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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
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f Stu
dent
sOur Findings
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 201050556065707580859095
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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
Andrew Cano254.299.8496
Contact Information
