About 150 optometry students, faculty, alumni and others from the UMSL community and beyond gathered Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the $17 million, 48,000-square-foot center.

About 150 optometry students, faculty, alumni and others from the UMSL community and beyond gathered Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the $17 million, 48,000-square-foot center.
About 150 optometry students, faculty, alumni and others from the UMSL community and beyond gathered Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the $17 million, 48,000-square-foot center.
About 150 optometry students, faculty, alumni and others from the UMSL community and beyond gathered Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the $17 million, 48,000-square-foot center.
Fenson, who competed in the Olympic trials for curling while starting optometry school, plans to bring needed care to his hometown of Bemidji, Minnesota.