College News
Anglo-European College of Chiropractic
AECC will be hosting a seminar Sept. 15, 2005 on “Chiropractic, Osteopathy
and Physiotherapy: Moving Forward Through Research and Practice.” The
conference is designed as a forum for students to present quality undergraduate
research, to foster relations and collaboration between the three professions
and to expose new graduates to the possibilities of pursuing research as part
of their career. There will be prizes for the three best papers and the abstracts
will be published in Manual Therapy.
Presentations will be grouped thematically across the three professions to encourage
debate and cross-fertilization of ideas. The conference will be of interest
to undergraduates, teaching faculty and clinicians.
Cleveland Chiropractic College – Kansas City
CCCKC will sponsor its 3rd Annual Charity Motorcycle Ride and Poker Run on July
30 to benefit Spina Bifida, at the Spinal Defects Clinic at Children’s Mercy
Hospital and Clinic. This year’s ride will be operated in conjunction with
the 2nd Annual Kodiak Run, a ride named for the organizers’ 2 1/2-year-old
son Kodi Stevens, who was born with spina bifida and has been receiving care from
the Children’s Mercy Clinic ever since.
Life University
Life University appointed Susan Stewart, the new Director of Learning Resources
in May. “Life University conducted a search to find an individual with a
strong commitment to excellence to serve as director of learning Resources. Susan
Stewart absolutely is that individual. She has extensive management experience
within college and public libraries,” says McAulay, provost of Life University.
“In addition to more than 30 years of experience within her profession,
she has a deep commitment to lifelong learning, for herself and for the students
and faculty she serves.”
Stewart’s credentials are impressive. She earned a master’s of Library
Science from the University of Alabama, an Ed.S., in instructional media from
Jacksonville State University in Alabama and has a strong background in budgeting
and classroom and workshop instruction. She also has extensive experience with
library design, construction and maintenance.
“I am excited about the opportunity to serve the Life community,”
says Stewart. “I am committed to excellence in education, enriching the
academic experience of our students and providing superior service to faculty.”
Stewart plans to encourage research and position the library as a vital resource
for faculty, staff and students conducting research.
“I feel very strongly that although we may think we know what our patrons
want, that is not always the case,” comments Stewart. “We need to
survey the community and get feedback from them to determine what they really
need in order to provide exceptional customer service.”
Stewart’s professional and civic affiliations include the American Library
Association, the Georgia Library Association, Society of Georgia Archivists, Georgia
Council of Public Libraries and Literacy Volunteers of America. Her professional
service ranges from more than five years with the Regional Educational Service
Agency (RESA), an organization designed to improve the effectiveness and quality
of education within various shared educational networks, to three consecutive
years as a peer reviewer for the U.S. Department of Education program grants.
There she reviewed applications and made recommendations for grants to fund after-school
and summer supplemental learning programs.
Logan College of Chiropractic
Beatrice B. Hagen, D.C., who was president of Logan College from 1980-92, passed
away on April 8. Dr. Hagen, who was 86, had fought a long battle with Alzheimer’s
disease.
Contributing to the success of the chiropractic profession was a nearly lifelong
mission for Dr. Hagen, who enrolled at Logan College after experiencing successful
chiropractic treatment for severe debilitation that had resulted from a fall. She
studied under the college’s founder, H.B. Logan, D.C., graduating in 1940
and joining the college faculty several months later as World War II began. She
met her husband, the late Otto Hagen, D.C., when he enrolled at Logan after returning
from the service. He passed away in 1972.
Practicing chiropractic with her husband on Long Island during the 1950s and in
Frankfort in upstate New York during the 1960s and ‘70s, Dr. Hagen became
active with the New York State Chiropractic Association. She led committees,
helped develop the association house of delegates and served as president of the
auxiliary. Dr. Hagen joined the Logan board of trustees in 1972 and served
as chairperson of the board from 1977-1980. She became Logan’s president
in 1980.
Under Dr. Hagen’s leadership Logan College expanded its campus facilities,
completing the Dale C. Montgomery Health Center in 1981 and the Science, Research
and Ergonomics Center in 1988. Dr. Hagen was the first woman to serve as president
of a chiropractic college on a long-term basis, and was the first woman to serve
as president of the Council on Chiropractic Education.
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Rob Scott, D.C., dean of Northwestern College of Chiropractic, and David Stude,
D.C., associate professor, have been chosen as the official chiropractors for
the Country Joe Racing team. The team competes locally and nationally in the American
Speed Association—a lower division of NASCAR.
The doctors will be providing chiropractic care to the drivers and pit crews of
the Country Joe team. Initial exams of the team members will be conducted before
the doctors set up an onsite clinic at the Country Joe Racings headquarters in
Lakeville, Minn. Drs. Scott and Stude will visit two times a week and may travel
to national racing events with the drivers and crew.
“Our goal will be to provide team members with a comprehensive, natural
healthcare management plan,” said Dr. Stude. “Providing care to Country
Joe Racing will help build awareness of the benefits of chiropractic and natural
health care for race car drivers, fans and anyone else exposed to this arena.”
Palmer College of Chiropractic
The Chiropractic Learning Resource Center (CLRC) planned for construction on the
Palmer College of Chiropractic campus will now include state-of-the-art outpatient
clinic facilities. Ground breaking for the CLRC, to be located on the east side
of Brady Street, will take place later this year with an anticipated completion
date in 2007.
The new building is the centerpiece of the College’s $35 million capital
campaign, which has raised nearly $26 million in gifts and pledges and is now
in its completion phase. College officials expect to complete the campaign by
the end of 2006.
“The new Chiropractic Learning Resource Center and its world-class clinic
facility will further enhance the education students receive at Palmer,”
said PCC President Donald Kern, D.C. “We are so excited to add clinic facilities
to this new building, which will be a focal point on campus, a crossroads for
the entire profession and will provide alumni, faculty, students and researchers
with an educational resource found no where else in the chiropractic profession.”
Preliminary plans call for the facility to include more than 40,000 square feet
of space, which will be used to house community outpatient clinic facilities,
clinical learning resources for students, radiology services, rehabilitation services
and a visitor center.
As part of total contributions to the campaign thus far, Palmer College has received
$5.2 million in federal funding, of which $3.9 million has been designated for
the CLRC.
“We are so appreciative, amazed and humbled by the level of support we have
received thus far in our capital campaign,” added Palmer’s Chief Development
Officer Drew Boster. “Our alumni, friends, employees and the local community
have been extremely generous with their gifts and their time in this endeavor.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our employees who have been so
instrumental in our progress thus far. Reaching our goal will ensure that we continue
to graduate the most talented and skilled chiropractors in the profession by giving
them the best tools, education and inspiration here at the fountainhead of chiropractic.”
Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida
Steven Katz, D.C., has joined PCCF’s faculty as an instructor of the Foundations
courses to students in the 11th through 13th quarters. Dr. Katz, who was born
and raised on Long Island, is a 1979 graduate Life Chiropractic College.
“I was first exposed to chiropractic care as a teen for relief of injuries
sustained in an auto accident,” Dr. Katz said. “Several years later,
while in undergraduate school, I was introduced to chiropractic care for wellness
by some friends that I was studying Yoga with. I embraced the chiropractic philosophy
and ultimately decided to attend chiropractic college.”
Dr. Katz worked as a chiropractor in Michigan and Louisiana for more than 20 years.
During the last four years, he was an operations manager for the Louisiana State
University Healthcare Network, managing 10 ophthalmology clinics. He said he chose
PCCF because it is affiliated with a long-standing chiropractic institution and
is a new school campus in a “wonderful” location. “I have found
the facilities very modern and comfortable,” he said. “The faculty,
staff and students have been extremely supportive and friendly.”
Palmer College of Chiropractic – West
For the third year in a row, PCCW’s SACA Sports Council served as the primary
sports care provider at the Sea Otter Classic, held April 14-17 at the Laguna
Seca Raceway in Monterey, Calif. An estimated 10,000 professional and amateur
athletes and approximately 50,000 spectators attended the four-day competition
and festival, which is regarded as one of the premier cycling events in the western
United States.
Some Sports Council members were assigned to the first aid tent. Other members
were stationed at various spots of the four main racing events, armed with emergency
medical kits and walkie-talkies. When a rider took a serious spill and wasn’t
able to get up, Sports Council members were the first to come to the rider’s
aid.
“I’m very proud of the professionalism that our team of doctors, interns
and students demonstrated once again,” said Edward Feinberg, D.C., Palmer
West professor and Sports Council faculty adviser. “Some cyclists needed
minor first aid, while others came in with musculosketal complaints that required
chiropractic adjustments. This is a great opportunity for our students to work
with the paramedics, EMTs and members of the fire and rescue teams and have positive
interactions with other healthcare professionals.”
Parker College of Chiropractic
The Parker Classic 5K is set for its inaugural run Saturday, June 11, on the campus
of Parker College of Chiropractic. Sponsored by the Parker Alumni Association,
the event will feature a 5K run and a family 1K in addition to a Health Fair.
“The Parker Classic 5K is a wonderful opportunity for the college to embrace
the community and help promote healthy living. We purposely planned an event geared
for families as well as elite runners,” said Dr. Michael Hall, event coordinator
and a board member of the Parker Alumni Association. Parents are encouraged to
bring their children and participate in the family 1K run and stay for the health
fair. “The health fair will feature information on a variety of topics.
Parker wants to reach out to the community and provide them with information that
can help them achieve healthy lifestyles. The health fair is open to the entire
community, not just those participating in the run,” said Dr. Hall.
The top five male and female runners in the Parker Classic 5K will receive cash
awards. Awards will also be presented to the top three male and female finishers
in 13 separate age groups.
Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic
SCSC’s Lyceum program was held May 26-29 which offered outstanding seminars,
entertainment and inspiration during the evening Big Top sessions. This year’s
program offered 31 seminars with the theme of “Racing Toward the Vision,”
featuring an expo, guest speakers, a golf tournament and a kids program.
Entertainment will continue Thursday evening with personal growth speaker Steve
Chandler, author of seven books, including 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself, has
been described by Lisa Schnebly of the Arizona Republic as, “one of the
funniest people I have ever heard, and yet so rock solid and so reassuring; he
lights you up with the glow of his internal neon.”
In his presentation, “10 Commitments to Your Success,” Chandler will
reveal the underlying dynamic of commitment itself, how to access it, and then
how to apply it to the 10 categories of your life that usually remain uncommitted
until it’s too late.
Hall-of-Fame jockey and star of the blockbuster movie “Seabiscuit,”
Gary Stevens was Lyceum’s keynote speaker on Friday night. Stevens, who
has multiple race wins including the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and the Belmont
Stakes, has been a chiropractic advocate for many years.
Southern California University of Health Sciences
The Fifth Annual “Spring Into Health” 5K Run/Walk and Health Fair
raised $2,000 for a local charity—Help for Brain Injured Children in La
Habra. The event drew nearly 300 participants for the 5K and close to 1,000 individuals
for the health fair. Students and faculty conducted chiropractic care and massages
at two of the health fair’s most popular tents and supervised over 15 booths
offering screenings and alternative health care information.
“Each year, our students plan and produce this event in order to introduce
chiropractic and acupuncture/oriental medicine to those unfamiliar with alternative
healthcare,” says SCU’s Director of Communications Michael Nash. “It’s
grown every year and has accomplished exactly what they intended from the very
first event—inform and educate people about the benefits of these two sciences
and, while doing so, assist a local, worthwhile organization.”
Texas Chiropractic College
TCC President Dr. Richard G. Brassard announced the promotion of Sandra N. Mooney,
CPA, to the position of Vice President of Financial Affairs.
Mooney joined the TCC staff in November 1993, where her responsibilities currently
include the financial management of the college and its clinics. Additionally,
she was elected to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Council
on Chiropractic Education during its annual meeting held in January 2005, in Scottsdale,
AZ. She was first elected to the Board in January 2004, and will serve as its
Secretary/Treasurer for a two-year term.
In his congratulatory letter to Mooney, Dr. Brassard stated, “In as much
as you have excelled in every undertaking in your professional service to the
college, you rightfully deserve the rank and title of Vice President of Financial
Affairs at Texas Chiropractic College.” He further stated that Ms. Mooney
would be one of the leaders of the second tier of the college’s administration
from which he expected “some great things to happen.”
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