TPC-Digest-Vol-2-Iss-3

5 The underlying instrument in this information system is the Adjective Check List (ACL). The ACL comprises of 300 adjectives commonly used to describe personality traits that can be grouped into four major lifestyles, namely: recognition, introspection, introversion, and extroversion lifestyles. The findings confirmed that the university community’s lifestyle focuses on recognitions which may come in the form of pay raises, awards, promotions, performances, and so on. The results are consistent across the different subgroups of the university community. Since the university community’s lifestyle focuses on recognition, appropriate external stimulus (e.g., attractive pay scheme and rewards) can be offered to direct university employees and students towards achieving the institution’s strategic objectives. In addition, this study also discovered that the university community prefers external environment and socialization activities, which is in line with the institution’s moves toward industry and community engagement activities. The external lifestyle also could be contributed to by the staff’s and students’ mobility programs, collaborative research, and industrial and community engagement activities. Even so, there are still members of the university who are extremely introverted in their lifestyles. Support services need to be made available for those who feel isolated and have extreme introverted behaviours. Mental health support system and counselling services also are crucial to sustain the well-being of the university community during institutional transformations. Full article: Abdullah, M., N., L., Y., & Mey, S. C. (2012). The fundamental lifestyle of a university community: A case study of higher education in a Malaysian institution. The Professional Counselor , 2, 178-191. TPC Digest BeMIS, an online assessment and reporting tool, was used to identify the lifestyles of the university community.