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University Mission, Vision, and ValuesQSCU Mission

O ur mission is to educate students as competent, caring and successful healthcare practitioners of integrative medicine. The University

is committed to providing excellence in academics, service, and leadership through the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, the College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and the School of Professional Studies.

SCU Vision

S outhern California University of Health Sciences will be recognized as the premier educational institution for complementary and

alternative medicine in the United States.

Core Values

Excellence: We strive to be the best in everything we do.

Leadership: We develop leaders to be thoughtful and compassionate individuals who influence their professions and the communities they serve.

Integrity: We value treating each other with respect, dignity and integrity and being truthful, fair and accountable at all times.

Learning Effectiveness: We value providing a learning environment conducive and supportive of quality instruction, innovation, critical thinking, and effective communication that encourages life-long professional development.

Evidence-based: We value a culture of inquiry, assessment, research, and scholarship.

History of the UniversityQD r. Charles Cale and his wife, Linnie, committed themselves to

disseminating the knowledge of a little known, yet ancient, healing art – chiropractic. Dr. Cale sought to formalize the training of chiropractic physicians. By 1911, when chiropractic was only 16 years into its history, Dr. Cale applied for and received a charter for Los Angeles College of Chiropractic (LACC). The Cales began the first classes in their home; a nine-month course of study that included anatomy, chiropractic principles, and technique.

The Chiropractic Initiative Act of 1922 established legal requirements for chiropractic education, California licensure guidelines, and the first Board of Chiropractic Examiners. All of this served as the catalyst for enhanced academic programs and accelerated growth at LACC. The next 28 years were marked with continued curricular improvements and material expansion. By 1950, the course of study had expanded to four years and the College moved to Glendale, California, consolidating its basic science subjects and chiropractic sciences into one comprehensive curriculum taught in one modern facility.

In November of 1981, LACC realized a dream-come-true when it purchased a 38-acre campus in Whittier, California. LACC became the first and only chiropractic program to obtain accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and was one of the first chiropractic institutions to obtain federal grant money for research.

The end of the twentieth century brought a major change to what had been LACC for the past 89 years. The College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CAOM) was added and the Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) was created to house both LACC and CAOM. This marked a turning point from an institution offering a single program to a multi-program university with plans of offering additional programs in integrative healthcare. In 2005, CAOM became the first AOM program accredited by both WASC and the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM).

Currently SCU stands as a leader to integrate the training of those who will be the providers of healthcare in the future. Armed with an evidence-based education and led by scholarly faculty, SCU will continue to be the next century’s standard bearer of knowledge and training for practitioners of the healing arts.

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John G. Scaringe, D.C., Ed.D.Fourteenth President

Southern California University of Health Sciences

J ohn Scaringe was appointed President for the Southern

California University of Health Sciences (SCU) on May 8, 2010 after serving as the University’s Interim President since August 2009. Prior to his presidency, Dr. Scaringe served as Vice President for Academic Affairs for approximately three years. He began his career at Los Angeles College of Chiropractic (LACC) as faculty in 1991. Dr. Scaringe served as Chair of the Chiropractic Procedures Department and the Department of Diagnosis for LACC before directing the University Health Center in Whittier. In 2001, he became Dean of Clinical Education and in 2005 was named Dean of the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic.

Dr. Scaringe is a published author and has served as the Associate Editor for the Journal of Sports Chiropractic and Rehabilitation and on the editorial advisory board of Manual Therapy. He is a frequent lecturer on sports medicine and manual therapy related topics and has cared for elite amateur and professional athletes worldwide. In addition to private practice and over 20 years of teaching experience, Dr. Scaringe currently serves on the Council on Chiropractic Education.

President Scaringe holds a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from New York Chiropractic College, a Master’s of Science in Kinesiology from California State University, Fullerton, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from California State University, Long Beach.

He is married to Christine and they have two daughters Danielle, age 15, and Gabriella, age 13.

 

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William J. “Bill” Keppler, Ph.D.Keynote Speaker

D r. William J. “Bill” Keppler, recently retired as the

President Emeritus of the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon for six years after serving fifteen years as the inaugural Dean of the College of Health Sciences at Florida International University, the state urban institution in Miami. Dr. Keppler holds the BS degree in Zoology and Chemistry with honors from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, and the MS in and PhD in Genetics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While on a sabbatical leave, he earned a certificate in Public Health Biostatistics and Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and

Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2009, the faculty of the National College of Natural Medicine awarded Dr. Keppler an Honorary Doctorate of Laws for his “extraordinary leadership in achieving full institutional accreditation and restoring financial stability to the College.”

A long time senior evaluator and trainer for the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, Dr. Keppler has chaired or been a site team evaluator at more than thirty colleges and universities. He has also served as an evaluator for the NCAA, CCE, ACAOM, and CMNE chairing many teams for these professional accrediting organizations.

Dr. Keppler is a life long birder who worked as a naturalist and field guide for the Tropical Audubon Society in the Everglades National Park. Currently, he is the Vice President of the Seattle Audubon Society and has seen 437 species of avifauna in North America. He and his wife, Ann, retired and live in Edmonds, Washington, twenty miles north of Seattle on Puget Sound near the Olympic National Park.

 

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Inaugural ProcessionQThe following is the order of the procession:

Mace-Bearer (President of Faculty Senate)

Delegates from Institutions of Higher Education

Delegates of Learned and Professional Societies

and National Associations

SCU Faculty

Board of Regents

President’s Platform Party

Keynote Speaker

President

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Installation CeremonyQPresiding Todd Knudsen, DC

Vice President for Academic Affairs

The Academic Procession ..................................Fanfare by Nobuo Uematsu arranged by Katsuhisa Hattori

National Anthem ..............................................The Star Spangled Banner Performed by Danielle M. BeVier

Invocation ......................................................... Emile Goubran, MD, PhD Professor Emeritus

Welcome ...........................................................Todd Knudsen, DC Vice President of Academic Affairs

Greetings to the New President

From the Students ............................Jeffrey Armstrong LACC Student

From the Staff ................................... Carla Skorin Assistant Director, School of Professional Studies

From the Faculty ............................... Garrett Thompson, PhD Associate Professor

From the Alumni .............................. Kurt von Rice, DC Alumni Association President

From the Board of Regents ............... Harry Douglas, III, DPA Past Chair, Board of Regents

Installation of the President of the University ...... William Valusek, DC Chair, Board of Regents

Keynote Address ................................................William Keppler, PhD

Inaugural Address ..............................................John Scaringe, DC, EdD

Benediction ....................................................... Jenny Yu, MSAOM Associate Professor

The Academic Recessional .................................Allegro, Music for the Royal Fireworks (HWV 351) by George Frideric Handel

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Delegates from Institutions of Higher EducationQ

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1897Palmer College of ChiropracticWilliam Meeker, DC, MPHPalmer College of Chiropractic, WestPresident

1904University of Western StatesGary Schultz, DC, DACBRVice President of Academic Affairs

1906National University of Health SciencesVincent DeBono, DC, CSCSVice President for Academic Services

1911Cleveland Chiropractic CollegeCarl Cleveland III, DCPresident

1919New York Chiropractic CollegeMichael Mestan, DC, DACBR Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs

1935Logan College of ChiropracticCarl W. Saubert IV, PhDAssociate Vice President of Academic Affairs

1941Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityCharles E. Sawyer, BA, DC Senior Vice President

1945Canadian Memorial Chiropractic CollegeJean Moss, DC, MBAPresident

1949CSU, Long BeachJohn P. Murray, PhDProfessor, Advanced Studies in Education and Counseling Department

1965North Orange County Community College DistrictBarbara Dunsheath, EdDTrustee

1976Life Chiropractic College WestGerald W. Clum, DCPresident

1986Parker College of ChiropracticKenneth C. Thomas, DC, MSVice President of Academics

1988 Association of Chiropractic CollegesDavid O’Bryon, JDExecutive Director

Greetings from Professional Societies, National Associations and Political LeadersQ

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American Chiropractic AssociationRick McMichael, DCPresident

American Chiropractic Association Bradley J. Sullivan, DCSouthern California Delegate

California Department of Consumer AffairsAcupuncture Board An York Lee, LAcBoard Member

California State Board of Chiropractic ExaminersFred Lerner, DCBoard Chair

California Chiropractic AssociationDavid Benevento, DCPast President

California Chiropractic AssociationVernon E. Englund, DCCCA President Elect

California State AssemblyKaren Bass, PASpeaker Emeritus

California State AssemblyMike EngAssemblyman, 49th District

California State Board of EqualizationMichelle SteeleDistrict 3

City of La HabraDon HannahCity Manager

City of WhittierSteve HelvyCity Manager

Council on Chiropractic EducationLee Van Dusen, DCPresident

County of Los Angeles Board of SupervisorsDon KnabeSupervisor, 4th District

United States CongressJudy ChuCongresswoman, 32nd District

United States Olympic CommitteeWilliam Moreau, DC, DABCSP Clinic Medical Director

United States Olympic CommitteeMichael Reed, DC, MSc, DABCSPExternal Programs Medical Director

World Federation of ChiropracticDavid Chapman-Smith Secretary-General

Greetings and CongratulationsFrom Institutions of Higher Education Q

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Azusa Pacific UniversityJon R. Wallace, DBAPresident

CSU, Dominguez HillsMildred Garcia, EdDPresident

CSU, East Bay Mohammad H. Qayoumi, PhDPresident

CSU, Long BeachF. King Alexander, PhDPresident

CSU, San Bernardino Albert K. Karnig, PhDPresident

Citrus CollegeGeraldine M. Perri, PhDPresident

College of the DesertJerry Patton, BS, MBAPresident

Cypress CollegeMichael J. Kasler, EdDPresident

Claremont University ConsortiumJohn F. Beckman, EdDVice President of Student Service/Chief Administrative Officer

D’Youville CollegeKathleen Linaker, DC, DACBRExecutive Director, Chiropractic Program

Fullerton CollegeRajen Vurdien, PhDPresident

Irvine Valley CollegeGlenn R. Roquemore, PhDPresident

Mt. San Antonio CollegeLiza Becker, EdDDirector, ESL

Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityAl Traina, DC, DABCOPast President

Pepperdine UniversityAndrew K. Benton, BS, JDPresident

Riverside City College Dr. Tom K. Harris, Jr.Acting President

Santa Ana College Erlinda Martinez, EdDPresident

Santa Monica CollegeChui L. Tsang, PhDSuperintendant/President

Sherman College of ChiropracticJon Schartzbauer, DCPresident

Southern California University of Health SciencesCharles Fernandez, DCProfessor Emeritus

Southern California University of Health SciencesDavid C. Lin, PhDProfessor Emeritus

Southern California University of Health SciencesReed B. Phillips, DC, PhDPresident Emeritus

Southern California UniversitySchool of Acupuncture and Oriental MedicineBrian Kim, MS, LAcPresident

St. Luke UniversityYoung Dae Kim, PhDPresident

Texas Chiropractic CollegeRichard G. Brassard, DCPresident

UCLA/Rand Ian Coulter, PhD

UC San DiegoMary Anne Fox, PhDChancellor

University of Southern CaliforniaC. L. Max Nikias, PhDPresident

Academic Traditions & SymbolsQAcademic Regalia

O ne of the most colorful traditions

in modern academic life, academic regalia have its origins in the medieval universities of Europe. In 1895 American colleges and universities adopted a uniform code of academic dress. Bachelor’s or master’s degree gowns traditionally are black, as are many doctoral gowns in the United States. Some universities prescribe that their graduates wear gowns of another solid color such as blue, crimson, or green. Gowns differ in sleeve cut and trim. For example, the bachelor’s gown has long, pointed sleeves while the master’s gown has oblong sleeves. Doctoral gowns, with their distinctive bell-shaped sleeves, feature velvet panels down the front and around the neck, as well as crossbars (chevrons) of velvet on the sleeves. Colored trim denotes the field or discipline in which the degree was earned.

The hood most precisely describes the wearer’s level of degree earned, the major field of learning, and the alma mater. The level of the degree held is indicated by the hood’s shape, size, and the width of its velvet or velveteen trimming. The bachelor’s, master’s, and doctor’s hoods are 36 inches, 42 inches, and 48 inches long, respectively. The velvet trim is two, three, and five inches wide, with the narrowest being for the bachelor’s hood and the widest for the doctor’s hood. The color of trim on the hood, as on the gown, identifies the major field of learning in which the degree was awarded. The hood is lined with the official colors of the college or university conferring the degree. If more than one degree is held, the gown and hood of the higher or highest degree usually are worn.

The following are examples of the discipline/color relationships one may see on the trim around the hoods:

Acupuncture ...................... GreenHumanities ...........................WhiteBusiness .....................................DrabChiropractic .......................SilverEducation .................. Light blueFine arts .............................. Brown

Law ........................................... PurpleLibrary science ................. LemonMedicine ................................ GreenNursing ............................. ApricotPhilosophy ...................Dark blueScience ...............Golden yellow

 

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The University Mace

T he ceremonial mace is a highly ornamented staff of metal or wood, carried before a high official in

civic ceremonies by a mace-bearer, intended to represent the official’s authority. The mace as used today derives from the original mace used as a weapon. Processions often feature maces on formal academic occasions.

Ceremonial maces are used at many educational institutions, particularly universities. In the United States, almost all universities and free-standing colleges have a mace, used almost exclusively at commencement exercises and borne by the university or college president, chancellor, rector, provost, the marshal of the faculty, a dean or some other high official.

The mace being carried today by the University Faculty Senate President, Dr, Lawrence Hsaio, is being used for the first time in an LACC or SCU academic ceremony. Crafted of wood, and trimmed with 20 metal ring banners, the mace is 42 inches long. The head of the mace features two 3 ½ inch medals bearing the University seal. Also engraved on the mace are the names of the fourteen University presidents.

The Presidential Medallion

The medallion is a symbol of the office of the president. It was inspired by an antique medal bearing the University seal. It is suspended on a chain so it can be worn by the president during academic ceremonies.

The University Seal

A new University seal was adopted in 2000 when SCU was created to expand its program offerings from a single purpose to a multipurpose university. The seal features the modern version of the chiropractic angel, the name of the University, and the year the institution was established.

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A Legacy of Leadership (Presidents)

Charles Cale 1911-1922Linnie A. Cale 1923Charles Wood 1924-1946J. Ralph John 1947Ralph J. Martin 1948-1951Raymond Houser 1951-1953George Haynes 1953-1976A. Earl Homewood 1976W. Heath Quigley 1977-1980E. Maylon Drake 1980-1989Matthew Givrad 1989Reed B. Phillips 1990-2007Ronald D. Kraft 2007-2009John G. Scaringe 2009-

Board of Regents

William Valusek, DC Robert Blaine, DPMJeff Bowne, DCChristine Chang, DAOMSteve ChiangMark Dederichs, DC, MAOMHarry E. Douglas, III, DPAAlexander Ediss, DCMartin Gallegos, DCSandra Hanna, DC, MAOMRon Lau, EdD, MBARoberto Morales, DC Timothy R. Noble, DCCaleb K. Zia, EdD

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President’s Cabinet

John Scaringe, DC, EdD PresidentTodd Knudsen, DC Vice President for Academic AffairsDebra Mitchell Associate Vice President of Enrollment

Management & Student AffairsWen-Shuo Wu, MD, MPH, MSAOM Dean of CAOMMike Sackett, DC, MS Interim Dean of LACC

Presidential Inauguration CommitteeQMarilyn Allen, Chair Director of Marketing, Allied ProfessionalsHubert Chang, DC Executive Director, Institutional Marketing and AdvancementMaymie Chang LACC and CAOM StudentSteve Chiang Member of the Board of RegentsRyan Comeau Associated Student Body Student-Alumni Liaison Theresa Eggleston Executive Director of Administrative ServicesSheila Hanes, DC Director of Alumni DevelopmentDebra Mitchell AVP of Enrollment Management and Student AffairsMike Rocke Assistant Director, Information TechnologyPatricia Rogers, DC LACC FacultyChristine Scaringe, DC LACC Alumna 1986Regina Torres Executive Assistant to the President

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Presidential Scholarship DonorsQDr. Carl Cleveland, IIIDr. Hubert Chang Mr. Bob DeColfmackerDr. Allison DeeganDr. Kevin S. GlennDr. Emile Z. GoubranDr. Sheila A. HanesDr. San-Hong HwangDr. Francisco T. LeiteDr. Ju-Tzu LiMr. Mike MangoldMs. Debra Mitchell

Dr. Patricia Roger Mr. and Mrs. Louis SassoMr. and Mrs. James ScaringeDrs. John and Christine Scaringe SCU Associated Student BodySCU Faculty SenateMs. Kathleen SmithMr. Eduardo Waller de OliveiraMs. Ofelia WarthenDr. Wen-Shuo WuDr. Janet L. Young