Vision Statement
Our purpose is to provide students with the vision to fulfill their innate potential, the inspiration to engage in a quest for self-discovery, and the ability to apply a principled approach to their future roles as leaders in humanitarian service and as citizens in their communities.
From its founding in 1974 as a college of Chiropractic, Life University has embraced the idea that humans are spiritual beings whose lives are directed by universal laws including the natural, vitalistic, innate ability to develop, heal and adapt as long as the body is kept free of interferences. Our approach has been to graduate highly-skilled chiropractors who can correct those interferences and can educate their patients to accept personal responsibility for their own good health.
Today, that vision of Life University is sustained in its Chiropractic, Undergraduate and Graduate programs, which set the standard of excellence in contemporary health care education. A participatory learning environment develops Eight Core Proficiencies through contemporary, proven techniques that encourage optimal performance and lifelong intellectual growth.
Our Mission
The mission of Life University is to empower each student with the education, skills and values needed for career success and life fulfillment based on a vitalistic philosophy. The University’s Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional programs – each one committed to excellence in teaching, learning, research and the overall student experience – offer a vision and the promise for a meaningful life, the proficiencies necessary to achieve optimum personal performance, and the wisdom to become transformational leaders in an increasingly diverse, global and dynamic world.
Mission Statements of Our Three Colleges
College of Chiropractic
The mission of Life University’s College of Chiropractic, centered on the Vertebral Subluxation Complex, is to educate, mentor and graduate skilled and compassionate Doctors of Chiropractic to be primary care clinicians, physicians, teachers and professionals, using the University’s Eight Core Life Proficiencies as their foundation.
College of Graduate Studies and Research
The mission of Life University’s College of Graduate Studies and Research is to educate and mentor skilled and knowledgeable graduates in sport health science and rehabilitation who embody the roles of scholars, teachers and professionals, using the Eight Core Life Proficiencies as their foundation.
College of Undergraduate Studies
The mission of Life University’s College of Undergraduate Studies is to educate students in vitalistic, principled and applied programs in nutrition, biology, general studies and business with an emphasis on incorporating the Eight Core Life Proficiencies into their future life roles.
LIFE’s Promise
With its vitalistic vision, clearly defined performance proficiencies and measurable criteria for success, a Life University education will produce leaders who exemplify humanistic values and, in a world where change is constant, provide innovative approaches to direct that change to elevate society and evolve its health care system.