Alumnus Focus
After completing his BA in Liberal Studies, Earl St. Denis returned to his previous successful career in engineering. He lives on Gabriola Island, near Nanaimo, and travels extensively.
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“My profession is engineering, which has provided me with an excellent training and career, but little education. Thanks to Liberal Studies, I read difficult material with enhanced comprehension and speed, communicate more effectively, and articulate my thoughts in a more reasoned manner. I credit not only the classical works we studied, but also the pedagogical process of seminars, lectures and essay writing.
“Thanks to [VIU]'s Liberal Studies program, I know a little about the contributions made by each of the giants of Western thought: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Bacon, Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton... I am grateful to the Liberal Studies faculty for making such a rich learning experience possible.”