Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
CMCC will be celebrating the official opening of the school’s new campus
on September 18 with a full day of continuing education programming and an open
house. Visitors can tour the historical exhibits in the cafetorium and tour
the many divisions throughout the new state-of the-art facility. The CMCC staff,
faculty and students will provide overviews of the day-to-day operations.
In a symbolic gesture, selected runners and walkers representing CMCC and the
chiropractic community will be passing the torch from the old campus to the
new, along the approximately 10 km route. A cornerstone dedication and ribbon
cutting ceremony will round out the day’s events.
Cleveland Chiropractic College – Kansas City
On June 10-13, CCCKC hosted a conference featuring some of chiropractic’s
top speakers and a host of highly innovative courses. The conference also integrated
CCCKC’s annual Homecoming celebration, bringing together alumni, faculty,
staff and students.
Highlighting the conference’s social activities was a rousing live performance
by country music legend Larry Gatlin, who earlier in the day was presented a
key to the city by Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes.
“Cleveland Conference Kansas City was a resounding success,” Dr.
Michael Shanks, director of Cleveland Conferences, said. “Everyone in
attendance—rom our doctors in the field to our current students—spent
four days being motivated, inspired and educated by some of the most esteemed
leaders in the chiropractic profession. An event like this really helps students
and doctors alike see the big picture.”
Cleveland Chiropractic College – Los Angeles
The board of trustees for Cleveland Chiropractic College has approved implementing
a million-dollar facilities improvement plan on its Los Angeles campus. Board
approval was handed down earlier this year, and the upgrades will begin by the
end of the summer.
President Carl S. Cleveland, III, said the planned facilities upgrade would
play a large role in helping to position the college for the future. “This
decision by the board will enable Cleveland College to continue moving forward
as a leader in chiropractic education,” says Cleveland.
The college’s Facilities Improvement Committee is working closely with
TBP Architects of Los Angeles to finalize the renovation plan. The initial upgrades
will target the building’s exterior, the atrium, the health center, the
bookstore and the cafeteria.
Life University
On July 22, Guy Riekeman, D.C., was installed as the fourth president of Life
University among the presence of the 1,000 in attendance made up of the board
of trustees, faculty, staff, students and alumni.
Riekeman said for the university to survive during its rebuilding period, its
students and faculty must have a “revolutionary sense of the truth”
- a quote actor Sean Penn said about the late Marlon Brando - about its purpose
and nature in the chiropractic world and in the health care industry.
In a charismatic delivery that was interrupted several times by applause, Riekeman
said, “People are coming to the realization of what the sense of the truth
really is about—healthcare,” he said. “The recognition that
life is intelligent; that the body is a self-healing, self-repairing, self-maintaining,
a self-developed mechanism.”
Five new members, each with vast knowledge in management, higher education and
chiropractic, accepted positions on university board.
They are: William F. O’Brien, Ph.D., President of Lobility Corporation;
William Harris, D.C., President of The Foundation for the Advancement of Chiropractic
Education; Don Betz, Ph.D., VP University of Central Oklahoma, Linda Rassel,
D.C., and Joseph Lupo, D.C.
William O’Brien, Ph.D. is an author and consultant with 20 years experience
in the dissemination and utilization of innovative knowledge for practical and
effective use in applied settings. Since receiving his Ph.D. in psychology from
La Salle University, O’Brien has been involved in psychiatric rehabilitation
research, trained healthcare professionals on methods to improve patient outcomes
and more recently has created an adoption management program that enables automotive
and aerospace companies to accelerate the rate of new technology.
Dr. William Harris is an educator, lecturer and philanthropist who has dedicated
his life to the betterment of the chiropractic profession. Dr. Harris received
a Doctorate of Science Degree from Trinity University in Chicago and was recognized
by the Georgia Chiropractic Association as “Humanitarian of the Year.”
Harris established the Foundation for the Advancement of Chiropractic Education
in 1978, a non-profit organization that promotes chiropractic practice management,
funds research and constructs academic buildings and research centers.
Don Betz, Ph.D., is currently the Vice President of Academic Affairs at the
University of Central Oklahoma. In addition to his responsibilities as vice
president, Betz also serves as Chairman of the University’s Executive
Committee that provides institutional leadership. A former member of the United
Nations International Conference on the Question of Palestine, Betz received
a Ph.D. in International Studies from the University of Denver. Betz has worked
in higher education since 1978.
Dr. Linda Rassel is a chiropractor from Okemons, Mich., and a Magna Cum Laude
graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic. Dr. Rassel holds several licensure
examinations including the Diplomate of National Board of Chiropractic Examiners,
South Dakota Basic Science Certificate and Colorado Basic Science Certificate.
Dr. Rassel has completed post-graduate work in X-ray safety and quality procedures,
chiropractic technique and nutrition.
Dr. Joseph Lupo is a former construction contractor for the Department of Housing
and Urban Development turned chiropractor. The Life Chiropractic College graduate
received a Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 1978. Dr. Lupo recently resigned
his 12-year position as an International Chiropractic Assoc-iation representative
assemblyman to devote attention to recruiting students for Life University and
fundraising.
The new appointees join existing Life University trustees Dr. Charles Ribley,
Chairman, Dr. Diane DeReu-Foley, Dr. Shawn Ferguson, Dr. Sharon Gorman, Dr.
Thomas Klapp, P. Dougles McKittrick, Ph.D., Judge Kenneth O. Knix, Dr. Paul
Penn, Lee Scroggins Jr. and Dr. J.M. Sigafoose.
Life University is officially hosting Kid’s Day America, created by Drs.
Stu and Teri Warner, on September 18th, 2004. This will be the first time for
Life University and the expectations are high. For more information, contact
the coordinator of the event, Dr. Julie Lyles, Assistant Clinic Director at
jlyles@life.edu. Provide your background and interest and a way to contact you.
All help is welcome and appreciated. There is much to do and we want to unite
as a community to make this the amazing event that it is intended to be!
Life Chiropractic College West
LCCW’s Health Center recently hired Shawn Henry Dill, D.C., as director
of community outreach, who will serve as the liaison to the community by pursuing
and maintaining numerous relationships with local businesses, government, non-profit
organizations and chambers of commerce.
In this position, he will also instruct and assist student interns with their
numerous community outreach and education programs. These student opportunities
not only enhance the college’s participation in its community, but also
provide an outstanding learning experience for the students who will certainly
use these skills when they become practicing chiropractors in their communities.
Logan College of Chiropractic
More than 500 Logan alumni, employees, students and friends gathered by the
circle in front of the William N. Coggins, D.C. Administration Center on June
10 for a festive grand opening event celebrating the opening of the renovated
Learning Resources Center.
The Learning Resources Center re-opened in May following completion of $4 million
in physical and technological renovations and upgrades. The facility was
extensively re-designed and expanded by 2,000 square feet from its original
13,440 square feet of space.
Logan President George A. Goodman, D.C., offered recognition to three donors
who made significant contributions to the $4 million campaign to renovate the
Learning Resources Center: Paul Hollern, D.C., a 1987 Logan graduate from
Louisville, Ky.; the late Marilyn J. Spencer, D.C., whose bequest to Logan College
helped fund the Learning Resources project; and the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation.
Dr. Goodman also unveiled the plans for a $15 million dollar auditorium and
quadrangle for the campus. The 900-seat auditorium will feature a large,
glass window lobby, small classrooms and a back wall that opens for additional
seating in the grassy area behind the auditorium.
Palmer College of Chiropractic – Florida
At its July 2004 semi-annual meeting, the Commission on Accreditation (COA)
of the Council on Chiropractic Education, the chiropractic colleges’ specialized
accrediting body, met with representatives of the Palmer College of Chiropractic
doctor of chiropractic degree program to discuss PCC’s requests to include
Palmer Florida as a branch campus of PCC and the implementation of the Mastery
Curriculum at the Florida campus.
Following that meeting, the COA met in executive session and reached a consensus
decision to extend accreditation to include the Palmer College of Chiropractic
Florida (PCCF) site. As of this notice, PCCF will be included in (but not limited
to) the regular accreditation cycle for PCC. As such, the doctor of chiropractic
degree program of Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida is accredited by the
COA of the Council on Chiropractic Education.
In discussing the accreditation, Dr. Douglas E. Hoyle, who oversees all accreditation,
planning and institutional effectiveness activities said, “The administration
at Palmer has worked diligently for close to the past three years to have this
event happen, which is a once in a lifetime event in the history of this college.
We are very proud of the effort that has gone into this project, the patience
of the students at PCCF while we obtained it, and the belief the faculty had
in us while we pursued accreditation.”
In addition, Palmer Florida is licensed in the state of Florida by the Florida
Commission on Independent Education (License number 2648), and is recognized
as an accredited branch campus of Palmer College of Chiropractic by the Higher
Learning Commission of Palmer’s regional accrediting agency, the North
Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Palmer College of Chiropractic – West
The Salvation Army of Santa Clara County saluted Palmer West’s community
outreach efforts for the past ten years by presenting the college with the Golden
Kettle Award at the 23rd Annual Soup Kitchen Luncheon and Awards Banquet on
May 27. The ceremony was attended by dozens of special guests and local dignitaries
at the Salvation Army County administration office in downtown San Jose.
For nearly a decade, the Palmer West College Clinics have enabled hundreds of
underprivileged children in Santa Clara County the opportunity to attend the
Salvation Army’s summer camp in the Santa Cruz mountains by providing
complimentary physical exams. In addition to providing youth physicals for the
Salvation Army campers, Palmer West has maintained a satellite clinic and provided
chiropractic services to residents of the Salvation Army drug and alcohol recovery
center in downtown San Jose since 1992.
Parker College of Chiropractic
An invitation-only event brought 50 leading professionals in the field of chiropractics
to Key Biscayne, Fla., recently for the inaugural Parker Seminars Elite, sponsored
by Parker Seminars and Parker College of Chiropractic, Dallas.
“It was the aim of this exclusive event to bring leaders of our profession
together. We wanted to give them access to incredible information and to enable
them to walk away with not only a plan for their own practice but to also work
toward common goals that can move our profession forward,” said Dr. Fabrizio
Mancini, president of Parker College of Chiropractic.
Stedman Graham, New York Times best selling author and marketing guru, led the
group through his “Nine Steps to Success.”
“By the end of this interactive workshop, these Elite professionals had
formulated quite an action plan to take chiropractic to the next level of excellence,”
Dr. Mancini said.
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