INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / December 10, 1991

 

 

 

 

 

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Student Services Counsellor
Steve Norris

Slow down, take a deep breath
and take time to look at what is real-
ly troubling you. And if you’re
someone who has difficulty doing
that, Steve Norris is there to help.

“People take time to think and
talk about things happening around
them, but we don’t often talk about
ourselves much. My sense is by
doing that you can trigger some
change,” says Norris, a new counsel-
lor with Student Services. “I’m here
to listen and provide support and
feedback.”

For seven years before joining
Douglas College, Norris provided
support and feedback to people
battling alcohol and other substance
dependencies. His most recent
position was in North Burnaby with
Family Services of Vancouver .

Norris became interested in coun-
selling while studying psychology as
a undergraduate at the University of
Victoria. He later became a support
worker and completed his Masters
at SFU.

At home, Norris devotes time to
son Adam, five, and wife, Elly. He
also enjoys watching football, play-
ing tennis, golf and skiing. ™

Criminology Instructor
John Fleming

Criminology Instructor John Flem-
ing wanted to move to Vancouver,
and he wanted to teach at Douglas
College. He managed to do both
last summer.

Coming to B.C. was a concerted
effort. | wanted to move to Van-
couver, but of all the criminology
programs, | wanted to come to
Douglas College. It’s got a great
reputation, with good faculty and
high standards."

Fleming was born and raised in
Windsor, Ontario. He did a
bachelor’s degree there, and a
master’s at the University of Toron-
to. He taught for some time at the U
of T, and also worked with the
Ontario Ministry of Health as a Treat-
ment Services Consultant. Three
years ago, he took a teaching posi-
tion at the College of New Cale-
donia in Prince George. “I enjoy
teaching more than doing research,”
says Fleming. His career in the field
of criminology happened “by mis-
take. | started in French literature for
lack of anything else. | took a
criminology course as an option and
ended up going on to grad school.”
Why did he find criminology so ap-
pealing? “It’s legitimate participation
in the seedy side of life,” he says. ml

 

Cataloguing Assistant
Colleen Carmickle

Reading tastes that range from Jane
Austen to mysteries to histories
could explain why Colleen Car-
mickle enjoys working in libraries.

“\’m a generalist and that can be
quite an asset when working in a
library,” says Carmickle, a Catalogu-
ing Assistant who joined Douglas
College this fall. “If you know a little
bit about a lot of things, it can help
you find the information people
want.”

Born in Vancouver, Carmickle
grew up in White Rock before set-
tling in the Williams Lake area for
almost 20 years. Finally, the yen for
the ocean and “a change” brought
her back to White Rock. Since her
return she’s been busy completing a
Library Technician Program at VCC.
After four years as a part-time stu-
dent in the program, she is looking
forward to graduating in 1992.

“| can hardly wait to finish so |
have more time for other things,”
Carmickle says. She has a loom and
spinning wheel that she’d like to
spend some time with, and she
loves classic old films.

“My whole family enjoys watch-
ing old movies. My two nieces are
probably the only girls their age who
can tell you the entire score of
Singing in the Rain.” @