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Commerce meeting in Marietta gets recognition as
opposed to questions in Dallas.
Besides the chiropractic expertise, Life University also has an extensive athletics program,
among the largest in metro Atlanta. They have 650
students who are playing intercollegiate athletics.
This creates an interesting two tiers kind of student dynamic at Life. The athletes and many of
the undergraduates are 19 or 20 years old. For the
chiropractic students, the median age is 26. They
are serious professional students. And they are
seasoned and already have a degree.
The Next 50 Years
McAulay’s role is as a short-term president.
“I’m coming in as transitional. I’ve already announced I’m going to be here two and a half years,
and that’s it. Life just celebrated its 50th anniversary. You can tell looking at me : I call it seasoned.
This is my last gig. I want to just strengthen some
things. I came in with this strategic plan called the
Life Launchpad. What I’m telling the board is we
have a 50-year history, so it’s time to think about
the next 50 years. I’m not the guy to be the visionary for the next 50 years, but I have a lot of experience with facilitating conversations about the
future. So I see my role as sitting in the chair and
doing what needs to be done along with financial
stewardship. But, hopefully, also creating this great
conversation over the next 18 months about the
future of Life University.”
“The question I want to ask our board and
stakeholders is, what’s happening in healthcare,
what should Life’s education be like? How do we
prepare practitioners for the changing marketplace? Delivery of education is changing. Delivery
of healthcare is changing and obviously AI is
changing everything.”
In his spare time McAulay enjoys playing tennis, and as a good Canadian he also enjoys curling
when he can. (There’s a club in Cobb County.) He
also enjoys reading non-fiction, the latest of which
is about binaural beats. It’s a treatment where,
generally using headphones and sometimes with
the aid of lights, a different tone is played into each
ear and the brain perceives a third tone, potentially
used to reduce stress, improve focus, aid sleep or
boost mood. This is something Life University has
been engaged in already, researching its impact on
the brain through its neuro treatment center.
Life has come a long way from just offering
chiropractic education.
Baker Owens is a staff writer for James and James Magazine
Online.
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