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Fresh Leadership for LifeA prestigious fellowship sparkseducational innovation

The New VitalismSelf-healing philosophies abound at Life's Vitalism Conference

Don’t Miss Lyceum 2009

Welcometothe TippingPoint!

Join us in creating a more vital health care system

“Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I can change the world.”—Archimedes

PRESIDENT’S letter

In the first issue of Your Extraordinary Life, I talkedto you about Life’s vision and the progress we’vemade since 2004. I’d like to revisit that now as Iask for your partnership in growing both Life’senrollment and the Chiropractic profession.

In 2004, with Life literally a few weeks awayfrom closing, we appealed to alumni for money tosave the University. But this effort went beyondsaving the campus and its programs––it was aboutcontinuing the vision promised in the Lasting Pur-pose ideal. More than 400 people committed theirresources, allowing us to keep our doors open.

We took your trust and dollars and got to work20 hours a day. We restored accreditation, rebuiltenrollment and created the largest chiropracticcollege in the world with the finest philosophy,technique and management curriculum in theprofession, producing some of the highest NationalBoard scores in DC education. We re-establishedthe sports program to national prominence, with abasketball team that went to the playoffs in thefirst year and a rugby club that went undefeatedfor more than two years, earning the nationalchampionship title in 2008. We refurbished theentire campus and infused classrooms with today’stechnology. Plus, we built a 38,000-square-footstate-of-the-art outpatient clinic and a new studentclinic with digital X-ray and patient education.

Now we’re building a five-story parking struc-ture, 300 student condos, a chiropractic daycarecenter that will be a national model, a 200-seatorganic café and covered walkways throughout thecampus. As we move forward, we are tearing upparking lots and replacing them with beautifulgreenspace. For the future, we’ve created the LifeSource Octagon, the first ever think tank based onchiropractic principles.

With your help, the Life team moved Life Uni-versity from a status of crisis to one of stability.Now it is time to have a conversation about thefuture. What role do we want the profession tohave in the future health care system? How can wereach more people with our vitalistic philosophy?What is our plan to ensure that chiropractic care isreadily available in all cities, in all countries, to allpeople? Who is helping to inspire and recruit futurechiropractors? This conversation must occur withyour involvement. Therefore, Life is hosting nearly40 events in 2009-2010 to ask you and your col-leagues how you see yourself engaging in theprocess of finding and implementing the solutionsto these questions.

We’ll be in or near your city soon––please join us.I look forward to talking with you!

Sincerely,

Dr. Guy F. RiekemanPresident, Life University

Life Alumni!Greetings

With your help, the

Life team moved

Life University from

a status of crisis to

one of stability.

Now it is time to have

a conversation about

the future.

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D E P A R T M E N T S

2 Around Campus: What’s New at LifeThe Life Movement; Outreach grants; Signs of Life;New T.I.C. auditorium; Expanded clinic website

6 Around Campus: AthleticsLife student wins big in weightlifting; New rugby coach; Dodgeball is a hit

17 Alumni UpdateGet involved with recruitment, the P.E.A.K. programand the Alumni Association

18 DevelopmentSupport Life students in meaningful ways

20 Student SpotlightAryn Gabai, taking chiropractic to the world’s stage

21 Faculty SpotlightDr. Jerry Hardee, placing diversity at the forefront

22 New HorizonsACE Fellow Dr. Brian McAulay brings freshleadership perspectives to Life

24 Alumni RelationsThe Wellness Portfolio; Life lesson epigram

Bold Outreach toMinds and Hearts Natural healing philosophies aboundat Life’s Vitalism Conference

8 Welcome to the Tipping PointCelebrate lives transformed and getready to change the health care system

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LifeWhat’s New at

Life Receives Outreach Grant

In early May, Life University received agrant of $10,000 from the Ida A. RyanCharitable Trust to be used for increasingthe visibility of Life’s outreach clinics.With the granted funds, Life will developa comprehensive community awarenessplan for the outreach clinics to servemore patients and promote digital imag-ing services for field doctors. The Ida A.Ryan Charitable Trust makes grants toqualified 501(c)(3) organizations in theAtlanta area.

Light Up My Life

When Life alumni return to campus forthis year’s Lyceum, they will be met witha more “illuminated” welcome. In July2009, Life University will install two newoutdoor electronic LED signs in highlyvisible locations on the campus. Thesigns will replace an older sign that hasbeen in use since the school opened inthe 1970s. LED (light emitting diodes)technology has now become standarddue to its energy efficiency, longevityand high quality when used in electronicvisual displays, such as clocks, computermonitors and TV screens.

Life’s new LED signs will serve ascommunication vehicles for the entirecampus community, used to announceevents, emergency notifications andwelcoming guests to Life. The signs willalso reflect accurate, timely campusinformation. One of the signs will be

installed in front of the Welcome Center(guard station), while the other will beplaced near the entrance to the Centerfor Chiropractic Education. Both arehigh-traffic areas near Barclay Circle,Life’s main road.

Theory, Intelligence & Creativity Flow in New Auditorium

In keeping pace with the 2020 Vision, LifeUniversity has added another completedproject to its list of campus improvementsand modernization efforts. The Upper andLower Gyms, located on the second andthird floors of the Sport Health ScienceBuilding, recently underwent extensiverenovation, which has transformed bothinto the new, state-of-the-art T.I.C.Auditorium.

Named by President Guy Riekeman,D.C.,the Theory, Intelligence & CreativityAuditorium encompasses two levels andwas designed as a multipurpose venuefor events of all kinds (graduations,stage plays, concerts, etc.), providing apresentation environment that doesn’tfeel like a gymnasium. In April 2009, theUniversity had an opportunity to show offthe auditorium to alumni, chiropracticprofessionals, staff members, studentsand guests at the Vitalism Conference, anevent held to discuss the philosophy ofvitalism. “I heard nothing but goodthings about the transformation of thespace during the Vitalism Conference,”says Nita Allen, administrative assistant

to the president/board secretary. “Mostimportantly, it did not feel like a gym. Itwas more of an upscale, yet warm andcomfortable environment.”

The $1.3 million project includedupgraded advanced lighting, sound andvideo technology. The installation oftheatrical lighting and new audio-visualscreens and projection equipment (HDformat) will continue to enhance theaudience experience. In addition, cus-tomized motorized blinds were installedover skylights and windows to block outsunlight when needed.

A wireless microphone system, alongwith acoustical wall and ceiling panels,complement the upgraded sound system,providing event attendees with superbsound quality. The sound system is“zone-able,” which means that soundcan be controlled to emanate from allspeakers, or only certain ones when des-ignated. Aesthetic upgrades includedpainting the walls and bringing inportable auditorium seating, allowingthe new venue to accommodate approxi-mately 1,500 people. New removablecarpet was provided to protect the floorsduring events and to add to the ambi-ence of the auditorium.

More improvements are planned forthe auditorium, such as additional stag-ing components and backdrops to coverthe basketball goals during events.

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Life’s Clinic System Expands Website

The Life University Clinic System has launched a new website after several

months of collaboration with the University’s marketing department, Tony

Rinaldis of AFR Marketing Group and the Clinic Council administrative group,

led by Dr. Ralph Davis, dean of clinics. All agreed that the site should visu-

ally represent the clinics, be easy for

all members of the Life community

to use and provide enough informa-

tion about chiropractic care and

other clinic programs for patients to

feel comfortable about choosing Life

University and the Life clinics.

Visitors to life.edu/health will

read about services offered, what

to expect from an initial visit, the

Community Outreach Clinics and the

clinic systems, including PEAK and

the International Clinic programs.

The site also has a section designed

to build relationships with other

health care providers. Each clinic

faculty member has a bio posted

and is encouraged to create his or her own page with research articles,

relevant links and additional personal information so patients can get to

know their health care providers.

The Clinic System is already receiving several inquiries a week from the

site. Check out life.edu/health for more on how Life is spreading vitalism

and chiropractic worldwide!

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BY RANDY HEUSTONSpecial Assistant to the President

If you caught Lyceum 2008––and youcan’t afford not to catch Lyceum2009––you may have picked up on anexpression that’s new to you: “The LifeMovement.” That concept was subtlywoven throughout last year’s Thursdaynight Lyceum show and President GuyRiekeman’s opening “State of the Uni-versity/State of the Profession” address.In many ways, the Life Movement is thecontext for most of what is happening atyour alma mater.

What exactly is this “Life Movement,”and how does it provide direction forwhat Life is doing today and tomorrow?

As it turns out, the Life Movementisn’t a new idea, though translating itinto reality is finding new traction underthe present University administration.

A conversation about the Life Move-ment started in earnest when the LifeBoard of Trustees met in February 2008.But the Board, or at least several membersof it, actually had the idea from thestart. Yes, back in 1974, during their nowfamous “walk on the beach” at OrmondBeach in Florida, Life’s founders talkedabout how their chiropractic philosophycould find powerful expressions to helphumanity. The most obvious outlet forthose chiropractors was health care, and

from that sprang the decision to startwhat would eventually become theworld’s largest chiropractic college.

But starting a chiropractic collegewasn’t the full extent of their dream.What if the vitalistic philosophy thatgirds chiropractic health care also found

expression in education? That was onefactor in transforming Life College into afull-fledged university. Still, having aphilosophical motive is one thing, mak-ing it a reality is another. Enter the EightCore Life Proficiencies. They are all, inone way or another, a reflection of chi-ropractic’s vitalistic philosophy.

Vitalism, of course, is a philosophicalapproach to understanding living organ-isms. It holds, according to Webster, that“the processes of life are not explicableby the laws of physics and chemistryalone, and that life is in some part self-determining.” That means the humanbody is self-healing, self-regulating andinnately powered to relate to its envi-ronment. At first, it may seem a stretch

to apply a vitalistic view of the humanbody to collective human endeavors likeorganizational structure, entrepreneur-ship, new scientific paradigms, commu-nications and cultural imperatives likeintegrity. On closer look, though, vital-ism provides a metaphor rich in direction

about how people can to function topromote a healthy society, how organi-zations can fulfill their potential by“removing interferences,” and how weought to protect our natural environment.

What, then, are some of the initiativesthat can grow from these vitalistic roots?Along with those projects that relatedirectly to education and Life University,President Guy Riekeman, D.C., routinelytalks to his administrative team andothers about things like:

• Living communities•Health care policy/research•The Wellness Portfolio•The Octagon Village•Global initiatives

The Life Movement: A Vitalistic Vision for the World

Vitalism holds, according to Webster, that “the processes oflife are not explicable by the laws of physics and chemistryalone, and that life is in some part self-determining.”

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While you will learn more about theseinitiatives over time, these expressionsof vitalism extend beyond chiropractors’rendering effective health care, though,just as obviously, chiropractic care andchiropractic education are at the heartof many of them. We’re talking aboutproducts, culture, lifestyle, outreach,finances, new organizations, athletics,education and other relevant expres-sions that spring naturally from a vital-istic view of the world.

Here’s what Dr. Riekeman had to sayrecently: “The Life Movement is, poten-tially, a number of things. At its heart, itis a process of transformation where wediscern our potential and act to realizeit. When we say we’re grounded in vital-istic principles, we’re not content to viewthis only as an academic exercise––wewant to live it. We are determined tocreate new models of living, learning andworking.”

So, as you seek to keep up with allthat’s happening at Life University,understand that these things fit harmo-niously into the context of The LifeMovement. What you’re seeing is indeeda transformation, acting to realize ourpotential through many practical initia-tives and “new models,” all launched bya vitalistic vision for a better world.

Today that vision is clearer andstronger than ever.

“The Life Movement is, potentially, a number of things. At itsheart, it is a process of transformation where we discern ourpotential and act to realize it.” —President Guy Riekeman, D.C.

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BY JENNI BENNETT, LIFE UNIVERSITY

Robert Hall got into weightlifting

in 1999––after years of watch-

ing his friends compete.

Before that time, his inter-

ests included basketball and

track and field, but it wasn’t

until he started lifting that he

found his true passion.

On April 18, 2009, Hall rep-

resented Life University in the

2009 USA Weightlifting National

Collegiate Championships. He

won the bronze medal for his

events––the “snatch” and the

“clean and jerk.”

This isn’t Hall’s first time at

a national event. In 2004 and 2005 he won the NCAA Weightlifting

Championships, as well as the 2005 American Open while in his

undergraduate program at Armstrong Atlantic University.

Unfortunately, he sustained countless injuries during train-

ing, which resulted in two bad hips and lumbar difficulties. Due

to the strain his body experienced during training, Hall retired

from weightlifting in 2005, following his major win.

“Weightlifting is a sport of passion like any other. Once you

start, it stays in your blood for life,” Hall says. That’s what he

DC Student Wins Big at NCAA Weightlifting Championships

realized when he decided,

earlier this year, to begin

competing again.

To ensure that his body

could handle the training, he

sought the expertise of the

clinic staff at Life’s Center

for Health and Optimum Per-

formance.

“They worked tirelessly to

fix me and to have my body

operating at peak perform-

ance for the competition.”

Hall gives much of the credit

for his success at the cham-

pionships to his chiropractic

intern, Jacob Canfield, and to

the clinic staff.

After training for two months, Robert completed a 340-

pound, double-body-weight clean and jerk, and snatched 260

pounds. Combined, the lifts won him the bronze medal. “It was

really fun lifting again,” Hall says. “But next year I can guaran-

tee a gold.” Hall dedicated his medal to Life University, where it

is proudly displayed at the Department of Athletics. Hall is a

fourth-quarter Doctorate of Chiropractic student from Savan-

nah, Ga., and a member of Life’s weightlifting club.

USA Rugby’s Dan Payne Accepts Coaching Position at LIFE

Life’s Director of Athletics, John Barrett, recently announced DanPayne as the University’s new director of rugby.

Starting this summer, Payne will be responsible for thegrowth and development of the undergraduate rugby programs,in addition to maintaining the University’s well-establishedSuper League team. The undergrad team will start competingthis fall with plans to join USA Rugby’s Southern Conference inspring 2011.

“I am well aware of the storied history of rugby at Life Uni-versity,” says Payne, after his initial meeting with Barrett andLife University President Dr. Guy F. Riekeman. “The opportunityto build upon that tradition with an undergraduate program issomething I’m extremely excited about.” Payne recognized theUniversity’s commitment to growth, and said the University’svision for how rugby can play a part in Life’s future sealed hisfinal decision.

“Life Rugby is excited to have Dan join the program,” saysLife Rugby Coach Scott Lawrence. “He is a proven winner bothon and off the field, and his leadership will be a valuable assetto current and future players.”

Payne is the former director of competition for USA Rugby

and an assistantcoach to the US Men’sNational Team. Hewas the head coachat San Diego StateUniversity for threeseasons, leading theteam to their firstplayoff appearanceduring his first year.Payne followed withtwo more consecutiveseasons in the play-offs, driving the teamall the way to theRound of Four last season.

“This is a great opportunity for Dan,” says Nigel Melville, CEOof USA Rugby. “We will, of course, all miss the hard work andcommitment Dan has demonstrated during his time with us. Thepull of coaching on a full-time basis is a dream opportunity forDan, and we wish him every success.”

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Dodgeball Intramurals – The “Hit” of the Quarter

This quarter, Life’s Department of Athletics is offering flag football and dodgeball for the spring intramural season. Both sportshave generated a lot of involvement––nearly 200 students––but dodgeball is definitely the crowd favorite!

This isn’t the same “dodgeball” you played at recess back in the day. And it’s even more entertaining than the movie. This is asport that’s so outrageous and exciting, you have to see it to believe it.

Teams are comprised of six to 10 people who play each other six-on-six, aiming to win the best of seven games. The officialdodgeballs are much smaller than the oversized red ones used in the movie. They are easyto grip and whiz through the court, pegging unsuspecting opponents.

Dodgeball success isn’t partial to the fastest, strongest or most limber of athletes. It’sall about outlasting the other team. “Watching these teams play is one of the most enter-taining things I’ve ever seen,” says undergrad student Ramon Walker. “They’ll lay out flaton the floor or jump into a mid-air split just to dodge a ball. It’s hilarious!”

Teams play every Tuesday evening from 7-8 p.m. in the upper gym and the sidelines areopen for spectators. Various clubs are represented, including the Ambassadors, who havean eight-person team aptly named “8 Ways to Great.”

The competition in dodgeball is no different from the heated rivalry in any other sport.Tensions fly and adrenaline rushes, but, in the end, teams shake hands and exchange hugsof good sportsmanship.

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drome and an excuse to sell a drug. Sure,there’s irony in the fact that our society,seeking any quick fix to recover fromdiscomfort and disease, is overmed-icated, and those medications too oftenhave dire consequences.

But we all know that, really, ourhealth care system is no laughing mat-ter. And as you see patients whosehealth has been damaged by drugs andsurgery, as well as their own bad habits,your heart is touched. No doubt you aremoved again and again to tip themtoward real health and freedom fromdependence on drastic therapies.

At this year’s Lyceum, we want to cel-ebrate what you have done and are doingfor your patients. We want to hear and

share your chiropractic stories. No, theymay not all fit the “chiropractic miracle”model, but they certainly tell tales of atipping point in many people’s lives.Come to Lyceum, and be prepared toshare those experiences. In fact, we’dlike to know about them ahead of time.

We’ll capture some of the best onvideo, or maybe even showcase them onstage on opening night. As you shareexperiences, you strengthen the convic-tions of your colleagues and the next gen-eration of chiropractors who believe thatwhat you do changes lives for the better.

Yet the question that has troubledchiropractic throughout its historyremains: How can we change society’smindset, which is so oriented toward

The opening show at last year’s Lyceumregaled a huge crowd with its spoofs ofconventional wisdom. One piece was amock TV commercial for a make-believedrug called “Datematrol,” for peoplesuffering from “Puny Date Syndrome.”Over the video image of a happy couple,an announcer hurriedly read the drug’slong list of horrendous side effects, end-ing with “women who are pregnant orthink they might ever get pregnantshould not take Datematrol because itwill turn their babies into science fictioncharacters.”

The crowd of chiropractors and chiro-practic students roared. They enjoyedmocking a health care mindset whereevery personal problem is labeled a syn-

COVER story

Life Lyceum 2009 (a.k.a. Homecoming)

Celebrate the Lives You’ve Changed, Get Ready to Change the Health Care SystemBY RANDY HEUSTON, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT

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waiting until people get sick before doinganything about their health? And howcan we shift the entire health care para-digm toward a more vitalistic focus anddelivery of care that promotes prevention,wellness and optimum development?

Health care reform is on politicians’lips these days; in fact, it’s one of theObama administration’s priorities. Theproblem is that the wrong people are inthe room, talking about reform in the oldparadigm. Chiropractors need to pulltheir chairs up to the discussion table.

So, Life University has built thisyear’s Lyceum program around joiningthe discussion to create a new paradigm.It sets out to define the potential contri-bution of chiropractic and points theway to effecting change in health carepolicy. Ambitious? Absolutely, but as oneof the program’s background documentspoints out, “Increasingly mainstreamconcepts of health promotion are identi-fying the need for invocation of, supportfor and specific identification of, theinnate and inherent recuperative, heal-ing and health-oriented capacities ofour bodies. It is into this nexus that thepotential chiropractic contribution canbe defined and demonstrated.”

The program planned for you this yearoffers a lineup of stellar presenters whowill demonstrate what it will take to tipthe system in favor of a vitalisticapproach. Guy Riekeman, D.C., presidentof Life University and the profession’sbest known speaker, will explore on

The program planned foryou this year offers a lineupof stellar presenters whowill demonstrate what it willtake to tip the system infavor of a vitalisticapproach.

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Thursday, Oct. 15, what individual chiro-practors can do to become thoughtleaders in shaping health care policy.

Several speakers will explore the newvitalism and demonstrate that there isindeed a market for it. One of them isLarry Dossey, M.D., who will speak Fridaymorning, Oct. 16, and provide scientificdata to show that vitalistic healing isreal. He is an evocative speaker andresearcher on the power of prayer inhealing.

Then, on Saturday, Oct. 17, Bruce Lipton,Ph.D., will discuss “Cycles of Convergence,”sharing how scientific understanding hasshifted radically over the decades. Hiswebsite says: “The new sciences quantumphysics and epigenetics are revolutionizingour understanding of the link betweenmind and matter, challenging establishedscientific theories and prompting a com-plete re-evaluation of life as we haveknown it” You’ll come away understandingthat a change in the health care systemmay be nearer than you think.

And, of course, the four-day Lyceumprogram will be filled with fine presenta-tions on techniques, practice managementand other relevant topics. You can evenget the Georgia and Florida C.E. creditsyou need. What a range of choices! Andbring your C.T.’s or C.A.’s, because therewill be a track for them, too. A philosophytrack under the excitement-filled tent––plus great networking, food and enter-tainment! Also, watch the nation’s bestrugby team in action!

It’s everything you’ve ever lovedabout Homecoming, with a whole lotmore inspiration and in-depth educa-tion. And, of course, it’s in metroAtlanta. Who wouldn’t find somethingcool to do here? Welcome to the TippingPoint! LU

Register online today at life.edu.

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The four-day Lyceum program will be filled with fine presentations

on techniques, practice management and other relevant topics.

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Life’s three-day conference in April on“The New Vitalism” featured top presen-ters from holistic and naturalistic healingprofessions, including naturopathy,homeopathy, ayurveda, acupuncture andChinese medicine, as well as chiropractic.Historians and sociologists were also onhand to lend historical and cultural per-spectives. According to the Marietta DailyJournal, “The project is intended to be aplatform for conversations that transcendpolitical and professional differences,and seek common goals and ideas thatserve the greater good.”

Vitalism is far from new, but it suffereda terrible hit with the rise of mechanismand scientific thought. Its original theo-logical and mystical associations made itan obvious target for character assassi-nation by scientists (then fighting a pow-erful oppression of their own) trying togain footing for their schools of thought.So, the millennia-old way of holisticallylooking at health took a back seat tomechanism and atomism for a long time.

Life University, under the auspices ofthe Life Source Octagon: A Center for Infi-nite Thinking, set out to formally revitalizevitalism in the first of its “The World’sGreatest Conversations” lecture series.

What was accomplished? “We came upwith a common definition and created a

the world. Ultimately, a vibrantly sup-ported new vitalism may help chiropracticand allied natural health professions stoplooking to a disapproving foe for legitimacy,in part by “developing strong relationshipsof enduring value that do not devolve inthe competitive marketplace,” writesconference coordinator, Dr. Stephen Bolles,D.C., on liferecruitment.blogspot.com.There is much to be gained by working asa united front philosophically, whilemaintaining separate professional identi-ties and clinical approaches.

The goal is for vitalism to be automat-ically included in every health caredebate, says Koch, who envisions aprocess akin to the EPA’s environmentalimpact statements––a “vitalism impactstatement” on health care policies.Through embracing commonalities withother vitalistic professions, chiropracticcan create the momentum and clout forthis inclusion to be achieved. “When thatshift is made, our profession will emergeand our voice will finally be heard,” saysMarkson.

As chiropractors approach thisshift––this tipping point––they mustdecide whether they will continue tostruggle forward, divided or meet thischallenge in a state of unity and strength;no longer alone, but as a coalition servingthe greater good and reviving the truemeaning and expression of health in theminds and bodies of a public that needs avitalistic approach to health care. LU

new concept in place of an old conceptthat was flawed in its extremism,” saysDr. David Koch, D.C., a Life Universityprofessor of chiropractic philosophy andone of several conference presenters.

If chiropractors acknowledge theirfounding principles––the body is a self-healing, self-maintaining, self-regulatingorganism producing health from theinside out when free of interference––then, whether practitioners realize it ornot, chiropractic is intimately connectedto this vitalistic point of view, as are anumber of other professions sharing thesame philosophy and differing only intheir approach to clinical care. AttendeeLarry Markson, D.C., wrote on his website,thecabinexperience.com, “Clearly myoverwhelming feeling came to be thatthere is a global ‘brain trust’ now bringingto the world the same philosophy I heardin 1958 from B.J. Palmer.” Therein lies theinterest in defining the new vitalism––it isthe chiropractic principle minus the clini-cal focus on the spine.

In reviving vitalism and collaboratingwith “brothers in arms,” chiropractic con-nects to something larger than itself. Andby inviting other professions to join thatlarger something, chiropractic gainslegitimacy to make further headway inthe hearts and minds of cultures around

BY SETH LAFLAMMELIFE CHIROPRACTIC STUDENT

Bold Outreach to Life’s Vitalism Conference

Vitalism, a philosophy suffering “the death of athousand cuts,” has been invited out of theintellectual graveyard, thanks to Life University.

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Minds and Hearts

Life University, under the auspices of the LifeSource Octagon: A Center for Infinite Thinking,set out to formally revitalize vitalism in the firstof what it’s calling “The World’s GreatestConversations.”

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Ian Coulter: "Framing the Field" for inquiriesabout vitalism.

Joe Pizzorno: Naturopathy’s relationship withthe “Vis” of Vis Medicatrix Naturae.

Rob Scott: The need for consensus on a defi-nition of vitalism.

David Koch: Steeped in vitalism!

Katrin Kaufer: What intentional listening canhelp create.

Monica Greco: A cosmology comes of age.

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Peter Fisher: Homeopathy and vitalism. Will Morris: Traditional Chinese Medicine andvitalism.

Guy Riekeman: Questions and challenges forthe panel.

Molly Roberts: Some physicians yearn toreconnect to vitalism.

Yvonne Villanueva-Russell: The challenge of asking the right questions.

Amala Guha: Lecturing on Ayurveda.

The goal is for vitalism to be automatically included in every health care debate,says Dr. Koch, who envisions a process akin to the EPA’s environmental impactstatements—a “vitalism impact statement” on health care policies.

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With Recruitment:Bring them to Life! Join LIFEforce and shape the future ofchiropractic! LIFEforce is made up ofthose who understand chiropractic phi-losophy and are willing to find, persuadeand mentor the next generation of sub-luxation-based chiropractors. By helpingprospective students find their callingand by referring them to Life University,you provide the leadership and inspira-tion that will transform the profession.

Life alumni who participate in LIFE-force are involved in a wide variety ofactivities designed to increase enroll-ment, promote professional developmentand enhance our global reach. What weneed is your commitment and involve-ment, to whatever extent your schedulewill allow.

Many of you are aware that Life isgrowing because you have been a part ofthe growth. Our Recruitment and Admis-sions offices have been able to call uponyou to have dinner with a prospective stu-dent, serve as a mentor to an admittedstudent and participate in and host out-reach activities. Institutional dataproves that the greatest recruitment toolin our arsenal is you!

So, we will be in touch. It’s your storywe would like to share with inquiring andprospective students. We’ll be in yourstate and will contact you about joiningus for a student recruiting event. Comeand bring prospective patients along!Your success in our profession is the mosttelling and compelling marketing messagewe can promote.

Look forward to hearing from ourRecruitment Office. You can be sure thereis a recruiter scheduled to be in your areain the months to come. We will be in touch

by phone, email and or mail to keep youabreast of on-going activities.

With Students through the P.E.A.K ProgramLife University’s vision of influencinghealth care attitudes and practices isn’tcontained by the walls of our state-of-the-art clinic facilities. Our commitmentto the local, national and even globalcommunity is to produce caring chiro-practors who are educated to share theknowledge and joy of a balanced, healthylife with the help of chiropractic.

Senior interns at Life University haveseveral options to complete their clinicaltraining. Each of these programs isdesigned to seamlessly combine the yearsof rigorous academics and clinical training.

In P.E.A.K., interns are connected withan experienced Doctor of Chiropractic in aprivate office and work with him or her inall aspects of the practice. The locationsmay be local, out-of-state or interna-tional. This gives students the opportunityto use their skills in a real world settingand to see how a business is run and howchiropractic helps the general public. LifeUniversity now has connections with doc-tors around the world for this opportu-nity. We have students who are learning inoffices next door and as far away assnowy Sweden and exotic Ghana.

We are always hoping to expand theLife family of Extension Faculty doctorswho are interested in opening their officesto our talented and enthusiastic interns.Doctors who would like more informationon the benefits of joining our PEAK net-work, please contact Dr. John Markham,executive director of Level III Clinic Pro-grams, at [email protected] or call770-426-2980.

With The Alumni Association:The International Alumni Association ofLife University wants you! The mission ofthe Alumni Association is to provide abridge between Life University and itsalumni, serving and uniting the interestsof both in alliance with the strategicplan set forth by the Board of Trusteesand President Dr. Guy Riekeman. TheAssociation is governed by a Board ofDirectors led by Association President,Dr. Larry Marchese. Activities includehosting regional events, awarding stu-dent scholarships, volunteer opportuni-ties and many other exciting activities.

The Alumni Association is currently looking tofill two positions on the Board of Directors:Representative – Philanthropy/Community Service• Serves as the chair of Philanthropy

Committee and recruits committeemembers

• Assists University Advancement staffwith planning alumni developmentprograms, including phonathons

• Identifies major gift prospects andprovides information to UA staff

Representative – Student Engagement and Recruitment• Works with the Office of Alumni Relations

to promote the Running Eagles Society• Serves as a LIFEforce member with the

Office of Recruitment and promotes theprogram to other alumni

• Coordinates the Alumni AssociationScholarship program and works with theOffice of alumni relations to managethe application and selection process

If you are interested in filling one ofthese positions, or would like to nominatea representative, please contact NatalieWalker, director of alumni relations, at800-543-3203 or [email protected]. LU

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Life University’s commitment tostudent-centered learning isevident in its chiropractic,undergraduate and master’sprograms, which set the stan-dard of excellence in contem-porary health education. As thepurpose statement developedby the President’s Cabinetstates: “Life University is acommunity that empowers andinspires individuals to discoverand design lives of success and significance.”

As they design their lives,you can help support the studentsof Life in several ways:

Student ConnectionsThe Life University Student Connectionsprogram (formerly Adopt-A-Class) providespracticing chiropractors with opportunitiesto speak with current students for men-toring and advice. You can share yourexperiences and speak on an area ofexpertise during the seventh week ofeach quarter. Your presence providesencouragement for future graduates andhelps to build mentoring ties with alumni.The Student Connections program isdesigned to increase student retentionand provide both students and doctorswith a beneficial chance to interact. Formore information, contact Leila Tatum,alumni relations coordinator, at 770-426-2917 or [email protected].

Running Eagles SocietyThe Running Eagles Society is a network-ing/mentorship group for students andfirst- and second-year alumni. The mem-bers enjoy invitations to special events,free networking seminars and reservedseating at sporting events. Membershipis only $50 a year, and membershipcounts as a gift to the Annual Fund ofLife University. Best of all, this programallows young alumni to stay connectedwith their student friends and providesan opportunity for ongoing mentorship.

The program kicked off in 2009, andthose who joined by April 30 were enteredin a drawing to win a drop table donatedby Sunshine Tables. Congratulations toRunning Eagles Society member, BrianWilson, who won the new table, valued atmore than $89,000.

For more information about membershipin the Running Eagles Society, contactLeila Tatum, alumni relations coordinator,at 770-426-2917 or [email protected].

Scholarship SupportIn the last issue, you read about thepassing of Dr. William M. Harris, who wasa staunch supporter of Life University.The Harris Family Foundation, his legacyorganization, has agreed to match alldonations received in support of theWilliam M. Harris “Red Hat” ScholarshipFund at Life University. The scholarshipwill be awarded to students nearingcompletion of their degree and needingan extra financial boost to cover theirtuition. The total raised for the endowedscholarship will be announced at Red HatDay, held in early November, celebrating

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the life of Harris. Please consider sup-porting this extraordinary opportunity tohelp a student stay at Life by callingWanda Hambrick at 770-426-2975.

Deferred GivingTake a tax break now with a deferred giftto Life University! In these tough eco-nomic times, a deferred gift is a greatway to support Life and protect yourassets. Three main avenues for deferredgiving are:

Charitable Gift Annuity - The donor givesa lump sum to Life, which in turn givesthe donor a fixed percentage annualpayment and tax deduction. The older thedonor, the larger the payout per-centage is. Upon the death of thedonor, the original sum goes toLife. While payout schedules arelower in a down economy, they alsooffer donors the advantage of asure bet.

Bequest - Leave your legacy bymaking a gift in your will or livingtrust to Life. A simple codicil toyour existing will makes leaving abequest one of the easiest ways tomake a deferred gift to Life.Bequests qualify for tax reliefthrough lifetime gift and estateexemptions.

Charitable Remainder Trust -Money or assets are given “intrust” to Life. Each year, theassets are valued and a percent-age paid to the donor. At the endof the trust term, the assetsbecome the property of Life.

Charitable Lead Trust - This is the flipside of a charitable remainder trust. Lifegets annual payments based on what theassets are worth during the term of thetrust. At the end of the term, the donor’sbeneficiary gets the assets. In a downeconomy, charitable lead trusts can be atax-effective way to transfer money tothe next generation while benefittingLife in the meantime.

If you are interested in making adeferred gift and would like to explorethe various tools to do so, please callGreg Harris, vice president for UniversityAdvancement, at 770-426-2836. LU

The Harris Family

Foundation, the legacy of

Dr. William Harris, has

agreed to match all

donations received in

support of the William M.

Harris “Red Hat” Scholarship

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“To be, or not to be?” That is the questionAryn Gabai asked himself years ago, whilestill a high school senior. This son of asuccessful chiropractor who’s beenundergoing adjustments since birth hasalways carried a strong passion for the-ater. You can say his introduction to act-ing early in life sparked a creative firethat continues to burn even now; yet hispersistent love for science and chiroprac-tic philosophy remained.

While deciding between majors as asenior in high school, he was understandablytorn. He’d starred in musicals, comedies,dramas and a host of Shakespeareanplays since he was a child, and the creativerush that most actors experience withtheater made it difficult, to say the least,to turn away. “I had a ton of success as akid in acting. It allowed me to have a cer-tain stage presence or a certain charismathat came across in my acting that peo-ple just really loved,” Gabai recalls.

Though the applause and accoladesthat come with giving a great stage per-formance can be addictive, Gabai had tomake a tough career decision: acting orchiropractic?

The 14th-quarter Life D.C. student’srecent acceptance of an internship withthe World Health Organization (WHO)proves that chiropractic was, indeed, thestronger of the two passions and ultimatelytook center stage as Gabai’s career focus.

Gabai first learned about the intern-ship from a friend who’d attended theWCCS (World Congress of Chiropractic Stu-dents) Annual Conference. It was therethat one of the speakers spoke of an

amazing internship offered by the WHO.This bit of information was more thanenough to pique Gabai’s interest and gethis creative wheels turning. Shortly after,

he contacted the agency and requestedapplication materials for the covetedopportunity. Nearly eight months later,Gabai was excited to learn that he’d beenselected for the internship slated to beginin early July.

“The reason I considered the internshipis that chiropractic is a little bit limited inits current position because of its footholdin the United States and not the rest ofthe world. I had a somewhat bigger,broader perspective of what chiropracticcan do for humanity, and so when I foundout there was an opportunity for a chiro-practor to go and study with what essen-tially is the premiere world organization

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for health care, it really was a greatopportunity for me to blend my ideas andmy vision,” he says.

Gabai will travel to the WHO’s interna-tional headquarters, located in Geneva,Switzerland, where he will spend much ofthe summer (July through September)working in the organization’s departmentof traditional medicine (TM). This branchof the WHO studies the skills, practices,beliefs and medical traditions of variouscultures throughout the world, particu-larly as they relate to the maintenance ofhealth and the prevention and diagnosisof diseases of all kinds. Because TM ismost often referred to as “alternative” or“complementary” medicine, it falls in linewith chiropractic.

On June 19, Gabai again graced astage, but this time to participate inLife’s commencement ceremony, just alittle more than a week before setting outfor Switzerland. He will remain an activestudent of Life University while fulfillingthe internship and will officially completehis degree when his time with the WHOends in September.

As for his post-graduation plans,Gabai will join his father’s chiropracticclinics near Princeton, N.J. He hopes thatthe experience gained through the intern-ship will increase his knowledge base,allowing him to more effectively servepatients there. “More than anything else,I want to go and I want to get some per-spective,” Gabai says. “I want to learnwhat it is like to organize any sort ofhealth care industry on a global scale.” LU

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New Appointment Places DiversityPrograms at the Forefront

Dr. Jerry Hardee with President Dr. Guy F. Riekeman.

With a longstanding, illustriouscareer in higher education, Dr.Jerry Hardee, former dean ofundergraduate studies, wasappointed as special assistant tothe president in April of thisyear. A native of Valdosta, Ga., Hardee’s impressive resumeboasts years of extensiveexperience in education, whichincludes serving as president ofSherman College for five yearsand as chancellor for one yearbefore becoming a member ofthe Life community.

This new position places him in theforefront of promoting the universitythrough various programs, particularlythose centered on diversity and studentrecruitment. “I’ve really enjoyed my timeas the dean of the College of Undergrad-uate Studies. I think we’ve made signifi-cant progress in that area, but I’m alsolooking forward to this new challenge thepresident has given to me, which is tohelp Life University become more visiblenot only in the local community, but alsoon the state and national scenes, espe-cially when it comes to issues related toundergraduate and graduate education,”Hardee says.

In addition to being an active, 27-year member of the Marietta Kiwanis

Club and serving as the chairman ofsponsored youth activities for the organ-ization, Hardee is also actively involvedwith the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. Heserves on numerous business boards oflocal high schools such as the DouglasHigh School Board’s Center of Scienceand Engineering.

While in his former role as dean,Hardee was somewhat limited to thescope of the campus. However, this newposition affords him the ability to use hisplatform to expand his reach in recruit-ing new students, to further push exist-ing diversityprograms whileimplementing newones and to promotethe university on aneven larger scale.

One of the thingsHardee has beencharged with as spe-cial assistant to thepresident is to con-tinue to operate aschairman of the LifeUniversity DiversityCommittee. The com-mittee has hostedgalas, cultural filmshowings, trips tolocal exhibits andvarious activities tocelebrate the richrepresentation ofcultures at Life. Justprior to the annualLyceum Homecoming

celebration, the Life University DiversityCommittee will sponsor its secondAnnual Diversity/ International Day onOct. 13, 2009. The festivities will includecultural art displays, music, food andcontests.

“The future of this country is going tobe predicated on how we manage peoplefrom different backgrounds with differentneeds,” Hardee says. “And so, diversity isa one very important aspect of growing aninstitution.” LU

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NewLeadershipLife

Life University has always been a schoolof firsts––one of the first colleges toembrace the philosophy of vitalism incampus life, an institution where for-ward-thinking conversations about well-being enhance academia and a schoolwhere campus-wide green initiativestake a front-and-center role in thefuture of the university. Now, as Lifeenters a new phase of growth in the 21stcentury, Dr. Brian McAulay, Life’s newexecutive vice president, has become thefirst chiropractic educator to receive aprestigious ACE Fellowship.

Sponsored by the American Council onEducation, an organization that repre-sents 1,800 institutions, or roughly 80percent of college students in America,the ACE Fellows Program has a 50-yeartradition of bringing together future aca-demic leaders from all aspects of highereducation––public schools, privateschools, Ivy league institutions, medicalschools, fine arts academies and com-munity colleges. “The purpose of the fel-lowship is to help the advancement ofcolleges and universities through collab-oration among future leaders of highereducation,” says Sharon A. McDade,director of the ACE Fellows Program.

A Life faculty member since 2004,Brian McAulay, D.C., Ph.D., previouslyserved as the university’s provost, work-ing on everything from accreditation to

expansion of student enrollment, andwas recently appointed to serve as exec-utive vice president. In his new executiveleadership position, McAulay will beprimed to put his new ACE Fellow knowl-edge and experience into long-termcampus action. “He will work closely withme in overseeing the execution of keycampus initiatives among our seniorleaders in academics, financial adminis-tration and capital projects, student life,global initiatives, enrollment manage-ment, athletics, advancement and mar-keting, information technology andhuman resources,” says Life President,Dr. Guy Riekeman.

Realizing his future leadership poten-tial, Riekeman nominated McAulay forthe ACE Fellows program last year. “Thenomination process is followed by aninternal vetting and screening processwhere applications are reviewed by for-mer fellows,” McDade says. “The top 50fellows are then interviewed by a panel ofcurrent university presidents.”

From this selective process, a premierclass of 40 fellows from across the nationis chosen for an intense, year-long lead-ership training process equivalent to yearsof on-the-job executive training. With aproven record of success, the ACE Fellowsprogram has produced 1,500 alumni whohave served as vice presidents, deans,department chairs and chief executive

officers of more than 350 institutions.“It’s been wonderful getting to spend

a year looking at institutions with a morecomprehensive range of programs andgaining insight into the needs of theinstitution and the best ways to serve theuniversity,” says McAulay. “Life Univer-sity’s future is that of a comprehensiveuniversity looking to build a range ofprograms that support both undergradu-ate and graduate students.”

McAulay spent the first half of hisintensive ACE Fellowship year participat-ing in two, week-long national leadershipseminars where fellows worked inten-sively in small groups, poring over casestudies and participating in simulations,problem-solving workshops, role-play-ing, lectures, small-group discussionsand free-flowing dialogues on topics likeinstitutional change, financial manage-ment, resources allocation, campusdiversity and higher education policy.

In addition to visiting institutions likeHarvard, Tufts, MIT and Boston Universitywith other fellows, McAulay took time tovisit local universities, like Agnes ScottCollege, Emory University, The Universityof Georgia, Georgia Tech and MorehouseCollege, as well as West Coast institutionslike Pepperdine and Berkeley College, toget an executive-level view of how otherinstitutions navigate challenges and per-form day-to-day operations.

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“It’s certainly been an honor and abig responsibility,” says McAulay, ofbeing the first chiropractic ACE Fellow.“One of the benefits is that higher edu-cation is now exposed to chiropracticeducation, and the presidents of eliteinstitutions like Harvard and Tufts arenow aware of chiropractic education in away that they weren’t before––it lends usa sense of added legitimacy in highereducation circles.”

To get a glimpse of academic life out-side the United States, McAulay attendeda WFC conference in Beijing, China, andtoured 12 institutions in India, includingthe mammoth University of Delhi, with aroster of 400,000 students. “To have theopportunity to visit another country,learn about another culture and see thescale of some of these universities wasjust mind-boggling,” he says.

During the second half of his fellowshipyear, McAulay attended another week-long national seminar and visited NorthCarolina institutions like Elon, High Pointand the University of North Carolina.However, the majority of his time wasspent at one institution in particular––Georgia College and State University,

where he shadowed the university’s presi-dent, Dr. Dorothy Leland, and developeda series of special projects to bring homeand implement at Life University.

As a visiting fellow, McAulay observedall aspects of executive-level decision-making, immersed himself in the cultureand policies of his host institution, stud-ied organizational structure and gover-nance patterns and observed variousleadership styles. “It was great to workwith the president on a daily basis andsee how another university actuallyruns––I’ve never had that experience,”McAulay says. “I attended whatevermeetings the president would have goingon that day––whether with students orlocal politicians––it was a phenomenalexperience.”

While participating in administrativeactivities and observing the inner-work-ings of their host institution, ACE Fellows

focus on developing a special LearningPlan that focuses heavily on an issue ofconcern to their home institution. “Theyare, by nature, complex, meaty problemsthat take years to build a consensus, andonly two to three years after a fellowshipdo you begin to see the benefits of theplan at their home institution,” McDadesays. Past fellow plans have includedimproving technology infrastructure, cre-ating a campus master plan, campusinternationalization, post-tenure reviewprocedures and developing shared gover-nance agreements.

“From the ACE Fellows program, I’vereally learned how important strategicplanning and execution are in programdevelopment,” McAulay says. His long-term plan focuses on the developmentand growth of academic programs at LifeUniversity, as it transitions from a chiro-practic college to a university with anumber of strong academic programs.

“I’ve been able to talk to some veryaccomplished people,” McAulay says,“and one of the best things about thefellowship is just being able to sit downwith Dr. Riekeman and have candidanswers for Life University about the roleof faculty, the role of the Board ofTrustees, how to execute strategicallyand how to grow enrollment.”

Through the ACE Fellows program,participating members have access to adiverse pool of talented and motivatedacademic leaders who are willing to sharetheir expertise, ideas and perspectiveswith participating institutions. “The fel-lowship allows leaders from all sectors––research universities, chiropracticschools, medical schools, historicallyblack colleges and community colleges––to come together and share ideas,”McDade says. “Fellows gain entrée intothe higher education decision-making

process and build a network of resources.They are encouraged to pick up the phoneand seek advice from other seasonedleaders.”

Now that his ACE Fellowship is com-plete, McAulay hopes to bring his new-found knowledge and leadershipexpertise to building the next phase ofLife University. “We want to be the pre-mier vitalistic institution and we need tofocus on making that real, with more stu-dents and more programs,” he says. “Inthe long run, we want to grow the univer-sity in absolute numbers as well as aca-demic reach, and really become thoughtleaders. We’ve never been part of thenational conversation on higher educa-tion before, but through the ACE Fellowsprogram, we’re going to be able to drawon the whole network of higher educationto benefit both Life University and theinstitutions we partner with.” LU

Dr. Brian McAulay

“We’re going to be able to draw on the whole network ofhigher education to benefit both Life University and theinstitutions we partner with.” –– Dr. Brian McAulay

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Dear Life Alumni,

I’m writing this letter from Glendale, Colo., where I’ve justwatched the Running Eagles rugby team play in the 2009Rugby Super League National Championship game. What anamazing couple of years for this team! After winning theDivision I National Championship in 2008, they shifted tothe Super League––the top league for non-professionalrugby in the U.S. In this inaugural season, the RunningEagles continued their winning ways by clinching everygame in the regular season and playoffs. Although theydidn’t win the championship game this year, they stillestablished themselves as the team to beat in future years.

I have been thinking about the success of Life’s athleticprograms––from the basketball team making the playoffstheir first year back to the incredible success of the rugbyprogram. But success should be measured beyond wins andlosses. Athletics can enhance brand image, expand visibil-ity (the rugby game was covered live on ESPN) and fosteralumni relations. And at Life, sports are a wonderful repre-sentation of the Wellness Portfolio in action.

Earlier in this issue, you read about the portfolio as partof the Life Movement. To me, the Wellness Portfolio is a wayof creating balance and harmony in our lives by looking ateverything from several perspectives: physical; emotional;social; intellectual; spiritual and environmental. By creat-ing the most favorable aspects of each of these, we canimprove our performance, productivity, attitude, etc. LifeUniversity is implementing this on campus through curricu-lum adjustments, the Visioneers groups and by providingaccess for the campus to chiropractic care, the Wellness

Center and nutrition programs. As I talked with some of ourrugby players this weekend, it was evident that they use theportfolio in their fitness and training protocols. These ath-letes optimize their nutrition, exercise and training, rest,study and personal time with obvious success.

I look forward to following their example as we continueto develop programs for Life alumni. Following the WellnessPortfolio on campus has promoted a better work environ-ment and developed inter-departmental communication,creating the balance and harmony I mentioned earlier. I believe it is the right model as we continue to build connections between alumni and the University.

I encourage you to register for the Alumni Neighbor-hood. Once connected, you will be able to meet othersbased on shared interests and experiences––an initiativethat has enormous potential to help build a stronger andmore meaningful alumni community. You can stay in touchwith the University and manage the level of informationyou share and receive. Please visit alumniconnections.com/pub/LIF to register today.

Again, I invite your feedback about Your ExtraordinaryLife. Please send comments and sugges-tions for future issues to [email protected] for reading!

Sincerely,Natalie WalkerDirector, Alumni Relations

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