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On Tuesday, April 27, the 9th annual Maddy Awards will take place in Lenfell Hall.
The Maddy Awards is an awards ceremony that the Student Government Association puts on each year.
Each award looks to honor and recognize those undergraduate students, faculty, staff and other campus leaders who have made a positive impact on the College at Florham community.
Here is a list of the top nominees in each category.

Organization of the Year:
LASO, The Metro, Musicians Guild

Student Leader of the Year:
Eloy Delgado, Kayla Hastrup, Vanessa Muniz,
Sabrina Noel, Melinda Pinto

VICTORIA MARICONDA
Contributor

It is important to assess yourself and know what you want to do, where you want to do it, and your strengths, talents, skills and accomplishments. But perhaps most importantly, you need to be able to articulate to potential employers what you can do for them, and back it up with evidence of the value you will bring to their organizations.
Job searching is essentially a marketing effort… Would you “buy” a product without the confidence that it would perform as advertised? Probably not, and it is no different for an employer acquiring talent in the form of a new employee.
Becoming aware of the value you bring allows you to move outside your comfort zone and expand your search to new industries, fields, etc. because you have identified transferable skills and are able to articulate them to employers.
Research the concept of “Personal Branding” online, to understand how to package yourself in terms that will catch an employer’s attention. A good Web site for this is: www.quintcareers.com/branding_self-marketing.html.
And, as always, if you need help come to Career Development

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ERIN HILD
Staff Writer

In the near future, students at Fairleigh Dickinson University will have the opportunity to join an organization called the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA).

The mission of the organization is to cultivate a relationship with students and public relations practitioners, according to the PRSSA national Web site, prssa.org. Any student can join; a minor in public relations is not required. Members will learn a lot about the organization, which is exactly what Chris Caldiero, a professor of communication studies, wants.

“I want to bring a student-run organization to the school that will benefit students interested in public relations,” Caldiero said.

Students will be able to get insight into the career and a good perspective on what it is like to practice Public Relations before moving on to it professionally. PRSSA’s mission, according to the Web site, is “to serve our members by enhancing their knowledge of public relations and providing access to professional development opportunities,” and “to serve the public relations profession by helping to develop highly qualified, well-prepared professionals.”

PRSSA was founded with nine chapters in 1968. Today it has more than 9,600 members in 284 universities throughout the country, according to the PRSSA Web site. The universities include Montclair State University, Monmouth University, Rowan University, Rutgers University and Seton Hall University.
The students will get a lot of experience so they feel more comfortable for when they graduate, Caldiero said, noting that students will be involved in public relations projects at Fairleigh Dickinson and in Madison. They will even assist local nonprofit groups.

According to the Web site, the PRSSA has a very close affiliation with the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). This close relationship will allow students to gain easier networking with potential employers. Students could also get the added benefit of traveling throughout the United States. Each year PRSSA holds two national events and 10 regional activities. Through these events, students will be able to participate in leadership and development programs.

In order to start the organization there has to be a minimum of ten students who would definitely want to join and commit to the organization. Although this was one of Caldiero’s initial concerns, he was able to get the minimum number of students. Now, he hopes others will be interested. The yearly dues to be a part of the organization are $50 per person.

Men’s Soccer
On Sept. 2 the Devils lost their season opener 0-3 to Vassar College. They opened the Ramapo Tournament with a 6-1 victory over Berkeley College on Sept. 5 and followed it up the next day with a 5-0 win over Lehman. On Sept. 9 they lost to Ramapo 1-2. Sept. 12 they began the New Jersey City College Tournament with a 4-1 victory over City Tech. They went on to defeat the College of Staten Island 6-0 on Sept. 13, improving their record to 4-2.

Women’s Soccer
The Devils opened the season on Sept. 1 with a 1-2 loss to Stockton. They then started the Centenary Tournament on Sept. 5 with a 0-3 loss to Centenary and followed that with a 2-3 loss to Lebanon Valley on Sept. 6. The Devils got their first victory of the season on Sept. 9 with a 2-1 win over Rutgers-Newark. On Sept. 12 they played William Paterson to a 1-1 double overtime tie, giving them a 1-3-1 record.

Field Hockey
The field hockey team started their season with a 4-1 win over SUNY Oneonta on Sept 2. On Sept. 5 they defeated the College of Notre Dame of Maryland 4-0 to begin the Stevenson Tournament. On Sept. 6 they lost the next game to Stevenson 1-3. The Devils then lost 1-5 to Kean on Sept. 9 and on Sept. 12 they lost 0-3 to St. Joseph’s, bringing their record to 2-3.

Cross Country
On Sept. 5 the Devils started their season at the Delaware Valley Invitational. The men’s team finished 15th out of 17 teams while the women’s team finished 12th out of 15 teams. During the Baruch Invitational the men’s team finished sixth out of 13 teams and the women finished fifth out of 12 teams.

Volleyball
The Devils split their opening season matches on Sept. 2 for the first day of the Buttermaker Tournament. They lost the first match 2-3 to Stevens Institute of Technology and won the second match 3-1 against Hunter. On Sept. 4 the Devils won both their matches with a 3-1 victory over Wentworth Institute of Technology and a 3-0 win over Simmons. They split their matches on the second day of the Emerson/Wentworth Tournament on Sept. 5 with a 0-3 loss to Emerson and a 3-0 victory over Salve Regina. On Sept. 9 they defeated the University of Scranton 3-0. They split the opening of the Muhlenberg Tournament on Sept. 11 by winning the first match 3-0 over Muhlenberg and dropping the second match 0-3 to York College of Pennsylvania. On Sept. 12 they also split their matches first by defeating Neumann College 3-1 and then losing 0-3 to DeSales, giving them an overall record of 7-4.

Women’s Tennis
The Devils lost their season opener 0-9 to Stockton College.

Football
On Sept. 12 the Devils lost their season opener against Alfred on a touchdown pass with 27 seconds left in the game to give Alfred the 33-28 victory. The Devils fought back from a 21-7 halftime deficit to take a 22-21 lead with 1:40 left to play in the third quarter. After two more touchdowns from each side, Alfred began their game winning drive with 2:32 left in the game. Despite the loss the Devils senior quarterback, Bill Winters, was named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week.

Notes from Last Season
Both men’s lacrosse and golf teams finished the season with great success after the last Metro issue was published. The golf team won the Freedom Conference championship for the fourth season in a row, and made their third NCAA tournament appearance. Greg Stockley was named the Freedom Conference Player of the Year for the second time. In men’s lacrosse, the Devils won the MAC tournament by defeating Widener, 8-7, in the finals. They ultimately lost in overtime in the first game of the NCAA tournament to Washington and Lee. The Devils had seven players selected to the first team all-conference, including goalkeeper Alex Kajencki, who was named conference Player of the Year. Head Coach Pat Scarpello was named the MAC Coach of the Year.

Compiled from information on the FDU Athletics Web site, fdudevils.com.

MARISSA HYMAN
Staff Writer

The College at Florham welcomed consumer advocate Ralph Nader to campus this week.

Nader spoke about “Health Insurance and Health Care: The Battle in Washington” on Tuesday night. He also spoke Wednesday at a conference presented by the Rothman Institute in a panel discussion.

Nader is a founder of Single Payer Action, which seeks to provide comprehensive health insurance for Americans. Other groups that he helped start include the Center for Auto Safety, Public Citizen and student Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs), which operate in more than 20 states.

While working with lawmakers, Nader was involved in creating the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
According to Dean Geoffrey Weinman of Becton College, James Barrood, director of the Rothman Institute of the Silberman College of Business, came up with the idea to bring Nader to campus.

“Becton College was planning on a Hot Topics panel on the health care issue, and when Jim [Barrood] offered us the opportunity to sponsor Ralph Nader’s lecture on September 15th in Dreyfuss Auditorium, we were very pleased,” said Weinman.

Having Nader appear free and open to the public is a unique opportunity. Weinman believes that Nader has been a strong voice for the consumer for many years, and that health care is essentially a consumer issue, as well as an ethical one.

A follow-up Hot Topics event on health care will take place Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. in Hartman Lounge in the Mansion.