5th OPT II Clinic Orientation and White Coat Ceremony Friday
8th All classes, labs, clinics, and externships begin Monday
15th Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (UEI and federal externships) Monday
20th-21st OPT IV Practice Management Class Saturday and Sunday
FEBRUARY
7th-13th OPT I Exam Week I Wednesday through Tuesday
22nd-25th TOA Convention UEI clinics closed Friday, February 23, but classes and labs meet as scheduled
TBD OPT IV & OPT III Benedict Professor Lecture Saturday (A.M. for OPT IV & P.M. for OPT III)
MARCH
12th-16th Spring Break Monday through Friday
19-23rd No OPT 3 classes or labs; OPT 3 clinics will remain open Monday through Friday
20th-23rd NBEO Part I (ABS) Exam Tuesday through Friday(test is now a single day; students excused from clinics day before and day of their scheduled exam day)
21st-27th OPT I Exam Week II Wednesday through Tuesday
24th-25th OPT IV Practice Management Class Saturday and Sunday
APRIL
7th Spring Awards Banquet Saturday
15th UHCOpen House Sunday
20th All Classes, labs, UHCO clinics, and UHCO externships end Friday
APRIL
MAY
23th-2nd Final ExamsMonday through Wdnesday
29th-3rd ARVO Sunday through Thursday
MAY
12th Convocation Saturday
MAY
14th
All UEI clinics, classes and externships begin Monday
28th
Memorial Day Holiday Monday
JUNE
5th
OPT III Developmental Optometry Class #1 for M-W Students
(AM only; OPT III clinics operate in PM) Tuesday AM
9th-10th
OPT IV Practice Management Class Saturday and Sunday
11th
OPT III Developmental Optometry Class #2 for M-W Students
(PM only; OPT III clinics operate in AM) Monday PM
20th-24th
AOA meeting Wednesday thru Sunday
(All clinics and classes continue to meet as scheduled)
25th
OPT IV Practice Management Class Benedict Lecture Monday evening
JULY
4th
Independence Day Holiday Wednesday
12th
OPT III Developmental Optometry Class #1 for W-F Students
(AM only; OPT III clinics operate in PM) Thursday AM
12th
OPT IV Practice Management Class Professional Responsibility Lecture Thursday
19th
OPT III Developmental Optometry Class #2 for W-F Students
(PM only; OPT III clinics operate in AM) Thursday PM
28th-29th
OPT IV Practice Management Class Saturday and Sunday
By Chris Stipes:: The University of Houston College of Medicine has added three accomplished medical educators to its leadership team. Dr. Ruth Bush joins UH as associate dean for medical education; Dr. Kathryn Horn has been hired as associate dean for student affairs, admissions and outreach; and Dr. David Buck is the associate dean for community health.
By Jeannie Kever:: Representatives from a select group of universities will meet at the University of Houston next week to share suggestions and success stories about incorporating diversity and inclusion in all aspects of campus life.
By Sara Tubbs:: Camp Shakespeare kicks off the 44th season of the Houston Shakespeare Festival (HSF) at Miller Outdoor Theatre.
A new addition to this year’s festival, the camp is geared towards seventh and eighth grade student. The festival runs July 27-August 5.
By Laurie Fickman:: Of all the groups that try to quit smoking, it seems hardest for those who suffer from anxiety and depression. University of Houston psychology doctoral student Brooke Kauffman is targeting that group, creating personalized feedback to help them quit smoking.
By Sara Tubbs:: The University of Houston and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston are joining forces to provide students with extraordinary museum work experience coupled with a Tier One graduate education in art history. Digital Humanities and Object-Based Learning in the Museum and University Context is an innovative long-term partnership between the International Center for the Arts of the Americas, MFAH and UH.
By None:: Nine Houston Cougar alumni are among the honorees of the Houston Business Journal’s 2018 list of “40 Under 40,” which recognizes 40 individuals under the age of 40 who are proven industry, company and community leaders.
By Sara Tubbs:: Inside a Kemah warehouse, hundreds of panels from a high-profile work of art are meticulously placed in racks on rolling carts awaiting their moment to shine again. Years of exposure to the elements have prompted the need for conservation of acclaimed artist Carlos Cruz-Diez’s “Double Physichromie”.
