THE STUDENT EQEDGE Facilitation and Activity GuideThis Facilitation and Activity Guide is a companion tothe book The Student EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and YourAcademic and Personal Success . It offers faculty andfacilitators a hands-on resource for helping students reach theirpotential by tapping into the power of emotional intelligence. TheFacilitation Guide includes exercises and activities whichare designed to help students develop confidence, independence, theability to set and meet goals, impulse control, socialresponsibility, problem-solving skills, stress tolerance, and muchmore--all of which help improve academic success. The Guidealso contains a wealth of illustrative case studies, questions forstudent reflection, movie selections and TV shows that illustrateemotional intelligence, and a self-development plan."The single best resource on emotional intelligence in studentaffairs, The Student EQ Edge: Student Workbook andFacilitation and Activity Guide are well organized,creative, and offer everything an emotional intelligencefacilitator would need in a fast-paced student affairs environment.The examples are soundly constructed and resonate with students.These materials are my go-to resources."--Candice Johnston,associate director of student leadership and organizations, WakeForest University"If I were building a new course to improvestudent success, it would be founded on emotional intelligence. Allthe instruction in the world on 'study skills' cannot touch theadvantages that come to students who are able to manage theiremotional intelligence. And the best news of all is that theseskills can be taught. EQ skills make the difference." --RandyL. Swing, executive director, Association for InstitutionalResearch"This Facilitation and Activity Guide is particularlyuseful, offering options from which the facilitator can draw inpreparing assignments or learning community meetings. The focus onlearners' needs, and particularly an authentic exploration of selfand purpose, is practical yet has the potential to draw students toa deeper understanding of self that will draw them to highperformance and contribution to others."--Dennis Roberts,assistant vice president for faculty and student services for theQatar Foundation