Mindfulness
By Danny Kenny My adventure with mindfulness began with our first meditation with Harry. When he asked “Are you here? Is all of you here, present in this moment?” the answer, I found, was disturbing. I was not. Despite my eagerness to participate in this program,...
Sharing a tune with a morning raccoon
By Keihly Moore Coming to Indiana at the end of an adventurous 4 weeks on the road, I was curious about the coming week. I had no expectations. Now I can say that the week went better than I could have ever imagined. Getting exposed to new ways of thinking, learning...
Sustainability in Perspective
By Muaaz Ahmed This reflection was originally posted here, for the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources. ---- Arriving at the Turkey Run State Park in Indiana at the beginning of the course, we were asked to pick a single object that would reflect what we want to...
Sustainability – Leading From The Heart
In a time of chaos, uncertainty, and immense environmental, economic, and social challenges, valuing sustainability over traditional 'progress' has been a remarkable paradigm shift. But even powerful environmental movements seeking systemic change have left their...
Chris Reinhart Named as 2012 Udall Scholar
Congratulations to 2009 Byron Fellow Christopher Reinhart for recently receiving the prestigious Udall Scholarship. Reinhart, a Ball State University architecture major, was among only 80 scholars selected out of a record number of 585 applicants this spring, for his...
Ben Mitchell Wins $40k at CMU New Venture Competition
Congratulations to 2009 Byron Fellow Ben Mitchell, Co-Founder of Baisikeli Ugunduzi, who recently placed first in the New Venture Competition held at Central Michigan University. Mitchell, a Phd. student in Michigan Technical University's mechanical engineering...
2012 Registration Completing Soon
Aspiring Fellows, Alumni, Nominators and Mentors, With your help, we're near to having assembled another phenomenal group of fellows for our 2012 program this May. Thank you to all who have applied, nominated candidates, or helped spread the word. We suspect that the...
An Aspirational Dialogue
This is Part 2 of my reflection post-Byron Fellowship, originally published on Adventures In Sustainability in May 2010. More recent reflections to come soon! ---------------- By Jessica Vogt As these few days following my experiences at the Byron Fellowship have...
The Most Transformative Week of My Life
Hi! I'm Jess Vogt, a Byron Fellow from 2010. The following post is the first part of a reflection I wrote upon returning from my week at the Byron Fellowship. It was originally posted on my personal blog, Adventures In Sustainability, in May 2010. Part 2 will follow...
Community Wherever You Are
Hey Byron Fellow --We've been thinking about you. Yup, you. You may be in one of many places right now. Charlotte. New Haven. San Francisco. Indianapolis. Heidelberg. Dehli. Take a minute, and let's take it back to Turkey Run. Remember that? The world as your...