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Announcements

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

ERS February Newsletter released.

Please see the PDF attachment for updates from the Employees Retirement System.

Harrington Library Assistant Director

Yumi Yaguchi, MSIS, is our newest Assistant Director at the Harrington Library. She supervises Serials and ILL, and is the Liaison to the SOM. She has experience in reference, technical services, and class room instruction in academic libraries. Her profe...

Deadline Approaching Fast! Get Paid to be a Model!

The Perry School of Nursing Graduate Program N5342 Advanced Health Assessment course is in need of female models for our skills lab. There are two sessions to participate in, February 18th and 19th from 9am-1pm on both days. There are only 3 slots left fo...

Lubbock City Lights Charity Ball and Golf Tournament April 23-24

The TTUHSC School of Medicine Class of 2013 invites you to be a part of an outstanding event supporting local charities. City Lights is hosted by the irst year medical students in the TTUHSC SOM. This year's charity events consist of the 6th Annual City L...

Joys of Journaling-Feb. 10 by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) @ TTU

Joys of Journaling-Feb. 10 by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) @ TTUThis Journaling Workshop offered by OLLI will go into the history of journaling, the look and style of different journals, the three principles of journal writing, and even “what ...

SOM General Faculty Meeting (with Regional Campus) Feb 15, 2010

To All SOM Faculty: Please join Dean Steven L. Berk, MD for the SOM General Faculty Meeting with Regional Campus in Amarillo and the Permian Basin on February 15, 2010, 5:00 p.m. in the following locations: Lubbock, ACB 110 (Lubbock - Reception in the AC...

TTUHSC Medical Alliance Bake Sale Fundraiser Operation Smile

Be sure to mark your calendar to pick up some goodies for your Valentine at a Bake Sale on Thursday, February 11! The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Medical Alliance (spouses of medical students and residents) will hold a bake sale...

Student Research Week Judges Needed

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Annual Student Research Week is going to be held on March 2-5th.This year we have a record number of 105 posters being presented! Of course that means that we need more faculty judges than ever before. The judgin...

TTUHSC LEADership Level 1

Training and Staff Development at the Permian Basin presents Spring Leadership Program 2010! For schedule information and a detailed description, please select link below:

Performance Management

Training and Staff Development at the Permian Basin will offer Performance Management on Wednesday, February 10th, from 9:00AM-11:00AM in room 1C12.

Facing Forward

Training and Staff Development at the Permian Basin will offer Facing Forward on Wednesday, February 17th, from 2:00PM-4:00PM in room 2C12. Come and learn the power of having a clearly defined vision for you future!

Microsoft Outlook

Are you getting the full benefit from your Misrosoft Outlook Program? Training and Staff Development at the Permian Basin is Offering Microsoft Outlook training on Thursday, February 18th, from 1:00PM - 4:00PM in the library computer lab!

Send Flowers for Valentine's Day, Help Children in Need

The TTUHSC/UMC Spirit Team is sponsoring a Valentine's Day flower sale from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Feb. 5, 8, 10, and 12 in the UMC Cafeteria located on the second floor of TTUHSC.Flowers are $1 each, 25 for $20, or 50 for $37.50. All proceeds benefit UM...

Valentine Bake Sale Made to Order to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network

The Dermatology Department is taking orders for Valentine's Day. See Related Links below for details.

Reading Shakespeare’s “Othello”-Feb. 22 by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) @ TTU

Reading Shakespeare’s “Othello”-Feb. 22 by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) @ TTUOLLI wants to invite you to join us for this intellectually stimulating and non-credit class designed for adults as it features a hands-on approach to Shakespeare’s p...

Time Management Workshop - Amarillo

Time is money, as the saying goes, and lots of it gets lost in disorganization and disruptions. In this 2 hour workshop, participants will learn how to make the most of their time by getting a grip on their office space, organizing their workflow, learnin...

Service Excellence for Non - Supervisory Employees

The next Service Excellence Class is Tuesday, February 23rd, 8:15 am - 12:00 noon in Room 2B152. This program is part of the SERVICEPlus Customer Service training and is recommended for all new full time employees and as a refresher every three yea...

Discipline & Documentation Training for Supervisors and Managers

This course is designed for those serving in a leadership role (supervisor and above). The primary goal of this course is to enable participants to identify, assess, communicate and document employee conduct issues according to TTUHSC OP 70.31 Employee Co...

ERS presentation - Ready, Set, Retire! for Higher Education Employees

Are you within 10 years of retirement, enrolled in our employee health insurance and wondering about your insurance benefits at retirement? Attend the Ready, Set, Retire! for Higher Education Employees presentation to learn information you need to make f...

Time Management Workshop

Time is money, the saying goes, and lots of it gets lost in disorganization and disruption. In this 2-hour workshop, participants will learn how to make the most of their time by getting a grip on their office space, organizing their workflow, learning ho...

Employee Retention Training scheduled in Amarillo

This 1 1/2 hour workshop "Bloom Where You're Planted" is designed to assist employees with finding workplace satisfaction by covering the 5 key messages for finding workplace satisfaction, identifying the equity already built in their current job and how ...

Navigating Office 2007 Class Scheduled in Amarillo

Have you recently migrated to Microsoft Office 2007 or considering changing to the new format? Are you struggling to utilize the toolbar now know as the Ribbon? If so, Training and Staff Development will offer a 1 hour overview on Microsoft Office 2007 on...

Banner 8 ePAF Tecklinked Training and Forum Dates

Watch for Banner 8 announcements at the F&A Quarterly meetings. If you miss it, watch for the minutes and presentations on Budget's website: http://www.ttuhsc.edu/budget/quarterly_f_and_a_minutes.aspx . Mark your calendar for Banner 8 ePAF Update; pre...

Bloom Where You're Planted - Employee Retention

This is a new class offered on Employee Retention for employees. Upon successfully completing this course, participants will have knowledge of: The 5 key messages for finding workplace satisfaction The equity they have built in their current job How t...

New Employee Orientation

Monday, February 1st 8:15 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday, February 2nd 8:00 am - 12:30 pm: Room BA125 Monday, February 15th 8:15 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday, Febraury 16th 8:00 am - 12:30 pm. Room BA125 Supervisors / Managers please walk your new employee...

Leading Service Excellence

Leading Service Excellence Class is offered on Wednesday, February 24th from 1:15 pm - 5:00 pm in room BA 125. This program is part of the Serviceplus program and is recommended for all who supervise and manage employees.

Performance Management Class

Training and Staff Develpoment will offer a Performance Management Class on Thursday, Febraury 11th from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Room 1B212 (New classroom across from Human Resources)

REMINDER TO SUPERVISORS: EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 2010

Completion of employee evaluations allows for two-way discussion between supervisors and employees on the employees' job performance and expectations. The process is also essential to establishing and maintaining an efficient, productive, and positive wor...

Training Opportunities in El Paso for January thru March 2010

To all El Paso TTUHSC Employees: Here's some training that will help you start the year better, have better overall job satisfaction and performance! Check out the training available January thru March! The Training & Staff Development office is offe...

AccessMedicine, AccessPharmacy, & AccessSurgery

Did you know that the TTUHSC Libraries subscribe to the McGraw-Hill family of products including: AccessMedicine, AccessPharmacy, AccessSurgery, JAMAevidence, and Scriver’s OMMBID? The Preston Smith Reference Librarians will demonstrate AccessMedicine, Ac...

Information Technology Security

Please make sure that you do not give out your passwords to anyone. Passwords are secure and should never be shared. Sharing your password is subject to disciplinary procedures.Per HSC OP 56.01, please reference TTUHSC IT Policy 1.4.12http://www.ttuhsc.ed...

SQL Maintenance Impacting Amarillo, Odessa and El Paso – 2/10/2010

On Tuesday, February 10th from 6pm to 8pm CST, TTUHSC Information Services will be conducting maintenance on the SQL cluster. This maintenance will impact the Amarillo, Odessa and El Paso instances on the cluster. During the maintenance period, all appli...

CIMA Lectures on World Health featuring John C. Baldwin, MD—Wednesday, February 17, 2010

The Center for International and Multicultural Affairs (CIMA) invites you to attend an ongoing lecture series on world health. The lectures will be held every first and third Wednesday of the month at 12:00 noon CST. Invited guest speakers will share thei...

Retirement Reception for Sharla Nunley

After 25 years of service at TTUHSC and to the TTU students, Sharla Nunley, LVN, is retiring. You are invited to help her celebrate! When: 3-5 p.m., Feb. 12 (Friday) Where: Student Wellness Center, Texas Tech University, Corner of Flint Avenue and Main St...

Roshini: A Celebration of Cultures

What: Roshini SNMA Scholarship Banquet, sponsored by the School of Medicine Dean's Office. When: 7:30 p.m.-midnight, March 27 Where: Frazier Alumni Pavilion, 17th Street and University Avenue Tickets: $20 for students/dates; $100 for faculty Sponsorship p...

Librarians @ Your Service Survey

How well is the TTUHSC Library doing? Please tell us your thoughts.

Preston Smith Library Hours

The Preston Smith Library will no longer be open until 1 a.m. for tests.Library hours are:Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.- MidnightFriday 7:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m.Saturday 9:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.Sunday 1:00 p.m.- Midnight

F.I.T. TECH and GET FiT Lubbock Challenge!

F.I.T. Tech and GET FiT Lubbock are teaming up to encourage TTU, TTUHSC and TTU System students, faculty, staff, and spouses to gear up and get your teams of 6 together to exercise regularly and eat healthy in 2010! What is the F.I.T. Tech Challenge?It's ...

Medical Coding Classes set to begin March 4th, 2010

NEW CLASSES BEGINNING THIS SPRING The American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) approved Physician Medical Coding Class (PMCC) Curriculum. The course is taught by an AAPC Certified Instructor, Sylvia Adamcik, CCS-P, CPC-I. Classes will be held Thur...