Beginning Sunday, November 5, BuckeyePass two-factor authentication will be required to access information in Buckeye Link. Please note that this includes your grades, financial aid and course information. Setting up BuckeyePass will take about 10 minutes and will enhance the security of your personal and financial information in the system.

Instructions are available at https://ocio.osu.edu/blog/community/2017/10/17/coming-soon-new-login-procedure-adds-extra-layer-of-security-to-student-information-systems.

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by Nate Garlick, Class of 2020

While some students debate which path to take following optometry school graduation, a few have pledged years of active military service post-graduation. The military supports these students during school, and the students “pay back” with active duty service in military hospitals, clinics, and bases. Currently, four OSU optometry students are recipients of the U.S. Navy’s Health Professional Scholarship and are commissioned officers (O-1, Ensign) during their schooling: Tyler Hamby (2019), Nate Garlick (2020), Maddie Howland (2021) and Paul Grigsby (2021). Nationwide, only three to five optometry scholarships are awarded each year. These students attend Naval Officer Training in Newport, Rhode Island during the summer between first and second year, where they learn how to lead in the Navy and live the values of honor, courage, and commitment. After graduation, they will be deployed across the country and world to provide the highest quality optometry care to sailors, officers, and their families. You may not see them in uniform during the school day, but these students are deeply committed to the values of the U.S. Navy and to the practice of optometry. They look forward to serving our country through optometry and helping others see the world a little better. Anchors Aweigh!

Thanks to Nate Garlick (2020) for submitting this article! If you have a news story to share, please contact Jen Bennett at bennett.1075@osu.edu.

Last week you received the spring class schedule from Becca. Remember to please complete your Financial Responsibility Statement by going to Buckeye Link by the end of this week so that she can schedule you for classes.

The Health Sciences Library maintains a page just for Optometry students! Visit http://hslguides.osu.edu/optometry for eBooks, databases, eJournals, and resources to assist you with citation of sources. If you are working on a research project or if you simply want to learn more about a topic, Fern Cheek, the Health Sciences Librarian, is available to you! You can contact her at fern.cheek@osumc.edu or 614-688-4505.

When you think of wellness, what do you think of? Anecdotally, the majority of us probably think of exercise and nutrition, but did you know there are nine dimensions of wellness? The nine dimensions include, emotional, career, social, spiritual, physical, financial, intellectual, creative, and environmental wellness. We want to know what areas of wellness are most important to you and how we can help! Please take two to three minutes to complete this brief poll to help us help you! https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9RjMMcVUiZMIsQd