Diversity and Inclusion Master Plan

Fellowship of Christian Optometrist FCO is a fellowship of Christians and non-Christians that aims to maintain community, growth, and outreach both in students’ personal life (bible studies, prayer) and also in the optometric field (Bowery mission, mission trips). Activities organized by FCO include: Bi-weekly lunch meetings with a time of sharing, Bible study, and prayer; monthly community service at the Bowery Mission where students provide eye exams to the homeless; yearly mission trip to Oaxaca, Mexico to serve the indigenous people there; and planned events such as game night, dinners, and various casual activities to fellowship. SPECtrum In August 2016, a group of students and administrators worked in collaboration to create SPECtrum, a student club serving the LGBTQ+ community at the College. The club was officially registered and recognized by the Office of Student Affairs in October 2016. SPECtrum’s main goal and purpose is to provide a welcoming and safe space where members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community can come together to discuss and study diversity to achieve a greater understanding of the spectrum of sexuality and related social issues. Programming includes: 1) Monthly lunch roundtable meeting for all identifying LGBTQ+ members of the SUNY Optometry community (students, faculty, staff, and administrators). These roundtables will create a safe space for those who identify with the LGBTQ+ community to openly expresses any concerns, discuss potential future programming, and talk about anything that comes to mind. 2) One or two lunch meetings per semester (open to all students, faculty, and staff); and 3) One Lunch & Learn per year open to the entire College community. Topics to be presented would be clinical in nature, such as Caring for Transgender Patients.

College Services

Office of Diversity and Inclusion The Office of Diversity and Inclusion seeks to attract, support and celebrate students from all backgrounds for the continued enrichment of the student learning experience and ultimate improvement of patient care and patient care outcomes in all communities.

Goals

a) Assist in the recruitment of a diverse student body b) Provide programs, services and activities to support students from diverse backgrounds at the College

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