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January 29, 2018

Lee Miller, OCNY’s Newest Board Member, Brings a Range of Interests to SUNY Optometry

She has built a career dedicated to empowering families and fostering good communication. Lee Miller, Esq. credits one lesson above all others for her professional success: Learn how to listen carefully and respectfully. It is this maxim—the ability to effectively hear what others are attempting to communicate—that led to her becoming an industry leader in […]

January 9, 2018

SUNY Optometry Hosts Eyes of the World, a Mosaic Mural Crafted During NYC Women’s March

Created during the first Women’s March in New York City on January 21, 2017, Eyes of the World symbolizes the importance of citizen vigilance in modern society. It was produced in solidarity with the worldwide protest, which advocated a “world that is equitable, tolerant, just and safe for all, one in which the human rights […]

January 4, 2018

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Kirsten Madeline Johnson, Class of 2018

The president of Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity is excited to chip away at preventable blindness. Even before Kirsten Madeline Johnson decided to attend SUNY Optometry, she knew that she wanted to work with Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity, which helps bring eye care to people in developing countries. Now, as a fourth-year […]

December 22, 2017

Annual Ceremony Recognizes Outstanding Faculty, Staff

The SUNY Optometry community gathered to acknowledge faculty and staff contributions during the ninth annual Recognition Awards Ceremony on Thursday, December 21 in the Schwarz Theater. The following employees were celebrated for their service to the College. Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service Ms. Gaea Austin Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Service Dr. […]

December 15, 2017

International Initiative Commits to Advance Access to Vision Care in China

NEW YORK CITY — Representatives from 11 Chinese institutions met at SUNY College of Optometry to be exposed to optometric curricula and clinical training through the China Optometry and Ophthalmology Resources Development (COORD) initiative on November 16 and 17. Eye and vision care experts from the United States, China, South Korea, Australia and the United […]

December 15, 2017

Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson Visits SUNY Optometry

NEW YORK, December 14, 2018 — Dr. Kristina M. Johnson, 13th chancellor of The State University of New York, visited SUNY Optometry on Wednesday, December 13. She met with the College’s senior administration and faculty and toured teaching and patient care facilities. Chancellor Johnson emphasized her passion for research, teaching and outreach and discussed her […]

December 14, 2017

SUNY Optometry’s University Eye Center Makes Holiday Donation to Guttman Community College Student Food Pantry

NEW YORK, December 12, 2018 — SUNY Optometry’s University Eye Center partnered with the Single Stop office at Stella and Charles Guttman Community College, a neighbor across Bryant Park, to stock its Student Food Pantry for the holiday season. A delivery of non-perishable food items donated by faculty, staff and students was made by Ms. […]

December 12, 2017

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Meredith Stallone, Class of 2018

From political advocacy to research, the OD/MS candidate aims to carry on the legacy of those who came before her. Meredith Stallone’s academic career has been filled with many triumphs, from her induction into Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society to winning the Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation and Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation Merit Scholarship […]

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