TTUHSC Happenings
November
The Check. Change. Control. Program by WOW!
The Check. Change. Control., a four-month program focuses on increasing physical activity, healthier eating and managing high blood pressure through education and tracking blood pressure. Monitoring your blood pressure over a period of time can provide you and your health care provider with a more accurate picture of the situation inside your arteries.
To register for the program or for more information, contact Allison Kerin, director of Employee Wellness and Recognition, at (806) 743-2865 or allison.kerin@ttuhsc.edu.
Nov. 4
Your Life, Our Purpose Campaign Announcement
Texas Tech University System Chancellor Robert L. Duncan and TTUHSC President Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., will announce the public phase of the Your Life, Our Purpose campaign.
3 p.m.
Academic Classroom Building courtyard
Nov. 11
TTUHSC Veterans Day
9 a.m.
TTUHSC flag poles
The event will include presentations by Bernhard Mittemeyer, M.D., and MusiCare. Also present will be a Veterans Resource Fair.
For more information, contact Sara Henly from the TTUHSC Veterans Affairs Office at sara.henly@ttuhsc.edu or (806) 743-2300.
Nov. 11
WOW! Financial Wellness: Saving and Planning for Christmas
Noon
TBA
For more information, contact Alison Kerin, director of Employee Wellness and Recognition, at (806) 743-2865 or allison.kerin@ttuhsc.edu.
Nov. 11
Queue for the Cause
7 p.m.
McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center, 17th Street and University Avenue
For more information, visit http://www.ttuhsc.edu/student-affairs/organizations/default.aspx.
Nov. 15
Giving Thanks from Around the World
(Sponsored by the Office of Global Health and the Office of the President)
Noon
Academic Classroom Building first-floor lobby
Students only
For more information, contact Michelle Ensminger at (806) 743-2901.
Nov. 15
Achieving Unity for Team Success
3 – 4 p.m.
Academic Classroom Building 220
For more information, contact Anna Herring at (806) 743-6446 or anna.herring@ttuhsc.edu.
Nov. 16
Global Health Lecture Series: Yoga Therapy as a CAM Modality in Theory and Practice (co-sponsored by Division of Integrative Medicine)
Noon
Academic Classroom Building 110
For more information, contact Michelle Ensminger at (806) 743-2901.
Nov. 17
Achieving Unity for Team Success
2 – 3 p.m.
Academic Classroom Building 220
For more information contact Anna Herring at (806) 7436446 or email anna.herring@ttuhsc.edu.
Nov. 17
Great American Smokeout
Larry Combest Community Health and Wellness and the American Cancer Society will host this event to focus on smoking cessation and health benefits of being smoke-free.
301 40th St.
For more information, contact Michelle Hunter at (806) 743-9566.
Nov. 19
Teen Straight Talk
Kids, teens, parents and community members are welcome to have discussions of the many tough issues facing teens today.
9:30 a.m.
TTUHSC Academic Classroom Building
For more information, call Kathleen McPherson at (806) 787-4513.
Nov. 24 – 25
Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov. 28 – Dec. 2
World AIDS Day Events
TBA
For more information, contact Michelle Ensminger at (806) 743-2901.
December
Dec. 1
Story of The Free Clinic
Noon – 1 p.m.
Academic Classroom Building 150
For more information, contact Garrett Meeks, at garrett.meeks@ttuhsc.edu
Dec. 3
Student National Medical Association (SNMA) A Cultural Affair Scholarship Gala
7 p.m.
Overton Hotel and Conference Center, 2322 Mac Davis Lane
The event is a cultural celebration of diversity with proceeds benefitting need-based scholarships for TTUHSC School of Medicine minority students.
For more information, visit www.ttuhsc.edu/student-affairs/.
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