March 2008

Sherman VP elected to CCE post

Sherman's Vice President for Planning, Assessment and Enrollment Services Laura Chadwick Weeks, DC, has been elected to the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education (COA/CCE). Weeks was elected as the Commission's CCE accredited program employee representative.

The announcement was made December 7, 2007, and her three‑year term began at the conclusion of the COA meeting on January 20. Weeks served the COA executive committee as chair from 2003‑2006 and served COA member terms from 2000‑2003 and 2006‑2007.

The COA/CCE enforces and interprets the Council on Chiropractic standards, determining if colleges meet the standards. The commission also organizes and serves on accreditation site visit teams.

"I look forward to working with the commission to promote educational excellence through strong chiropractic educational standards," says Weeks.

College President Jon Schwartzbauer, DC, says the college is honored to have a Sherman representative on the Commission, "We are pleased to have one of our own alumni and administrators recognized and included on this distinguished committee. Dr. Weeks' election to this post is a reflection of her commitment and service to the chiropractic profession and her dedication to promoting excellence in chiropractic education."

In addition to her service on the COA/CCE, Weeks is a member of the South Carolina Women in Higher Education Administration. Before being appointed vice president for planning, assessment and enrollment at Sherman, she served the college as vice president for academic affairs and as dean of chiropractic health services. She is a 1990 graduate of Sherman College and received the Distinguished Alumnus award in 1997 and Service to Sherman College award in 2000. She also holds a bachelor of science in business from Winthrop University and has completed graduate courses in business administration at Clemson University.