2016_SUNY_Optometry_PRR

1. Executive Summary Overview

The State University of New York College of Optometry, founded in 1971, is dedicated to the education of optometrists, the advancement of eye and vision care through research and graduate education, and the care of communities through the provision of comprehensive eye and vision care services. The College of Optometry is one of the 64 campuses that constitute the State’s comprehensive public university system. The campus is contained in a single 300,000 sq. ft., twenty ‐ floor facility (two below ground) located at 33 West 42 nd St. in midtown Manhattan. The College is a specialized doctoral ‐ degree granting research institution with approximately 376 students. Of these, approximately 95% are enrolled in the Doctor of Optometry professional degree program and 10% are pursuing graduate studies through either the PhD degree program in vision science or the combined OD/MS program. The professional degree program attracted over 550 applications for 100 seats this past year. Average entrance examination scores (the Optometric Admissions Test) of the fall 2015 incoming class were the second highest in the nation (out of 21 schools and colleges of optometry), while the average entering G.P.A. was 3.52. The College’s Graduate Center for Vision Research attracted approximately $3.2 M in annual extramural support in FY 2015 with $3.7M projected for FY 2016. Sources for research funding include federal (15), non ‐ federal (15) and foreign (4) grants. Fifteen PhD and 23 OD/MS students currently participate in the College’s graduate research programs. In addition to its educational, research and student life spaces, the building has five floors dedicated to the University Eye Center (UEC), the College’s patient care unit. The UEC had approximately 68,000 patient visits during the 2015 academic year. In addition to primary eye care, the UEC is well known for its specialized clinical services including traumatic brain injury, infant vision, pediatrics, visually ‐ related learning disabilities, low vision rehabilitation, ocular disease, vision therapy, contact lenses and sports vision. Moreover, there is an extensive array of clinical satellites and extramural programs that further broaden the scope and diversity of the patient population (an additional 60,000+ visits), enhancing the clinical experience of our students and extending our reach to underserved populations. The College of Optometry has an all ‐ funds annual operating budget of approximately $35.7 million (excluding benefits), with approximately 31.7% percent of revenues coming from state allocations. Twenty ‐ Four percent of revenues are derived from patient care, 31.8% from tuition and fees, 11% from grants and contracts and 1.5% from other sources. The College maintains a reserve through its Institutional Reserve Fund ‐ balances of at least $10M. Starting in FY 2010/11 the College has made significant capital improvements, investing over $34.6M to renovate over 14.7% of the building's floor space (~44,000 n.s.f.), 36% of its electrical infrastructure, 33.6% of its mechanical infrastructure and 85% of its emergency power system.

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