The Blue Sheet

August 8 - 14, 2011 LOGAN STUDENTS ANSWER THE CALL TO SERVICE IN JOPLIN When most people head to the southwestern part of the state of Missouri, they're usually seeking spend time relaxing at the Lake of the Ozarks, or enjoying one of the many fabulous attractions or shows in the Branson area. But on July 30, 2011, more than 35 Logan students, faculty and staff passed up the fun at the lake and the entertainment of Branson, and headed south for a much less glamorous location; Joplin, Mo., where the community there is working diligently to rebuild after being impacted by what many are calling one of the most severe and damaging tornadoes in the history of the United States.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once noted during a keynote address that “service is the rent we all must pay for the space we occupy.” With this notion of service and commitment to others in mind, the Logan Office of Student Services in a collaborative partnership with the Student Doctors Council, organized and led this group to Joplin for a one-day service trip to provide much needed assistance to the community of families most affected by the recent tornado.

“This group of students worked so hard and accomplished so much. We are very thankful for what they have done,” said Mysti, center director of Mysti’s Mission, the largest disaster relief distribution center in Joplin. The heat of the day proved to be a worthy opponent, but the students did not waiver in their resolve to serve. Instead they worked smarter, and more cohesively to better utilize and leverage the size of our group against the size of the task. After a long day a service, the Logan crew concluded the day by taking a guided tour of some of the most heavily impacted areas of the city to see the massive ruin left behind by the storm.

“The destruction here is unbelievable,” said Aaron Armetta, SDC executive council member. “I can’t believe my eyes.” Many students echoed this feedback, and shared a deep sense of gratitude for having had the opportunity to serve the people of Joplin in what they believed to be both a meaningful and impactful way.

James Paine, Logan dean of students, is very proud of this group of selfless student leaders. “I have tremendous regard and appreciation for what they sacrificed and what they accomplished in making this service initiative a tremendous success. I certainly believe that we all grew a little in our collective perspective of what it means to pull together and serve a neighbor in need.”

NEW STUDENT DOCTORS COUNCIL EXECUTIVE BOARD IS ANNOUNCED President: Andrew Alcorn Vice President: Jeffrey Wieringa Secretary: Christina Lynch Treasurer: Aaron Armetta Parliamentarian: Noel Kite Student Services: Joshua Bodine-Lederman and Derrick Hamilton Student Activities: Joshua Nichols and Scott Weiland

OTHER NEWS FROM IN AND AROUND THE CAMPUS District 1 of the Missouri State Chiropractors Association recently voted to sponsor Tri-10 Logan student Holly A. Tucker's internship at the World Health Organization. The Internship Programme is reserved for those with a degree in public health, medical or social field related to the technical work of WHO. Holly will join the only chiropractor on staff at WHO as the fifth chiropractic student to ever hold this position, and the first from Logan! The MSCA will contribute to reach the goal of $15,000, to travel, live and work in Geneva, Switzerland for 12-weeks. Holly is a senior intern at Logan health center at Scott Air Force Base. She is a past president (2010) of the Chi Rho Sigma Beta Chapter and was Student American Chiropractic Association president in 2011.

A REMINDER TO STUDENTS: If you have a mixed schedule and see that there is a conflict in the finals schedule, remember that all conflicts and make-up exams take place on Friday, August 19. You also must complete the paperwork from the Testing Center to ensure that a final exam is available on that day.

FOUND: A woman’s small gray sweater. Please come to Student Services, room 147, to claim it.

Dr. Rodger and Chabha Tepe attended the Missouri State Chiropractic Association Convention on July 28-30 2011 for the purpose of distributing a 413-item questionnaire, “A Survey of Chiropractors’ Practices for Patient History, Physical Exam, and Diagnosis.” Out of the 135 registered chiropractors at the convention, 90 surveys were distributed to doctors who were willing to take the survey. Sixty-two (62) completed surveys were returned for an outstanding response rate of 69%. Feedback from survey respondents was very positive, typically reflecting how taking the survey made them think about how they practice as a chiropractic physician, neuromusculoskeletal specialist or portal-of-entry provider or primary care provider. The names of five prize winners were picked among those who completed the survey. They were five free articles from InTouch: Dr. Robert Kessinger; gift bags: Dr. Ryan Moeckel, Dr. Deborah Blair and Dr. Frank Calhoon; and a grand prize – an Ipad2: Dr. Sheri McGuire, a 2006 Logan graduate. The Ipad2 prize was provided compliments of Drs. George and Elizabeth Goodman. Congratulations to our winners!

Congratulations are also in order to several Logan employees who mark significant years of service this month to the school. They are: Alva Rozar, registrar (30 years); Vyvyan Moore, chiropractic and clinical science (25 years); Dr. Kelly Brinkman, chiropractic science (20 years); and Camille Zebelman, postgraduate and continuing education (5 years).

Logan College of Chiropractic/University Programs was represented at the third annual Forest Hills Scholarship Foundation Golf Tournament on the first of August. The team of assistant professor Dr. Gary Guebert and Tri9 David Bergmann, John Hutchison and Joel Rahn endured the 100 degree temperature to record a score of 17 under par which was one shot short of the winning total. Also, David Bergmann was the long drive contest winner!

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Dr. Montgomery is seeking a work-study student for up to 10 hours a week. The position includes clerical work. If you’re interested, contact Dr. Montgomery at ext. 1931.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES: Two anatomy prosector work-study positions are available for the fall trimester.

Students must be work study qualified and have achieved a grade of A or B in both Anatomy 1 and 2. If you are interested in one of these positions, contact Dr. Jan Clifford at ext. 1943.

Keri Szwarc, financial officer at Logan, advises August 2011 graduates to please stop by the Financial Aid Offices to pick up their Exit Counseling Paperwork. This paperwork must be completed and returned to Financial Aid prior to Graduation Checkout. Your packets can be picked up in office 267.

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is sponsoring a kickball tournament and needs umpires. Here are the details: August 13 in Shaw Park, Clayton First game is at 10 a.m., last official game is at 3 p.m. with playoffs following During the day, there are 8 games played at one time out of a field of 40 teams Each game lasts 30 minutes. A total of 8 umpires are needed per shift Shifts are: 10-1; 1-4 (4 umps will be asked to stay another hour or two for playoffs) Umpires need to attend a brief training session either the day of or maybe some evening Umps will be given a t-shirt, lunch and plenty of water (refreshments will follow) For more information, contact Matthew Viejo, a Tri 9 Logan student and a coordinator at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, or Logan Student Services office.

APPLIED KINESIOLOGY CLUB MEETS TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 The Applied Kinesiology Club will meet Tuesday, June 28 at 11:05 a.m. in room G40. Dr. Katharine Conable, associate professor in the Chiropractic Science division, will teach the Tuesday meetings of the A.K. club, beginning with the most basic basics of A.K. Through the trimester, videos of Dr. Goodheart telling his stories of the early discoveries in AK and patient management clinical pearls will be shown. Tuesday’s meeting affords an opportunity to practice these and more advanced AK skills with the help of club officers and experienced club members. All trimester students are welcome to these hands-on workshops. No previous experience required. Learn to evaluate muscle function with scientific precision and to use muscle responses as functional neurological feedback. Gain certainty on your ability to correct postural deviations and to identify subluxations. Learn simple manual methods of optimizing muscle function to prevent injury and help adjustments hold.

NEXT CHESTERFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MUSICAL CONCERT IS AUGUST 9 A FREE summer tradition (weather permitting, of course) as the Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce presents its concert series in Faust County Park on Tuesday evenings. Every Tuesday night, Faust Park comes alive with concert goers, food, dancing and of course, the sounds of the best toe-tapping live music around! The August 9 concert series will feature Billy Peek. All concerts and parking are free of charge. The park opens at 5:15 p.m. with pre-concert entertainment for children provided by the city of Chesterfield Parks Department and art projects courtesy of Chesterfield Arts. Affordable concessions are available. Concert goers can purchase soda, beer, wine, water, brats, hot dogs, Chick-fil-A sandwiches, popcorn, candy, snacks, Sheridan’s frozen custard and more at the Chamber’s concession stand. Seating is comfortable and informal so bring blankets and lawn chairs and put on your dancing shoes. Concerts begin at 7 p.m. and end by 9 p.m. For more information regarding the 2011 concert series or for cancellations, call the Chamber office at 636-532-3399 or visit www.chesterfieldmochamber.com. Logan College of Chiropractic, continuing its active community involvement, is again one of the corporate sponsors of this summer’s concerts which extend through August 16, weather permitting, of course.

LOGAN HEALTH CENTERS IN THE COMMUNITY August 11: Logan interns will present the lecture, Preventing Falls and Safe Lifting to employees of Kennelwood Pet Resorts. This is the 20th lecture in a series of monthly lectures at Kennelwood’s monthly Safety Meeting that is required attendance for all Kennelwood employees.

August 13: Logan interns will offer complimentary postural, body fat analysis and blood pressure screenings at the Galilee Baptist Church Back to School Health Fair.

SUBJECTS NEEDED FOR RESEARCH STUDIES Danielle Spath, DC, MS, CCSP, assistant director of sports and rehabilitation, and Melissa Engelson, DC, a resident in the BIOFREEZE® Sports & Rehabilitation Center, are recruiting subjects for a research project entitled, “Effects of Lumbar ROM Exercise on Multifidus Cross Sectional Area of Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Low Backs.” Participants will take part in a six-week trial of Lumbar ROM exercise. Expected duration of the exams will be approximately one hour (initially) and 10 minutes (follow up). Participants with or without low back pain between the ages of 18-55 not currently receiving treatment may qualify for this study.

For more details or if you are interested in participating, please e-mail Dr. Engelson at melissa.engelson@logan.edu or call Dr. Engelson at ext. 1798 from on-campus, (636) 230-1798 from offcampus, or stop by F218 near the BIOFREEZE Center.

LRC (LIBRARY AND COMPUTER) HOURS DURING FINALS AND SUMMER BREAK Friday, August 12, 6:30 a.m. – 10 p.m. EXTENDED HOURS Saturday, August 13, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. (Library); EXTENDED HOURS 6:30 a.m. – 10 p.m. (Lab) EXTENDED HOURS Sunday, August 14, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Monday - Wednesday, August 15 - 17, 6:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Thursday-Friday, August 18-19, 6:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Saturday-Sunday, August 20-21 – CLOSED Monday - Friday, August – 22 - 26, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Saturday- Sunday – August 27- 28 – CLOSED Monday – Friday, August 29 – September 2, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Saturday - Monday – September 3 - 5 – CLOSED Tuesday, September 6 – RESUME REGULAR HOURS MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS August 20 – Summer Commencement September 21 – Club Day September 23-25 – Performance Academy October 1 – Slice of Logan October 3-5 – HLC/NCA Site Visit Standard Process® Field Trip – October 16-17 October 29 – Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce Pumpkin Run FROM THE I-BET-YOU-DIDN’T-KNOW ARCHIVES Stupefy: PRONUNCIATION: (STOO-puh-fy). Verb. MEANING: (1) To make someone so bored or tired as unable to think clearly, much like effect of Logan TV anchorman Chet Cronkite’s reports on his audience. (2) To amaze. ETYMOLOGY: From the French stupefier (to astound), from the Latin stupefacere (to make stupid or senseless), from stupere (to be numb or amazed), facere (to make). Earliest documented use: before 1600.

PARTING SHOTS “Keep it people, stupid.” — Karen Friedman, television reporter turned media trainer “Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.” - Albert Einstein “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” - Mark Twain

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