1 TAKING THE Integrating EI into a Community College’s Institutional Culture Fred Hills, Ph.D....

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TAKING THEIntegrating EI into a Community College’s Institutional Culture

Fred Hills, Ph.D.Andrew Cano, MSHE

13th Annual Institute for Emotional IntelligenceMarch 1, 2013

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McLennan Community College at a Glance

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Reading Math Retention

Choosing a QEP Topic

What do we do???

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Math Reading Writing0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

50.5%

37.2%

22.5%

45.1%

30.7%

19.4%

Fall 2005 FTIC Cohort Requiring Remediation by Subject Area

MCC Statewide

% o

f Stu

dent

sOur Findings

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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 201050556065707580859095

100

MCC Student Fall Course Completion Rates

FTIC Non FTIC

Our Findings

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My own income/savings

Parent or spouse/significant other income/savings

Employer contributions

Grants and scholarships

Student loans

Public assistance

34%

26%

6%

41%

25%

8%

28%

21%

4%

52%

42%

5%

Student Respondent Profile: Funding Sources for TuitionPercent indicating item represents a major source

MCC 2011 CCSSE Cohort

Our Findings

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Active and Collaborative Learning

Student Effort

Academic Challenge

Student-Faculty Interaction

Support for Learners

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

85

61

80

92

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MCC’s Percentile Ranking on CCSSE Benchmarks Compared to Other Peer Colleges

Our Findings

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High Academic Challenge

Dynamic Learning

Environment

Student Effort

High % of Students on Financial Aid

High Course Attrition Rate Faculty/StaffStudents

Our Findings

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Decision Made

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Interpersonal Self-

Management

Leadership Intrapersonal

EI

EI Model (Nelson/Low)

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1. Improve EI and other adaptability skills among new students.

2. Improve course completion rates among new students.

3. Improve critical thinking skills among students in EI-embedded

courses.

4. Improve student engagement in the learning process.

5. Improve distance learning course completion rates.

6. Improve MCC’s statewide ranking in course completion rate.

7. Improve student rating of satisfaction with educational experience

at MCC.

8. Improve Fall-to-Spring retention rates among new students.

9. Improve GPAs among new students.

Project Goals

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Project Components

• Redesign of College Orientation Program• EI-Based College Success Courses• Integration of EI in Gateway Courses

Orientation

•EI Training for faculty & staff•Continual Advisor training•Campus EI Digital repository

Professional Development

• Success Coaches• Early Warning Process• Building a College Success Team

Early Warning

• Building assessment mechanism and baseline• Maximize accessibility and use of data• Making Data Informed Adjustments

Assessment

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• Includes videos and other informational resources• Weekly interaction session with advisors

MCC Orientation now fully online

• Established 2-tier College Success course with faculty/staff input• Identified faculty cohort for EI integration in Gateway courses

Student Success courses integrate EI

• Ongoing EI training for faculty & staff• Ongoing advisor training

Professional Development

• Success Coaches in place and assisting students• Process in pilot stage with success team

Early Alert Process

• In progressOngoing Data Collection

Implementation to Date

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Early ESAP Results

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To be continued…

More Information

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LEAP Site: www.mclennan.edu/leap

Dr. Fred Hills254.299.8661

fhills@mclennan.edu

Andrew Cano254.299.8496

acano@mclennan.edu

Contact Information