I'd say Craig Pearson needs to edit that mission statement. As I learned when a student at Maharishi International University, the mission statement is different from the strategies employed to pursue that mission, and the strategies are different from the tactics followed to implement the strategies. This statement makes the usual mistake that most committees make, which is to fail to differentiate among those elements, and instead pile them all into one clusterfuck of a sentence. Craig knows better.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@...> wrote: > > > Om, which (?) version is more read-able: > > > > > Version I: > > > > > Maharishi University of Management was founded in 1971 by Maharishi > Mahesh Yogi > to produce more fully developed individuals, by developing the potential > of consciousnesswithin every student through a higher educational system > of > Consciousness-Based education giving traditional academic knowledge a > foundation > coupled with the study of consciousness through Transcendental > Meditation and other scientifically validated practices taught by > Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for developing consciousness. > > > > > > > > Or, > > > > > > > Version II: > > > > > Maharishi University of Management was founded in 1971 by Maharishi > Mahesh Yogi to fulfill the highest ideals of education. Foremost among > these ideals is developing the full potential of consciousness in every > student to help students develop the ability to think and act in > accord with the laws of nature and to live fulfilled and successful > lives. This fulfills the long-sought goal of education: to produce fully > developed individuals, citizens who can fulfill their own aspirations > while promoting all good in society. > > We have pioneered a unique system of higher education, > Consciousness-Based education <http://www.mum.edu/cbe.html> , that > systematically cultures students' full creative intelligence, the > basis of learning. Consciousness-Based education gives traditional > academic study the foundation of complete knowledge of consciousness > coupled with simple, natural, scientifically validated technologies for > developing consciousness. > > > > > These technologies are the Transcendental Meditation > <http://www.mum.edu/tm.html> and TM-Sidhi programs, including Yogic > Flying. This integrated approach develops students' ability to > manage their lives successfully, to grow steadily in health, happiness, > and wisdom, and to achieve professional success and personal > fulfillment. > > > > > Our unique educational programs fulfill a commitment to four broad areas > of responsibility: > > * > Holistic development of students cultivation of consciousness, > mind, body, and behavior > > * > Academic excellence training at the forefront of knowledge in > each discipline and in the ability to think critically and act > effectively and ethically > > * > Scholarship that expands the domains of knowledge, expressed in all > four areas of scholarship discovery, teaching and learning, > integration, and application. > > * > Improved quality of life for the individual, the community, the nation, > and the world. > > > > > > or, > > > > > Guess which version is on the MUM.edu web page? > > > > Version III: > > Maharishi University of Management was founded in 1971 by Maharishi > Mahesh Yogi to produce fully developed individuals, citizens who can > fulfill their own aspirations while promoting all good in society by > developing the full potential of consciousness in every student through > a higher educational system of Consciousness-Based education giving > traditional academic knowledge a foundation coupled with the complete > study of consciousness in simple, natural, scientifically validated > technologies for developing consciousness. > > >
