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Cleveland Chiropractic College – Kansas City
The CCCKC’s Information Technology Department will be able to vastly improve
its information systems after recently securing a grant for technology equipment.
In a competitive application process, Chief Information Officer Sheri Barrett
and Webmaster Sarah Smith submitted a request to the Higher Education Wireless
Access Consortium (HEWAC) and WiSE Technologies for a campus-wide, wireless
technology grant.
The grant will establish a high-speed wireless local area network (LAN) using
technology known as 802.11, or “Wi-Fi.” WiSE Technologies will install
the equipment on the Kansas City campus. The grant will cover not only the equipment,
but also the design, implementation, training and research necessary to establish
the network. Once in place, the new system will allow students with wireless
enabled notebook computers to access the Internet at several areas on campus.
Cleveland Chiropractic College – Los Angeles
Modifications to the campus are planned following the approval in 2004 of a
$1 million facilities improvement plan by the college’s board of trustees.
The plan is to engage the project in stages and work through to completion.
With this course of action in place, the immediate focus will be on the exterior
of the building, the Health Center, atrium, bookstore and cafeteria. Projects
currently pending include remodeling of the clinic office area, waiting room
and handicap accessible restrooms on the first floor. However, there is still
much to be done, including relocating the bookstore and remodeling the fourth
floor cafeteria, dining area and the Media Resource Center.
Life University
In congruence with President Guy Riekeman’s inclusive vision, Life University
has spearheaded and facilitated the profession-wide spinal health initiative,
“Straighten Up America.”
Recently, Life University received a letter from U.S. Health and Human Services
Secretary Tommy G. Thompson, commending the individuals who initiated and developed
the “Straighten Up America” initiative for “leadership in
the field of spinal health” wishing them success in their “efforts
to prevent spinal disability.”
In his letter the secretary recognized “the enormous benefit that leading
a healthy lifestyle can have on the health of individuals and the nation as
a whole.”
Numerous individuals at Life University from both the College of Chiropractic
and the College of Arts and Sciences have worked to develop and refine the “Straighten
Up America” spinal exercise module and accompanying lifestyle recommendations.
In this inclusive public service initiative, individuals from Life worked collaboratively
with leaders from the Congress of Chiropractic State Organizations, the Association
of Chiropractic Colleges, the World Health Organization, ICA, ACA, WFC, WCA,
leaders at large and a number of fitness experts.
Wheelchair tennis pro, Karin Korb, inspired Life University students and staff
during her recent student assembly keynote address. Korb, injured in a gymnastics
vaulting accident, picked up her first tennis racket 12 years ago and is now ranked
second in the United States by the U.S. Tennis Association and number 15 worldwide
by the International Tennis Federation.
In her speech titled, “A Disabled Diva Speaks: Inspiration, Excellence and
Expecting the Best,” Korb shared her compelling story and how to focus on
possibilities, rather than excuses.
“Whatever your gifts are, take them to the next level,” she said while
dramatically gesturing to the crowd with her hands. “We all have the same
24 hours in a day, the same ability to think, ask questions and the same ability
to expose ourselves to other people and ideas. Inspiration is about being open
to new possibilities.”
Korb’s dedication has enabled her to compete on seven USA World Teams and
receive the 2004 USTA Southern Section’s Wheelchair Tennis player of the
year award. She also won the National Physique Committee’s first-ever women’s
wheelchair bodybuilding competition. In addition to her physical accomplishments,
she also works with local tennis and sports organizations.
The Life University Nutrition Club sponsored a free community Nutrition and Health
Fair in March. In its third year, the fair celebrates National Nutrition Month
and increases nutrition and health awareness through education and prevention.
“Learning the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and staying informed of the
latest risks and treatments is something that is vitally important in the community,”
says Shelia Jones, fair organizer. “For example, we are doing risk-assessments
at the fair because something we have seen recently is that more people are at
risk for diabetes, not just the older generation, but we are starting to see the
younger generation develop this disease, along with heart disease. The more informed
the public, the better chance we have for healthier generations to come.”
Logan College of Chiropractic
The St. Louis American, St. Louis’ largest-circulation newspaper serving
the African-American community, included an article on Logan College’s minority
recruitment efforts in its January 13 “Choices/Careers” special
section.
The article was titled “Chiropractic Goes Multicultural: Logan College
of Chiropractic Steps Up Minority Recruitment Efforts.” Logan students
Munaba Nasiiro of the Commonwealth of Dominica in the Caribbean and Ayo Gordon
of Chicago were profiled in the article. Also quoted were Logan trustee Steve
Roberts, a highly successful St. Louis African-American entrepreneur, and Logan
President George A. Goodman, D.C.
Currently, minority students make up 12 percent of Logan’s student body.
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Dennis Marchiori, D.C., faculty member and dean of PCC Academic Affairs, has authored
a second edition of his radiology textbook, Clinical Imaging: with Skeletal, Chest
and Abdomen Pattern Differentials, one of the best-selling titles in chiropractic.
The new edition was published in December 2004 by Elsevier-Mosby.
Dr. Marchiori is the author and editor with contributions from 13 others, including
Palmer faculty members Linda Carlson, R.T., Tracy Littrell, D.C., Ian McLean,
D.C., and Robert Percuoco, D.C. Mike Rekemeyer, of Palmer’s Marketing &
Communications Department, created nearly 200 line art illustrations, which complement
the nearly 3,500 black and white pathology images found in the book.
The text is a radiology reference that combines detailed disease descriptions
with well-developed differential lists of possible causes for common, and not
so common, radiographic and MRI presentations.
“The second edition of the book is not merely a revision, but rather a substantial
rewrite of the first edition,” Dr. Marchiori says. “We hope this edition
builds on the success of the first and continues to promote learning and clinical
utility in radiology.”
Parker College of Chiropractic
PCC will provide a staff of chiropractors for the 2005 Bolivarianos Games and
the 2006 Central America and Caribbean Games through a sponsorship agreement with
the organizing committees of both games.
“Parker College of Chiropractic is very excited for the opportunity to participate
as a sponsor in these two historical sporting events,” said Dr. Fabrizio
Mancini, PCC president. “In addition to providing chiropractic care to world-class
athletes, millions of sporting enthusiasts will see the benefit of chiropractic
in a very positive setting.”
In making the announcement during a recent press conference in Bogota, Colombia,
Dr. Andres Botero, president of the Colombian Olympic Committee stated, “Parker
College’s involvement in these games marks the beginning of a relationship
with a profession little known in this part of the world. World-class athletes
throughout the world use the professional services of chiropractors to stay healthy
and competitive. We welcome the efforts of Parker College and its visionary president,
Dr. Mancini.”
As a sponsor of both games, Parker will serve as the “Official Supplier
of Sports Chiropractic Services.” Parker will provide Chiropractic care
at all venues as well as at the Polyclinic. Additionally, Parker representatives
will speak at the medical congress held prior to the opening of the games.
The 2005 Bolivarianos Games are scheduled for August 12-21 in Armenia and Pereira,
Colombia. Established in 1938, the Bolivarianos Games have been held every four
years since 1947. The games honor the South American general Simon Bolivar, who
between 1810 and 1824, freed the territories of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
and Venezuela from Spanish rule.
Texas Chiropractic College
James Giordano, Ph.D., a professor of pathology and the TCC director of research,
was recently named a visiting scholar at the Center for Clinical Bioethics at
Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
From April 15-May 6, Dr. Giordano will be studying “the philosophical basis
of the use of integrative (Complementary and Alternative Medicine - CAM) approaches
to fulfill the obligations of therapeutic agency in the act of medical professionalism
and the ethics of integrative therapeutics in acknowledgement of patient-centered
needs in palliative care.”
He will also be granted scholar privilege in the National Reference Center and
Library for Bioethics Literature, and will participate in the Kennedy Center for
Bioethics symposia. Dr. Giordano will be working under the direct mentorship of
Professor Edmund Pelligrino, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Medical Philosophy
and Ethics and Center for Clinical Bioethics and professor emeritus of medicine
at the Georgetown University School of Medicine.
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