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INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
EXCITING TIMES
IN INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
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Life West's Department of Institutional Advancement is vibrant, high energy, and locked in with the college mission. We have many initiatives and activities in the works for 2022, including facility renovations, scholarships, service trips, technology implementation, STEAM programming, and more. This is an exciting time at Life West! Here are a few of the ongoing and upcoming initiatives from Life West's Department of Institutional Advancement.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Both incoming and current students benefi t from the extensive list of scholarships cultivated by the Department of Institutional Advancement:
FOR INCOMING STUDENTS
• Scholars Awards Academic excellence in prior coursework • Excellence Awards Acknowledging students’ challenges and successes on their path to a chiropractic career • Enrollment Scholarship Commitment to service and vitalism in the fi eld of chiropractic and to Life West • Life West Sacred Trust Award (multiterm award) -Strong leadership skills, community involvement and a commitment to service • Life West Provost Merit Award (multiterm award) - Strong leadership skills, community involvement and a commitment to service
FOR CURRENT STUDENTS • LCCW Commitment to Excellence
Scholarships - quarterly: Commitment to excellence in life and/or chiropractic • Dr. Dieter Philosophy Scholarships - quarterly: Chiropractic philosophy and communication of these principles • Life Assistance Scholarships - Based on fi nancial need
• Dr. Michael Dobbins Excellence in
Nutritional Education Scholarship • VOXX Leadership Scholarships • Jason Ronald Tabick Memorial
Scholarship.
TUITION DISCOUNTS
We have created tuition discounts to benefi t Life West students such as a $500 credit for married students and sibling students, a 20% discount for international students, and many more. Visit lifewest.edu/admissions/ fi nancial-planning-budgeting for a full list of tuition discounts.
FACILITY UPGRADES
LEARNING COMMONS
We are currently raising funds towards our goal of $1M for the transformation of our Learning Commons. This has been facilitated by a grant of $500,000 from the William M Harris Foundation that requires us to match their pledge through the support of other donors to the campaign. These funds are turning our traditional library into a contemporary, high-tech, interactive learning environment, enabling Life West students to achieve academic excellence in a vibrant space. The new facility will include a cafe, tech-supported learning booths, and other state-of-the-art technology.
COMMUNITY BUILDING
THE LIFE WEST DISCOVERY/ EXPLORATION STEAM PROGRAM
The STEAM Program invites local high school students to visit the Life West campus one Saturday a month over a program of 5-6 months. Upon completion of the program, students receive a certifi cate and letter of recommendation from Life West, acknowledging their competence in the science behind chiropractic technique, the technology of anatomage tables, and more.
SERVICE TRIPS
Service trips give Life West students an opportunity to provide chiropractic care to those most in need as they experience other cultures and patient conditions that they may not encounter in the college Health Center or on preceptorship. In 2022, 23 students had the privilege to serve in Mexico City and an additional 10 students served in Ahmedabad, India. More trips and being planned and external DC’s are always invited to accompany us.
ANATOMY LAB
We are currently raising funds towards our goal of $400,000 for upgrades to our Anatomy Lab, including the installation of Anatomage Tables and maintenance of other equipment in the Lab. Anatomage Tables enable faculty to augment instruction by offering anatomically correct 3D imaging with a vast number of interactive permutations.
FUTURE FACILITY INITIATIVES
Our plans for the near future include a substantial gym renovation and installation of new interactive technology to enhance the experience of visitors to the Life West Museum of Chiropractic.
