There is a new clinical service trip in town! With our impressive student involvement in SVOSH, FCO, and RAM trips there is yet another way for Ohio State students to demonstrate their passion for service. OneSight is an international organization parented by Luxottica that organizes numerous eye care clinics around the world each year. The clinics are regularly staffed by Luxottica employed doctors, opticians, and staff members. Luxottica recently began offering this experience to optometry students and this year’s trip will be the third year. If you would like a first-hand account of this experience and the opportunity to provide eye care for nearly 5,000 patients, contact Carolyn Chakuroff chakuroff.1@osu.edu or Justin Gillette gillette.44@osu.edu, who were on the May 2018 trip to Oaxaca, Mexico.

To learn more and apply, visit https://luxottica.secure-platform.com/a/page/onesight. Applications are due by December 15. The application is free and trip costs are covered by OneSight.

From now on, mass mailed magazines, with the exception of the college’s BuckEYE Alumni Magazine, will not be delivered to individual student mailboxes. Instead, a small stack will be left on the table in the student mail room for those who are interested. Those not taken after a month will be recycled. If anyone does not feel that enough magazines are available, please let Becca Roby know.

Please remember to complete your Student Evaluation of Instructor by December 6. We ask that these evaluations are done before finals so that you can give feedback on the instructors teaching throughout the semester and not only how it relates to their final exam. This feedback is taken very seriously and helps ensure the quality of our program. Thank you.

Dr. Earley (via e-mail) invited OPT II and III students to apply for The Ohio State University Sesquicentennial Scholar Leadership Program. Sesquicentennial Scholars will receive a $2,500 scholarship; participate in high-level leadership training; receive professional development support; and serve as sesquicentennial ambassadors for the university at programs and events. The opportunity to be connected to and build a network within the larger Ohio State community can provide lasting benefits that stretch beyond the program itself. You do not need to have held a formal leadership position or see yourself (today) as a leader to apply.

Learn more and apply at https://150.osu.edu/scholarship.html. Applications from second- and third-year students will be accepted through February 1, 2019. If you have questions, contact Jen Bennett at bennett.1075@osu.edu.