ON CAMPUS STUDENT PROFILE
GUIDING THE NEXT GENERATION
From new student to student tour guide, Marie Le is passing on the giſts she’s received at Palmer.
MARIE LE GREW UP IN DAVENPORT, IOWA, but her journey to Palmer College wasn’t as direct as you’d expect. “My parents both emigrated from Vietnam, and they believe in holistic or alternative health approaches, but I really did not know much about chiropractic growing up,” says Marie, a seventh-trimester student. “It was a winding road to get here, but I could not be happier to have found a home here.” Marie was introduced to chiropractic when
working as a nursing assistant with elderly patients. It was here that she saw firsthand how life-changing chiropractic care could be. “When I compared the quality of life for the patients getting chiropractic care with those who didn’t, I knew it was something I wanted to pursue,” she remembers. Aſter attending a large state university, Marie
knew she wanted to continue her education in a different atmosphere. “I didn’t feel a sense of support or community on a huge campus,” she says. “It was difficult to know your professors or make real connections. Tat environment was not right for me academically or personally.” When she visited Palmer’s campus, Marie
was blown away by the welcoming and personal experience. “Te moment I stepped on campus, I started making connections — the students and faculty who greeted me were genuinely interested and immediately supportive,” says Marie. Tat personal, student-centered approach
at Palmer made all the difference for Marie as a student. Her grades have gone up, she is more engaged than ever and — most importantly — she is pursuing a degree and a career that
YOU ONLY GET ONE FIRST IMPRESSION Marie enjoys showing visitors around campus and repaying the warm welcome she got years ago. “For many visitors, I’m the first impression they get of Palmer,” she says. “It’s easy to be positive because my Palmer experience has been so amazing.” One of her favorite stops on the tour is the Palmer Residence, the historic home of B.J. and Mabel Palmer. Marie shows visitors B.J.’s safe, which has never been opened. “I like to have them guess what might be in there,” she laughs. “Personally, I think it holds a message from B.J. Maybe a lost bit of chiropractic wisdom.”
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