Author name: Hunter Chapman

As Director of Optometry School Relations, I hope to encourage many optometry students to get more involved with this great website and the profession, in general. A student at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN with plans to graduate in 2016, I am excited about my upcoming student and professional career in optometry. My hometown is Monroe, LA, and I graduated from Louisiana State University in May 2012. I am also privileged to serve as an AOSA Trustee and the AOA-PAC National Liaison. Find Hunter on Google+.

Attend SECO 2014 in Atlanta! Here’s Your Guide to this Engaging Conference

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With just a few easy steps, Click Here to Register for SECO 2014 With over 400 hours of continuing education this year and one of optometry’s largest and most innovative exhibit halls, there are countless reasons why SECO has provided optometric physicians and students with world-class continuing education since 1924 and is remarked as The Education Destination®. As […]

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August 2013 Optometry Student in Focus: Brady Betten

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Brady Betten, a fourth year student at University of Houston College of Optometry (UHCO), was recently recognized in San Diego, CA at Optometry’s Meeting for receiving this year’s Norman E. Wallis award. The award goes to the student who earns the top score among students from all 23 schools of optometry on Part I of

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Let’s Meet in Washington, D.C. for Congressional Advocacy Conference 2013

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With the Affordable Care Act going into effect in 2014, the healthcare discussions continue to heat up on Capitol Hill. Optometry needs to maintain its role in these discussions of healthcare reform! This important task can be achieved when we optometric physicians and students alike gather on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. for the American Optometric Association’s annual

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AOSA Recap of Events at Optometry’s Meeting 2013

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If you weren’t able to make it out to Optometry’s Meeting in San Diego, or missed some speakers if you were there, this article offers a glimpse into a few of those speakers who were mainly directed towards optometry students. Hunter Chapman (AOSA SCO Trustee-Elect) recaps comedian Karyn Ruth White, while Keylee Brown (AOSA IAUPR

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June 2013 Optometry Student in Focus, Tina Grosshans

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Entering her fourth year at Southern College of Optometry, Christina “Tina” Grosshans will undoubtedly excel in her final year of optometry school. She served SCO as president of SVOSH for the 2012-2013 academic year, which is how I came to know her, as we both just returned from our SVOSH trip to Belize last month.

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SCO Raises $3.3 Million in One Year

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Memphis, TN – In an effort to reach its “Envision Our Progress” campaign goal, Southern College of Optometry (SCO) has already raised $3.3 million in just one year. The financial support is mainly directed towards funding a $9.4 million academic building expansion, however, the campaign also has two other directives, which are to increase student

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SCO Hosts Annual State Day

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Memphis, TN (January 9, 2013): Various legislators and state board members gathered at Southern College of Optometry (SCO) for its fifth annual State Day. The purpose of the event is for students to become more aware of the necessity to become involved with the legislative processes of our profession, which was exemplified by speeches, presentations,

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Mastering optics: Team-based learning is the key

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Having spent only one week on optics in my undergraduate physics course, I was apprehensive to face the subject during my entire first year in optometry school.  Shortly before our first lecture in our optics course, I received the syllabus.  Actually, I studied the syllabus, as we had a quiz on it in our first

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