VBSN July Newsletter

Volume 2 | Issue 7
July 7th, 2017

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VBSN Newsletter

Hi all, Happy July! Hope you all had a great month of June and a wonderful
Independence Day! Glenn Barnes, Diana Goodwin, Dr. Melinda Mitchell Jones,
and Dr. Debbie Sikes were honored to attend the promotion ceremony for Lt Col
Melanie J. Ellis at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio, TX on Thursday, June 15th. I
attended the Council on Military Education in the South (COMETS) conference
at Ft. Hood in Killeen, TX on Monday, June 26th. Team RWB Lubbock members
enjoyed the annual 4th of July Firecracker Run in Brownfield, TX.

2018 Application Deadline: The close of 2018 application is July 15th. Please
see page 2 of the newsletter for important information regarding application
requirements and deadlines. Remember, applications will not be processed until
the APPLICATION FEE is paid. In preparation for the application closing period,
I will hold Zoom office hours twice this month: Tuesday, July 11th and Friday,
July 14th from 2-4 pm (CT). Please RSVP me at [email protected] and I
will send a link to join. See Links Page for instructions.

July marks the half way point for our current VBSN students. Your VBSN team
and I are all so very proud of each one of you and encourage you to keep up the
great work!

June 2017
• Lt. Col Ellis Promotion Ceremony June 15th
• COMETS conference June 26th

July 2017
• Lackland AFB Education Fair July 28th

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

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

Volume 2 | Issue 7
July 7th, 2017

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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

Promotion Ceremony

Glenn Barnes, Diana Goodwin, Dr. Melinda Mitchell Jones, and Dr. Debbie Sikes were honored
to attend the promotion ceremony for Lt Col Melanie J. Ellis on June 15, 2017.

Lt Col Ellis served as the Chief, Strategic Plans and Partnerships for Defense Health Agency
Education and Training at Medical Education Training Campus (METC) at Fort Sam Houston.

Council on Military Education in the South
(COMETS) Conference

Left to Right: Sarah Innis (School of Pharmacy Assistant Director of Recruitment), Apurva Naik
(Director of College Credit for Heroes) Ashley Forti (School of Pharmacy Assistant Director of
Recruitment), Kyle Chapman (School of Nursing Veteran Liaison)

Team RWB Lubbock at the 4th of July
Firecracker Run

(Brownfield, TX)

2017 West Texas Panhandle Emergency
Nurses Association

Dr. Debbie Sikes, Glenn Barnes, and Debbie Casida presented Response to Active Shooter- A
Nursing Perspective on May 12, 2017 in Amarillo, TX. Mr. Matt Garrison (2nd from right),
Amarillo’s Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for Bell Helicopter joined our team in
promoting safe and effective responses to active shooter events.

Several Accelerated BSN students from the Amarillo
site participated in the conference activities.

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
 TTUHSC SON Career Services Center: www.ttuhsc.edu/son/career
 TTUHSC Operating Policy 77.16, Military Service established April 2017

Zoom

• This month I will hold two Zoom office hours Tuesday July, 11 and Friday July, 14
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.