Northeast College Hosts Fall 2024 Ceremonies, Advances Nearly 200 Students
Northeast College of Health Sciences held its Fall 2024 ceremonies honoring its latest graduates, the new chiropractic students beginning their healthcare education journeys, and seventh-trimester chiropractic students starting their experiential clinical education.
Seventy Degrees Conferred at Northeast College Commencement
The College’s Fall 2024 Commencement Ceremony was Nov. 23, in the campus’s Standard Process Health and Fitness Center and honored 66 doctor of chiropractic students as well as four students earning their Bachelor of Professional Studies degree.
Senior clinician at Northeast’s Levittown Health Center Dr. Charles Hemsey was the grand marshal, associate professor Dr. Jeana Voorhies delivered the faculty address and former Student Government Association (SGA) Executive President Lauren Williams (D.C. ’24) presented the student address.
Keynote speaker Dr. Michele Maiers, former president of the American Chiropractic Association and the World Federation of Chiropractic, extended a thank you to the friends and families of Northeast students for their support throughout their loved ones rigorous academic journey.
Maiers is co-director of the RAND REACH Center and facilitates research activity within and across institutions that train complementary and integrative health practitioners. She is also executive director of research and innovation at Northwestern Health Sciences University.
Addressing the graduates, Maiers said, “Northeast College has provided an idyllic setting to build the foundation of a formidable and rewarding career. A career that will truly make a difference in the world. This is a time when the world needs you more than ever.”
Seventh-Trimester Students Receive White Clinical Coats
On Nov. 21, 61 seventh-trimester chiropractic students received their white clinical coats during the Fall 2024 Transitions Ceremony. The event honors students who successfully complete the requirements to begin their clinical education at one of the College’s health centers across New York state.
Awards for achievements in academic and clinical excellence were presented to students and Northeast College President Dr. Michael Mestan gave a special presentation about the history and importance of a future doctor earning their white coat.
“Over time, the white coat has come to represent a standard of excellence, a symbol of integrity in both thought and practice. It stands as a reminder of the responsibility we bear as caregivers,” Mestan said. “For Northeast chiropractic students putting on the white coat is more than a symbol of clinical competence, it reflects our commitment to patient-centered holistic care.”
The new student clerks will provide hands-on patient care under the mentorship of Northeast College faculty clinicians in a variety of healthcare settings during clinical rotations across the U.S. and in Canada.
Newest Chiropractic Students Take Pledge to Excellence
Kicking off the week of Northeast College’s Ceremony Week on Nov. 19, the Commitment to Excellence Pledge event brings together first-trimester chiropractic students to take an oath to their chosen profession and future patients. Sixty-four students took the pledge in Fall 2024, including the very first chiropractic students from the College’s new Long Island Campus.
In honor of their commitment, chiropractic students received a pin that reads "Excellence. Professionalism. Leadership.” In attendance at the ceremony on the Seneca Falls Campus were President Mestan, Northeast Provost Dr. Anne Killen, Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Jean-Nicolas Poirier and event coordinator and assistant professor Dr. Jeana L. Voorhies.
