MIU Achievements

Dale Wilke–Everything Revolves Around Consciousness

Dale Wilke–Everything Revolves Around Consciousness

      “Are you interested in Consciousness-Based education?” That was the ad Dale Wilke saw on the Internet that prompted him to explore the MUM website, attend a Visitors Weekend, and apply to MUM. Dale grew up in a small farming community in Illinois...

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Chris Vasques—Community Dynamics and Happiness

Chris Vasques—Community Dynamics and Happiness

    Chris Vasques came to MUM in 2014 to follow his dream of living in a sustainable community. For ten years Chris had worked as a professional musician and in various other roles at Boston hotels, followed by a couple of jobs in marketing and graphic...

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Barbara Hays–Innovation in Education

Barbara Hays–Innovation in Education

      “Teaching is not what you do, it’s who you are,” says Barbara Hays, who has always been a teacher. She was inquisitive as a child, and enjoyed sharing her discoveries with her peers. Her interest in science and dedication to education paid off:...

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Corine Alexandra Brooks—Supporting Youth with PTSD

Corine Alexandra Brooks—Supporting Youth with PTSD

      MUM student Corine Alexandra Brooks grew up 20 miles from Fairfield, Iowa. When she was a senior in high school, she saw a pamphlet about MUM and came to a Visitors Weekend. She didn’t enroll then because she had started a family, but six years...

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Suhaib Mohamed–Creating Social and Economic Change

Suhaib Mohamed–Creating Social and Economic Change

      MUM student Suhaib Mohamed holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Al-Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan. After coming to the U.S. in 2015, he was looking to expand his education towards sustainability, and when he discovered MUM’s MBA in...

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Carlton Ellis–The Benefits of a Holistic Life

Carlton Ellis–The Benefits of a Holistic Life

    MUM student Carlton Ellis is the first student from the island country of Jamaica to attend the Computer Professionals program. Carlton holds a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from Montego Bay Community College and has over ten years’...

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Karen Ballinger—Leadership and Student Government

Karen Ballinger—Leadership and Student Government

    Karen Ballinger joined the MUM Student Government in the fall of 2015 and has been a member ever since, which makes her the longest serving member in MUM’s history. Karen brings a wealth of organizational and leadership experience from Lone Star...

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New Solar Array Will Provide a Third of Campus Power

New Solar Array Will Provide a Third of Campus Power

            Construction is set to begin this summer on a five-acre field of solar panels on MUM land west of the recreational trail that borders the west side of campus. The 1.1-megawatt solar array will provide approximately one-third...

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Younes Kouider—The Effortless Artistic Quest

Younes Kouider—The Effortless Artistic Quest

  MUM student Younes Kouider has always been an artist. Taking after his father, who illustrated children’s books, Younes started making art as a young child. He also has been playing music most of his life. His family practices the Transcendental...

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