GOING HOME Colleges offer CE opportunities at premier events

If you are ready for a “change of educational scenery” or just want to visit another college campus and meet new people, Chiropractic Economics offers the following roundup of premier educational events for your consideration.

These annual chiropractic college events center on learning and the opportunity to earn continuing education credits for license renewal. Top name speakers — from within the chiropractic profession as well as outside of it — are also a feature at many of these events. For a modest fee, you can learn from the best.

In addition, many offer class reunions, vendor expos and social activities for all chiropractic students, professionals and their families.

CLEVELAND CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE

Cleveland Chiropractic College’s Cleveland Conferences offer a variety of courses for relicensure requirements, as well as opportunities to learn practice-building strategies. They also serve as a forum for Cleveland alumni, students, faculty and staff to gather for a variety of social activities.

The most recent Cleveland Conferences event, KC Expo 2005, was scheduled for June 9–12, 2005, in Overland Park, Kan. The event generally draws 200–500 attendees, and offers an expo of vendors, continuing education credits and several seminars with various guest speakers.

The college, located in Kansas City, Mo., also offers more than 100 post-graduate-level seminars throughout the year.

Visit www.cleveland.edu or call 800-467-2252 for more information.

D’YOUVILLE COLLEGE

Two continuing education events were held in spring 2005 at D’Youville College in Buffalo, N.Y. The chiropractic program is new at D’Youville and does not offer a single premier event but offers continuing education seminars that provide a chance for the profession to visit and tour the campus.

For more information, visit www.dyc.edu or call 800-777-3921.

LIFE CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE WEST

“Giving, Loving and Serving” was the theme of Life Chiropractic College West’s Spring for Life celebration, on May 12, 2005. This annual day of motivation and fellowship is designed for Life West alumni, chiropractors, office staff, chiropractic students, faculty and staff. Nine speakers in the morning sessions focused on information and inspiration. In the afternoon, the annual picnic was held at nearby Lake Chabot Regional Park.

The next major event at LCCW will be SPA — Science, Philosophy and Art — Day, October 27, 2005. This Hayward, Calif., event kicks off Festival 2005. The affair includes a full day of information and inspiration, alumni reunions, receptions and other homecoming-related events and will feature multiple sessions with more than 30 speakers and topics.

SPA day usually attracts about 1,000 people. No expo, but you can earn continuing education credits.

Visit www.lifewest.edu or call 510-780-4500, ext. 2420 for more information.

LIFE UNIVERSITY

Life University’s Homecoming event in Marietta, Ga., July 21–24, 2005, is expected to attract 1,000–1,500 attendees. The event will feature an expo with vendors, activities for children, a prospective student program and a CA program, as well as courses for doctors. Fifty-nine continuing education hours will be offered, and each attendee is eligible to earn up to 33 hours.

For more information, call 800-543-3406 or visit www.life.edu.

LOGAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC

Logan College’s annual Homecoming, Class Reunions and Continuing Education program is scheduled for June 9–12, 2005, and will feature 14 guest speakers, an expo, golf tournament, awards luncheon, poolside reception, dinner dance, silent auction and 24 hours of continuing education opportunities. About 200 doctors and 200 students are expected at this Chesterfield, Mo., event.

Class reunions will be celebrated for the years ending in 0 and 5. The event includes prize drawings, including gift certificates and adjusting tables.

Visit www.logan.edu for information in this year's event and other continuing education programs.

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

This year’s homecoming event at National University of Health Sciences in Lombard, Ill., June 23–25, 2005, is a salute to Joseph Janse. The annual event features more than 10 seminars and a small expo. Registrants are eligible to earn up to 15 hours of continuing education credits.

Other highlights include a reunion dinner, family game night and a state of the university address. You need not be an NUHS alumnus to register for the seminars, but seminar fees are significantly discounted for dues-paying Alumni Association members.

For more information, visit www.nuhs.edu.

NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE

Unity Day and Reunion Weekend, July 15–17, 2005, at New York Chiropractic College will offer six different seminars, 12 continuing education credits and an expo. The event attracts about 300 attendees to the Seneca Falls, N.Y., campus each year.

For more information, visit www.nycc.edu.

NORTHWESTERN HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY

Graduates of Northwestern College of Chiropractic converged on the campus of Northwestern Health Sciences University Feb. 3–5 for one of the nation’s largest chiropractic homecomings. The Bloomington, Minn., event attracted more than 1,300 people, including doctors, chiropractic assistants, students and more than 90 vendors.

The winter gathering includes continuing education opportunities (with more than 20 hours of CE credits), an expo of more than 80 vendors and 10–12 seminars. A CA seminar, student scholarship awards ceremony and state of the university address are also part of the event. Next year the event will be Feb. 2–4, 2006.

Visit www.nwhealth.edu for more information.

PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC

Doctors at Palmer Homecoming, August 11–13, 2005, will have the opportunity to earn up to 22 continuing education credits and choose from more than 60 sessions featuring the profession’s top speakers. More than 2,000 attendees are expected at this Davenport, Iowa, event, which includes an expo, golf tournament, children’s program, a picnic and fireworks at the Saturday Night Festival.

Call 866-592-3861 or visit www.palmerseminars.com for more information.

PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC FLORIDA

Palmer’s third Fountainhead Experience is slated for January 26–28, 2006, in Daytona Beach, Fla. It will include a vendor expo, seminars, and the opportunity to earn 20 continuing education credits.

Call 866-592-3861 or visit www.palmerseminars.com for more information.

PARKER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC

More than 8,000 people are expected at Parker College of Chiropractic’s next Parker Seminar in Las Vegas, January 12–14, 2006. In the past, the event has featured celebrities as well as well-known speakers from the profession. The event offers more than 100 seminars broken into several tracks, an expo with more than 200 vendors and one of the largest CA programs available.

Parker also offers continuing education seminars throughout the year, as well as a “Parker Elite” program.

For more information, visit www.parkerseminars.com.

SHERMAN COLLEGE OF STRAIGHT CHIROPRACTIC

Sherman College Lyceum, attracting nearly 1,000 attendees, is held on Memorial Day weekend each year. This year’s event, May 26–29, 2005, offered more than 40 speakers and attendees were eligible to receive up to 24 hours of continuing education credit. The theme this year was “Racing toward the Vision,” with an expo, guest speakers, a golf tournament and a kids program all highlighting the weekend in Spartanburg, S.C.

For more information, visit www.sherman.edu/lyceum.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, part of Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS), does not have a single home-coming event. However, SCUHS annually honors alumni who graduated at least 40 years ago at its Legacy Luncheon, this year held in late May.

The Postgraduate Division offers a series of seminars throughout the United States and Canada that meet license renewal requirements while presenting the most contemporary trends in clinical care. Long- and short-term courses in specialty areas such as sports medicine, rehabilitation, massage therapy, neurology and orthopedics lead to professional certification, diplomate status, or eligibility to sit for board examinations. Advanced courses in specialty areas relating to acupuncture/oriental medicine and chiropractic are also available.

For more information, call 800-221-5222 or visit www.scuhs.edu.

TEXAS CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE

The Texas Chiropractic College Homecoming Convention and License Renewal will be held July 21–23, 2005, in Galveston, Texas. It features a variety of guest speakers, an expo of vendors, class reunions and a golf tournament, among other events.

Visit www.txchiro.edu for more information.

UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC

The University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic in Bridgeport, Conn., does not offer a single premier event but offers more than 150 seminars throughout the year, as well as an online program with more than 120 course offerings. Most programs are approved for continuing education credits.

For more information, visit www.bridgeport.edu.

WESTERN STATES CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE

The Sixth Annual Northwest Chiropractic Symposium, held June 3–5, 2005, was a 20-hour continuing education program on increasing clinical proficiency and competency. This Portland, Ore., affair also featured nine speakers and an expo of vendors.

On Saturday afternoon and evening, attendees connected and reconnected with classmates, alums, trustees, students, administrators, faculty and friends. WSCC hosted an evening of food, drink and dance in the gymnasium following the Saturday presentations. Friends and family were also invited.

Visit www.wschiro.edu or call 800-215-3716 for information for next year’s event.