The Federal Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act, Public Law 101-542, (“Act”), and Iowa law require that certain information concerning Maharishi University of Management’s campus security policies and programs, and crime prevention, history and enforcement be provided to our students and administrators. This report is provided to you to satisfy those legal requirements and to inform you of Maharishi University of Management’s policies on these matters and how the University seeks, with your help, to create a safe, secure, and crime-free campus.

Ideal Education for Orderly Behavior

Compliance with all national, state, and local laws and ordinances is a prerequisite for ideal citizenry and an ideal society and is an absolute requirement for all members of the Maharishi University of Management community. However, not only is lawful behavior a requirement, but practical and proven techniques for enabling the individual to satisfy this requirement and avoid the self-destructive cycle of short-sighted criminal behavior are provided to all students and ideal administrators. What we believe to be the first line of defense against crime, the practice of the Transcendental Meditation^® and TM-Sidhi^® programs, is practiced in groups twice a day by all members of the University community. It is a required, credit-bearing course for all students.

Scientific research has demonstrated that positive tendencies grow dramatically among those practicing these techniques, and negative tendencies diminish. Studies conducted on those in prison environments and upon release from prison, e.g., at Walpole State Prison, Folsom Prison, and other institutions, show that these techniques are proven, effective procedures for eliminating crime at its source, the mind of the individual. External regulation of behavior through the creation of national and local laws is necessary when society and all its members are not operating in accord with Natural Law. However, the only practical and complete solution for disruptive and destructive behavior is to bring the orderly and creative qualities within human consciousness to the surface in every member of society. The individual experience, through the practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs, of the total potential of Natural Law within the consciousness of every individual awakens this internal source of orderliness and creativity.

Important Information

Emergency Reporting: A 24-hour, 7-day, staffed phone number and on-campus security service is available to request help and report emergencies and criminal actions. Campus Safety personnel will respond as promptly as possible to your security and safety needs through this number. Campus Safety patrols on campus by vehicle 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Fairfield Police Department, by arrangement with the University, patrols on campus periodically. The Campus Safety Department can also be reached at the following number to receive information concerning University policies relating to reports and the responses to those reports. The 24-hour Security number is (641) 472-1115. This number is placed on all campus telephones along with numbers for the Fairfield Police (472-4146) and Fire Department (472-3134). Reports of any emergencies and criminal activities on campus should be made promptly to Campus Safety and its Director James Bedinger. Any criminal activities should also be reported directly to the Fairfield Police at the Police Center at 1200 West Grimes Avenue.

The University Safety Office is located in Verrill Hall, Rm. 43, where reports or requests for assistance can also be made. Hours at the Safety Office are from 2:30-4:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Messages for the Safety Office can be left at 641-472-1117 or campus Ext. 1117; for Emergency Hotline, call 641-919-7992. Your residence hall resident advisors should also be informed of any emergencies or criminal actions so that they can aid in providing assistance.

Campus Safety promptly reports criminal actions to the appropriate state, local or federal authorities for assistance and/or prosecution. In any event, if you believe you are a victim of a crime you should report the event to the Fairfield City Police at 472 4146 or call 911 in the event of an emergency.

Your prompt and accurate reporting of disruptive behavior to Campus Safety is appreciated so that preventive steps can be promptly taken. Failure to provide notice of crimes may be grounds for disciplinary action. Reports to the campus community on crimes considered to be a threat to other students and employees shall be provided  in a manner that is timely, and that will aid in the prevention of similar occurrences.

Access to Campus: Maharishi University of Management’s Fairfield campus is private, but open to visitors during daytime hours through our Visitors Center in the Dreier Building. Our campus is also open to guests of residents. Visitor and guest presence on campus is subject to the discretion of our Campus Safety Office. On or off-campus visitors must leave residence halls by 9:30 P.M. and may not enter residence halls before 9:15 A.M.

Most campus residence halls are open 24 hours. Several women’s residence halls are locked 24 hours a day or at night, with each resident having an outside door key. All individual residence rooms have locks. Keys may be obtained from the Campus Locksmith in Verrill Hall. Classroom buildings are locked after evening classes. All buildings are secured with locks and are checked periodically by Security patrols during closed periods. All students, faculty, and ideal administrators have identification issued by Maharishi University of Management which enables determination of appropriate campus access for a given individual.

The Campus Safety Office, which includes the Security Department and the Fire Safety Department, is involved directly in approving the design, modification, maintenance, and improvement of all campus facilities to assure compliance with all safety codes and security needs. Any recommendations you have concerning these matters should be forwarded directly to the Campus Safety Office.

Authority of University Security Personnel: Maharishi University of Management Security personnel are authorized to act on behalf of the University in enforcing all University rules, regulations and procedures relating to safety and security. The University Security personnel do not have authority to arrest individuals. They work closely with state and local police agencies, principally the City of Fairfield Police Department and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, who are called on campus to physically detain and arrest individuals if necessary.

Safety Education: Students and employees are provided student and ideal administrator handbooks at the commencement of their study or work at the University, along with this annual report, which advises them of University rules and policies. Ideal administrators are further informed of relevant security procedures by their department head and/or the Campus Safety Office directly throughout their tenure. Students are advised by their resident advisors who also meet with them regularly to discuss security and safety issues, and the student’s responsibility, as the issues arise. Announcements are posted throughout campus during the year relating to relevant items, e.g., bicycle safety notices in the spring, driving notices and emergency snow procedures in the winter, tornado procedures in the spring and fall. Standing notices relating to these and other matters are posted on all public bulletin boards placed throughout campus in public buildings and in residence halls. Regular student body and ideal administrator meetings conducted throughout the school year discuss relevant security and safety issues as they arise.

Crime Prevention: Crime prevention is one of the seven founding goals of the University: “To solve the age-old problem of crime and all behavior that brings unhappiness to the family of man.” All students and administrators practice the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs which are designed to help eliminate criminal tendencies and behavior at their root cause. These preventive programs naturally and effortlessly reduce stress in the nervous system of the individual which is the cause of criminal behavior. Students, ideal administrators and faculty members learn through their own direct experience that only when each individual in society takes personal responsibility for ridding his mind and nervous system of distress and disease can an ideal social environment be created. This principle is one of the key components of the educational curriculum at the University. The principle of individual responsibility and ability to reduce stress, experienced directly every day through the practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs, is also taught in class and in the ideal administrator evening knowledge programs offered four evenings a week.

This principle of personal responsibility carries over to all elements of crime prevention. Students and ideal administrators are responsible not only for eliminating such tendencies in their own lives, but are advised to encourage others to do likewise through effective programs which will get to the root cause of the problem. Eliminating temptation for others by being responsible in protecting your property is also considered important. Reporting of disruptive behavior is a responsibility of each and every student. Resident advisors and faculty tutors are available to assist students in this process and to clarify and support this policy, if necessary, as are department heads.

Crime Report and Reporting Responsibility: Serious crimes are required to be reported by Maharishi University of Management to the University community by the law in an annual report, which report is contained below. These crimes are murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, manslaughter, arson and prejudice crimes. Such crimes, along with any acts of sexual abuse, should also be immediately reported by students and ideal administrators to the local law enforcement authorities and your faculty tutor, resident advisor, or the Campus Safety Office. Sexual abuse, as defined by Iowa law, is found on the attachment. Annual Safety Reports are published annually and are available at the University Registrar’s Office upon request.

The following on campus criminal offenses were reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies:

Criminal offenses — on-campus

Calendar Year	2004	2005	2006
Murder/ non-negligent manslaughter	1	0	0
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
Forcible sex offenses (including forcible rape)	0	0	0
Nonforcible sex offenses	0	0	0
Robbery	0	0	0
Aggravated assault	1	0	0
Burglary	0	14	0
Motor vehicle theft	0	1	0
Arson	0	0	0

Criminal offenses — on-campus — residence halls

Calendar Year	2004	2005	2006
Murder/ non-negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
Forcible sex offenses (including forcible rape)	0	0	0
Nonforcible sex offenses	0	0	0
Robbery	0	0	0
Aggravated assault	0	0	0
Burglary	0	0	0
Motor vehicle theft	0	0	0
Arson	0	0	0

Criminal offenses — public property

Calendar Year	2004	2005	2006
Murder/ non-negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
Forcible sex offenses (including forcible rape)	0	0	0
Nonforcible sex offenses	0	0	0
Robbery	0	0	0
Aggravated assault	0	0	0
Burglary	0	0	0
Motor vehicle theft	0	0	0
Arson	0	0	0

Hate crimes — on-campus

Calendar Year	2004	2005	2006
Murder/ non-negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
Forcible sex offenses (including forcible rape)	0	0	0
Nonforcible sex offenses	0	0	0
Robbery	0	0	0
Aggravated assault	0	0	0
Burglary	0	0	0
Motor vehicle theft	0	0	0
Arson	0	0	0

Hate crimes — on-campus — residence halls

Calendar Year	2004	2005	2006
Murder/ non-negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
Forcible sex offenses (including forcible rape)	0	0	0
Nonforcible sex offenses	0	0	0
Robbery	0	0	0
Aggravated assault	0	0	0
Burglary	0	0	0
Motor vehicle theft	0	0	0
Arson	0	0	0

Hate crimes — on-campus — public property

Calendar Year	2004	2005	2006
Murder/ non-negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
Forcible sex offenses (including forcible rape)	0	0	0
Nonforcible sex offenses	0	0	0
Robbery	0	0	0
Aggravated assault	0	0	0
Burglary	0	0	0
Motor vehicle theft	0	0	0
Arson	0	0	0

Arrests — on-campus

Calendar Year	2004	2005	2006
Illegal weapons possessions	0	0	0
Drug law violations	2	0	0
Liquor law violations	0	0	0

Arrests — on-campus — residence halls

Calendar Year	2004	2005	2006
Illegal weapons possessions	0	0	0
Drug law violations	2	0	0
Liquor law violations	0	0	0

Disciplinary actions — on-campus

Calendar Year	2004	2005	2006
Illegal weapons possessions	0	0	0
Drug law violations	0	0	2
Liquor law violations	0	2	0

Arrests — public property

Calendar Year	2004	2005	2006
Liquor law violations	0	0	0
Drug law violations	0	0	0
Illegal weapons possessions	0	0	0

Disciplinary actions — public property

Calendar Year	2004	2005	2006
Liquor law violations	0	0	0
Drug law violations	0	0	0
Illegal weapons possessions	0	0	0

Drug and Alcohol Policy: Research indicates that serious health problems arise from abuse of alcohol and nonprescription drugs. For this reason, the possession, use, or distribution of alcohol is prohibited on campus and discouraged off campus. Also the possession, use, or distribution of illegal drugs (such as marijuana) is prohibited, whether students are on or off campus or on vacation. The University regards any infraction of these rules as a breach of conduct for students which will result in the student being suspended from the University under the “Disciplinary Procedures” listed in the Student Handbook. The University’s statement of policy regarding the possession, use and sale of illegal drugs and enforcement of federal and state drug laws is attached.

Sexual Harassment Policy: Maharishi University if Management is dedicated to the creation of an ideal community for personal development and therefore does not tolerate harassment in any form. This includes sexual harassment, which creates a disrespectful work environment that is not conducive to the blossoming of the human potential. Therefore, it is the University’s position that sexual harassment, abuse, and offenses are unacceptable in any form.

According to the Sex Discrimination Guidelines of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination. According to the guidelines, unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when:

1. Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of the individual’s employment or academic performance, or

2. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis of employment or academic decisions affecting such individual, or

3. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work or academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working or educational environment.

Sexual harassment involving students may occur between two or more students, between students and faculty, or between students and administrators. When a complaint or incident of sexual harassment policy solely involving students occurs, it should be brought to the attention of the Dean of Students immediately. When a complaint or incident of sexual harassment involving faculty and students occurs, it should be brought to the attention of both the Dean of Faculty and the Dean of Students immediately. When a complaint or incident of sexual harassment involving an administrator and students occurs, it should be brought to the attention of both the Director of Administration and the Dean of Students immediately. If the complaint or incident involves a Dean or Senior Administrator, it should be brought to the attention of the Executive Vice-President.

Once the University is notified of a complaint, a prompt review of the complaint that is as confidential as possible will be conducted by the parties described above. The accused will be notified of the complaint, afforded an opportunity to respond, and notified of the outcome of the review. Accused and accuser are entitled to the same opportunities to have others present during such a proceeding and both shall be informed of the outcome of any such proceeding. Housing accommodations may be changed, upon request, by the victims of such offenses.

The goal of the review will be to determine if sexual harassment has occurred, and if so, to redress the situation, including taking appropriate steps to prevent it from happening again. The review may result in a recommendation of mediation between the parties, a formal grievance hearing, or legal action.

If a finding of sexual harassment is made, a record will be filed in the harasser’s file. Further possible disciplinary actions can include a warning letter, probation, dismissal from the University, or termination of employment.

Educational programs on sex offenses, rape, and acquaintance rape can be obtained through The Crisis Center at 1-800 464-8340, PO Box 446, Ottumwa, Iowa 52501. Such events may be reported to the Jefferson County Police Department at 1200 West Grimes Avenue and/or Campus Safety in the Library Basement. The Chairperson of the Student Affairs Council will assist you in notifying these authorities if you wish. For counseling services for victims of such offenses contact may be made with the Mental Health Center of Jefferson County at 2201 West Jefferson Avenue in Fairfield, 472-5771.

Counseling: Any student desiring counseling for drug, alcohol or sexual abuse should contact one of the following for help or referral to an appropriate program:

• his or her faculty tutor
• David Pohlman, Dean of Men, at extension 4005 or 919-6905
• Susan Runkle, Dean of Women, at extension 4010 or 919-1016

You may also look in the phone book under alcohol and drug treatment or counseling programs.

Because students at Maharishi University of Management are committed to the maximum evolution of themselves and those around them, we know that you appreciate the intent of these laws to help create a more ideal society, and that you will support and uphold them.

Iowa Law Definition of Sexual Abuse

Iowa law defines sexual abuse as follows:

Any sex act between persons is sexual abuse by either of the participants when the act is performed with the other participant in any of the following circumstances:

1. The act is done by force or against the will of the other. If the consent or acquiescence of the other is procured by threats of violence toward any person or if the act is done while the other is under the influence of a drug inducing sleep or is otherwise in a state of unconsciousness, the act is done against the will of the other.

2. Such other participant is suffering from a mental defect or incapacity which precludes giving consent, or lacks the mental capacity to know the right and wrong of conduct in sexual matters.

3. Such other participant is a child (under age 18 and not married).

Iowa Code 709.1 (1992)

This crime is punishable by up to life imprisonment.

Drug-Free Workplace Notice

Federal law requires that all organizations receiving grants from federal agencies adopt a policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace by taking certain action. As Maharishi University of Management receives such grants we are complying with these legal requirements by giving notice to all ideal administrators that the University has adopted the following policies:

1. Please be on notice as an employee of the University that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited at this University and anyone violating this prohibition will be subject to dismissal from staff.

2. Please also be on notice that as a condition of being an employee of the University that you are required to abide by the terms of paragraph 1 above and you must notify the director of the University personnel office of any drug statute conviction occurring at Maharishi University of Management no later than five days after such conviction.

3. Maharishi University of Management’s drug-free awareness program is based on the principles of development of consciousness that are at the core of the educational mission of the University. Abuse of drugs seriously weakens the nervous system’s ability to maintain good health and gain the refinement necessary to live the complete fulfillment and bliss of higher states of consciousness.

4. Maharishi University of Management’s drug-free awareness program is designed to inform you about several things including the dangers of drug abuse, the University’s policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace, along with counseling, rehabilitation, and assistance programs for drug abuse, and advising you of the penalties which may be imposed for drug abuse violations. Please contact your department head or any University faculty member for any information relating to the University’s drug-free awareness program.

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