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Item Open Access Community college leaders' perceptions of personal implementation of emotional intelligence (EI) skills(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2011) Mazeh, Yousra Y., author; Davies, Timothy, advisor; Bannings, Jim, committee member; Kees, Nat, committee member; MacQuiddy, Susan, committee memberAccording to American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), community college leaders who are able to master the skills that are related to organizational strategies, resource management, communication, collaboration, and professionalism, are most likely to succeed. According to Goleman (1998), acquiring these technical skills is important to achieve the job, yet a leader still needs other skills to become complete. In order to become effective leaders, according to Goleman, a person has to acquire the abilities which help him/her contribute positively to groups and institutions and sustain a balanced relationship with others on a daily basis. For Goleman (1995), in order for a leader to acquire the stated abilities, a leader has to implement emotional intelligence (EI) skills which include: showing responsibility, handling stress, being aware of self- emotions and those of others, being able to understand others, and are optimistic. This phenomenological study examined the reflections, values, challenges, and skills of community college leaders who try to promote leadership quality development using qualitative research methods to explore community college leaders lived experiences. The phenomenon in this study was examined through data collected by interviews with nine leaders who had at least 5 years of leadership at community colleges, and have a PhD in community college leadership. Many leaders demonstrated the need to create an environment where competition, disagreement, and conflict, could be resolved in a better way. Data analysis included the detailed data from participants and produced two emergent themes: EI skills are not yet fully understood enough to be implemented, and community college leaders rely on other varied approaches and skills.Item Open Access Community college students' experiences of mental-health stigma: a phenomenological study(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2015) Andrade, Angela, author; Anderson, Sharon K., advisor; Kuk, Linda, committee member; Miller, Lisa, committee member; MacQuiddy, Susan, committee memberCampus acts of violence, student suicide, and the relative increase in mental-health incidents among college students are several reasons that mental health is a pressing issue for higher education. Unfortunately, negative stigma surrounding mental-health issues impacts college students and their choices about seeking help. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of stigma for college students enrolled at a medium-sized public community college who self-identified with a mental-health issue. Research questions included the following: * How do students who self-identify with some mental-health issue experience stigma? * What kind of influence does stigma have on these students' willingness to seek help? * How do these students view others who a have mental-health problem in relation to stigma? * How do these students view themselves in relation to stigma? Results from two interviews with and responses to online prompts of six students indicated that they experienced social distance through being seen as outside of the social norm, hearing negative talk about mental health, being treated as fragile, and experiencing frequent bullying in high school. For these students, making the decision to seek help entailed navigating external pressure and internal denial. Students found support through connecting with others with mental-health struggles. Despite being seen as dangerous and facing stereotypes based on gender and diagnosis, all students in the study held a positive view of themselves and expressed compassion for others with mental-health problems. Results from the study confirm previous research and reveal emergent findings related to students' changes in beliefs in self-stigma and a hierarchy of stigma based on diagnosis. The study concludes with a discussion of implications for practice and future research.