Life University is located in Marietta, Georgia. Life University is most known for its doctorate degree in Chiropractic, however, does offer undergraduate programs in Dietetics, Psychology, Life Coaching, Business, Computer Information Management, Exercise Science, General Studies, Nutrition and Biology, as well as graduate programs in Sports Health Science.
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Education programs
Life University is divided into three distinct colleges: The College of Chiropractic (D.C. Doctor of Chiropractic), The College of Graduate Studies (M.S. Sports Health Science), and The College of Undergraduate Studies (Certificate Life Coaching, A.S. Computer Information Management and Life Coaching, B.S. Biology, Biopsychology, Business Administration, Computer Information Managment, Dietetics, Exercise Science, General Studies and Nutrition).
Life University offers a curriculum for pre-chiropractic that is not a degree program but may lead to an undergraduate degree.
History
Life University was founded in 1974 by Dr. Sid Williams as Life Chiropractic College. The university was established on the site of a placer gold mine. 22 students attended the first classes in January 1975. They became known as "Day one class". By 1990, the school had grown to become the largest college of chiropractic in the world. Appointed in March 2004, the university's current president is Dr. Guy Riekeman, D.C., former Chancellor of the Palmer Chiropractic University System. In 2006, Life University remains the largest school in the chiropractic profession.[1]
Accreditation: revocation and restoration
On June 7, 2002, the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) revoked Life University's accreditation. The actual citations leading to revocation of Life's accreditation were not revealed to the public.
Dr. Williams resigned as President of Life University as a direct result of this incident, and the corporate board which had governed the university was dissolved. Michael J. Schmidt was appointed President to succeed Dr. Williams in August 2002. A subsequent appeal kept the accreditation in force until October of that year, but by November enrollment at the school had fallen to 865 students. In a lawsuit filed by Life against CCE in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Judge Charles E. Moye, Jr. granted an injunction on February 10, 2003, retroactively restoring Life's accreditation. Because the injunction was retroactive, Life's accreditation effectively never ceased.
On August 30, 2004, Dr. Sid Williams and Life University settled lawsuits which had been filed against one another, and Dr. Williams subsequently returned to association with the university.[2] Dr. Williams appeared before the Georgia Council of Chiropractic on September 11, 2004 to appeal for donations and support in the university's endeavour to become re-accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Life University's accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) was reaffirmed on December 7, 2004 to award Associates, Bachelors, Masters, and Doctor of Chiropractic degrees. On November 12, 2005, the CCE's Commission on Accreditation formally accredited the Doctor of Chiropractic program at Life University College of Chiropractic.[3] The university is accredited by the CCE through 2012.[4] Further, the "Didactic Program in Dietetics" and the "Dietetic Internship Program" at Life University have each been granted initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association.[5]
In 2004, enrollment had risen back up to approximately 3100 students.[6]
Athletics
Life's most notable sport is rugby, which began in 1980. Along with UC Berkeley is one of two varsity rugby programs in the United States, and the only one that offers scholarships. In 1982, Life lost to UC Berkeley in the collegiate National Championships. Since 1986, Life has played at a senior level rather than collegiate with considerable success, including a stint in the Rugby Super League from 1997 to 2002. In 2000 Life won the Rugby Super League National Championship, and in 2007, Life University's rugby team was ranked number one of the Division 1 clubs in the nation. [7]
The men's team won the Division 1 national championship in 2008, and returned to Rugby Super League in 2009.
Other sports include basketball, volleyball, cycling, soccer, hockey, tennis, golf, powerlifting, racquetball, and triathlon.
Notable alumni
References
- ^ About Life, Historical Information, Life University—Fulfilling a Vision. available online
- ^ Dr. Bob Braile. "Sid Williams Settles Suit with Life University", The Information Age. available online
- ^ LIFE RETURNS TO NORMAL, Once-Troubled Chiropractic School Receives CCE Accreditation, Michael Devitt. available online
- ^ DIRECTORY OF CHIROPRACTIC DEGREE PROGRAMS AND SOLITARY PURPOSE CHIROPRACTIC INSTITUTIONS HOLDING ACCREDITED STATUS, THE COUNCIL ON CHIROPRACTIC EDUCATION (CCE). available online PDF
- ^ Life Universite website, "About Life", Accreditation Information.[1]
- ^ Life University Information, U.S. College Search available online
- ^ ERugbyNews, Division I Clubs Get Ranked, April 13th, 2007. available online
External links
- Life University Official website
- "Life University loses accreditation - link to National Public Radio"
- "Life University Athletics"
- "Life Rugby"
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