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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (EI) AND STUDENT SUCCESS

R. Dewey Knight, Associate Director of the Center for Student Success and the First-Year Experience

Patrick L. Perry, Director of Luckyday Programs

The University of Mississippi

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW Presenter Introductions

Presentation Outcomes

Defining Emotional Intelligence/Relevant Research

EI and the Luckyday Program at the University of Mississippi

EDHE105 First-Year Experience Course at the University of Mississippi

Discussion

Wrap up and door prizes

PRESENTATION OUTCOMES

Session participants will have a basic understanding of Emotional Intelligence theory and value in college student development

Session participants will learn how the University of Mississippi is incorporating Emotional Intelligence into the First-Year Experience curriculum.

WHAT IS EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE?

“A set of emotional and social skills that influence the way we perceive and express ourselves, develop and maintain social relationships, cope with challenges, and use emotional information in an effective and meaningful way”

Source: Multi-Health Systems, 2011

Source: Illustration by Alberto Ruggieri/Getty Images

“THERE IS PERHAPS NO PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILL MORE FUNDAMENTAL THAN RESISTING IMPULSE. IT IS THE ROOT OF ALL EMOTIONAL SELF-CONTROL, SINCE ALL EMOTIONS, BY THEIR VERY NATURE, LEAD TO ONE OR ANOTHER IMPULSE TO ACT.”

DANIEL GOLEMAN FROM EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; P. 80-81

HISTORY AND RESEARCH ON EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

1983 – Reuven Bar-On coined term “Emotional Intelligence in 1985

1990 – John Mayer and Peter Salovey Conceptualized Emotional Intelligence

1995 – Daniel Goleman, “Emotional Intelligence – Why it can matter more than IQ”

1997 – EQ-i 1.0 released

Source: Multi-Health Systems, Inc. 2011

RESEARCH INDICTORS EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

First-Year college grade point average

Grade point average

Prediction of grades

Predictors of graduation

Effectiveness of Resident Assistants

Impact on alcohol behaviors

THE LUCKYDAY PROGRAM AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Luckyday Program Implementation of Emotional Intelligence curriculum in fall 2010.

Anecdotal evidence, based upon student comments and behaviors indicating EI curriculum had a positive impact.

THE EQ-I 2.0

5 Realms & 16 Scales

Self-Perception Composite Self-Regard Self-Actualization Emotional Self-Awareness

Self-Expression Composite Emotional Expression Assertiveness Independence

Interpersonal Composite Interpersonal

Relationships Empathy Social Responsibility

THE EQ-I 2.05 Realms & 16 Scales

(Cont.)

Decision-Making Composite Problem Solving Reality Testing Impulse Control

Stress Management Composite

Flexibility Stress Tolerance Optimism

And… Happiness

OTHER EI MODELS Emotional and Social Competence Inventory (ESCI)

Emotional and Social Competence Inventory – University Edition

Genos Emotional Intelligence Inventory (Genos EI)

Group Emotional Competence (GEC) Inventory

Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT)

Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT)

Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue)

Work Group Emotional Intelligence Profile (WEIP)

Wong’s Emotional Intelligence Scale (WEIS)Source: Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations 2014

CENTER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS AND

FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE (CSSFYE)

THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI

CSSFYE AT OLE MISS

Academic Advising

First-Year Experience Programs

Veterans and Military Services

Retention

EDHE 105 FRESHMAN YEAR EXPERIENCE COURSE

89 sections with 2046 students enrolled

FASTrack, Business, Housing LLCs, Psychology, Engineering, Provost Scholars, Business, Health Professions

The Ole Miss Experience, 3rd Edition

Spring 2014 offering

Summer 2014 offering

Fall 2014 offering

NEW INITIATIVES

EDHE 305 Transfer Year Experience Course

Bridge Program

Community College Chancellor’s Leadership Class

OTHER INITIATIVES

Common Reading Experience

Welcome Kickoff Picnic

Fall Convocation

Everybody’s Tent

Creed Week

First Serve

SOME OBSERVATIONS

Millennials

Coping with Adversity

MBTI results

Sensing versus Intuitive (S vs N)Judging versus Perceiving (J vs P)

Emotional Intelligence and EDHE105

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