MIU Achievements
Nynke Passi Publishes Poem in Leading Literary Magazine
MUM alumna and faculty member Nynke Passi recently published a poem in issue 30:3 of CALYX, a prestigious magazine featuring literature and art by women. Her writing has been published in literary magazines such as Gulf Coast, Red River Review, and The...
Chevonne Height—Student Government President
Chevonne Height, MUM Student Government president, was one of 100 undergraduate students to attend the recent Forté Women of Color College Leadership Conference in Washington, DC. The purpose of the conference was to empower women of color, and she was selected based...
Top Industry Professionals Join MUM Board of Trustees
A former government official, a top tech consultant, and an expert on career development have recently joined MUM’s Board of Trustees. The new members include Scott Gould, former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Administration,...
Jesse Bryant—Applying Vedic Knowledge to Agriculture
MUM student Jesse Bryant hails from the small town of McPherson, Kansas, where he grew up helping in the family vegetable garden and working summer jobs on surrounding farms. After finishing high school, Jesse served in the US Army for five years. In...
Kenichi Suzuki—Applying Maharishi’s Knowledge to the Political Sphere
MUM alumnus Kenichi Suzuki serves as the assistant general manager of the Communication Department of the Democratic Party for the People in Japan. He recently published an article in The Diplomat, an international current affairs magazine for the...
Zara Colazio — Promoting a Comprehensive System of Health Education
Zara Colazio came to MUM in the fall of 2016 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in science within two years. She studied Maharishi AyurVedaSM and wrote her senior project on the positive effect of Ayurveda on menstrual health, which became the winner...
Dr. Carrie Walston — Acupuncturist and Outdoor Adventurer
MUM alumna Carrie Walston has always wanted to be a healer. Last year she earned her Doctor of Acupuncture degree and now runs her own acupuncture practice in Winchester, Virginia. Carrie grew up in a family that has long practiced the...
Nicholas Pace–Sustainable Entrepreneur
Nicholas Pace came to MUM from New Jersey, where he obtained an associate degree in biomedical science. His plan was to study health and physiology, but after taking a few business classes he realized he wanted to become an entrepreneur. Nicholas...
Dick DeAngelis–Documenting the History of Fairfield
Dick DeAngelis is well known in Fairfield and the MUM community. He was director of the highly popular All Things Italian Street Festival for ten years, and his latest project is an eight-part documentary titled The Fairfield History Series. Dick...
Richard Incorvia—Empowering Students Through an Authentic Learning Experience
Richard Incorvia earned his master’s degree in education from MUM in 2005. At his first job as an English teacher in an Iowa public school, he quickly learned that students don’t retain knowledge well if the learning experience is boring. That’s...
Ayesha Sengupta—Spirituality and the Empowered Woman
PhD student Ayesha Sengupta took first place in the Academy of Management’s 2018 competition for Most Promising Dissertation Proposal in Management, Spirituality, and Religion. Ayesha received a $1,200 award to attend the 78th annual meeting of the...
Alan Phillips—Persistence Leads to a Successful Business
Alan Phillips is founder and president of Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts), which offers vocational training in the visual, media, and performing arts. Ranked #5 worldwide for animation, gaming, and design, the school has attracted top...
