2008 South Texas College Institute for Emotional Intelligence
The 2008 South Texas
College (STC) Institute for Emotional Intelligence will be held in the
beautiful resort city of South Padre Island, Texas! Reflected admirably in
the leadership of this year’s conference host, South Texas College, the
theme of the 5th annual conference is “Personal Excellence:
Building Quality From Within.” The conference will be convened in the
Sheraton South Padre Island hotel located on the beach. The regular two-day
conference on Thursday and Friday, February 28-29, 2008 will highlight EI
research and best practices in K-12 education, higher education, and
business & government.
In conjunction with the
2008 STC Institute for Emotional Intelligence, a two-day pre-conference
workshop is offered on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 26-27, 2008. If you
would like to become certified in the education model of EI, the Emotional
Learning System (ELS), and related positive assessment instruments, please
join the model’s authors, researchers, and other practitioners for this
important workshop. Participants will learn about the strengths and
limitations of the Emotional Skills Assessment Process (ESAP), as well as
the newest EI instrument normed with professional adults, the Personal
Excellence Map (PEM). If previously certified, you are invited to
participate at a reduced rate and help shape the workshop in positive ways
(previously certified individuals contact
EI Learning Systems, Inc. to register).
For more information
about the conference and workshop, please visit
http://www.tamuk.edu/edu/kwei000/Conferences/2008/ and
http://www.southtexascollege.edu/professionaldevelopment/stla/ei/index.html.
EI Presentations and
Scholarship Since the 2007 Conference
Although it is no doubt an
incomplete list, we are pleased to chronicle workshops, symposia,
presentations, and publications provided in 2007. Listed chronologically,
these activities were undertaken independent of the annual conference in
February and provided additional education regarding the transformational
model of EI. If you provided a workshop, presentation, or publication
featuring Nelson and Low's education model of EI and would like your
scholarship added to the list, please send citations to
Rick@EITRI.org. The newsletter currently
resides on the Emotional Intelligence Research Institute's website and will
be updated as necessary to reflect relevant works.
Nelson, D.B., Low, G. R., and
Hammett, R. D. (January 2007). Emotional Intelligence for Student &
Institutional Success. Half-day professional
development workshop for South Texas College: McAllen,
TX.
Hammett, R. D. (January 2007). Introduction to the Transformative Model
of Emotional Intelligence. Presentation for the employees of George
Weston Bakery: Hazleton, PA.
Hammett, R. D. (February 2007). ESAP Results: A Company Baseline Profile.
Presentation for the employees of George Weston Bakery:
Hazleton, PA.
Hammett, K. L., Kenny-Wallace, P., Small, H., Teliz-Triujeque, R., and
Schonefield, N. (March 2007). Personal Excellence: The Importance of
Emotional Intelligence for Achievement. Program
presented at the 2007 South Texas Leadership Conference: Mathis, TX.
Miller, T. and Botello, J. L., (March 2007). Building Self Esteem and
Confidence in College Success Students. Presentation at the NADE
Conference: Nashville, TN.
Hammett, R. D. (March 2007). Emotional Intelligence for Improving
Interpersonal Skills: Assertive Communication, Anxiety, and Anger
Management. Presentation for the employees of George Weston Bakery:
Hazleton, PA.
Niebling, G. (April 2007). Emotional Intelligence and the transfer
student: Getting Them To Get There. Program presented at the 2007 DCCCD
Advising Transfer Students Conference: Dallas, TX.
Niebling, G. (May 2007). Using Emotional Intelligence for Student
Success in the First College Year. Program accepted and scheduled for
presentation at the 2007 NISOD International Conference
on Teaching and Leadership Excellence: Austin, TX.
Liang, Y. H. (2007). An Analysis of the Interactive Effects of Emotional
Intelligence Skills and Potential Problems on the Teachers
in
Taiwan's Public Schools. Chung Hua University, 2007
Management and Education Seminar. HsinChu 116-127.
Liang, Y. H. (2007). Emotional Intelligence and Learning Efficiency in
CIS Department of Higher Education. Paper presented at the 2007
Information
Management Research and Application Conference, Jinwen
University of Science and Technology: Taiwan.
Low, G. (June 14, 2007). Emotional Intelligence: The Key Component
for Community College Leadership. Webminar program presented for the
South Texas Leadership Alliance.
Low, G (Jul 30, 2007). Emotional Intelligence and Academic Leadership.
One-Day seminar presented for the Texas Community College Teachers
Association: Boerne, TX.
Nelson, D.B. and Hammett, R.D. (Jul 31, 2007). Emotional Intelligence:
Healthy People - Healthy Schools. Administrative development seminar
presented for McAllen ISD: McAllen, TX.
Nelson, D.B. and Hammett, R.D. (Jul 31, 2007). Emotional Intelligence:
Healthy People - Healthy Organizations. Program presented for the
Corpus Christi Chapter of the American Society for
Training and Development (ASTD): Corpus Christi, TX.
Niebling, G. (July 2007). Emotional Intelligence, The First Year of
College, and Classroom Management.. Program presented at the Working
Connections Faculty Development Conference, Colllin
County community College District: Frisco, TX.
Hammett, R.D. (August 8-9, 2007). An Introduction to Emotional
Intelligence for New College Students. A series of introductory
presentations for
new students of Coastal Bend College's Cougar Camp:
Beeville, TX.
Epstein, S. (September 14, 2007). Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory and
Research Directions for Emotional Intelligence. Symposium provided
for the Emotional Intelligence Research and Training
Institute and Texas A&M University-Kingsville: Corpus Christi, TX.
Hammett, R.D. and Broussard, L. (September 2007). Emotional Intelligence
for Improving Intrapersonal Skills: Stress Management and
Self-Esteem. Presentation for the employees of
George Weston Bakery: Hazleton, PA
Farnia, F. (September 2007). The Relationship between Emotional
Intelligence Skills and Foreign Language Proficiency. Masters thesis.
Allameh Tabatabaee Universit (Persian Literature and
Foreign Languages, Department of Teaching English as a foreign language).
Hammett, R. D. and Broussard, L. (October 2007). Emotional Intelligence for
Improving Personal Leadership Skills: Empathy and
Positive Influence. Presentation for the employees of
George Weston Bakery: Hazleton, PA.
Low, G., Nelson, D., Silva, R., Martinez, S., and Morgan, C. (October 2007).
Emotional Intelligence: A Research Derived Model for Student
Success and Institutional Effectiveness. A program
presented at the College Academic Success Program (CASP) state conference,
The Woodlands: Houston, TX
Miller, T. and Botello, J. L., (October 2007). College Success Classes
Revisited: Tracking Student Success 2005-2006.. Presentation at the CASP
Conference, The Woodlands: Houston, TX.
Yin, Mu-shang. (November 2-3, 2007). Projecting School Enrollment
Using Grey Prediction. The poster presentation won 3rd place award in
overall doctoral research category at the Texas A&M
University System Research Symposium: Stephenville, TX.
"Mentors: Dr. Darwin Nelson and Dr. Gary Low"
Tang, Hui-wen (November 2-3, 2007). A Cross-Cultural Investigation
of Leadership Effectiveness and Emotional Intelligence. Poster
presentation
at the Texas A&M University System Research Symposium:
Stephenville, TX.
Nelson, D.B., Low, G. R., Hammett, R. D., and Peña, R. Jr. (Nov 7, 2007).
Emotional Intelligence: An Integrated Counseling and Transformative
Learning Model. One-day workshop presented at
the 51st Annual Texas Counseling Association: Corpus Christi, TX.
Lu, Shao-Chieh and Stoyanova, S. (Nov 8, 2007). Emotional Intelligence:
PACE-Based Assessment Program in Selected High Schools in
Bulgaria. Program presented at the 51st Annual
Texas Counseling Association: Corpus Christi, TX.
Potter, G. (Nov 8, 2007). Emotional Intelligence: Results & Implications
of a Campus Wide Intervention Program at a South Texas University.
Program presented at the 51st Annual Texas Counseling
Association: Corpus Christi, TX.
Nelson, D., Cox, J., Nelson, K., and Low, G. (November 2007).
Relationship Skills and Emotionally Intelligent Teaching. A program
presented
at the Center for Education Development, Evaluation,
and Research (CEDER) conference, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, TX.
Hammett, R. D. and Broussard, L. (November 2007). Emotional Intelligence
for Improving Personal Leadership Skills: Decision Making and
Comfort. Presentation for the employees of George
Weston Bakery: Hazleton, PA.
To highlight your EI-Centric events or initiatives in
the newsletter, please contact
Rick@EITRI.org.
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After
successfully defending her
dissertation, Dr. Fei-Fei Hwang poses with her
dissertation chair Dr. Darwin Nelson.
2007 Dissertations Featuring the Education Model of EI
Congratulations
to all who completed their dissertation in 2007!
Fernandez, Alisa A. (December 2007). Attitudinal,
Behavioral, and Emotional Intelligence Skill
Characteristics of College Student-Parents.
Doctoral dissertation. Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Hammett, Richard D. (December 2007). Personal
Excellence: The Development and Validation of A New
Measure of Emotional Intelligence.
Doctoral dissertation. Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Hwang, Fei-Fei (August 2007). The Relationship
Between Emotional Intelligence and Teaching
Effectiveness. Doctoral dissertation.
Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Liang, Yao-Hi (May 2007). The Relationship between
Personality Type and Emotional Intelligence in a Sample
of College and University Faculty
in Taiwan. Doctoral dissertation. Texas A&M
University-Kingsville.
Martinez, Melissa. R. (December 2007). An Evaluation
Study of a College Success Course as a Counseling
Intervention at a South Texas
Institution of Higher Education. Doctoral dissertation.
Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Tang, Hui-Wen (August 2007). A Cross-Cultural
Investigation of Academic Leaders' Emotional
Intelligence and Leadership Effectiveness in Taiwan
and the United States. Doctoral dissertation. Texas
A&M University-Kingsville.
Yin, Mu-Shang (August 2007). Grey System Theory and
Multiple Attribute Decision Making: An Innovative
Approach to Educational Research.
Doctoral dissertation. Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
A
Note of Gratitude from Dr. Low and Dr. Nelson
We were
humbled and honored this past year by the nominations from
students and faculty colleagues for the prestigious Texas
A&M University System Regents Professor Award. It is the
highest professorial award afforded to faculty, and the
support we received from across the state, nation, and
internationally was overwhelming and greatly appreciated.
For us, the most important thing we do is our collaboration
and work with excellent students and professional
colleagues. We have dedicated our lives to studying the
contributions of the emotional system to personal and
organizational health and success. Based on the education
model of EI, there is a substantive and growing research
base for the importance of personal skills, affective
education, and emotional intelligence, now represented by
over fifty doctoral dissertations from U.S. and
international universities, as well as numerous major
assessment and implementation projects in schools, colleges,
and organizations. There were at least eight dissertations
completed in 2007 alone, and some 15 others are at various
stages of progress.
We would
like to thank our colleagues who supported our nomination.
While we were not selected for the Regents Professor Award,
our portfolios were positively evaluated. We are planning
to submit our portfolios again in the coming year. The
support of colleagues is the highest possible recognition of
our work, and we are grateful for your support and
friendship.
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In This
Issue
− A Note of
Gratitude from
Drs. Low and Nelson
− Recap 2007
Institute for
Emotional Intelligence
− Global
EI Forum Offered
in Mumbai, India
− The
South Texas College
2008 Institute for
Emotional Intelligence
− ESAP
Now Available Online!
− 2007
Dissertations using the
Education Model of EI
− EI
Presentations and
Scholarship Since the
2007 Conference
Pictured above:
Margo Murray is presented the first Personal Excellence
Award at the 2007 Institute for Emotional Intelligence by
Gary Low (left) and Darwin Nelson (right).
For a
comprehensive list of presenters and available presentations
online, please refer to the 2007 conferencing pages
available at
http://www.tamuk.edu/edu/kwei000.
Recap of the 2007 Institute for Emotional Intelligence
Last
year’s conference, the fourth annual Institute for Emotional
Intelligence, was convened on the beautiful campus of Texas
A&M University-Kingsville on February 21-23, 2007. The
gathering’s success was assured by the over 200 people who
attended from 35 states and nine different countries!
Special thanks to our featured keynote speaker, friend,
colleague, and the first recipient of the Personal
Excellence Award, Margo Murray (Beyond the Myths and
Magic of Mentoring: How to Facilitate an Effective Mentoring
Process, Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2001). Margo’s speech on
mentoring to address labor shortages, reproductive health,
starvation, the spread of HIV/AIDS, and maternal and infant
mortality was awe-inspiring. Thank you, Margo, for your
leadership!
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Global EI Forum
in Mumbai, India January 29-31, 2008
Do you live
outside the U.S. and long for opportunities to participate in
EI-centric learning experiences closer to home? Or perhaps you live
within the U.S. and would like to visit an exotic foreign country as
part of a professional and personal growth experience! We hope you
will attend and participate in the Global EI Forum in Mumbai, India.
The two-day conference on January 30-31 will be preceded by a
one-day workshop on the 29th. The theme of the Mumbai
conference is “Leveraging Emotional Intelligence for Superior
Organizational Execution and Enhanced Academic Performance.” The
authors of the transformational theory of EI - Darwin Nelson, Ph.D.
and Gary Low, Ph.D. (Emotional Intelligence: Achieving Academic
and Career Excellence, 2003, Prentice Hall) will be featured
keynote speakers. A keynote will also be provided by Richard
Hammett, Ed.D., researcher and developer of the new EI-centric,
Personal Excellence Map (PEM)© (Nelson, Low, & Hammett, 2007).
The Global EI
Forum will feature plenary sessions with leading academicians from
distinguished Management and Technical Colleges of India and the
world. A CEO roundtable will explore the value of emotional
intelligence in organizations to help participants better understand
regional industry, business, and leadership. The one-day
pre-conference workshop on January 29th is offered to
explore the strengths and limitations of positive assessment and
certify participants to use the Emotional Skills Assessment Process
(ESAP)© with their clients and organizations.
To submit your
proposal for presentation at the Global EI Forum in Mumbai, please
contact Ashis Sen at
ashissen@hpcl.co.in,
or
asuryarao@hpcl.co.in.
To learn more about the forum, please visit the conference website:
www.globaleiforum.org.
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