1. Northwest Student Nurses’ Association Welcomes You!

2. 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

3. 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)

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

5. ***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”

6. ***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!

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

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

9. 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 after nominations have been received.
SEE MRS. TAYLOR TODAY TO NOMINATE!!
***Homecoming Maid VOTING SEPT. 21 – 23!
WATCH YOUR NWCC FOR THE LINK TO VOTE!

10. 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!

11. 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

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

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

14. 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)

15. We NEED YOUR PHOTOS for SNA SCRAPBOOK!!
Send to

16. 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

17. Student Nurses’ Association
“Like us” ON
Search: NWCC Student Nurses Association
“Follow us” on Twitter
“NWCC Nursing SNA”