(11/08/06 5:00pm)
The Lions' field hockey team defeated the Ospreys of Richard Stockton College 5-0 on Thursday in a game in which the Lions dominated both sides of the ball.
The win was important for the Lions, who were coming off their second loss of the season, as they were defeated by No. 1 SUNY-Cortland on Oct. 29.
"We wanted to prove that (the loss to Cortland) was a fluke," sophomore midfielder Kelly Mitchell said. "It's awesome to end the regular season with a win. They were a really physical and aggressive team, but we were better skill-wise."
The team finished with a record of 16-2, including an undefeated record, 6-0, in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.
The Lions took the early lead when sophomore forward Jenny Lubin scored 12:08 into the game, assisted by sophomore midfielder Jackie Gelinas. The team never looked back after the quick start, and Mitchell scored later in the first half to bring the score to 2-0.
The Lions added three more goals in the second half to bring the final score to 5-0. Sophomore forward Jenny Lubin scored her second goal of the game, and sophomore midfielder Melissa Buttray and senior forward Allison Greene had one goal each.
The Lions dominated possession of the ball, taking 50 shots while allowing none. The Lions also had 22 penalty corners to the Ospreys' zero. Ospreys sophomore goalkeeper Caitlin Nolan limited the damage with 19 saves.
"They were competitive, but we played really hard, ran hard and played well enough to win," freshman forward Robin Deehan said.
The game was especially meaningful for seniors Jess Berkowitz, Greene, Meg Hess and Erin Mitschke, who were honored before the game for their commitment to the program throughout their careers.
Entering their 26th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament, the Lions will host the second and third round starting on Nov. 10 at 11 a.m.
(10/04/06 12:00pm)
Faculty and staff from the College and universities throughout the area learned to utilize personality tests in order to work better with their students in career counseling.
The personality tests attempt to estimate an individual's personality through a series of general questions.
Career Services, whose mission is "assisting students in determining, preparing for and obtaining their career and educational goals," uses personality tests like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Strong Interest Inventory (commonly known as the Strong test) to help students discover potential career paths.
According to the more commonly used MBTI test, there are 16 personality types that correspond to a combination of eight personality traits. The personality types - which categorize people as extroverted, introverted, sensory, intuitive, thinking, feeling, judging and perceiving - give insight to a person's general strengths and weaknesses. This helps Career Services in suggesting a fitting career for the student.
The use of these results is often debated. The use of the tests is far from an exact science. Many students are left confused when the test results point to careers that they are not interested in.
"What do you think when funeral director comes up as your job title?" Judith Grutter, program facilitator, said.
Those in attendance, including eight people from Career Services, participated in case studies with an emphasis on counseling students in a balanced manner instead of strictly relying on test results. These results often appear as a nonsensical statistical jumble with little meaning to students. "If you just look at assessments without true counseling, you'll never help a client," Grutter said.
Grutter, who has been in the career services field for 35 years, is one of the leading experts in her field and is affiliated with two major consulting companies. The College hired her through GS Consulting, a company that focuses on training career services workers, and she also works for Consulting Psychologists Press, which distributes the personality tests.
Grutter said that her training gives her the "meat" she needs to write useful books on personality tests and career management.
She decided to make the switch from career services counseling to training because she "hated what testing was doing to people" when used incorrectly. She runs programs like the one at the College to help career services workers help students as effectively as possible, using personality tests as a tool.
Grutter has published multiple books on interpreting the results of personality tests and is, according to Ceceilia O'Callaghan, director of Career Services, "truly one of the leaders in this field."