December 2016 Newsletter

SON December 2016
STAFF
December celebrates the
New Staff arrivals: following:

Thaddee Uwimana, NP at Combest ACHC Dec. 4 – Natl. Cookie Day
Kristen Leake, NP Combest SHC Dec. 10 – Gingerbread
Audra Molina, NP Combest WC Decorating Day
Amanda Young, NHV Combest NFP Dec. 17 – Re-gifting Day
Dec. 25 – Christmas
Glad to have you all Dec. 31 – New Years Eve

Departures:

Sabrina Santiago

December 23 – 26 Shared Governance
December 30
http://www.ttuhsc.edu/son/shared-governance/

Staff Council Members:
Chair – Rita Robison

Chair-Elect – Allison Pritchard
Secretary – Cheryl Wright

Parliamentarian – Ava Walker
Stacie Alvarez – Abilene
Cindy Shumard – Odessa
Tonia Borrego - Odessa

Elizabeth Martinez – Student Affairs
Khadija Bakrim – IT

Brenda Stone – Lubbock
Michelle Hunter – Lubbock
Kayla Talbott – Lubbock

Pam Gandy - Lubbock
Donna Balko - Lubbock
Matt Pierce -Lubbock
Tiffany Hager - Lubbock
Mikel Coale - Lubbock

Now taking nominations for our Fall 2016

semester STAFF WINNER.
Faculty and Staff are encouraged to nominate.

Next winner announced December 2016

Follow link (or copy and paste into your browser) below to make your nomination.

http://nursing.ttuhsc.edu/ofm/view.php?id=86602

Lubbock Campus
Annual Pie Tasting Fundraiser
Money to benefit our 2016 Christmas Family Project

We have $230.00 for our adopted Christmas family.

And the winners are: Stephanie Jones Blueberry Pie
Fruit Category: Mikel Coale Caramel Cream Pie
Cream/Custard Category: Joe Riojas Strawberry Pretzel Salad Pie
Holiday Category: Tiffany Hager Snickers Pie
Cheesecake Category: Jan Roberson Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Misc. Category:

THANK YOU TO ALL BAKERS AND TUMMIES!!!

Thanks to Tiffany Hager for her efforts in putting this
together each year.

Don’t monkey around…go ahead and take a
look at the changes.

The updated Performance
Management System is live.

Please see your supervisor
for any questions regarding

this new process.

Click link below.

Performance Management
System

If you would like to see something in the newsletter
please send to:

https://nursing.ttuhsc.edu/ofm/view.php?id=110188

We want your input!!!

Great opportunity for growth?
Have a chance to present at a

conference?
Staff Council is here to help financially

if you are attending a conference.
Click on the link below and complete

the form. Staff Council will review
help where we can.

Staff Development Funding

Faculty and Staff can now nominate
STAFF for awards to be given in May.

Nomination timeframe:
Jan. 15 – March 15, 2017

Staff Awards Policy 10.095

Voting Link:

Staff Awards

Leadership

Community Engagement

Creative Innovator

Customer Service

Veterans Day – Nov. 11th

Thank you Kyle Chapman for your
coordination of this special event!!

SON Holiday Lunch
December 15, 2016
2C103…11:30 - 1:30
Signup below to bring a dish

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0B4AACA92AA2FD0-holiday1

Lubbock December Events

The 58th Annual Carol of Lights® will be held on
Friday, December 2, 2016.

Winter Wonderland @ Pandhandle South Plains Fairgrounds
Dec 3 @ 11:00 am – 10:00 pm

Round up the family and get in the holiday spirit for a day of Christmas wonders, shopping, live music, food...

Breakfast with Santa @ Maxey Community Center
Dec 3 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Gather up the kids and bring them to the Maxey Community Center’s Breakfast with Santa.
Families will enjoy holiday crafts,...

Candlelight at the Ranch @ National Ranching Heritage Center
Dec 9 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

The Nutcracker Ballet @ Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theater
Dec 9 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Cactus Family Christmas Celebration @ Cactus Theater
Dec 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Link below will let you see what’s going on
around your town.

Abilene http://www.abilenevisitors.com/Calendar
Amarillo http://eventful.com/amarillo/events/december
Lubbock
http://www.visitlubbock.org/events/action~posterboard/page_offset~1/req
uest_format~html/
Odessa http://www.oaoa.com/calendar/

Saturday, December 10th
United Spirit Arena

Volunteers: You have received instructions from Kayla Talbott via email.
Should you have any questions please contact her at
Kayla.talbott@ttuhsc.edu

Please be in your designated areas on time and ready to go.
NOTE***Please leave valuables (purse, phone, etc) elsewhere.

No one will be in rooms to watch these items.

Thanks so much to everyone for volunteering your time!

Special thanks to: Kayla Talbott, Aricka Cano, Donna Balko

Ashlee Jacka, Stephanie Nichols and Christy Meriwether for
their coordination of this special event.

You and one adult guest are invited to the School of Nursing Holiday Party!

Thursday, December 15
6:30 — 9:30 pm

Dean Evans’ house
4507 93rd Drive, Lubbock, TX
Hors d’ oeuvres, wine, and beer provided
RSVP by Friday, December 9, to ashlee.jacka@ttuhsc.edu

Dress is business casual.

However you spend your holidays this year,
take time to take care of you.

Thank you for all you do for the growth, health, enrichment and
education of those you come in contact with daily.

Enjoy your time with family and friends and we’ll see
you in 2017!

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