1970s

1970s

• December 1970: the new school of nursing and nurses' residence were opened and named Monaghan Hall after the well-respected Corner Brook family physician, Dr. T.T. Monaghan.
• September 3, 1971: the first class of 34 students proudly received their pins and graduation diplomas.
• September 1973: students joined with other nursing students across the country to participate in Shinerama, a project that involved shining shoes to raise money for cystic fibrosis research. This event became a tradition and continues at WRSON and Grenfell Campus.
• 1973: Philomena Hawco Westby became director of the school 
• 1974: there were 10 nursing faculty and three staff
• 1975: A new curriculum, designed to help prepare students for the new Canadian integrated registration exam, was introduced and was the first integrated nursing program in the province.
• 1979: a new nurse's cap was introduced, an initiative begun by the students who petitioned a more professional looking cap.