“Emotional intelligence, more than any other factor, more than I.Q. or expertise, accounts for 85% to 90% of success at work…I.Q. is a threshold competence. You need it, but it doesn't make you a star. Emotional intelligence can.”

- Warren Bennis

This Sunday, November 1st we turn the clocks back an hour, giving everyone a much needed extra hour of sleep.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd. Check out the election-related events & programs occurring next week.
Join us at SDI's virtual panel event on Indigenizing University of Utah on Friday, November 6th from 10:00-12:00pm. Scroll down to see flyer.

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Leading with Emotional Intelligence

Research on Emotional Intelligence (EI) has shown the great impact it can have on students' academic success. It is also very important when working with others, particularly in the context of Student Affairs. EI rests in one's ability to recognize and manage their emotions as well as the emotions of others. EI is important to build, so that we can be more aware in our working relationships with each other and our students as well as in our own personal lives.

Five Tenets of EI

1. Self-Awareness: The ability to identify & understand your own emotions, moods, and motivations as well as their effect on others.

2. Self-Regulation: The capacity to not let emotions become controlling of your actions; including the ability to put off judging or acting before carefully considering the situation.

3. Internal Motivation: Possessing a passion for one’s work based on internal curiosity, a larger sense of purpose, or joy of the work.

4. Empathy: Being able to understand the emotional responses and feelings of others and using that understanding to engage with others in a way that is in line with their emotional state.

5. Social Skills: Building on the other aspects of EI, leaders can then improve their ability to find common ground and build rapport in order to manage personal and professional relationships and build social networks.

Take the EI Self Assessment here to determine your strengths as well as your areas of growth relating to each of the five tenets.

Leading with EI

Supervisor Spotlight

Name: Shelby Hearn (they/them/theirs, she/her/hers)

Hometown: Woodstock, Georgia

Undergraduate: English & Gender Studies at the University of West Georgia

Graduate: Higher Education Administration at Loyola University Chicago

Position: Coordinator of Education & Outreach, LGBT Resource Center

Hobbies: Writing, video games, podcasts, cooking, guitar

Thoughts on Emotional Intelligence: Emotional intelligence is important to hone for any educator, but I have found it especially relevant to doing any kind of identity-centered work. My identity and experiences as a queer person can closely align with those of the students I support. It’s imperative that I am self-aware and practiced in taking care of my own emotions so that I can respond appropriately to a student’s needs. If I’m not tending to my needs or not sensitive to my own signals, my response to something a student shares could do far more harm than good. Additionally, the work we do in the LGBT RC requires a lot of trust and rapport building with a student population that can often be suspicious of administration. I work really hard developing and managing these relationships so that students at the U are confident that they can come to me or refer a loved one to our office. I took counseling coursework in graduate school to help with these skills, and I am a big proponent of therapy for anyone who can access it to help manage the emotional toll this work can take.

GA Spotlight

Name: Jessica Hernandez (she, her, hers)

Hometown: Needles, California

Undergraduate: I went to community college for two years before transferring to California State University, Monterey Bay where I earned a B.A. in Human Development and Family Studies

SA Experience: As an undergraduate student at CSUMB I worked in alumni relations, student housing, admissions, & the Undocumented Student Success program.

Assistantship: Graduate Assistant in the LGBT Resource Center at the U.

Hobbies: Eat hot chip and cry, (just kidding don’t put that, or do it’s fine ~full transparency~). I love listening to music and singing like no one is around, watching trash tv and going for walks with my roommates (hi Sierra and Kenny), taking videos of my cat being a cat, and buying many books that I don’t have time to read yet, support local book shops!!

Thoughts on Emotional Intelligence: Being in tune with your emotions serves many purposes. It is important to recognize that there are no “good or bad” emotions, rather they are signals your body is giving you to let you know some type of information. Emotional intelligence allows you to understand and manage your emotions in order to self-motivate and to create positive social interactions. As someone who has struggled with poor emotional regulation, mindfulness and self-awareness have been key tools to combat intrusive thoughts. Lastly, having empathy is one of the most important skills to have when helping others. It is essential to take care of yourself so you have the abilities of self-awareness, social-awareness, and self-management, so that we don’t cause harm towards one another.

I Am U Thriving

I AM U THRIVING is a visual story campaign that focuses on the individuals that are a part of our One U community. The photographs will highlight and validate the experiences of our community members, particularly those of color and other marginalized populations on campus.

The goal of this campaign is to challenge grand narratives and stereotypes about representation and marginalized populations on campus, reveal the richness of our campus diversity, and build toward campus action by promoting a greater sense of agency, advocacy, and positive visibility.

Our Notable Faces Initial Photo Shoot will be on November 20, 2020 8:30am-12:30pm. We want to see you and hear your story, so we can share ours. These photos will be shared publicly and used to help promote the campaign.

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