Students, Faculty, Residents, Staff, Alumni, Board Members and Friends,
Greetings from a steamy, warm Orlando, where many of us have been attending the annual meeting of the American Academy of Optometry and the World Council of Optometry. This is always a great meeting with fantastic continuing education and opportunities to discuss new and innovative ways of moving the profession forward. What makes me most proud about this meeting is the fact that so many of our PCO faculty and alumni have been providing continuing education lectures and are contributing to both the Academy's and the World Council of Optometry’s strategic direction. It’s so gratifying to see PCO leading the way and setting the bar unbelievably high at every lecture they give. That’s what happens when we have the most talented faculty and alumni in the country! For those of you who are in Orlando for the meeting, please try to stop by our booth in the Exhibit Hall as well as join us for our Alumni and Friends Centennial Tour Reception tonight at 7:30 in the Orchid Room of the Hyatt Regency, honoring PCO’s 100-year legacy and contributions to the profession.
Back on campus, this morning, be sure to tune in to see our very own Brandy Scombordi, pediatric optometrist at The Eye Institute (TEI) and Chaitali Baviskar, assistant vice president of clinical operations, on NBC10 for an interview about next weekend’s Looking Out for Kids (LOFK) charity fundraiser. Thank you both for going and spreading awareness for LOFK - watch the interview live at 10:30 today! For more information on LOFK, visit salus.edu/lofk
On Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., please stop by the Hafter Center for the official ribbon cutting reveal of our new Sensory Garden. Intended to be a teaching tool for each of the seven programs in the College of Education and Rehabilitation, the Sensory Garden is already a beautiful new edition to our campus, and I can’t wait to see it utilized by students, faculty, staff and the local community very soon. Learn more about the garden at salus.edu/sensorygarden
Next Friday, we will be hosting representatives from Cedar Crest College (CCC) in celebration of our newest articulation agreements. The four new agreements will include the Doctor of Audiology degree program; the Doctor of Optometry degree program; the Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies master's programs; and the Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Master of Medical Science degree program. We’re very excited about this new partnership and I look forward to hosting the signing next Friday. For more information, visit salus.edu/ccc.
Next Saturday we are holding our thirteenth Looking Out For Kids Charity fundraiser at the City Line Hilton. If you have not already gotten your tickets, there’s still time. Looking Out For Kids wouldn’t be around today if wasn’t for the work of Dr. Sue Oleszewski, who founded this great charity in 2007. Dr. Oleszewski will be on hand to present Mr. Alan Lindy with this year’s Lighthouse award. Just click here to get tickets.
World Occupational Therapy Day is this coming Sunday, October 27th. When you see any of our OT students, faculty or staff, please wish them a Happy World OT Day! There might even some folks outside the cafeteria area where you can get more information!
It's going to be another nice Fall weekend, so if you get a chance, get out and check out the fall colors – we’re just about at peak time right now. Be safe, have fun and look out for one another!
Mike
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