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The College Offers a More Diverse Selection of Elective Courses
A s f u t u r e h e a l t h c a r e p r a c t i t i on e r s a n d r e s e a r c h e r s ,
and as the next generation of leaders in
their fields, we recognize that our students need to know about more than just vision science. With this in mind,
we broadened
our offering of course electives last year
in order to provide an even more diverse and comprehensive curriculum. From courses on
nutrition and acupuncture to public health policy and foreign language, the College continues to show its commitment to providing
the coursework that our students need and desire in order to succeed and excel in their careers.
Division of Student Affairs and International
Programs Committed to Student Success
T he d i v i s i on of S t ud ent A f f a i r s and I nt e rna t i ona l
P r og r a m s ( S A I P )
partners with the academic and clinical divisions
of the College to enhance community life, develop a range of personal and
professional competencies and continually monitor and improve student
satisfaction. Planning and implementing a wide variety of innovative programs
and activities—such as the work of the Career Development Center and the
EXPLORE initiative in Admissions, among others—SAIP works to drive the
success of students at the College and after they begin their careers.
With the retirement of Dr. Michael Heiberger effective last July, the
international programs division was realigned to be included within what is
now called the Office of Student Affairs and International Programs under
the direction of Vice President Jeffrey Philpott.
“This realignment will give the College the opportunity to consolidate
resources, mobilize staff more efficiently and make International Programs
more relevant to our current students while augmenting our admissions
objectives to enroll a more diverse and international student community,” Dr.
Philpott said.
EXPLORE Aims to Educate
and Excite
On e o f o u r go a l s
at the College
is to continue to grow both the size and
the diversity of our student body. And
since personal experience is what often
drives students to get excited about any
profession, SAIP recently
launched the
EXPLORE initiative as a way to offer
a wide range of prospective students
the opportunity to experience what the
profession of optometry has to offer.
The
initiative includes a bi-annual open house
at the College and UEC for prospective
students, on-site CSTEP internship programs,
individualized counseling sessions for
prospective students, online and social
media outreach as well as targeted outreach
to undergraduate career counselors.
