How your gift to the Palmer Fund makes a difference
With some annual funds, you give, but the impact can feel out of sight. At Palmer College of Chiropractic, that’s not the case. A gift to the Palmer Fund goes straight to work in one of five essential areas that keep the College moving forward, so you can clearly see how giving becomes momentum.
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Greatest need. Lets Palmer move fast when new priorities and opportunities arise.
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Scholarships. Helps students focus on learning — not how they’ll pay for it.
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Clinics. Levels up hands-on training and the care patients receive.
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Research. Pushes chiropractic forward with strong, evidence-based science.
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Faculty support. Keeps exceptional educators and mentors leading the way in classrooms and clinics.
“When you click that purple ‘Make a Gift’ button, it’s just the beginning,” says Marissa Pierce (below), assistant director of alumni programs and annual giving. “The Palmer Fund puts your giving to work in ways you can see and students can feel."
Affordability, trust, and a value that endures
Palmer College of Chiropractic has always endured through stewardship. The College has grown because alumni who believed in its purpose stepped forward to care for it. That responsibility has always extended beyond individual success, toward the collective future of the profession itself. Few alumni live that commitment more fully than Barry McAlpine, D.C. (`71). A military veteran, longtime practitioner, former Palmer Trustee, and early advocate for advancement at the College, Dr. McAlpine understands Palmer’s value in ways that can’t be reduced to numbers. College affordability is not a new issue, and it’s not going away, Dr.
McAlpine admits. “But tuition, debt, return on investment — those are just part of the conversation,” he adds. “We also need to be talking about character, purpose, and what our students want out of life.”
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