By Marge Axelrad
Monday, June 10, 2019 12:26 AM
Today’s optometry college graduates reflect diverse backgrounds and an impressive range of professional and individual achievements. The demands of school curriculums span clinical, practical and research arenas and are accompanied by the strong sense of purpose that drive today’s students to give back and take part in local community and international volunteer work as well.
By Marge Axelrad
Monday, June 11, 2018 12:30 AM
Today’s optometry college graduates are such a diverse and impressive group of young people. It’s a reflection of the wide range of potential avenues and specialties afforded today’s students, who are just as dedicated as many of their predecessors, motivated by a strong sense of purpose in their involvement and future practice choices.
By Marge Axelrad
Monday, June 11, 2018 12:28 AM
NEW YORK—Nearly 1,100 readers of NewGradOptometry.com (NGO) took part in a wide-ranging survey conducted last year and shared information and attitudes about where they practiced, what types of career paths they were considering, the pressure of student debt and their long-term practice ideals and interests.
By Stephanie Sengwe
Monday, June 20, 2016 12:15 AM
This year’s Best in Class optometry students are as big-hearted as they are intelligent. Coming from different walks of life, they have lent their time to tutoring underclassmen, voluntarily organized Easter egg hunts, and even traveled to South America, all in hopes of helping those in need.
By Jamie Wilson
Monday, June 20, 2016 12:12 AM
NEW YORK—The Student Innovator Award which was launched to recognize an innovative concept developed by a SUNY Optometry student that is impactful, viable and feasible for today’s optometric marketplace, has garnered additional support for 2017. When the competition began, it was sponsored by Essilor and Jobson’s Rick Bay Foundation with SUNY Optometry as the participating sch
By Jamie Wilson
Thursday, June 18, 2015 12:03 AM
For many students, graduation comes with the uncertainty of what the future might hold, as well as what next steps one should take to reach a career goal. For the 2015 graduating class of optometrists and opticians, they continue to rise to the challenge, setting the standard and proving to be the up-and-comers to watch out for in the field of optical.