EI EI OH! E MOTIONAL I NTELLIGENCE (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

P RESENTATION O VERVIEW 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

P RESENTATION O UTCOMES 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.

W HAT IS E MOTIONAL I NTELLIGENCE ? “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

“T HERE IS PERHAPS NO PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILL MORE FUNDAMENTAL THAN RESISTING IMPULSE. I T IS THE ROOT OF ALL EMOTIONAL SELF - CONTROL, SINCE ALL EMOTIONS, BY THEIR VERY NATURE, LEAD TO ONE OR ANOTHER IMPULSE TO ACT.” D ANIEL G OLEMAN FROM E MOTIONAL I NTELLIGENCE ; P

H ISTORY A ND R ESEARCH ON E MOTIONAL I NTELLIGENCE 1983 – Reuven Bar-On coined term “Emotional Intelligence in – 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

R ESEARCH I NDICTORS E MOTIONAL I NTELLIGENCE First-Year college grade point average Grade point average Prediction of grades Predictors of graduation Effectiveness of Resident Assistants Impact on alcohol behaviors

T HE L UCKYDAY P ROGRAM AND E MOTIONAL I NTELLIGENCE Luckyday Program Implementation of Emotional Intelligence curriculum in fall Anecdotal evidence, based upon student comments and behaviors indicating EI curriculum had a positive impact.

T HE EQ- I 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

T HE EQ- I Realms & 16 Scales (Cont.) Decision-Making Composite Problem Solving Reality Testing Impulse Control Stress Management Composite Flexibility Stress Tolerance Optimism And… Happiness

O THER EI M ODELS 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

C ENTER FOR S TUDENT S UCCESS AND F IRST -Y EAR E XPERIENCE (CSSFYE) T HE U NIVERSITY OF M ISSISSIPPI

CSSFYE AT O LE M ISS Academic Advising First-Year Experience Programs Veterans and Military Services Retention

EDHE 105 F RESHMAN Y EAR E XPERIENCE C OURSE 89 sections with 2046 students enrolled FASTrack, Business, Housing LLCs, Psychology, Engineering, Provost Scholars, Business, Health Professions The Ole Miss Experience, 3 rd Edition Spring 2014 offering Summer 2014 offering Fall 2014 offering

N EW I NITIATIVES EDHE 305 Transfer Year Experience Course Bridge Program Community College Chancellor’s Leadership Class

O THER I NITIATIVES Common Reading Experience Welcome Kickoff Picnic Fall Convocation Everybody’s Tent Creed Week First Serve

S OME O BSERVATIONS 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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