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TERRY Y. FUNG Ph.D.
7 Aspen Drive tfung@kean.edu
Livingston, New Jersey 07039 973.758.9359 (home) 862.596.0383 (cell)
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Mathematics
The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York, 1990
Master of Arts, Mathematics
Hunter College, New York, 1987
Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics
State University of New York at Buffalo, New York, 1983
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Kean University, Union, New Jersey 1991—present
Associate Professor of Mathematics 1/2008—present
Teach calculus, linear algebra, senior seminar and math education courses
Serve on College Curriculum College
On Administrative leave (7/2007--12/2007)
Director of General Education
1/2004—6/2007
Administrative Responsibilities
Oversee General Education Program and budget. General Education includes
Placement Testing, GE Assessment and Transition to Kean (T2K) Program.
Serve on the Council of Deans
Prepare GE Program documentation including Middle State Report, Strategic
planning and yearly report
Hire, train, and evaluate GE staff which includes five professional staff and two
administrative assistants
Schedule GE courses which include GE 1000: Transition to Kean and GE 202X:
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Research and Technology (a College-based course). Both courses are required of
all students—average 100 sections in Fall semester and 50 sections in Spring
semester
Hire and evaluate GE courses professors
Coordinate with the Center for Academic Success for New Students Orientation
and other activities related to the T2K Program
Handle grade grievance and other academic policies
Communicate with campus community in relation to GE issues, requirements, and
departmental approved GE courses
Academic Responsibilities
Revised and renamed ID 1000: Freshman Seminar to GE 1000: Transition to
Kean
Revise GE 202X: Research and Technology. GE 202X also approved as a
Distance Learning course
Serve on General Education Committee
Provide support and professional development for GE professors
Assess the effectiveness of all GE courses and update them as needed
Conduct GE workshops for faculty, professional staff and students
Teach GE 1000
Associate Professor of Mathematics/MATH 1000 Series Liaison 9/2002—12/2003
Administrative Responsibilities
Oversee MATH 1000 Program. MATH 1000: Algebra for College Students is a
General Education Foundation requirement for all students. MATH 1000 is
designed to be structured in three academic intensities. Students’ placement into
the MATH 1000 Series is based on their Kean Placement Test result
Schedule MATH 1000 courses—average 60 to 70 sections each semester
Hire, train, and evaluate MATH 1000 professors
Handle grade changes and other academic policies related to MATH 1000 Series
Resolve complaints, issues and concerns raised by students, parents or professors
Prepare and submit yearly report and five-year planning
Academic Responsibilities
Teach mathematics courses ranging from MATH 1000 to graduate level
mathematics courses
Update courses curriculum and outline
Provide support and professional development for MATH 1000 professors
Serve on University Curriculum Committee (3 years), Faculty Senate (6 years),
Faculty Senate Election Committee (3 years). All of the above committees were
elected positions
Assess, revise, and report the effectiveness of MATH 1000 Series
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Assistant Professor of Mathematics/Coordinator of Developmental Mathematics
9/1991—8/2002
Administrative Responsibilities
Oversee Developmental Mathematics Program from 1991 to 1999
Evaluate Developmental Mathematics courses professors
Resolve complaints, issues and concerns raised by students, parents or professors
Prepare and submit yearly report to the Developmental Studies Office
Academic Responsibilities
Teach mathematics course ranging from developmental mathematics to graduate
level mathematics
Develop curriculum for MATH 1000 Series and MATH 0900 course
Design and pilot MATH 1000 Series from AY1999 to AY2002
Assess, revise, and report the progress and effectiveness of Developmental
Mathematics Program and MATH 1000 Series Program
Provide support and professional developmental for faculty
Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York 1990--1991
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Teach Calculus II and Differential Equations
City College of New York, Manhattan, New York 1985--1991
Adjunct Lecturer
Teach mathematics courses ranging from developmental mathematics to Calculus series
HONORS & AWARDS
A plaque of Appreciation from the New Jersey Association of New Student Advocates for my
dedication and years of services as the first chairperson of the NJANSA 2009
Certificate of Appreciation from the New Jersey Association of New Student Advocates in
recognition of contributions to the Statewide Inaugural Conference at Kean University in
Union, New Jersey 2007
Listed on the Honor Roll of “Outstanding First-Year Student Advocates” at the 25th
National
Conference on the First-Year Experience in Atlanta, Georgia 2006
A plaque of Partner for Success from the NSF-funded Epsilon Corps Project (DUE-0431637
Epsilon Corps: Expanding STEM Talent Through Exploration, Mentoring and Sequenced
Curricular Support) in recognition of contribution to their program housed at Kean
University in Union, New Jersey 2005
An equipment grant from Hawkes Learning Systems, Inc. 2002
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Certificate of Achievement for completing 21.25 hours of training at the 8th
Annual Post-
secondary Learning Disabilities Training Institute in Newport, Rhode Island 1996
A Plaque of Appreciation from the Untenured Faculty Organization (U.F.O.) of Kean
College for years of services as Co-Founder and Co-Chair 1996
Recipient of the All-College Released Time for Research and Creative Works Awards 1995
Special Recognition Award from Kean College Exceptional Educational Opportunities
1994
An equipment grant from Texas Instruments, Inc. 1993
Certificate of Achievement from Kean College Development Studies Office 1993
PUBLICATIONS
1. Fung, Terry Y. “A Message from NJANSA’s Chair” New Jersey Association for New Student
Advocates, (Spring 2009): 2
2. Fung, Terry Y. Editor Transition to Kean: Learning, Achieving and Succeeding, textbook
supplement published by General Education Program at Kean University, 2007
3. Fung, Terry Y. Editor Gateway to Your Success, Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt Publishing
Company, 2005
4. Fung, Terry Y. Let’s Do Algebra, Thomson Custom Publishing, 2003, 2004
5. Best, Linda, Fung, Terry Y. “Student Success in an Innovative Developmental Education
Program.” 2002 National Association for Developmental Education Selected Conference
Papers (Volume 8, 2002)
6. Fung, Terry Y. Let’s Do Math, Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2001
7. Best, Linda, Fung, Terry Y. “A Report on Student Achievement in a Pilot Program for
Development Students.” Research & Teaching in Developmental Education (Fall 2001,
Volume 18, Issue 1)
8. Fung, Terry Y. “How to Pass a Mathematics Course Painlessly.” Gateway to Your Success.
Ed Lynch, Christopher Boston: Person Custom Publishing, 2000: 149-153
9. Fung, Terry Y. “Do Student Need to Attend Classes in Order to Learn?” National Association
for Developmental Education 21.3 (Summer 1998): 14
10. Fung, Terry Y. Letter. “More on Remediation.” AFT on Campus 17.5 (February 1998):15
11. Fung, Terry Y. “Learning Disabilities in Mathematics.” New Jersey Association for
Developmental Education, (Spring 1995): 2-3
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
1. Invited Speaker to testify during the Joint Committee on the Public Schools at Trenton, New
Jersey about issues on Higher Remedial Rates. 2009
2. Transition to Kean (T2K): A Comprehensive Program to Assist Students in Transition at the
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25th
National Conference on the First-Year Experience in Atlantic, Georgia 2006
3. College Algebra Transformed to Entice the New Internet Generation at the 82nd
National
Conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 2004
4. Three-hour Pre-Conference Institute From Theory to Practice: Re-Structuring Developmental
Education and Academic Support for Student Success at the 36th
National Conference of the
College Reading and Learning Association in Albuquerque, New Mexico 2003
5. Feedback on a Daily ‘Basis’ Counts at the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New
Jersey Regional Conference in Trenton, New Jersey 2003
6. A Progress Report on General Education Reform for Student Success at the 35th
National
Conference of the College Reading and Learning Association in Minneapolis, Minnesota
2003
7. Student Success in an Innovative Developmental Education Program at the 35th
National
Conference of the National Education for Developmental Education in Orlando, Florida
2002
8. Transcending the Boundaries Separating Developmental Students: A Report on Student
Achievement in an Innovative Introductory Mathematics Curriculum at the 3rd
National
Conference on Research in Developmental Education in Charlotte, North Carolina
2001
9. Privileged knowledge: Do Americans Think Differently? (Invited Panelist) at the Fifth
Annual Presidential Symposium at Kean University in Union, New Jersey 2001
10. Faculty Research Forum at Kean University in Union, New Jersey 2001
11. Connect Real World Applications with Abstract Mathematical Concepts at the Annual
Conference of Ohio Association for Developmental Education in Columbus, Ohio 2000
12. Theory in Practice: Innovative Activities for Learning and Achievement at the NJ/PA Chapter
1st
Spring Conference of the College Reading and Learning Association in Lawrence, New
Jersey 2000
13. For the Love of Reeses Pieces! at the 5th
Career Activity Day for Women into Science and
Technology at Kean University in Union, New Jersey 1999
14. Working Together to Enhance Student Success: The Collaborative Efforts of a
Developmental Studies Program’s Administrators and Faculty at the 31st
National Conference
of the College Reading and Learning Association in Salt Lake City, Utah 1997
15. Working Together to Enhance Student Success: The Collaborative Efforts of a
Developmental Studies Program’s Administrators and Faculty at the 17th
Annual Conference
of the New Jersey Association for Developmental Education in Jamesburg, New Jersey
1997
16. Learning Difference in Mathematics at the 19th
Annual Conference of the New York College
Learning Skills Association in Callicoon, New York 1996
17. Learning Difference in Mathematics at the National Conference of the National Association
for Developmental Education in Chicago, Illinois 1995
18. Learning Disabilities in Mathematics at the 14th
Annual Conference of the New Jersey
Association for Developmental Education in Jamesburg, New Jersey 1994
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19. The Occupancy Problem (Invited Speaker) during the Mathematics Awareness Week at
Rowan College in Glassboro, New Jersey 1994
SELECTED ACADEMIC COMMITTEES
• Council of Deans Member 2004-2007
• Search Committee on Provost/ Vice Faculty Senate Representative 2003-2004
President for Academic Affairs
• Faculty Senate Vice Chairperson 2001-2003
• Faculty Senate Election Committee Chairperson 2001-2003
• Outcome Assessment on Academic Chairperson 2001
Tutorial Services Committee
• University Curriculum Committee Member 2000-2003
• General Education Committee Secretary 1999-2000
• Untenured Faculty Organization Co-Founder and Co-Chair 1994-1996
SERVICE ROLES IN FOUNDING PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• New Jersey Association of New Student Advocates 2005-present
founded and chaired a state-wide organization New Jersey Association of New Student
Advocates (NJANSA) in 2005. NJANSA promotes and develops student success in higher
education from various two-year and four year institutions, both public and private. Members
are from the areas of student and academic affairs.
NJANSA had held its statewide inaugural conference at Kean University in October 2007,
attended by over 200 higher educators from New Jersey post secondary institutions,
• Untenured Faculty Organization Co-Founder and Co-Chair 1994-1996
Co-founded and co-chaired Untenured Faculty Organization (U.F.O.) in 1994-1996. U.F.O. is
formed to assist untenured faculty members during their first five years at Kean. As a result
of these effort, an Untenured Faculty Research Initiatives (UFRI) award has been developed
and awarded to untenured faculty members.
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19. The Occupancy Problem (Invited Speaker) during the Mathematics Awareness Week at
Rowan College in Glassboro, New Jersey 1994
SELECTED ACADEMIC COMMITTEES
• Council of Deans Member 2004-2007
• Search Committee on Provost/ Vice Faculty Senate Representative 2003-2004
President for Academic Affairs
• Faculty Senate Vice Chairperson 2001-2003
• Faculty Senate Election Committee Chairperson 2001-2003
• Outcome Assessment on Academic Chairperson 2001
Tutorial Services Committee
• University Curriculum Committee Member 2000-2003
• General Education Committee Secretary 1999-2000
• Untenured Faculty Organization Co-Founder and Co-Chair 1994-1996
SERVICE ROLES IN FOUNDING PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• New Jersey Association of New Student Advocates 2005-present
founded and chaired a state-wide organization New Jersey Association of New Student
Advocates (NJANSA) in 2005. NJANSA promotes and develops student success in higher
education from various two-year and four year institutions, both public and private. Members
are from the areas of student and academic affairs.
NJANSA had held its statewide inaugural conference at Kean University in October 2007,
attended by over 200 higher educators from New Jersey post secondary institutions,
• Untenured Faculty Organization Co-Founder and Co-Chair 1994-1996
Co-founded and co-chaired Untenured Faculty Organization (U.F.O.) in 1994-1996. U.F.O. is
formed to assist untenured faculty members during their first five years at Kean. As a result
of these effort, an Untenured Faculty Research Initiatives (UFRI) award has been developed
and awarded to untenured faculty members.