MIU Achievements

April 18, 2022 • ISSUE 619 Kendra Morrison Finding Inspiration in Community MIU film student Kendra Morrison grew up in Daytona, Florida. Her interest in photography developed early in childhood and manifested in making home movies with her siblings. In her senior...

April 11, 2022 • ISSUE 618 Chris Kein Passion for Learning and Mentoring MIU alumnus Chris Kein is the director of Information Systems and Technology at AITACS, an international IT service company, where he oversees business development, delivery, and new product...

April 4, 2022 • ISSUE 617 Patrick Gillam Effective Communication through Personal Transformation MIU alumnus Patrick Gillam calls himself a “message guide” and specializes in marketing and copywriting for software companies.   Patrick grew up in Marshalltown, Iowa....

March 28, 2022 • ISSUE 616 Kaili Rose Documenting the Heroes of Live Music Kaili Rose is a student in MIU’s online Cinematic Arts and New Media Program who is working on a documentary series about the music industry and the challenges artists face on their way to...

March 21, 2022 • ISSUE 615 Dileep Krishnamoorthy Promoting ComPro Through Photography MIU alumnus Dileep Krishnamoorthy grew up in a village in Tamil Nadu, India. After earning a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Sree Sakthi Engineering College in Tamil Nadu,...

March 14, 2022 • ISSUE 614 Roberto Elee Torres The Art of Daily Ritual Roberto Elee Torres is a student in MIU’s low-residency MFA program and works as the administrator for the art department. Fairfield residents have seen Elee showcase his designs at the EcoJam...

March 7, 2022 • ISSUE 613 Ayako Huang Publishes Chapter on Sustainability Education Faculty member Ayako Huang contributed a chapter to a new textbook titled Revolutionizing Sustainability Education: Stories and Tools for Mindset Transformation published by Routledge...

March 2, 2022 • ISSUE 612 Taylor Placity Telling Timeless Stories Taylor Placity is an actor, musician, and filmmaker who is currently enrolled in MIU’s online Cinematic Arts and New Media Program.   Taylor grew up in Arizona, acting in community plays and playing in...

February 22, 2022 • ISSUE 611 Jennifer Moore Laying the Foundation for a Creative Life Jennifer Moore recently completed her second campus visit in MIU’s low-residency MFA in Visual Art Program, which allows artists all over the country to pursue their degrees...

February 14, 2022 • ISSUE 610 Jay Banerjee Businessman With a Purpose Jay Banerjee is chief operating officer of Immersive Touch, a Chicago-based company offering virtual reality medical devices that convert 2D patient images into 3D simulations for surgical planning...

February 7, 2022 • ISSUE 609 Denise Cagley-Jefferson Bringing Regenerative Farming to Jamaica MIU student Denise Cagley-Jefferson got her first taste of volunteering when she accompanied her mother to the local soup kitchen in Waterloo, Iowa. That experience, Denise...

February 1, 2022 • ISSUE 608 Sanaa Sayani Pursuing the Science of Everything MIU student Sanaa Sayani, from Atlanta, Georgia, graduated from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in geography and a minor in anthropology. She has a...