The School of NursingÌýin 91ÑÇÉ«'s Faculty of Health celebrated the retirement of Karen Crotin, a practicum assistant in the Nursing Practicum Coordination Office.ÌýThe retirement celebration took place on Friday afternoon in theÌýNursing Resource Centre.
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| Above: Karen Crotin (right) with her colleague Claire Mallette, director of the School of Nursing,Ìýduring the retirement celebration heldÌýon Friday for Crotin by the School of Nursing |
It could easily be said that Crotin –Ìýa long-serving 91ÑÇÉ« employee –Ìýgrew up and spent her life at 91ÑÇÉ«. Prior to starting her career with theÌýSchool of Nursing, she worked as a summer student on the Keele campus and then for four years in the Department of English. She left 91ÑÇÉ« briefly and then came back to work in theÌýInstitute forÌýSocialÌýResearch before transferring to theÌýfledglingÌýnursing school in 1994.ÌýCrotin wasÌýtheÌýfirst, and at that time, theÌýonly staff member in the School of Nursing. "I worked with the school'sÌýchair and one faculty member," she recalls.
Right: SweetÌýwishes for a happy retirement
Over the course of her career,ÌýCrotin has seen the School of Nursing grow fromÌýone staff member,Ìýtwo faculty members and approximately 60 students, to its current contingent of 18 staff members, 43 faculty members andÌýmore thanÌý1,000 students.
For the past several years,ÌýCrotin has played an integral role in placingÌýnursing students in their clinical placements directly in the health-care setting in which they will ultimately work. "This past year, we placed over 1,000 students in practicum settings," said Crotin. "It has been a very busy and rewarding year."
Now Crotin will start the next phase of her life pursuing her love of quilting. AnÌýaccomplished quilter, sheÌýhopes to devote the fall to completing existing quilting projects and investigating new and historic quiltingÌýpatterns. In the future she plans to travel andÌýspend time with her family, including her two children, both of whom are graduates of 91ÑÇÉ«.