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American Optometric Student Association (AOSA)
The American Optometric Student Association (AOSA) is the national organization for optometry students. All SCCO students are automatically members of the AOSA and the American Optometric Association (AOA), by virtue of their membership in the SCCO Student Association. AOSA exists to improve the visual welfare of the public and enhance the education and welfare of optometry students. AOSA directs itself to the educational, legislative, political, interprofessional, intraprofessional and social concerns of optometry students.Each of the optometry schools contributes to AOSA through active participation in their respective AOSA chapters. The trustee from each school serves on the AOSA Board of Trustees.The President of AOSA is the national spokesperson for optometry students. This individual serves on an advisory committee for the federal government, is a consultant to the AOA, and may testify before the United States Congress on matters pertaining to optometry and optometry students.
National Optometric Student Association (NOSA)
The National Optometric Student Association (NOSA), an affiliate of the National Optometric Association (NOA), consists of matriculated students of optometry and other persons who are committed to the recruitment and retention of qualified underrepresented minority students in the profession of optometry.The Association exists to stimulate and encourage high professionalism and intellectual and social relationships with members of optometric programs. In addition, it strives to engage in and encourage the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority students into optometric service through involvement in minority community affairs.
Beta Sigma Kappa
Beta Sigma Kappa is an international optometric honorary fraternity. Optometric students who have attained a specified high scholastic standing while enrolled in a school or college of optometry may be invited to become members. The fraternity functions as a service organization and sponsors health education lecture programs to colleges in the area, a tutoring service and other appropriate programs. The Beta Sigma Kappa Silver Medal is awarded annually to the graduate who is a member of BSK with the highest cumulative grade point average.
Omega Delta and Omega Epsilon Phi
There are two professional optometric fraternities at SCCO. Both offer a yearly schedule of social events, as well as many educational programs. Pledging for these coeducational fraternities follows rush activities at the beginning of each academic year.
Project Concern
This voluntary program is student directed, but it is also an extension of the College's public service and clinical training program. Its purpose is to provide on-site visual screenings, and when necessary, additional visual services to needy people who otherwise would not receive visual care. The project provides training in administration, clinical skills and community service.
Sports Vision Club
The Sports Vision Club is designed to give students an opportunity to learn, observe, and practice the methods of sports vision screening evaluation and training. The Sports Vision Club will strive to promote, advance and enhance the identity of optometry as a profession providing sports vision services; to provide education, research and screening programs in the area of sports vision; to provide a source of information on the subject of sports vision to the students, other professionals and to the public; and to provide a forum for the members of the student body having an interest in the sports vision area of optometry. Membership is open to the entire student body.
Spanish Optometric Society
This organization is designed to provide students with an opportunity to develop the necessary Spanish-speaking skills to effectively provide optometric services to Spanish-speaking patients.
Student Spouse Association
This organization of optometric student spouses is an educational and social body. It is designed to present to the members their civic and social obligations as spouses of future optometrists. This organization also serves to foster a closer relationship among the student spouses.
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