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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 

 

ple, natural, effortless procedures that develop students’ intelligence, creativity, moral maturity, 

field independence, and self-esteem. By systematically developing the knower, this approach 

enhances student learning to the maximum. More than 600 scientific research studies conducted 

at more than 200 universities and research institutions in 30 countries, and published in more than 

100 leading scientific and scholarly journals, have objectively confirmed the unique effectiveness 

of this approach. 

The university is respected for its excellence in education, its healthy and harmonious environ-

ment, and its high quality of student life. Maharishi University of Management is also a leader in 

scientific research. The Institute of Natural Medicine and Prevention has received $18.6 million in 

grant funding, much from the National Institutes of Health, to investigate the beneficial effects of 

the Transcendental Meditation program on hypertension and cancer. Resulting research publica-

tions have been the subject of more than 1,000 media reports since 1997. Altogether the univer-

sity has received approximately 100 grants totaling more than $30 million. 

Students enjoy a curriculum that offers the wholeness of knowledge in every class, relating 

every part of the discipline to the deepest level of the students’ own intelligence.  

University graduates have gone on to become successful executives, doctors, teachers, lawyers, 

software designers, engineers, university professors and researchers, financial managers, profes-

sional artists, writers, editors, and designers, as well as entrepreneurs who have earned millions of 

dollars from their own companies. Many graduates also devote their lives to the service of hu-

manity, using the knowledge they have gained here to create a peaceful, affluent, and disease-free 

world. 

On the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), the most comprehensive assessment 

of effective practices in higher education, seniors’ responses put Maharishi University of Manage-

ment among the top bachelor’s and master’s institutions nationally in NSSE’s “benchmarks of 

effective educational practice.” 

MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE  

John C. Reynders, president; Sioux City 51106; [phone]; 

www.morningside.edu 

Founded in 1894 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, Morningside College is a private, four-

year, residential, coeducational college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college 

enrolls approximately 1,200 full-time undergraduate students and seeks both students and faculty 

representing diverse backgrounds. Morningside College’s mission is to cultivate a passion for 

life-long learning and a dedication to ethical leadership and civic responsibility. 

Morningside grants Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 

Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education, and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees. While 

the curriculum is essentially liberal arts in character, professional training is given in business 

administration, education, nursing, and music. Preprofessional education is also offered in engi-

neering, law, medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, physical therapy, 

medical technology, and physician assistant. 

Morningside College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central 

Association of Colleges and Schools, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 

Iowa Department of Education, Iowa Board of Nursing, National League for Nursing Accredita-

tion Commission, National Association of Schools of Music, and University Senate of the United 

Methodist Church. 

MOUNT MERCY COLLEGE 

Christopher R.L. Blake, Ph.D., president; Cedar Rapids 52402; [phone]; 

www.mtmercy.edu 

Mount Mercy College, located in Cedar Rapids, is a Catholic college in the Mercy tradition that 

provides a diverse group of students a practical and relevant foundation for leading successful, 

meaningful lives. An engaged and welcoming campus community, Mount Mercy offers students a 

learning environment that is deeply personal while providing academically challenging courses 

and vibrant programs and experiences. 

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Established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1928, Mount Mercy has grown in size and reputation as 

a premier college of choice, offering students a personalized, challenging, engaging, and practical 

education. The institution began offering graduate programs in business and education in the 

2007-2008 academic year, as well as continuing to provide 35 major areas of study for baccalau-

reate programs.  

The Mount Mercy Board of Trustees recently adopted a new strategic plan, and endorsed the 

goal of Mount Mercy College transitioning to Mount Mercy University by 2012. The strategic 

plan focuses on five major themes: a vibrant teaching and learning environment; student experi-

ences; sustainable institutional resources; visibility, marketing, and outreach; and Catholic iden-

tity and Mercy mission.  

Mount Mercy is home to more than 1,500 traditional age, transfer, adult accelerated, and gradu-

ate education students. The institution’s talented and dedicated faculty blend liberal arts education 

with professional preparation, and encourage students to strive for excellence through service to 

the common good, strategic communication, reflective judgment, and purposeful living. In the 

Technology Corridor, Mount Mercy is distinguished by graduates committed to service, both in 

their choice of career and personal volunteer service to the community. Of graduates over the past 

three years: 96 percent are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation; 43 

percent remain in the Cedar Rapids metropolitan area; and 74 percent remain in Iowa to work, 

live, and serve. 

NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE 

Greg Christy, president; Orange City 51041; [phone]; [phone]; 

www.nwciowa.edu 

Northwestern College combines academic rigor with a Christian perspective for an education 

that earns Top 5 honors in U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings.  A Northwestern 

education emphasizes the development of the whole person — mind, body, and spirit — in a car-

ing, Christ-centered community. Professors integrate faith with learning in a way that imparts not 

just knowledge, but wisdom.  Opportunities for involvement, ministry, and service develop lead-

ership skills and compassion.  The result is graduates prepared for careers in a constantly chang-

ing workplace and, more importantly, ready for lives of service to God and the world. 

Affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, Northwestern has an enrollment of more than 

1,200 students from 32 states and 21 countries.  The academic program includes more than 40 

majors and numerous opportunities for off-campus study.  Most of Northwestern’s buildings have 

been constructed or significantly renovated in the last 20 years, including new student apartments, 

facilities for the arts and athletics, and a renovated student center. 

PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC 

Donald Kern, D.C., president; Davenport 52803; [phone]; 

www.palmer.edu 

Palmer College of Chiropractic, the founding college of the chiropractic profession, is known 

worldwide as a leader in chiropractic education, research, and care. The college was established in 

1897 by Daniel David Palmer, who discovered the principle and formulated the hypothesis upon 

which the chiropractic profession is based. 

Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Associa-

tion of Colleges and Schools, and accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education, Palmer 

College is a nonprofit institution offering a 10-trimester course of study leading to the Doctor of 

Chiropractic degree.  The college also offers an Associate of Science in Chiropractic Technology 

degree, a Bachelor of Science degree in general science, and Master of Science degrees in clinical 

research and anatomy. 

Student enrollment on Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Davenport Campus as of the spring 

trimester 2009 was 1,347, with students coming to the campus from 49 states and 22 foreign 

countries. 

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