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NEW YORK, May 31, 2018 — Dawn Rigney has been named vice president for institutional advancement of the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry and executive director of the Optometric Center of New York (OCNY), the College’s affiliated foundation, effective May 17, 2018. The selection follows a national search. Ms. Rigney most […]

May 30, 2018

Highlights from 2018 Capstone

SUNY Optometry hosted 2018 Capstone for its graduating ODs on Tuesday, May 22. The annual event provides newly minted doctors with current information on their rapidly changing profession and starts them on the path toward lifelong learning. Dr. Mark Wright, a nationally recognized contributor on optometric practice, delivered the keynote address, “Practicing in a World […]

May 29, 2018

Familiar Faces @ SUNY Optometry: Dr. Jennifer Gould

One day, Jennifer Gould got it. Completely. “I was being quizzed by one of my preceptors about a certain disease,” she recalls. “I’d never taken all of the basic science information and the clinical and pulled it together. He asked me a question and suddenly, all the threads came together and it made sense to […]

May 24, 2018

SUNY Optometry’s 2018 Commencement Recap

NEW YORK, May 24, 2018 – The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry held its 44th commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 24. Hundreds gathered at the Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan to witness the College grant 110 degrees and certificates, including the OD, PhD and MS in vision science and advanced certificate […]

May 23, 2018

Highlights from White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2020

SUNY Optometry hosted its annual White Coat Ceremony on Thursday, May 17. Members of the Class of 2020 celebrated the milestone in their journey to become doctors in front of family and friends. White Coat ceremonies have become ubiquitous at professional health education institutions in recent years. Designed to mark the transition students make from […]

May 23, 2018

Class of 2018: Tristan Barrueco

After completing a degree in biomedical engineering at the University of Rochester in 2010, Tristan Barrueco attended U.S. Navy’s Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as an ensign. An unexpected medical discharge left him wondering what to do next. “Then a friend who had recently graduated from optometry school started teaching me about the field,” […]

May 23, 2018

Class of 2018: Jennifer Nguyen

Jennifer Nguyen’s road to SUNY Optometry is arguably one that no other student has ever taken. The reason? It involved a two-year pitstop at a Bakersfield, California, Frito-Lay plant. Now, as she graduates from the College on Thursday, May 24, Ms. Nguyen is still unorthodox, as her academic achievements and community involvement blaze a trail […]

May 22, 2018

Meet the Board: Dr. Richard Soden

From student to board member, the career optometrist continues to serve the SUNY Optometry community. Dr. Richard Soden always wanted to help people—and by choosing optometry as the path to do so, he has bettered the lives of students, patients and countless others throughout New York City. “I always thought that working with people to […]

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