAHARISHI UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT

'Maharishi University of Management' (M.U.M.), formerly known as Maharishi International University, was founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, creator of the Transcendental Meditation technique.
The campus is located in Fairfield, Iowa, USA, on the grounds of the former Parsons College. ^[2]
The university is accredited through the Ph.D. level by The Higher Learning Commission, is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. ^[3], and offers Consciousness-Based education with degree programs in the arts, sciences, business, and humanities.
Maharishi University of Management cites high rankings on "benchmarks of effective educational practice" from the National Survey of Student Engagement ^[4] and also the results of the ACT alumni survey that show a high level of alumni satisfaction. ^[5]

History

Santa Barbara (1973-1974)

The idea for Maharishi International University, which later became Maharishi University of Management, began in seed form in 1955, when the spiritual founder, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, began teaching the Transcendental Meditation technique throughout India.Later in the United States, the decision to establish Maharishi International University arose from the enthusiasm of faculty, administrators, students, and parents at more than 600 college and university campuses in the United States who had witnessed first hand the results of engaging in the Science of Creative Intelligence, the systematic study of intelligence in the individual and in the environment, and its practical aspect, the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique, as introduced and taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
The first campus opened its doors in 1973 and was located in a former residential complex in a small community near Santa Barbara, California, with one hundred students and thirty-five faculty members.

Fairfield (1974-present)

Due to an expanding student body and the need for laboratories, libraries, residence halls and cafeterias, the university moved its campus in the summer of 1974 from Santa Barbara, California to the defunct Parsons College campus in Fairfield, Iowa. The next several years were a time of rapid expansion for the university that included accreditation by the North Central Association. The first Ph.D. programs were offered in 1979. Since the establishment of its research facilities, the university has been awarded over 150 federal, state, and private grants and contracts totaling over $24 million, including funding from the National Institutes of Health’s Cancer Institute; the NIH Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Science Foundation; the National Endowment for the Humanities; and the U.S. Department of Education. Research grants have been awarded in many fields including physics, molecular biology, physiology, and preventive medicine. [1]
In 1995, Maharishi International University officially became Maharishi University of Management (M.U.M.), reflecting a new phase of growth for the University. The new name, the university claimed, goes beyond the conventional business discipline, in that it emphasizes that gaining deep knowledge and experience has a powerful practical value — it enables every student to fully manage his or her life.
Today, after years of expansion and transformation, the University’s goals still reflect the vision of the founder, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi:
#To develop the full potential of the individual,
#To realize the highest ideal of education,
#To improve governmental achievements,
#To solve the age-old problem of crime and all behavior that brings unhappiness to the family of man,
#To bring fulfillment to the economic aspirations of individuals and society,
#To maximize the intelligent use of the environment,
#To achieve the spiritual goals of mankind in this generation.^[6]

Distinguishing features

The Transcendental Meditation technique

Main articles: Transcendental Meditation

All students and faculty at Maharishi University of Management practice the Transcendental Meditation technique daily, which is said to offer a range of benefits. [2]

One course at a time

Students take one course at a time for approximately a four-week period, which is different than most colleges where students carry four to five subjects simultaneously for three to four months. The University feels that studying one subject at a time promotes a deeper understanding of that subject.

Entering freshmen and the Science of Creative Intelligence

Entering MUM freshmen and transfer students begin their first semester with a Science of Creative Intelligence (SCI) class, which consists of 33 taped lessons created by Maharishi. The course, the theoretical aspect of the Transcendental Meditation technique, was designed by Maharishi, and claims to offer a complete, systematic understanding of consciousness that would enable students to connect any academic discipline to a holistic paradigm, which includes connection to themselves. Entering students also participate in “Base Camp,” where they travel to a semi-wilderness environment to experience the outdoors.

All Knowledge Interconnected

“Know that by which everything else is known.” — Upanishads
Students may choose from a range of majors in the arts, sciences, business, and humanities, receiving traditional training in these fields. They gain the latest knowledge of the discipline — with special emphasis on the practical, applied values of the knowledge.
All disciplines are also integrated with an understanding of the theoretical aspects of human consciousness as perceived by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The knowledge of the diverse aspects of a discipline interconnected with an understanding of consciousness in both theoretical and practical aspects is said to create a more holistic awareness of the discipline.

Sanskrit

Students at MUM are required to learn Sanskrit, and Vedic literature in Devanagari in their first year.
Maharishi has said that ”The perfect orderliness of the Sanskrit language creates orderliness and balance in the brain physiology, expands the memory, and purifies the physiology…." [3]

Natural health

Maharishi University of Management emphasizes natural health. In addition to a completely tobacco-free, alcohol-free, and drug-free campus policy, natural health techniques are provided. These include guidelines for daily and seasonal routines, diet and digestion, pranayama or simple breathing techniques, simple yoga postures called asanas, personalized fitness programs, and self-pulse assessment techniques.

Daily routine

The faculty encourage students to cultivate habits and routines that help to maintain a healthy mind and body. To this end, they suggest that students maintain a regular schedule of academic work, rest, meals, and exercise.
The recommended routine also helps students to develop time management skills.
Class hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Saturday. Evening study hours are generally from 7:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Students are encouraged to have lights out before 10:00 p.m. to ensure maximum rest and freshness for the next day's activities. The library and computer labs close by 9:30 p.m., and residence hall advisers implement visitor rules, both to assist students in maintaining their most ideal daily routine.
Students are also required to participate in physical activity every day. A variety of recreation, exercise classes, and sports are offered to meet most schedules. The fully equipped Recreation Center and an outdoor swimming pool are open to students at no charge.

Organic vegetarian meals

Maharishi University of Management offers an all-vegetarian, organic menu made from fresh ingredients rather than frozen or pre-prepared foods.[4] The range of dishes includes home-style American pizza, lasagna, Chinese stir-fry, Mexican, Greek, and Indian foods. Organic, whole-grain breads and pastries are produced in university kitchens, while a local, organic, dairy farm supplies milk, yogurt and ice cream. University organic farms and greenhouses supply some of the produce, picked at their peak of freshness and cooked within a day. A buffet-style dining room includes outdoor dining when weather permits. The campus meal plan includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week.

Programs

'''Undergraduate'''
'Bachelor'

★ Art and Design (B.F.A.)

★ Business (B.A.)

★ Computer Science (B.A. / B.S.)

★ Elementary Education (B.A.)

★ Secondary Education (B.A.)

★ Literature (B.A.)

★ Maharishi Vedic Science (B.A.)

★ Mathematical Sciences (B.S.)

★ Physiology and Health (B.A.)

★ Sustainable Living / Environmental Science (B.S.)
'Minor'

★ Communications and Media

★ Maharishi Gandharva Veda music

★ Physics

★ World Peace

★ Dance
'''Graduate'''
'Master'

★ Master of Business Administration (MBA)

★ Accounting Professionals Program (MBA)

★ Computer Science (M.S.)

★ Teaching: Teachers Advantage Program (M.A.)

★ Teaching: Elementary Education (M.A.)

★ Teaching: Secondary Education (M.A.)

★ Maharishi Vedic Science (M.A.)
'Ph.D.'

★ Maharishi Vedic Science

★ Management

Tuition and financial aid

US students

More than 90% of US undergraduate students that apply for financial aid have been awarded enough funding to cover most of their tuition, fees, housing and meals costs. Students are encouraged to eat on campus for the convenience and because of the freshly prepared food offered seven days a week. Total cost estimates for the 2007-8 academic year run about $24,000 for tuition and an additional $6,430 for housing, meals and fees. This does not include personal expenses, travel, or books.
US Graduate student aid packages often cover 100% of the students' financial needs.

International students

Undergraduate students may be eligible for financial aid also. There are different packages available through the financial aid office.
Graduate students may be eligible for finaicial aid. Tuition and financial aid awards vary depending on the program the student is entering.
All international students need to supply additional resources each year of $2,900 for personal expenses, emergency, and books. The University also offers merit-based scholarships to recognize outstanding academic achievements.

Campus

Maharishi University of Management has of gently rolling hills surrounded by woods, fields and lakes. It is located west of the Mississippi River, a few hours from Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Madison, and Minneapolis. Iowa City, home of the University of Iowa, lies an hour to the north. The master plan for reconstruction includes attention toward environmental conservation, incorporating renewable energy and state-of-the-art building technologies.
The original campus included 80 buildings, many of which have been demolished in favor of new buildings using Maharishi Sthapatya Veda Architecture and some environmentally conscious design.
As of 2007, the University has over 45 buildings on campus, including 17 main classroom and administrative buildings.

Administrative and teaching

The Dreier Building, the first building on campus designed according to Maharishi Sthapatya Veda architecture, houses the offices of Admissions, Alumni, Campus Reconstruction, Development, the Dean of Faculty, the Dean of Women and Men, the Enrollment Center, the Executive Vice-President, Legal Counsel, Human Resources, and six classrooms.
The current Student Union houses the Cosmic Cafe, Annapurna Dining Hall, Bookstore, Fine Arts Department, Student Activities, Student Union Theatre, art, photography, digital media, film, dance, and ceramics classes.
The Library Building houses the main library, classrooms, administrative offices, multimedia computer lab, Unity Art Gallery, Campus Security and Facilities Management. The library catelog includes 140,000 volumes, 60 reference databases, and Internet Reference Resources, 7,000 electronic books, 12,000 full-text periodicals, special collections including Science of Creative Intelligence® Reserve Collection, Journal of Modern Science and Vedic Science, Ph.D. Dissertations by university students, and a Vedic Literature Collection. A campus-wide closed-circuit television network includes 10,000 hours of videotaped and audio taped courses, conferences and presentations. Additional facilities include network plug-in ports for laptop users, and support for international distance education students plus a new addition DVD/video rentals with over 1,500 titles. Interlibrary loans include books and articles and access to University of Iowa Library and worldwide Libraries.
Other buildings include:

★ A fieldhouse;

★ A K-12 Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, which includes a separate digital media center and a greenhouse;

★ The McLaughlin Building, which houses the Computer Science Department and Mathematics Department;

★ The Maharishi Veda Bhavan Building, which houses the Education Department, Maharishi Vedic Science Department, and the Center for Educational Excellence;

★ Henn Mansion, a restored 1857-building, housing the Resource Development Office, Literature and Writing department, Public Affairs, and International Student Advisor Office.

★ Gate Ridge Court Building houses the Department for the Development of Consciousness, the Management Department, accounting, and a number of classrooms;

★ Two Golden Domes for Research into Consciousness classes.

Residential buildings and amenities

★ 14 former fraternity houses, now used as residence halls;

★ Six new Maharishi Sthapatya Veda arcitecture residence halls;

★ Five Hi-Rise residence halls;

★ Hildenbrand Residence Hall;

★ Dozens of faculty and staff apartments and homes;

★ Verrill Hall, which houses communications, custodial services, housing, mailroom, the Press, Press Marketing, KHOE 90.5 FM radio station, and video studios;

★ An Student Recreation Center.

Planned buildings

★ A new Student Center;

★ A Taste of Utopia Hall.
The above is planned for Fall 2007 opening.

Others

There is an outdoor swimming pool, an organic foods market dubbed The Golden Dome Market, said to be the first supermarket built according to Maharishi Sthapatyaveda, and a Motor Pool for university vehicles.

Smoke-free campus

All smoking on campus has been banned to support the health and well-being of all the students, staff, faculty, and visitors. The damaging effects of tobacco, through both direct and secondary smoke, are well documented. The administration encourages everyone to think about stopping the use of tobacco products, and provides information about programs to help quit smoking.

Sustainable architecture

The University aims to create a campus in accord with Natural Law. Green and energy-efficient principles of architecture and community planning also includes Maharishi Sthapatya Veda® design, an ancient system of country, town, village, and home planning in tune with nature that connects individual life with cosmic life. Over 40 old buildings have been demolished and over a dozen new buildings built according to Vedic Architecture have been built on campus. Administrators report that students enjoy more clarity, energy, and harmony living and attending classes in the new buildings.

Research and Federally funded research

Maharishi University of Management has had studies published in numerous scientific journals [5] [6].
As well, the university has received to date over $20 million in funding from different branches of the Nathional Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C. The university's Department of Physiology and Health Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention received $8 million from the NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) to establish the first research center specializing in natural preventive medicine for minorities in the U.S. In the past decade, Institute director Dr. Robert Schneider and national collaborators received grants totaling over $10.5 million for research on prevention-oriented natural medicine. Studies were published in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension. Other Institute research findings were published in periodicals such as the AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE, ETHNICITY AND DISEASE, and THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGED CARE. The Insititue for Natural Medicine and Prevention has a consortium of major medical centers they collaborate with including the University of Iowa College of Medicine in Iowa City, Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention trains future researchers such as graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and physicians, in the area of natural medicine approaches.

Student life

The international flavor of the student body lends itself to unique learning opportunities both in and outside the classroom. Many students share the common goal of world peace, and through the Global Student Council — a group of student-run committees — there are many opportunities for students to develop leadership skills and work with national and international organizations.

Residence halls

Single rooms are standard for all students to ensure quiet time and privacy. All rooms are fully furnished and include high-speed Internet connections. Most residence halls are equipped with exercise and TV rooms. Family homes are available in a 200-unit Utopia Park located on the northern part of campus, and housing can also be found throughout the surrounding town of Fairfield. The University is now in the process of designing its first “green” residence hall, a fully nontoxic building with earth-friendly energy and water systems.
Seven new “home-style” residence halls opened in early 2005, each with eight private bedrooms and baths plus a central kitchen and living room area. The new residence halls were built according to the ancient principles of Vedic architecture to promote the health, happiness, and well-being of the residents. Geothermal technology is used to conserve energy, and natural materials were used whenever possible.

Sports and recreation

A indoor facility is equipped with a weight room, gymnastic equipment, basketball hoops, volleyball courts, tennis courts, ping-pong tables, track, and a rock-climbing wall. Outside are 10 tennis courts, a soccer field and a swimming pool with an adjoining sand volleyball court. The swimming pool is open June to mid-September, and there is an indoor pool in Fairfield available during the other months of the year. There is also a soccer stadium, the home field of the University soccer team. Players represent as many as 16 countries, and the team has been three-time undefeated champion of its league. Within a five-minute walk is a two-lake reservoir, ideal for kayaking, canoeing and windsurfing. A jogging and cycling trail surrounds the lakes. Bicycles, canoes, and cross-country skis are available for students through the Recreation Center. The Student Union features a hardwood ballroom dance floor. Dance classes are available in ballet, improv, modern, jazz, aerobics, salsa and other Latin dances, and tango and other ballroom dance genres. Many of these classes can be used for academic credit. Also, the Department of Exercise and Sport Science offers three-day adventure trips (on weekends between courses) that are professionally supervised. These include alpine skiing, rock climbing in the scenic rock parks of Iowa, kayaking the Wolf River’s white water, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, long canoe trips, and sail boarding the wide lakes of the Midwest.

Activities

The Global Student Council hosts numerous events throughout the year, and the Student Activities department supports and helps staff these events. Cultural festivals are organized by students from different nations and include food fests with music and costume. Annual EcoFairs include panel discussions with experts in renewable energy and sustainable living, sustainable agriculture, green building processes and methods, and renewable water filtration systems for home or business, plus a fashion show using only organic fabrics. Talent variety shows, open mike evenings, games night at the Cosmic Café, and national day celebrations honoring the over 50 nations represented on campus occur all year long. The Student Union Theater hosts films and live performances, while a large downstairs ballroom is the site of everything from Latin dance classes to fashion shows. The library offers DVD/video rentals of over 1,500 titles.

Alumni

Some noted alumni include Ronald J.D. Parker, Jennie Rothenberg, and Geoff Gilpin.

Gallery

References

1. Bios and Photos
2.
★ 'Flunk-Out U' alumni reunite
3. About Maharishi University of Management
4. National Survey of Student Engagement
5. Alumni of Maharishi University of Management
6. Maharishi International Bulletin (1979-1981)

External links

★ Maharishi University of Management - Homepage

★ Transcendental Meditation

★ Consciousness based Education Programs

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