Maharishi University of Management holds Visitors Weekend
by KTVO Newsdesk
Posted: 02.09.2014 at 6:42 PM
FAIRFIELD, IOWA — Prospective students from various states and even countries made the trek to Fairfield on Friday for Maharishi University of Management’s Visitors Weekend.
It isn’t your typical Visitors Weekend at Maharishi University of Management.
The three-day event began Friday and ended Monday with various educational sessions by professors throughout the weekend.
“So they really have a chance to come here and not just get a two-hour campus tour and there’s our fancy buildings,” said Brad Mylett, Dean of Admissions. “But to really go deep into every facet of Consciousness-Based Education and what M.U.M. has to offer.”
Such sessions included a creativity, digital media, and the future presentation by Gurdy Leete.
“We’re seeing this huge, amazing change in the world of media where the formerly, separate silos of media–like print media, broadcast media, film media, music media–all those boundaries are disappearing,” said Leete. “Many of the old companies are dying and being reborn in new form.”
Visitors were also treated to a modern physics lecture by renowned physicist Dr. John Hagelin.
Beth Stone made the trip from Orlando, Florida and was particularly intrigued by Dr. Hagelin’s knowledge and experience with Transcendental Meditation.
“I practice T.M. myself and was looking for a program that is more complete,” said Stone. “That’s focused on learning and not just giving information out.”
Graduates of M.U.M. even come back to help coordinate the weekend and share their experiences to the prospective students.
“It prepares you not only for the real world, but for yourself,” said graduate Elisabeth Fowler. “And it helps you to understand who you are as an individual, and allows you to become prepared for any experience that comes your way.”
Visitors Weekends like this see much success with 60 percent of prospective students enrolling in the next academic year.
M.U.M. holds visitors weekends ten times a year, one in every month except January and August.
For more information visit http://www.mum.edu or call the Admissions Office at 800-369-6480.
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