Ask any graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, and they’re likely to have a story like Dr. Craft’s. She’s talking about W210, the large classroom space in Palmer’s West Hall. Since the College purchased the building in 1961, thousands of Palmer students have lived, performed, graduated, and learned in that hallowed space.
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include early mornings, creaky stairs, small writing surfaces, challenging lectures, and the chorus of clicks from four-color pens. Tey will also include a smile. “Tose were hard days,” says Dr. Craſt. “But looking back, I wouldn’t trade
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minute. We were learning so much. With the challenge of the courses we were taking, the room turned a cohort of strangers into friends and colleagues. To this day, I exchange Christmas cards with the people who sat in my section.” Tis year, W210 is getting a faceliſt.
Renovations are planned to update technology in the classroom and improve comfort for students and instructors. What won’t change is the spirit of the room. It will always be a space to make memories — a place where Palmer students are challenged, inspired, and brought together.
THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS
“My very first class at Palmer was in W210,” says Carrie Jo Calisesi, D.C. (`11). “I remember
being a bit intimidated walking into a room of strangers, not knowing a soul, and trying to understand the nuances of the central nervous system.” Little did Dr. Calisesi know, some of
the most important people in her life were sitting in that room. Roommates Mike Olson, D.C. (`11)
and Brady Pearson, D.C. (`11), shared a small apartment north of campus. Each morning, they’d pile into Dr. Olson’s car, make their way downtown, and hunt for a parking spot on Harrison Street before heading into West Hall, up the creaky wooden stairs to W210, and into their seats at the front right of the room. Dr. Olson remembers that room as the
place where his entire cohort gathered for the first time — as the place where his chiropractic journey took shape. “I can still hear Mr. Chip Morter’s booming greeting,” says Dr. Olson. “Every morning, he’d walk on stage and call out, ‘Morning, doctors!’ His spinal anatomy class was tough. It felt like that experience shaped us and got us
ENTER AS STRANGERS. LEAVE AS FAMILY. For decades, W210 has been the place where Palmer students start their journey. The classroom is getting an update, but the spirit of this iconic space is stronger than ever. The rendering at right shows what W210 will look like when construction is complete.
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