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STUDENT LIFEFORCE SPOTLIGHT
Past and Present Student LIFEforce Presidents
Urge Others to Get Involved
Among Life University ’ s more than 70 student organizations , few are as visible on campus as Student LIFEforce . The group shares a mission with the LIFEforce tribe of Doctors of Chiropractic : “ We will not stop until everyone on the planet has access to chiropractic care and a chiropractic education if they so choose .”
Two people who have been key members of Student LIFEforce are current president Javier Del Hoyo and past president Marcus Hummel .
An Ohio native , Hummel will be the third generation and tenth chiropractor in his family when he graduates from LIFE in March 2021 . Both of his parents attended the University , and he participated in a LIFE Leadership Weekend while still in high school . It was only a matter of “ when , not if ” he ’ d become a LIFE student himself .
“ I want to serve my patients to the best of my capabilities , so I came to Life University to be exposed to as many techniques as possible ,” Hummel said . “ It ’ s the biggest single-campus chiropractic college in the world , and I wanted to be at the best place , so I went to LIFE .” In addition to Student LIFEforce , Hummel has been a member of several Chiropractic technique clubs and participated in the State Networking Association , 100 Year Lifestyle , LIFE Vision seminars and ICPA seminars .
Marcus Hummel Javier Del Hoyo
Del Hoyo is from Idaho , where he plans to return after graduation to establish a practice . Through much of his time at the University since 2016 , he ’ s been pursuing both an undergraduate and a D . C . degree simultaneously . Del Hoyo graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology earlier this year and now is focusing on his chiropractic studies . His involvement on campus has been extensive , including serving on Student Council , as a member of the Diversity Committee and as president of the Campus Activities Board .
“ I was working for a chiropractor back home , and that ’ s when I realized how amazing chiropractic was ,” Del Hoyo said . “ I just fell in love with everything we were doing in the office and the changes that were happening in people ’ s lives . So I decided this was what I wanted to pursue as a career .”
After hearing Chancellor Emeritus Dr . Guy Riekeman speak at a seminar , Del Hoyo attended a LIFE Leadership Weekend .
“ I got here , and everything just kind of flowed ,” he recalled . “ It was exactly what I was looking for , because there was a time in my life where I was just lost . So it just spoke to me — the Vitalism and everything else . It just spoke to me .”
Both Hummel and Del Hoyo emphasized the importance of getting involved as much as possible on campus .
“ I ’ m going to use other people ’ s quotes , but how you do anything is how you do everything ,” Hummel said . “ If you are going to invest your time in improving the culture on campus and volunteering , or investing in yourself by getting better
Members of Student LIFEforce are pictured in March 2020 .
at techniques , you ’ re going to continue to do that once you ’ ve graduated and are serving the community in the future . It ’ s just a matter of forming yourself and making the world a better place . If you ’ re going to be a chiropractor and want to be a good chiropractor , you should want to make everything better around you . Being at Life University and being involved , you ’ re going to receive so much more and improve the world around you , which will translate to your future .”
“ There are students who go through the [ D . C .] program who are not involved — they ’ re just focused on studying , and by the end of it , maybe they don ’ t know 100 % how to adjust or they struggle with communication and things like that ,” Del Hoyo added . “ Getting involved , specifically with Student LIFEforce , you have the opportunity to step up and lead . Everybody in Student
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