That sounds like a question for Craig. Does he answer emails from his former Project Write students?
--- On Wed, 10/29/08, shempmcgurk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: shempmcgurk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Does going to MUM make sense? To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 2:21 PM --- In FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com, Jonathan Chadwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .> wrote: > > > > > > Setting up contacts of psychological/ psychiatric support nearby off campus, independent of the institution, would be a good idea (say, an M.D. who is at least sympathetic to MUM but who can provide intervention if required). The student body is somewhat fractalized - e.g. large groups of international students who tend to go it on their own - so he will have to find his own way to fit in. Question: I noticed on another post on this thread that someone mentioned that students are "encouraged" to learn TM at MUM. Wow. That's a surprise for me (I'm alumnus from '79). I thought virtually EVERYONE at MIU did TM regularly... and now I'm learning that some people there aren't even initiated? Am I understanding that correctly? > The upside is that MUM is a positive campus compared to the swamps of debauchery that most colleges have to offer as freshman dorms: http://chronicle. com/news/ article/5205/ u-of-iowa- fires-2-vice- presidents-over- handling- of-rape-accusati ons. ". . . There are so many good healthy diverse college environments in the US - why waste time on [a] . . . campus in the middle of nowhere?" > > --- On Wed, 10/29/08, bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED] s.com> wrote: > From: bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED] s.com> > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Does going to MUM make sense? > To: FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com > Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 1:17 AM > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com, "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > From: FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com > [mailto:FairfieldLi fe@ yahoogroups. com] > On Behalf Of shempmcgurk > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:13 PM > To: FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Does going to MUM make sense? > In FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com mailto:Fairfield Life% 40yahoogroups. com, "Rick Archer" rick@ wrote: > > He should come, with his parents, for a visitor's weekend. Then > see how he and they feel. He should also be open with campus administrators about his psychological problems. Perhaps bring a letter from his shrink, or have the latter talk to someone sensible at the university. > > Rick, > > In your estimation, when he comes for visitor's weekend, should he > be packing heat? > > Some kids really thrive at MUM. Some don't. If he were to visit, > with his parents, he and they might get a feeling whether it would be right for him. It would also depends on what subjects interest him. > > MUM has an innovative environmental studies program, and a monopoly on SCI, but is probably weaker than other colleges in many other subjects. > > ******* > > MIU used to have a boatload of majors, but they dumped many of them. > In the current list, I regard the lit major as the only likely weak > spot: > > http://www.mum. edu/programs/ > > Bachelor's Degrees > > Art and Design (B.F.A.) > Business (B.A.) > Communications and Media (B.A.) > Computer Science (B.S.) > Elementary Education (B.A.) > Secondary Education (B.A.) > Literature (B.A.) > Literature with Emphasis in Writing (B.A.) > Maharishi Vedic Science (B.A.) > Mathematical Sciences (B.S.) > Mathematics (B.S.) > Physiology and Health (B.A.) > Physiology and Health (B.S.) — Pre-Med Program > Sustainable Living (B.S.) > Minors > A minor can be taken in any undergraduate major and also in the > following fields of study: > > Maharishi Gandharva Veda music > Physics > World Peace > Dance > Messages in this topic (12) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic > Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar > To subscribe, send a message to: > FairfieldLife- subscribe@ yahoogroups. com > > Or go to: > http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/FairfieldL ife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > > MARKETPLACE > > > > From kitchen basics to easy recipes - join the Group from Kraft Foods > > Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) > Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional > Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe > > > > Recent Activity > > > 3 > New Members > > 1 > New FilesVisit Your Group > > > Ads on Yahoo! > Learn more now. > Reach customers > searching for you. > > Yahoo! Groups > Latest product news > Join Mod. Central > stay connected. > > John McEnroe > on Yahoo! Groups > Join him for the > 10 Day Challenge. > . >
