Tag: student advisory board
Catch Up With Previous Grads—2026
Graduation may often feel like the finish line, but for these recent optometry graduates, it was just the beginning. In the few short years...
OD Student Launches “Path to OD” for Aspiring Optometrists
Lama Fawaz knows firsthand how overwhelming the path to optometry school can feel. After completing two years of prerequisites following high school, she was...
Vision of Thanks: Students Share What They’re Most Grateful For
Optometry students often juggle rigorous schedules, challenging coursework and the demands of clinical training—but they still find time to reflect on what truly matters....
SUNY Optometry Student Joins WO Advisory Board
Rena Shilian, a third-year student at SUNY College of Optometry, has joined the Women in Optometry (WO) Student Advisory Board. Shilian, who is pursuing...
Seven Essential Tips for Optometry Students, From a WO Student Board...
Guest editorial by Ashlee Payne, New England College of Optometry class of 2026
Editor's note: Ashlee Payne is a student advisory board member for Women...
Meet the Student Advisory Board: Abby Wilhelmi, ICO
Abby Wilhelmi grew up in Beach, North Dakota, a town of about 1,000 people—“ironic, I realize, considering North Dakota is about as landlocked as...
Meet the Student Advisory Board: Lauren Pohl, UIWRSO
Meet Lauren Pohl, an Austin, Texas native. After earning a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry in three years from the University of North...
Meet the Student Advisory Board: Paige Wagar, UWO
Paige Wagar has always been disciplined. Wagar competed in ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary and musical theater starting when she was four. Finding that it...
Meet the Student Advisory Board: Ashlee Payne, NECO
By Ashlee Payne, WO Student Advisory Board Member and NECO Student
Being a mother of two boys-- 3 and 7 years old--I often hear, “How...
Meet the Student Advisory Board: Deanna Dale, KYCO
Meet Deanna Dale, a second-year student and our student advisory board member representing University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO). The Grundy, Virginia, native...
