THE INFORMER PAGE 2

OCTOBER 1, 1991

Meet our new
Director of P.R.

When you walk into the Public Relations office and
see a well-dressed woman with short, wavy auburn
hair, you can be pretty sure she’s Marleen Morris. You
can also be sure Marleen, the new director of Public
Relations, will greet you with a smile.

Marleen was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, but
grew up in Calgary. There she lived until the mid
1970s, when she was struck with that common afflic-
tion, Lotusland Fever.

“I came to Vancouver on vacation,” she said. “I
really liked it here. I liked the weather, and I enjoyed
the city immensely. I decided to stay.”

Her first pursuit here was to attend UBC. She
graduated with a major in international politics and
economics. “The degree has been very useful in terms of
becoming sensitized to government policies,” she said.

It was also useful in getting her work in the non-
profit sector.

After graduation Marleen worked for an agency in
Delta that helped families in crisis. She went on to
spend eight years in communications at the Canada
Mortgage and Housing Corp., first at the Vancouver
branch and then at the corporation’s regional office,
where she was responsible for communications for the
B.C. and Yukon region.

While still at CMHC she applied for the job at Cap,
and when offered it, couldn’t resist the challenge.
Marleen began working in the Public Relations office
June 17. Of her new job she says: “I see an opportunity
to build a strong awareness of the College. The College
has many resources and I would like to highlight the
excellent education and services it offers.

“In deciding to take the job, I was struck by what I
felt was a very good environment within the College.
There was a nice feeling of camaraderie between the
people I met.”

It’s great that she likes it here, because Marleen
spends many long days at her job. And every Thursday
she remains at the College to take piano lessons. She is
interested in music, likes all genres and wants to im-
prove her technique. “I just plunk around on the piano
now,” she says.

Outside of the College, her favorite activities are
cycling and running. However, she says, during the past
two years she’s been too busy to devote much time to
her favorite sports.

When she had the time, she cycled some of the U.S.
San Juan Islands, the Fraser Valley and California’s
Napa Valley. She hopes to tackle the Gulf Islands soon,
and someday cycle through France.

Besides travelling by pedal power, Marleen has
visited New York City and Washington DC several
times.

She also loves reading. She belongs to a book club
which meets monthly to discuss a particular book.
Marleen recommends two recent selections: The Lives of
the Saints and Love in the Time of Cholera .

Sportsplex News

INTRAMURALS HAVE BEGUN

Get your shorts on and get on down to the
Sportsplex. The intramural leagues have begun.
There is still space for one more basketball team
if you want to organize a group of friends and
register at the control centre, or you can simply
drop in on your own and play. Games are one
hour long and run during the meeting block,
12:30 to 2:30 on Tuesdays, or on Wednesday
nights between 7 and 11 p.m. Neil Chester,
Coordinator of Athletics and Intramurals, says
this is a good time to start thinking about the
Spring leagues. Those interested in forming
volleyball and basketball teams should get
started now. The league fills up quickly.

SPORTS CLUBS

Anyone interested in batting a bird around
can look into the Badminton Club, which meets
Thursdays, 12:30 to 2:30. There’s space in Aero-
bics as well, so shake out the cobwebs and join
the fun.