For the ninth year in a row, Palmer College’s West campus played a major role in the 2017 Silicon Valley Turkey Trot, a Thanksgiving-morning fundraiser that supports several Santa Clara County charities.
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The event was highlighted by the unveiling of a statue that pays tribute to Ms. Palmer as The Refiner of the chiropractic legacy established by her great-grandfather, D.D. Palmer (The Discover of chiropractic and The Founder of Palmer College of Chiropractic) more than a century ago.
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During the Symposium, West students won awards for their research-posters, and West alumni were among the featured speakers.
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Palmer College of Chiropractic’s West campus had a prominent presence at the fifth annual Valor Games Far West, a multi-sport Paralympic competition for disabled U.S. veterans and wounded, ill or injured service-members.
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Brian DeCesare, a third-quarter student at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s West campus in San Jose, California, was awarded a special $1,000 scholarship from the California Chiropractic Association’s (CCA).
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