Student Life Blogs

  Hello Blogosphere: Oh, October– the month of fall foliage, pumpkin spice, and running? Say what?! Sure, there’s this little thing called optometry school that preoccupies most of my waking hours, but now-and-then a gal needs a hobby and running has become my thing. It just so happens that with the cooler weather change this fall, October has brought several races to run as well. So far this month I’ve run two 10miler races at Shelby Forest State Park outside of Memphis and... Read More

It’s amazing how time flies! Just had Convocation and Homecoming, and Halloween is almost here! Last week, the Optometric Private Practice Club hosted Dr. Chris Lievens, OD, and he gave us some great advice on resumes/CVs. I had no idea how much strategy was involved in creating a resume. I thought that as long as the resume looked good and had great content I would be good to go. Nope. I’m so glad I find out now! A big thank you to Dr. Lievens for a great night. I got to attend... Read More

Students at SCO come from all over. In fact, while walking to campus from the parking lot I often play a game in which I try to identify whose car belongs to whom based on the state on the license plate. “Hmm…Utah, South Carolina, Michigan, California, New York, Nebraska, Texas…” the list goes on and on. Yet, a little less commonly found are plates with “Ontario” and “Manitoba” and (before recently) “Nova Scotia.” O, Canada! A most wonderful and friendly place! Several of SCO’s students... Read More

Hey readers! The past few weeks have been quite eventful, so I’ll take this time to do a little recap. Optifest, which I mentioned in my last post, was lots of fun! Optifest is the annual trade show sponsored by the AOSA. There were many different optical and ophthalmic equipment vendors present and lots (and lots!) of students, faculty and staff in attendance. I volunteered to work the World Sight Day booth and helped promote World Sight Day and sell t-shirts to raise money towards... Read More

  Hello Blogosphere! It may come as a surprise to some people, but us optometry students do enjoy a nice break from studying, exams, and practicals now-and-then. In fact, one of our fondest forms of study breaks is a little retail therapy. That’s why when the leaves start to change, the SCO community anxiously anticipates Optifest. Organized by SCO’s AOSA, Optifest is an annual trade show of over 20 leading national vendors in glasses, sunglasses, and ophthalmic equipment. Optifest is... Read More