May 2017 VBSN Newsletter

Volume 2 | Issue 5
May 5th, 2017

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VBSN Newsletter

Hi all, Happy May! Hope you all had a great month of April. This month Sara
Henly and I attended the Ft. Hood Education Fair in Killeen, TX. Dr. Debbie
Sikes visited the students at the Amarillo and San Antonio, TX sites. Rachel
Chapman and Molly Lee (Abilene Site Coordinators) attended the Dyess AFB
Education Fair in Abilene, TX. Application for 2018 cohort opened Monday May
1st. Team RWB Lubbock volunteered at the Special Olympics event and joined
the Texas Tech University, Military and Veterans Program (MVP) for the
Military and Veterans Appreciation tailgate and baseball game. With the opening
of VBSN application I would like to introduce you to your admissions team
(please see picture provided on page 3).

This month our current students will complete their first semester (spring) May 8th
and will begin second semester (summer) May 23rd. Keep up the great work and
your VBSN team is very proud of each one of you! The month of May is
National Military Appreciation Month, TTUHSC is thankful for your service.

Attention all prospects and current applicants please read the following page as
there is important information about the application requirements and deadlines.
With the opening of application I will hold two Zoom office hours this month
Fridays May 12th and 26th from 2pm-4pm (CT). Please RSVP me
at [email protected] and I will send a link to join. See Links Page for
instructions.

April 2017
• Ft Hood Education Fair, Killeen, TX (April 11-12)
• Dyess AFB Education Fair, Abilene, TX (April 30th)

May 2017
• Spring semester ends May 8th
• Summer semester starts May 23rd

Kyle Chapman, School of Nursing Veterans Liaison
and VBSN Team!

Note: Links to VBSN webpage above Title and Social Media Icons below.

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Prospective Students

Application will open May 1st. Below is what needs to be completed and
submitted by the close of application July 15th. Link to SON Application Portal.

• Submission of official transcripts with minimum overall cumulative GPA
of 2.5; preference for overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Completion of at least 40 prerequisite course credits by application close
date.

• Preference for science GPA of 3.0 or higher in core courses including
Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology I & II, Microbiology, and
Pathophysiology. Completion of 3 of the 5 lab sciences is required by
application close date.

• Submission of TEAS V (or most current version of the Test of Essential
Academic Skills) scores no later than the application close date; Proficient
level or higher is required in all the following areas: Reading 69.0%, Math
63.3%, Science 45.8%, English and Language Usage 60.0%.

• Submission of official military transcripts: Joint Service Transcripts (JST)
or Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) which ever applies to
you.

• DD-214 if applicable

Active reservists must provide signed letter from reserve commanding officer
annual training prior to and after VBSN track. Links provided below.

• VBSN Reservist Agreement
• VBSN Active Military Agreement

Texas Tech University Health Science
Center, School of Nursing VBSN
Admissions Team

Left to Right: Kyle Chapman (SON Veteran Liaison); Geraldine Ferrer (Pre- Matriculation
Coordinator); Cindy DeAnda (Transcript Evaluator/Advisor Coordinator); Elizabeth Martinez
(Advising and Admission Section Coordinator); Tiffany Hager (Current Enrollment and
Management Coordinator); Dr. Karla Chapman, Ph.D. (Associate Academic Dean, Education
Support and Student Affairs)

Team RWB Lubbock
(Special Olympics)

Team RWB Lubbock with Texas Tech
University Military and Veterans Program

(MVP) at the Military and Veterans
Appreciation Baseball Game Tailgate

Links Page

 TEAS Mastery: Webpage and Apps
 TTUHSC Daily Dose: First-Class VBSN Students Walked with Honor
 Matthew Reed’s (Alumni): Interview/Story with Amarillo’s Channel 7 News
 Alex Munoz (Alumni): Call to Serve.
 TTUHSC Veterans Benefit Coordinator: [email protected]

TTUHSC VA Webpage
 Texas Tech University Military and Veterans National Alumni Chapter (MVC)
 Scholarship deadlines, information, and requirements, click here.
 Writing Center
 Navy Nursing Programs. Point of contact is Lt. Kamalan Selvarajah
 Team Red White and Blue (RWB)
 TTUHSC Alumni Association Click Here, Alumni Relations Click Here
 TTUHSC Veteran and Military facebook page

Zoom

• This month I will hold Zoom office hours Fridays May 12th and 26th starting at 2pm and
ending at 4pm (CT).

• Zoom allows us to have face to face interaction for all who decide to attend. Also, it
will help answer questions that you may not have thought of and will allow us all to
explore answers and options together. Zoom is currently what is used within the
TTUHSC SON as the main form of communication. So, this will also give you a head
start and familiarity.

• This month I ask that you RSVP to my email [email protected]. I will then
send you an email with the link to join.

• To access Zoom you can do one of two things. First option is to go through your
application provider and download the free version of Zoom and follow instructions.
Second option is click on link from your computer and follow instructions.

• To learn more about Zoom, click here.