Sherman College Alumni Office Weblog

Relief from Heat Fun Day Coverage in Newspaper

It was great to see Sherman's Fun Day covered in the local newspaper, The Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Reporter Gary Clancy and Photographer Gerry Pate captured the essence of the day quite well. See the article online at GoUpstate.com by clicking here.  There is a photo gallery on the GoUpdate site with more photos. View them here.

Last night it hit me that I included a link to the Dee Cee Gees skit performance in yesterday's entry but failed to say who those crazy guys were. It was President Jon Schwartzbauer (carrying the spine), VP for Academics Bob Irwin (in the middle) and Dean of Clinical Sciences Joe Donofrio (flipping the charts).

Here are a couple of photos I took yesterday.

Sherman College Fun Day

A thunderstorm has sent us all back inside. It’s really coming down out there. I can hear the rain pelting the roof as I type.

Recent alumni will remember Fun Day as an afternoon of silly game competitions (pickle eating contest) and a dunking booth out on the soccer field. Older alumni who haven’t been to campus lately will think, “We have a soccer field?” Yes. It was put in when they graded the land for the Olsen Building and it’s even used by local child soccer teams as a practice field.

But I do digress. Back to Fun Day… It started with an assembly where a pinning ceremony for the students reaching intern status was performed by Drs. Seay, Clusserath and Irwin. Then the new Summer Class was introduced. Traditionally, this happens at a Bagelfest assembly and the new class composes and performs a song. This group did a great job and was very entertaining.

And then came a real treat! A surprise appearance by the Dee Cee Gees. (You’ll get it when you watch the video).  Watch the video now.

So alumni, it’s still the same old Sherman here in Sparkle city. Same types of events and fun times, different cast of characters. We even saw the Spizz student newspaper reborn and hot of the press today. Check out some of the other Sherman bloggers and get to know some of our current students and get a better feel for what’s happening at Sherman.

Do you like the Sherman Pride mascot?

So what do you think about our new mascot? Give me your best quotable quotes about Sherman Pride and you could win a Sherman Pride Mascot Magnet for your home, office or car.

Karen Rhodes and I are working on a spread for the next issue of Straight From Sherman that will include photos and quotes from folks on and off campus--employees, students, alumni, suporters.  Magnets will be given to anyone whose quote is used in the magazine.

Need help getting started? Complete these sentences:
I like the new Sherman mascot because…
I liked the old unicorn mascot, but the Sherman Pride mascot is…

Post a comment here or send me an email at mroldan@sherman.edu. Be sure to include your name and contact information in case I have a question about where to send your prize if you win. Good luck!

Concrete Lion Mascot Appears on Campus

As you may recall, we've had a change of mascot here at Sherman College. At our Memorial Day weekend Lyceum homecoming event the new mascot was introduced to the college community by cool magician Justin Kredible. See my post from May 29.

Well, a couple of weeks ago a concrete lion appeared outside the Scallon Building on the edge of one of the wall of the new ampitheater. Everyone claims not to know how it got there.

Then it appeared in the courtyard on the other side of the building at the point of the top arrow in the brick representation of our college logo.  It stayed there long enough to get doused by the water sprinkler a few times when they watered the garden back there. Now it's gone from there. Where will it appear next?

 

Sherman Raptor Celebrates Independence Day

It's true! Someone at the Science Center is dressing the raptor for the holidays! We went to the Chapman Cultural Center today to see for ourselves and there he was, ready to celebrate the 4th of July decked out in red, white and blue.  Take a look... I love the bow tie.

Pumped for Success

Positively in the news recently is alumna Nikki Bieber, ’02, of Turbotville, PA, who has transformed herself into a body builder with pro status while maintaining a practice and raising three children with her husband, Andy, also a Sherman graduate (‘00). Andy, who couldn’t be more proud of Nikki, sent me the link to this article. All I can say is, “Wow!” Read more about Nikki.

Above is a photo of Nikki after winning a competition. Did I mention she just started body building a year ago?

Visit to Denettes' Office in MA

Admission Director Lisa Hildebrand is my guest blogger today. She wanted to share about a recent trip of hers to New England.

Lisa says,

"I recently traveled to Massachusetts and Rhode Island to attend the Massachusetts Chiropractic Society’s Spring meeting, and also to meet with a few chiropractors in the area, and visit a few colleges, too!  While I was there, I had to opportunity to visit the brand new home office of two of our recent graduates, Dan and Kristen Denette. 

"They were in the process of setting up the office. In fact, the day after I visited was their grand-opening, but they still welcomed me with open arms and we had a very nice visit.  I knew Dan and Kristen quite well when they were students here.  Both were very involved with pretty much everything on campus, and Kristen was both a tour guide for me, as well as my intern in the health center for almost a year, so I was so excited to see them out in the world and finally doing what they loved! 

"The Denettes have a very nice office, and it's in a great location. Even better for me, the office is located not too far from my family when I go home to visit!  Enjoy the few pictures I took…I hope to return some time this fall or again in the spring to check in with them to see how they are doing.

If you are in the New England area, and would like me to make a personal visit to your office, please email me at Lhildebrand@sherman.edu I would love to meet you!

Be sure to check out Lisa's blog when you get a chance.

Lidia Adkins Featured in Gaston Gazette

Sherman Alumna Lidia Adkins, D.C.,  was featured in the Gaston Gazette recently. Read more about Lydia’s practice, Carolina Wellness Center, located in Gastonia, SC, and find out how Lidia became a chiropractor.

Paddens Move to New Office

Gary and Cathy Padden (alumni from the 1980s) sent me a note and this photograph of them with their staff in their new office. They are in the same town, Lakeview, Michigan, but moved into a bigger office. The new office is located at 960 Lincoln Avenue.

We always love to hear from alumni to learn what you are doing. We especially like it when you send us contact information updates because without a current office address and phone number, it’s difficult for us to make patient referrals to you. Plus we also take this information and update the Alumni Directory which is now published online. Do we have your current office address? Check it out here by going to the Alumni Directory Online and searching for yourself by last name. While you’re there, do a search by your graduation class date and see where your old friends are. (Hint: Log on as a guest if you have not previously registered as a user.)

If your address, phone, fax and email address are outdated or missing, email me right away or use our address change form from the website.

Be sure to register for the online directory. Once your registration is approved you’ll be able to update your listing yourself and also have enhanced capabilities like access to automatic email links on your search results. What’s that? If you’d like to learn more, call me and we’ll talk about the online directory features. I can even walk you through the log on and registration process if you need help. Call me at 800-849-8771, ext. 277 Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m or email me to set up an appointment.

Sherman College's New Mascot Revealed

Go Sherman Pride!

Yes, the new mascot is The Sherman Pride. It was revealed on Friday of Lyceum. Read more in this Spartanburg Herald-Journal newspaper article.