Information for Accepted Students
Transportation to the University
All students should read the information below before making travel plans to the University.
- What day should I arrive on campus?
- Which airport should I use?
- How do I get from a nearby airport to campus?
- Cedar Rapids
- Des Moines
- Eusebio Beltran / (641) 919-1314 / egb108@gmail.com
- Mike Gautherat / (641) 919-8977 / mgauth@lisco.com
- Mish Morris / (641) 919-0686 / mishmorris@hotmail.com
- Moline
- How do I get from a nearby train station or bus station to campus?
- Driving directions and campus map
- What do I do when I arrive on campus?
- Important travel advice for international students
Please arrange your flight to arrive according to the following schedule:
| January 2012 Entry | |
|---|---|
| All U.S. Students | January 11 |
| All International Students | January 9, 10, 11 |
| August 2012 Entry | |
| All U.S. Students | August 15 |
| All International Students | August 13, 14, 15 |
Driving time to campus: |
|
|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids / Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) — recommended | 80 minutes |
| Des Moines (DSM) | 2 hours |
| Moline (MLI) | 2 hours |
If you would like to coordinate rides or share a shuttle to Fairfield you can do so using the MUM ride board
For your convenience, listed below are shuttle services that provide transportation by automobile from nearby airports to the University:
Website: crshuttle.com
Phone: (800) 725 8460 in the U.S. or (319) 337 2340 outside the U.S.
Fax: (319) 862 1094
Rich Schindler / (641) 919-1817 / richandjune@yahoo.com / (877) 270 2120 toll-free
Rich is in frequent contact with other drivers, and will help coordinate amongst the airports, if necessary:
Phone: (800) 769 8891 in the U.S. or (309) 799 8891 outside the U.S.
Fax: (309) 799 7901
The following contacts are private, independent drivers available as resources to aid your arrival to campus. These drivers are not employed by the University and MUM is not responsible for their services provided.
Rich Schindler / (641) 919-1817 / richandjune@yahoo.com / (877) 270 2120 toll-free
Eusebio Beltran / (641) 919-1314 / egb108@gmail.com
We suggest using Mapquest for your specific driving directions. For “Ending Address” just insert 52557 in the postal code box — the rest of the University’s address is not needed.
Maharishi University of Management is located on Iowa Route 1 at the northern edge of Fairfield, Iowa, in the southeastern part of the state. The address is 1000 N. 4th Street, Fairfield, Iowa, 52557.
You should check in at the Argiro Student Center. There will be reserved parking spaces on Dr. Keith Wallace Drive.
Upon arrival you will receive a Welcome Information Package, your housing assignment and key, and assistance with your baggage. You will also meet staff who will help you to settle onto campus.
Each residence hall has a residence advisor who will be expecting you and can answer any questions you may have (day or night). The residence advisor’s contact information will be posted on every floor in your building.
If unforeseen circumstances such as delayed flights or weather force you to arrive on campus after 10:00 p.m., please notify an admissions counselor as soon as possible by calling 800-846-1890. Then, when you arrive on campus, please call Campus Security at campus extension 1115 from the campus phone in the lobby of Argiro Student Center. If you are calling from your cell phone in the U.S., the number is 641-472-1115. Campus Security will meet you at Argiro Student Center Lobby and assist you to get into your room.
There will be a place to safely store luggage if needed.
U.S Immigration Officers at the U.S port of entry may require the name, address and phone number of the University’s Principal Designated School Official (PDSO). Please take note of this information and HAVE IT WITH YOU when you travel:
Ms. Nancy Watkins
(Principal Designated School Official — PDSO)
Maharishi University of Management
1000 North 4th Street, Fairfield, Iowa, 52557
Telephone (only for use by Immigration officials):
641-919-1944
(Please note: This contact information is to be used only by Immigration Officials at the US port of entry, NOT BY YOU. If you need to contact us, always call 800-846-1890 or 641-919-5513.
We strongly recommend that you allow a minimum 3-hour layover time at the airport where you first land in the USA to avoid missing your connecting flight and possibly spending the night at a hotel. There are several security inspections through which you must pass, and all of them can have long waiting lines.
If you have questions about transportation, call MUM Transportation between 10:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CST at 800-846-1890 (toll-free in the U.S.) or 641-472-1110.
Students coming for MS in Computer Science program click here for transportation information.
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