Northeastern State University

Mission Statement

AOSA is a national organization and is the student section of the American Optometric Association. The local chapter represents all members at the national level and keeps the student informed of national issues and events in which the students can become involved. The leadership of AOSA is a Trustee and Trustee-Elect. These two officers work closely with the Optometric Student Association (OSA) to provide the best possible student representation both locally and nationally.

AOSA is very much involved in raising funds to help send students to the AOSA National Convention in January of each year. AOSA also provides benefits of membership such as T-shirts, clipboards, pocket PDR's, and various other perks throughout each member's optometric education.

Officers

Class of 2015

Class of 2014

Class of 2013

Class of 2012

Women In Optometry provides an opportunity for all women optometry students to get to know each other and to socialize with one another. The organization sponsors fund-raising events to support the Women In Optometry scholarship fund. The money raised for the scholarship is maintained in an investment account at the Northeastern State University Foundation. Each year, the interest from the account is awarded to one or two women students enrolled at NSUOCO.

Officers

SVOSH is a student organization devoted to prevention and treatment of vision care needs in impoverished areas in the U.S. as well as internationally in such places as El Salvador.

The primary mission of SVOSH / International is to facilitate the provision of vision care worldwide to people who can neither afford nor obtain such care. In Dec 2001 we partnered with the WHO and pledged to eliminate preventable blindness by the year 2020.
www.vosh.org

SVOSH Mission Trips Video

Officers

The Optometric Spouses Organization is an educational and social organization that educates spouses of students with respect to optometry. It provides social activities and also engages in fund raising and other activities which support the students of the College of Optometry.

SITE is a non-profit organization run for students by students. SITE provides low-cost, high-quality books and equipment to students at NSUOCO. SITE also donates back to the students in the form of scholarships and free equipment.

Representatives

Lauren Claborn 2014

FCO is a recent international organization added to the NSUOCO campus, which is primarily student-driven. Meetings are held at the NSUOCO building one to two times a month, where students can share prayer requests and pursue a greater understanding of Christianity through discussion, videos and bible study. This organization is a wonderful opportunity for optometry students to strengthen their spiritual life and gain a better understanding of how their future career can best serve others through God's will.

Andy Whitley  2013