Her name is Minca Borg. Probably not their first one.
** > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* MUM Development Office <[email protected]> > > > [image: Achievements] [image: The latest developments from Maharishi > University of Management] > > JUNE 27, 2011 • ISSUE 127 > > University Website <http://www.mum.edu> > [image: Photo1] > > Sustainable living student Minca Borg > [image: Photo2] > > Minca in a planning session with World Congress > [image: Photo3] > > Minca with her Maharishi School DestiNation Imagination team at Global > Finals > > Minca Borg — Creating a Sustainable Campus Community > > Minca Borg is a sustainable living major who at the age of 11 moved with > her family to Fairfield from Mountain View, California, so that she and her > brother could enjoy the benefits of Consciousness-BasedSM education at > Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment. > > Minca participated in DestiNation Imagination, a creative problem solving > contest for high school students, where she developed self-confidence and > team-work skills. At MUM, she uses her communication and collaborative > skills in World Congress, a student club that focuses on social and > organizational development by facilitating processes for brainstorming, > planning, and community dialog. Last year, she served on MUM’s Global > Student Council as sustainable council vice president, contributing to the > development of the edible forest on campus. This year, she helped organize > the EcoFair. > > “What I really appreciate about the Sustainable Living > Progra<http://www.mum.edu/sustainable_living/>is that it has a little bit of > everything: science, group work, individual > work, reading, discussions — just a nice balance,” said Minca. “There is a > real sense of community in the Sustainable Living Department and a feeling > that all of the students care about the world.” > > In her free time, Minca enjoys being outdoors and gardening. She feels that > her sustainable living major is an excellent foundation for her academic and > professional life. “I feel that sustainable living and my extracurricular > activities in skill building will make me more valuable in whatever I > participate in,” she said. “I will be able to contribute more.” > > “Minca is a deep philosophical thinker,” said Dr. David Fisher, head of the > Sustainable Living Department. “She never runs out of questions that expand > into bigger and even bigger questions, which she then proceeds to write, > read, and think about even more. Yet she’s also a doer; very active in > organizing, participating in, and sometimes running various projects and > initiatives.” > > To unsubscribe, click here <[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > Development Office <http://www.mum.edu/donors>, Maharishi University of > Management, Fairfield, IA 52557 641-472-1180 > > Contribute to the Annual Fund <http://www.mum.edu/annualfund> > > Copyright 2011, Maharishi University of Management. Publication or > reproduction > of this communication in any form is prohibited without permission. > > Maharishi University of Management® and Consciousness-Based are protected > trademarks and are used in the U.S. under license or with permission. > >
