Happy June: Week of June 1st

Happy June everyone! The campus has been relatively quiet over the past week following all the activities around commencement last week. Even as the campus winds down a bit for the summer months there are still some classes in session and all of our clinics are open and busy.

In talking around campus, we believe that today marks 20th anniversary of when the Pennsylvania College of Optometry opened on the Elkins Park campus. That’s something to celebrate!

The Speech-Language Institute Speakeasy Support Group, otherwise known as the Laryngectomee/Throat Cancer Support Group, will meet tomorrow, June 2nd at 12 p.m. at the Speech-Language Institute.    

While the Elkins Park “Arts in the Park” has been postponed until June 10th, Salus will be represented there from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at High School Park, located at High School Road and Montgomery Avenue in Elkins Park. We hope folks can come out to both volunteer as well as to enjoy all the associated festivities.  

Construction continues on the second half of the Lombardi Classroom which will be ready for use by August. We’ve also just opened our new pediatric waiting room at The Eye Institute with completion of four new examination lanes due to be completed by June 15th.  It’s great to see the progress in each of these projects.

On Monday, many PCO students and faculty will be joining the ranks of the Pennsylvania Optometric Society in Harrisburg to educate our state legislators about optometry and why they should be support scope of practice and other related legislation. I too will be joining the group as I always enjoy watching our great students impress our local representatives with their knowledge of the issues and they way they professionally conduct themselves.

As we enter what looks to be a rainy, humid weekend, please try to take some time to enjoy yourselves, spend time with friends and loved ones and do something fun. Be safe and look out for each other.

Mike