ASCO Student Affairs and Admissions Professional Group Meets in Minneapolis
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ASCO Student Affairs and Admissions Professional Group Meets in Minneapolis
The ASCO Student Affairs and Admissions Professional Group (SAAs) met in Minneapolis on June 23-24 before the start of the AOA Optometry ’s Meeting.
They discussed various issues, including
- Developing a Robust Holistic Review Admissions Process in a Health Professional School: Strategies and Lessons Learned
- Lessons Learned Through Student Professional Conduct Policy Reform
- Quality of the Applicant Pool
- Gen Z—Who are they, and what are they like?
- Supporting NBEO Success—Academic and Emotional Support
- Navigating Student Needs—The Growing Demand for Academic Accommodations
- Beyond the Standard Profile—Advising Unique, Weaker, and Transfer Applicants
- OptomCAS
- Optometry Give Me Life campaign
There were forty SAA officers in attendance from twenty-four schools and colleges of optometry.
ASCO would like to thank EssilorLuxottica, MyEyeDr, Specsavers, and Walmart Vision Center for their sponsorship of the SAA meeting.
For more information about the Student Affairs and Admissions Professional Group or the meeting, please contact Paige Pence, ASCO Director of Student and Residency Affairs, at ppence@opted.org.
