Northwest Student Nurses’ Association Welcomes You!

Current SNA Officers/Advisors Student Officers: President- Lauren Storey, Soph II Vice President- Jima McCarrens, Soph I Secretary- Barbara Arbuckle, Fresh II Treasurer- Kassie Geeslin, Soph I Community Services Chair- Samantha Hamblin, Fresh II Activities Chair- Tiffanee Merritt, Soph I Fundraising Chair- Karen Thomas, Soph II Primary Advisors: Stacy Taylor, Simulation Specialist Monica Williams, Clinical Skills Lab Coordinator Faculty Advisors (by level): Dianne Scott /Charisse Reed/Stacie Pigues, Freshman I Lacey Gentry/Austin Mabry, Freshman II Stephanie Kennedy, Sophomore I Pam Briscoe, Sophomore II

SNA/MOSA Membership Dues: $ 22 Deadline: Sept. 25th! (Make checks payable to SNA) Forms in Upstairs Student Lounge Drop form and $ in the box in upstairs student lounge Deadline: Sept. 25th! ***SOPH I- time to renew!*** (or anyone who joined Fall 2014)

Snacks- upstairs student lounge- Place money in the snack Box! Fundraisers: Snacks- upstairs student lounge- *75 cents each* Place money in the snack Box!

***Place form/$ in upstairs lounge box- make checks payable to “SNA” Fundraisers: On sale NOW through Sept. 9th! ***Place form/$ in upstairs lounge box- make checks payable to “SNA”

***Sign-up sheet will be posted on SNA Bulletin Board! SNA Blood Drive: Monday, September 23rd! 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Nursing Lab ***Sign-up sheet will be posted on SNA Bulletin Board!

Pop- Top Competition Collect month of October (START NOW!) to benefit Ronald McDonald House Winning level wins a treat!

SNA SUPPORTS MONTH OF OCTOBER STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED!!!

NWCC Homecoming 2015 Saturday, October 3rd! SNA WILL NOMINATE 1 FRESHMAN MAID SNA WILL NOMINATE 1 SOPHOMORE MAID To nominate you must be an SNA member and the nominee must be an SNA member – voting will be held via email after nominations have been received. SEE MRS. TAYLOR TODAY TO NOMINATE!! ***Homecoming Maid VOTING SEPT. 21 – 23! WATCH YOUR NWCC EMAIL FOR THE LINK TO VOTE!

Ms. Sharon Stinson and her Mark your calendar: SNA MEETING Wednesday, October 14th , 12 noon Nursing Basement Ms. Sharon Stinson and her “Diabetic Alert Dog”   Please join us to hear Ms. Stinson’s personal story about life with Type I Diabetes and her success with the remarkable use of a diabetic alert dog in the management of her disease!

Career Day Wednesday, October 28th Haraway Center ***ALL nursing students will attend*** Schools of Nursing and area Healthcare Facilities will be present to meet with students! 9 a.m. Freshman II Sophomore II   10 a.m. Sophomore I LPN students 11 a.m. Freshman I

SNA Food Drive/auction Wed., Nov. 11th 12 noon, basement Hope Ministries will be our benefactor ***NEED DONATED AUCTION ITEMS for bidding!***

Teddy Bear Clinic Date: December 8th First Baptist Church, Senatobia Sponsored by: Student Nurses’ Association Led by: Soph I Pediatric Nursing Faculty/Students

Vicksburg welcomes M-OADN back for the  annual convention March 31- April 1, 2016! ***Network with students across the state ***Featured speakers, including NCLEX Prep Sessions ***Exhibitors              ***Lunch provided on Student Day  2015 Convention Fee: $ 50 (SNA/MOSA members) (subject to change) $ 55 (NON- members) ***FORMS/info will be available Spring 2016 ***Can make checks payable to SNA ***Students responsible for transportation/hotel (travel/room with classmates to contain costs)

We NEED YOUR PHOTOS for SNA SCRAPBOOK!! Send to mwilliams@northwestms.edu

BENEFITS OF BEING AN SNA MEMBER: Participating in your professional organization Membership to NWCC SNA also gives you membership to MOSA (State Student Nursing Organization) Helping to serve your local and surrounding communities Health Screenings Teddy Bear Clinic Health Education Local Charities: Hope, Pregnancy Center and Ronald McDonald House, etc. Looks great on your resumé

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