MUM Receives myActions Student Actions Award

Maharishi International University has been announced as a recipient of the Silver Level Student Actions Awards for the 2014 Fall Semester. The award honors undergraduate schools for student demonstrated leadership, momentum and impact of green, caring and healthy actions. Silver Level schools have student leaders committed to student and group activation across campus through focused challenges and delivering on impact targets.

The Student Actions Awards celebrate student leadership, student activation, student initiatives and overall impact. The awards are based on a methodology that celebrates progress, momentum, and impact for the most recent semester. Recognition is awarded on four different levels: Green Level, Silver Level, Gold Level, and Platinum Level. Eighty-seven schools are being recognized for excellence during the Fall 2014 Semester – the complete list of honorees is available on the myActions website.

Over the course of the fall semester, 4467 students volunteered their time to help others,  and:

• Shared more than 65,000 actions ranging from positive daily habits like recycling paper and taking the stairs to larger events to improve the campus community or raise awareness for sustainability among students.
• kept 416,088 items out of landfills
• donated 6,880 items.