Vision & Mission 2 VISION  To be a center of excellence in the study, promotion and integration of educational, psychological, and physical well-being in multicultural communities MISSION  To produce knowledge and prepare the next generation of leaders, researchers, and agents of change and well-being in education and the community

Education and Social Challenges 1. About 50% teacher attrition in first 5 years 2. Low scores in science 3. Disregard for prevention and ROI in education (Child abuse costs $ 103 billion per year. 1% increase in graduation would bring $1.4 billion per year) 4. Obesity epidemic 5. Need for effective leaders and effective organizations in community and human service sector 1. 99% retention rate in teacher support network (APA project) 2. Our P-SELL program increases FCAT scores for English Language Learners 3. Advocacy in Florida and US Congress for prevention 4. Leading research and education into fitness 5. New undergraduate and graduate programs and over 30 community partnership projects in Miami Dade Five Social ProblemsFive School of Education Solutions 3

4 Who We Are  Three Departments--54 Faculty Members 32 TT; 22 NTT)  Teaching and Learning 14 TT, 7 NTT  Educational and Psychological Studies 11 TT, 6 NTT  Exercise and Sports Sciences 7 TT, 9 NTT  Undergraduate Majors: 660  5 year change: up 66%  Students taking a minor in education: 340  Graduate students: 331  Master’s184  PhD 85  Others 62  Total Students: 991

Rankings  Academics 08  Academic Analytics Nat’l Ranking: # 1 in Curriculum and Instruction  Academic Analytics Nat’l Ranking: # 3 in Math and Science  Academic Analytics Nat’l Ranking: # 4 in Research and Measurement  Academics 09  Academic Analytics Nat’l Ranking: # 2 in Curriculum and Instruction  Academic Analytics Nat’l Ranking: # 5 Counseling Psychology  Academic Analytics Nat’l Ranking: # 16 in Research and Measurement  On track--US News & World Report: top 50 in last three years 5

Progress on Strategic Objectives  Financial  Total major gifts as of Jan 2011: $ 7.6 million. (47% of new campaign)  Revenue generation from graduate programs (70/30 split)  Business ventures (wellness technology transfer; press; rehab)  Program Development  New major in Human and Social Development  New Professional Training Option for Teachers  New Master’s degree for Teach for America  New Master’s degree program in exercise and strengthening  New Master’s degree in the Cayman Island  New program in Community and Social Change 6

7 Dept of Teaching and Learning Dept of Educational and Psychological Studies Dept of Exercise and Sport Sciences SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Community and Educational Well-Being Research Center (CEW)

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Well Being: Not what the doctor recommended!!!

Colombians in the 90s  Highest level of life satisfaction in the world  Highest rate of murders per capita in the world  Highest number of kidnappings in the world  Highest levels of random violence

Colombia Moldova

Personal well-being Psychological: Sense of control Competence Meaning My sonPoor loser

 Bad food affects us today, not just in the long term (high saturated fat hangover)  We can control expression of genes (prostate cancer suppressed by eating broccoli)  Omega 3  Sugars and carbohydrates tell our brains to eat more  Nuts, avocados, and olive oil tell our brains to stop eating because we are satisfied  Eat red, green and blue

 20 minutes exercise per day  Only 27% do 30 minutes of exercise 5 times per week  Exercise much better than drugs to fight fatigue  Sleep: your reset button  Sleep is good for learning and problems solving  7 to 8 hours of sleep is optimal (more or less is unhealthy)

 Well being tied to GDP  Richer countries report higher levels of well-being  Money essential for basic needs  However, money is not everything!  Spending money on yourself is not as good as spending money on others  We spend the most when are sad  If you spend, buy experiences, not things

 Which would you choose?  Making $50k when the people around you make 25k, or  Make $ 100k when people around you make $ 200k  Half the people chose the first option  Relative deprivation: how green is my neighbors lawn?

 If your occupational well-being and interpersonal well-being are strong, you are less likely to get caught in the comparison game.  Setting up automatic defaults: savings, etc.  Financial security more important to well-being than amount of dollars in the bank

Effects of social support  Less likely to have heart attacks  More likely to resist common cold virus  Lower mortality  Less degree of stress  More positive outlook on life  Resilience

My Social Support

Organizational Well-Being: A three legged stool Effective Supportive Reflective

 Occupational well-being is about feeling engaged at work.  Engagement derives from:  Efficient structures  Clear roles  Monitoring mechanisms  Planning and accountability  Growth opportunities  Fulfillment of needs  Identity and meaning

 Unemployment leads to disease and depression  Disengagement also leads to disease and depression  As engagement increases, cholesterol and triglycerides go down  Your boss can be the best doctor or the worst killer  Worst manager is the one who does not pay attention  If your manager focuses on your strengths, the chances of your being disengaged is just 1%  Men who lived to 95 did not retire until they were 80 years old

Risk of death

Employee engagement percentile  99  95  75  50  25  5  1 Success rate  73%  67%  57%  50%  43%  33%  27%

“The data indicate that workplaces with engaged employees, on average, do a better job of keeping employees, satisfying customers, and being financially productive and profitable. Workplace well-being and performance are not independent. Rather, they are complimentary and dependent components of a financially and psychologically healthy workplace” (Harter, Schmidt & Keyes, 2003, p. 221)

Community Well-being  Social conditions  Social capital  Inequality

Social capital and community well-being Louisiana Mississippi Georgia Florida California Missouri Ohio Colorado Dakotas Vermont Minnesota

Is this really true?

Can the gene pool change in 25 years? Percentage very satisfied with life Denmark Belgium

Did Vodka get into the gene pool? Mean of people happy and satisfied with life Russia

Miami: Last in volunteering

From DRAIN to SPEC From  Deficits  Reactive  Arrogance  Individual blame To  Strengths  Prevention  Empowerment  Community Change

Strengths

Prevention

 “No mass disorder, afflicting humankind, has ever been eliminated, or brought under control, by treating the affected individual”

Prevention saves money  For every $1 invested in prevention, we get up to $ 17 in return, but we invest only 3% of our budget on prevention.

Empowerment

 Empowerment can be a tool for social change and personal healing at the same time

Community Change

 If Venice “is slowly being submerged, individual citizens cannot afford to ignore their collective fate, because, in the end, they all drown together if nothing is done.” (Badcock, 1982)

True or False 43  The best way to eliminate disease is through effective treatment

True or False 44  Colombians are happier than Moldovans

True or False 45 If doctors smoked CAMELS more than any other brand, Medicare fraud in Miami would be as bad as traffic and government corruption