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UNC-P Optometry School Questioned
CHAPEL HILL — UNC-Pembroke leaders are in the development stages of a proposed School of Optometry — a school some say is unneeded given the prospect for a surplus of optometrists in the country. Already, $10 million in state funding has been appropriated for UNC-Pembroke to plan and develop the new school. According to UNC-Pembroke Vice President for University and Community Relations Glen Burnette, that money cannot be used until the UNC Office of the President gives the proposal the green light. UNC-Pembroke officials are scheduled to meet with UNC officials by the end of the month in an effort to obtain approval.