Sherman College Alumni Office Weblog

Dr. Cassandra Peterson Featured

The Whidby News-Times in Washington State had a nice article about the office opening of Sherman graduate, Dr. Cassandra Peterson.  Read It takes nerve to thrive.

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/whidbey/wnt/business/67750627.html

Discount Tickets for Alegria at Greenville Bi-Lo Center

http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/alegria/promo/2009/greenville.aspx

Sherman students and local alumni and friends, Cirque du Soleil is bringing Alegria to the Bi Lo Center in Greenville November 18-22. It's a family-friendly show with twists on classic circus acts. The costumes are extraordinary and the performers are amazing.

Tickets for students, seniors and military start at $27.00. Alumni and friends, use the link above to receive a 25% discount on tickets.

To learn more about the Alegria performance and to view a brief video trailer, click the link above. My friends at Alegria tell me that anyone using this exclusive link for the Greenville shows will get a 25% discount on tickets. I hope this helps local alumni and students!

Sherman Returns to Original Name: Sherman College of Chiropractic

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.

Sherman Alum Featured in Verve

Sherman alumna Emily Muscarella was featured in the March/April 2009 issue of Verve. Read the story here: Verve Magazine.

Emily practices in Asheville, NC. Some of you will remember her love of West African dancing. Well, as the article in Verve tells, she's still dancing and loving it!

Sherman's Clinic Challenge Experience

So I've been learning to make videos on Windows Movie Maker, thanks to some instruction from Dr. Joe D. It's alot of fun and I found that I can take great videos with my little Nikon Coolpix. But as we all know there are always parts you want to cut out and clips of video you wish you could string together and tell a story with.

A few weeks ago I was inspired to finish a big project I was working on for the Enrollment Services Department. VP Lisa Hildebrand wanted a video to accompany an email about the Sherman Clinic Challenge for prospective students.

Here is the resulting video. Watch it to get a taste of the CCX!

And think about this: The college is planning to offer a customized version of the program for DCs and their staffs at Lyceum. Do you think you are up to it? Do you need to foster teamwork, trust and integrity in your office? Let us know if you are interested by emailing me at mroldan@sherman.edu or the director of the Clinic Challenge, Dr. Ron Castellucci at rcastellucci@sherman.edu.

 

Faculty and Staff Members of Year Announced

At our quarterly Bagelfest Assembly today, the college announced the recipients of the Faculty Member of the Year and the Staff Member of the Year awards for 2009. Who won? Well let's watch the videos!

 

 

 

 

Sherman alumna Nalyn Marcus featured

Nalyn Marcus, D.C., was featured on the cover of the LeHigh Valley Woman's Journal.

Read the story by clicking here.

 

Nalyn is the Sherman College Alumni Association President and is featured in our Alumni Success Profiles on the Sherman College web site.

Dr. Ernest Wright’s chiropractic story

2005 Sherman graduate Ernest Wright’s chiropractic story is woven into a recent Greer Citizen newspaper article about his daughter Michelle’s wish being granted by the Make a Wish Foundation. In the touching article about the Wright family, you learn about their sacrifices, unselfish acts, and special bonds. Michelle’s wish brought her brother Kyle in for a visit from Hawaii, the family’s native state. Read more in the Greer Citizen.

Click here to view the photo album that goes with the article.

Click here to read a follow up article about Michelle's wish.

And lastly, click here to view a video about Michelle's wish from WYFF-4.

Flat Larry in Lake Lure, NC

While I was on vacation last week, Flat Larry visited. Here he is sitting on the railing of the awesome deck at the house we rented. What a great view we had. I enjoyed sitting on the deck with my morning coffee and watching the fog lift off the mountains.

Sherman Alumnus Nick Tedder Featured

Sherman graduate Nick Tedder, D.C., was featured on the Atlas of Life blog. In the interview Dr. Tedder talks about how he became interested in Upper Cervical Chiropractic.

Read about Dr. Tedder by clicking here.