TTUHSC Happenings
May 1
Veteran to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Application Open
For more information, visit http://www.ttuhsc.edu/nursing/undergrad/veteran-to-bsn/default.aspx.
May 2
The 18th Annual Lubbock City Lights Charity Ball
Midsummer Night’s Dream
6:30 p.m.
Overton Hotel, 2322 Mac Davis Lane
For more information, visit http://www.lubbockcitylights.org.
May 16
Could You Have Skin Cancer: Texas Tech Physicians — Dermatology to Host Free Skin Cancer Screening
8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Southwest Cancer and Research Center, 602 Indiana Ave.
For more information, contact Kathleen McPherson at (806) 743-5637.
May 16
TTUHSC Medical Students to Host Charity Garage Sale
Spring weather means garage sale season. The Gold Humanism Honor Society invites the community to support this project to help supply TTUHSC student-prepared backpacks for the homeless of the Lubbock area from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday (May 16) at the Pueblo Building parking lot, 50th St. and Utica Ave.
The community can shop for garage sale items, or if they would like to donate items before the event, email Stephanie.vander-plas@ttuhsc.edu.
May 19
Community Medical School
“Skinny Genes: New Trends in DNA Testing”
Ericka Hendrix, M.S., and Katie Bennett, Ph.D., School of Allied Health Sciences
TTUHSC Academic Classroom Building, 3601 Fourth St.
All sessions are free and will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For more information, call (806) 743-2008 or email CommunityMedicalSchool@ttuhsc.edu.
*Commencements:
May 9
School of Allied Health Sciences
10 a.m.
United Supermarkets Arena
May 9
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
1:30 p.m.
International Cultural Center, 601 Indiana Ave.
May 9
School of Nursing
4 p.m.
United Supermarkets Arena
May 21
Military Commissioning
3 pm
ACB 250
May 22
School of Medicine Commencement
10:30 a.m.
City Bank Auditorium
June 5-7
32nd Annual Pain Symposium
TTUHSC Academic Classroom Building, 3601 Fourth St.
For more information, contact Myra Jones, Office of Continuing Medical Education at (806) 743-2928 or at myra.jones@ttuhsc.edu.
June 24-26
2015 Rural Health at the Crossroads: Telehealth Meets Practice Transformation Conference
San Antonio, Texas
For more information, visit http://www.texlatrc.org.
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