Over 50 staff, faculty and students came together on December 2 to celebrate Noreen Loughran’s 28 years of service to the SBS Department. Noreen has been a valued member of the community since 1987 when she first started as a receptionist in the Department (formally known as Behavioral Sciences and Maternal Child Health).
Noreen evoked laughter from the crowd when she remarked that there was no internet, voicemail or even a computer at her work station. She recalled a time when there was more in-person interaction and less dependence on technology. Many attendees spoke fondly about Noreen’s welcoming presence to visitors on the 7th floor, as well as her willingness to assist faculty with their administrative needs, and her friendship to staff and students over the years.
Noreen was a local Mission Hill resident until very recently and recalled the early years of growing up in the neighborhood with the late Kevin Fitzgerald, former legislator and Mission Hill-advocate. Noreen noted the Department’s sense of family and getting to know the students face-to-face as the things she will miss most about working in SBS.
