{"id":6733,"date":"2024-12-11T20:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=6733"},"modified":"2025-03-28T14:04:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T18:04:46","slug":"cultivating-social-and-emotional-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/11\/cultivating-social-and-emotional-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultivating Social and Emotional Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column6733_ccb6e4-d8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column6733_ccb6e4-d8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column6733_ccb6e4-d8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6733_ccb6e4-d8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6733_ccb6e4-d8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column6733_ccb6e4-d8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column6733_ccb6e4-d8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6733_ccb6e4-d8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column6733_ccb6e4-d8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column6733_ccb6e4-d8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6733_ccb6e4-d8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image6733_9bcdc1-e5 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image6733_9bcdc1-e5\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Social-art-771x1024-1-188x250.jpg\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-16470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Social-art-771x1024-1-188x250.jpg 188w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Social-art-771x1024-1-361x480.jpg 361w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Social-art-771x1024-1-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Social-art-771x1024-1.jpg 771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><figcaption>Dr. Shiloh Andrus<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/behavioralscience\/professional-studies-master.aspx\">Master of Science in Professional Studies program<\/a> is designed to cultivate modern leaders who can navigate nuances in multicultural settings. To that end, there\u2019s a new emphasis on nurturing social and emotional intelligence, skills that help leaders thrive in a global market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have been looking ahead at the workforce of 2030 to see what employers will be looking for. They will be demanding a skill set that includes social and emotional intelligence,\u201d says Dr. Shiloh Andrus, chair of the MPS and Behavioral Science programs. She notes that 90% of top performers in the workplace are high in emotional intelligence, according to recent research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The courses are focused on enabling students to develop efficiency in managing and achieving work-life balance, managing burnout in their own lives, and navigating organizations in times of change and crisis while operating ethically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just for the MPS program. These courses could be electives in other graduate programs,\u201d Dr. Andrus says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The knowledge gained by developing social and emotional intelligence skills can help leaders emerge from challenges with strength, wisdom, and resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just being about to push through crisis,\u201d Dr. Andrus says. \u201cIt\u2019s about being able to rise through that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Master of Science in Professional Studies program is designed to cultivate modern leaders who can navigate nuances in multicultural settings. 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