Hounds and Halloween Fun: Life U’s First Pet Parade
Let’s give a howl for Halloween at Life University! To kick off the festivities, Life U hosted a furry and frenzied Pet Parade yesterday, October 30, 2025. Participants from the Life U community and their four-legged companions took to Lyceum Park and made a bee-line to the Path of Heroes for puppy treats and fun photos. To get in the Halloween spirit, we have a gallery of ghostly snaps for cuteness overload. Happy Halloween and have a safe weekend!
McAulay Minute- C3 Neuro Summit
Chiropractic is one of the best-kept secrets in health care, despite more than a century of clinical observation and patient satisfaction because there’s still a gap in clinical research. I’m proud that Life U is stepping in to fill it through CHARLI, the Complementary Healthcare Advanced Research and Leadership Institute. CHARLI is not only filling that gap but also working to better integrate Chiropractic into the larger healthcare landscape.
Freaky Fridays Events Encourage Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration
Freaky Fridays is a cross-disciplinary creative discussion and dialogue series, originally proposed by the Psychology Department with Life University’s (Life U) College of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies (CGUS). This is an innovative way to build community, learn from one another, and keep Friday fun and exciting for students and faculty. The topics and hosts vary, so stay tuned for more updates.
Faces of Life U: Rasmus Petersen
Rasmus Petersen represents a long legacy and tradition of international student-athletes expanding their academic, cultural and athletic horizons by competing for the Life University (Life U) Running Eagles.
McAulay Minute- Life University Safety Pin (Podcast)
Dr. Brian McAulay: “For chiropractors, the safety pin is a simple illustration of the nervous system and the perfection of its complex design. In the chiropractic metaphor, a closed safety pin represents the nervous system at ease. But perhaps the open pin is an even better symbol of the mission of our College of Chiropractic.
As former Life U president Dr. Guy Riekeman explained when the pin was donated, its open form represents our commitment to serve until everyone on Earth who needs chiropractic care – or a chiropractic education – has access to it and only then will the pin be closed. That’s a bold vision, and it feels almost as if the Universe gave us the perfect symbol to represent it.”
LIFEforce Weekends: Recharging the Force
Anyone who has worked for or studied at Life University (Life U) for any time has most likely heard about LIFEforce. What is it exactly? Is it a Star Wars reference or a new brand of superheroes? Not exactly, though they do represent a noble mission and cause. The mission statement of LIFEforce is simple but powerful: “We will not stop until everyone on the planet has access to chiropractic care and a chiropractic education if they so choose.”
Faces of Life U: Jazzlynn Hollerbach
Jazzlyn Hollerbach is a small-town young lady from Toledo, Ohio, with big dreams, ready to venture out into the big, wide world. Life University (Life U) has played a major part in empowering those huge ambitions.
Chiro on Mission: Chiro Awareness Mission in Kenya and Demonstrating Flexibility with John Lehman (Podcast)
Life University faculty, senior D.C. interns and global partners recently returned from a historic Chiropractic Awareness Mission Trip to Eldoret, Kenya. This impactful visit marks the next step in a growing partnership with the University of Eldoret, where plans are underway to launch East Africa’s first-ever chiropractic degree program. D.C. student John Lehman speaks on this impactful experience and other compelling experiences as the oldest D.C. student in Life U history.
From the Edge of Life to the Finish Line: My Chiropractic Journey of Grit, Commitment and Persistence – By Dr. Gilles LaMarche
“I was born on February 2, 1955, in Timmins, Ontario – a date etched in my consciousness not simply as a beginning, but as the foundation of a lifelong quest for meaning, vitality and service. My life’s path was sealed, though I did not yet know it, at age 12 when I first experienced the power of Chiropractic. That encounter planted the seed of purpose: to dedicate my life to helping others rediscover and optimize the healing power within themselves.”
Faces of Life U: Hannah Alexander
Hannah Alexander grew up as a bit of a modern nomad, Florida-born but traveling extensively in her adolescence and attending several different schools. Interestingly enough, she has seven different chiropractors in her extended family that gently helped shape her holistic view of what health care should look like.
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