from the current MUM Review:

2. Students Learn Beekeeping, Build Campus Beehives

A three-day workshop on keeping honeybees was offered for the first
time to
the students in the Sustainable Living Program during Block 5 as part
of a
course on Planning a Family Farm, which emphasizes holistic and
ecological
farm management.

The workshop was taught by Vern Ramsey of Ramsey Honey Farm,
Birmingham,
Iowa. Mr. Ramsey is an experienced beekeeper and district director of
the
Iowa Honey Producers Association.

Following the approval by the Fairfield City Council to keep bees on
campus
(see November 14, 2007 issue of The Review), Mr. Ramsey offered his
assistance in establishing an apiary on campus, resulting in his
recent
workshop.

The goal of the beekeeping workshop was to give students the
knowledge to
start their own small-scale apiary or to work in an existing apiary.
The
students received a certificate of completion from the Iowa Honey
Producers
Association.

"This beekeeping course is just another development in the Sustainable
Living Program to offer our students the best and most comprehensive
experience in a truly sustainable food production," said faculty
member Alex
Kachan, who organized the workshop with the help of student Elisabet
Humble.
"Especially now, in light of the globally spreading problem of Colony
Collapse Disorder (CCD), which so far has annihilated about 800,000
hives in
the U.S., it is crucial to teach people about organic beekeeping and
to
incorporate a small organic apiary in every garden, farm, and even a
backyard. According to the experts, such diversification and
decentralization is a key strategy to neutralize CCD and ensure proper
pollination of so many of our food crops."

Besides learning the theory of beekeeping and watching video
tutorials, the
students also built hives and honeycombs, which will be used in April
by the
student club The Bee Collective to establish five honeybee colonies
on the
Sustainable Living mini-farm on campus. The hive and honeycomb parts
were
purchased with funds from the Global Student Council.

Students of all majors, faculty, and staff who are interested in
taking the
three-day beekeeping workshop are invited to contact Mr. Kachan at
akachan@....

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also, computer professional program still doing well, with lotsa
applicants:

6. Computer Science Faculty Needed

The M.S. program in Computer Science at Maharishi University of
Management
continues to rise in reputation and popularity, and is now drawing
record
numbers of applicants and new students.

This extraordinary growth and success is welcome, but also makes it a
challenge to keep up with such a fast pace of expansion.

The program, which combines eight months of study on campus with two
years
of practical training at a U.S. company, currently has 120 students
studying
on campus and over 400 in practical training. Fall 2007 enrollment
set a
record with 100 new students. Over 100 new students are projected to
join
the program in February. There are more than 4,000 applicants in
varying
stages of the application process, and hundreds of new applications
are
received each month.

In order to accommodate a larger enrollment, the department is
currently
recruiting qualified faculty members. If you are interested, or can
suggest
a prospective faculty member, please contact Dr. Keith Levi at
klevi@....