Admissions, Alumni, and More

This past Monday, Midwestern University held its annual Chippin' in for Students Golf Outing at the Arrowhead Country Club in Glendale, Arizona. A full field of 144 golfers joins us on the links to help raise scholarship funds for MWU students. Despite the 95-degree heat, the event was a great success.

We were saddened to learn this week of the loss of one of the legends of the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Robert Kistner, D.O., who died at age 89 years. An alumnus and former dean, Dr. Kistner was a lifelong member of the CCOM family who helped make the school what it is today.

For all of the avid readers of my blog, as well as my mother, you'll recall that I have been working on my doctoral dissertation over the past three years. I am pleased, and relieved, to say that I will graduate with a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Loyola University Chicago on May 8, 2008. Beyond this embarrassing self-congratulations, I also wanted to share a few highlights from my dissertation. My study is entitled, "Female Osteopathic Medical Students: When the Minority Becomes the Majority."

It is finally spring, after a long, snowy winter in Chicago and a mild, rainy season in Phoenix. On our campuses, students are back from spring break and excited about the last quarter of classes or rotations before many of them get a summer break. While spring signals the beginning of the end of the school year, it also is a time of many year-end special events.

The Board of Trustees of Midwestern University met last week in Arizona for their annual retreat. The four-day event provided trustees with opportunities to tour our Glendale Campus, hear from our department directors, and evaluate our academic and financial planning initiatives. The Board also honored several of its members for their service to the University and enjoyed several fun special events.