INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / OCTOBER 24, 1989

 

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See cae ca : MAGGIE LI decided to

Se a emigrate to Canada after a 1988
visit. She arrived to stay in 1989, and
is now with the Douglas College
Chemistry Department in the posi-
tion of Laboratory Technician. Li is
a Hong Kong native and graduated
with a BSc in Chemistry from the
Chinese University of Hong Kong.
She does not regret the move to
Canada. “The weather is good, the
people are nice.” Busy with her new
position at Douglas College and her
three-year old daughter, she says, “I
don’t have time for hobbies.” m

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEVEN WELCH’s doctorate in
Clinical Psychology at the University
of Manitoba included an internship
at U.B.C.’s University Hospital. He
liked Vancouver enough to return
after teaching stints at U. of M. and
the University of Winnipeg, and is
now Psychology Instructor at
Douglas College, in addition to his
private practice. Welch was born and
raised in Winnipeg, and completed
his BA and MA in Psychology at the
U. of M. He became interested in
psychology during an undergraduate
course that involved practical interac-
tion with retarded students and, as
he says, “A dynamic instructor got

 

 

 

 

 

Having completed a Bachelor and
Master of Arts, and then a PhD in
English at the University of British
Columbia, “I am a living symbol of
the ongoing continuity of the English
Department at U.B.C.,” says GAIL
FRASER. That light remark takes on
additional meaning when one dis-
covers that her doctoral thesis, entitled
Interweaving Patterns In The Works of
Joseph Conrad, was published in
hardcover. It has since sold out, and is
now published in a paperback edition.
Fraser is happy with her position as
English Instructor at Douglas College
because, as she says, “I like people
and I love talking about literature, so
naturally I love teaching.” m