MIU Achievements
Melissa Melchor—Creating Content for Personal Growth
July 4, 2022 • ISSUE 630Melissa Melchor Creating Content for Personal Growth Melissa Melchor hails from El Paso, Texas, where she had attended a local community college as well as the University of Texas prior to coming to MIU. She didn’t feel connected to what she...
Ash Pachauri, Global Sustainability and Public Health Advocate, Gives Commencement Address
June 27, 2022 • ISSUE 629Ash Pachauri, Global Sustainability and Public Health Advocate, Gives Commencement Address MIU graduated its largest class ever, 699 students, at its 45th commencement on June 18th. The class includes on-campus and online students as well as...
Angela Albrecht—Advocating for Trauma Survivors
June 21, 2022 • ISSUE 628 Angela Albrecht Advocating for Trauma Survivors Angela Albrecht just completed her Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree online and was the recipient of an Outstanding Student Award at this year’s graduation ceremonies. Angela is a...
Yao Yao—The Art of Tea
June 13, 2022 • ISSUE 627 Yao Yao—The Art of Tea MIU student Yao Yao grew up in the province of Zhejiang in eastern China. As a child she studied classical Chinese art forms, including painting, calligraphy, and traditional dance. Yao’s parents encouraged her to...
Alumni Featured in Documentary on PTSD Recovery
June 6, 2022 • ISSUE 626 Alumni Featured in Documentary on PTSD Recovery Rouzanna Vardanyan (MBA) and David Shapiro (MA SCI) appear in the documentary Ending the War Within about bringing relief from war trauma in Armenia through the Transcendental Meditation®...
Bat-Ulzii Bayarsaikhan —The Long Road to MIU
May 30, 2022 • ISSUE 625 Bat-Ulzii Bayarsaikhan The Long Road to MIU MIU student Bat-Ulzii Bayarsaikhan studied oriental philosophy at the Institute of Oriental Philosophy and Humanities in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and had always been interested in meditation. He first...
MIU Celebrates Golden Jubilee
May 23, 2022 • ISSUE 624 MIU Celebrates Golden Jubilee At the end of April MIU celebrated its 50th anniversary with a five-day gathering packed with fun and learning. Attendees had a chance to meet with old friends, professors, students, and staff and learn about the...
Review on Maharishi Vedic Architecture Published in Health Journal
May 16, 2022 • ISSUE 623 Review on Maharishi Vedic Architecture Published in Health Journal Elements of Vedic home design can promote physical and mental health, improved quality of life, reduced stress, and better sleep. These findings appear in the first...
Meagen Anderson and Natalia Fernandez Launch Transcending Trauma Program
May 9, 2022 • ISSUE 622 Meagen Anderson and Natalia Fernandez Launch Transcending Trauma Program MBA students Meagen Anderson and Natalia Fernandez recently formed a partnership to offer the Transcendental Meditation® technique to survivors of sexual harassment and...
Mathew Frank—The Fulfillment of Retirement Planning
May 2, 2022 • ISSUE 621 Mathew Frank The Fulfillment of Retirement Planning MIU alumnus Matthew Frank has been a private financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services for 31 years. He is also a member of the MIU Planned Giving Professional Advisors Team. ...
Dylan MacDonald—Pursuing Enlightened Leadership
April 25, 2022 • ISSUE 620 Dylan MacDonald Pursuing Enlightened Leadership MIU student Dylan MacDonald was working on a banana farm in Australia when he learned the Transcendental Meditation® technique. Now he is one of four recipients of the new Enlightened...
Kendra Morrison — Finding Inspiration in Community
April 18, 2022 • ISSUE 619 Kendra Morrison Finding Inspiration in Community MIU film student Kendra Morrison grew up in Daytona, Florida. Her interest in photography developed early in childhood and manifested in making home movies with her siblings. In her senior...
