Life University Inc.

“Review of form 990 the audit and finance committee of the board of trustees is provided a copy of form 990, prior to filing, for its review and approval. The full board of trustees is provided a copy at the next regularly scheduled board meeting.”

“Monitoring conflicts of interest policy as part of the organization's internal control procedures, discussions with all officers, trustees, and key employees are made to monitor and enforce compliance.”

“Determining compensation the independent board members review and approve executive compensation matters.”

“Documents available to the public documents that are required by law to be made available to the public are available via guidestar.org. All other governing and conflicts of interest documents are available upon request.”

“College of chiropractic the mission of the college of chiropractic is to educate, mentor and graduate contemporary and compassionate doctors of chiropractic, based on a model of vertebral subluxation. The college establishes an environment demonstrating the expression of university core values; to embody vitalism, nurture the standard to live an exceptional life of integrity and be of service to the world. Delivering chiropractic education amid a pandemic since the covid 19 pandemic began in march 2020, the college of chiropractic began delivering education in a variety of remote or hybrid formats. During this reporting cycle, the college of chiropractic had experienced three quarters of providing chiropractic education remotely. The basis of the chiropractic curriculum and model is on students learning hands-on skills to include examinations and techniques and demonstrating competencies in a real-world simulated environment. The college began researching a hybrid model to bring students back to campus while maintaining the requirements of the center for disease control (cdc) guidelines. As part of the university's initiative and commitment to supporting the needs of its learners and the changing higher education landscape, the chosen model is called life-flex. Life-flex is an innovative approach to course delivery that provides students with flexibility and multiple learning opportunities. In preparation for delivering this education model, faculty training, ordering supporting technology, upgraded classroom technology, and creation of student guidelines. In spring 2021, the college of chiropractic continued to keep lectures remote and return all hands-on skill labs to campus. Faculty have worked hard to maintain the integrity of the curriculum and teaching during the pandemic. In the academic support department, the academic support department reinforces remote laboratory content through in-person sessions with faculty and supplemental instruction. The clinic remained open for faculty clinicians to continue providing care to the community. When the students returned, an assessment of their skills and abilities and areas of weakness were identified that resulted from remote instruction. The clinic shared assessment information with didactics, which supported additional review sessions with faculty and peers. College of chiropractic faculty achievements: despite the change in environment, there were thriving and accomplishments among faculty. For example, the college had one faculty member receive the vulcan award. This award recognizes an outstanding faculty member who demonstrates strong academic skills in the classroom and provides leadership and support in the other areas of campus life. The recipients are faculty who assist the institutions in nurturing an educational climate that fosters teaching and provides leadership to enhance the campus community. Another faculty member was named one of two research chairs to precipitate and support faculty involvement in research. College of chiropractic clinic system the mission of the life university clinic system is to improve the health and wellbeing of people in the communities we serve by providing chiropractic care and other health services, centered on the vertebral subluxation complex. We will maintain excellence in the educational standards of our teaching clinics and encourage all constituents of our clinics to actively participate in their own health and wellness care, and to actively participate in health and wellness programs that reach out to others in our communities. Clinical operations incorporate of a variety of chiropractic services provided to the general public inclusive of complementary services provided to a range of special populations. The clinic system is composed of several types of clinical experiences. The clinical education and patient care delivery are stratified into three levels. The educational goals and objectives are clearly spelled out for each”

“College of graduate and undergraduate studies mission: the mission of the life university college of graduate and undergraduate studies is to empower students to achieve successful careers and meaningful lives, based on a vitalistic philosophy that promotes optimum performance and transformational leadership, to produce a positive impact in a dynamic world. The college of graduate and undergraduate studies began transition to 180 credit hours for all bachelor's degrees. This included a standardization of program components across all programs to include general education core, foundation to major courses, major courses and minor/elective courses. This transition will be completed by june 2022, with several minors created providing a variety of learning experiences for students. The college continues to work on increasing retention and graduation rates through targeted academic programs and services. The full transition to lifeflex occurred and provides students with flexibility regarding where and how they engage in the classroom. Students from the human ecology degree are making an impact on campus through service-learning projects and have started a long-term project involving the clean-up and weeding of non-native plants along rottenwood creek that runs through campus. College of online education the mission of life university's college of online education is to provide a high-quality global online educational experience, based on a vitalistic philosophy, that maximizes each student's innate potential to pursue their goals and assume roles in leadership and the workplace through the application of integrity and principles of lasting purpose. In an effort to better meet the needs of students and faculty, the college of online education(coe) has hired an associate dean. The associate dean will focus on faculty and student support and assist the dean in planning future programmatic initiatives. Additionally, the coe has hired a full-time faculty in the biology program. With this hire, the coe currently has 5 full-time faculty, with 3 full-time faculty positions currently posted. An additional instructional designer was added to assist in course development and design. This position, for the foreseeable future, will be assisting the college of chiropractic in curriculum design. The coe currently consists of 6 staff members. The dean, associate dean, program coordinator, instructional specialist and 2 instructional designers. During the upcoming academic year, the college of online education will be bringing several new programs fully online: . Bachelors in biopsychology . Bachelors in anatomy and physiology . Bachelor's in computer information management . Master's in business administration center for excellence in teaching and learning the center for excellence in teaching and learning (cetl) supported the institution's rapid transition to remote instruction by developing and providing resources, training modules, and workshops for faculty. Cetl staff conduct over 80 workshops and drop-in sessions during the initial weeks of the transition and have conducted over 500 consultations with faculty members since march. Cetl staff oversaw a renewed initiative aimed at transitioning life faculty members to the use of master course templates in blackboard. Staff delivered workshops, created course shells, conducted one-on-one meetings, and provided numerous digital resources. Staff transitioned osrsa responsibilities to the cetl in 2020, including funded projects, rise scholarships, student travel awards, and research and scholarly activity awards. As part of the transition, staff refined processes and began providing support to the irb committee. The director of the cetl managed development of the institution's quality enhancement plan, enhance, engage, excel: changing the retention paradigm at life university. This plan is designed to engage students in co-curricular and academic resources to increase retention and completion rates”

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