Cleveland University-Kansas City

10/12/2026

Now THAT was a great weekend!

Send us your photos! We'll be posting more - these pictures barely scratch the surface.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for Cleveland Conferences at the Marriott Overland Park Kansas City! We learned from speakers covering all kinds of chiropractic techniques and topics, including pediatrics, caught up with friends at alumni happy hour, and raised a glass at our wh***ey and w**e pour.

We also celebrated our “sixes”—everyone whose graduation year ends in 6—including alumni celebrating 50 years! Seeing classmates back together was one of the best parts of the weekend.

Let’s do it again next year! Mark your calendars for October 7–9, 2027, at the Marriott Overland Park Hotel in Overland Park, Kansas.
Register here! https://hubs.la/Q04zVwcG0

Cleveland Conferences, formerly the CUKC Annual Conference & Expo (ACE), is set for Oct. 8-10, 2026. Earn up to 20 CEUs in a single weekend.

10/05/2026

Today kicked off Spirit Week at Cleveland University-Kansas City (CUKC)! In celebration of National Chiropractic Month, CUKC's Student Council organized an exciting week of spirit days leading up to Cleveland Conferences on Thursday! Monday started with Pajama Day as faculty, staff, and students began the week in maximum coziness.

Check out the last slide to see the rest of this week's themes!

10/02/2026

This week, our Spring 2026 Radiologic Technology Cohort were officially awarded their scrubs and celebrated their hospital placements across the Kansas City metro at this trimester's Scrub Ceremony, marking a landmark achievement and the beginning of the most rewarding phase of their education.

The Scrub Ceremony is an opportunity for students, their families, and faculty to reflect and celebrate their accomplishments and dedication to the program, while hearing from members of the Fall 2025 cohort who shared their clinical education experiences and inspire those set to begin their own.

We're incredibly proud of these students and everything they've accomplished, and are excited for them to take the next step at our affiliated educational sites across the Kansas City metro.

Picture 1: Spring 2026 Cohort Picture 2: Fall 2025 Cohort

10/02/2026

FA2026 Business Card Ceremony 10/2/2026

09/28/2026

How did we spend our weekend? We're glad you asked! Chiropractic students and practicing doctors came together at Cleveland University-Kansas City this weekend for the Motion Palpation Institute’s 2026 Adjust-a-thon!

The two-day seminar focused on sharpening assessment and adjusting skills, learning from experienced instructors, and building professional connections. Saturday’s job fair also gave students an opportunity to connect with doctors seeking interns and future associates.
Thank you to MPI, the instructors, and everyone who joined us on campus for a weekend of learning and growth! Shoutout to Drs. Wi******er, Mumma, Mennerick, Campbell, Elder, and King.

09/25/2026

Fall 2026 White Coat Ceremony

09/24/2026

KC BABY! ⚽🙌 We love seeing where a CUKC education can lead! CUKC graduate and KC Current team chiropractor Dr. VanZandt stopped by today after speaking with our Rehab to Performance Club. Dr. VanZandt works at KC Chiro (https://hubs.la/Q04ygsMN0). Thanks for sharing your experience with our students and making time for a visit!

09/18/2026

To continue our celebration Chiropractic Founders Day, students, staff, and faculty had the chance to gather together and enjoy cupcakes! Cleveland University-Kansas City is honored to celebrate the legacy of chiropractic.

09/18/2026

On September 18, 1895, in Davenport, Iowa, Daniel David Palmer performed the first spinal adjustment and sparked the birth of a new healthcare movement--a movement focused on the importance of proper spinal function, the spine’s relationship with the nervous system, and the effect of that relationship on health and healing.

Today, Cleveland University-Kansas City (CUKC) wishes to celebrate and honor the legacy of chiropractors around the world. Pictured here are chiropractors and chiropractic students from across the decades of our school's history across Los Angeles and Kansas City. These individuals took up the chiropractic oath to always live up to the high principles of this profession, to protect their science, and to enjoy the blessings and benefits of chiropractic. They show up every day to transform the lives of their patients and community.

Thank you to every chiropractor who seeks to make a difference in the lives of others. At CUKC, we are truly grateful that we get to shape and train past, present, and future generations of chiropractors.

09/16/2026

Chiropractic care found its footing in the NFL not through institutional support, but through the relationships athletes built with practitioners they trusted. Three-time Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Roger Craig introduced his San Francisco 49ers teammates to his chiropractor, Dr. Nick Athens, paving the way for players across the league to trust and adopt chiropractic care into their daily recovery.

Today, all 32 teams in the NFL have team chiropractors on staff. That kind of progress doesn't happen overnight, and it doesn't happen without people who champion the profession at every level.

Dr. Sherry McAllister, President of the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP), tells that story in her latest Forbes piece. It's a compelling look at how far chiropractic has come and the people who helped get it there.

You'll have the opportunity to hear more from Dr. McAllister next month at Cleveland Conferences, where she she will be giving her presentation "Neural Integrity and the Framework of Whole-Being Health: Integrative Strategies for Personalized Care" on October 10 at the Marriott Kansas City Overland Park. There's still time to save your spot!

After being drafted in 1983 by the San Francisco 49ers, Roger Craig became the bridge between chiropractic and the NFL.