2017-04-24T14:15:08-05:00 2016-06-30 BDO USA LLP 1100 Peachtree Street Suite 700 ATLANTA GA 303094516 990 2015-07-01 581216007 LIFE UNIVERSITY INC % WILLIAM D JARR LIFE 7704262884 1269 BARCLAY CIRCLE MARIETTA GA 30060 WILLIAM D JARR EVP OF FINANCE 7704262884 2017-04-24 true Sandra L Feinsmith P01064157 4046886841 2017-04-20 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z WILLIAM D JARR 1269 BARCLAY CIRCLE MARIETTA GA 30060 67780732 false X WWW.LIFE.EDU X 1974 GA LIFE UNIVERSITY IS A NOT FOR PROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. 17 17 868 250 0 544527 1196547 62209070 64646522 238840 101825 40842 70000 63033279 66014894 2758441 2968967 0 0 31736104 33953240 0 0 1015974 29526762 29492621 64021307 66414828 -988028 -399934 114031317 114236104 72252489 72730472 41778828 41505632 X LIFE UNIVERSITY IS A NOT FOR PROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. THE PURPOSE OF LIFE UNIVERSITY IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE VISION TO FULFILL THEIR INNATE POTENTIAL, THE INSPIRATION TO ENGAGE IN A QUEST FOR SELF-DISCOVERY, AND THE ABILITY TO APPLY A PRINCIPLED APPROACH TO THEIR FUTURE ROLES AS LEADERS IN HUMANITARIAN SERVICE AND AS CITIZENS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. TODAY LIFE UNIVERSITY IS SUSTAINED BY ITS CHIROPRACTIC, UNDERGRADUATE, AND MASTERS PROGRAMS, WHICH SET THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IN CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CARE EDUCATION. GRADUATES LIFE UNIVERSITY GRADUATED A TOTAL OF 492 STUDENTS DURING THE 2015-2016 YEAR (October 2015 to September 2016). The number of degrees awarded (528) were as follows: COLLEGE AWARD COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC 362 COLLEGE OF GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 166 ----- TOTAL 528 AWARD NUMBER OF GRADUATES ASSOCIATES DEGREE 3 BACHELOR'S DEGREE 130 MASTER'S DEGREE 33 DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC 362 ----- TOTAL 528 *difference between the number of degrees awarded and t false false 25447010 1988623 54838919 COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC SEE SCHEDULE O 9513393 631491 7935244 COLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES SEE SCHEDULE O 2312968 246803 1872359 MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAM SEE SCHEDULE O 566972 102050 RESEARCH 566972 102050 37840343 true true false false false false false false false true true true false false true true true false true true true true false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false true 95 0 868 true false true CS false false false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true false true true false GA X WILLIAM D JARR 7704262623 1269 BARCLAY CIRCLE MARIETTA GA 30060 Jeffrey Aita Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Henry Cousineau Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Eddy Diaz Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Sandra Elbaum Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kevin Fogarty Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Aaron Gagnon Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Sharon Gorman Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 R James Gregg Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Richard Giuli Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jack Griesbaum Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jay Handt Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 J Peter Heffernan Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Marc Hudson Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Thomas M Klapp Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Joe Lupo Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Rhonda Newton Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Randolph O'Dell Trustee 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Guy Riekeman President 40.0 0.0 X 704833 0 10575 William Jarr Executive VP of Finance 40.0 0.0 X 238012 0 9201 Robert Scott Provost 40.0 0.0 X 207760 0 8924 Gregory Harris VP University Advancement 40.0 0.0 X 158942 0 7989 John Downes VP Global Initiatives 40.0 0.0 X 142344 0 3589 Marc Schneider VP Student Service 40.0 0.0 X 136175 0 3539 Cynthia Boyd VP Enrollment & Marketing 40.0 0.0 X 144538 0 8892 Gilles Lamarche VP Professional Relations 40.0 0.0 X 180000 0 8882 John McGee VP Operations 40.0 0.0 X 135000 0 309 Gerard Clum Pres. 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SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 The University is exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). Any unrelated business income, as defined by Section 512(a)(1) of the Code is subject to income taxes. U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require the Universitys management to evaluate tax positions taken by the University and recognize a tax liability if the University has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management has analyzed the tax positions taken by the University, and has concluded that as of June 30, 2016, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements. The University recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in other institutional expenses. There were no Interest or penalties recognized in either of the years ended June 30, 2016 or 2015. The Universitys federal Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) for the years ended June 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014 are subject to examination by the IRS. SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4b INSTITUTIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $2,898,967 SCHEDULE D, PART XiI, LINE 4b INSTITUTIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $2,898,967 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true SCHEDULE E PART I LINE 3 THE UNIVERSITY PUBLICIZES ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY VIA NEWSPAPER NOTICES AND MEDIA. ADDITIONALLY, THE UNIVERSITY POSTS ITS POLICY IN PUBLIC AREAS AND INCLUDES THE POlICY IN LITERATURE PROMOTING THE UNIVERSITY. SCHEDULE E PART I LINE 6A EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AID THE UNIVERSITY RECEIVES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS (FSEOG), FEDERAL PELL GRANTS, FEDERAL WORK STUDY PROGRAM, FEDERAL PERKINS LOANS, GEORGIA HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM & THE GEORGIA LEAP GRANT PROGRAM. Central America and the Caribbean 1 Program Services Clinic Development 101431 East Asia and the Pacific 2 Program Services Operations 302957 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 1 Program Services Seminar/Recruiting 219686 4 4 624074 624074 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Support 20000 wired Donation Cash East Asia and the Pacific support 50000 wired research cash false false false false false false true TUITION DISCOUNTS 438 2898967 PART I, LINE 2 PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS Annually tuition discount expenditures are projected and budgeted for the upcomiNg budget cycle. Projections are prepared by the Director of Student Administrative Services, delivered to the Director of Budget and submitted for approval to the Executive Vice President of Finance and the Board of Trustees. Various constituencies across campus are "allocated" a certain amount of funding to award to students, within the budgeted amounts. These awards are submitted to the Executive Vice President of Finance for approval and then routed to the Director of Student Administrative Services who then, through the Director of Financial Aid, oversees the packaging of these awards and integration with other financial aid awards to insure that no students with federal financial aid are over-awarded. Since these awards are tuition-based, they are posted to students' accounts each quarter once schedules are locked and total tuition amounts can be verified by the Director of Student Accounts and staff. Quarterly, the Director of Student Administrative Services compares actual expenses to budgeted amounts and alerts the budget manager of any potential overages. The budget is reviewed in each case to make sure overages will not cause fiscal issues. If it appears that they will, adjustments are recommended by the Director of Budget to the Executive Vice President of Finance. X X X X X true true X X X X X X false false false false false false false false Guy Riekeman President 456833 0 200000 0 48000 0 0 0 10575 0 715408 0 0 0 William Jarr Executive VP of Finance 220000 0 0 0 18012 0 0 0 9201 0 247213 0 0 0 Robert Scott Provost 207760 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8924 0 216684 0 0 0 Gregory Harris VP University Advancement 158942 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7989 0 166931 0 0 0 Cynthia Boyd VP Enrollment & Marketing 144538 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8892 0 153430 0 0 0 Gilles Lamarche VP Professional Relations 180000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8882 0 188882 0 0 0 Gerard Clum Pres. 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FORM 990 PART III LINE 4A The College of Chiropractic The Mission of the Life University College of Chiropractic, centered on the Vertebral Subluxation Complex, is to educate, mentor and graduate skilled and compassionate Doctors of Chiropractic to be primary care clinicians, physicians, teachers, and professionals, using the Universitys core life proficiencies as their foundation. Program Activities Peer Mentoring Pilot Peer Mentoring was piloted during Spring 2016 in the PSYC 3505 8th quarter Human Development class and matched with a 1st quarter class. 86% of the 1st quarter and 94.4% of the 8th quarter classes reported feeling the mentoring interaction helped them feel more engaged in the classroom setting. 91.2% of the 8th quarter class reported that they perceived this would help their leadership skills. The majority of students reported that they believed that this type of program would help them better acclimate to the Chiropractic program. This initiative will continue in the curriculum in this class related to the goal of improving communication and leadership for students and increase engagement and connectedness with students starting 1st quarter. Curriculum Review and Revision The DCP Curriculum Committee was restructured to include a wider representation of the program. The chair and committee members have been charged with overseeing the curriculum review and revision process and work in conjunction with the consultant. Their role also includes coordinating the faculty workshops that have been created by the consultants as well as collecting the work that is required from the faculty to progress to the next level. A meeting is scheduled once a month with the DCP administrators and the chair of the curriculum committee to discuss success and challenges. The committee and DCP faculty have completed two of the six workshops that have been scheduled by the consultant to complete this project. Anatomage Lab Since the transition from a cadaver lab to a virtual dissection lab, a review was done to compare student performance of students who used cadavers, students who used anatomy models, and of students who used the virtual dissection tables along with anatomy models to prepare for lab examinations in the Musculoskeletal Gross Anatomy course. The scores were from nine consecutive academic calendar sessions over two years. Results revealed that students that used the virtual dissection tables along with anatomy models performed better on average than the students that used cadavers only. Faculty Achievements Full-time faculty member in the Anatomy department published a Gross Anatomy Dissection Lab Manual. Full-time faculty member in the Anatomy department participated in an ongoing research focused on the Suboccipital triangle; anomalies associated with the dorsal arch of the Atlas. Presented a poster during ACC-RAC and is in the process of publishing the results in the Journal of Chiropractic and Manual Therapies. Several full-time faculty members in the technique department were invited to teach technique seminars off campus such as Activator, Thompson, and Gonstead. Several full-time faculty members were invited to participate on test writing committees at the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners headquarters in Colorado. College of Chiropractic Clinic System The mission of the Life University Clinic System is to improve the health and wellbeing of people in the communities we serve by providing chiropractic care and other health services, centered on the Vertebral Subluxation Complex. We will maintain excellence in the educational standards of our teaching clinics, and encourage all constituents of our clinics to actively participate in their own health and wellness care, and to actively participate in health and wellness programs that reach out to others in our communities. Clinical operations incorporate a variety of chiropractic services provided to the general public inclusive of complementary services provided to a range of special populations. The clinic system is composed of several types of clinical experiences. The clinical education and patient care delivery is stratified into three levels. The educational goals and objectives are clearly spelled out for each level, and assessment tools developed to ensure that appropriate competencies are measured and outcomes utilized to improve the clinical program. The Life University Clinic System prepared and executed the implementation of the Electronic Health Records throughout the clinic system. The Electronic Health System was fully implemented throughout the clinic system in 2015. This implementation created a greater consistency for patient care and intern education. It also creates an almost paperless environment due to the limited use of paper forms. Level I Experience: The Level I clinic experience includes quarters one through nine and is where basic competencies are developing in an environment where there is close faculty supervision. The majority of patients in a Level I clinic are not expected to be complex cases. Level I Clinic: The Campus Center for Health and Optimum Performance provides health care services for the Life University student community and provided over 27,000 patient visits at no charge. The Campus Center for Health and Optimum Performance 1269 Barclay Circle Marietta, GA 30060 Level II Experience: The Level II clinic experience includes quarters ten through twelve. Students continue to develop competency and critical thinking skills, and also focus on developing competency in patient management. Although competency development continues, the student now has access to a larger volume and variety of patients with a range of conditions. The outpatient facility provided for over 52,000 patient visits with 50% of the care provided at no charge. Level II Clinic: The Center for Health and Optimum Performance provides health care services to the general public in a fee-for-service environment. The Center for Health and Optimum Performance 1415 Barclay Circle Marietta, GA 30060 Level III Experience: Level III clinic encompasses the final quarters of the clinical education program. In Level III the student experiences integration into broader health care environments. These experiences are provided through a variety of programs; these programs may include field doctors office experiences, international satellite clinics, and/or sporting events. All off campus clinical education experiences take place at sites that have agreements and/or signed contracts with the University. Life University also owns and/or operates two community outreach clinics in the metro Atlanta area that serve special needs populations. Level III Clinics: There are currently three programs operating under the Level III programs; they are Outreach, field practice, and International Clinics. Outreach: The outreach clinics provide health care services to special needs populations in the metro Atlanta area and provided over 12,000 patient visits at no charge. Due to the high volume of patient care within the Outreach clinic, it has outgrown its current facility and the college opened a new larger facility to handle the growth in order to continue to serve the public consistent with the overall mission and goals. Outreach Clinic Program i. Community Outreach Clinic 1323 Roswell Road Suite 300W Marietta, GA 30062 ii. Community Outreach Clinic - The Extension 1507 Church Street Marietta, GA 30060 The University continues to fulfill its initiative to expand its clinical experiences for students to both domestic and international locations through its Level III clinic programs. Qualified upper-quarter students have the opportunity to participate in qualified field experiences located in doctors offices in several domestic and international locations. Additional community service provided by clinic The clinical system continues to provide complimentary public screenings and/or educational programs each month. These programs are intended to provide the community with a greater understanding of chiropractic health care and to screen the community for the presence of vertebral subluxation. Positive feedback from participants provides direction for future locations and services. FORM 990 PART III LINEs 4B, 4C & 4D The College of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies Deans Office Restructuring occurred within the deans office including the movement from area chairs to assistant deans as well as reassignment of program coordinators and faculty responsible for quality improvement reporting. Support staff positions were added to address student needs in the area of scheduling and advising, probationary and remedial monitoring and creation of associate dean administrative positon for CGUS. The office also reorganized the various departments to provide increased synergy among departments, moving Computer Information Management to the area of PHDSC to compliment the Business Administration program housed in that area. Emphasis on on-line education was increased during the past year with the hiring of the associate dean of on-line education as well as several adjunct faculty committed solely to on-line course offerings. Positive Human Development and Social Change (PHDSC) Academic activities during the year included on-campus presentations by positive psychologists, Dennis Tirch and Steven Hayes, as well as an ACT training workshop in the area of Psychology. An associates and bachelors degree in Positive Human Development and Social Change was implemented. The associate degree is being offered at the Lee Arrendale State Womens Prison and is the only accredited degree program currently offered to incarcerated students in the state of Georgia. Steps have been taken to convert curriculum in the undergraduate psychology degree in preparation for offering the degree in a completely on-line format. New full-time and part-time faculty have joined the department and a new assistant dean was hired. Nutrition The Nutrition department launched its new Bachelors in Culinary Nutrition degree which compliments the current undergrad offering in dietetics and nutrition. New full-time faculty was hired across program offerings and a new assistant dean was hired to lead the department in its new direction of functional nutrition. In conjunction with the new culinary nutrition program, a "community garden" was established and is supervised and managed by students within the nutrition department and food harvested from the garden is used in the Universitys Socrates Caf. Programmatic updates were provided to Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) the accrediting agency for nutrition programs. Natural Sciences New faculty were hired in the area of biology and department faculty focused on the creation of a new major in human ecology. Curriculum has been developed and is currently under consideration by the undergraduate curriculum committee with a projected start date for the program of January 2018. Faculty participated in the 2016 Atlanta Science Festival, showcasing various aspects of our program. Sport Health Science Continued improvements to program curriculum were the focus of faculty during the past year. Programmatic updates were provided to the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), the accrediting agency for the athletic training program. The department experienced increased enrollments in both undergraduate and graduate programs. Students participated in internships throughout the metro-Atlanta area, working with local youth and professional athletes. The department also hosted the 2016 Baseball and Sports Performance conference. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS PROVIDED A COPY OF FORM 990, PRIOR TO FILING, FOR ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL. The full Board of Trustees is provided a copy at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL CONTROL PROCEDURES, DISCUSSIONS WITH ALL OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE MADE TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A & 15B THE INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW AND APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION MATTERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ARE AVAILABLE VIA GUIDESTAR.ORG. ALL OTHER GOVERNING AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. LIFE STRATEGIC ACCELERATOR LLC 1269 BARCLAY CIRCLE MARIETTA GA 30060 383976566 investments GA 0 0 LIFE UNIV