Orientation Schedule

ORIENTATION SCHEDULE

Southern College of Optometry
Orientation Schedule
2020
 

PRE-RECORDED VIDEO SESSIONS

Students will have until midnight on Wednesday, August 26  to view 12 pre-recorded presentations covering some SCO essentials, such as Security, Mail Service, Health Insurance, the History of SCO, and more. These videos are hosted on Moodle, a learning platform you will be using throughout your time at the college.

On August 26th, you’ll participate in an in-depth TEAMS meeting with the Information Services team going over Moodle, but for now, here are the basic instructions on how to access and view the presentations:

1. Go to the website moodle.sco.edu.
2. In the top right-hand corner, you will see a button prompting you to log in.
3. Log in using the password and information associated with your sco.edu email address.
   1. Ex: If your SCO email address is [email protected], and your account password is FutureOD2024, then you will log in to Moodle using:
      1. Username: jsmith
      2. Password: FutureOD2024
4. You will be taken to your Dashboard, where all your course information will be posted going forward.
5. Under the heading My Courses, click on “Orientation 2020 Class of 2024 Pre-Recorded Orientation Sessions”.
6. You will be taken to a page that contains all the pre-recorded sessions. To view a video, click on the session heading next to the purple film reel icon.
7. These video files are large, so please allow each video time to buffer. If the buffering continues and you’re unable to view a video properly, please use the Vimeo link next to the globe icon.
8. To proceed to the next video, use the dropdown menu or arrows at the bottom of the screen, or return to the “Orientation 2020 Class of 2024 Pre-Recorded Orientation Sessions” homepage.

If you have any problems using Moodle or accessing the video presentations, please contact Melissa Powers at [email protected] Remember, you have 12 videos to view in their entirety, so please don’t wait until the last minute.

Live Virtual Sessions (Microsoft TEAMS)

Over the course of 5 TEAMS meetings, SCO faculty and staff will introduce students to optometry, their first-year instructors and Institutional Advancement, as well as familiarize them with our technology.

You will receive Microsoft TEAMS invites for all of these meetings with links allowing you to join, so please check your email often and follow through on any requests to RSVP.

*Each student will receive a virtual gift card so they can order delivery from the restaurant of their choice and eat together as a virtual “dinner”.

IN-PERSON, ON-CAMPUS SESSIONS

These sessions will be the most similar to the traditional SCO Orientation experience. Students will be coming to campus to hear from faculty and staff, collect necessary materials -- such as white coats -- and most of all, get to know each other!

To limit the number of students on campus at one time, these on-campus sessions will be spread over two days (Thursday, August 27 and Friday, August 28) and divided based on lab groups.

We ask that all students wear a t-shirt or golf shirt displaying their Alma Mater to these sessions. Otherwise, the dress code is casual. Face masks are required to enter any building on campus.

To view a detailed itinerary for your on-campus sessions, please click on your respective lab groups below:

Lab Groups 1A, 1B, 1C, 5A

Lab Groups 2A, 2B, 2C, 5B

Lab Groups 3A, 3B, 3C, 5C

Lab Groups 4A, 4B, 4C

MEET YOUR ADVISOR DINNER & THE STUDENT ORGANIZATION FAIR

Traditionally, the Meet Your Advisor Dinner and Student Org Fair would occur all in-person during the first week of class. However, due to COVID-19, these will be hybrid events combining brief interactions in-person and virtual TEAMS meetings.

Additional information is forthcoming, but in the meantime, please note these events on your calendar.

Dates and times are subject to change, so check for updates often.

·Meet Your Advisor Dinner

• Date: Tuesday, September 1
• Time: TBA
• Location:  TBA
• Lab Group Numbers: ALL
• Facilitator: Dr. Carrie Lebowitz, Director of Academic Support Services

·American Optometric Student Association (AOSA) Info Night

• Date: Thursday, September 3
• Time: 6:00PM – 7:00PM
• Location: Microsoft TEAMS
• Lab Group Numbers: ALL
• Facilitator: Nicole Wohlfort, Class of 2023 | AOSA Trustee-Elect

·Student Organization Fair

• Date: Thursday, September 10
• Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm 
• Location: Microsoft TEAMS
• Lab Group Numbers: ALL
• Facilitator: Student Services & the Student Government Association

Orientation Menu:

• Orientation Schedule
• Important Information and Links
• Moving Services
• Student Organizations
• Class of 2024 IRIS
• COVID-19 Testing
• Welcome to SCO & Memphis