TTUHSC Happenings
March 2016
March (Tuesday and Thursday)
Meditation for Stress and Increased Self-Awareness
Every Tuesday and Thursday, Elizabeth Sabet, founder of Holistic Options for People Everywhere (HOPE), presents how mindfulness and meditation can help deal with stress.
For TTUHSC locations, visit online or email Nuvneet Khandelwai at nuvneet.khandelwal@ttuhsc.edu.
March 2
Global Health Lecture Series
Noon
Academic Classroom Building 110
Featuring Rafael Ruiz, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Regional Mental Health Medical Director, TTUHSC Correctional Managed Health Care Systems, and Walter I. Diaz, M.S., MBA, Deputy Command Surgeon, United States Southern Command – International Health Specialist.
March 3
A Celebration of Generosity Appreciation Dinner
Lubbock Country Club, 3400 Mesa Road
7 p.m.
RSVP is required. For more information, call Institutional Advancement at (806) 743-1445.
March 3 - 4
Nurse Practitioner Conference
Academic Classroom Building 100
For more information, email cne@ttuhsc.edu or call (806) 743-4282 or visit online.
March 5
Future Health Care Providers Experience
8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Academic Classroom Building
Attendants can register the day of the event or early online. For more information, call TTUHSC Student Services at (806) 743-2300.
March 8
Poverty Awareness Banquet
6 to 8 p.m.
McPherson Cellars Winery, 1615 Texas Ave.
For more information, please call 806-743-2901 or e-mail globalhealth@ttuhsc.edu.
March 8 - 11
28th Annual Student Research Week
Academic Classroom Building
The theme for this year’s Student Research Week is “Molecular Basis of Life + Disease.”
For more information about Student Research Week, email Bala Meenakshi Purna, Student Research Week chair, at bala-meenakshi.purna@ttuhsc.edu or call the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at (806) 743-2556.
March 10
Student Research Week Dinner
Featuring Susan Amara, Ph.D., and Nobel Prize Laureate, Mario Capecchi, Ph.D.
7 p.m.
Frazier Alumni Pavilion, 6th Street and Boston Avenue
RSVP is required. For more information, call (806) 743-2786.
MARCH 12
SNMA Free Health Fair
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Bridge of Lubbock, 1301 Redbud Ave.
Screening services will include:
Blood pressure checks
Cholesterol screenings
Body mass index (BMI) checks
Blood glucose checks
Stress relief education
Skin cancer education
Teen health information
For more information, email Noor Subah at noor.subah@ttuhsc.edu.
April 1 (Registration deadline March 29)
Lubbock RSVP: Seminar, Compass for Questions and Answers for Wellness
8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Broadway Church of Christ, 1924 Broadway
The free seminar in collaboration with the Garrison Institute on Aging is for anyone age 55 and over. Topics include Aging Well in Place, Caretakers and Senior Community and Wellness and Social Opportunities. Reservations are required.
For more information or to register, contact Joan Blackmon at joan.blackmon@ttuhsc.edu or (806) 743-7787.
April 8 – 9
Nursing Informatics Boot Camp
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Clinical Education Center at Brackenridge in Austin
For more information, visit the website.
April 23
19th Annual City Lights and Casino Night: Speakeasy Soiree
6:30 p.m.
Lubbock Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit lubbockcitylights.org.
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