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Alumna Katie Houpt Shares Mission Trip Experience

Who is that on the cover of the November 17th Chiropractic Journal? Why, it's our own Katie Houpt, a 2004 graduate of Sherman who took a chiropractic mission trip to Haiti and is sharing her experience with the chiropractic community. Thanks to the Chiropractic Journal for picking up our story about Dr. Houpt which first appeared in our Sherman Shares newsletter.

Bringing chiropractic to the world. That's Sherman's mission. And here is alumna Katie Houpt doing just that...

 

About Spartanburg, this place I call home

I’ve lived in Spartanburg 30 years now, having moved here fresh out of college in Ohio. I was looking for a place to make a difference, a warmer climate and a new home.
Having lived here this long I’ve come to realize what a gem Spartanburg is, so I was thrilled to read the recent article in the Washington Post that paints a lovely canvas for the world to take a peek at my adopted city. Writer Becky Krystal found and describes in the article some of the same places that I like in Spartanburg, plus a few I’ve known about but haven’t explored yet.
I’m happy with Spartanburg’s development since I arrived here 30 years ago. Can you say the same about your little niche in the universe?
Read Krystal’s article: Spartanburg, S.C., savors its Colonial-era past and its BMW present and view photos of the downtown area.

Going Strong in a Weak Economy

 

If your practice is doing well in this down economy, if you are finding yourself busier than ever with patient visits, we want to know what what’s working so we can share with others.

Sherman College wants to highlight the successes of all it graduates. So tell us, what’s working for you? Your response will be considered for inclusion in an article in an upcoming Sherman publication.

We invite you to respond to this email with your best success tip by return e-mail or call Alumni Director Marggi Roldan (800-849-8771, ext.277) or Director of Public Relations Karen Rhodes (800-849-8771, ext.242) with your tip. Or message us on Facebook if you are a Facebook friend (www.facebook.com/marggi.roldan or http://www.facebook.com/krhodes3).

Sherman College is a Yellow Ribbon School

Sherman College is a Yellow Ribbon School. What does that mean? It means that it has agreed to honor veterans who served our country after September 10, 2001 according to the specifications of the 9/11 GE Bill with tuition assistance. Schools voluntarily sign on for this education enhancement program and agree to fund tuition expenses that exceed the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition rate.  The school can contribute up to 50% of those expenses and VA will match the same amount as the institution. 

Sherman is one of the first chiropractic colleges to sign on for this program. If you know of veterans looking to pursue chiropractic as a career please refer them to Sherman College for more information about this program.

Coverage Docs Needed

I had a visit from an Upstate chiropractor last week that got me thinking about how much we need to know who is available to do coverage work. I get several requests each year from pacticing chiropractors looking for a doctor who can cover their practice while they take a much needed vacation or deal with family emergencies. Unfortunately I don't always know who can help them out.

If you are a Sherman graduate doing coverage work, please email me to let me know your availability and where you are willing to work (state, cities, general geographic area). I know that depends on where you hold licensure.

The doctor who visited me was Cindy Pradhan from Lakeside Chiropractic in Anderson, SC. She told me that when she first graduated from Life University she did coverage work for over a year. It was a great way to earn money while she figured out where to launch her career and also a great way to get experience in the business of chiropractic, she said.  She got to observe many offices and gleaned good ideas which she eventually incorporated into her practice when she opened.

If you are doing coverage work in the state of South Carolina and would like to talk with Dr. Pradhan about her needs, call me and I'll give you her number. You can reach me at the office weekdays 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, 800-849-8771, ext. 277. Or email me any time at [email protected].

Have you voted? I have!

Voting is a privilege. Voting is your right. Voting is your duty as a citizen. I voted this morning. Have you? I hope so.

Starbucks is offering free coffee to anyone who has voted today. After you get your free cup of Joe, let me how you encouraged others to vote. Tell me if any of you offered free care or reduced rates to your patients who voted.  Chiropractic care costs much more than a cup of coffee, I know. I'm just wondering if any DCs are capitalizing on current event tie-ins for their office promotions. Maybe just offering a cup of coffee, cider, hot chocolate or a brownie for voters in your office is the way to go. Let me know by commenting on this blog or by emailing me at [email protected].

VOTE!

Happy Birthday Chiropractic!

Chiropractic is marking its 113th birthday today. So let's go back in time and learn about the beginning of this great profession. We find ourselves in Davenport, Iowa, in 1878, where a janitor named Harvey Lillard is working in a stooped, cramped position. He feels something “pop” in his neck. A few days later his hearing is gone.

Seventeen years pass in silence. Then, on September 18, 1895, Lillard relates his story to Daniel David Palmer, a magnetic healer who practices in the Ryan Building where Lillard works.  Palmer felt and saw a bump in the area where Lillard said he had felt the pop. Reasoning that this bump was one of the spinal column’s 26 vertebrae out of line, Palmer persuaded Lillard to let him try to move it back to its normal position. When he did, there was another pop, and the bump was gone. In a few days, Lillard regained his hearing.

Thus, chiropractic was born on September 18, 1895.

Sherman College and our new mascot (Sherman Pride) wish all chiropractors a happy Chiropractic Founding Day.

Refer a Student to Sherman Online

Do you know someone who would make an excellent chiropractor? Or someone who has shown an interest in chiropractic as a career? Please let us know who they are and how to contact them using our quick and easy online form. Give us the person’s name, address, phone and email address. Our admission team would be happy to contact them and discuss their future educational and career plans.

CNAC Group photo

I promised some of my colleagues in the College News Association of the Carolinas that I would post the group photo taken at the UNCW Alumni House during our conference on my blog. Here it is! Aren't we a handsome looking group? My thanks to Tracy Ratliff from Catawba College in Salisbury, NC for taking and sharing the photo.  I'm in the front row, third from the left.

The CNAC group gets together each year with a program pertinent to current issues facing communications and PR people at the various colleges in North and South Carolina.  Some of the topics involve other offices such as alumni relations. This year the confernce had sessions on social networking websites for alumni and other webpage related issues. Sherman College was commended by one presenter for its use of blogs.

Look for changes to our website in the next few months as we work on making it more user friendly. Do you have any suggestions for us? We'd like to know what things you look for on our websit or what you use the website for most. Is there something you'd like to see on our website that we don't yet include? Let me know! I'm one of the staff involved with the project. We've already changed the Alumni Directory Online to make it easier to for you to access and quicker to use if you need to make a patient referral to a colleague in another city, state or country. If you haven't used it lately, take a look now.  Log on as a guest to make a quick search, or register to have expanded capabilities.

Montel Williams' Amazing Chiropractic Story

"It's the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me!" That's what TV's Montel Williams has to say about specific chiropractic care.

Just today I was made aware of the television show where Williams tells the world about his positive experience with Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic, an upper cervical chiropractic technique that we here at Sherman are very familiar with. Not only do we teach the technique and offer such care in our on-campus chiropractic health center, but we offer seminars on AO Technique to doctors through our Continuing Education Department.

Enough from me. Here's Montel...