The organization is responsible for setting the standards for the profession of optometry.

The organization is responsible for setting the standards for the profession of optometry.
The annual overnight music camp features an immersive four days of singing led by some of the world’s best-known names in a cappella music.
Black will spend the 2025-26 academic year at Howest University of Applied Sciences in Bruges, Belgium, where she will teach, conduct creative writing workshops and continue to work on her novel.
Jones previously served as president of both the Missouri Optometric Student Association and the Fellowship of Christian Optometrists and has been heavily involved in the college.
A renowned printmaker in his own right, Sippel has devoted much of his career to revolutionizing safer practices for lithographic printing.
The all-inclusive four-year program focuses on academically gifted first-generation college students or students who face substantial challenges in accessing a university education.
The interprofessional event brought together students from the College of Optometry, the College of Nursing’s Accelerated BSN Program and the University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy.
Schroeder conducted research and presented posters at several national conferences, including on refractive error and pinhole acuity relationships.
Aldridge Rhine, who earned her bachelor’s from UMSL in 2000, decided to embark on a career in optometry after reading a story in UMSL Magazine.
The civic engagement contest highlighted the creativity, leadership and impact of students ages 16 to 19 who are actively engaged in service, volunteerism or entrepreneurship in their communities.