Friends and fellow nursing students (from left) Ashley Ellis, Maggie Pitman, Riley Beerman and Maggie Tiernan catch up while keeping their distance last week on South Campus.

Friends and fellow nursing students (from left) Ashley Ellis, Maggie Pitman, Riley Beerman and Maggie Tiernan catch up while keeping their distance last week on South Campus.
Friends and fellow nursing students (from left) Ashley Ellis, Maggie Pitman, Riley Beerman and Maggie Tiernan catch up while keeping their distance last week on South Campus.
Friends and fellow nursing students (from left) Ashley Ellis, Maggie Pitman, Riley Beerman and Maggie Tiernan catch up while keeping their distance last week on South Campus.
Fenson, who competed in the Olympic trials for curling while starting optometry school, plans to bring needed care to his hometown of Bemidji, Minnesota.