Appendix B
Research Supporting Maharishi International
University's Long-Range Goals

The outcomes cited above can be summarized according to the initial seven goals of MIU. The research to date suggests that MIU is making significant progress in meeting these goals.

1. To develop the full potential of the individual
   • Increased flexibility of the nervous system* (Wallace, Mills, Orme-Johnson, M.C. Dillbeck, & Jacobe, 1983)
   • Increased functional integration of the brain* (Orme-Johnson, 1982)
   • High levels of achievement (MIU Evaluation Office data)
   • Increased field independence (M.C. Dillbeck, Assimakis, Raimondi, Orme-Johnson, & Rowe, 1986)
   • Increased fluid intelligence (Aron, Orme-Johnson, & Brubaker, 1981; M.C. Dillbeck et al., 1986; Cranson, Alexander, Orme-Johnson, Jones, & Gackenbach, 1989; Jones, 1989a)
   • Increased creativity (verbal fluency and flexibility)* (Orme-Johnson, 1982)
   • Greater efficiency of concept learning* (M.C. Dillbeck, Landrith, & Orme-Johnson, 1981)
   • Increased speed of mental processing (choice reaction time) (Cranson et al., 1989)
   • Higher levels of moral reasoning (Nidich & Orme-Johnson, 1982)
   • Higher levels of self actualization (Orme-Johnson & Duck, 1977)
   • Increased psychological health (Gelderloos, 1987)
   • More rapid growth of higher states of consciousness (Cranson et al., 1989)
2. To realize the highest ideals of education
   • High levels of motivation for higher degrees (MIU Evaluation Office data)
   • Higher levels of satisfaction with personal and professional development in 23 out of 24 areas of college effectiveness (MIU Evaluation Office data)
   • Increased ego development among graduates (Alexander, Dixon, Chandler, & Davies, in press)
3. To improve governmental achievements
   • Increased peaceful overtures by the United States government toward the Soviet Union (Gelderloos & Cavanaugh, 1990)
4. To solve the age-old problems of crime and all behavior that brings unhappiness to the family of man
   • Improvements in a composite index reflecting quality of life in the United States (Orme-Johnson & M.C. Dillbeck, 1987)
   • Reduced deaths due to violence in the U.S. (M.C. Dillbeck, in press)
   • Reduced violent and property crimes in the District of Columbia (Bandy & Lanford, 1984)
5. To bring fulfillment to the economic aspirations of individuals and society
   • Comparable or higher salaries among graduates (MIU Evaluation Office data)
   • Increased levels of the Dow Jones industrial average (Orme-Johnson & M.C. Dillbeck, 1987)
   • Decreases in Okun's "Misery Index" (combined averages of the national inflation and unemployment rates) (Cavanaugh, 1987; Cavanaugh & King, 1988)
6. To maximize the intelligent use of the environment
   • Reduced automobile accidents (M.C. Dillbeck, in press)
   • Comparatively higher percentages of alumni who "understand the interaction of man and his environment" (MIU Evaluation Office data)
7. To achieve the spiritual goals of mankind in this generation
   • Increased functional integration of the brain* (Orme-Johnson, 1982)
   • Increased "intrinsic spirituality," one of the subscales of psychological health, among MIU students (Gelderloos, 1987)
   • Increased inner wakefulness during sleep-a sign of rising higher states of consciousness (Cranson et al., 1989)

*These studies are specifically on the TM-Sidhi course for students at MIU.

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