MUIH is committed to giving each of our graduates a meaningful commencement experience as we honor your accomplishments. Graduates, family, friends, fellow students, and MUIH’s faculty and staff gathered for this year’s Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Provost Christina Sax presided over the ceremony and President Marc Levin confered the degrees at this event.
399 individuals graduated from summer 2021 through spring 2022, and 64 participated in the ceremony. To learn more about this event, visit the MUIH Commencement Page.
Speakers
Mandee Walton, M.A. Health and Wellness Coaching, Student Speaker
Mandee Walton is a California native, a Veteran of the United States Army and an advocate for suicide awareness in the veteran community. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Columbia College and earned the Master of Arts degree in Health and Wellness Coaching from MUIH. She would like to use her skills as a Health and Wellness Coach to collaborate with non-profit Veteran groups, helping veterans to live an elevated active life. Mandee can often be found volunteering her time with multiple organizations that focus on health and wellness through active lifestyles. Mandee currently resides in Utah with her husband and rat terrier. In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors, cycling, kayaking, hiking, and traveling.
John Rosa, D.C.
Dr. John Rosa is a leader in Integrative Medicine. He owns and supervises Accessible Beltway Clinics, a leading chiropractic group in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area since 1998. Its 15 Integrative Medicine centers combine medicine, chiropractic, acupuncture, and physical therapy to give a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to musculoskeletal disorders. He specializes in sports medicine and has been team doctor for many sports organizations, treating elementary, high school, college, professional, and Olympic level athletes. He is a founding member of the RecoveryDoc team, which utilizes cutting-edge healing technology, customized treatment programs, and a state-of-the-art monitoring service to help athletes recover faster and stronger, enabling them to perform at their optimum level.
Dr. Rosa is a national expert on the opioid crisis lecturing nationwide on the origins, prevention, and treatment of the epidemic. He is a surrogate to the White House and consults for the Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Agency, Homeland Security, and several state law enforcement bodies. He has been awarded the QUILLY award for best-selling author on topics related to the Opioid Crisis the EXPY award for public speaking. In line with his passion to make a difference in the crisis, Dr. Rosa started Overdose Free America, a nonprofit that uses Hollywood and the music industry to bring the topic proper awareness.
Dr. Rosa holds a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University and completed his Doctor of Chiropractic degree at New York Chiropractic College. He has been awarded the highest recognitions in his profession – Fellow of the American Chiropractic Colleges and Fellow of the International Chiropractic Colleges. Dr. Rosa has been a member of the MUIH Board of Trustees since 2016 holding various officer positions and is currently Chair of the Board. Dr. Rosa also served on the Board of Trustees of New York Chiropractic College for over 15 years, serving his final 3-year term as Chairman of the Board.