(From left:) Parker students Carolynn Cory, Patrick O'Keefe, and Dan Walker at work on the Habitat site in Dallas.
Joining the effort to provide affordable housing for low-income families, students from Parker College of Chiropractic signed up to donate eight hours of their weekend to work on the job site with the Dallas chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
Habitat for Humanity was chosen by Dr. Dossie Post, Parker's community service director. She said it provides "a way to offer meaningful community service while creating a physical outlet to balance the mental intensity that students undergo pursuing their rigorous curriculum at Parker College." Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn have lent their support and time to this organization many times.
TCC Faculty Member Attends Conference in Paris
Hasnaa Shafik, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and microbiology at Texas Chiropractic College, attended the conference, "Emerging Viruses: Their Changing Ecological Patterns" in Paris, France, June 26-28. The American facilitators of this conference include Stephen Morse, Rockefeller University; Donald Henderson, Johns Hopkins University; and Brian Mahy, Centers for Disease Control.
A native of Alexandria, Egypt, Dr. Shafik's particular area of expertise and research has involved the investigation of genetic susceptibility of schistosomiasis patients to develop liver fibrosis, and the chromosomal rearrangements that may influence the natural history of primary hepatic carcinoma secondary to Hepatitis B virus. Dr. Shafik has received the March of Dimes Merit Award for Birth Defects and the Katherine Seibert Award for Excellence in Oncologic Research. She received an MD and M.Sc. from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, and a PhD in environmental toxicology from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Texas DC Still in the Swim
Dr. Karlene Wise, rehabilitation supervisor at TCC's Health Center, has been ranked as one of the top 10 fastest swimmers in the world in the 40-44 year old age group. FINA, the international governing body for swimming, has published the World Masters Top Ten List for 1995. She made the top 10 in 15 individual events and three relays.
CCCKC Library Celebrates 20th Year with New Facility
The Dr. Ruth R. Cleveland Memorial Library at Cleveland Chiropractic College, Kansas City (CCCKC) is celebrating its 20th anniversary by expanding into a larger facility. The new library, which will open this fall, will be more than 4,000 square feet larger than the current library.
The library, which opened two decades ago, contains over 10,500 volumes, a journal collection of 250 subscriptions, and has more than 18,000 user visits annually. The new library will have enough space for more volumes to be displayed, and there will be an updated computer system that will streamline journal searches and provide access to the Internet.
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