| A university judicial officer must be able to identify their own emotions as well as the emotions of the students they are guiding through the judicial process to be able to respond appropriately to student needs. On college campuses, disciplinary situations are often very emotional. Students display different types and levels of emotion during a single disciplinary meeting. It is the responsibility of the judicial officer to manage these situations with a developmental purpose in mind (Wilson, 1996).; This study investigated and explored the self-reported awareness of need for emotional intelligence of university judicial officers that have a responsibility to ensure that students on a college campus follow the college or university code of conduct. A survey was developed, piloted and sent to the Association of Student Judicial Affairs, an organization consisting of university judicial officers across the United States from over 1500 institutions of higher education.; Data demonstrates that university judicial officers report a high overall rating of importance for the constructs of emotional intelligence, yet there is a significant difference between the self-reported ratings of the ratings of importance for the five different groups of emotional intelligence (Interpersonal, Interpersonal, Adaptability, Stress Management and General Mood). |
