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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT On September 24, 2008, the State University of New York College of Optometry adopted our five-year strategic plan, A Shared Vision. As we now enter the final year of the plan, it is appropriate to reflect on the past four years, assess the impact of our efforts and begin development of our vision for the years ahead. As a result, this Annual Report highlights the major impact that our efforts have had on the students, faculty and patients who make up our College community. We look not only upon the past year, but examine the past five years to highlight trends, challenges and, most critically, our progress toward achieving our goals.
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TIMELINE EDUCATION PATIENT CARE RESEARCH GIVING CONTRIBUTORS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FINANCIALS
You will see that much has changed over the past five years. In spite of national and statewide economic and social tumult, the College has made meaningful progress, embracing educational reform, expanding eye care services to the people of New York and strengthening our intellectual impact through expanded basic science and clinical research programs. We have invested in our students and our community. Major renovations have been completed or are underway, and we have focused on enhancing the students’ experience while at the College and their success after graduation through the establishment of the Career Development Center. Our students are among the most outstanding in the country, and their success remains evident with what may be the strongest performance nationally on the National Board Examinations. A Shared Vision represents an ambitious and highly successful period for the College. We have made significant progress in fulfilling many of our goals, and we are extremely proud of our students, faculty and staff for their exceptional efforts. Yet even as we celebrate our successes, we must renew our commitment to excellence and strive to achieve an even greater impact as we develop the next five-year plan for the College. I hope you enjoy reading about how far we have come, and I invite all members of the extended SUNY Optometry family to contribute to the dialogue as we plan for the future of our College.
David A. Heath, OD, EdM President
TIMELINE 2008-2009
2008
2009
The College had a major turning point as it adopted its five-year strategic plan—A Shared Vision—and inaugurated a new president—Dr. David A. Heath—in September 2008.
SUNY’s 60th year was marked by action. The College stood behind a January letter from the College Council to Governor Paterson responding to the State budget crisis with a strong plea to allow SUNY campuses to retain essential funds for education and research.
Despite challenges, such as cuts to the school’s State funding, the College continued to achieve major milestones in education, patient care and research.
EDUCATION
PATIENT CARE
A Shared Vision, the College’s five-year strategic plan, is approved.
RESEARCH
SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, newly appointed in February, upheld the pace by kicking off a statewide tour of 64 campuses, including the College, as the first step in developing a new University-wide strategic plan.
GIVING
A successful patient referral service starts at the University Eye Center for those who need care beyond their provider.
The Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation gives a firsttime grant to support the Homebound Program’s expansion into Queens.
After signing an agreement with China’s Wenzhou Medical College, the College receives a grant from the Lavelle Fund for the Blind to establish a low vision rehabilitation center—the first of its kind in the region.
The patient referral service exceeds 3,000 visits for the year, accomplishing its five-year goal in only 18 months.
The Vision and the Promise, the College’s major gifts campaign, kicks off with the goal of raising $10 M. The University Optometric Center is renamed the University Eye Center. A complete rebranding of the College follows, including a new logo.
The SUNY Eye Institute meets for the first time, bringing together eye and vision researchers from the College and the four SUNY medical schools.
TIMELINE 2010-2011
2010
2011
It was a year of positive change as Governor Paterson introduced the Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act, calling for reform to enhance SUNY’s and CUNY’s strategic management of tuition and development of non-State revenue.
In this year, the 40th anniversary of the College’s founding, Governor Cuomo signed legislation that introduced a five-year rational tuition plan for SUNY, standardizing tuition increases and ending an era of problematic tuition spikes.
Chancellor Zimpher’s strategic plan, The Power of SUNY, also launched to harness SUNY’s potential to revitalize New York’s economy and better its communities.
With this significant advantage in place, SUNY continued to fuel economic and social success in New York. To keep New Yorkers abreast of its progress in doing so, Chancellor Zimpher released the first SUNY Report Card, tracking achievements and shortcomings.
EDUCATION
PATIENT CARE
Trustee Dr. William C. Folsom, Jr., makes the largest commitment in College Foundation history—$2 M— for scholarships.
RESEARCH
New legislation ensures that all recipients of Medicaid Managed Care can be treated at the University Eye Center. Reorganization plans are approved to improve patient care.
GIVING
The College partners with the New York State Optometric Association (NYSOA) on CE-NY, continuing education courses in optometry expanded throughout the State.
Dr. Edward R. Johnston, VP of Student Affairs and former President, retires after 39 years. The College later honors its founding President, Dr. Alden N. Haffner.
Dr. Mort Soroka conducts a workforce study that provides insight into the optometry field and helps the College develop its enrollment management plan.
The College holds the first Summit on Student Engagement in partnership with NYSOA to explore student involvement in organized optometry.
Construction begins on the Center for Student Life and Learning, which will house the Student Commons, methods lab, seminar room, fitness center and more.
The College is re-accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education, which issue an excellent report with no recommendations.
Academic Affairs is reorganized, introducing two departments— Biological and Vision Sciences and Clinical Education.
TIMELINE 2012
2012 SUNY was developing new, productive methodologies to work in tandem with its strategic plan, and this year marked the beginning of one such important change: the overhaul of its resource allocation methodology to benefit mission fulfillment and campus planning.
COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION: FIVE YEARS OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS
The leadership of the College has changed significantly in the past five years, bringing in exciting new ideas and having major impacts on individual departments.
The College itself drew closer to the final year of its own five-year strategic plan, taking a step back as it did so to recognize and celebrate the impact of its accomplishments.
PRESIDENT David A. Heath, OD, EdM
DIR. OF INST’L RESEARCH
ASST. TO THE PRESIDENT
Steven Schwartz, OD, PhD
EDUCATION
PATIENT CARE
RESEARCH
GIVING VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
David Troilo, PhD
The first annual Career Symposium is held, a first step in developing the Career Development Center.
Karen DeGazon, BA
Phase 1 of the Center for Student Life and Learning—the Student Commons—is completed.
Dr. Cristina Llerena Law receives a K award from the National Institutes of Health, bringing total recipients at the College to three.
Richard Soden, OD
Jeffrey Philpott, PhD
VP ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE
VP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
DIR. OF ADM. & MARKETING
CHIEF INF. OFFICER
ASSOC. DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT
DIR. OF FINANCIAL AID
DIR. OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS
ASSOC. DIR. OF THE ANNUAL FUND
ASSOC. DIR. OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS
VP STUDENT AFFAIRS
David Bowers, MBA
ASSOC. DEAN FOR RES.
CHIEF OF STAFF
DEPT. CLIN. ED., CHAIR, DIR. OF CONT. ED.
UEC CHIEF OP. OFFICER
DEPT. BIOL. & VISION SCIENCES, CHAIR
CHIEF OF ADULT & PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE
REGISTRAR
Jacqueline Martinez, MS
DIR. MANAGEMENT SERV. /CHIEF OF UNIV. POLICE
CHIEF OF ADVANCED CARE/ OCULAR DISEASE
DIR. OF CAREER DEV/CSTEP
DIR. OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Stewart Bloomfield, PhD*
The Clinical Vision Research Center is established, paving the way for increased participation in national studies, as extramural funding for research continues to grow.
VP CLINICAL AFFAIRS/UEC
Richard Madonna, MA, OD
Suresh Viswanathan, BSc Optom, MS, PhD*
DIR. OF RESIDENCY EDUCATION
Cathy PaceWatson, OD
Liduvina MartinezGonzalez, MS
Tom Wong, OD
Joseph Stamm, OD
Gui Albieri, MA
Vito Cavallaro, BA
Francisco Lucio, JD
Diane Adamczyk, OD
DIR. OF THE LIBRARY Elaine Wells, MA, MLS
Robert Pellot, BS
Marcel Catafago, BS
Frank Orehek, BS
Ann Warwick, MA
Pamela Lederman, BA
Nicole Totans, BA
Francisco Lomparte, BA
Douglas Schading, MsEd
GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR
CHIEF OF VISION REHABILITATION
Arthur Eisenberg, PhD
Neera Kapoor, OD, MS
DIR. OF INT’L PROG. Michael Heiberger, OD, MS
New to the College New to position In same position *Drs. Bloomfield and Viswanathan begin January 1, 2013.
EDUCATION
GOAL
THE COLLEGE HAS SUCCESSFULLY MET OR EXCEEDED ITS GOALS FOR RECRUITING STUDENTS OF THE HIGHEST STANDARD. LEGEND
THE BEST OF TOMORROW’S TALENT TODAY The New Summer Academic Program
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National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) Scores of Enrolled Students GOAL MET Part I Part I Part I
Students at the College generally score higher than the national average on the NBEO. Part 2
NBEO Part 1*†
The College currently attracts the most exceptional student talent in its history, and we continue to plan to do so in the future. During summer 2012, more than 30 highly qualified students from colleges across the country were invited to learn about the field of optometry at the College, with the hope that they’d each be part of an incoming class. After these students completed the program’s classes and exams, they earned two graduate credits and access to mentors and resources that will be of great assistance as they work toward optometry school. We hope to work with them again in the near future.
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THE GROWTH OF THE COLLEGE
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EDUCATION
THE NEXT STEP IN STUDENT CAREER DEVELOPMENT
GOAL
24%
To provide students, residents and alumni with the services to succeed in their careers
200+ Career Symposium attendees
projected increase in demand for optometrists by 2018 — US Department of Labor
New Director of Career Development and Minority Enrichment
underrepresented minority students for the College’s CSTEP internship and summer academic programs.
Francisco A. Lucio, JD, has been named Director of Career Development and Minority Enrichment at the College.
Mr. Lucio is a member of the National Association of Medical Minority Educators where he serves as National Legislative Affairs Chair. He is the former Program Director at the Manhattan-Staten Island Area Health Education Center where he oversaw nine health career programs for more than 200 underserved students a year.
In this important new position, he will help students identify career options through highly personalized services that are quite uncommon at most American colleges of optometry. He will also recruit and select
GOAL
STUDENTS PLAN SUCCESSFUL FUTURES IN OPTOMETRY The First Annual Career Symposium As the first step in the development of the College’s Career Development Center, the first annual Career Symposium was held on February 12, 2012. More than 200 students, residents and young alumni were in attendance to be proactive in their exploration of future options. At the Symposium, students heard from keynote speaker Peter Shaw-McMinn, OD, national consultant and assistant professor at the Southern California College of Optometry. Students were presented with a variety of career options ranging from private practice, VA hospitals and research
to positions in industry, academe and community centers. They attended seminars in career planning, private practice management and personal development, all of which were conducted by industry leaders. The unique event was written about in the American Optometric Association News. Of the event, keynote speaker Dr. Shaw-McMinn says, “This Career Symposium is unique. To my knowledge, no optometry school or college offers this experience to their students. It gives the SUNY students a competitive advantage over students in other schools.”
“The Career Development Center will anticipate key trends and tailor counseling, programs and activities to help the current and future optometric workforce.” — Francisco Lucio, JD, Director of Career Development
To increase cultural sensitivity in all College operations
REACHING MORE STUDENTS BY BEING SOCIAL The Increasing Diversity by Engaging All (IDEA) Project In an effort to add to its highly successful student pool, the College is reaching out to underrepresented minorities through social media. This initiative, IDEA, is funded by a $3,500 mini-grant from the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry and by the Optometric Center of New York, the College’s Foundation. IDEA will engage students through blogs, videos, discussion forums and more to
portray the profession of optometry as an exciting and viable career path. It will also provide students with resources, tips and life management skills to become competitive applicants for an optometry program. The mini-grant is generously supported by Luxottica Retail and The Vision Care Institute, LLC.
“IDEA is a missiondriven initiative with the purpose of exciting potential students about the dynamic and fulfilling universe of eye care.” — Guilherme Albieri, Director of Admissions and Marketing
EDUCATION
AN EDUCATIONAL LEADER IS RECOGNIZED
STUDENTS SET TO MAKE THEIR MARK
GOAL
To provide an environment that develops critical thinking and lifelong learning skills
Commencement 2012
On Sunday, June 3, 70 graduates received Doctor of Optometry degrees at the College’s 38th Commencement in the Hudson Theater. In addition, one PhD and five ODMS degrees were awarded.
Richard J. Madonna, MA, OD
Dr. David Heath, College President, presided over the ceremonies and congratulated the graduates on choosing a career path that will call upon their knowledge, skills and compassion and will bring them not only professional satisfaction, but great personal satisfaction as well.
He is a Professor of Optometry and Chair of the Department of Clinical Education. Dr. Madonna also serves as Director of Continuing Education, which includes the Envision New York program, one of the most popular programs in the Northeast.
GOAL
ADVANCED SPACES FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION
INDIA
The Center for Student Life and Learning Now Open
After a major renovation, the Center for Student Life and Learning is now open for student and faculty use. This expansive new space includes areas for individual and group study; recreation, including a TV lounge and game room; physical fitness; and student lockers.
Opportunity for student clinical rotations
In the coming year, learning facilities with high-definition screens for presentations and teleconferencing will be completed.
Dr. Richard Madonna (’85) received the Alumnus of the Year Award at the 2012 Commencement.
To increase SUNY Optometry’s international presence CHINA
AUSTRALIA
The College is a leader in developing models for care with its Center of Excellence in Low Vision and Vision Rehabilitation at Wenzhou Medical College.
Opportunity for student clinical rotations
EXPANDING AN INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP The Team Behind Capital Improvements (from left to right) Bret Boudi, Gaea Austin, David Bowers, Frank Orehek, Marcel Catafago, Sudeep Lamichhane, Dapo Adurogbola To learn more about capital improvements at the College, turn to page 34.
Center Sets a Standard of Care in China The College recently received a three-year $421,160 grant renewal from the Lavelle Fund for the Blind to expand the Center of Excellence in Low Vision and Vision Rehabilitation at the Wenzhou Medical College in China. The College established this Center in 2008 with an initial three-year grant from the Lavelle Fund. It will now expand to impact new patient populations. The grant will also fund a training program at the
medical college for faculty and staff from other locations throughout China. “With the generous support of the Lavelle Fund, we look forward to continuing our efforts to develop a selfsustaining model for vision rehabilitation services in China,” says Dr. David Heath, College President.
EDUCATION
Average Indebtedness of Graduating Students The debt of students graduating from the College is among the lowest of optometry programs nationwide.
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GOAL
Dollars
To attract highly qualified students for the professional program
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105000 LEGEND
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Current Named Scholarship Endowments
A LEGACY OF SUCCESS
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(through June 30, 2012)
Scholarship Endowments Are Growing Scholarship endowments from individuals, foundations and professional associations have continued to increase, helping to offset a decrease in State support and increase in tuition, and creating an attractive opportunity for current and prospective students.
• Alumni Memorial Scholarship
• Optometric Center of New York Board and Incentive Scholarships
• Scott Tasker Folsom Scholarship
• Barbara Saltzman Scholarship*
• Dennis and Lesley Gehr 150000 Scholarship*
• Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation Scholarships
• Dr. Alden N. Haffner Scholarship, sponsored by the New York State 127500 Optometric Association
• Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation Scholarships
• Dr. Sanford and Claire Levy Scholarships 105000
• Dr. Jerome Weiss Scholarship
• Dr. Nathan and Laura Millman Scholarship
Named scholarship endowments are an important means of long-term support for the College, allowing students to benefit from the earnings generated by the growth of the principal of the endowment.
82500 • New Jersey Chapter of the
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• Harold M. Spielman Scholarship* • Jeff White Memorial Scholarship
National Average
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American Academy of Optometry Scholarship
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• Alumni Scholarships
SUNY Opt Students
Students at the College have lower expenses than 45000 students in other public and private programs.
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Student Scholarships Awarded
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Scholarship support has grown to $274,050, a 22.9% increase since ‘08-‘09.
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45000A scholarship endowment can be made through a single tax-deductible gift, 36000a pledged gift paid over five years or an irrevocable pledge made in a will. 27000For more information, contact Ann Warwick, Vice President for Institutional 18000Advancement, at 212.938.5600 or awarwick@sunyopt.edu.
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PATIENT CARE
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GOAL
To provide clinical care that is contemporary, efficient, ethical and of the highest quality
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GOAL MET
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The UEC has more than surpassed its goal of increasing yearly referral visits to 3,000 by 2013.
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Total Patient Encounters at the University Eye Center (UEC)
CARING FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY
The UEC continues to attract a growing number of patients.
The College’s Indigent Patient Program, which provides vision care to New York City’s underserved, received a $25,000 grant from the Allene Reuss Memorial Trust in July 2011.
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“We are very grateful to the Trust for its ongoing generous support of this program, which ensures that needy patients will have access to quality primary eye care and specialized services that will help them live productive lives,” says Dr. Richard Soden, Vice President for Clinical Affairs.
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Referral Center Patient Encounters at the University Eye Center (UEC)
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PATIENT CARE
IMPROVING VISION TO BUILD BETTER ATHLETES
GOAL
The New Sports Vision Center Opens at the University Eye Center The Sports Vision Center offers vision testing and training for professional and amateur athletes to achieve maximum sports performance.
To provide clinical programs that attract a large, diverse patient population to support clinical education and enhance the visual welfare of the community
According to Dr. Arnold Sherman, Director of the Center, “Vision is the signal that directs muscles of the body to respond. Sports performance success depends upon speed and accuracy of eye movements, dynamic visual acuity, precise eye/hand/body coordination, depth perception and stereopsis. These skills allow the athlete to know where and when to act and react.” In addition to individual training for children and adults, the Center will offer workshops for sports trainers and coaches that demonstrate vision training and vision calisthenics techniques for sport success. The Center’s staff will also conduct vision screenings for area sports teams and will include tests that are sports-specific.
GOAL Dr. David Heath with Richard Feinbloom at the Dr. William Feinbloom Low Vision Unit rededication ceremony.
MAKING THE MOST OF LOW VISION
The Rededication of the Dr. William Feinbloom Low Vision Unit On Wednesday, February 15, the College rededicated the Dr. William Feinbloom Low Vision Unit. This unit helps individuals with reduced central or peripheral vision to improve daily activities such as reading, writing and watching television. The rededication event was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Feinbloom, his son and daughter-in-law, family,
friends, College administrators, staff and students. A small reception was held after the ceremony in the Alumni Commons on the 18th floor of the College. The low vision unit will continue to offer its comprehensive service, which carefully assesses each patient’s current visual status, identifies goals and visual needs and designs an individualized rehabilitation plan to meet these needs.
To provide residency education that will train individuals to develop advanced clinical competencies to meet current and future healthcare needs
BRONX-LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER RESIDENCY
A Look at the Newest Residency Program The newest residency program available to the College’s postdoctoral students is at the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (BLHC). These two new positions offer the opportunity to gain experience in patient care, optometric education and leadership while working with the hospital’s diverse patient base in the underserved South and Central Bronx communities. Residents work in both hospital and community-based clinical settings. They have the opportunity to provide primary eye care to patients of all ages, comanage patients with complex ocular diseases, utilize advanced equipment and technology and observe surgical procedures. Residents also benefit from daily lectures provided by ophthalmology attendings at the BLHC, as well as weekly seminars consisting of case conferences, fluorescein conferences and journal club meetings.
Residency Programs, Applicants and Positions
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residency programs for the 2012-2013 year of students apply for residencies
residency positions available and filled
PATIENT CARE
Public Service
GOAL
The University Eye Center has an ever-expanding presence in the community through an increasing number of outreach programs and groups.
To promote public health
BRINGING VISION HELP HOME
The Homebound Program Reaches Out With the demand for elder vision care increasing, the doctors of the Homebound Program provide more than 200 annual visits to patients’ homes throughout Manhattan and Queens. This program is especially helpful and rewarding for those who cannot leave their homes due to frailty, illness or other issues. Patients, like Connie Rizzo, MD, PhD (pictured above), are connected to a compassionate and highly comprehensive eye exam that assesses them for medical conditions such as glaucoma, as well as for eyeglasses. Hear Connie’s story at sunyopt.edu/news/post/eyes_on_new_york_ gala_2012 We are grateful to the supporters of the Homebound Program: Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation (which renewed support with a $30,000 grant in December 2011), the Arthur & Phyllis Milton Foundation (which renewed support with a $5,000 grant in January and June 2012 for the Manhattan program) and Transitions Optical, Inc. (which awarded a $5,000 grant in June 2012).
CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY Support Groups for Vision Issues The University Eye Center hosts monthly support groups that are free and open to anyone with low vision, visual impairment or injury from brain trauma and stroke, as well as their loved ones. These groups have increased in popularity. When the group for survivors of traumatic brain injury and stroke started in 2002, it had 10 to 15 participants; attendance has since doubled to an average of 25 to 30. The group for loved ones is the
only one in the tristate area, and other specific groups—including LGBT, writing and art therapy groups—run as well. Iris Rosen, LCSW-R, Director of Social Work, has facilitated the survivors group since 2002, and she says participants realize they are not alone when they meet others who have had the same experience. Learn about these groups by visiting sunyopt.edu/uec and clicking Events Calendar.
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Family Members of Homebound Patients Show Their Appreciation “He was very professional, came with equipment and took his time. My mother has a problem with light because of her stroke. [The doctor] saw that, he got it and went beyond what was necessary in order to help her.” — Son of Ernestina, 75
“[The doctor] was so thorough, professional and pleasant. This is such a special service.” — Daughter of Janet, 88
Support Group Members Share Their Experience
VISION SCREENINGS
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GETTING INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC
The University Eye Center’s New Website and Newsletter
“Iris [group facilitator] gives her heart to every person.”
The University Eye Center (UEC) unveiled a new design of its website and newsletter over the past year, making it easier for patients to find the information and inspiration they need to make vision health a priority in their lives.
“No one passes judgment. Your family might not understand your feelings, but we know others in the group will.”
Among its many features, the new website features bold success stories from patients who were treated at the UEC; a schedule of support groups, programs and vision screenings; and vital information on eye health. The website’s revamped look was also applied to the College’s website.
—B ridget DeMercurio, participant in survivors group
— Joyce Flora, participant in caregivers group
The UEC’s newsletter, Vision, is also a resource for patients looking for easily accessible information. Each issue features an inside look at the UEC, including a moving patient story, an interview with a UEC doctor, eye health advice and more.
RESEARCH
Grant Activity
GOAL
4.0M
ADVANCING RESEARCH Kathryn Richdale, OD, PhD
Dr. Kathryn Richdale, Assistant Professor and Interim Director of the Clinical Vision Research Center (CVRC), has been appointed to the Dr. Alden N. Haffner Innovation Chair, the College’s first endowed chair. Named for the College’s founding President and endowed by Richard Feinbloom, the Chair will provide supplemental support for a maximum of five years or until tenure is earned. In her current role within the CVRC, Dr. Richdale will work on increasing clinical trials that involve partnerships with industry and private entities. As she points out, this type of collaboration is highly effective and productive since studies can be conducted at multiple sites, engaging a larger number of participants. She believes that such research will be very successful at the College, considering the diversity of its patients, expertise of its clinicians and range of its resources and equipment. These will all be helpful factors in helping sponsors recognize the value of working with the College.
“Larger, long-scale clinical trials could run so well at the College because of the diversity of our patient population and the expertise of our clinicians.” — Kathryn Richdale, OD, PhD, Assistant Professor and Interim Director of the Clinical Vision Research Center
Her experience has made her an excellent candidate to accomplish this goal at the CVRC. One of her main areas of interest—contact lenses—has largely involved work with industry sources on projects to determine safety, design and more. She also researches presbyopia, the age-related loss of focusing ability. Her experience is decorated by several honors, including an American Optometric Foundation Ezell Fellowship and a National Institutes of Health K23 training grant. With regard to her own career goals, Dr. Richdale wants to continue collaborating with partners at other schools to answer questions about contact lenses, such as whether kids can safely wear them. Related to this, she’d like to advance the primary care contact lens clinic at the University Eye Center to address the needs of average contact lens wearers. Finally, she wants to grow the graduate programs at the College by emphasizing the career benefits of a research degree.
Dollars in Millions
To develop and maintain the most productive basic and clinical research programs among schools and colleges of optometry
3.5M 3.0M
Projected
2.5M
The College’s grant activity continues to increase, with a projected $3.8 million in 2012 to 2013.
2.0M 1.5M 1.0M
’05-’06
’06-’07 ’07-’08
’08-’09
’09-’10
’10-’11
’11-’12
Year
DISCOVERY THROUGH COLLABORATION The SUNY Eye Institute and VisioNYC
The College is committed to being a nexus for progressive vision research. One way it has accomplished this is by working with research collaboratives outside of the College on a statewide, citywide, national and international level. The SUNY Eye Institute (SEI), of which the College is a founding member, first met in November 2009. It is a statewide collaboration of more than 60 researchers and clinician scientists across the SUNY system, including the College and the departments of ophthalmology at the SUNY medical schools at the University of Buffalo, Upstate Medical Center, Downstate Medical Center and Stony Brook University. An important aspect of SEI’s dialogue is determining how resources and expertise can be pooled among the institutions to develop collaborative grant proposals and advance basic and applied clinical research and training. Annual meetings feature talks on the vision research interests at each campus, as well as smaller working groups on specific research topics. The College also hosts the annual VisioNYC conferences. Mutually supported by vision research training grants at Columbia, NYU and Cornell, the conferences bring together scholars from around the world to discuss the latest in vision research three times a year. In the past year, speakers from a multitude of prestigious institutions—including the National Eye Institute, MIT and the Salk Institute—presented on a rich variety of topics in two general topic areas: visual system neuroscience and cell and molecular biology of the visual system.
3
12
NIH K award recipients at the College (Kathryn Richdale, OD, PhD, Tracy Nguyen, OD, PhD, Cristina Llerena Law, OD)
research grants received this year
63 faculty and student publications this year
66 faculty and student presentations this year
RESEARCH
GOAL
To provide resources to attract and retain outstanding research faculty
THE COLLEGE HAS RETAINED DISTINGUISHED FACULTY MEMBERS ACROSS A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES. Faculty Degrees*
THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESEARCH
11%
New Incoming Faculty Members
An outstanding new leadership team has been formed after a national search conducted diligently by Dr. David Troilo, Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs. This team, which will take research at the College in many exciting directions, will fully be in place in January 2013.
Stewart Bloomfield, PhD, New Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research Dr. Stewart Bloomfield has more than 30 years of experience in graduate education and internationally recognized research in retinal neurophysiology. Among other grants, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the National Eye Institute, has funded his research on retinal amacrine cell function since 1988.
Suresh Viswanathan, BSc Optom, MS, PhD, New Chair, Department of Biological and Vision Sciences Dr. Suresh Viswanathan’s research examines the events contributing to neuronal cell death in experimentally induced glaucoma. He has extensive teaching experience in biomedical and vision sciences, and he has overseen and directed the curriculum, summer research program and T35 training grant at Indiana University.
2%
Tracy Nguyen, OD, PhD, Clinical Research Faculty Dr. Tracy Nguyen’s PhD work led her to conduct clinical research on corneal dystrophies, which she plans to continue at the College. She is a twotime Ezell Fellow and is currently funded by an NIH K08 clinical scientist development award.
Alexandra BenaventePerez, MCOptom, MS, PhD, Clinical Research Faculty Dr. Alexandra BenaventePerez is now an Assistant Clinical Professor at the College. She will continue her research on experimental models of myopia and develop new research projects on ocular hemodynamics, as well as be a significant part of the College’s clinical research effort.
3 new labs have been built to accommodate new faculty and their research
1%
70%
7%
LEGEND
9%
OD
PhD
OD, MS
MLS
OD, PhD
Other
*As of October 10, 2012. Includes certain pending hires. Does not include adjuncts.
Faculty Members by Department (not including adjuncts)*
21
89
LEGEND
15
University Eye Center Biological & Vision Sciences Clinical Education
Faculty Dedicated to University Eye Center Service (not including adjuncts)*
21
33
11
LEGEND
24
Primary Care External Vision Rehabilitation Advanced Care
*October 10, 2012 (includes certain pending hires)
RESEARCH
GOAL
GOAL
To establish a Clinical Vision Research Center
To enhance the PhD program in Vision Science
MAKING SENSE OF VISUAL DYSFUNCTION
Preethi Thiagarajan, BS Optom, MS, FAAO: PhD Student Preethi Thiagarajan is currently in the final year of the College’s PhD program, a program she pursued and chose purely for the chance to work with the man whose work she admires, Dr. Kenneth Ciuffreda. She concentrates on the remediation of visual dysfunction caused by traumatic brain injuries, so it was a given that her mentor would be Dr. Ciuffreda, who is the only one in the U.S. researching binocular vision rehab for such injuries. She calls him her “driving force.”
A PLATFORM FOR MAJOR RESEARCH The Clinical Vision Research Center
Preethi is a recent recipient of the Ezell Fellowship, one of the highest honors for graduate students in vision research awarded by the American Optometric Foundation. Her work in visual rehabilitation at the College is funded by the U.S. Army. Since that grant has been renewed for another year, she will continue at the College as a post-doc working alongside Dr. Ciuffreda. Myopic as a child, Preethi pursued optometry because of vision’s relation to the brain. She started as an optometrist in India and then completed her masters at the University of Waterloo. Once her work at the College is complete, she’d like to focus on the brain imaging aspects of vision rehabilitation due to traumatic brain injury, such as functional MRI.
A patient participates in a research study in the Clinical Vision Research Center.
Enrollment in graduate degree programs has been on the rise.
With the CVRC in place, the College has an improved structure to coordinate similar research in the future, especially advantageous when partnering with industry
Total PhD Enrollment
Total OD-MS Enrollment
16
16
40
40
14
14
35
35
12
12
30
30
Unlike many other optometric institutions, the CVRC does not focus research on one area but expands its interests to multiple areas, including traumatic brain injury, convergence insufficiency in kids, glaucoma, blood pressure and more.
10
10
25
25
8
8
20
20
6
6
15
15
4
4
10
10
With such a center and philosophy, the future of research at the College is extremely promising and exciting.
2
2
5
5
0
0
0
0
Number Enrolled
In the upcoming year, the CVRC will be a site in two major nationwide studies. One study will attempt to understand the influence of contact lens material on the safety and comfort of patients of a wide range of ages and ethnicities. The other, focusing on kids ages 6 to 13 who wear contact lenses and have no major health or eye problems, will investigate kids’ opinions on their lenses, such as ease with insertion and removal.
sponsors on large-scale, national studies with the potential for significant impact. The CVRC’s physical space within the University Eye Center is also beneficial: Its high visibility to patients allows more opportunity to promote participation in studies, and its exam lanes allow for standardized research, which adds to the CVRC’s appeal as a site for national studies.
Number Enrolled
The establishment of the Clinical Vision Research Center (CVRC) is a major step forward for clinical research at the College, both increasing its ability to participate as a site in national studies and setting it apart from other optometric institutions with diversified research specialties.
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’07
’08
’09
Year
’10
’11
’12
’06
LEGEND PhD Total Enrollment PhD Entering Students
*
OD-MS Total Enrollment OD-MS Entering Students **
’07
’08
’09
Year
’10
’11
’12
*25 full-time and three part-time (Post OD) ** Five students from Class of ‘16 and two from Class of ‘15
GIVING
Faculty and Staff Giving*
GOAL
The number of faculty and staff who have contributed to The Vision and the Promise campaign is significantly higher than at other research and doctoral institutions across the nation.
To raise funds to support current and future projects across education, patient care and research efforts Percentage
40
Total Amount Raised in The Vision and the Promise Campaign (through 9/4/12)
18.5%
20
50 40
$6,651,063
5M 4M
More than 325 people attended the Eyes on New York Gala on March 23 at Cipriani 30Optometric Center 42nd Street to benefit the of New York (OCNY), the campus-related foundation of the College. 20 The annual fundraiser supports vision care for the homebound elderly and indigent, as well 10 research. as scholarships and vision
0 Other Research/ Doctoral Institutions
SUNY College of Optometry
*Research/doctoral institutional data from CASE for 2011; SUNY College of Optometry data is from September 14, 2009, through July 21, 2012.
3M 2M 1M 0M
The event paid tribute to two prominent 0 leaders: Dave Brown, President, Johnson and Johnson Vision Care; and Harold Wilshinsky, Chief Executive Officer, KAP Planning, Ltd., and an OCNY Trustee.
90000 80000 Cash
70000 Irrevocable Verbal 60000 Pledges Pledges 50000
MAJOR GIFTS ON THE RISE
The Vision and the Promise Campaign The Vision and the Promise, the College’s major gifts campaign, has begun its fourth year. Since its start, the campaign has achieved several milestones, including the largest gift in the Optometric Center of New York’s history—$2 million in scholarship support from Trustee Dr. William C. Folsom, Jr.—and an outstanding level of support from faculty and staff that stands above comparable institutions. This year the campaign has grown to include even more opportunities for significant contributions. With the completion of many newly renovated facilities at the College, including the Center for Student Life and Learning, essential parts of the College can now be named.
Stocks
In-Kind Giving
Total
40000 For a donation that will benefit the College’s students 30000 and faculty, several facilities can be named, 20000 including the University Eye Center, the Center for Student Life and Learning or10000 individual parts of the Center such as the 0 Commons, fitness center, methods Student lab, seminar room and more. Individual lockers in the highly trafficked area of the Center can also be named. To explore these and other naming opportunities within the College, contact Ann Warwick, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, at 212.938.5600 or awarwick@sunyopt.edu.
Alumni Giving 90000 90,000 80000 80,000 Alumni giving has been increasing over the years.
70000 70,000 60000 60,000 Dollars
Gifts in Millions
30
10
7M 6M
Eyes on New York Gala 2012
42%
50
The amount of faculty and staff who have contributed to the Vision and the Promise campaign is significantly higher than at other research and doctoral institutions across the nation.
A NIGHT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
50000 50,000 40000 40,000 30000 30,000 20000 20,000 10000 10,000 0 2006
2007
2008
2009 Year
2010
2011
2012
CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS President’s Society ($25,000 – $99,999) Alcon Laboratories Government of China Essilor of America Mr. Richard Feinbloom Johnson & Johnson Merck & Co., Inc. NYSOA Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Allene Reuss Memorial Trust Mr. Larry Roth Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation Mr. Adam J. Sheer Visionary Society ($10,000 – $24,999) Allergan, Inc. Dr. Julia J. Appel and Mr. Ronald S. Appel Bausch & Lomb North American Vision Corp. The Central New York Community Foundation The Gordon and Llura Gund Foundation Jobson Medical Information LLC Luxottica Group Ms. Barbara Saltzman Richard Soden, OD Mr. Harold Spielman Mr. George Spiropoulos Mr. Harold Wilshinsky Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc. Innovator’s Society ($5,000 – $9,999) Abbott Medical Optics Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust DCF Advertising Dr. William Folsom Hugoton Foundation The Hyde and Watson Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Millman Ms. Phyllis Milton The Phyllis and Arthur Milton Foundation
New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Optometry Reed Exhibitions Ms. Claudia Caruso Rouhana Beryl L. Snyder, Esq. The Vision Council of America The Wallace Fox Foundation Transitions Optical, Inc. Vision Service Plan Vistakon Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Weiss Founder’s Society ($1,000 – $4,999) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Aimi American Academy of Optometry Atlantic Crane AXA Foundation Mr. David A. Bowers Allen Cohen, OD Mr. Roger D. Cruttenden Mr. and Mrs. Barry R. Dean David Dexter, OD EarthShare Eyecare Business Mr. Thomas P. Farrell Mr. Dennis Gehr GFK Retail and Tech USA, LLC Glenmede David A. Heath, OD, EdM Hertz, Herson & Co, LLP ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Siret Jaanus and Dr. Jack Jurison Mr. Howard Justvig Evan Kaplan, OD Neera Kapoor, OD Mr. Nick Kavallieratos Harry R. M. Koster, MD Ms. Nadine Lee Mr. Jared S. Levy Mr. Steven J. Litner Lombart Instrument Richard J. Madonna, OD Ms. Jodi Malcom Michael M. Mariani, Esq. Ms. Liduvina Martinez-Gonzalez Mr. William J. Moran Rochelle L. Mozlin, OD New Eyes for the Needy Dr. Eleonora Zusman-Orloff and Dr. Eugene Orloff
FY JULY 1, 2011-JUNE 30, 2012
Linda S. Pinsky, OD Frank Pirozzolo, OD Kathryn Richdale, OD, PhD Dr. and Mrs. Alain Roizen Mrs. Lenore Satnick Bela and Catharine Schick Foundation Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Schloss Mr. Jack Schmitt and Mrs. Sylvia Picard Schmitt Steven H. Schwartz, OD, PhD Arnold Sherman, OD Ms. Kelly Sondey Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Spira Mrs. Gretchen Stone Union Bank U.S. Trust Ms. Virginia Wages-Plotkin Ms. Rosamond A. Warwick Catherine Pace Watson, OD G. Warren Whitaker, Esq. Denise M. Whittam, OD Mr. Andrew Wilshinsky Mr. Stephen J. Wilshinsky Thomas A. Wong, OD Woodhull Medical Group Mrs. Martha Yager Dr. J. Stanley Yake Shandor Zelenger, OD Promise Society ($500 – $999) American Optometric Association Robert B. Austin, OD Samar Awad, OD Dr. Benjamin Backus and Dr. Carl Schaper The Baruch College Fund Sherry J. Bass, OD Jaclyn A. Benzoni, OD Susan Hsin-Mei Fong, OD Marie Irene Bodack, OD Juliana E. Boneta, OD Linda J. Bornstein, OD Frank R. Bucciero, OD Dr. Harriette Canellos and Dr. Evan Canellos Dr. Kenneth Ciuffreda A.J. Contento, OD and Annette P. Contento, OD Susan C. Danberg, OD Mr. and Mrs. Manuel DaSilva Paul Edelman, OD
Joseph Eviatar, MD Jerome M. Feldman, Ph.D. Benjamin M. Freed, OD Karen Fuhrman Kerner, OD Future Funds LLC Mark Andrew Gendal, OD Christopher Gentile, OD Sandra Gluck, OD Mr. Mitchel Hirsch Mitchell I. Horowitz, OD Jeffrey Kraushaar, OD Philip Kruger, OD David M. Krumholz, OD Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Laterman Joshua E. Leif, OD Mr. Joel Levin Gloria S. Neuwirth, Esq. Suzanne Offen, OD Jeffrey L. Philpott, PhD Dr. Stephen W. Record and Dr. Carol J. Dibble Record Ms. Jan Rose Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Santinelli Mr. Fred Schwartz Michael J. Siegel, OD Mr. Warren Simon Mr. David Sosnow Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Spear Michael P. Spellicy, OD Joseph M. Stamm, OD, FAAO Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Tarica Andrea P. Thau, OD, FAAO David Troilo, PhD Friend’s Society ($1 – $499) Mr. Oladapo Adurogbola Mr. Guilherme Albieri Robert Ancona, OD Mrs. Erin Angarola Anonymous Anonymous Ms. Aubrey Assim Ms. Gaea Austin Ms. Norma Ayala Ms. Ellen Baberadt Mr. Luisito Bacosa Alan M. Bagun, OD Ms. Barbara Bai Mr. Fredrick Baker Ms. Wilma Bakst Michael J. Bartiss, OD, MD Debra L. Bashkoff, OD
Robert C. Bauman, OD Stephen A. Beckerman, OD Christine M. Beers, OD Samuel S. Belkin, OD Keith Beylus, OD Monica R. Bhasin, OD Andrew I. Bienstock, OD Donald A. Bisek, OD Mr. Jamal D. Bilal Mr. Bret Boudi Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Bromberg Meryl Brownstein, OD Ms. Jennifer Budner Mr. Chet Burchett Ms. Carol Burger Joseph Capetola, OD Mr. Osvaldo Carde, LPN Tanya L. Carter, OD Benjamin Casella, OD Tonya Castro, OD Mr. Vito J. Cavallaro Mr. Wayne Chen Ida Chung-Lock, OD Harry G. Churchill, Jr., OD David N. Ciccone, OD John J. Clark, OD Jay M. Cohen, OD Roy B. Cohen, OD Dr. Scott A. Colonna and Dr. Theresa J. Colonna Ms. Dawn Conover Mr. and Mrs. Paul Corrente Daniel I. Cotlowitz, OD Mr. Ruben D. Cuevas Jennifer D’Amico, OD Mary Ann DeFrank Gioia, OD Richard Del Bianco, OD Ms. Karen DeGazon Emmanuel Dela Cruz II, OD Mr. Igor Demburg Sumati B. Deutscher, OD Jack L. Devore, OD Ms. Ellen Diamond Nicolino DiBenedetto, OD Kari DiPrima-Riina, OD Gregory DiSanto, OD Walter Donach, OD David P. Dozack, OD Changmin Duan, OD Robert Duckman, OD Mitchell Dul, OD Tybee Eleff, OD Ms. May Ellis
Ronit Englanoff-Hulkower, OD Thomas M. Erichson, OD Ms. Letisha Farrell Mark S. Feder, OD Ms. Helen Fein Michael Feinstein, OD Ms. Helene Feldman Ms. Xiomara Feliciano Laurel A. Feltham, OD Brian Fengel, OD Anna Marie Fernandez, OD Dr. Michael Ferri and Dr. Jennifer F erri Ms. Guerda Fils Susan S. Fisher, OD Mr. Tom Flagg Ms. Teresa Florendo Mr. John Fortune Brad Fortune, OD Lawrence Forur, OD Robert S. Fox, OD Lee I. Freundlich, OD Harold Friedman, OD Arlene E. Friedman-Minkoff, OD Kristen Lynne Fry, OD Paul R. Galstian, OD Manisha B. Geiger, OD Mindy S. Gelbart, OD Michael Ghossn, OD Christina M. R. Giles, OD Mr. Anthony Giliberto Rosemary A. Giovinazzo, OD Gwenda Gnadt, OD Carly M. Goldberg, OD Judith E. Golden, OD Jeremy P. Goldman, OD Ms. Irma Gomez Deborah Goodman, OD Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gootter Robert S. Greenbaum, OD Susan L. Greenberg, OD Natalie Greenberg, OD Mark L. Greenberg, OD Sidney Groffman, OD Laurel Beth Gropper, OD Marc R. Grossman, OD David T. Gubman, OD, FAAO Ms. Margaret R. Hambrick Myoung Hee Han, OD Bruce R. Hankin, OD Mr. S. David Harrison and Mrs. Roberta Karmel Harrison Dean Evan Hart, OD Donald Q. Hewett, OD Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Hillman Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hoffman Gary A. Holtzberg, OD Euphemia Huggins-Williams, OD Ms. Ilana Hyman
Dr. and Ms. John F. Insinga Carol A. Isaacowitz-Weber, OD Carol Ann Iwinski, OD Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Johnson Kathleen Johnson, OD Arthur Jung, OD Marlene Jurman, OD Mr. and Mrs. Kale Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. David Katcher Theodore Katz, OD Fenton O. Keister Irrevocable Trust Ronald Kichura, OD Christine M. Kim, OD William E. Kimball, OD Ms. Nancy Kirsch Col. and Mrs. Robert C. Klass Sandy R. Kline, OD Karen Tracy Kosowsky, OD Mr. and Mrs. Kreinik Galina Kruglyakova, OD William K. Kwik, OD Daniel Lack, OD Ms. Martha Lain Mr. and Mrs. Hon Yip Lam Ken Landesman, OD Ms. Debra Lang Steven Larson, OD William J. Leahey, OD Allison M. LeBlanc, OD Ms. Pamela Lederman Dickson Lee, OD Ms. Susan Lee-Shareef David Lelonek, OD Clifford A. Lemkin, OD Mr. and Mrs. Brett Levay-Young Mr. Boris Levin Marc A. Levinson, OD Steven R. Levy, OD Levy, Stopol & Camelo, LLP Mrs. Margaret Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Richard Liddell Joseph N. Lieder, OD Catherine A. Linenberg, OD Lions Club of Patchogue Margaret Lipani, OD Mr. Francisco Lomparte Teresa Lowe, OD Ms. Alla Lyubomudrova Kai Jing Mai, OD Glenn Malat, OD Drs. Carl and Diana Malchoff Marilyn Mann, OD Mr. Anthony Manzo Mr. Louis Manzo Marie Marrone, OD Ms. Nikita Martin Gerald G. Mattison, OD Dr. and Mrs. Hormoz M. Minoui
Mr. Dwayne Moore Joseph G. Morra, OD Scott I. Morrison, OD Tonia Mortelliti, OD Bernard A. Mullin, OD Ted T. Namba, OD Mr. Muhammed Nasiru Ms. Geraldine Nathanson Leon Nehmad, OD Network for Good Mr. and Mrs. King Man Ng Vaishali Nigam, OD Mr. Robert Nussbaum Sidney Oberstein, OD Gary Oliver, OD Chinwendu Onyejiaka, OD Eric Orava, OD Ms. Jean Pak Lauren Parker, OD Ralph A. Paternoster, OD Ms. Yodania Paulino Beth Pearlmutter, OD Mr. Rob Pellot Karen M. Perekalsky, OD Mr. Anthony Perez Ari Perez Elisa B. Perreault, OD John Plow, OD Dr. Jordan R. Pola Ms. Carole H. Polsky Ms. Ramola Poonai Joan K. Portello, OD, MPH, MS, FAAO Ira Marc Price, OD Ms. Kimberly Price Mr. and Mrs. Luis Prietovelez Vito Proscia, OD Dr. and Mrs. Leon M. Protass Richard W. Puente, OD Anne I Rafal, OD Mrs. Savitri S. Ramnarine Paula S. Rapaport, OD Shelli L. Ravine, OD Dr. Steven Renner and Dr. Agnes S. Renner Susan A. Resnick, OD Victor A. Richardson, OD Scott J. Richter, OD Steven Ritter, OD Jill Waldman Rocke, OD Clifford A. Roffis, OD Mr. Lenny Roos Monique Picard Root, OD Irene Rosenberg, OD Mr. Donald M. Rosenblatt CPA Jerry Rosenstein, OD Lisa Cogen Roslyn, OD Dr. Theresa Rostkowski-Tanzil and Dr. Henry J. Tanzil Stuart M. Rothman, OD
Kim E. Rothstein, OD Neil Rubin, OD Lauren F. Rubin, OD Mr. and Mrs. Louis I. Rubins Mr. and Mrs. William Ruffle Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ruitenberg Diane M. Russo, OD Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sarinelli Ms. Sonal Sathe Leonard J. Savedoff, OD Sandy Saychaleune, OD Ms. Linda Schachtel Mr. Douglas Schading Frederick C. Schamu, OD Joseph A. Schkolnick, OD Ms. Denise Schliefer Ms. Roslyn Schloss Stuart Schrier, OD Michael Schroedl, OD Susan Pinto Schuettenberg, OD Elliot Schwartz, OD Roberta Schwartz-Flaschner, OD Mr. Anthony Sebok Christy A. Sell, OD Arnold Semel, OD Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Severino Gina C. Shao, OD Melissa Shear Langer, OD Mr. Mort Sheinman and Ms. Linda Amster Mark Sherstinsky, OD Ellen Kapiloff Shinberg, OD Margaret M. Siegrist, OD Mr. and Mrs. Adam Silver Howard Silverstein, OD Mr. Kennard Singh Joel F. Sklar, OD Ms. Nancy W. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Smith Kenneth Sorkin, OD Mort Soroka, OD Angela E. Spaman Gardner, OD Spectrios Institute for Low Vision Dr. and Mrs. Michael Springer Henry S. Stanger, OD Audra Steiner, OD Carrie Strauss, OD Sam M. Stumer, OD Diane Suarez, OD Success Starts Now Irwin B. Suchoff, OD Ms. Perle Suna Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Tabone Barry Tannen, OD Rabbi and Mrs. Harvey Tattelbaum Gabriel Taub, OD Janna L. Teytel, OD Pamela E. Theriot, OD Ms. Bethshally Torres
Miss Nicole M. Totans Ms. Donna M. Trinko Laura Tujak, OD Dr. Paul A. Tunick Mr. Nicholas J. Ullrich II Sonia Valle, OD Mr. Jorge Villion, Jr. Ms. Victoria Vitug Laura S. Vota, OD Ms. Lois Wagner Mr. Ken Walton Mr. Ken Walton Ms. Yue Wang Frances M. Ward, OD Ms. Anita S. Wasserman Jonathan Wasserstein, OD Kenneth M. Weiner, OD Robert Weisberg, OD Douglas F. Weiss, OD Ms. Elaine Wells Mr. and Mrs. Allen Williams Wink Productions, Inc. James E. Winnick, OD Richard Winnick, OD Mr. Philip Wolitzer Patricia Woo, OD Mark D. Woodward, OD Lucy S. Wun, OD Eva Yan, OD Ms. Patricia Yeakel Mr. and Mrs. Ira Zankel Ms. Katy Zhang Arlene H. Ziedenweber Schwartz, OD Joseph Zupnick, OD Gifts-in-Kind Andrew Berger, OD Eyewear Designs, LTD. Ms. Jodi Malcom Legacy Society Estate of Dr. Leo Hurvich
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FINANCIALS
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
FINANCIALS
Fiscal year is July 1 to June 30 for both State and Research Foundation. All data is as of September 28, 2012.
SOURCES OF FUNDS Year
(left) Student Commons (above) The new fitness center in the Center for Student Life and Learning
Capital improvements at the College are critical in fulfilling the education, patient care and research goals of the College’s five-year strategic plan. • Renovated first-floor lecture halls will create space to accomplish the College’s goal of expanding class size to 100 students by fall 2014 and to provide updated instructional technology. • Refurbished research labs on the 16th and 17th floors will be essential in attracting and retaining highly qualified students and faculty in the future. • The Center for Student Life and Learning will not only be an environment for advanced education and student activity, it will also provide multipurpose space for various events and gatherings for the College community, as well as outside groups who will pay a usage fee to the College. • A renovated main lobby will include a new and redesigned patient intake area that will be a next step in providing high-quality care. • Ongoing critical infrastructure maintenance and repair projects will preserve the building and maintain health and safety. Under the leadership of Dr. David Heath, College President, and Vice President for Administration and Finance David Bowers, capital improvements will continue into the 2013 to 2018 work cycle to ensure that facilities meet the growing needs of students, faculty, staff and patients.
2011-12
State Appropriation – Core budget Appropriation based on Tuition, Fees Appropriation based on Clinic Pledge, Pooled Offset Campus Generated Revenues in excess of state appropriation Research Foundation From (To) Fund Balance Reserves
$
$
9,812,291 6,162,440 2,945,560 7,631,770 3,381,262 1,678,232 31,611,555
2010-11 $
$
11,046,677 5,728,322 2,887,677 6,196,264 3,631,454 1,696,838 31,187,232
EXPENDITURES 2011-12
SUNY College of Optometry 2008-13 Capital Projects Beneficial Occupancy*
Total Budget**
In Design: Rehab 1st Floor Lecture Halls
12/31/13
$2,193,000
8/14/14
$3,510,000
2/6/13 5/19/13 4/20/14
$9,776,146 $2,578,625 $8,448,458
Under Construction: Center for Student Life and Learning Rehab Research Floors 16 & 17 Rehab Electrical Systems Projects in Beneficial Occupancy: Rehab Elevators Upgrade Fire Alarm System Building Entry Improvements HVAC Controls & Balancing Rehab 2nd Floor Lecture Hall
Payroll (temp)
Other Than Payroll
Total
$
16,588,898 4,274,614 900,000
$
560,569 137,883
$
1,770,824 4,074,830 612,740
$
$
21,763,512
$
698,452
$
6,458,394
$
$
17,591,991 3,864,484
$
507,358 167,663
$
1,564,228 2,735,309 1,613,545
$
$
21,456,475
$
675,021
$
5,913,082
$
Sponsored Programs – Direct Indirect Cost Recovery
$
2,416,375 274,822 2,691,197
18,920,291 8,487,327 1,512,740 2,691,197 31,611,555
2010-11
Design Complete To Be Bid: Lobby Renovations
State Core Budget Campus Generated Other–SUTRA Research Foundation
Payroll (regular)
11/18/09 4/30/10 1/16/12 2/3/11 8/1/12
$1,749,898 $2,359,725 $133,172 $3,436,000 $70,000
* Space usable but project not officially closed out. ** Includes design, construction, and equipment and is not necessarily final project cost. Note: Capital funds are also used for varied minor repair and rehab jobs.
State Core Budget Campus Generated Other–SUTRA Research Foundation
RESEARCH FOUNDATION Sources of Funds
Expenditures
2011-12
2011-12
Sponsored Programs – Direct Indirect Cost Recovery
$ $
2,416,375 964,887 3,381,262
2010-11 Sponsored Programs – Direct Indirect Cost Recovery
$ 2010-11
$ $
2,693,395 938,059 3,631,454
Sponsored Programs – Direct Indirect Cost Recovery
$ $
2,693,395 449,259 3,142,654
19,663,577 6,767,456 1,613,545 3,142,654 31,187,232
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