UWS Happenings UWS Economic Impact in Oregon
NCMIC Bucks for Boards Scholarship
UWS is a proud member of the Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities (OAICU). According to a recently completed study using FY18 data, OAICU member institutions’ annual economic impact to Oregon’s economy totaled $1.58 billion dollars.
NCMIC, in conjunction with the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, launched the Bucks for Boards scholarship program in 2020. A total of 200 scholarships totaling $100,000 each in the amount of $500 each, will be given by NCMIC in 2021. Four times during the year, 50 students will be awarded Bucks for Boards scholarships. The names of the winners will be randomly drawn from those who enter each entry period.
The total economic impact of UWS was $72,059,909 with direct spending equaling $43,754,878. Read more about the impact UWS made as well as the other OAICU members.
AASP Publishes Compensation Report for Mental Performance Work The Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) recently released a 2020 compensation report for mental performance work that outlines job details such as median gross annual income, median compensation by work setting, credential statistics and more.
Congratulations to recent scholarship recipients from UWS! Lauren Adamski, Victoria Bensel, Leah Dash, Shayan Hossein, Kailey Koopman, Laura Minkoff and Hannah Spaulding.
Educational Success Across UWS Programs Reflected on Dean’s List Congratulations to the students who earned their spot on the Dean’s List throughout the last year! To be named to the Dean’s List, students in the college of graduate studies (COGS) must achieve a term grade point average of 3.85 or higher, and doctor of chiropractic (DC) students must achieve a 3.5 or higher.
Read the full report and write-up here.
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