The college is notifying alumni and friends of the college as I write that we have returned to our original name. Here is a copy of the snail mail letter from President Jon Schwartzbauer, D.C., that is going out to alumni this week. A similar message was emailed to alumni earlier this morning.
...you are among the first to be informed that Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic is now known as Sherman College of Chiropractic. The college’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to authorize the college’s name change on October 17, 2009, during its fall meeting.
Sherman College of Chiropractic is the name under which the college was founded in 1973; the college added the word “straight” to the name in the late 1970s.
The college will always remain true to its roots, providing a curricular focus on traditional chiropractic. Our founding name better reflects who we are – a contemporary educational institution committed to providing the best education possible, an institution with a strong commitment to educational progress, and an institution geared to meeting the demands of chiropractic students, both today and in the future.
Strong support was shown for this decision in a 2008 survey of Regents and alumni. College personnel will spend the coming months revising college promotional materials as well as the college web site to reflect the change.
It's an exciting time in our history. I'm glad to be here at Sherman to be a part of it.
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