The Illinois College of Optometry has signed an agreement with the Dr. Newton K. Wesley Foundation to support a new research project. ICO will be studying the effects of orthokeratology on slowing the progression of myopia. This study hopes to expand potential application of orthokeratology to a novel population, African American school-aged children. Lee Wesley, DMin, president of the NKWF, signed the official document at ICO on October 19, 2016. Also in attendance on behalf of the Foundation were Roy Wesley, OD, PhD, and Victoria Granacki, MS. The individuals overseeing the project at ICO will be Drs. Yi Pang, Valerie Kattouf, and Jennifer Harthan. Research will take place in the Cornea Center for Clinical Excellence within the Illinois Eye Institute. We thank the Dr. Newton K. Wesley Foundation for its support, and look forward to how this research could benefit the lives of young patients.

The following students earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Summer quarter of the 2016-17 school year by achieving a quarterly GPA of 3.5 or better and earning no grade below a B or H (honors) in all third and fourth year patient care courses: 2nd Year Albrecht, Jennifer Boots, Calvin Brar, Simran Goodfellow, Madison Lee, Colin Paulsen, Annika Pierce, Jessica Proud, Molly Rogers, Sarah Schraufnagel, Abigail 3rd Year Bedi, Manveen Brachmanski, Mark Brady, Brittney Chan, Jessica Dunphy, Erin Ellerkamp, Aleice Goldberg, Jill Gorz, Michael Groth, Benjamin Harris, Taylor Heisler, Melissa Hohs, Kathryn Jansen, Samantha Kasivisvanathan, Vasicka Kiani, Binesh Lau, Jenny Ledford, Abigail Li, Diana Li, Lu Li, Stephanie Literski, Alexandra Miller, Shanna Muncy, Alex Nadarajah, Vakishan Nisar, Sara Poznic, Benjamin Pym, Christina Raies, Daniel Tariq, Saadia Trinh, Cindy Uhlenhopp, Alex Vasilova, Liliya Vezinaw, Chloe Wong, Alicia Zabaneh, Aida 4th Year Ahrar, Shari Alcesto, Margarette Alexopoulos, Denise Arneson, Gretchen Bandstra, Alaina Bartek, Ann Beluch, Aimee Berens, Ashley Blavat, Jamie Bouras, George Brandt, Alexandra Brenart, Robert Burton, Margaret Chan, Trina Choe, David Cowling, Jessica Dao, Trevor Deng, Meng Do, Leha El‑Khazendar, Sarah Enns, Kelly Fang, Jane Fulton, Tyler Gerth, Shin Grainger, Lauren Harris, Marni Hartnett, Meghan Hasler, Rachel Hemphill, Ashley Hernandez, Joel Hoang, Katie Hok, Nicole Hutchins, Emily Ibrahim, Nagwa Ison, Steven Jhamb, Sameera Kapadia, Punita Kaur, Harjot Khatoon, Sabah Klover, Kori Kolb, Carolyn Konwinski, Nicholas Kroona, Katie Lafreniere, Julie Ma, Gabrielle McNamara, Stephen Mendez, Jaime Meyer, Megan Meyer, Robert Ngo, Lananh Nguyen, Melissa Oza, Chandni Pfeiffer, Kevin Piper, Alexandra Poikey, Erika Reynolds, Renae Rosado, Ariel Rosenthal, Bethany Ruben, Rachel Sarazen, Sean Sasitharan, Mathuraa Simon, Nicole Stammich, Jennifer Thao, Chuatong Thurmes, Amanda Tran, Theresa Trieu, Brian Troyer, Erica Turan, Senija Vankawala, Divya Vu, Christopher Wang, Helen Waters, Anna Wilgenbusch, Casey Williams, Jenna Wittman, Jacob Wohlers, Megan Yeung, Brian Zimmerman, Ashley Graduate Chang, Yunwei

Homecoming Weekend 2016 included ICO’s annual Alumni Association Awards. Notable alumni were recognized for professional achievement, leadership in education, and excellence in philanthropy. Trophies were presented on Saturday, September 10, at the InterContinental Hotel on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. Congratulations to the 2016 ICO Alumni Association Award Recipients: Alumnus of the Year Award Dennis M. Brtva, OD ’84 Young Alumnus of the Year Award Eric A. Baas, OD ’06, FAAO, Dipl. ABO Distinguished Friend Award The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation and Ms. Soo Na Professional Achievement Award Gregg C. Pusateri, OD ’86, MDiv Excellence in Education Award Ruth A. Trachimowicz, PhD, OD, FAAO Humanitarian Award Sandra L. Bury, OD ’95 Lifetime Service Award  (posthumously) Thomas A. Lawless, OD ’71, DOS For more information about the awards and how to nominate a deserving individual, call 312.949.7080 or e-mail alumni@ico.edu.

At the start of each school year, ICO hosts a 2-day retreat for faculty. The ICO Student Association announced its Teacher of the Year Award recipients at the 2016 event. Congratulations to the following members of our esteemed faculty, chosen by student vote: 1st Year Faculty Award: Ruth Trachimowicz, OD, PhD, FAAO 2nd Year Faculty Award: Michael Zost, OD, FCOVD, FAAO 3rd Year Faculty, 4th Year Faculty, and Golden Apple Awards: Elizabeth Wyles, OD, FAAO Additionally, the faculty honored Aleice Ellerkamp, ’18, as the 2016 ICO Faculty Scholarship recipient.

CHICAGO – The Illinois College of Optometry, the nation’s oldest and largest optometry school, announced today a revitalized practice management curriculum in response to the real world needs of the profession. Beginning this fall, the entering class of future optometrists will experience enhanced programming to best prepare students for the business side of optometry. Practice management fundamentals have always been a part of the ICO curriculum, but have historically been a small component of the overall required hours, as practice management concepts are not addressed on National Board exams. The new programming comes as a direct result of feedback from practicing alumni and student exit surveys. “The goal of the new and improved curriculum is to marry ICO’s iconic clinical experience with the business side of optometry to benefit all students no matter what their desired mode of practice will be,” said ICO president Arol Augsburger, OD. Leading up to this initiative, students already had access to 50 hours of related practice management coursework, plus co-curricular activities such as ICO’s exclusive Practice Opportunities Symposium. The new enhancements add workshops, group activities, and online assignments that increase practice management material by 60 percent. Enterprising students can also opt in to an elective track containing an additional 100 hours of content. The curriculum enhancements will be phased in over four years, fully exploring the ethical, legal, administrative, financial, and clinical issues surrounding practice management. “While ICO has long been the optometric leader in clinical and didactic education, this expansive practice management curriculum will put us at the forefront in preparing new graduates to succeed in the business aspects of optometry,” said project co-lead Dr. Eric Baas. The program enhancements were developed as ICO’s Quality Initiative Project for the Higher Learning Commission. They were cultivated over several years by a dedicated team of ICO faculty and staff. Drs. Eric Baas and Geoffrey Goodfellow, both graduates of ICO, led this group as they studied curricula at other institutions, best practices across healthcare disciplines, current educational materials and teaching resources, and insight from private practitioners. The resulting robust coursework will best prepare ICO graduates to provide patients with high quality, accessible, and cost-effective vision care. ICO began accepting applications for its Class of 2021 on July 1, 2016.

ICO is thrilled to announce the our new Online Continuing Education Portal. Optometrists worldwide can use this tool to access CE anytime, anywhere. The site currently offers more than 10 COPE-approved courses developed by leading content experts right here at ICO! Signing up is easy. All you have to do is complete the simple (and free) online registration form at www.ico.edu/online-ce. Once logged in, you’ll have have 24/7 access to ICO’s COPE-approved CE courses. CE is available for a full week after purchase, and can be conveniently paused for viewing around your busy schedule. ICO’s COPE-approved CE courses available online include: Contact Lens Updates for the Primary Care Optometrist Contact Lens Fitting Techniques for Irregular Corneas Prescription Formulas for the Pediatric Patient OCT for Macular Disease Diagnosis and Management of the Anterior Segment Scleral Lens Care and Handling Exotropia Management …and many more to come! If you have any questions or need help registering, please contact ICO’s Continuing Education department at continuinged@ico.edu or 312.949.7426. ICO’s digital library of optometry CE courses was developed in partnership with the World Continuing Education Alliance, a leading provider of e-learning services, to help optometrists satisfy state licensure requirements.

The following students earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Spring quarter of the 2015-16 school year by achieving a quarterly GPA of 3.5 or better and earning no grade below a B or H (honors) in all third and fourth year patient care courses: 2nd Year Ashtiani-Zarandi, Jaana Beaver, Rees Berg, Gina Boots, Calvin Boswick, Haley Braet, Alexandra Brar, Simran Brown, Brittany Burns, Brianna Cerasuolo, Jullian Chung, Tristina Cornelius, Morgan Dhaliwal, Shaminder Durias, Griffin Fenske, Heidi Foster, Ashley Goodfellow, Madison Gregg, Greta Harris, Nicole Janczak, Carissa Jones, Minh Kroeker, Hudson Lee, Colin Lewis, Celina Mahon, Kendra McCarty, Steven Molln, Taylor Nguyen, Thanhan Nguyen, Vivian Paulsen, Annika Pierce, Jessica Podpeskar, Nicholas Rafool, Jensen Randhawa, Ravinder Rogers, Sarah Rowe, Alexa Snyder, Heather Sparschu, Lauren Stemberger, Kayla Strang, Andrea Tang, Leannza Tong, Christopher Tran, Nhung Xiao, Elisa 3rd Year Beasley, Courtney Bedi, Manveen Betrus, Andrea Brachmanski, Mark Brady, Brittney Brar, Ekjot Chan, Jessica Dunphy, Erin Ellerkamp, Aleice Goldberg, Jill Gorz, Michael Groth, Benjamin Harris, Taylor Heisler, Melissa Henriksen, Mark Hiatt, Bradley Hohs, Kathryn Jansen, Samantha Javed, Faiza Kiani, Binesh Lau, Jenny Ledford, Abigail Li, Lu Li, Stephanie Literski, Alexandra Milbrandt, Melissa Miller, Shanna Muncy, Alex Nisar, Sara Paragas, Melissa Patel, Neil Peloquin, Christian Petitti, Luciana Phan, David Poznic, Benjamin Pym, Christin Raies, Daniel Raies, Natalie Ruhland, Leah Smith, Mitchell Surti, Bianca Thong, Salena Trinh, Cindy Uhlenhopp, Alex VanHouten, Kevin Vasilova, Liliya Vezinaw, Chloe Wong, Alicia Wright, Justin Yee, Andrea Zabaneh, Aida 4th Year Ahrar, Shari Alai, Afrouz Alexopoulos, Denise Arneson, Gretchen Bandstra, Alaina Bartek, Ann Berens, Ashley Blavat, Jamie Bouras, George Brandt, Alexandra Brenart, Robert Burton, Margaret Chahine, Ryan Chan, Trina Choo, Michelle Corbin, Stephanie Cowling, Jessica Daraban, Daniel Enns, Kelly Esposito, Thomas Fervaha, Manraj Frantz, Bryan Fulton, Tyler Gerth, Shin Giraldo, Tatiana Goretsky, Rachel Hasler, Rachel Heaslip, Allison Heer, Sonia Hemphill, Ashley Hok, Nicole Hutchins, Emily Ibrahim, Nagwa Jacobs, Matthew Jhamb, Sameera Karpuk, Kayla Kaur, Harjot Khatoon, Sabah Kim, Bosung Klover, Kori Kosowski, Marco Kothari, Payal Lafreniere, Julie Lydon, Jennifer Ma, Gabrielle Masood, Soumaiya Mendez, Jaime Meyer, Megan Meyer, Robert Moghadam, Christina Pfeiffer, Kevin Phung, Y Nhu Piper, Alexandra Reeves, Cassie Reynolds, Renae Rodriguez, Javier Rosado, Ariel Rosenthal, Bethany Sandhu, Jeevan Sarazen, Sean Sasitharan, Mathuraa Schaeffer, David Shabo, Eva Sheth, Rina Soder, Katelyn Tai, Aaron Thurmes, Amanda Troyer, Erica Turan, Senija Velasco, Monique Wang, Helen Waters, Anna Wilgenbusch, Casey Williams, Jenna Wohlers, Megan Yoo, Hye Seon Zimmerman, Ashley Graduate Acosta, Suzanna Ahmed, Umema Anderson, Elisabeth Bandali, Kiran Boettcher, Brittany Caudill, Eryn Chawla, Harshpreet Choe, Susan Chokshi, Anjlee Coffey, Brian Congdon, Elizabeth Cooper, Danielle Dean, Emily Desai, Kesha Dong, Jonathan Eassa, Henna El Moghrabi, Nancy El Moghrabi, Roula Emer, Benjamin Encarnacao, Cayley Fickbohm, Macy Fierro, Matthew Fisher, Claire Fridman, Alla Gabreski, Scott Gagnon, Erica Gami, Yesha Ganesh, Ranjini Gray, Fraser Gyimah, Shronda Hake, Amanda Hammang, Laurel Hanneman, Angela Jaros, Joelle Keding, Amy Khan, Sabrina Kinch, Alicia Klein, Julie Kordon, Victoria Kulick, Jessica Kumar, Angela Kwan, Ryan LaLiberte, Stephanie Lam, Flora Lam, Hara Levernosh, Matthew Lodhia, Hina Martinez, Jesus Match, Lara McHenry, Paul McHugh, Caitlyn Meyer, Stephanie Miller, Richard Miltko, Iwona Minnix, Julie Nguyen, Dan Okaj, Eni Paek, Helen Patel, Eva Patel, Jaymeni Penny, Michael Petkov, Zory Pham, Angie Pietrzakowski, Ryan Rafi, Soha Randhawa, Harneet Rogers, Joshua Roghair, Christopher Rosenberg, Jamie Sadler, Anna Seaburg, Scott Shahi, Manpreet Singh, Gaganpreet Singh, Harminder Sodhi, Poonam Steinberg, Olivia Tam, Sally Truong, Christine Tu, Tiffany Varney, Kelly Vuong, Joanna Yang, Qian Yang, Sophia Yi, Eunice Yip, Wing Man

The following members of ICO’s Class of 2016 were honored with scholarships and awards at the annual Capstone Program on Wednesday, May 18. Congratulations to all! Suzanna Acosta ICO Scholarship for Underrepresented Populations Elisabeth Erin Anderson Ocular Instruments Award of Excellence Brittany Nita Boettcher American Academy of Optometry Travel Grant Luis R. Calderon Ramirez ICO Scholarship for Underrepresented Populations Kylie Michelle Castans GP Contact Lens Clinical Excellence Award Harshpreet Singh Chawla American Academy of Optometry Travel Grant Wildermuth Foundation Scholarship Danielle Renee Cooper Eschenbach Low Vision Student Award Nicole Lynne Crampton Beta Sigma Kappa Medal Certificate of Commendation- Highest ICO Score on NBEO Part 1 Presidential Scholarship Valedictory Award Jessie O. Cuñas ICO Scholarship for Underrepresented Populations Sara Lynn Davies Wildermuth Foundation Scholarship Henna Eassa American Academy of Optometry Travel Grant Matthew Kelley Fierro ICO Scholarship for Underrepresented Populations Scott G. Gabreski United States Army Health Professions Scholarship Erica Lynn Gagnon ICO Alumni Association Scholarship Student Association Scholarship Bianca Guardiola ICO Scholarship for Underrepresented Populations Dr. & Mrs. Rudolph H. Ehrenberg Research Award Sharonda Bradley Gyimah ICO Scholarship for Underrepresented Populations Amanda Hake Enhanced Vision Student Award Angela Kay Hanneman Trustees Scholarship Fatima Titilope Ibrahim ICO Scholarship for Underrepresented Populations Joelle Mai Jaros Michigan Foundation for Vision Awareness Scholarship Ammar Jawdi American Academy of Optometry Travel Grant Phillip E. Wells Trust Award Victoria Kordon Trustees Scholarship William Kusek Trustees Scholarship Stephanie Lynn LaLiberte 2016 Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care Dr. George L. Demetros Memorial Scholarship Flora Lam Metro Optics Contact Lens Scholarship Matthew Levernosh Marchon Eyewear Practice Management Award Chelsea Elizabeth Locy-Fowler Good-Lite Pediatric Equipment Award (CPS) Rachel Marie Lundberg American Academy of Optometry Travel Grant Jesus Gabriel Martinez HOYA North American Travel Grant and Scholarship ICO Scholarship for Underrepresented Populations Lara Ann Match Tsang Family Scholarship Paul Vincent McHenry Trustees Scholarship Caitlyn Joanna McHugh COVD Award for Excellence in Vision Therapy Dr. Henry J. Luckhardt Memorial Award Illinois Optometric Education Scholarship Mallory J. McLaughlin Richard Tennant Memorial Scholarship Essilor Private Practice Student Travel Fellowship William Feinbloom Low Vision Award Rachna Menon Colleague of the Year Richard Arthur Miller, Jr. Cribb Leadership & Service Award Faculty Scholarship ICO Alumni Association Scholarship Polly Flink Eastland Memorial Award Iwona Miltko Dr. Deannda Roder Memorial Scholarship Julie Ann Minnix Southwest Contact Lens Scholarship Andrea Lynn Paradesi Alcon 4th Year Student 2016 Case Report Award Eva Patel VSP/AOF Practice Excellence Scholarship Jaymeni Patel Lawrence P. Feigenbaum Clinical Optometry Memorial Award Zory Petkov Dr. Derrald Taylor Low Vision Residency Award Steven Charles Quan Dr. Lawrence G. Gray Memorial Scholarship Trustees Scholarship Christopher John Roghair Trustees Scholarship Brianne Rae Scanlon VSP/AOF Practice Excellence Scholarship Harminder Singh American Academy of Optometry Travel Grant- Illinois Chapter Stratton D Solomon Natelle and Curt Brown Endowment Olivia Danielle Steinberg American Academy of Optometry Travel Grant- Illinois Chapter Exceptional Tutor Award Faculty Scholarship Illinois Optometric Education Scholarship Richard J. O’Brien II Memorial Award Kelly Dawn Varney Beta Sigma Kappa Medal Good-Lite Pediatric Equipment Award Trustees Scholarship Valedictory Award Natalie Wozny Dr. George L. Demetros Memorial Scholarship Elmer & Blanche Pieper Memorial Scholarship Exceptional Tutor Award Metro Optics Contact Lens Scholarship Vivien Wing Man Yip Optelec Excellence in Low Vision Award Wildermuth Foundation Scholarship Thank you to our generous Capstone 2016 sponsors and exhibitors: Bronze Level Sponsors Alcon National Vision, Inc. Exhibitor/Table Sponsors All About Eyes Allergan American Academy of Optometry American Optometric Association CooperVision Eye Doctor’s Optical Outlets -Florida ICO Alumni Association Illinois Optometric Association Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. Luxottica North Star Resource Group Rosin Eyecare US Vision Vision Precision Holdings Visionworks of America, Inc. Walmart/Sam’s Club Health and Wellness

When: Saturday, May 21, 2016, 11 a.m. Guests with tickets can enter the chapel at approximately 10:15 a.m. in the order they arrived. At approximately 10:45 a.m., guests without tickets will be allowed seating as it is available. Where: Rockefeller Chapel 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue Chicago, IL 60637 Commencement Reception A reception honoring the Class of 2016 will be held at Ida Noyes Hall immediately following the ceremony. Ida Noyes Hall is located across the street from Rockefeller Chapel. Graduates should plan to return the cap, gown and hood by 1:30 p.m. to ICO staff located in Ida Noyes Hall. In return, the graduate will receive the diploma. If graduates would like to keep the cap and gown for photos, they may do so, but must return on Monday ONLY in the ICO Student Affairs Office. Parking Plenty of parking is typically available on Woodlawn Avenue, University Avenue, 57th Drive, 59th Street, and the Midway Plaisance. Click here to view a map of the area. Photography & Social Media A professional photographer will be capturing each graduate’s big moment on stage as he/she receives the diploma. ICO provides one portrait to each graduate at no cost. Designated areas in the balcony provide space for personal photography or video. Due to a very strict fire code, family members are not permitted to walk forward (and block aisles) for photography. We’ll be posting Commencement news and pictures to ICO’s Facebook page, Twitter, and Instagram. Just be sure to tag us and use hashtag #ICOClassof2016 to join the conversation! Questions Please contact Sharon Uher in the Student Affairs Office with any questions: 312.949.7405 or suher@ico.edu.

Requested by popular demand, another SVOSH lens sale will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, April 20 from noon – 2 p.m. Lenses will be offered in multiple materials, with many customization options available for an upcharge. Eyesafe screen protectors for smart phones will also be on sale. Please bring your frames to the tables outside of Room 1201! Orders must be made by ICO students, no exchanges or refunds.

The following students earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Winter quarter of the 2015-16 school year by achieving a quarterly GPA of 3.5 or better and earning no grade below a B or H (honors) in all third and fourth year patient care courses: 1st Year Ashtiani-Zarandi, Jaa Beaver, Rees Boots, Calvin Boswick, Haley Branch, Brianna Brar, Simran Brown, Brittany Burns, Brianna Carbonaro, Nicole Cerasuolo, Jullian Chu, Lillian Chung, Tristina Cornelius, Morgan Dhaliwal, Shaminder Domagola, Amanda Durias, Griffin Fenske, Heidi Goodfellow, Madison Gregg, Greta Hacker, Scott Harris, Nicole Hasken, Katelyn Janczak, Carissa Jones, Minh Kar, Deepon Kim, Donghyun Kroeker, Hudson Kwan, Katie Lee, Colin McCarty, Steven Mellis, Natascha Molln, Taylor Nguyen, Thanhan Nguyen, Vivian Paulsen, Annika Pierce, Jessica Rafool, Jensen Rogers, Sarah Rowe, Alexa Schraufnagel, Abigail Snyder, Heather Sparschu, Lauren Stemberger, Kayla Strang, Andrea Strzelecki, LeAnn Tang, Leannza Tong, Christopher Tran, Nhung Xiao, Elisa Yang, Kia 2nd Year Beasley, Courtney Bedi, Manveen Brachmanski, Mark Brady, Brittney Brar, Ekjot Chan, Jessica Dunphy, Erin Ellerkamp, Aleice Goldberg, Jill Gorz, Michael Groth, Benjamin Harris, Taylor Heisler, Melissa Hiatt, Bradley Hiscock, Julie Hohs, Kathryn Jansen, Samantha Kiani, Binesh Lau, Jenny Ledford, Abigail Li, Lu Li, Stephanie Literski, Alexandra Milbrandt, Melissa Miller, Shanna Nadarajah, Vakishan Nisar, Sara Petitti, Luciana Poznic, Benjamin Pym, Christina Raies, Daniel Raies, Natalie Sathchakham, Jessica Sin, Victoria Surti, Bianca Thong, Salena Uhlenhopp, Alex VanHouten, Kevin Vasilova, Liliya Wong, Alicia Wright, Justin Zabaneh, Aida Zeeben, Brandon 3rd Year Ahrar, Shari Alai, Afrouz Alexopoulos, Denise Bandstra, Alaina Bartek, Ann Berens, Ashley Blavat, Jamie Bouras, George Burton, Margaret Corbin, Stephanie Cowling, Jessica Daraban, Daniel Esposito, Thomas Fervaha, Manraj Frantz, Bryan Giraldo, Tatiana Gorski, Emily Haider, Amina Hasler, Rachel Heer, Sonia Hutchins, Emily Jacobs, Matthew Jhamb, Sameera Kapadia, Punita Karpuk, Kayla Kaur, Harjot Khatoon, Sabah Klover, Kori Konwinski, Nicholas Lau, Tiffany Lydon, Jennifer Meyer, Megan Meyer, Robert Moghadam, Christina Pfeiffer, Kevin Piper, Alexandra Reynolds, Renae Rosado, Ariel Sandhu, Jeevan Sarazen, Sean Sasitharan, Mathuraa Schaeffer, David Seibert, Spencer Shabo, Eva Singh, Bobby Thurmes, Amanda Troyer, Erica Velasco, Monique Wang, Helen Waters, Anna Williams, Jenna Wohlers, Megan Woodward, Melissa Yoo, Hye Seon Zimmerman, Ashley 4th Year Anderson, Elisabeth Baghdady, Reham Banas, Jeff Bandali, Kiran Been, Travis Boyle, Brad Calderon Ramirez, Lui Castans, Kylie Caudill, Eryn Chan, Adrienne Chawla, Harshpreet Choe, Susan Chokshi, Anjlee Chun, Hae Congdon, Elizabeth Cooper, Danielle Cullen, Stephanie Cunas, Jessie Davies, Sara Dean, Emily Dong, Jonathan El Moghrabi, Nancy El Moghrabi, Roula Emer, Benjamin Encarnacao, Cayley Fierro, Matthew Fisher, Claire French, Richard Gabreski, Scott Gray, Fraser Hadziahmetovic, Maja Haghani, Sara Hammang, Laurel Jaros, Joelle Keding, Amy Khan, Majid Kinch, Alicia Klein, Julie Koskey, Jenna Kulick, Jessica Kumar, Angela Kuta, Jacquelyn Kwan, Ryan LaLiberte, Stephanie Lei, Andrew Lundberg, Rachel Mangat, Ramneek Masheli, Niloufar McHenry, Paul McHugh, Caitlyn McLaughlin, Mallory Minnix, Julie Morris, Jeremy Mubeen, Sana Nguyen, Dan Nissan, Ramina Panchal, Naiya Patel, Eva Patel, Jaymeni Patel, Shruti Penny, Michael Petkov, Zory Porter, Ashley Quan, Steven Randhawa, Harneet Reuter, Kyle Richie, Abigail Rosenberg, Jamie Scanlon, Brianne Seaman, Bryan Sodhi, Poonam Solomon, Stratton Steinberg, Olivia Steinhauer, Brian Tam, Sally Varney, Kelly Vuong, Joanna Wilczek, Margaret Wozny, Natalie Zahir, Soha

ICO’s 19th Annual Practice Opportunities Symposium promises to be the networking event of the year, and it’s just 3 days away. The 2016 POS kicks off Friday, April 8, at 1 p.m. This free event includes countless opportunities to network. Attendees will learn practice management techniques and gain knowledge about externships, residencies, and various modes of practice. Over 30 practitioners will be in the building, plus vendors and panelists from seven states and Canada. These experts will offer insight into optometry around the United States and beyond. Get inspired about the future! There are no afternoon classes on April 8, so attendance is highly encouraged. This year, we will be adding a new feature to POS: podcasting. ICO will record audio from several panels, which will then be edited and released as podcasts to our students. Support our newly-minted podcasters and be the first to see this exclusive content by attending the Practice Opportunities Symposium! Click here to see the 2016 program. A schedule and full list of participants is available on My.ICO. Follow the event on social media with hashtag #POS2016.