Promoting Emotional Intelligence at University of the Pacific
University of the Pacific, located in Stockton, CA, has recently taken significant steps to promote Emotional Intelligence on its campus through the creation of the Center for Social and Emotional Competency (SEC). The aim of this center is to provide the strategic direction for University of the Pacific to become a national leader in whole-student learning through social and emotional competency development.
This recent development at University of the Pacific has an MHS connection: Dr. Craig R. Seal, who presented at the recent Higher Education Symposium on Emotional Intelligence, has been chosen as the director for this new center. As director, Dr. Seal will be tasked with providing the vision, guidance, and strategic implementation to help Pacific achieve national recognition as a leader in the evolving research and student development in social and emotional competence.
Last October Dr. Seal impressed Symposium attendees on Georgetown campus with his presentation entitled “MBA EI Development Through Teams and Negotiations.” The session explored an EI development program for MBA students using a skill-based core course as a model, which incorporated team and negotiation exercises, as well as student assessment of EI using the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT). Dr. Seal’s complete presentation has been hosted on the Higher Education Symposium site . Dr. Seal has also submitted a proposal to present again at the upcoming International Conference on Emotional Intelligence in Toronto this June.
We would like to congratulate Dr. Craig R. Seal on his appointment at University of the Pacific.
Tags: student success
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