Maharishi University of Management holds First Colloquy on Deep Sustainability

Sustainability experts from around the country gathered at Maharishi International University (MIU) for the university’s first annual Colloquy on Deep Sustainability held June 19–21 on the MIU campus.

Speakers included Sister Lucy Slinger, of the Franciscan Sisters Of Perpetual Adoration and Viterbo University, both in La Crosse, Wisconsin; Coleen O’Connell, professor at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a leading expert in sustainable community development; and John Ikerd, author, professor emeritus at the University of Missouri, and one of the world’s leading experts on the family farm.

“Our focus was ‘deep sustainability,’” said Lonnie Gamble, assistant professor of sustainable living at MIU. “Deep sustainability is a worldview that moves sustainability beyond energy efficiency and substituting newer technologies for older technologies. It takes a more fundamental and holistic approach to making the world a better, healthier place to live. Deep sustainability challenges us to rethink the fundamental nature of our relationships with each other and with the entire earth — it redefines what it means to be truly human.”

To listen to the colloquy, see our blog on the topic: “Listen to the Entire Colloquy on Deep Sustainability Now.”

Founded in 1971, Maharishi International University (MIU) offers Consciousness-Based℠ education, a traditional academic curriculum enhanced with practice of the Transcendental Meditation® technique, which reduces stress, develops total brain functioning and better health, and cultivates creativity and intelligence. Located in Fairfield, Iowa, and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, MIU offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in the arts, sciences, humanities, and business. Visitors Weekends are held throughout the year. For more information, call the Admissions Office at 800-369-6480 or visit https://www.miu.edu.