ASCO Student Affairs Officers Meet with Chief Academic Officers in Joint DEI Session

ASCO Student Affairs Officers Meet with Chief Academic Officers in Joint DEI Session

The ASCO Student Affairs Officers (SAOs) and the Chief Academic Officers (CAOs) joined together to host Dr. Damon Williams on June 8 during the ASCO June meetings. Dr. Williams is a visionary and inspirational leader and one of the nation’s recognized experts in strategic diversity leadership. He currently leads the Center for Strategic Diversity Leadership and Social Innovation and the National Inclusive Excellence Leadership Academy.

For his session with the SAOs, CAOs, and other interested parties, Dr. Williams focused on how our schools and colleges of optometry can improve their recruitment and retention efforts for faculty, staff and students from underrepresented backgrounds.

For access to Dr. Williams’ presentation, please contact Paige Pence at ppence@opted.org, Director of Student and Residency Affairs, or LaShawn Sidbury, Director, Meetings and Special Interest Groups at lsidbury@opted.org.