MIU Achievements

October 10, 2022 • ISSUE 642 Michael Girma Abayneh Problem Solving with Diversified Knowledge Michael Girma Abayneh is a student in the Master’s in Software Development program who holds a master’s degree in accounting and finance from Arsi University, Ethiopia....

October 4, 2022 • ISSUE 641 Candace Miller Artist and Integrative Medicine Practitioner As a child, Candace Miller was fascinated with human anatomy and the natural world and aspired to be a doctor. But in high school she pivoted to the arts and earned a BA in...

September 27, 2022 • ISSUE 640 Taj Matumbi Exploring Identity Through Art MIU alumnus Taj Matumbi grew up in Northern California, influenced by his dedication to skateboarding and his parents’ affinity for Eastern spiritual traditions. He spent his sophomore year of...

September 19, 2022 • ISSUE 639 Dean Menigoz Reimagining Agriculture MIU student Dean Menigoz grew up in California and earned a BS in bioresource and agricultural engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. While studying there, he...

September 12, 2022 • ISSUE 638 Students Learn Ayurvedic Cooking in Class During the first two weeks of each academic year, management professor Sabita Sawhney has taught an Ayurvedic cooking course for the past twelve years. This for-credit course is one of MIU’s...

September 5, 2022 • ISSUE 637 Jennifer Farron O’Laughlin Applying Conflict Resolution in the Yoga Studio Jennifer O’Laughlin graduated from MIU’s online MBA in Leadership and Workplace Conflict Resolution Program this June and has already applied the communication and...

August 22, 2022 • ISSUE 636 Emily Mauntel Raises Sheep Under MIU Solar Array For the past several months, a small flock of Dorper sheep has been grazing under the MIU MEG’Array west of campus. The solar array, installed by Ideal Energy in 2018, provides a shaded,...

August 16, 2022 • ISSUE 635 Samuel Tumdedo Humanitarian Software Developer MIU student Samuel Tumdedo grew up in a family of farmers in Ethiopia and studied hydraulic engineering at Arba Minch University. As a Christian, he wanted to use his education to help...

August 8 2022 • ISSUE 634 Saipriya Gowrishankar From Physician to Professor Saipriya Gowrishankar grew up in India in a large family of doctors and, from a young age, aspired to become a physician. She attended medical school in India, then worked at a women’s health...

August 1 2022 • ISSUE 633 Ymane Lakhlif Maharishi Ayurveda Student and Clinic Manager MIU student Ymane Lakhlif grew up in New York City and competed in swimming throughout high school and college. She also earned a black belt in Tae Kwon Do at the age of nine.  ...

July 25 2022 • ISSUE 632 Yick Oi Janet Ho The Dao De Jing in Light of Maharishi Vedic Science Yick Oi Janet Ho grew up in Hong Kong and has had an interest in language, literature, and Chinese philosophy from a young age. She earned a master’s degree in education and...

July 11, 2022 • ISSUE 631Samuel Bartolome Valiente Outstanding Computer Science Student MIU graduate Samuel Bartolome Valiente grew up in Spain and learned the Transcendental Meditation® technique at the age of six. His father had encouraged him to apply to MIU, and...